Stellaron, Hsrcreators also described (somewhat dramatically) as the Cancer of All Worlds, are a major driving force behind the story of Honkai: Star Rail , being the basis for the game's plot. Created by a character known as Nanook, Stellaron are mysterious objects that tether themselves to certain worlds, seemingly granting the desires of the planets and civilizations that they tether to. However, Stellaron are also responsible for bringing great catastrophes to the worlds that they associate with - as such, the crux of Star Rail 's plot has the protagonist faction, the Astral Express, both dealing with the harm caused by the Stellaron and researching them furt

From the get-go, it's obvious that some of Honkai: Star Rail 's design is informed by lessons that would have been learned from Genshin Impact 's vocal player base. There's no Paimon-style character bumbling through scenes that would otherwise be emotional or intense - the closest thing is Pom-Pom, the Astral Express conductor, whose lack of presence in key plot moments makes them much more palatable when they do inject some humor into the narrat

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As with other HoYoverse games, Honkai: Star Rail 's story and world are likely to evolve further as the game continues to receive support, with new worlds, Stellaron, Aeons, and potentially even new Paths for characters to follow. As a major departure from the developer's past works, both in gameplay and setting, Honkai: Star Rail _ offers a distinctly different experience for fans of games like _Genshin Impact , and is currently available on PC and mobile platforms, with a PlayStation release planned for a later date in 2

As the final free Erudition character, Serval's Lightning element and potent attacking skills manage to set her apart as a good general option - which is especially good because she can be claimed for free early in the game as part of Star Rail 's pre-registration campaign. Being the only Lightning attacker out of the free characters already gives Serval a solid niche, but her skills also leave potent lightning DoTs on enemies that are effective at racking up residual damage, further supported by her ultimate and basic attacks. As a slight downside, however, her skill can only target three enemies, meaning her damage can suffer in fights with larger gro

If there are any issues in Honkai: Star Rail , they stem from its status as a gacha game. Drop rates are predictably pretty stingy for 5-star characters, which is further complicated by the presence of Star Rail Light Cones , the game's version of weapons from Genshin Impact . These also need to be rolled on, which can make finding an optimal build quite expensive unless someone gets lucky. Energy requirements also make it feel like Honkai: Star Rail is unnecessarily gating players away from its content - limited runs of the Simulated Universe or for materials can feel like a negative element. This is compounded by the fact Star Rail isn't open-world, which means players won't have the same ability to wander around and simply find things that they have in games like Genshin Impact when their energy system is deple

With the Aeons numbering at eighteen members - more than doubling Genshin 's Archons - it's currently unknown if all of them will make in-game appearances or have important roles to play - although, like the Archons, it's distinctly possible that some Aeons may become playable in some form as Star Rail receives future updates and additional content. Moreover, the Aeons set up Honkai: Star Rail well to follow a similar story structure to Genshin 's, with updates centering around a single world, as well as that world's associated Aeon. Importantly, however, as Aeons are introduced in the game's story, another aspect of the game's world must be considered - Pa

As a Physical Abundance character, Natasha is the only free character capable of healing other party members during combat. As such, she has an invaluable niche that none of Star Rail 's other free characters can fulfill, and can be a near mandatory option for some of the game's harder fights, depending on the strength of a player's other characters. While strictly unimpressive offensively, Natasha's healing can be crucial in turning around desperate, low-health situations against strong enemies - especially considering her Talent, Innervation, which massively boosts any healing she gives to low-health targets, and her ultimate, which is a full-party h

However, March 7th's strongest Shield build involves reaching Eidolon level five. Level two will instantly grant the ally with the lowest HP a shield worth 24% of March 7th's DEF plus 320 upon entering combat. This shield last three turns, keeping that weak ally safe for a while. Level four lets her Talent trigger three times in one turn and boosts the DMG of the Counter by 30% of her DEF. This makes it extra important to have DEF-boosting Light Cones and Relics. Level five will also increase March 7th's Skill level for more protective stren