Honkai Star Rail features plenty of characters across various paths and elements for you to choose from and a tier list is highly essential to pick the most-relevant characters in the meta. Let’s dive in and check out who the strongest characters in Honkai Star Rail are in this meta.
After undergoing three closed betas in a span of fewer than two years, HoYoverse finally released Honkai Star Rail globally in April 2023. Since the game’s release, it has done quite well to become an extremely popular gacha title across various platforms.
Although the game doesn’t feature as many characters as some of HoYoverse’s other titles like Genshin Impact, it is safe to say that it is only a matter of time before the character roster expands with new character additions via regular updates. Having said that, let’s check out the tier list for Honkai Star Rail according to the current meta.
Updated May 30, 2023, to update the tier list according to the current meta.
Contents
- All elements in Honkai Star Rail
- Honkai Star Rail all paths
- Honkai Star Rail character tier list
All elements in Honkai Star Rail
There are seven different elements in Honkai Star Rail with each one of them featuring unique strengths and weaknesses. Of the 23 characters available in Honkai Star Rail 1.0, the Ice and the Lightning elements have the highest attendance with five characters each.
Wind, Physical, and Fire all feature three characters each while Quantum features two. Imaginary and Adaptive elements feature the lowest number of characters wielding the respective element with one character each.
Honkai Star Rail all paths
Similar to elements, Honkai Star Rail features a total of 7 different paths for your character. These paths include:
- The Abundance
- The Destruction
- The Erudition
- The Harmony
- The Hunt
- The Nihility
- The Preservation
Honkai Star Rail character tier list
Now that all the paths and elements have been mentioned, let’s dive in and take a look at the strongest characters in Honkai Star Rail that you should be using in your combat party. Additionally, you should note that we have ranked all the characters into four different tiers, with A being the highest and D being the lowest. You would want to choose characters from the A and B tiers for your tier list while looking to avoid the ones present in tiers C and D.
| Tier | Characters |
|---|---|
| S | Bailu, Bronya, Gepard, Jing Yuan, Seele, Tingyun |
| A | Asta, Clara, Natasha, Serval, Trailblazer, Welt, Yanqing |
| B | Dan Heng, Himeko, Hook, March 7th, Pela, Serval |
| B | Arlan, Herta, Qingque, Sampo |
So, there you have it – that’s all you need to know about the Honkai Star Rail character tier list as well as which characters to use for your combat party for the current meta in update 1.0.
Don’t forget to check back soon as we will make sure to update this hub when the meta changes or new characters are released. Additionally, make sure to go through our other Honkai Star Rail content if you’re looking for more unique guides and leaks.
