Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge (Who It's Good For & How…

Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge Relic Set in Honkai: Star Rail tells the story of Glamoth's Iron Cavalry, the fighters designed by the Glamoth Empire to fight the Swarm. These warriors suffer from the Entropy Loss Syndrome, which causes them an early death in their life. This is likely the Empire's plan all along to avoid survivors of the war.

One of the said Iron Cavalry is none other than the playable character, Firefly/SAM. Therefore, it's no surprise that the Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge Relic Set in Honkai: Star Rail fits her perfectly. However, despite being designed originally for her, this Relic can still work with other characters as long as they play around Break DMG, or even better, Super Break.

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Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge Relic Guide In Honkai: Star Rail

Set	Effect
2pc Bonus	Increases Break Effect by 16%.
4pc Bonus	If the wearer's Break Effect is 150% or higher, the Break DMG dealt to the enemy target ignores 10% of their DEF. If the wearer's Break Effect is 250% or higher, the Super Break DMG dealt to the enemy target additionally ignores 15% of their DEF.

Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge Set focuses on maximizing the DMG of its user by giving them up to 25% DEF-ignore to their Break and Super Break DMG. When comparing Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge to Thief of Shooting Meteor, you’ll find the Iron Cavalry Set is more offensive since Thief revolves around increasing its user’s Break Effect and restoring Energy.

The first 10% Break DMG penetration is easy to get. You simply must make sure the character who equips this Set must have a 150% Break Effect or higher. However, the second part where your character gets to ignore 15% of enemies' DEF is harder to get since they must have the Super Break DMG term in their kit, or you must include Imaginary MC in the equipping unit’s team.

Best Characters To Use Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge Relic Set In Honkai: Star Rail

The characters that would perform well using Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge Set are the ones that can break enemies’ Toughness by hitting their meter hard or being able to attack multiple times.

Firefly

Guides
Firefly	Fire	Destruction	5-Star
Build Guide		Level-Up Materials
Team Composition		Best Light Cone

Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge is made for Firefly in Honkai: Star Rail. No character can scale with this Set better than Firefly since her entire kit revolves around Break and Super Break DMG. While she can trigger Super Break DMG on her own, she still needs Imaginary MC to greatly improve her Super Break DMG and make the most of Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge.

Boothill

Guides
Boothill	Physical	Hunt	5-Star
Build Guide		Level-Up Materials
Team Composition		Best Light Cone

Unlike Firefly, Boothill can’t trigger Super Break nor needs Imaginary MC to improve his Super Break DMG. However, if you choose to build Boothill with Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge, then Harmony MC becomes important to have in Boothill's team, but still not a priority. Boothill is more than capable of dealing tons of DMG with just the first part of the Iron Cavalry’s effect, which grants him a 10% Break DMG DEF-ignore.

Himeko

Guides
Himeko	Fire	Erudition	5-Star
Build Guide		Level-Up Materials
Team Composition		Best Light Cone

It’s surprising to see how well Himeko performs when she’s built to deal Break DMG. With her ability to constantly trigger her Ultimate and Follow-up attacks and having her Follow-up attacks synergizing with breaking enemies’ Toughness, Himeko can work well with Break Effect build in Honkai: Star Rail.

Of course, since she doesn’t have any Break DMG outside of breaking enemies' Toughness, it’s necessary to include Imaginary MC in every Himeko team in Honkai: Star Rail. During combat, Himeko will be able to deal a massive amount of DMG with her Ultimates and Follow-up attacks every time she breaks enemies’ Toughness or attacks them after.

Xueyi

Xueyi	Quantum	Destruction	4-Star
Guides
Build Guide	Level-Up Materials
Team Composition	Best Light Cone

Xueyi

Quantum

Destruction

4-Star

Xueyi is a Destruction unit in Honkai: Star Rail that relies on Break Effect to deal DMG. That immediately makes Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge Set an amazing Relic choice for her. With her ability to ignore enemies’ Toughness with her Ultimate and Follow-up attacks, Xueyi can quickly break enemies’ Toughness and start ignoring their DEF, taking full advantage of the Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge Set.

Sushang

Guides
Sushang	Physical	Hunt	4-Star
Build Guide		Level-Up Materials
Team Composition		Best Light Cone

While Sushang is not the perfect candidate for a Break Effect DPS, she still has some value in this area because of two main abilities in her kit. She can attack multiple times and gain Advanced Action% from multiple sources, which creates a perfect opportunity for players to play her on Break DMG since she’s able to swiftly break enemies' Toughness. Additionally, Sushang also gets a 40% Break Effect from her E4, which is a nice start to her Break DPS career in Honkai: Star Rail.