If players want to enhance their damage output in Honkai: Star Rail ’s combat system , however, Seele may be the way to go. This 5-star character follows The Hunt Path, making her strong when hitting single targets with critical damage. Not only is she one of the few characters that use the Quantum element, but she is also a single-target striker that can easily take out weaker opponents and deal massive damage to enemies affected by Weakness Br
If Bailu is not available, mainly due to her 5-star status, Natasha is the best 4-star Honkai: Star Rail substitute. Another of the three characters in The Abundance Path as of launch, the medic is a great healer to have and upgrade. She lacks the restoration potential that Bailu presents but is also completely dedicated to keeping her teammates alive for as long as possi
This Is Me! is the other Light Cone March 7th can effectively use . This Light Cone is great for her Frozen build while still supporting her shield abilities. It has a higher DEF boost than Day One of My New Life and increases DMG after an Ultimate for up to 120% of March 7th's DEF. This will not only heighten the effectiveness of a Frozen build but will support a Shield build as w
Those issues aren't directly related to the core of Star Rail , however, which shines as brightly as any of the celestial bodies it tasks players with visiting. The quality of content at launch is, quite simply, incredible - it really looks, feels, and plays like a live service game that has already been out for years. Its turn-based combat might, tragically, not be for everyone, even in spite of its depth of tactics and highly customizable loadouts. That should be something everyone decides for themselves, however. Honkai: Star Rail is a must-play 2023 release that could very well become the next big thing in live service games, and will, if nothing else, become one of the better RPG releases in recent mem
Serving as one of the game's starting characters, Dan Heng is surprisingly capable when it comes to his role as a single-target damage dealer, with his Wind element and Hunt Path targeting a common early-game weakness and allowing him to easily break enemies. Complementing his damage dealing prowess, Dan Heng's talent gives him a hefty Wind resistance penetration buff after he's targeted by any ally's ability, boosting his already-impressive damage even further and giving him an easily usable synergy with many Harmony and Preservation characters - including fellow starter character March
The turn-based combat itself is also an immediate joy, with seamless animations making the initial battles feel flashy and impactful even while they're largely getting players up to speed on Star Rail 's gameplay systems. There are seven elements that serve as means to break enemy weaknesses, and balancing a team that's spread out with these elements while also functional represents a significant challenge. Traditional roles like tank and healer are somewhat subverted here - though there's obvious representations of both - and flexibility seems to be the name of the game when it comes to Honkai: Star Rail. The ability to swap teammates after previewing an enemy's weaknesses on the map helps ensure there are a minimum of ill-prepared fights that feel unwinna
The main stats of March 7th's Relics and Planetary Ornaments in her Shield build should all focus on DEF%. When combined with Eidolon level three, this will make March 7th's Counters potent and her shields sturdy in Honkai: Star Rail . A Frozen build has more variety, however. Her Body Relic would focus on Effect Hit Rate, while her Feet would benefit from ATK%. Her Planar Sphere would give an Ice DMG bonus, and her Link Rope could be either ATK% or Energy Regen R
Although these different builds support different elements of March 7th's kit, each side synergizes well with the other. Once she unlocks her A6 Trace, her chance to Freeze enemies with her Ultimate increases to 65%. A good Frozen build could allow March 7th to guarantee Freezing all the enemies on the field. Meanwhile, March 7th's Skill and Talent combo allows for synergy with many characters, especially **Honkai Star Rail Banners: Star Rail ** 's Dan He
Similar to how each of Genshin 's Archons associates with a single element, the Aeons of Star Rail each follow a singular path - although unlike elements (which do still exist in Star Rail ), Paths are much more similar to character classes. Like the Aeons, each of Honkai: Star Rail 's playable characters follows a certain Path, which has important implications for what role they play in battle. Characters following The Hunt path, for example, focuses primarily on single target damage, while The Erudition focuses on multi-target damage. At launch, there are seven Paths implemented in the game's combat, each serving a different gameplay funct