Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List & Value List v4.0(2026)

So you just pulled a new character, or maybe you’re staring at your roster, wondering why your team keeps struggling in Memory of Chaos. We’ve all been there. You pour hours into building someone and then find out that the community figured out they’re not quite what you hoped for. Painful.

That’s exactly why this Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List exists. Not to make you feel bad about your roster, but to help you make smart decisions going forward. Think of this less as a rigid rulebook and more as a compass from someone who’s genuinely spent time in the weeds with this game.

One thing worth saying upfront: tier lists are tools, not laws. A well-built A-tier character with the right teammates can absolutely clear endgame content. That said, if you’re deciding where to spend your hard-earned Stellar Jade, knowing the Honkai Star Rail Value List landscape makes all the difference.

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The Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List (Interactive)

This tier list ranks every playable character in Honkai: Star Rail across three separate evaluation frameworks: an overall ranking that blends all content, a role-based breakdown separating DPS from Support and Sustain, and a dedicated endgame breakdown covering Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, and Apocalyptic Shadow. Ratings reflect the current meta as of Version 3.8 and assume E0S1 (base character, signature light cone) unless otherwise noted.

Tier	Characters
SS SS Tier	Phainon Phainon SS Pros Powerful DPS during Enhanced State High Surviviabilty during Enhanced state Can dispel debuffs on his own F2P-friendly teams and Light Cones Cons DMG outside of Enhanced State is only decent Castorice Castorice SS Pros Powerful AoE DMG Skill Point Neutral F2P-friendly teams Revive Global Passive Cons Light Cone options are limited Anaxa Anaxa SS Pros Can Implant Missing Weaknesses Skill is great for both single-targets and mobs Crowd Control with Ultimate F2P-friendly teams and Light Cone options Cons AoE DMG is weaker compared to other Erudition units The Herta The Herta SS Pros Powerful AoE DMG Can hold her own in single-target scenarios F2P-friendly Teams Cons Skill Point heavy Sunday Sunday SS Pros Provides turn advance to a single unit and their memosprite Can restore energy to a single unit Provides powerful CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG buffs to a DPS SP-Neutral when his Ultimate is activated Cons Buffs can only affect one party member Tribbie Tribbie SS Pros Provides party-wide All-Type RES PEN buff Provides supplemental Follow-up Attack DMG Great for AoE or Dual DPS teams Cons Needs AoE units to quickly fill up Energy Evernight Evernight SS Pros High Memosprite DMG Can buff other Memosprite's CRIT DMG Can work as a standalone DPS or paired with Castorice Cons Buffs can only work on memosprites Sparkle Sparkle SS Pros Provides a lot of Skill Points with her Ultimate Provides turn advance to a single unit Provides DMG and CRIT DMG buffs Cons Requires good substat rolls (SPD for speed tuning + CDMG) if you want to get the most out of her kit Hyacine Hyacine SS Pros Powerful healing Can increase the party's Max HP Can deal decent damage through Little Ica Has a high innate SPD stat Cons Relies on Skill Usage for healing and Ult uptime Permansor Terrae Permansor Terrae SS Pros Stacking Shields is great for sustain Grants allies a summon (Souldragon) which gives them an extra instance of DMG Boosts Bondmate's ATK based on his own Cons Light Cones options are limited due to being ATK scaling Can work with HP scaling teams but the ATK buff would be useless Huohuo Huohuo SS Pros Great healing Can cleanse allies outside of her turn Provides party-wide energy restoration and ATK buffs Cons Relies on Skill usage for healing uptime Feixiao Feixiao SS Pros Powerful Single-target DMG Ultimate can ignore enemy weaknesses F2P-friendly Teams Cons Struggles in multi-target content
S+ S+ Tier	Cyrene Cyrene S+ Pros Provides a party-wide True DMG buff Can increase party DMG simply by being on the field Enhances Chrysos Heir characters Can cleanse debuffs with her Ultimate F2P Light Cone options Cons Buffs are only useful on Chrysos Heir teams Ultimate needs a lot of turns to charge up outside of a premium Castorice team Yao Guang Yao Guang S+ Pros Is SP-Positive Increases Elation DMG Provides All-Type RES PEN Has F2P Light Cone options Cons Only useful in select teams such as Elation or with SP-hungry units High Ultimate cost Ruan Mei Ruan Mei S+ Pros Best Support for Break DMG teams Provides a party-wide SPD and All-Type RES PEN buff Skill Point friendly Robin Robin S+ Pros Party-wide turn advance with her Ultimate Provides a party-wide ATK and CRIT DMG buff Skill Point friendly Cons High Ultimate Energy cost Acheron Acheron S+ Pros Powerful in both Single-target and AoE scenarios Has a lot of innate self-buffs Ultimate can ignore enemy weaknesses Cons Her Light Cone, Along the Passing Shore, is mandatory Mydei Mydei S+ Pros High AoE Skill DMG Very tanky for a DPS unit Can get tons of CRIT Rate from having high HP Cons Automatic gameplay when under the Vendetta state Archer Archer S+ Pros Skill deals a lot of DMG and Toughness DMG One of the highest Ultimate multipliers in-game F2P-friendly Light Cone options Cons Needs Sparkle to do his best Struggles a lot in AoE scenarios Firefly Firefly S+ Pros Powerful Break DMG Can implant the Fire Weakness Quite tanky for a DPS unit Cons Will struggle against enemies that can disable their own Toughness Bar Needs specific Supports like Trailblazer and especially Ruan Mei Cipher Cipher S+ Pros Very fast Follow-up attacker Powerful Ultimate DMG when Tally is high Permanent Vulnerability debuff Cons DMG outside of Ultimate is only decent Cerydra Cerydra S+ Pros Can buff Skill DMG Allows the DPS to use their Skill twice Very easy to build thanks to innate ATK and SPD buffs Cons Buffs only target one ally Buffs are only best used with DPS units who deal Skill DMG The Dahlia The Dahlia S+ Pros Enables Super Break DMG outside of Weakness Break Provides Weakness Break Efficiency Can implant Weakness based on DPS Has F2P Light Cone options Cons Only useful in Break Effect teams Yunli Yunli S+ Pros Powerful across all Endgame content with Physical weakness Strong in both Single-target and AoE scenarios Ultimate can be triggered even if enemy doesn't attack Cons High Ultimate Energy cost DMG heavily relies on the enemy attacking her Bronya Bronya S+ Pros Provides turn advance to a single unit Provides a party-wide ATK and CRIT DMG buff Cons Skill Point heavy Requires good substat rolls (SPD for speed tuning + CDMG) if you want to get the most out of her kit Saber Saber S+ Pros Innate CRIT stats make her easy to build Great in both single-target and AoE High Toughness DMG with her Ultimate F2P-friendly Light Cone options Cons Skill Point heavy Needs premium Supports that provide turn-advance Very technical to use optimally Trailblazer (Ice) Trailblazer (Ice) S+ Pros Provides a party-wide CRIT DMG buff Provides turn advance and True DMG buffs to a single unit Cons Turn advance can ruin rotations if not planned properly Rappa Rappa S+ Pros Powerful across all Endgame content with Imaginary weakness Strong in both Single-target and especially AoE scenarios Cons Needs her Ultimate to be able to deal DMG No innate Weakness Ignore outside of Ultimate Fugue Fugue S+ Pros Excellent Support for Break teams Can help an ally ignore Enemy Weaknesses Provides DEF shred on multiple enemies Skill Point friendly Cons Low DMG Output Weaker Super Break and DEF shred compared to other Supports Hysilens Hysilens S+ Pros Powerful DoT especially when Zone is up Provides DEF and Vulnerability debuffs Ultimate can restore a Skill Point F2P-friendly Light Cones Cons Relies on Kafka to keep up with other DPS units No F2P-friendly teams Aventurine Aventurine S+ Pros Strongest shield in the game Provides a party-wide Effect RES buff Skill Point friendly Cons Ultimate can only target one enemy Aglaea Aglaea S+ Pros Has a lot of innate SPD, which results in a lot of turns Attacks very frequently thanks to her SPD and Memosprite Very Skill Point friendly Cons Needs E1 and Sunday to fix her Energy Problems Ultimate requires a lot of energy DMG outside of Ultimate is poor Lingsha Lingsha S+ Pros Great and frequent healing Follow-up attacks can cleanse allies off-turn Ultimate can increase Break DMG received by enemies Cons A bit Skill Point heavy Kafka Kafka S+ Pros Can deal DMG through DoTs applied to the enemy Doesn't need CRIT stats to deal a lot of DMG Cons Heavily relies on the party members' DoTs to deal DMG Struggles in Endgame content without buffs tailored for her and a Premium team Black Swan Black Swan S+ Pros Great DoT damage Can decrease enemy DEF and ignore DEF on her DoT Jade Jade S+ Pros Great AoE DMG with off-turn Follow-up attacks Skill Point friendly Made for Pure Fiction Cons Struggles a lot on single-target content without The Herta Gallagher Gallagher S+ Pros Very Skill Point friendly Besotted debuff can help heal allies and increase Break DMG dealt Good for a lot of teams and great in Break DMG teams Cons Cleanse is locked behind E2
S S Tier	Jingliu Jingliu S Pros Has innate CRIT Rate stats, making her easy to build Great Blast DMG Skill Point Neutral Cons Low DMG outside of Enhanced state No dedicated Supports Blade Blade S Pros Self-sustaining AoE DMG dealer Efficient with his SP consumption Cons Does not benefit from ATK buffs Despite the self sustain, he still needs a healer to keep him alive Boothill Boothill S Pros Powerful Single-target DMG Ultimate can implant a Physical Weakness and delay enemy turns Skill Point friendly Cons Struggles in multi-target content Will struggle against enemies that can disable their own Toughness Bar Silver Wolf Silver Wolf S Pros Can implant a missing Weakness on an enemy Inflict a lot of debuffs simply by attacking Cons Can only implant a Weakness one enemy at a time The more different Elemental characters you own, the less value she provides Tingyun Tingyun S Pros Provides Energy Restoration Provides a party-wide ATK and CRIT DMG buff Cons Skill point friendly Buffs can only affect one party member Jing Yuan Jing Yuan S Pros Strong AoE DMG Decent amount of single-target DMG Cons DPS is slow unless paired with Sunday Lightning-Lord will not move if he gets crowd-controlled Needs Sunday to fix a lot of his weaknesses Topaz Topaz S Pros Great Support for Follow-up attack teams Skill Point friendly Can deal a lot of Toughness DMG when Ultimate is up Cons On her own, her personal DMG isn't that great Jiaoqiu Jiaoqiu S Pros Inflicts Vulnerability debuffs Can increase Ultimate DMG with Ultimate Cons Only best used with Acheron Fu Xuan Fu Xuan S Pros Provides party-wide DMG mitigation Skill can help resist Crowd-Control debuffs once Provides a party-wide CRIT Rate and HP buff Cons Can struggle against enemies that deal an absurd amount of AoE DMG Pela Pela S Pros Inflicts an AoE DEF shred with her Ultimate Can dispel an enemy buff with her Skill Skill Point friendly Cons Needs the Resolution Shines as Pearls of Sweat Light Cone to be a viable Support Luocha Luocha S Pros Excellent healing Can remove enemy buffs using Ultimate Immune to Crowd Control Skill Point friendly Cons Only has heals and cleanses, nothing else Being ATK scaling makes him squishy Trailblazer (Imaginary) Trailblazer (Imaginary) S Pros Provides Break Effect and Super Break DMG buffs to all allies High Toughness DMG with their Skill Gets better with Eidolons (which are free) Cons Deals significantly less DMG on enemies if the enemy isn't Weakness Broken March 7th (Imaginary) March 7th (Imaginary) S Pros Deals a lot of single target DMG Can be built as a CRIT or Break DPS Provides offensive buffs for the hypercarry Cons Struggles against scenarios with multiple enemies Moze Moze S Pros High single target and Toughness DMG Fits into any FuA team and is SP neutral Cons Performs less in other team comps compared to FuA Struggles against multiple enemies
A A Tier	Dr. Ratio Dr. Ratio A Pros Has innate CRIT stats from Talent, making him easy to build Strong Single-target DMG from Follow-up attacks Cons Skill Point heavy Enemies need at least three debuffs to reliably unleash Follow-up attacks Seele Seele A Pros Amazing single target DMG Can gain extra turns and increased DMG with Resurgence Cons SP hungry Struggles against multiple enemies with high HP Imbibitor Lunae Imbibitor Lunae A Pros Has high Blast DMG when his Basic ATKs are fully charged Cons Can deal increased CRIT DMG on Imaginary-weak enemies Very Skill Point heavy Needs Sparkle to be played comfortably Can struggle on enemies that he cannot Weakness Break Himeko Himeko A Pros Great AoE damage Performs well with another DPS and through Weakness Break Cons Struggles in single target scenarios Needs some investment to perform optimally Argenti Argenti A Pros Deals high AoE DMG Gets a lot of CRIT Rate with his Talent Both forms of his Ultimate can be used depending on the need Cons Ultimate has a high energy cost DMG output drops without Ultimate Struggles against single-target scenarios Clara Clara A Pros Does counterattacks and has high DMG potential Good survivability as a DPS Cons DMG output depends on enemy aggro Will struggle if enemy rarely attacks or is Weakness Broken Asta Asta A Pros Buffs SPD and ATK of the team Can deal high Toughness DMG with her Skill if it's a single enemy Cons Stacks can be hard to maintain without using SP Other Harmony characters perform better than her Gepard Gepard A Pros Provides a thick Shield for the party SP positive Requires little investment to be effective Cons Freeze is unreliable Relies on using his Ultimate to provide shields Bailu Bailu A Pros Provides consistent healing Skill Point friendly. + Revive mechanic can save characters Cons No cleanse as a healer Other sustain characters bring more to the team than her Herta Herta A Pros High AoE DMG through FuA and abilities High Toughness DMG Cons Hard to do FuA against bosses or Elites Poor performance in single target scenarios Welt Welt A Pros Slows enemies and delays their turns Increases DMG enemies take Cons Skill is unreliable against multiple targets Slow loses value depending on the team comp Guinaifen Guinaifen A Pros Can easily apply Burns and deal decent DoT DMG Increases DMG enemies take Skill Point friendly Cons Needs a lot of investment as a support Lynx Lynx A Pros Provides Cleanse for the entire party Provides a lot of healing and can increase aggro of a Destruction or Preservation unit Can be SP positive if needed Cons Cleanse being tied to her Ultimate is not as accessible as compared to other characters Hanya Hanya A Pros Regens SP for the team Buffs SPD for the hypercarry and DMG from Burden Cons Needs some setup for Burden Ultimate only buffs a single character Xueyi Xueyi A Pros DMG Bonus scales with Break Effect High Toughness DMG on Ultimate and ignores Type Weaknesses Cons Loses DMG against non-Quantum weak enemies Requires investment in Eidolons to shine
B B Tier	Natasha Natasha B Pros Heals and cleanses debuffs for the team F2P sustain option Cons Her kit is too simple and other characters bring more for the team Other sustain options are just better Qingque Qingque B Pros High DMG potential through Enhanced Basic ATKs Buffs her SPD and DMG Cons Reliant on luck and SP hungry Needs a lot of investment to perform optimally March 7th March 7th B Pros Can Shield allies and counterattack Can Freeze enemies with her Ultimate Cons Can't solo sustain the team since the Shield uses SP Other sustain options are just better Trailblazer (Fire) Trailblazer (Fire) B Pros Can Taunt enemies and reduce incoming DMG Gives the party shields Cons Taunt consumes SP Other Trailblazer forms are just better Serval Serval B Pros Decent DoT and AoE damage Spammable Ultimate Cons Still needs CRIT stats even with DoT Needs Eidolons to improve her performance Hook Hook B Pros Decent single target and Toughness DMG Applies Burns and can Advance her action Cons Needs to land Burn to deal damage optimally Other characters just deal more Fire DMG than her Yanqing Yanqing B Pros High single target DMG Buffs himself with offensive buffs Cons Needs shields to be optimally played Struggles in content that needs AoE DMG Yukong Yukong B Pros CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG buffs Can deal decent Toughness DMG Cons Needs Eidolons to be optimally played Other supports are just a better option and easier to play Misha Misha B Pros Ultimate deals more DMG through SP consumption High single target DMG Cons Bounce DMG on Ultimate is unreliable with multiple enemies Struggles in content that needs AoE DMG Luka Luka B Pros High single target DMG and can trigger Bleed Increases DMG taken by enemies Cons Struggles in content that needs AoE DMG Sampo Sampo B Pros Specializes in applying Wind Shear and AoE DMG Can deal decent Toughness DMG Cons Needs to ramp up in combat Needs some investment to be played optimally Dan Heng Dan Heng B Pros Decent single target DMG Cons Needs teammate buffs for his Talent Other characters just dish out more Wind DMG Sushang Sushang B Pros High SPD and high single target DMG Cons Damage is lower when enemies are not Weakness Broken SP hungry
C C Tier	Trailblazer Trailblazer C Pros Decent single-target and AoE DMG Cons Other characters deal more Physical DMG Other Trailblazer forms are better Arlan Arlan C Pros Increases DMG based on lost HP Cons Decreases survivability due to HP loss Needs shields to be played optimally

DPS

Tier	Characters
SS SS Tier	Phainon Phainon SS No detailed data available. Castorice Castorice SS No detailed data available. Anaxa Anaxa SS No detailed data available. The Herta The Herta SS No detailed data available. Evernight Evernight SS No detailed data available. Feixiao Feixiao SS No detailed data available.
S+ S+ Tier	Acheron Acheron S+ No detailed data available. Mydei Mydei S+ No detailed data available. Archer Archer S+ No detailed data available. Firefly Firefly S+ No detailed data available. Yunli Yunli S+ No detailed data available. Saber Saber S+ No detailed data available. Rappa Rappa S+ No detailed data available. Hysilens Hysilens S+ No detailed data available. Kafka Kafka S+ No detailed data available. Black Swan Black Swan S+ No detailed data available. Aglaea Aglaea S+ No detailed data available. Jade Jade S+ No detailed data available.
S S Tier	Jingliu Jingliu S No detailed data available. Blade Blade S No detailed data available. Boothill Boothill S No detailed data available. Jing Yuan Jing Yuan S No detailed data available. Cipher Cipher S No detailed data available. Topaz Topaz S No detailed data available. March 7th (Imaginary) March 7th (Imaginary) S No detailed data available. Moze Moze S No detailed data available.
A A Tier	Dr. Ratio Dr. Ratio A No detailed data available. Seele Seele A No detailed data available. Imbibitor Lunae Imbibitor Lunae A No detailed data available. Himeko Himeko A No detailed data available. Argenti Argenti A No detailed data available. Clara Clara A No detailed data available. Herta Herta A No detailed data available. Hyacine Hyacine A No detailed data available. Guinaifen Guinaifen A No detailed data available. Tribbie Tribbie A No detailed data available. Xueyi Xueyi A No detailed data available.
B B Tier	Qingque Qingque B No detailed data available. Serval Serval B No detailed data available. Hook Hook B No detailed data available. Yanqing Yanqing B No detailed data available. Misha Misha B No detailed data available. Luka Luka B No detailed data available. Sampo Sampo B No detailed data available. Dan Heng Dan Heng B No detailed data available. Sushang Sushang B No detailed data available.
C C Tier	Trailblazer Trailblazer C No detailed data available. Arlan Arlan C No detailed data available.

Support

Tier	Characters
SS SS Tier	Sunday Sunday SS No detailed data available. Tribbie Tribbie SS No detailed data available. Sparkle Sparkle SS No detailed data available.
S+ S+ Tier	Cyrene Cyrene S+ No detailed data available. Yao Guang Yao Guang S+ No detailed data available. Robin Robin S+ No detailed data available. Ruan Mei Ruan Mei S+ No detailed data available. Cipher Cipher S+ No detailed data available. Cerydra Cerydra S+ No detailed data available. Hyacine Hyacine S+ No detailed data available. The Dahlia The Dahlia S+ No detailed data available. Bronya Bronya S+ No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Ice) Trailblazer (Ice) S+ No detailed data available. Fugue Fugue S+ No detailed data available.
S S Tier	Permansor Terrae Permansor Terrae S No detailed data available. Silver Wolf Silver Wolf S No detailed data available. Tingyun Tingyun S No detailed data available. Topaz Topaz S No detailed data available. Jiaoqiu Jiaoqiu S No detailed data available. Pela Pela S No detailed data available. March 7th (Imaginary) March 7th (Imaginary) S No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Imaginary) Trailblazer (Imaginary) S No detailed data available.
A A Tier	Asta Asta A No detailed data available. Welt Welt A No detailed data available. Hanya Hanya A No detailed data available.
B B Tier	Yukong Yukong B No detailed data available.
C C Tier

Sustain

Tier	Characters
SS SS Tier	Hyacine Hyacine SS No detailed data available. Permansor Terrae Permansor Terrae SS No detailed data available. Huohuo Huohuo SS No detailed data available.
S+ S+ Tier	Aventurine Aventurine S+ No detailed data available. Lingsha Lingsha S+ No detailed data available. Gallagher Gallagher S+ No detailed data available.
S S Tier	Fu Xuan Fu Xuan S No detailed data available. Luocha Luocha S No detailed data available.
A A Tier	Gepard Gepard A No detailed data available. Bailu Bailu A No detailed data available. Lynx Lynx A No detailed data available.
B B Tier	Trailblazer Trailblazer B No detailed data available. Natasha Natasha B No detailed data available. March 7th March 7th B No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Fire) Trailblazer (Fire) B No detailed data available.
C C Tier

Memory of Chaos

Tier	Characters
SS SS Tier	Evernight Evernight SS No detailed data available. Phainon Phainon SS No detailed data available. Firefly Firefly SS No detailed data available. Fugue Fugue SS No detailed data available. Castorice Castorice SS No detailed data available. Sunday Sunday SS No detailed data available. The Dahlia The Dahlia SS No detailed data available. Cyrene Cyrene SS No detailed data available. Hyacine Hyacine SS No detailed data available. Anaxa Anaxa SS No detailed data available. Sparkle Sparkle SS No detailed data available. Lingsha Lingsha SS No detailed data available. Robin Robin SS No detailed data available. Rappa Rappa SS No detailed data available. Tribbie Tribbie SS No detailed data available. Permansor Terrae Permansor Terrae SS No detailed data available. Aventurine Aventurine SS No detailed data available. Huohuo Huohuo SS No detailed data available.
S+ S+ Tier	Yao Guang Yao Guang S+ No detailed data available. Acheron Acheron S+ No detailed data available. Kafka Kafka S+ No detailed data available. Hysilens Hysilens S+ No detailed data available. Cerydra Cerydra S+ No detailed data available. Archer Archer S+ No detailed data available. Saber Saber S+ No detailed data available. Cipher Cipher S+ No detailed data available. Boothill Boothill S+ No detailed data available. Yunli Yunli S+ No detailed data available. The Herta The Herta S+ No detailed data available. Blade Blade S+ No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Ice) Trailblazer (Ice) S+ No detailed data available. Luocha Luocha S+ No detailed data available. Bronya Bronya S+ No detailed data available. Mydei Mydei S+ No detailed data available. Jade Jade S+ No detailed data available. Ruan Mei Ruan Mei S+ No detailed data available. Jingliu Jingliu S+ No detailed data available. Aglaea Aglaea S+ No detailed data available. Gallagher Gallagher S+ No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Imaginary) Trailblazer (Imaginary) S+ No detailed data available. Tingyun Tingyun S+ No detailed data available. Silver Wolf Silver Wolf S+ No detailed data available.
S S Tier	Jing Yuan Jing Yuan S No detailed data available. Black Swan Black Swan S No detailed data available. Himeko Himeko S No detailed data available. Argenti Argenti S No detailed data available. Fu Xuan Fu Xuan S No detailed data available. Dr. Ratio Dr. Ratio S No detailed data available. Clara Clara S No detailed data available. Seele Seele S No detailed data available. Imbibitor Lunae Imbibitor Lunae S No detailed data available. Topaz Topaz S No detailed data available. Jiaoqiu Jiaoqiu S No detailed data available. Moze Moze S No detailed data available. March 7th (Imaginary) March 7th (Imaginary) S No detailed data available. Feixiao Feixiao S No detailed data available. Asta Asta S No detailed data available. Pela Pela S No detailed data available.
A A Tier	Guinaifen Guinaifen A No detailed data available. Qingque Qingque A No detailed data available. Bailu Bailu A No detailed data available. Gepard Gepard A No detailed data available.
B B Tier	Trailblazer (Fire) Trailblazer (Fire) B No detailed data available. Xueyi Xueyi B No detailed data available. Hook Hook B No detailed data available. Natasha Natasha B No detailed data available. Hanya Hanya B No detailed data available. Welt Welt B No detailed data available. Sampo Sampo B No detailed data available. Herta Herta B No detailed data available. Dan Heng Dan Heng B No detailed data available. Sushang Sushang B No detailed data available. Luka Luka B No detailed data available. Yukong Yukong B No detailed data available. Lynx Lynx B No detailed data available. Yanqing Yanqing B No detailed data available.
C C Tier	Serval Serval C No detailed data available. Trailblazer Trailblazer C No detailed data available. Arlan Arlan C No detailed data available. Misha Misha C No detailed data available. March 7th March 7th C No detailed data available.

Pure Fiction

Tier	Characters
SS SS Tier	Yao Guang Yao Guang SS No detailed data available. Cyrene Cyrene SS No detailed data available. Evernight Evernight SS No detailed data available. Phainon Phainon SS No detailed data available. The Herta The Herta SS No detailed data available. Rappa Rappa SS No detailed data available. Castorice Castorice SS No detailed data available. Tribbie Tribbie SS No detailed data available. Himeko Himeko SS No detailed data available. Firefly Firefly SS No detailed data available. Jade Jade SS No detailed data available. Hyacine Hyacine SS No detailed data available. Herta Herta SS No detailed data available. Ruan Mei Ruan Mei SS No detailed data available. The Dahlia The Dahlia SS No detailed data available. Sunday Sunday SS No detailed data available. Robin Robin SS No detailed data available. Lingsha Lingsha SS No detailed data available. Fugue Fugue SS No detailed data available. Huohuo Huohuo SS No detailed data available. Permansor Terrae Permansor Terrae SS No detailed data available.
S+ S+ Tier	Saber Saber S+ No detailed data available. Anaxa Anaxa S+ No detailed data available. Cerydra Cerydra S+ No detailed data available. Hysilens Hysilens S+ No detailed data available. Mydei Mydei S+ No detailed data available. Yunli Yunli S+ No detailed data available. Aglaea Aglaea S+ No detailed data available. Acheron Acheron S+ No detailed data available. Argenti Argenti S+ No detailed data available. Jing Yuan Jing Yuan S+ No detailed data available. Kafka Kafka S+ No detailed data available. Black Swan Black Swan S+ No detailed data available. Aventurine Aventurine S+ No detailed data available. Sparkle Sparkle S+ No detailed data available. Jiaoqiu Jiaoqiu S+ No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Imaginary) Trailblazer (Imaginary) S+ No detailed data available. Gallagher Gallagher S+ No detailed data available. Bronya Bronya S+ No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Ice) Trailblazer (Ice) S+ No detailed data available.
S S Tier	Guinaifen Guinaifen S No detailed data available. Jingliu Jingliu S No detailed data available. Cipher Cipher S No detailed data available. Clara Clara S No detailed data available. Blade Blade S No detailed data available. Serval Serval S No detailed data available. Tingyun Tingyun S No detailed data available. Asta Asta S No detailed data available. Pela Pela S No detailed data available. Fu Xuan Fu Xuan S No detailed data available. Luocha Luocha S No detailed data available. Lynx Lynx S No detailed data available.
A A Tier	Moze Moze A No detailed data available. Qingque Qingque A No detailed data available. Feixiao Feixiao A No detailed data available. Topaz Topaz A No detailed data available. March 7th (Imaginary) March 7th (Imaginary) A No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Fire) Trailblazer (Fire) A No detailed data available. Silver Wolf Silver Wolf A No detailed data available. Sampo Sampo A No detailed data available. Welt Welt A No detailed data available. Seele Seele A No detailed data available. Hanya Hanya A No detailed data available.
B B Tier	Archer Archer B No detailed data available. Xueyi Xueyi B No detailed data available. Hook Hook B No detailed data available. Dr. Ratio Dr. Ratio B No detailed data available. Imbibitor Lunae Imbibitor Lunae B No detailed data available. Sushang Sushang B No detailed data available. Gepard Gepard B No detailed data available. March 7th March 7th B No detailed data available.
C C Tier	Misha Misha C No detailed data available. Dan Heng Dan Heng C No detailed data available. Boothill Boothill C No detailed data available. Luka Luka C No detailed data available. Yanqing Yanqing C No detailed data available. Trailblazer Trailblazer C No detailed data available. Arlan Arlan C No detailed data available. Bailu Bailu C No detailed data available. Natasha Natasha C No detailed data available. Yukong Yukong C No detailed data available.

Apocalyptic Shadow

Tier	Characters
SS SS Tier	Evernight Evernight SS No detailed data available. Castorice Castorice SS No detailed data available. Archer Archer SS No detailed data available. Saber Saber SS No detailed data available. Anaxa Anaxa SS No detailed data available. Mydei Mydei SS No detailed data available. Hyacine Hyacine SS No detailed data available. Phainon Phainon SS No detailed data available. Firefly Firefly SS No detailed data available. Cyrene Cyrene SS No detailed data available. Lingsha Lingsha SS No detailed data available. Tribbie Tribbie SS No detailed data available. Cerydra Cerydra SS No detailed data available. Boothill Boothill SS No detailed data available. Hysilens Hysilens SS No detailed data available. Cipher Cipher SS No detailed data available. The Dahlia The Dahlia SS No detailed data available. Kafka Kafka SS No detailed data available. Sunday Sunday SS No detailed data available. Rappa Rappa SS No detailed data available. Robin Robin SS No detailed data available. Sparkle Sparkle SS No detailed data available. Ruan Mei Ruan Mei SS No detailed data available. Permansor Terrae Permansor Terrae SS No detailed data available.
S+ S+ Tier	Yao Guang Yao Guang S+ No detailed data available. Feixiao Feixiao S+ No detailed data available. The Herta The Herta S+ No detailed data available. Gallagher Gallagher S+ No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Ice) Trailblazer (Ice) S+ No detailed data available. Jade Jade S+ No detailed data available. Acheron Acheron S+ No detailed data available. Aglaea Aglaea S+ No detailed data available. Huohuo Huohuo S+ No detailed data available. Yunli Yunli S+ No detailed data available. Black Swan Black Swan S+ No detailed data available. Jiaoqiu Jiaoqiu S+ No detailed data available. Jingliu Jingliu S+ No detailed data available. Bronya Bronya S+ No detailed data available. Aventurine Aventurine S+ No detailed data available. Fu Xuan Fu Xuan S+ No detailed data available. Blade Blade S+ No detailed data available. Argenti Argenti S+ No detailed data available. Tingyun Tingyun S+ No detailed data available. Fugue Fugue S+ No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Imaginary) Trailblazer (Imaginary) S+ No detailed data available. Luocha Luocha S+ No detailed data available. Silver Wolf Silver Wolf S+ No detailed data available. Topaz Topaz S+ No detailed data available.
S S Tier	Jing Yuan Jing Yuan S No detailed data available. Seele Seele S No detailed data available. Qingque Qingque S No detailed data available. Himeko Himeko S No detailed data available. Dr. Ratio Dr. Ratio S No detailed data available. March 7th (Imaginary) March 7th (Imaginary) S No detailed data available. Moze Moze S No detailed data available. Asta Asta S No detailed data available. Pela Pela S No detailed data available.
A A Tier	Xueyi Xueyi A No detailed data available. Dan Heng Dan Heng A No detailed data available. Imbibitor Lunae Imbibitor Lunae A No detailed data available. Luka Luka A No detailed data available. Guinaifen Guinaifen A No detailed data available. Clara Clara A No detailed data available. Sushang Sushang A No detailed data available. Welt Welt A No detailed data available. Gepard Gepard A No detailed data available. Bailu Bailu A No detailed data available. Lynx Lynx A No detailed data available.
B B Tier	Serval Serval B No detailed data available. Sampo Sampo B No detailed data available. Trailblazer (Fire) Trailblazer (Fire) B No detailed data available. Hanya Hanya B No detailed data available. Yukong Yukong B No detailed data available. Natasha Natasha B No detailed data available. Hook Hook B No detailed data available.
C C Tier	Yanqing Yanqing C No detailed data available. Misha Misha C No detailed data available. Trailblazer Trailblazer C No detailed data available. Arlan Arlan C No detailed data available. March 7th March 7th C No detailed data available. Herta Herta C No detailed data available.

Understanding the Tier List

How Each Role Is Evaluated

Role	Evaluation Criteria
DPS	Damage dealers are judged primarily on their raw output potential — how much damage they can stack per turn and how consistently they can do it. Key factors include their access to buffs, follow-up mechanics, break synergy, and whether their damage is single-target or spread across multiple enemies.
Support	Support units are assessed by how much value they provide to their team rather than in isolation. Criteria include the strength and breadth of their buffs, how universally applicable they are across different team compositions, and whether their kit provides unique utility that cannot be replicated elsewhere.
Sustain	Sustain characters — healers and shielders — are evaluated on how reliably they keep the team alive under pressure. Ratings account for their healing or shield output, energy cost, whether they provide any secondary utility, and how well they hold up in the most demanding endgame content.
Endgame	Endgame performance is rated separately for each of the three major challenges: Memory of Chaos (multi-wave sustained damage), Pure Fiction (AoE clear speed), and Apocalyptic Shadow (single-target boss damage with Break mechanics). A character's ranking can vary considerably across these modes depending on their kit design.

Tier Rating Definitions

Tier	What It Means
SS	Top of the meta. These characters are head-and-shoulders above the competition and can carry teams even with minimal investment. Running one of these virtually guarantees excellent performance.
S+	Exceptional performers that fall just short of the absolute peak. They are strong in virtually every scenario and often serve as the cornerstone of top-tier teams.
S	Highly reliable and well-rounded picks. These characters excel in their role and contribute meaningfully to most team compositions without significant drawbacks.
A	Solid, dependable units that perform well in their designed role. They may have some limitations or require more specific team support, but they are perfectly capable of clearing all content.
B	Average performers that can work in the right setup but face stiff competition from higher-tier alternatives. Often best used when the player lacks better options or when filling a very specific niche.
C	Below-average units with significant limitations that hold them back in most endgame scenarios. Generally outclassed by most other options in their role.

What Makes a Character "Valuable" in Honkai Star Rail?

Before diving into the rankings, let's talk about how we actually think about character value. The Honkai Star Rail Value List you're about to see isn't just based on raw numbers from spreadsheets. It comes from real gameplay experience across all three major endgame modes.

A damage dealer (DPS) gets rated primarily on output consistency, how forgiving they are with team composition, and whether their damage translates across both single-target boss fights and multi-enemy AoE scenarios. A support gets rated on something different entirely: how much they lift the entire team, not just how impressive their kit description sounds on paper.

Sustainability characters get judged on reliability under pressure. The best healers and shielders aren't necessarily the ones who output the most heals per turn. They're the ones who keep your team breathing when things get messy in the final cycles of Apocalyptic Shadow.

And for endgame specifically, a character's value can shift dramatically depending on the mode. Someone who dominates Pure Fiction might struggle in Memory of Chaos. That's why we've broken the rankings down so you can see where each character actually shines.

How to Read the Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List

The tier system used in this Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List runs from SS (the undisputed best) down through S+, S, A, B, and C. Here's a quick way to think about each bracket:

SS tier characters are basically meta-defining. Running one of them almost guarantees strong performance, even with modest investment. S+ characters are exceptional and form the backbone of most top-tier teams. S tier is where you find highly reliable picks that do their job extremely well without major weaknesses. A tier characters work well in their designed role but may need more specific support or face a tougher competitive landscape. B tier is functional but outclassed in most situations. C tier characters have real limitations that make them hard to justify over other options in serious endgame play.

Now, the interactive Honkai Star Rail Value List below lets you switch between Overall rankings, a General breakdown by role (DPS, Support, Sustain), and an Endgame view split across Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, and Apocalyptic Shadow. Hover over any character card for a quick summary of their strengths and weaknesses.

SS Tier Spotlight: The Characters Who Define the Meta

Right now, the SS tier of this Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List is headlined by some genuinely remarkable units. Phainon stands out as a powerhouse with high survivability and strong DPS output during his Enhanced State, and he's surprisingly accessible for free-to-play players in terms of team building. Castorice brings powerful AoE damage and even packs a revive passive for the whole party, which is a safety net that experienced players really appreciate. Anaxa can implant missing weaknesses on enemies, which means flexibility that most DPS characters simply don't have.

On the support side, Sunday is arguably the best single-target buffer in the game right now, offering turn advances, energy restoration, and massive CRIT buffs all in one package. Tribbie excels in AoE situations and dual-DPS teams by providing party-wide RES PEN, which is one of the hardest offensive stats to stack. Huohuo continues to hold her place as one of the top sustain options in the entire game, with off-turn cleansing and party-wide energy and ATK buffs that make her invaluable in nearly any lineup.

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S+ Tier: Exceptional Units Worth Building

The S+ tier in the Honkai Star Rail Value List is crowded with strong picks, and for good reason. This is where most meta-relevant characters end up living.

Acheron remains one of the most versatile DPS options available, powerful in both single-target and AoE scenarios, with an Ultimate that can bypass enemy weaknesses entirely. The catch is that her signature Light Cone is essentially mandatory to unlock her full potential. Ruan Mei is the go-to support for any Break-based team, bringing speed buffs, All-Type RES PEN, and excellent skill point efficiency. Robin is a fantastic pick for follow-up attack teams and any setup that benefits from party-wide turn advancement.

Among sustain options, Aventurine offers the strongest shields in the current meta alongside excellent skill point economy. Lingsha and Gallagher both shine in Break-focused compositions, with Gallagher in particular being remarkably free-to-play friendly.

A Few Words on the Lower Tiers

Here's something the Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List community often gets wrong: being B or C tier doesn't mean a character is bad. It means they face tough competition.

Seele, for example, is an A-tier character with genuinely impressive single-target burst damage and a unique Resurgence mechanic that rewards skillful play. She just happens to exist in a meta where newer characters push harder numbers. That doesn't invalidate her. If you've invested in Seele, she can still carry you through content. Jingliu is another one that comes to mind, sitting comfortably in S tier with great blast damage and innate CRIT Rate, even if she lacks dedicated support options compared to newer releases.

Characters like Natasha and Gallagher both occupy the sustain role, but at very different power levels. Natasha is a B-tier healer, reliable and free to play, but her kit doesn't bring the secondary utility that higher-tier options offer. That's the honest reality of a live-service game: the power floor keeps rising.

Endgame Considerations: Not All Modes Are Equal

One thing this Honkai Star Rail Value List tries to capture that most tier lists gloss over is how dramatically a character's value can shift between the three endgame modes.

Memory of Chaos rewards sustained, multi-wave damage output. Pure Fiction heavily favors AoE clears, which is why characters like Jade, The Herta, and Himeko perform significantly better there than in single-target content. Apocalyptic Shadow leans into boss damage and Break mechanics, which is where Firefly, Boothill, and the Break-focused support cast truly shine.

If you're trying to build a roster that performs across all three, you want characters who either excel universally (like Phainon or Castorice) or you want dedicated picks for specific modes. The interactive Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List above breaks this down mode-by-mode so you can plan accordingly.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should I pull for SS-tier characters if I'm free-to-play?

Not necessarily. Many SS and S+ tier characters have free-to-play friendly team options listed, which means you don't always need premium Light Cones or niche four-star supports to make them work. Phainon and Castorice are both noted as having strong F2P team viability in the tier list above.

Does this Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List account for Eidolons?

The base ratings assume E0 (no Eidolons) for limited five-star characters. Some characters like Aglaea do become significantly stronger with specific Eidolons, and those notes are included in the individual character hover cards in the interactive list.

How often is this Honkai Star Rail Value List updated?

Character values shift with each major patch as new units, Light Cones, and endgame content get introduced. The tier list reflects the current 3.x meta. If you spot a character that seems off relative to your experience, that's worth trusting too. Meta understanding is always evolving.

I have a character ranked B-tier. Should I stop using them?

Absolutely not. Tier lists answer the question of "what's most efficient?" not "what's worth playing?" Clear the content you want to clear, build the characters you enjoy, and use this list as a reference when you're genuinely stuck on what to invest resources into.

Final Thoughts

The Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List and Honkai Star Rail Value List above represent a genuine attempt to give you useful, honest guidance rather than just sorting characters into a pretty chart. Every character here was considered with real gameplay in mind.

If you're building a team from scratch, start with your DPS, then identify the best support and sustain options that complement them using the General tab in the interactive list. If you're preparing for a specific endgame challenge, use the Endgame tab to see exactly who excels where.

The game keeps growing, new characters keep arriving, and the meta will shift. But the fundamentals of what makes a character valuable, their consistency, their team synergy, their skill point efficiency, those things don't change. Use this list as a starting point, trust your own experience, and have fun with it.

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