5-Star
Physical
The Destruction
A Tier
Physical
The DestructionA counter-based Physical DPS who turns every enemy attack into an opportunity. Clara pairs with her robot Svarog to punish aggressors with instant follow-up counters, and her Ultimate supercharges those counters into blast AoE hits, rewarding players who keep her in the line of fire.
Clara
The Bloody Rabbit / Svarog's WardBest Light Cone
Thus Burns the Dawn
Best Relic Set
Poet of Mourning 4pc
Planar Set
Duran Dynasty
Key Mechanic
Svarog Counter
Best Partner
Skills
Basic
I Want to Help
Deals Physical DMG equal to 100% of Clara's ATK to a single enemy. Low priority in most situations since the Skill almost always provides better value, but still a solid fallback when Skill Points are depleted.
100%
of ATK
Skill
Svarog Watches Over You
Deals Physical DMG equal to 120% of ATK to all enemies, and deals an additional 120% ATK to enemies marked with a Mark of Counter. All Marks are removed after use. Can deal up to 240% ATK to marked targets, exceptional AoE damage for a Destruction character.
120%
AoE + 120% marked
Ultimate
Promise, Not Command
Reduces DMG taken by Clara by an extra 25% and greatly increases her aggro for 2 turns. Enhances Svarog's Counter: when any ally is attacked, Svarog immediately fires an Enhanced Counter dealing 160% multiplier bonus to the target, with 50% splash to adjacent enemies. Enhanced Counter triggers up to 2 times.
160%
enhanced counter bonus
Talent
Because We're Family
The engine of Clara's kit. Under Svarog's protection, Clara's DMG taken is reduced by 10%. Enemies that attack Clara are marked with a Mark of Counter and Svarog immediately retaliates with a Counter dealing Physical DMG equal to 160% of ATK. No cooldown, no cost. This fires every time Clara is hit.
160%
counter ATK
Technique
A Small Price for Victory
Immediately attacks enemies in the overworld. Upon entering battle, the chance Clara will be targeted by enemies increases for 2 turns. Excellent for setting up her counter playstyle right from the first round of combat.
+Aggro
on battle start
Build Targets
Relic Main Stats
Head
HP (fixed)
Hands
ATK (fixed)
Body
CRIT Rate
or CRIT DMG
Feet
ATK%
Planar Sphere
Physical DMG
or ATK%
Link Rope
ATK%
Stat Targets
Substat Priority
01
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
balance 1:2
02
ATK%
scales all hits
03
Speed
optional breakpoint
04
Break Effect
minor gain
Skill Upgrade Order
Talent
1st
Skill
2nd
Ult
3rd
Basic
Skip
Talent first since Svarog's counter is the primary damage source. Skill second for its potent AoE output against marked targets. Basic ATK is rarely used at high investment.
Best Light Cones
#1
Thus Burns the Dawn
Her best light cone. Clara's naturally low SPD and frequent Ultimate use allow her to maintain the 60% DMG bonus and benefit from the 18% DEF ignore from Phainon's signature, making it a strong fit despite not being her own cone.
#2
Dance at Sunset
Strong premium option. Greatly increases aggro, provides CRIT DMG, and boosts follow-up attack DMG with Firedance stacks after each Ultimate use. Her counters count as follow-ups, making every stack efficient.
#3
Something Irreplaceable
Stellar Warp standard option. Provides free ATK% and a DMG% buff that activates easily since Clara is hit constantly. Also restores HP for added survivability, compensating for the aggro she naturally draws.
#4
The Unreachable Side
Limited 5-star option providing CRIT Rate and DMG% when attacked or when consuming HP. Clara's natural aggro keeps the buff almost permanently active.
#5
On the Fall of an Aeon
Best free-to-play option available from Herta's Store. ATK stacks build up quickly through her constant attacking and counter gameplay. Easy to obtain and superimpose to S5.
Best Relics
Cavern Sets
1
Poet of Mourning Collapse
Best-in-slot cavern set. The 4-piece reduces SPD by 8% and grants up to 32% CRIT Rate when SPD is below 95 before battle. Clara's base SPD of 90 is the lowest in the game, and with action advancers like Sparkle, Robin, or Sunday she rarely needs to act on her own, meaning the SPD penalty is negligible while the CRIT Rate gain is massive.
2
Champion of Streetwise Boxing
Physical DMG set purpose-built for Clara. The 4-piece stacks ATK% up to 5 times from attacking or being hit, and Clara does both constantly. Solid all-around option, especially without an action advancer.
3
Longevous Disciple
Increases Max HP and provides stacking CRIT Rate when the wearer is hit. Clara is hit frequently, making the 2-stack CRIT Rate bonus reliable. Works well in 2-piece combinations.
Planar Ornament Sets
1
Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves
Best planar set for Clara. Every follow-up attack by any ally builds a Merit stack (up to 5), each granting 5% follow-up DMG. At 5 stacks, an additional 25% CRIT DMG bonus kicks in. Clara's counters are follow-up attacks and Robin's abilities also build stacks, making this easy to maintain at full value.
2
Inert Salsotto
Solid backup option. Provides CRIT Rate and a 15% Ultimate and follow-up attack DMG bonus when CRIT Rate reaches 50% or higher. Clara easily clears that threshold with proper substats.
3
Rutilant Arena
Alternative CRIT Rate set granting 20% Basic ATK and Skill DMG when CRIT Rate reaches 70% or higher. Good option if Duran pieces have poor substats.
Best Teams for Clara
Clara wants teammates who do not steal aggro from her. Avoid Preservation characters like Gepard or Preservation Trailblazer. Action advancers like Sparkle and Robin let her act more often without needing to build Speed.
01 · Premium
Best-in-slot composition
Clara
Main DPS
Harmony / Buffer
Harmony / Action Advance
Sustain / ATK Buff
Robin provides the largest ATK buff in the game alongside a CRIT DMG bonus and follow-up ATK CRIT DMG bonus, triumphing over every other support for Clara's damage ceiling. Sunday's action advance ensures Clara fires Enhanced Counters constantly. Permansor Terrae provides shields with ATK buffs that further boost her counters.
02 · Sparkle Variant
Strong CRIT DMG buffer
03 · Tingyun Variant
Energy + ATK focused
Tingyun's Ultimate refills Clara's energy directly, enabling near-permanent uptime on Enhanced Counters. Her DMG% and ATK% buffs have long durations that synergize well with Clara's slow speed and constant counter triggers throughout the team's turns.
04 · F2P / Budget
All accessible characters
Lynx's Skill specifically increases the aggro of Destruction characters, stacking with Clara's own aggro-drawing mechanics for extremely reliable counter generation. Lynx heals without shielding, so she does not interfere with Clara's pseudo-tanking. A solid all-accessible lineup with no limited 5-stars required.
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Eidolons
E
1
A Tall Figure
Using Skill will not remove Marks of Counter on enemies. After the first time an enemy is countered, they permanently take double damage from Clara's Skill. This dramatically improves Skill consistency and turns every marked target into a high-value Skill hit indefinitely.
High Pull Value
E
2
A Tight Embrace
After using the Ultimate, ATK increases by 30% for 2 turns. Since Clara's counters fire throughout those 2 turns during the enhanced state, this ATK buff applies to all Enhanced Counters she triggers.
Solid Upgrade
E
3
Cold Steel Armor
Skill level +2 (max 15) and Basic ATK level +1 (max 10). The Skill level increase is the meaningful part here, boosting both hit instances of her Skill by 2 levels.
Incremental
E
4
Family's Warmth
After Clara is hit, DMG taken by Clara is reduced by 30%. This effect lasts until the start of her next turn. Combined with her Talent's base 10% reduction and Ultimate's 25% bonus, Clara becomes remarkably tanky.
Good Passive
E
5
A Small Promise
Ultimate level +2 (max 15) and Talent level +2 (max 15). Both are core to her damage output. The Talent boost directly increases counter damage, while the Ultimate boost increases the enhanced counter multiplier.
Solid Upgrade
E
6
Long Company
After other allies are hit, Svarog also has a 50% chance to trigger a Counter on the attacker and mark them. When using Ultimate, the number of Enhanced Counters increases by 1 (to 3 total). Massively expands Clara's counter frequency by extending her aggro protection to the whole team.
Massive Upgrade
Major Traces
Kinship
Ascension 2
When attacked, Clara has a 35% fixed chance to remove a debuff placed on her. This will not prevent the application of debuffs, but it can strip away damage-down effects, crowd control, and other ailments after the next hit, giving her natural resilience against debuff-heavy enemies.
Under Protection
Ascension 4
The chance to resist Crowd Control Debuffs increases by 35%. Directly complements Kinship to make Clara highly resistant to effects like stun and freeze that would prevent Svarog's counters from triggering when she is hit.
Revenge
Ascension 6
Increases Svarog's Counter DMG by 30% unconditionally. This applies to every single counter Clara fires, both normal and enhanced, making it a permanent and significant damage multiplier on her primary damage source.
+28%
ATK
+14.4%
Physical DMG
+10%
Max HP
Upgrade Materials
Ancient Part / Spindle / Engine
Character Ascension
Shattered Blade
Trace Material
Broken Teeth of Iron Wolf
Boss Drop
Guardian's Lament
Weekly Boss Drop
Frequently Asked Questions
Thus Burns the Dawn is currently her best-in-slot option. Dance at Sunset is the strongest dedicated option built around her counter gameplay. For free-to-play players, Something Irreplaceable from the Stellar Warp is the most accessible 5-star, while On the Fall of an Aeon from Herta's Store is the recommended f2p budget pick that anyone can obtain and superimpose.
Yes. Clara has the lowest base SPD in the game at 90, and this is actually a feature rather than a bug. She relies on enemies attacking her to trigger counters, so she does not need many of her own turns. Action advancers like Sparkle, Sunday, and Robin compensate by letting her take extra turns when useful, while leaving her at a low enough base SPD to maximize the Poet of Mourning Collapse CRIT Rate bonus. For longer fights you may want a small amount of Speed to avoid falling behind on actions.
Avoid shielders from the Preservation path like Gepard, as they pull aggro away from Clara and reduce her counter generation. Huohuo is her best sustain. She provides ATK buffs, energy for near-permanent Ultimate uptime, and cleanses crowd control that would prevent counters from firing. Lynx is an excellent accessible option whose Skill specifically boosts aggro on Destruction characters like Clara. Luocha is also efficient since the frequency of Clara's counters keeps his Abyss Flower healing field active constantly.
Poet of Mourning Collapse is better when you have an action advancer (Robin, Sparkle, Sunday) who compensates for the -8% SPD penalty and ensures Clara still takes enough turns. Without an action advancer, Champion of Streetwise Boxing is safer because Clara may drop too many actions in longer fights if her SPD falls below a functional threshold. In practice, most end-game Clara builds include at least one action advancer, so Poet is the standard recommendation.
E1 is the most impactful early eidolon. Marks of Counter becoming permanent means every countered enemy permanently takes double damage from her Skill, significantly boosting overall damage consistency. E2 provides a free 30% ATK buff after Ultimate use. E6 is the most dramatic power spike, extending counter triggers to allies being hit and adding a third Enhanced Counter per Ultimate, but as a standard 5-star she can be obtained multiple times through the Stellar Warp over time without dedicated pulling.
Clara is rated T4 in Pure Fiction and T5 in Apocalyptic Shadow according to current endgame data, with her strongest mode being Memory of Chaos (T3). Her AoE Skill is genuinely potent against groups of marked targets, but she requires enemies to attack her which can be unreliable in Pure Fiction where enemies are weaker and more numerous. In Apocalyptic Shadow, enemies that do not aggressively attack undermine her counter-based playstyle. She excels most when facing fast-acting enemies in MoC that consistently trigger her counter every round.
