Is A Grounded Ascent worth pulling in Honkai Star Rail 2.7?

A Grounded Ascent will be released in Honkai Star Rail along with Sunday’s limited-time character banner. It is the character's signature LC which increases his abilities’ potency by a substantial amount. Apart from Sunday, it can be equipped on any character as long as they are treading on the Path of Harmony. Considering that, there are multiple reasons which make this Light Cone worthwhile.

This article discusses whether you should invest your resources, Stellar Jades/Star Rail Special Passes, to pull for A Grounded Ascent in Honkai Star Rail or not.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and solely rely on the writer’s opinion.

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Should you pull for A Grounded Ascent in Honkai Star Rail?

Let’s take a look at Sunday’s signature Light Cone, A Grounded Ascent’s special effect, Departing Anew, before discussing its pull value:

• When this Light Cone is equipped on a Harmony character, they regenerate six Energy immediately after using their Skill/Ultimate on an allied unit. The targeted teammate receives the “Hymn” buff for three turns which boosts their damage by 15%. After the wielder of the LC uses their Skill/Ultimate twice on a teammate, they recover a Skill Point.

Answering the question, you should definitely roll for A Grounded Ascent in Honkai Star Rail 2.7, especially if you are thinking of summoning Sunday. This Light Cone is a must-have piece of equipment for the upcoming 5-star Harmony unit since it synergizes well with his abilities.

Moreover, if you want Sunday to be effective in any situation, particularly with the upcoming Remembrance characters from Amphoreus, pulling for this Light Cone is a no-brainer.

Sparkle from Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

Solely judging by value, this Light Cone can be used by many Harmony characters who target only one of their allies with their abilities, such as — Sparkle/Hanabi, Hanya, Tingyun, and Bronya. Since all the aforementioned characters use their Skill/Ultimate to buff one of their team members, they can effectively procure the Light Cone’s effect, Departing Anew.

However, when paired with Sparkle, the Skill Point recovery effect of this 5-star equipment can feel pointless as this Masked Fool’s ultimate regenerates four Skill Points, per activation.

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