If you want to find out who the best characters in Honkai Star Rail are, you've come to the right place. We've prepared a Tier List for the different roles in Honkai Star Rail for you to give you an overview of which Damage Dealer, Buffer / Debuffer or Defensive Support to choose.
There are two main aspects to consider when building your perfect Honkai Star Rail team! One being the pure aesthetic of the units and if you like their look and story. The other one is definitely the strength of your chosen characters and their place in the current meta.
The strength of your team and how far you will make it within Honkai Star Rail depends almost purely on how strong and well build your units are. But since there are a bunch of characters to pick from already, with tons of upcoming characters on the horizon as well, it's particularly hard to find the right ones for your lineup.
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Honkai Star Rail Best Characters: Tier List
So we've structured this guide into the three different roles characters can fall into. You have Damage Dealers, Buffer / Debuffer and Defensive Supports.
Each of these roles have their own job to do in a battle. This means you have to pick a suitable choice from each of these categories.
Important to note is that there are no Elemental Reactions like in Genshin Impact. Instead, due to the turn-based system, each enemy has weaknesses. Certain characters are especially good at breaking said weak points, which is called Weakness Break.
Let's get into the first category:
Damage Dealers
This is by far the largest category, so you have quite a few characters to choose from.
| Ranking | Character (5-Star) | Character (4-Star) |
| S+ |
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Buffs & Debuffs
Since the game is still pretty new and not a lot of characters have come out yet, the distinction isn't as large here.
| Ranking | Character (5-Star) | Character (4-Star) |
| S+ |
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| S |
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| A |
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Defensive Supports
What would any team be without someone keeping everyone alive? This essential role needs to me selected carefully, so here are your choices.
| Ranking | Character (5-Star) | Character (4-Star) |
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Hopefully you find your favorites characters in the S+ rank!
If you like a certain unit in particular even tho they have a pretty bad rank, don't be bummed out too much! Almost all characters are playable, and it is not about how fast you rush through the story, rather than how much fun you have and if you play team that you actually enjoy playing!
If you are looking for a new DPS, whose play style is a little different and quite unique, then your time has come just now! The first phase of version 1.4 just went live and with a bit of luck, you can get yourself one of the coolest characters in the entire Star Rail universe, being the sword master Jingliu!
Team building in Honkai Star Rail isn't always easy, and we hope this little tier list could help you decide on who to level up first!