Honkai Star Rail Tier List: Best Characters in HSR 2.7

UPDATE 20/12/2024: We have updated this Honkai Star Rail character tier list to be up to date with all characters present in Version 2.7 of the game.

Our Honkai: Star Rail tier list is here to help you make the perfect party. The game, which is from Genshin Impact makers HoYoverse, features loads of lovable and memorable anime characters that can join you on your space trotting adventures aboard the Astral Express.

Like Genshin, new characters are obtained via the free-to-play RPG's gacha system. Instead of Banners, in Honkai Star Rail this is known as the Warp system, and you'll use Star Rail Passes and the in-game Stellar Jade currency to pull for new characters. To make sure you don't waste any Warps, we've put together a Honkai Star Rail tier list which ranks all the best 5 star and 4 star characters so you know who to save up for.

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Honkai Star Rail Tier List

Here's our rankings of all characters in Honkai Star Rail 2.7 from best to worst:

Tier	Character
S-Tier	Ruan Mei, Firefly, Sunday, Sparkle, Aventurine, Fu Xuan, Feixiao, Acheron, Robin, Lingsha, Jiaoqiu, Topaz, Yunli, Boothill
A-Tier	Gallagher, Huohuo, Luocha, March 7th (The Hunt), Rappa, Bronya, Tingyun, Dr Ratio, Jing Yuan, Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae, Kafka, Blade, Silver Wolf, Trailblazer (Harmony)
B-Tier	Pela, Clara, Black Swan, Herta, Guinafen, Gepard, Jingliu, Lynx, Asta, Moze, Welt, Sampo, Argenti, Xueyi, Jade, Himeko
C-Tier	Trailblazer (Destruction), Seele, March 7th (Preservation), Natasha, Serval, Sushang, Hanya, Qingque, Trailblazer (Preservation), Dan Heng, Yanqing, Hook, Luka, Bailu
D-Tier	Arlan, Misha, Yukong

The rankings in this tier list come from our own time playing Honkai Star Rail as well as considering the opinions of creators who have made their own lists like Moon, EODGamer, and God Doggos.

Our tier list has placed all the 5 star and 4 star characters available in version 2.7 into one list to help make things simpler. We're expecting more characters to be added to HSR in the future and will update this tier list when they drop.

Honkai Star Rail S-tier characters

Firefly

Firefly, one of the Stellaron Hunters, was born as a weapon. As a result, the 5-Star character is afflicted with the Entropy Loss Syndrome and often takes the form of a huge mech known as SAM. She's a pro at inflicting Super Break when placed on teams with the Harmony Trailblazer.

• Path: Destruction
• Element: Fire
• Affiliation: Stellaron Hunters
• Ultimate: Fyrefly Type-IV: Complete Combustion - enhances Basic Attack and Skill, enhances Weakness Break Efficiency and Break DMG when using enhanced attacks, and increases Speed
• Technique: Order: Meteoric Incineration - Huge AoE damage that applies Fire Weakness to foes

Acheron

Acheron claims to be a Galaxy Ranger, but that isn’t her real identity… The 5-Star character is a mysterious character that wields an exceptionally swift sword. She's a hyper-carry DPS through and through, quickly slicing through enemies.

• Path: Nihility
• Element: Lightning
• Affiliation: Self Annihilator
• Ultimate: Slashed Dream Cries in Red - Single-target and AoE damage
• Technique: Quadrivalent Ascendance - AoE damage that reduces Toughness and allows her to debuff

Boothill

Boothill is a 5-Star space cowboy and Galaxy Ranger seeking revenge on the IPC. He takes on the role of DPS in most teams, dishing out single-target Break DMG for the most part.

• Path: The Hunt
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: Galaxy Rangers
• Ultimate: Dust Devil's Sunset Rodeo - gives enemy Physical Weakness, single-target damage
• Technique: 3-9x Smile - applies Physical Weakness to a target when casting Skill for first time in combat

Lingsha

Lingsha is a cauldron master with a keen sense of smell, and her capabilities help her to heal others. It comes as no surprise then that the 5-Star’s kit features abilities that will keep her team patched up in battle. Think of her as a slightly more powerful version of Gallagher.

• Path: Abundance
• Element: Fire
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Dripping Miscape - increases Break DMG received by enemies and deals AoE Fire DMG, heals all allies and advances Fuyuan’s action
• Technique: Wisps of Aurora - summons Fuyuan when entering combat and debuffs foes

Ruan Mei

Ruan Mei is one of many members of the Genius Society, and the 5-Star character also happens to be an expert in biological sciences. She helps out Herta and Screwllum with the Simulated Universe, and simultaneously, provides huge benefits to every single team composition she's a part of.

• Path: Erudition
• Element: Ice
• Affiliation: Herta Space Station
• Ultimate: Petals to Stream, Repose in Dream - increases All Type Res Pen of allies and extends Weakness Break on enemies
• Technique: Silken Serenade - triggers Skill upon entering battle without using Skill Points

Topaz

5-Star character Topaz and her adorable Trotter - known as Numby - are members of the IPC, one of the Ten Stonehearts, and lead the Special Debts Picket Team. Topaz’s Trotter tracks down gold for her while also aiding her with debt collection jobs.

• Path: The Hunt
• Element: Fire
• Affiliation: IPC/Ten Stonehearts
• Ultimate: Turn A Profit - Numby’s DMG and Crit DMG increased, actions are advanced if debuffed enemies are attacked
• Technique: Explicit Subsidy - summons Numby, who will search for treasure in the overworld, regenerates energy after Numby’s first attack in battle

Yunli

Yunli is the granddaughter of General Huaiyan, and this 5-Star character is, of course, a master of swordsmanship. She spends her time hunting down and dispatching of cursed swords, and her skills make her a talented DPS.

• Path: Destruction
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: Xianzhou Alliance
• Ultimate: Earthbind, Etherbreak - taunts enemies, increase Crit DMG of Counter, single-target damage
• Technique: Posterior Precedence - gain Ward effect for 20 seconds, deals DMG upon entering combat

Sunday

Sunday is a 5-Star character and the older brother of Robin. He previously was the head of Penacony’s Oak Family before flying solo, so to speak. He acts as a great support character in teams, buffing and advancing the actions of his allies.

• Path: Harmony
• Element: Imaginary
• Affiliation: Cosmos
• Ultimate: Ode to Caress and Cicatrix - regenerates Energy and buffs Crit DMG for an ally
• Technique: The Glorious Mysteries - buffs DMG dealt by an ally for two turns, after an ability is used on that ally

Sparkle

Sparkle is a 5-Star character and member of the Masked Fools, and as a result, you’ll often find her getting up to all sorts of tomfoolery - usually posing as other people - in Star Rail’s story. Her role in battle is to support her allies with buffs and additional Skill Points.

• Path: Harmony
• Element: Quantum
• Affiliation: Masked Fools
• Ultimate: The Hero with a Thousand Faces - restores Skill Points and provides DMG buffs to the team
• Technique: Unreliable Narrator - provides Misdirect which prevents allies from being detected, provides Skill Points when entering battle

Robin

Robin is a famous singer from Penacony who’s voice brings about resonance, and this 5-Star character also happens to be Sunday’s sister. In battle, she's an exceptional support character, advancing the actions of and buffing her allies, especially on follow-up attack teams.

• Path: Harmony
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: Penacony
• Ultimate: Vox Harmonique, Opus Cosmique - allies immediately take action and their ATK is buffed, Robin deals additional Physical DMG
• Technique: Overture of Inebriation - creates a safe dimension around Robin for 15 seconds where enemies cannot attack, regenerates Energy

Feixiao

One of the Seven-Arbiter Generals, 5-Star character Feixiao is a skilled martial artist afflicted with Moon Rage. He's capable of dishing out DoT damage while also debuffing foes.

• Path: The Hunt
• Element: Wind
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Yaoqing
• Ultimate: Terrasplit - Huge single-target damage
• Technique: Stormborn - Increases speed and damages all enemies

Aventurine

Aventurine is also known as Kakavasha in HSR’s story. The 5-Star character is one of the Ten Stonehearts and part of the IPC, and he isn’t afraid to risk it all on a gamble. At the time of writing, he is one of the best support characters in the game, with his kit capable of shielding allies and debuffing enemies.

• Path: Preservation
• Element: Imaginary
• Affiliation: IPC/Ten Stonehearts
• Ultimate: Roulette Shark - single-target damage, debuffs enemies, additional Crit DMG can then be dealt to debuffed foes
• Technique: The Red or the Black - provides a random buff to DEF

Honkai Star Rail A-tier characters

Bronya

The commander of the Silvermane Guards, Bronya is the heir to the Supreme Guardian of Belobog. She's a Wind character whose Ultimate increases all allies attack damage and critical damage. Since childhood she has had it instilled in her that to continue Belobog's civilisation the Underworld must be sacrificed. But Bronya has always been sceptical.

• Path: The Harmony
• Element: Wind
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: The Belobog March - Increases attack and critical of all allies
• Technique: Banner of Command - Increases attack of all allies

Gallagher

Gallagher is a 4-Star character that is vital to any Break team. He’s also a healer! The Bloodhound Family security officer and talented mixologist has a pretty dark past that he doesn’t unveil in any hurry.

• Path: Abundance
• Element: Fire
• Affiliation: Penacony/Bloodhound Family
• Ultimate: Champagne Etiquette - inflicts Besotted on foes, deals AoE Fire DMG, enhances Basic Attack
• Technique: Artisan Elixir - attacks the enemy, inflicts Besotted on foes upon entering battle and deals AoE Fire DMG

Trailblazer (Harmony)

The Harmony Trailblazer is unlocked during your time in Penacony. As you’d expect, their kit outperforms the Destruction Trailblazer and Preservation Trailblazer, and they’re exceptionally good in Break teams.

• Path: Harmony
• Element: Imaginary
• Affiliation: Astral Express
• Ultimate: All-Out Footlight Parade - provides Backup Dancer to all allies, increasing their Break Effect, attacks on enemies who are already Weakness Broken have their Toughness Reduction converted into Super Break DMG
• Technique: Now! I’m the Band! - all allies Break Effect is increased upon entering battle

Huohuo

Huohuo is a 5-Star Foxian and a judge-in-training for the Ten Lords Commission. She also happens to be cursed, which attracts ‘inhuman beings’. This isn’t the best considering she’s also scared of ghosts. That said, she’s a fantastic healer.

• Path: Abundance
• Element: Wind
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Tail: Spiritual Domination - regenerates Energy for all allies and increases their ATK
• Technique: Fiend: Impeachment of Evil - inflicts Horror-Struck on foes causing them to flee for 10 seconds, reduce all enemies attack upon entering battles

Luocha

A foreign trader who arrived in Xianzhou Luofu carrying a large coffin. Luocha is a healer character, and he's capable of automatically healing a party member when they fall to 50 percent of their HP and below. This incredibly useful ability doesn't use up Skill Points and automatically kicks in.

• Path: Abundance
• Element: Imaginary
• Affiliation: Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Death Wish - Removes 1 buff from all enemies and deals huge damage
• Technique: Mercy of a Fool - Immediately heals the ally with lowest HP percentage

Tingyun

The persuasive head of the Whistling Flames merchant guild has a way with words which regularly leaves her audiences captivated. She is a Foxian, one of three races you'll find in Xianzhou. Thanks to Tingyun, the planet's trade fairs are known across the galaxy.

• Path: The Harmony
• Element: Lightning
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Ritual of the Auspicious Cloud - Regenerates ally's energy and increases damage rate
• Technique: Gentle Breeze - Regenerates Tingyun's energy

Rappa

One of the Galaxy Rangers, Rappa is a vibrant 5-Star character who identifies as a ninja, relentlessly pursuing the Evil Ninja Osaru across the cosmos. The strange girl does pretty well as a sub-DPS in Break teams.

• Path: Erudition
• Element: Imaginary
• Affiliation: Galaxy Rangers
• Ultimate: Nindo Supreme Aishiteru - enhances Basic ATK but cannot use Skill or Ultimate, enhances Break Effect
• Technique: Wisps of Aurora - enters Graffiti state, blocking enemy attacks and attacking any enemies touched, deals Toughness Reduction and Break DMG - and regenerates Energy - upon entering battle

Dr Ratio

5-Star character Dr Ratio is a member of the Intelligentsia Guild, and oh boy, he certainly won’t let you forget such a fact anytime soon. He isn’t a huge fan of ignorance and wishes to spread knowledge to all. With his kit full of follow-up attacks, he acts as a decent DPS character.

• Path: The Hunt
• Element: Imaginary
• Affiliation: Intelligentsia Guild
• Ultimate: Syllogistic Paradox - single-target damage, debuffs enemies (which triggers additional follow-up attacks)
• Technique: Mold of Idolatry - taunts enemies, chance to reduce enemy speed in battle

Jing Yuan

Jing Yuan is one of six generals of the Xianzhou Alliance and leads the Cloud Knights of the Xianzhou Luofu. A Lightning character, his Ultimate attack summons his partner in battle Lightning Lord and deals damage to all enemies. Nicknamed the 'Dozing General', he is a Xianzhou native - and Xianzhou people have long life spans after their ancestors searched for the key to immortality.

• Path: The Erudition
• Element: Lightning
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Lightbringer - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: Command Talisman - Increases Lightning Lord's attack count

Blade

Blade is a huge damage dealer who consumes HP to increase his attacking power. His Talent allows him to restore his HP as well, which creates an effective loop of consuming HP to deal damage and then recovering it.

• Path: Destruction
• Element: Wind
• Affiliation: Stellaron Hunters
• Ultimate: Death Sentence - Deals massive wind damage to single enemy, damages adjacent targets also
• Technique: Karma Wind - Deals wind damage to all enemies after entering combat

Kafka

Kafka is a Stellaron Hunter, and the first character you play as in Honkai Star Rail - getting a taste for her stylish Ultimate during the tutorial section. She is a powerful damage dealer who debuffs her enemies and hands out lightning damage.

• Path: Nihility
• Element: Lightning
• Affiliation: Stellaron Hunters
• Ultimate: Twilight Trill - Deals lightning damage to all enemies
• Technique: Mercy Is Not Forgiveness - Attacks enemy immediately

Silver Wolf

Silver Wolf is a genius hacker and member of the Stellaron Hunters. She's mastered a skill known as aether editing which allows her to tamper with reality. Her Ultimate attack draws enemies into her game world and inflicts damage on them. Like Bronya and Tingyun, Silver Wolf is a great support character whose buffs help you deal massive damage to an enemy.

• Path: The Nihility
• Element: Quantum
• Affiliation: Stellaron Hunters
• Ultimate: User Banned - Decrease target enemy's defense and deal huge damage
• Technique: Force Quit Program - Attacks enemy immediately

Dan Heng - Imbibitor Lunae

Imbibitor Lunae is an incredibly powerful damage dealer. His Skill lets him enhance his basic attack up to three times by consuming Skill Points on a turn. His Ultimate deals massive damage to a single enemy, as well as adjacent targets, and also gives two stacks of Squama Sacrosancta. This can be consumed instead of Skill Points to buff basic attacks.

• Path: Destruction
• Element: Imaginary
• Affiliation: Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Azure's Aqua Ablutes All - Deals massive imaginary damage to single enemy, damages adjacent targets also
• Technique: Heaven-Quelling Prismadrakon - Enters combat in Leaping Dragon state

Honkai Star Rail B-tier characters

Asta

Asta is the lead researcher of the Herta Space Station. She manages it under assignment from Herta.

• Path: The Harmony
• Element: Fire
• Affiliation: Herta Space Station
• Ultimate: Astral Bleeding - Temporarily increases speed of all allies
• Technique: Miracle Flesh - Attacks enemy immediately

Moze

Moze is a 4-Star character who acts as a Shadow Guard for The Xianzhou Yaoqing. He tends to keep himself hidden from others while dabbling with intelligence, assassination, and… cleaning. He works well as a sub-DPS on follow-up attack teams.

• Path: The Hunt
• Element: Lightning
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Yoaqing
• Ultimate: Dash In Gash Out - single-target Lightning damage with follow-up attacks
• Technique: Bated Wings - enter Stealth for 20 seconds making Moze undetectable, increases DMG when entering combat

Argenti

Argenti is a 5-Star character and lone wolf in Star Rail, following the Path of Beauty and nothing but. He acts as DPS or sub-DPS on most teams.

• Path: Erudition
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: Knights of Beauty
• Ultimate: For In This Garden Supreme Beauty Bestows OR Merit Bestowed in "My" Garden - both deal AoE Physical DMG to foes, the latter dealing additional DMG
• Technique: Manifesto of Purest Virtue - enemies will not attack for 10 seconds, deals AoE Physical DMG upon entering combat and restores Energy

Xueyi

A 4-Star and judge for the Ten Lords Commission, Xueyi is in charge of detention and thus, tracks down criminals and brings them to justice. Xueyi’s kit makes her a DPS or sub-DPS, but she isn’t the best in slot for this role.

• Path: Destruction
• Element: Quantum
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Divine Castigation - single-target Quantum DMG that ignores Weakness Types
• Technique: Summary Execution - attacks nearby enemy, deals AoE Quantum DMG upon entering combat

Jade

One of the Ten Stonehearts, Jade is a manager for the IPC and 5-Star character who is also referred to as Lady Bonajade. In team compositions, she acts as a DPS.

• Path: Preservation
• Element: Quantum
• Affiliation: IPC/Ten Stonehearts
• Ultimate: Vow of the Deep - deals AoE Quantum DMG, increases DMG of follow-up attacks
• Technique: Visionary Predation - prevents enemies from attacking for 10 seconds, deals Quantum DMG upon entering battle (provides 15 stacks of Pawned Asset)

Black Swan

Black Swan, also known as the Memokeeper, is a mysterious 5-Star character who is fascinated with - and dedicated to preserving - memories. She is a sub-DPS character who shines on DoT-focused teams.

• Path: Nihility
• Element: Wind
• Affiliation: Garden of Recollection
• Ultimate: Bliss of Otherworld’s Embrace - inflicts Epiphany which results in increased DMG against foes, deals AoE DMG
• Technique: From Facade to Verite - 150% chance for an enemy to be inflicted with a stack of Arcana when entering battle, if successful, inflicts Arcana again on another enemy

Guinaifen

Guinafen is a 4-Star character and street performer in Honkai Star Rail, capable of swallowing swords, breathing fire, amongst many other bizarre skills. Given her ability to inflict Fire DMG and burn foes, she works well as a sub-DPS.

• Path: Nihility
• Element: Fire
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Showstopper - deals AoE Fire DMG, additional DMG dealt to those afflicted with Burn
• Technique: Skill Showcase - attacks the enemy, deals single-target Fire DMG four times upon entering battle, inflicting Firekiss

Lynx

Lynx is a 4-Star character and daughter of the Landau Family. She’s not into socialising, and much prefers exploring extreme environments. She acts as a healer, and keeps her teams patched up.

• Path: Abundance
• Element: Quantum
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Snowfield First Aid - dispels debuffs and restores HP of all allies
• Technique: Chocolate Energy Bar - all allies are granted healing upon entering combat

Gepard

The captain of the Silvermane Guards, Gepard helps protect the peace of everyday life in Belobog. In battle he is able to shield allies from attacks, and is also capable of recovering from a killing blow once per battle, all of which are great defensive and recovery tools.

• Path: The Preservation
• Element: Ice
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Enduring Bulwark - Shield for all allies (three turns, absorbs more damage than Comradery)
• Technique: Comradery - Shield for all allies (two turns)

Welt

Welt is a former Anti-Entropy Sovereign who has saved the world from annihilation many times. His Ultimate attack deals damage to all enemies and causes Imprisonment. This helps slow down the enemy so you can gain the upper hand in battle.

• Path: The Nihility
• Element: Imaginary
• Affiliation: The Astral Express
• Ultimate: Synthetic Black Hole - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: Gravitational Imprisonment - Enemy movement slowed

Himeko

Himeko is a scientist with a taste for adventure. She first came across the Astral Express as a child when it got stranded on her home planet, and then years later helped repair it.

• Path: The Erudition
• Element: Fire
• Affiliation: The Astral Express
• Ultimate: Heavenly Flare - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: Incomplete Combustion - Temporarily increases fire damage

Pela

Pela is an Intelligence Officer with the Silvermane Guards. She also plays the drums.

• Path: The Nihility
• Element: Ice
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Zone Suppression - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: Preemptive Strike - Attacks enemy immediately

Clara

A shy young girl that has no home, Clara longs to have a family. She's accompanied by a huge robot called Svarog who she accidentally reactivated. Her Ultimate attack ensures Svarog, who usually shields Clara from attacks in battle, counter-attacks when allies are hit by enemies.

• Path: The Destruction
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Promise, Not Command - Damage to Clara reduced, Svarog counter guaranteed when allies attacked
• Technique: Small Price For Victory - Attacks enemy immediately

Herta

Herta is the real master of Herta Space Station. She's the human with the highest IQ in The Blue and only does what she's interested in.

• Path: The Erudition
• Element: Ice
• Affiliation: Herta Space Station
• Ultimate: It's Magic, I Added Some Magic - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: It Can Still Be Optimized - Temporarily increases attack

Sampo

A charmer who loves money, Sampo says he's a businessman, chaperon, and problem-solving conversationalist all rolled into one.

• Path: The Nihility
• Element: Wind
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Surprise Present - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: Shining Bright - Temporarily blinds enemy so they can't detect team

Honkai Star Rail C-tier characters

Trailblazer (Destruction)

The Trailblazer is the main character in Honkai Star Rail, who players control after the opening section with Kafka. You can choose a male or female Trailblazer. The Physical variant is unlocked first.

• Path: The Erudition
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: Astral Express
• Ultimate: Stardust Ace - Damage to single enemy or all enemies
• Technique: Immortal Third Strike - Heal all allies

Trailblazer (Preservation)

The Preservation Trailblazer unlocks as you progress through the main Honkai Star Rail story. This version is far superior to the Destruction variant which is unlocked first.

• Path: The Preservation
• Element: Fire
• Affiliation: Astral Express
• Ultimate: War-Flaming Lance - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: Call of the Guardian - Gains shield for one turn

Hanya

A 4-Star and judge for the Ten Lords Commission, Hanya is in charge of interrogation. As a result, it’s on her to determine the sins of the criminals she is faced with and keep a track of their punishments.

• Path: Harmony
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Ten-Lords Decree, All Shall Obey - increases Speed and Attack of single ally
• Technique: Netherworld Judgement - attacks the enemy, applies Burden to enemy (equivalent to Skill)

Bailu

Bailu is a healer from the Alchemy Commission and part of the Vidyadhara race. She carries around sweets to help with the bitter taste of medicine for her patients, but to also lift herself up when spirits are low. Bailu's Skill and Ultimate abilities heal members of her party.

• Path: The Abundance
• Element: Lightning
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Leap of Marsh Drakon - Heal all allies
• Technique: Saunter in the Rain - Invigorate all allies for one turn

March 7th (Preservation)

This Ice character is called March 7th to commemorate the date she woke up on the Astral Express. She woke on the ship with no memory of her name, who she is, or her past. Despite this tragic back story, she has a cheerful, whimsical and lively personality that brings great joy to the characters in Honkai Star Rail.

• Path: The Preservation
• Element: Ice
• Affiliation: The Astral Express
• Ultimate: Glacial Cascade - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: Freezing Beauty - Attacks enemy immediately

Seele

Seele is a key member of Wildfire who grew up in the harsh Underworld of Belobog. A Quantum character, she can deal high amounts of damage to a single target within a short space of time. Her Ultimate allows for multiple attacks if you get the timing right. She may seem straightforward and direct but that's just her outer shell trying to protect her. Those who earn Seele's trust will find she's a sensitive and delicate soul.

• Path: The Hunt
• Element: Quantum
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Butterfly Flurry - Deals huge damage to single enemy
• Technique: Phantom Illusion - Temporarily undetected to enemies

Dan Heng

He may not talk much, but that's because he's calmly observing what's happening around him, constantly thinking of strategies and plans. He also helps keep March 7th grounded and is a reliable friend to her. If you run into any troubles, it may be a good idea to ask Dan Heng for his advice.

• Path: The Hunt
• Element: Wind
• Affiliation: The Astral Express
• Ultimate: Ethereal Dream - Deals huge damage to single enemy
• Technique: Splitting Spearhead - Temporarily increases attack

Sushang

A newcomer to the Cloud Knights who wields a Greatsword, Sushang spends her days helping out other people.

• Path: The Hunt
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Shape of Taixu: Dawn Herald - Deals huge damage to single enemy
• Technique: Knight Sword Art: Rush - Attacks enemy immediately

Natasha

Natasha is a kind-hearted doctor who works in the Belobog Underworld, where medical resources are scarce. She's the only free-to-play healer in Honkai Star Rail.

• Path: The Abundance
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Gift of Rebirth - Heals all allies
• Technique: Hypnosis Research - Attacks enemy immediately

Serval

A mechanic in Belobog, Serval is also a member of a band with other Honkai Star Rail characters.

• Path: The Erudition
• Element: Lightning
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Here Comes the Mechanical Fever - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: Good Night, Belobog - Attacks enemy immediately

Qingque

Qingque is a Quantum character that follows the path of Erudition. She's an endearing character who loves gambling, which ends up being central to how she operates in battle. Qingque draws a random mahjong-style tile on an ally's turn. When she gets four matching tiles her attack power increases dramatically.

• Path: The Erudition
• Element: Quantum
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Four Concealed Fish? Win! - Damage to all enemies
• Technique: To Challenge Myself - Draws two jade tiles

Hook

Hook is the boss of The Moles adventure squad. If you manage to impress this feisty character with your adventures maybe she'll invite you to join The Moles.

• Path: The Destruction
• Element: Fire
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Boom! Here Comes the Fire! - Deals huge damage to single enemy
• Technique: Ack! Look at This Mess! - Attacks enemy immediately

Luka

Luka is a physical character, who can deal huge damage with his basic attack when fighting will is stacked up. The Belobog boxing champ also has a high chance of causing bleed on an enemy, thanks to his skill.

• Path: Nihility
• Element: Physical
• Affiliation: Belobog
• Ultimate: Coupe de Grâce - Damage huge physical damage to enemy
• Technique: Anticipator - Immediately attacks enemy

Yanqing

Yanqing is the strongest swordsman on the Xianzhou Luofu. This Ice character is obsessed with swordplay, and his Skill allows him to remotely control his sword. His Ultimate increases his critical rate.

• Path: The Hunt
• Element: Ice
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Swallow's Pluvious Pursuit - Increases critical rate
• Technique: Master Fencer - Temporarily increases damage against enemies with equal or higher HP

Honkai Star Rail D-tier characters

Arlan

Arlan is the head of Herta Space Station's Security Department. He's willing to lay down his life to protect the station's staff. Arlan rarely lets down his guard, apart from when holding his beloved pup Peppy.

• Path: The Destruction
• Element: Lightning
• Affiliation: Herta Space Station
• Ultimate: Frenzied Punishment - Deals huge to single enemy
• Technique: Swift Harvest - Attacks enemy immediately

Yukong

Yukong is a 4-Star character and helm master of the Sky-Faring Commission in Xianzhou Luofu, though, she no longer pilots starskiffs.

• Path: Harmony
• Element: Imaginary
• Affiliation: The Xianzhou Luofu
• Ultimate: Diving Kestrel - if Roaring Bowstrings (from Yukong’s Skill or Technique) is active, deals single-target Imaginary DMG, and increases all allies Crit Rate and Crit DMG
• Technique: Chasing the Wind - enter Sprint mode for 20 seconds, increases Movement Speed and provides stacks of Roaring Bowstrings

Misha

Misha is a 4-Star character who works for The Reverie Hotel, though it’s later revealed that he is a Memetic Entity borne from The Watchmaker’s childhood dreams and memories.

• Path: Destruction
• Element: Ice
• Affiliation: Penacony
• Ultimate: Gonna Be Late - deals single-target damage (multiple times, depending on Hits Per Action) and has a chance to Freeze an enemy
• Technique: Wait, You Are So Beautiful - creates a dimension for 15 seconds that debuffs enemies caught in it, increases Hits Per Action for next Ultimate upon entering battle (against afflicted enemies)

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