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Ruan Mei: Best Build and Team Guide in Honkai Star Rail

Ruan Mei is one of the playable characters in Honkai Star Rail. He is an elegant student who is also the 81st member of the Genius Society.
Ruan Mei Honkai Star Rail
Ruan Mei. Source: Honkai: Star Rail/Youtube
Article Summary
  • Prioritize total Break Effects around 180% via substate and relic; use Past Self in Mirror and set Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machines.
  • Role support: give buff Weakness Break Efficiency, Break Effects, +10% Speed, Resist Penetration; suitable in Generalist, Break Effect Team, Dual DPS.
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Ruan Mei: Best Build and Team Guide in Honkai Star Rail

Ruan Mei is one playable character in Honkai Star Rail. He is an elegant student who is also the 81st member of the Genius Society.

Character Honkai Star Rail, which was released last year, is a Path Harmony user with an Ice fighter type.

If you are interested in learning how to play it, let's check out the guide build and the best team for Ruan Mei below!

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Best Build for Ruan Mei

support
Ruan Mei provides support to teammates. Source: Braxophone/Youtube

To maximize the Buff effect of this character, you need a Break Effect with a total of 180%. You can get 160% Break Effect through the Relic sub and take the rest from the Ability Bonus.

Past Self in Mirror is a 5-star Light Cone from Harmony Path that best matches Ruan Mei in Honkai Star Rail.

Past Self in Mirror
Past Self in Mirror. Source: Braxophone/Youtube

Light Cone users will get an increase in Break Effect of 60% to 150% or even more.

You can use 4 Hackerspace or a combination of 2 Hackerspace and 2 Thief if you succeed in achieving 160% Break Effect via sub statistics.

Ruan Mei Honkai Star Rail - Messenger Traverser Hackerspace
Messenger Traverser Hackerspace. Source: Braxophone/Youtube

Other Light Cone alternatives that you can choose besides Past Self in Mirror are Memories of the Past and Meshing Cogs.

Meanwhile, the best Relic and Ornament for Ruan Mei is Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machinations. This item can provide many Break Effects for him and his teammates.

Apart from that, you can also use the Thief of Shooting Meteor with a large number of Break Effects and energy bonuses every time he uses Break on an opponent.

Best Team Combination 

Not only the right build combination, the composition of your teammates also greatly influences your chances of winning in battle.

This character has a role as support in the team. Here are the best team combinations for him:

Generalist Team

Generalist Team
Generalist Team combination. Source: Braxophone/Youtube

The first best team combination is the Generalist Team. This combination pairs Ruan Mei with characters with high DPS who can dish out large amounts of DMG.

In Generalist Team, you can add other Support characters to make attacks stronger. Here is a list of recommended characters:

Break Effect Team

Ruan Mei Honkai Star Rail - Xueyi and Ruanmei
Xueyi and Ruanmei. Source: Braxophone/Youtube

As we know, this character can provide an advantage to any unit that relies on their Break Effect stats.

This Path Harmony user character can also delay the opponent's healing process from Weakness Break. This gives teammates the opportunity to launch Super Break DMG at the opponent.

The team combination that you can place in the Break Effect Team is Xueyi for the DPS position, Trailblazers (Imaginary) in the Support position, and Gallagher for the position Healers.

Dual DPS Team

Ruan Mei Honkai Star Rail - Jingliu
Jingliu is a character with high DPS. Source: Honkai: Star Rail/Youtube

The final best combination recommendation is Dual DPS Team which concentrates on increasing DPS in the team.

This character can help activate a team that has two DPS characters because his Buff has an effect on everyone.

Choosing two characters with high DPS will provide a big advantage when facing Elite level opponents with the same type of weakness as the DPS elements of these characters.

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So, that's a brief guide on the best build and team combination for Ruan Mei in Honkai Star Rail. What do you think?

FAQ About Ruan Mei

Why is Ruan Mei considered support best?

Because it provides a comprehensive buff: increases Weakness Break Efficiency by 50% (making enemies break faster), increases team Break Effect, Speed (+10%), and provides Resist Penetration (+25%). 

Does Ruan Mei need Light Cones Signature?

Not mandatory. A 4-star Light Cone like Memories of the Past (S5) is great for Ruan Mei because it provides Break Effect and additional energy regeneration. 

Is Ruan Mei available for free?

Yes, based on a future update (version 3.2), players can get exclusive 5-Star characters for free using Golden Companion Spirits in the shop. 

Is E1 or E2 important?

E1: It's worth it because it allows the skill to ignore enemy DEF.
E2: Good for increasing overall team ATK, but E0/E1 is enough. 

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