Before Dawn is a 5-Star Erudition Path Light Cone in Honkai: Star Rail. Check out this guide for Before Dawn's best characters, stats, ascension materials, and how to get it!
List of Contents
- Best Characters
- Is the Light Cone Worth It?
- Ascension Materials
- How to Get
- Related Guides
Before Dawn Stats and Ability
Before Dawn Effects and Overview
| Before Dawn | |
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| Rarity | ★★★★★ |
| Path | The Erudition |
| Ability | Long Night Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 36%/42%/48%/54%/60%. Increases the wearer's Skill and Ultimate DMG by 18%/21%/24%/27%/30%. After the wearer uses their Skill or Ultimate, they gain Somnus Corpus. Upon triggering a follow-up attack, Somnus Corpus will be consumed and the follow-up attack DMG increases by 48%/56%/64%/72%/80%. |
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The EruditionRating is based on Superimposition 1.
Light Cone Tier List
Before Dawn Stats
| Lv. | HP | ATK | DEF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | 26 | 21 |
| 20 | 184 | 101 | 80 |
| 30 | 314 | 172 | 137 |
| 40 | 463 | 254 | 202 |
| 50 | 612 | 336 | 267 |
| 60 | 760 | 418 | 332 |
| 70 | 909 | 500 | 397 |
| 80 | 1058 | 582 | 463 |
Before Dawn Superimpose Levels
| Ability Effect |
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| Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 36%. Increases the wearer's Skill and Ultimate DMG by 18%. After the wearer uses their Skill or Ultimate, they gain Somnus Corpus. Upon triggering a follow-up attack, Somnus Corpus will be consumed and the follow-up attack DMG increases by 48%. |
| Ability Effect |
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| Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 42%. Increases the wearer's Skill and Ultimate DMG by 21%. After the wearer uses their Skill or Ultimate, they gain Somnus Corpus. Upon triggering a follow-up attack, Somnus Corpus will be consumed and the follow-up attack DMG increases by 56%. |
| Ability Effect |
|---|
| Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 48%. Increases the wearer's Skill and Ultimate DMG by 24%. After the wearer uses their Skill or Ultimate, they gain Somnus Corpus. Upon triggering a follow-up attack, Somnus Corpus will be consumed and the follow-up attack DMG increases by 64%. |
| Ability Effect |
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| Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 54%. Increases the wearer's Skill and Ultimate DMG by 27%. After the wearer uses their Skill or Ultimate, they gain Somnus Corpus. Upon triggering a follow-up attack, Somnus Corpus will be consumed and the follow-up attack DMG increases by 72%. |
| Ability Effect |
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| Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 60%. Increases the wearer's Skill and Ultimate DMG by 30%. After the wearer uses their Skill or Ultimate, they gain Somnus Corpus. Upon triggering a follow-up attack, Somnus Corpus will be consumed and the follow-up attack DMG increases by 80%. |
How to Superimpose Before Dawn
Superimposing Before Dawn requires a copy of the same Light Cone to upgrade its ability.
Before Dawn Best Characters
All Best Characters
| Character | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Jing Yuan | Before Dawn is Jing Yuan's signature Light Cone, which makes it his best in slot. It provides a massive boost in CRIT DMG and it also boosts the DMG of Jing Yuan's Skill and Ultimate. Also, Before Dawn further increases the DMG of Jing Yuan's Lightning Lord due to it being considered as a follow-up attack. |
| Himeko | For most types of content, Before Dawn is Himeko's best in slot due to the DMG-related buffs it provides. But, Night on the Milky Way may be the better choice if you are using Himeko in Pure Fiction. |
| Qingque | With Qingque at E4, Before Dawn is considered as her best in slot since she launches a follow-up attack upon triggering Autarky. |
| Herta | Similar to Himeko, Before Dawn should also be Herta's best in slot if you are not planning to use her exclusively in Pure Fiction. |
| Serval | While Serval does not have a follow-up attack, no other Erudition Light Cone provides a Skill and Ultimate DMG buff with a 100% uptime. The CRIT DMG increase is also great if you are having a hard time farming for substats. |
Other Recommended Characters
| Other Characters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Argenti | Jade | ||
Before Dawn is a good Light Cone for Argenti but his kit does not have a follow-up attack.
Argenti's main source of DMG is also his Ultimate. While Before Dawn provides a DMG buff to the wearer's Ultimate, a Light Cone specifically catered to buffing Ultimates like An Instant Before A Gaze is more suited for him.
Is Before Dawn Worth It?
Best in Slot for Most Erudition Characters
Before Dawn's ability is crazy even at S1. It provides a whopping 36% CRIT DMG increase, an 18% Skill and Ultimate DMG increase, and a 48% follow-up attack DMG buff.
With this, Before Dawn is a solid choice for most types of content since the alternatives are weaker and are also niche.
Should You Pull?
Before Dawn is a must-pull only if you enjoy using Erudition characters. For F2P and light spenders, there are free Light Cones such as The Seriousness of Breakfast that can be used.
While the alternatives are significantly weaker, you will need 160 pulls to guarantee Before Dawn and it might be better to just save your Stellar Jades for characters instead!
Before Dawn Ascension Materials
Total Ascension Materials
| Ascension Material | Total |
|---|---|
Immortal Scionette | 20 |
Key of Inspiration | 4 |
Key of Knowledge | 12 |
Immortal Aeroblossom | 20 |
Key of Wisdom | 15 |
Immortal Lumintwig | 14 |
Credit | 385000 |
| Lvl. | Light Cone Ascension Materials |
|---|---|
| 20 ➔ 30 | Immortal Scionette x8 Credit x5000 |
| 30 ➔ 40 | Key of Inspiration x4 Immortal Scionette x12 Credit x10000 |
| 40 ➔ 50 | Key of Knowledge x4 Immortal Aeroblossom x8 Credit x20000 |
| 50 ➔ 60 | Key of Knowledge x8 Immortal Aeroblossom x12 Credit x50000 |
| 60 ➔ 70 | Key of Wisdom x5 Immortal Lumintwig x6 Credit x100000 |
| 70 ➔ 80 | Key of Wisdom x10 Immortal Lumintwig x8 Credit x200000 |
How to Get Before Dawn
Featured Light Cone in Bygone Reminiscence
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| Duration | Dec. 03 - Dec. 25, 2024 |
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Before Dawn will be a featured Light Cone in the Bygone Reminiscence banner of Version 2.7 from December 03, 2024 to December 25, 2024 (UTC-5).
Bygone Reminiscence Banner Guide
Before Dawn Release Date
Released on May 17, 2023
| Honkai: Star Rail 1.0 Phase 2 Release Date | |
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| Release Date | May 17, 2023 |
Before Dawn was released on the second half of Honkai Star Rail's Version 1.0, along with Jing Yuan.
Jing Yuan - Best Builds and Teams
Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides
All Light Cones
The Erudition Light Cones
| The Erudition Light Cones | An Instant Before A Gaze | Before Dawn | Eternal Calculus |
|---|---|---|
| Night on the Milky Way | Ninjutsu Inscription - Dazzling Evilbreaker | Yet Hope Is Priceless |
| After the Charmony Fall | Geniuses' Repose | Make the World Clamor |
| The Birth of the Self | The Day The Cosmos Fell | The Seriousness of Breakfast |
| Today Is Another Peaceful Day | Data Bank | Passkey |
| Sagacity | ||
