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Gallagher is a 4-star Abundance character with the Fire damage type and features more offensive than healing abilities. His best Relic and Planar ornaments set is the 4-piece Thief of Shooting Meteor, and 2-piece Broken Keel. His best Light cone is 'What is Real?'. Gallagher's best team comp is Clara, Gallagher, Ruan Mei, and Fu Xuan, as he is more of a sub-DPS with healing. He's not ideal for sustain teams.
This Aventurine-Dr. Ratio Fan Theory Is Blowing My Mind, but Could It Be True?
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A new fan theory is currently going on in the Honkai Star Rail community, where Dr. Ratio is supposedly disguising as Aventurine during the Aventurine-Sparkle conversation. After going through the pieces of evidence, we have checked their validity and pointed out the loopholes. It is hard to judge whether this fan theory is correct or not before we learn more about the Penacony story in the upcoming missions.
Guinaifen is a 4-star Nihility character in Honkai Star Rail with Fire Damage type and her kit is mainly suited for support. The 4-piece Prisoner in Deep Confinement and 2-piece Space Sealing Station are her best Relics. Her best Light Cone is Solitary Healing at Superimposition 5. The best team comp for Guinaifen is Kafka, Black Swan (Sub DPS), Guinaifen (Support), and Huohuo (Sustain).
Honkai Star Rail 2.1 Leak Hints At Another Free 4-Star Character Reward
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Leaks via Dim Leaks reveal that Honkai Star Rail 2.1 will again feature a free 4-star character selector, like version 2.0 does. According to the leak, players will be able to choose between Gallagher, Misha, Xueyi, Hanya, Guinaifen, Luka, Lynx, and Yukong. Gallagher and Xueyi both can be solid picks among the free characters in HSR 2.1.
Two new Planar Ornament Sets have been leaked for the Honkai Star Rail 2.1 version, via Dim Leaks. The new Planar Ornament Sets are Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation and Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm. Both the sets are geared towards DPS and Sub-DPS characters. The Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation set will be especially useful in Pure Fiction, and the Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm Ornament set is perfect for Acheron.
Honkai Star Rail 2.1 Banners will feature three new characters: Acheron, Aventurine, and Gallagher. Recent leaks reveal that FuXuan and Topaz will rerun in HSR 2.1 Banners. The leak also reveals that Acheron and FuXuan will in phase 1, and Aventurine and Topaz will feature in phase 2.
Honkai Star Rail Aventurine: Best Build, Kit, Eidolons & Release Date
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Aventurine is a 5-star Preservation character with the Imaginary damage type and features both offensive and defensive elements. His best Relic and Planar ornaments set is the 4-piece Knight of Purity Palace and 2-piece Broken Keel. His best Light cone is Inherently Unjust Destiny. Aventurine's best team comp is Dr. Ratio, Welt, Topaz, and Aventurine, but he can be strong for any hyper-carry team.
In Honkai Star Rail, Emanators are Pathstriders, who are granted permission by the Aeon of their path to draw power directly from the path itself. Emanators in HSR are extremely strong and they are often the strongest in their path after the Aeon. All the known Emanators are: Phantylia, Calenova, Irontomb, Sun Devourer, Zephyro, Zuro, Herta, Zandar One Kuwabara, Acheron, Diamond, Taravan Keane, Shuhu, Wingperor, Noblesse Worm, Skaracabaz, and Messenger.
Origami Birds are the latest addition to Honkai Star Rail, added in the 2.0 update and are only local to Penacony Dreamscape areas. Collecting all of the Origami birds for each area will provide many rewards, including Stellar Jades and two 4-star Light Cones. Origami Birds are hidden throughout the Dreamscape of Penacony in various things and their locations can be marked using Aideen coins.
Misha is a 4-star Destruction character in HSR with the Ice Damage type. He has a multiple hit Bounce Ultimate, which also has a 24% base chance of freezing enemies. His best relic sets are 4-piece Hunter Of Glacial Forest and 2-Piece Inert Salsotto. The main and sub stats for Misha are Crit Rate %, Crit Damage % and Attack %, followed by Effect Hit rate and Speed. He is best suited for freeze teams and his best team composition is: Jingliu, Misha, Ruan Mei, and Huohuo.
Honkai Star Rail 2.0 released 2 new relic sets - The Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters and Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machinations. The Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters relic set is tailor-made for DoT DPS characters and other characters who bank on debuffed enemies. The Watchmaker Master of Dream Machinations relic set is perfect for support characters, who amplify allies with their Ultimate. The new relics are located at Reverie (Dreamscape) in Penacony.
Aideen Tokens are the latest currency and they are mainly used for running the Dreamy slot machines in Penacony. They can be used to play mini-games in the Aideen Park or used to locate Origami Birds. Aideen tokens can be purchased from Dancy in Aideen Park or earned as rewards for completing different tasks.
Firefly is a new character added in Honkai Star Rail 2.0, and she has played a major role in the first few trailblazing missions. Her real identity is still hidden and she is attacked by Death at the end, portraying that she has lost her life. There are also leaks about Firefly being the pilot of Sam, the Stellaron Hunter but the leak is old and unreliable.
Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae is a 5-star Destruction character in Honkai Star Rail with Imaginary Damage type and his kit is mainly suited for DPS. The 4-piece Wastelander of Banditry Desert and 2-piece Rutilant Arean are his best Relics. His best Light Cones are Brighter than the Sun, and On the Fall of an Aeon. The best team comp for Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae is Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae (DPS), Tingyun (Support), Hanya (Support), Luocha (Sustain).
Honkai Star Rail recently tweeted that the game's iOS app is coming to Apple Vision Pro on February 6,2024. This is also the release date of Honkai Star Rail version 2.0. HSR Version 2.0 appears to be one of the biggest updates since the release of the game, and having the game released on Apple Vision Pro on the same date will help both of them.
Clara is a 5-star Destruction character in Honkai Star Rail who does Physical Damage and is best suited as a main DPS. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Champion of Streetwise Boxing and 2-piece Inert Salsotto. The main and sub stats for Clara are Attack %, Crit Rate and Crit Damage. She is best suited with characters who increase Clara's aggro and fits perfectly with Silver Wolf, Pela and Lynx.
Honkai Star Rail 2.0: Get Free 4-Star Character and 20 Free Pulls
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Honkai Star Rail 2.0 will be released on February 6, 2024, and it will reward players with 20 free premium Star Rail Passes and one free 4-star character, among Guinaifen, Sampo, Asta, and Yukong. To get the free 4-star character, players will need to complete The Fateful Crossings: Hanu's Prison Break event in the HSR 2.0 version. To get the 20 free premium Star Rail Passes, login every day for 7 days and complete the Honkai Star Rail check-in during the Gift of Odyssey and the Starchaser's Gift Check-in event.
Penacony will add many new characters, NPCs, and Villains, and many of them will be playable. So far we know about 18 new characters coming in the Penacony World, both native and invited. Here are all the Penacony characters we know so far: Black Swan, Acheron, Duke 'Ifrit' Inferno, Robin, Sunday, Boothill, Sam, Misha, Sparkle, Gallagher, Firefly, Adventurine, Constance, Akash, Dubra, Caterina, Clockie, Hamster Ball Knight, Hanu, and The Great Tatalov.
Honkai Star Rail 2.0 Livestream Codes: Redeem Free 300 Stellar Jades
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The Honkai Star Rail 2.0 Livestream is scheduled for today, at 7.30 PM (UTC+8). Developers will give out Redeem Codes for 300 free Stellar Jades and other rewards during the livestream. To redeem from the website, visit the official HSR redeem website > login to your account > set the correct server > enter the code and select Redeem. To redeem from in-game, open the game > select the 3 dot option > select Redemption Code > enter the codes and Redeem.
Honkai Star Rail 2.1 Characters Revealed in Latest Drip Marketing
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Honkai Star Rail's latest drip marketing campaign revealed three new characters — Acheron, Aventurine, and Gallagher. Acheron is a 5-star Nihility character, Aventurine is a 5-star Preservation character, and Gallagher is a 4-star Abundance character. All three characters will likely feature in the upcoming Honkai Star Rail 2.1 update. Honkai Star Rail 2.1 is estimated to be released on March 22, 2024.
The Honkai Star Rail 2.0 livestream is scheduled for January 26 at 7:30 PM (UTC+8) on Honkai Star Rail's official YouTube channel. The livestream will reveal Redeem codes for Stellar Jades and other rewards. Honkai Star Rail 2.0 version will feature many new exciting things including three new characters, one new world with many new explorable area, new events, many new Light Cones, and much more.
Himeko is a 5-star Erudition character in Honkai Star Rail with the Fire Damage type and is best suited for the Pure Fiction game mode. Her best relic sets are 4-piece The Ashblazing Grand Duke and 2-piece Inert Salsotto. The main and sub-stats for Himeko are Crit Rate and Damage, Speed, and Attack %. Her best team comp in Pure Fiction is Himeko, Topaz, Ruan Mei, and Luocha.
Herta is a 4-star Erudition character in Honkai Star Rail who does Ice Damage and is best suited for the Pure Fiction game mode. Her best relic sets are 4-Piece The Ashblazing Grand Duke and 2-piece Inert Salsotto. The main and sub stats for Herta are Crit and Attack%. Her best team comp in Pure Fiction is Himeko, Ruan Mei and Luocha.
Duke Ifrit Inferno Honkai Star Rail: Kit, Lore, and Playable or Not
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Duke Inferno is the latest villain added to Honkai Star Rail and will likely play a major role in the upcoming Penacony Trailblaze missions. His real name is Ifrit and he is the leader of the Ever-Flame mansion faction, belonging to the Annihilation Gang. Duke Inferno is likely going to be a Destruction character with the Fire Damage type. The trend of Honkai Star Rail's main villains suggests that Duke Inferno won't be a playable character.
Honkai Star Rail redeem codes provide free Stellar Jades and other in-game resources without grinding. To redeem the Honkai Star Rail codes, you can use the website or do it In-game. For the website, open the website > Login to your account > Redeem the codes, and for in-game, open the game > select the 3 dots menu > select Redemption code > enter the codes and redeem them.
Honkai Star Rail: Thief of Shooting Meteor Relic Location & Build Guide
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The Thief of Shooting Meteor relic set is one of the most accessible relic sets in Honkai Star Rail. The 4-piece set gives a 32% Break Effect increase and also regenerates 3 energy for the wearer every time they Weakness Break enemies. The best characters for The Thief of Shooting Meteor relic set are: Ruan Mei, Welt, Xueyi, and Asta.
Stages 3 and 4 of Pure Fiction in Honkai Star Rail are the hardest stages in the new game mode. Many players are struggling to clear them due to lack of proper team composition. Both the stage 3 and 4 of Pure Fiction has the Physical, Lightning, Ice and Fire weakness, so using characters with the same weakness types makes it easier to clear the stages. For both stages, focus on defeating the weaker enemies first in both halves, before fighting the elite ones.
Speed is the most important and least explained stat in Honkai Star Rail. Breaking specific speed breakpoints allows characters to take multiple actions in a turn cycle. The first 10 Speed breakpoints are: 90, 93.4, 106.7, 120.1, 133.4, 146.7, 160.1, 173.4, 186.7, and 200.1. Every character has a different base speed stat and some characters do better with more speed, while others with less speed.
Honkai Star Rail Leaks: 7 New Light Cones in Forgotten Hall Store Revealed
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The latest Honkai Star Rail leaks, via Team Chikawa, have confirmed the 7 new Light Cones, one for each path, with their full abilities. The Developer Radio: Penacony Special Edition first revealed about the new Light Cones coming to the Forgotten Hall with the Honkai Star Rail 2.0 version. Four of the Light Cones appear to be the 4-star signature Light Cones of Sam, Gallagher, Sunday, and Sparkle.
Honkai Star Rail Is Coming to Nvidia GeForce Now Cloud Gaming Service
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The popular gacha TTRPG game — Honkai Star Rail is soon coming to the Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming service. Earlier today, the official account of Nvidia GeForce Now tweeted the Penacony trailer of Honkai Star Rail and confirmed that players will soon be able to play the game on their cloud gaming service. Although the release date is not given, we can assume it to happen around the release of Honkai Star Rail version 2.0.
Acheron is a 5-star Nihility character with the Lightning damage type, and she is one of the main characters in the Penacony trailblaze missions. Recent leaks from DIM and Homdgcat has revealed her entire Kit, including Eidolons and Trace abilities. She has a unique kit, which doesn't use energy to recharge Ultimate. Acheron's kit allows debuffing enemies while dealing high multi-target damage with her AoE Ultimate and Blast Skill.
Honkai Star Rail Pure Fiction Character Tier List: Best Characters
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Pure Fiction is the latest permanent game mode in Honkai Star Rail and it has a completely different meta from other game modes. That's why we have created a separate character tier list, featuring characters specifically for Pure Fiction. However, like every tier list, this one is also subjective and your opinion might not always align with it.
Honkai Star Rail will release the new Penacony World with the 2.0 update and it is set to feature many new characters. New leaks from otchim_leaks have revealed the in-game models of Boothill, Gallagher, Sunday, and Robin using model swap. The models give us a good look at the new characters. Recent leaks have also revealed a new travel mechanic in Penacony.
Tingyun is a 4-star Harmony character who does Lightning Damage and is best suited Support. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Messenger Traversing Hackerspace and 2-piece Broken Keel. The main and sub stats for Tingyun are Speed, Energy Regeneration Rate and HP %, followed by Effect Resistance % and Defense %. She brings value to any team, and pairs best with Hyper Carries. Her best team is with Jingliu, Pela, and Huohuo.
Sparkle is a 5-star Harmony character who does Quantum Damage and is best suited as Support. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Messenger Traversing Hackerspace and 2-piece Broken Keel. The main and sub stats for Sparkle are Crit Damage %, Effect Resistance %, and Speed, followed by HP % and Defense %. She brings value to any team, and pairs best with Hyper Carries. Her best team is a mono Quantum team with Seele, Silver Wolf, and Fu Xuan.
The Gold and Gears update to the Simulated Universe introduces customizable Dice Faces, the Path of Erudition, and the new Intra-Cognition system. In this game mode, players need to go through planes while keeping the recommended Intra-Cognition system, which will unlock story secrets in the Simulated Universe. The new game mode rewards 4000 Stellar for clearing it the first time. Best characters for Gold and Gears are Jingliu, Dan Heng IL, Argenti, Qingque, Bronya, Ruan Mei, Luocha, Fu Xuan, Huohuo.
Honkai Star Rail Leak Shows Traveling in Penacony Will Use Optical Illusions
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The new traveling mechanic for Penacony has been revealed in leaked gameplay footage. The Penacony Travel mechanic will use Optical Illusions to align different buildings to form paths after players activate the Dream's Eye using the nearby bird statues. Entering the Dream's Eye changes the standard Third person view to Bird's eye view, which aligns the different unconnected buildings to form traversable paths.
Honkai Star Rail Pure Fiction Guide: How to Unlock and Best Characters
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Pure Fiction was released on January 8, 2024, in Honkai Star Rail after the Memory of Chaos update finished. The game mode features constantly respawning enemies for a limited number of turn cycles, which can be defeated to earn points. After the turn cycle finishes, players will get rewards based on the total score. The Pure Fiction game mode will reward 720 Stellar Jades, Jade Feather, the 4-Star Character Lynx, and Credits.
Kafka is a 5-star Nihility character that does Lightning Damage and is best suited for DoT builds. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Prisoner in Deep Confinement and 2-piece Space Sealing Station. The main and sub stats for Kafka are Attack % and Speed, followed by Effect Hit rate and Break Effect. She is best suited for teams with a DoT applier (Luka or Sampo), a defense shredder (Pela or Silver Wolf), and any sustain (Huohuo or Geopard).
March 7th's old name has been recently leaked by UBatcha, a well know HSR leaker. The leaks reveal that March 7th's old name was 'Celimene' in 2021 — meaning Heavenly Moon or Heavenly Strength — and it originates from the 17th century French playwright Molière, for a character in his play Le Misanthrope. Whether this is her original name or not is only up to speculation. Previously, the name 'Eileen' was leaked as March 7th's name, which also means Strength.
Honkai Star Rail Blade Best Build: Relics, Light Cones & Teams Comps
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Blade is a 5* Destruction character that does Wind Damage and is best suited for carry or sub-DPS builds. His best relic sets are 4-piece Longevous Disciple and 2-Piece Inert Salsotto. The main Relic stats for Blade are Crit Damage and Crit Rate, followed by HP% and Attack%. He is best suited as a Hyper Carry with one buffer (Bronya or Asta), a defense shredder (Pela or Silver Wolf), and any healer with reactive heals (Luocha or Natasha).
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Kit, Best Build, Light Cones & Teams Comps
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Black Swan is a 5-star Nihility character in Honkai Star Rail who does Wind Damage and is best suited for DoT builds. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Prisoner in Deep Confinement and 2-piece Space Sealing Station. The main and sub stats for Black Swan are Attack % and Speed, followed by Effect Hit rate and Break Effect. She is best suited for teams with a DoT applier (Guinafen or Luka). Her best team will have Kafka, Pela, and Huohuo.