- Currency Wars is a permanent game mode in Honkai Star Rail.
- This mode includes a 10-person team, and the fights are automatically simulated with players focusing more on team setup.
- Players can earn the following rewards in Currency Wars: 4000 Stellar Jades, Self-Modeling Resin, Variable Dice, Tracks of Destiny, Star Rail Pass, Herta Bond, Tears of Dreams, Traveler's Guide, Refined Aether, Lost Crystal, Owlbert Avatar, and Credit.
Honkai Star Rail has introduced a new game mode in version 3.7 named Currency Wars. This new game mode comes with a 10-person team, new team effects, attack animations, and rewards. Currency Wars is a permanent game mode with the rewards, mechanics, and enemies resetting after a certain number of days, similar to the other game modes. So, check our complete HSR Currency Wars guide and learn how to master it before everyone else.
How to Play Currency Wars in Honkai Star Rail
Currency Wars is a completely new game mode in Honkai Star Rail, and it is largely different from the other game modes introduced in the game. It is also more accessible compared to Anomaly Arbitration. Although many of the mechanics are similar, the gameplay is distinct enough that players will have to learn how to play it from scratch. Here is a complete guide on everything you need to account for in HSR Currency Wars.
How to Get Characters in Currency Wars
First of all, you are likely wondering how to get characters in Currency Wars. The game provides every character to the player, irrespective of whether they own it or not. Also, if the player owns the character, then their character’s progression data will be carried over. Like Divergent Universe, if you own the character but they lack the minimum gear requirement for the game mode, the game will automatically replace them with the template version.
Now, players cannot preset these characters, but have to recruit them in the game using Coins. These Coins can be obtained by winning matches or through other rewards. You will have to ration these Coins in each round so that you have the ideal set of characters for the final boss.
On-field and Off-field Characters
Now, Currency Wars introduces a 10-person team format, instead of the usual 4-person team that HSR players are familiar with. The battlefield in Currency Wars is separated into on-field and off-field. Every character is also separated into on-field and off-field categories, although some are considered to be both.
Although you can place any character in both the planes, however, their unique skills would only activate in their proper place. For example, Jade is an off-field character, and placing her in the off-field section will unlock her Debt Collector ability. Other than that, off-field and on-field characters also have synergies. Like, Jade’s Deb Collector synergizes with Herta when she is placed as an on-field character.
Bond Effects and Strategies
Other than normal character synergies, Currency Wars also introduces Bond Effects and Strategies. Bonds are basically factions from Zenless Zone Zero. When a certain number of characters have the same Bond, they will unlock that unique Bond skill. For example, the Xianzhou Bond includes Qinque, Tingyun, Huohuo, Fugue, Fu Xuan, Yanqing, and Jing Yuan as characters. When you have these characters recruited together, they will summon the Lightning Lord, who will attack all enemies. All the Bond information has been given in a section below, so check that out for more information.
Other than Bonds, Currency Wars will also have Strategies. These are like specific buffs depending on your team composition and can empower your bond effects as well. For example, one Strategy may increase the amount of damage dealt by AoE attacks when a certain number of AoE characters are on the team.
Character Rarity and Cost
Unlike the normal character rarity of 4-star and 5-star, Currency Wars has its own separate system. The characters are mainly divided into five colors, each having a different Gold cost to recruit. These five colors are Gold, Purple, Blue, Green, and Grey, with the highest rarity being Gold and the lowest being Grey. Here is a cost breakdown for the character colors:
- Gold: 5 Coins
- Purple: 4 Coins
- Blue: 3 Coins
- Green: 2 Coins
- Grey: 1 Coin
Now, Gold characters have a stronger base kit, but they have less development potential and a higher cost. Compared to that, the Grey characters have the weakest base kit but have a strong developing potential. For example, Herta is a grey character, but her kit improves based on the number of enemies she defeats. This can potentially make her a very strong character in the end fights if you have placed her at the start and allowed her to defeat enemies throughout the fight. Also, Gold characters cannot be recruited from the get-go. Players must first level up during the battle to unlock higher color cards.
Now, other than character colors, there is also a rarity mechanic. Each character starts as a 1-star rarity. When you recruit more of the same characters, the rarity of the purchased character increases, also improving their base kit. In many cases, a 3-star Grey character can be better than a 1-star Gold character.
Gears
Currency Wars also has a Gears mechanic, which are additional items that can be equipped on the characters, giving them additional effects or simply increasing their stats. This is similar to the Relic mechanic, but Card game players would better relate to it as support cards.
How to Win in Currency Wars
In Currency Wars, players must battle with Face Competitors. Each version of the Currency War would have three Face Competitors at a time, who are bosses like the other game modes have in Honkai Star Rail. Each of the Face Competitors would have multiple rounds that you must clear first to then reach the final boss. Defeating all the Face Competitors in Currency Wars would make you win in the game, letting you earn more coins, increasing your rank, and unlocking more rewards.
All Characters and Their Abilities in Currency Wars
In Honkai Star Rail Currency Wars, each character will have new abilities, on top of their base kit. This ability will also have synergizing effects when paired with other characters in the same team. The following section includes all the characters and their abilities.
Note: Currently, we only know about all the characters and their color. Once we learn more about their unique abilities, we will add them below.
HSR Currency Wars Gold Characters
- Welt
- Archer
- Topaz
- Jing Yuan
- Black Swan
- Firefly
- Cyrene
- Bronya
- Yunli
HSR Currency Wars Purple Characters
- Silver Wolf
- Geopard
- Luocha
- Fu Xuan
- Yanqing
- Lingsha
- Robin
- Boothill
- The Herta
- Castorice
- Hysilens
- Remembrance Trailblazer
HSR Currency Wars Blue Characters
HSR Currency Wars Green Characters
- Kafka
- Pela
- Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae
- Huohuo
- Feixiao
- Argenti
- Ruan Mei
- Aventurine
- Sparkle
- Tribbie
- Mydei
- Hyacine
- Dan Heng Permansor Terrae
HSR Currency Wars Grey Characters
Honkai Star Rail All Currency War Bonds and Effects
| Bond Name | Effect | Characters |
|---|---|---|
| Xianzhou | Summons the Lightning-Lord. When Lightning-Lord takes action, it attacks all enemy targets. | Qinque, Tingyun, Huohuo, Fugue, Fu Xuan, Yanqing, and Jing Yuan |
| Wolf Hunt | Summons “Borisin” to join the combat. During combat, “Borisin” can gain experience to level up, gradually evolve into different attack forms, and provide various enhancement effects for allies. | Jiaoqiu, Moze, Feixiao, Jingliu, Yanqing, Lingsha, and Yunli |
| Follow-up ATK | “Follow-up ATK” members can trigger “Unified Attack” after multiple consecutive actions, dealing True DMG based on the accumulated Follow-up DMG of “Follow-up ATK” members. | Moze, Cipher, Feixiao, Aventurine, Dr. Ratio, Robin, and Topaz |
| Bloodflame | Based on the HP consumed by “Bloodflame” members, increases the damage dealt by “Bloodflame Arena” members, and activates “Bloodflame Arena” to attack all enemy targets. | Blade, Mydei, Hyacine, Jingliu, Evernight, Castorice, and Bronya |
| Skill Point | Increases ally max Skill Points. When “Skill Point” members consume Skill Points, they can draw for a prize, with a chance to gain benefits such as DMG Boost, Skill Point restoration, immediate action, or other effects. | Qinque, Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae, Sparkle, Cerydra, and Archer |
| Cosmic Scholar | Stacks “Cake Cats” based on the star level of “Cosmic Scholar” members and receives bonus rewards according to the number of stacks. | Asta, Herta, Ruan Mei, Dr. Ratio, The Herta |
| Stellaron Hunters | The “Stellaron Hunters” member with the most equipment will become the “Star Hunter,” and the “Stellaron Hunters” will assist the “Star Hunter” in combat. For example, when Firefly becomes the “Star Hunter,” after the Stellaron Hunters attack a certain number of times, Firefly will immediately release her Ultimate “Supernova Overload.” | Blade, Kafka, Silver Wolf, Firefly |
Honkai Star Rail Currency War Rewards
Currency Wars will give a ton of first-time rewards, alongside a weekly reward reset like the Simulated Universe. Here are all the HSR Currency War rewards:
- 4000 Stellar Jades
- Self-Modeling Resin
- Variable Dice
- Tracks of Destiny
- Star Rail Pass
- Herta Bond
- Tears of Dreams
- Traveler’s Guide
- Refined Aether
- Lost Crystal
- Owlbert Avatar
- Credit
Alongside these, there can be other rewards for ranking up and completing certain benchmarks. So, you have a lot to earn in the upcoming update.
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Yes, Currency Wars is a permanent game mode that will reset after a certain number of days, which is called its update cycle.
At the finalization of a Currency Wars match, players will earn Currency Wars Points based on their performance in the challenge and receive Point Rewards. These rewards reset every two weeks on Monday at 04:00 (server time).
