Honkai Star Rail has two core systems that dictate the playable character’s role and playstyle. These two systems are Elements and Paths. Unlike Elements, the Paths are a bit hard to understand as it has a deep connection to Star Rail’s world-building. There are a total of eighteen paths in Honkai Star Rail, each having a different set of rules and regulations. Here is a detailed guide that explains what Paths are in Honkai Star Rail, while also listing their characteristics.
What Are Paths in Honkai Star Rail?
Paths are congregations of imaginary energy, born from behavioral concepts. Once a Denizen in Honkai Star Rail aligns itself with a path’s philosophies and opinions, it can draw power from them. These people are called Pathstriders.
Pathstriders that fully intertwine themselves with the philosophical concepts of their chosen path become Aeons. They are God-like beings that dictate everything that happens in the universe.
The Aeons may grant permissions to specific individuals for drawing power directly from their path itself. They are the closest followers of the Path’s philosophies after the Aeons themselves, either intentionally or unintentionally. The Pathstriders who are granted such permissions are called Emanators, and they are the second strongest beings in the Star Rail verse.
All Paths in Honkai Star Rail
There are 18 paths in Honkai Star Rail, each path having its own Aeon. Among the 18 paths, only 8 paths have playable characters at the moment, and an additional 2 can be chosen in the Simulated Universe. Here are all the playable and non-playable paths in Honkai Star Rail:
HSR Playable Paths
| Path | Aeon | Description | Factions |
|---|---|---|---|
 The Destruction | Nanook | High single and multi-target damage dealers who can also tank damage | – Antimatter Legion – Annihilation Gang – Chrysos Heirs |
 The Hunt | Lan | High single-target damage dealers | – Xianzhou Alliance – Galaxy Rangers |
 The Nihility | IX | Mostly Debuffers or DoT characters | – Doctors of Chaos – Device IX – Self-Annihilators |
 The Erudition | Nous | AoE DPS Units | – Genius Society – Intelligentsia Guild – AtaviSearch Forest |
 The Harmony | Xipe | Mainly focuses on buffing allies. | – The Family |
 The Abundance | Yaoshi | Healer units | – Denizens of Abundance – Disciples of Sanctus Medicus – Elixir Seekers – The Unshackled |
 The Preservation | Qlipoth | Shielders or Damage Mitigators | – Interastral Peace Corporation – The Architects |
 The Remembrance | Fuli | Memosprite Summoners | – Garden of Recollection – The Cremators |
HSR Non-Playable Paths
| Path | Aeon | Status | Factions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailblaze | Akivili | Deceased | The Nameless |
| Elation | Aha | Alive | – Mourning Actors – Masked Fools |
| Voracity | Oroboros | Missing | – |
| Propagation | Idrila | Deceased | – The Swarm |
| Permanence | Long | Missing or Deceased | – |
| Beauty | Tayzzyronth | Missing or Deceased | – Mirror Holders – Knights of Beauty |
| Enigmata | Mythus | Alive | – The Riddlers – History Fictionologists |
| Equilibrium | HooH | Alive | – The Arbitrators – Claretwheel Temple |
| Finality | Terminus | Alive | – Omen Vanguards – Creed Exequy – Stellaron Hunters |
| Order | Ena | Absorbed into Xipe | – Beyond the Sky Choir |
All Honkai Star Rail Characters for Every Path
Destruction Characters in Honkai Star Rail
- Saber
- Phainon
- Mydei
- Misha
- Yunli
- Firefly
- Xueyi
- Jingliu
- Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae
- Blade
- Clara
- Arlan
- Destruction Trailblazer
Hunt Characters in Honkai Star Rail
- Archer
- Feixiao
- Moze
- Hunt March 7th
- Boothill
- Dr. Ratio
- Topaz & Numby
- Yanqing
- Seele
- Sushang
Nihility Characters in Honkai Star Rail
Erudition Characters in Honkai Star Rail
Harmony Characters in Honkai Star Rail
Abundance Characters in Honkai Star Rail
Preservation Characters in Honkai Star Rail
- Aventurine
- Fu Xuan
- Preservation Trailblazer
- Preservation March 7th
- Geopard
Remembrance Characters in Honkai Star Rail
So, these are the Paths in Honkai Star Rail and their Aeons and characters. The Paths are one of the reasons the lore behind Honkai Star Rail is so interesting. So, if you still have doubts, don’t shy away from asking us questions in the comments below.
