Honkai Star Rail Tier List

Honkai Star Rail Tier List Description

You’ll find here the tier list of Honkai Star Rail Playable Characters. This Honkai Star Rail tier list is based on the perfomance Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction and Simulated Universe.

Notes for the tier list :

5-Stars Characters, except Trailblazer, are simulated in the condition of E0.
4-Stars Characters and Trailblazer are simulated in the condition of E6.
Characters are ranked within their tiers based on their primary function within their roles. For instance, for DPS roles, the damage output of the characters is considered a significant factor in their tier.
Intangible benefits, such as the techniques demonstrated by Topaz in the Simulated Universe, are taken into account when determining Topaz’s placement within the tier list.
The tier list for the Simulated Universe is developed based on simulations of high-difficulty content, including Gold & Gear and Swarm Disaster.

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Honkai Star Rail Tier List History

Last Update: 2024-04-16

Updated the tier list for 2.1.

The tier list layout has undergone a major update, now the tiers are divided into 3 parts: Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, and Simulated Universe.
Characters now have a Tooltip feature, moving the mouse over a character will show their tier in Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, and Simulated Universe.
Aventurine has been added to the tier list.

Honkai Star Rail All Characters 2.1 Tier List

SS

Damager Dealer

Support

Tank/Healer

S

Damager Dealer

Support

Tank/Healer

A

Damager Dealer

Support

Tank/Healer

B

Damager Dealer

Support

Tank/Healer

C

Damager Dealer

Support

Tank/Healer

Tank/Healer

Honkai Star Rail All Characters 2.1 Tier List - Characters Review

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Aventurine’s skill provides the shield “Fortified Wager” to allies. “Blind Bet” points are gained by Aventurine when she or allies with the shield get hit, or when Aventurine uses her ultimate, or allies with the shield launch a follow-up attack. When “Blind Bet” reaches 7 points, Aventurine launches multiple follow-up attacks.

When an unit inflicts debuffs on an enemy, Acheron gains a point of “Slashed Dream”, and inflicts 1 stack of “Crimson Knot” on the target. When “Slashed Dream” reaches 9 points, the Ultimate can activated. The overall dmg of the Ultimate depends on the stacks of “Crimson Knot” on main target.

Gallagher’s Ultimate increases the damage inflicted by Break DMG on enemies and allows allies to restore HP while attacking. It also enhances Gallagher’s next basic attack and reduces the enemy’s attack power.

Sparkle can both recover skill points for allies and increase their maximum skill point capacity. To use Sparkle’s ultimate ability, allies must have already used some of their skill points to avoid exceeding their maximum capacity. The skill of Sparkle increase ally’s CRIT DMG and and advance ally’s action.

Dan Heng IL mainly deals DMG with his basic attack. Dan Heng IL’s skill can enhance his basic attack.

Kafka’s ultimate applies DoT on enemies and his skill deals additional DMG to enemies with DoT.

When using his skill or ultimate, Jingliu gains one stack of “Syzygy”. While “Syzygy” reaches 2 stacks, Jingliu was empowered by increased CRIT Rate and her action is advanced by 100%, and her skill is empowered and deals higher and adjacent DMG to enemies.

FuXuan is a character with a Preservation role, and her skills have the ability to reduce the damage inflicted on her own allies. Her ultimate skill, on the other hand, deals damage to all enemies while simultaneously restoring the health of her teammates. She is a versatile character capable of both offense and defense.

Luocha’s skill restores HP of allies based on his ATK. Luocha’s Ultimate dispels enemies’ debuff and deal Imaginary AoE DMG to enemies. When stack of “Abyss Flower” reaches 3, a field is applied on enemy. Allies’s HP is restored by attacking enemy with the shield.

Huohuo’s Ultimate Skill can regenerates energy for a all allies and increases their ATK%.

Bronya has the ability to increase ATK% for all team members, and her skill allows other teammates to gain turns and DMG increase, making her team more agile to make the next attack or restore HP.

Ruan Mei is a Support character in the team. She works in conjunction with Silver Wolf to inflict the (Quantum or Ice)Weakless Break on enemies, increasing the damage they receive and extending the duration of Weakless. It is important to maintain a Skill ➜ Normal Attack➜ Normal Attack cycle to ensure that the “Overtone” effect remains active continuously.

Black Swan attacks enemies afflicted by DoT effects to trigger Sacrament. Maintaining 7 or more Arcana stacks provides advantages, and her ultimate ability extends the duration of Arcana stacks.

Argenti is a Main DPS in the team. As his Energy regenerates fills up, it greatly enhances the power of his Ultimate ability.

With teammates’ buffs, Seele’s skills deal more damage. If an enemy is defeated, Seele’s talent “Resurgence” can be triggered.

Dr. Ratio relies on his allies to apply debuffs to the enemy team in order to enhance his own damage output.

Blade is a high DMG output character who exchanges HP for DMG. The DMG of Blade mainly depends on his HP. Blade relies on reducing their own health to stack up their passive skills, so their survival pressure is high and requires the cooperation of a healer.

By using “Mark of Counter,” Clara can continuously counterattack enemies with the help of her companion, Svarog. Additionally, Svarog can reduce the damage Clara takes by 15%, thus enhancing her survivability.

Topaz uses her skill to increase the target damage received from follow-up attacks. And all attacks from Numby is regarded as follow-up attacks.

Qingque’s Talent skill deals maximum damage when she has 4 identical jade tiles. Her passive ability randomly draws 1 jade tile at the beginning of an ally’s turn, which can belong to the Cracks, Dots, or Bamboo suit. She can hold up to 4 jade tiles. The probability of drawing 4 identical jade tiles is approximately 9.88%.

Bailu is capable of restoring HP of her allies, and she can also revive a knocked-down ally, but only once per battle.

Tingyun is a versatile support character who can increase the ATK of her allies. Her ultimate skill regenerates 50 Energy for a target ally and increases their DMG.

Silver Wolf’s skill has a chance to lower the enemy’s Quantum RES. And her normal attack has a chance to inflict bugs that reduce DEF on the enemy.

Pela’s ultimate skill is capable of lowering the defense of all enemies. In addition, her passive technique allows her to take the initiative in battle by lowering the enemy’s defense.

The ally activates Misha’s talent by utilizing accumulated skill points, resulting in an increased number of Hits Per Action for Misha’s next Ultimate.

Sampo’s Ultimate Skill can increase damage from all DoT effects on enemies.

Guinaifen’s normal attacks or skill can inflict enemies with Burn. While using Ultimate, a direct DMG based on the DoT of Burn will be done on enemies. When Burn DMG is done, a debuff which increases DMG taken is inflicted on enemies which increases overall DMG of the team.

Jing Yuan is an AOE DPS. His maximum AOE output damage is achieved by storing 10 stacks of attack before Lightning-Lord’s action.

Himeko is an AoE DPS. The more the enemies are affected by Weakness Break, the more additional AoE damage she can deal.

Herta is an AoE DPS character. When an enemy’s HP drops below 50%, she will trigger an additional AoE damage.

Welt is a support character with crowd control abilities. His Ultimate Skill is able to create a small Black Hole Zone, which can cause enemies to become Imprisoned. Imprisoned enemies will have their actions delayed and SPD reduced. Additionally, when using this skill, he can interrupt the Boss or enemies in “Extra Action”. If a Boss or enemy is successfully Imprisoned, Welt will gain an Extra Action.

The Ultimate ability of Gepard generates a shield that scales based on his DEF stat to protect the entire party. It can be used in response to enemy attacks or as a preemptive measure to mitigate damage.

Trailblazer (Fire) is a tank-type character who excels at protecting allies from harm. To ensure maximum protection for the team, it is recommended that Trailblazer takes the first action in the team. After casting a skill, he/she can taunt enemies to attack Trailblazer, drawing their attention away from his/her allies and further protecting them.”

Asta can increase the SPD of all allies, allowing them to perform more attacks before the enemy’s turn.

Hanya’s skill has the ability to afflict enemies with the “Bruden” status, which belongs to the “Vulnerable” category. Every 2 hits on the enemy with “Burden” will recover 1 skill point. This status makes enemies more susceptible to damage, thereby increasing the damage inflicted by our Main DPS on enemies affected by “Bruden. Hanya’s Ultimate increases a single ally ATK and SPD.

Xue Yi’s Ultimate Skill ability ignores the weaknesses of the target’s attributes, and when combined with her own break effect, it maximizes the Quantum Weakness effect.

Yanqing is a single target DPS character. When using his skill, “Empathic Sword Link,” his own critical rate and critical damage are increased, which can lower the requirement for equipment with a critical rate attribute.

Yukong increases the ATK and Crit Rate of allies. Additionally, her skills and ultimate abilities enhance the performance of burst-type DPS characters.

Lynx is capable of restoring HP to all of her allies. Her ultimate skill has the ability to remove one negative effect from all teammates, allowing for strategic timing of its usage in different situations.

March 7th is a tank character who can add shields to her allies based on her own DEF. After a shielded ally is attacked by an enemy, March 7th will immediately counterattack.

Luka’s ultimate can increase DMG taken by enemies. Luka’s skill inflicts Bleeding on single enemies based on Luka’s ATK. While Luka uses basic attack, skill or ultimate, Luka gains stack(s) of “Fighting Will”. When “Fighting Will” is stacked equal or more than 2, Luka’s basic attack is enhanced. When Luka uses enhanced basic attack on bleeding DMG, the enemy will be immediately taken Bleed DMG.

Serval is an AoE DPS with slight DoT damage.

Natasha is a Healer, whose abilities are focused on restoring the health of allies.The skill can remove 1 debuff(s) from a target ally.

Sushang is a single-target physical character who utilizes Weakness Break to deal higher damage. By tracing “Repel the Enemy,” she can accumulate “Sword Stance” to deal even more damage.

Dan Heng use his Skill to reduce the enemy’s SPD upon a critical hit, his ultimate skill becomes even more lethal when the target’s SPD is lowered.

Hook is a DPS which relies on the Burn Dot to increase her damage.

Trailblazer (Physical) is the a DPS, his Damage dealt is boosted by Weakness Break.

Arlan is a character whose skill deals more damage the lower his HP. With the help of a shield-bearing ally, he can maintain his HP to deal high damage attacks.