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Best Characters in Honkai: Star Rail in 2025
It’s the second anniversary of Honkai: Star Rail, and fans both new and old may be wondering which characters they should pull for in 2025. Here is a list of some of the best general units you can get in the game. Note that these are basic and don't necessarily all fill the same role in a party. As of the time of writing, Honkai: Star Rail heavily favors characters who either specialize in AoE attacks or high HP and HP reduction. This means shielders, like Aventurine, and single-target DPS characters, like Feixiao, aren’t as universally useful. However, it’s important to keep in mind that the meta of the game shifts, and the game mode and DPS of choice will change which character you prioritize. For example, Huohuo will have a hard time working with Castorice, but she shines when paired with Aglaea. Choosing characters based on your individual needs is sometimes more important than picking whoever is topping the tier lists. For this article, we focused on picking characters who are easy to raise or use for F2P players, excel in multiple modes in the game, and have generic enough kits that you can use them with almost any archetype. Though we didn’t include any 4-stars, honorable mentions do go to March 7th (Hunt), Pela, and Gallagher. HoYoVerse hasn’t released any new 4-star characters since Moze, but they’re still good units to invest in. The Herta Screenshot by Siliconera The Herta is a great DPS who matches the current AoE meta. However, even if the game shifts away from that, you can still use her in modes like Apocalyptic Shadow or Pure Fiction, as they prioritize killing as many enemies as possible in a short amount of turns. Though not her optimal team or build, you can get away with using F2P units and a Light Cone other than her signature. Unlike characters like Acheron or Castorice, The Herta can still put out some good damage with those compromises. Tribbie Screenshot by Siliconera Tribbie is a fantastic universal support character who can increase all allies’ All-Type RES PEN, as well as how much DMG the enemy takes. She can also double as a sub-DPS with her follow-up attack, which uses ally Ultimates as the trigger. The simple activation cost for Tribbie’s follow-up attack, as well as the fact that literally any composition or archetype can make use of her buffs, means that Tribbie is well worth the investment no matter who you want to use or pull. Ruan Mei Screenshot by Siliconera Ruan Mei and Robin have been some of the best Harmony supports in the game since they came out, and the jury is out as to which is better. While Robin provides ATK, Crit DMG, and DMG boosts, as well as Advances Forward the entire party’s turns after she uses her Ultimate, we recommend Ruan Mei a tiny bit more, because of the more general usage of her buffs. For reference, Ruan Mei increases SPD, All-Type RES PEN, Weakness Break Efficiency, DMG, and Break Effect. She can also extend the duration of Weakness Break for one turn. Not everyone wants Crit DMG, but everyone wants what Ruan Mei’s selling. Lingsha Screenshot by Siliconera Lingsha is the “I’m a healer, but...” meme personified as a cute dragon lady. Like Ruan Mei, she’s a great universal healer who does especially well on Break teams. Not only can she double as a sub-DPS who can also heal with her summon, she can also increase how much Break DMG enemies receive with her Ultimate. Unlike other sustain units like Huohuo or Aventurine (unless you have his E1), Lingsha even has a panic button (her Ultimate and/or Ember’s Echo) when you’re in a pinch. Huohuo Screenshot by Siliconera Even a year after this article hyping her up, Huohuo remains one of the best sustains in the game due to her auto-heal, cleanse, and Energy Regeneration. She can also increase the party’s ATK. While characters who don’t use a typical Ultimate charge, such as Feixiao and Castorice, exist, the overwhelming majority of the roster do. She doesn’t have the sheer versatility and damage output as Lingsha, but she’s still well worth the Stellar Jades. Honkai: Star Rail is readily available on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices. The post Best Characters in Honkai: Star Rail in 2025 appeared first on Siliconera.
It’s the second anniversary of Honkai: Star Rail, and fans both new and old may be wondering which characters they should pull for in 2025. Here is a list of some of the best general units you can get in the game. Note that these are basic and don't necessarily all fill the same role in a party.
As of the time of writing, Honkai: Star Rail heavily favors characters who either specialize in AoE attacks or high HP and HP reduction. This means shielders, like Aventurine, and single-target DPS characters, like Feixiao, aren’t as universally useful. However, it’s important to keep in mind that the meta of the game shifts, and the game mode and DPS of choice will change which character you prioritize. For example, Huohuo will have a hard time working with Castorice, but she shines when paired with Aglaea. Choosing characters based on your individual needs is sometimes more important than picking whoever is topping the tier lists.
For this article, we focused on picking characters who are easy to raise or use for F2P players, excel in multiple modes in the game, and have generic enough kits that you can use them with almost any archetype. Though we didn’t include any 4-stars, honorable mentions do go to March 7th (Hunt), Pela, and Gallagher. HoYoVerse hasn’t released any new 4-star characters since Moze, but they’re still good units to invest in.
The Herta
The Herta is a great DPS who matches the current AoE meta. However, even if the game shifts away from that, you can still use her in modes like Apocalyptic Shadow or Pure Fiction, as they prioritize killing as many enemies as possible in a short amount of turns. Though not her optimal team or build, you can get away with using F2P units and a Light Cone other than her signature. Unlike characters like Acheron or Castorice, The Herta can still put out some good damage with those compromises.
Tribbie
Tribbie is a fantastic universal support character who can increase all allies’ All-Type RES PEN, as well as how much DMG the enemy takes. She can also double as a sub-DPS with her follow-up attack, which uses ally Ultimates as the trigger. The simple activation cost for Tribbie’s follow-up attack, as well as the fact that literally any composition or archetype can make use of her buffs, means that Tribbie is well worth the investment no matter who you want to use or pull.
Ruan Mei
Ruan Mei and Robin have been some of the best Harmony supports in the game since they came out, and the jury is out as to which is better. While Robin provides ATK, Crit DMG, and DMG boosts, as well as Advances Forward the entire party’s turns after she uses her Ultimate, we recommend Ruan Mei a tiny bit more, because of the more general usage of her buffs. For reference, Ruan Mei increases SPD, All-Type RES PEN, Weakness Break Efficiency, DMG, and Break Effect. She can also extend the duration of Weakness Break for one turn. Not everyone wants Crit DMG, but everyone wants what Ruan Mei’s selling.
Lingsha
Lingsha is the “I’m a healer, but...” meme personified as a cute dragon lady. Like Ruan Mei, she’s a great universal healer who does especially well on Break teams. Not only can she double as a sub-DPS who can also heal with her summon, she can also increase how much Break DMG enemies receive with her Ultimate. Unlike other sustain units like Huohuo or Aventurine (unless you have his E1), Lingsha even has a panic button (her Ultimate and/or Ember’s Echo) when you’re in a pinch.
Huohuo
Even a year after this article hyping her up, Huohuo remains one of the best sustains in the game due to her auto-heal, cleanse, and Energy Regeneration. She can also increase the party’s ATK. While characters who don’t use a typical Ultimate charge, such as Feixiao and Castorice, exist, the overwhelming majority of the roster do. She doesn’t have the sheer versatility and damage output as Lingsha, but she’s still well worth the Stellar Jades.
Honkai: Star Rail is readily available on the PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices.
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