When talking about popular 2-piece relic sets in Honkai: Star Rail, the Vonwacq set is one of the most underutilized, misunderstood builds in the game. Most players default to saving it for damage dealers that need to get their ultimate ability up quickly, but very few notice that equipping this set on support characters to grab the opening first turn advantage has a far bigger impact on an entire fight than most players realize.
Why Is Grabbing First Turn So Important For Supports?
Honkai Star Rail’s turn order system is entirely based around a character’s speed stat: the higher your speed, the earlier you get to act at the start of any fight. For support characters, no matter if your job is to give damage buffs to your team, apply negative debuffs to enemies, or activate a shield to protect teammates right out the gate, you need to get your full setup done as early as possible to get maximum value from your kit.
If your support can’t grab the first turn, you don’t just miss out on extra damage for your first full round of attacks. You also risk your team taking the enemy’s full opening burst damage before your support can put up their shield, which increases unnecessary risk of losing a party member, and can even cost you the 3-star clear reward for the stage. It’s no exaggeration to say that getting first turn with a key support can often directly decide the entire outcome of the fight.
How Does The Vonwacq Set Boost A Support’s First Turn Advantage?
The core effect of a 2-piece Vonwacq set is a 10% speed boost, and if the wearer has 120 speed or more, you gain an extra 8% energy regeneration right at the start of the fight. For supports that need to grab first turn, this effect is practically tailor-made for their needs:
First, that 10% base speed boost makes it far easier for supports to hit the 120 speed threshold, without having to sacrifice too many other key stats just to stack speed, so you can consistently trigger the set’s extra energy effect. On top of that, the speed boost itself automatically pushes your support further up the turn order, making it much easier to act before enemies, or even before enemy support characters can apply their own buffs, letting you take full control of the fight right from the start.
Let’s look at common real in-game examples: Supports like Tingyun and Bronya, who need to ult their damage dealer right at the start of a fight to boost damage, can easily hit the threshold needed to open with their ultimate when running Vonwacq paired with speed boots. They act first, max out the damage dealer’s damage right off the bat, and push your first round burst up an entire tier. For weakness-implanting supports like Silver Wolf, grabbing first turn to apply weaknesses early means your subsequent damage dealers don’t waste a single attack turn, letting you break toughness and drop enemy health much faster. Even for shield supports, getting your shield up early blocks the entire enemy opening burst, and drastically increases your team’s overall tolerance for error.
Common Myths About Using Vonwacq For First Turn Priority
Many support players looking to grab first turn go overboard stacking as much speed as possible, and end up neglecting other key stats that supports actually need like effect hit rate, HP, and defense. In reality, when you combine Vonwacq’s 10% speed boost with a pair of speed boots, most supports easily hit the 120 speed threshold. You don’t need to chase speed substats nonstop, and can instead allocate your relic substat value to other more important stats for your kit.
It’s also true that not all supports are a good fit for Vonwacq and first turn priority. If your team composition specifically needs your support to act later, or if you value long-term sustained benefits from your support more than opening setup, running a different relic set works perfectly fine. Vonwacq is best suited for supports that need to activate their core function right at the start of a fight, and you can only unlock the set’s maximum potential if you understand the core value of grabbing that opening first turn.
Overall, Vonwacq is absolutely not a relic set exclusive to damage dealers. When you equip it on the right support, it often delivers far more value per stat point than it would on a damage dealer. If you leverage its speed advantage to grab the opening first turn, you can easily improve your fight consistency and push your team’s maximum damage output higher than ever before.
