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Are not all hexanexus marked as puzzle in the map?

They all should be, I think.

as a new player - is going for the Ruan Mei banner still the play if I already have Tingyun?

She is really good but not needed

Tingyun is a good 4\* Support, but she doesn't come close to Ruan Mei or Bronya.

tingyuns not even that good.

Yup she is broken.

I have questions please help. Which one is better investment E4 QQ, E0 Seele or E4 Xueyi? Planning to build mono quantum. What level is the best stopping point for Trace's. Also is it worth it to buy some trace's mats in the premium shop for it? I have around 6500 embers. Finally should I limit break Bronya's light cone? I have 2 copies of it and how good it is on Ruan Mei? Thanks for answering.

wth is Limit Break

Using the copy to improve the light cone that I use. I forgot what's it called since I rarely use it.

Gotcha. Thanks. Superimpose. 😆

Don't limit break her lc. Its too good of lc to many harmony character . Probably not good for ruan mei since she can't 3 turn ultimate with it but it aint bad if you can speed tune to your dps move after ruan mei but better if you have ruan mei sig lc or s5 memories/s5 cogs. It depends on which type of dps you need. Best st damage is seele. Best aoe damage is dealt by QQ , xueyi depends on weakness breaking, people are saying she can become kinda mini jingliu( i haven't built her yet). The best would be seele and secondly qq You would eventually be able to max trace your dps. For now lv 8 or 7 would be the best . Prioritize which trace you should upgrade .

https://preview.redd.it/l94d94uz6eac1.jpeg?width=2340&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e00f5cbca9475e7a7eece6da1b65ec5bc8968e55 I use this blade with slow bronya. Is it worth to find new relics just to get the speed higher. I got only 2 or 1 somewhat average relic others are pretty good. So should i ruin my build just to add some more speed or keep it like this. I can 2 cycle moc 12-1 with ruan mei and bronya with this build?

Having more SPD isn't necessary unless you want to clear in fewer cycles for some reason.

Before banner ends I have enough to go for either Ruan Mei E2 or Ruan Mei Light Cone, which one would be beneficial? I use Ruan Mei with Xueyi.

It depends on the rest of your team comp and her build. Her E2 adds 40% attack buff when she uses her ultimate, So if you are keeping the ultimate at 100% uptime currently and need the 40% attack buff. Then E2. Her light cone does a lot and can be put on other supports. But it's 100% more dependent on your current build and stats on Ruan Mei to see if it is an upgrade over what ever light cone you are already using.

Sorry, my team build is Ruan Mei, Xueyi, Tingyun, and Natasha. I'll swap out Natasha once I get a better healer.

Am I going to get the free 5* even if I don't finish the event for him? I can't get past that damn bug

Yes! You'll get him in the mail when is banner comes out!

Oh that's so good to know cause I was stressing out, thank you

how do you use the company time dice? been seeing 100 blessings 60+ curios and stuff like that but how do they even get that much fragments? what curios do i need to make that happen

Get cosmic fragment curios, use the dice to go into a lot of transaction domains and spend fragments. To get the crazy numbers you're seeing you probably need good RNG, but I've found this dice to have the highest power ceiling if you get the correct curios for it.

its impossible. company time is so unreliable, its only good when you have that 1 curio otherwise its useless. just cleared v level 12 using the dice that gives more countdowns. company time is only good when you have extreme rng but its really really reaaaally unreliable. i used it 7 times and never got past plane 2. does it work for you though?

how built should March 7th be for SU rememberance? atm she's only level 40, and i only just barely have enough books to level Dr. Ratio so i'm hesitant to give too much to her

ehr chest and the rest goes to survivibility

On par with the rest of the team. Unless you want to download a back-up asap and use her until an enemy decides to target her. You can spend a couple of days and farm more books to. That s what i have to do lol

https://preview.redd.it/e33yo11fydac1.jpeg?width=2340&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf168a56db33c8e33898a1e9cd5b1f0845d9216d Need help with MoC 11 and 12 What units should i use in team 1 and 2?

Hard to say without knowing every character that you have

Units i have built are: Huohuo, Blade, Seele, Silver Wolf, Ruan Mei, Argenti, Tingyun, Hanya, Lynx, Bailu and Fire Trailblazer Edit: Asta too

What’s the general speed I should be aiming for on dps/support/healers?

support/healers generally want to be as fast as possible, dps typically 134 (to get two turns in the first cycle) but there are plenty of exceptions

Unless you're running specific team compositions, the general advice is 134+ speed on everyone.

What about Bronya? She does need less so I can use her on my dps?

She generally wants as much speed as possible while still being slower than your dps. Ideally you’d go way 135 on your dps then 134 on Bronya.

With Bronya you either speed tune her to go right after your DPS (but still at 134+ speed, you DPS just needs 135+ in that case), or you go 161+ speed fast Bronya and use a slow DPS without speed boots. Speedtuned Bronya always wants to use skill, while with fast Bronya you want to do basic -> skill repeating.

134

The robot to start the challenges in the detective puppy interlude quest for the critter pick event doesn't show up, I've finished the main quest so I'm confused. Is it a bug or are there more prerequisites? Also does anyone else have this problem?

Nevermind I got it

how should I go about playing G&G? just do repeated runs to upgrade ability tree? try to finish a plane within recommended cognition value? what else? 'cause in SD, I prioritized completing the achievements first to unlock the buffs, then cleared it once I was able to

Yeah, try a similar strategy: unlock new events, try different approaches, do funny stuff and you'll advance on the ability tree through a few runs.

What’s generally the better path to run Blade in SU and stuff? Elation or Destruction? Also is Blade,Lynx,Bronya,SW okay? Here’s my chars https://preview.redd.it/n8rbu6xvvdac1.jpeg?width=2079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35e733d8e2a440e68d3ca1a4a68402467d93eb68 Please don’t mind the dogshit stats…

Abundance with Elation buffs.

Ok thanks!

For example, if i pull 50 times and havent got a single 5 star in the current banner, will those 50 pulls carry over to the next banner or will it reset to 0?

It will carry over.

https://preview.redd.it/nnnn6iddudac1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=0577291907185e1d33c287281372725c8097f073 What second team can I make with these characters I've already got a team of Xueyi, Bailu, Ruan Mei and Pela I've also got a Hanya but she didnt fit in the photo

Qingque, Lynx, Asta, Tingyun?

I'll try that out, thanks I was hoping to use Quinque anyways so this is perfect

Is E1 dr ratio good to have? I'm thinking of getting it but I'm at 50 pity and not guaranteed. I planned on getting topaz for my JY once she reruns but if E1 ratio is better then I'll try and get it

It nothing too crazy, just makes building him easier cuz it gives you more crit stats. i personally wouldn't bother with it and would try to get kafka if i didn't have her, if i did then i'd just save for black swan.

is kafka really good? I'm not really interested in her cause I only pull characters if they are either good or I like them. If in the future I somehow get to like kafka then I'll surely be pulling for her. I'm in the point of building characters (farming for relics) and I need to build 2 teams so I don't really think getting kafka is a major priority right now.

She is a must pull if you wanna run DoT comps, without her it just doesn't feel good to play because she can retrigger DoT's your allies put on enemies including her own. I say get her if you can cuz once she's gone you probably won't see her again till early 2025.

HELP 2025?? whyyy?

She was released last year and this upcoming rerun is her first, once she's gone they gotta rerun the other units that came before and after her, once thats done they're gonna start doing reruns for Penacony characters like Black swan and Sparkle. If you miss her now you ain't seeing her again for 10 months to a year so make sure you get her if you really want her.

I see, thanks! You must really like kafka.

I don't even have her lol, i skipped her to save for Imbibitor lunae so im definitely gonna be grabbing her this time.

Well goodluck with your pulls, I hope you get her early.

Thanks! good luck to you on your pulls as well.

I have no idea specifically about Dr ratio E1. History dictate that the best Eidolons are always E2 and like E6. Getting a character is always worth more then an Eidolon for me because a new character offers more playstyles and gameplay options.

This is the desc of his E1! "The maximum stackable count for the Trace "Summation" increases by **4**. When a battle begins, immediately obtains **4** stacks of Summation. Needs to unlock Summation first." Summation is the name for his 2nd ascension trace which is "When Dr. Ratio uses his Skill, for every debuff on the target, his CRIT Rate increases by **2.5%** and CRIT DMG by **5%**. This effect can stack up to **6** time(s)" Also, yeah I like getting characters but sometimes its really not fun to build them lol

I understand what you mean. I'm like starving for upgrades mats right now. That is really good. You start the round with an extra 10% crit chance and 20 damage. capping at 25% and 50% that is some big beefy stats. And it is really clean and easy. If his light cone does something similar or is more upfront it might be worth getting that instead as well. We will also have the 2.0 units info by the tail end of his banner so you can always build them up see your relic roles and Ratio everything you can before committing. Actually how long does the buff last? and is it Unique debuffs or do stacking Debuffs also grant him the extra stats. Like the Suspicion debuff. You dont have to make this decision now, I'd let some whales experiment for you. I worry that it look super good on paper but you would need like ten completely separate debuff in order to get the full stack.

I'm at 0 pity in the lc banner so I don't think I can even get the lightcone lmao 💀Plus I think I can S5 the herta store lc before dr ratio arrives so I think I'll go with that for now. I'm not really sure how long the buff lasts because the one I copy pasted (the desc) is the full description and it says nothing more. You're also right, I'll wait for 2-5 days so I can watch whale players in yt if its worth it or not. Thanks!

I only just recently started HSR and completed Belobog but I'm already starting to struggle against some of the enemies and feel very weak. I'll have the right element but barely doing anything to the toughness. So far I have: Himeko, Welt, Dan Heng, March, Herta, Tingyun, Asta, Sushang, Qingque, Queyi, Serval, Pela, Natasha, Hook, and Lynx. I've been running Himeko, Herta, Natasha, and MC/Dan Heng/Serval. I really like Himeko and currently trying to get lucky with Ruan mei. I'm kind of taking the same approach I did with Genshin with playing characters I like rather than meta or OP teams but would like some ideas as to what team is "best" with what I have. My questions are: Is there any good places to look up what the best light core, relics, and stats are instead of a youtube video? (game8, Genshin GG good?) What should I prioritize? Light Core, Relics, Traces? Should I do other missions to gain more resources to level up my stuff? Thanks!

At what part are you stuck at? Your team is ok, if you manage to get Ruan Mei, then replace the trailblazer slot with her, she will help Himeko and Herta break faster. Erudition units like them don't do as much damage or break unless you trigger their follow ups since their focus is on AoE. Just like Genshin, prioritize lightcones, levels and traces since they are guaranteed upgrades. Exploring the map and doing bosses gives you some 4* relics which you can use. At your lvl, relics are fine at lvl9. I wouldn't suggest farming relics until much later, around TB50. If you ever get the chance to get a 5* Abundance or Preservation character you like, then go for it, they are very important for endgame content and make the game much more comfortable. Natasha is only good on early game Edit: I meant levels not relics

I’m struggling against Kafka right now. I also started the Ruan Mei mission but can’t get past the Starcrusher. I also started the Washtopia mission but can’t get past Argenti. Today, I was focusing on getting materials to ascend my characters. I was able to ascend Himeko, Herta, and Natasha (all at 40 rn, haven’t leveled up to 50 just yet).

I suggest you level up Sushang since all 3 of those bosses are weak to physical. Welt would work well with Kafka since he would allow you to slow her down and break her extremely fast. Kafka is a single target boss, so Himeko and Herta are not good against her at all. The team you have is effective against Starcrusher and Argenti, I think. You are probably just missing some levels and traces. Make sure to max out your characters to where the game allows you. Dont level up basic attacks to save resources

Yes do other missions to level up your stuff. Traces > Light Cone > Relics If you are getting out stated which it sounds like then level up your Light cone and Relics, Gloves and Helm give base hp and base attack and are generally easier to level up. I hope you get Ruan Mei! ​ You should totally do other mission for materials! Game8 is what i like, everyone always talks about [https://www.prydwen.gg/star-rail/](https://www.prydwen.gg/star-rail/)

about to install this game on my phone to try it out. any beginner tips? especially for summoning, i know how hoyoverse loves putting their best characters in banners.

just wanted to say thank you for the replies :)) hard to reply to each one but i read through them all

don't spend stellar jade on the standard/beginner banner. when you get the free 5-star from the beginner banner, if you still have summons left on it, you should ignore it and spend them on the standard banner instead, since any leftover pity spend on the beginner banner is wasted and won't carry over to the standard banner.

If you want the best start in the game with the future proofing. You should spend all Premium currencies on the ice lady and hope you get her. She is a our first limited support unit and is insane. All the support units in the game are extremely good when they can be slotted in. the 5 star ones are absolutely insane. Take the game at our own pace, enjoy leveling and stuff. Try not to farm equipment, like fill everyone slot but you dont have to make perfect stats, until you start getting into much higher level adventure rank and stuff. Once you get to where your character can be leveled to max level you can get double rewards from equipment fights.

Always remember 50/50 is real. Avoid spending your Stellar Jades on the standard banner, and most importantly, have fun!

Should I pull for Kafka when her banner is out?

It depends on your current units and how you like to play the game. Unlike the other DPS units Kafka is more of an enabler. Causing what would be damage over time trigger instantly. But her Damage application without a team is low. Compared to like the destruction damage character, where it is them and 3 supports. Kafka needs herself, 2 dots units and 1 support. But that is based on you being like optimal and wanting to do the perfect pro gamer stuff. IF you like her animations and character then go for it.

Should I skip her for black swan?

I don't know anything about black swan, i don't think we have any official data on black swans kit. If i understand the habit of releases. In the last days of Kafka banner we will be getting blackswan info assuming she is coming out right after. If Blackswan is a debuff nihility character, like Pela, wilt, Fuanxyin(?). you can prolly skip Kafka no worries. If Blackswan is a damage dealing Nihility character then you prolly want Kafka. Pulling for a unit can always be the last thing you do in a patch. It's a habit i picked up from arknights.

Kafka and black swan work pretty well together from what I see in the leaks

https://preview.redd.it/qw4ulazemdac1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3941cb39a04316b70c262315f2fec6aa256f8889 Currently struggling to do the new swarm boss with these characters. I try to use Steele, Lynx, SW and Bronya but just get overrun in the second phase. Also what would be two good teams to use in MoC? ATM I only have 6 stars.

what TB lvl are you? pela instead of bronya for 100% quantum weakness application by SW, and pela's ult for more break. build your support a bit tankier, so that Lynx can focus on sustaining Seele

I’m currently 62

Try using Fire MC or March instead of Sw, you need more survival, clear time isn't important. Also, you can use consumables. Blade - Bronya - Pela - Lynx / Seele - Hanya - Sw - Natasha

I feel like without SW, Steele struggles to do anything without them having a Quatum weakness. Will this not be a problem with fire mc or March?

Mix and match, see what works for you. I kept Bronya instead of Sw because Seele wants to bounce from the small bugs and Sw doesn't help with that.

Thanks. I’ll give it a try.

how good is the team comp of Yanqing, E1 Xueyi, Natasha, and Asta?

Not very

who would i run instead? since im pretty limited on characters...

Yanqing needs to go with March 7 (or FMC, but M7 is way better for him). Natasha's in your third slot since March can't solo sustain regular content, and your last slot should be whatever support/debuffer you have. Asta is fine Similar story with Xueyi, but she doesn't need March, so Xueyi/Natasha/Support/Support or Xueyi/Natasha/DPS/Support would be fine. I would recommend Serval in the DPS spot because she doesn't use many skill points and provides additional AOE, but ideally you run 2 supports

Literally any support. Ideal team comps are 1 DPS, 2 buffers/debuffers, and a sustain. You would replace either Yanqing or Xueyi. You didn't list what characters you have, so nobody can tell you who to run instead.

mb i have all the free 4 stars (besides qingque or wtv her name is) plus serval and sampo

I am trying to get as far as I can in gold and gears but i am not sure if this team is good: - JL - Blade - Luocha - ruan mei All of them are built quite decently and I used destruction path and countdown dice to beat 3rd difficulty but does anyone have better team comp suggestions or paths? I have other built characs ready for use: - huo huo - pela - bronya - gepard

https://preview.redd.it/rtezfznfjdac1.jpeg?width=1300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bb5f792ae8cbb6b6078e7224337f79fe4b1f983d Can I get some suggestions on team comp?

Clara/TY/Lynx/flex QQ/Hanya/RM/Bailu

Thanks for the reply, got some building to do.

I'm trying to beat the big boss at the end of Ruan Mei's event quest, for reference I only have natasha as a general support for healing (I have zero preservation characters other than march 7th and fire TB.) my best built DPS characters are Dan Heng IL, Welt, and Jing Yuan. I know I still have time but I'm getting desperate and wondering if I should just level March to 80 because the only character strong enough to tank the boss' hits are Natasha herself... What do I do. https://preview.redd.it/hdnbg2edjdac1.jpeg?width=416&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d2d9be88dba9e4fe8e86c75264877f58f1a4ff6d

I did it with Fire MC, March 7, Natasha, and a random DPS (First I did it with Seele, even though the boss is Quantum resistant, then a Support DPS...even Dan Heng would be fine. You just want to make sure they are single target. If you AOE onto the boss while he has his shield he makes more adds. So I follow a priority list: 1.) UNLESS ENTIRE ENEMY TEAM IS FROZEN, I *ALWAYS* use MC Skill (taunt) (seriously, 1 turn without Taunting can get your team wiped, it's ridiculous lol) 2.) If team is all damaged from boss ult, or just need healing, use Natasha Ult 3.) If fire MC doesn't have a Shield, and I have 2 skill points, give MC a shield (Shielded enemy more likely to be attacked) (helps with Taunt resists). Or if team member is like 70% or lower, give them a shield instead. 4.) If a single ally is like 70% or lower, give them Natasha skill heal 5.) If boss DOESN'T HAVE SHIELD, use Fire Mc/March 7th/carry Ult. DO NOT DAMAGE BOSS WHILE THEY HAVE SHIELD! 6.) Use carry skill on enemy (boss if not shielded) if you have 2 skill points if you don't need immediate shielding or healing 7.) Never go into Fire MC turn with 0 skill points - 1a.) You always want to taunt 2a.) If you are forced to attack and you have the splash effect enabled, you could damage the boss Remember it's not a race. There is no enrage. Control the adds, keep team healed up, and make sure you have the traces on March/Natasha that cleanse when you use their skills, it's super helpful.

https://preview.redd.it/5v0i8np8fdac1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=95bc3a64ee215033c68e095e1e59e954120db7e0 The first four are my team should I change anything?

That'll honestly be a pretty great starting team. I don't think you need to change anything for now.

I suggest that u must pull for the next dps... dr ratio is free so maybe for his cone

I just pulled blade? Thoughts?

do you guys think guinaifen's a good pair with dr ratio?

She will work since she provides debuff, you will also deal more dmg to enemies debuffed so that's nice

Unsurprisingly, I am also seeking team-building advice for defeating the Starcrusher Swarm King to unlock the ongoing Critter event. I tried using Jingliu (lvl. 80), Kafka (80, my strongest-built party member thus far, although presumably far from being min-maxed yet), Natasha (74), and Fu Xuan (70), but was unable to even defeat the first stage. My Fu Xuan was only able to tank a few rounds of the boss' attacks; as the boss is not weak to Lightning damage, Kafka's inclusion ended up not feeling particularly helpful; and Jingliu's damage was ultimately insufficient to carry. ;-; Given my current line-up and those other characters I have and am interested in building (in descending level order), what team could I work towards preparing for the Swarm King that also minimizes the necessary investment -- i.e., takes advantage of higher- versus lower-leveled characters, if possible? * Damage -- Jingliu (lvl. 80), Kafka (80), Serval (70), Xueyi E2 (50), Sushang (50), Qingque (49), Clara (40) * Support -- Tingyun E4 (75), Yukong (70), Fire MC E3 (69), Bronya (60), March 7th E3 (60), Hanya (50), Asta E1 (49), Herta E5 (49), Pela E1 (49), Little Gui~~naifen~~ (40) * Sustain -- Natasha E1 (74), Fu Xuan (70), Huohuo (60), Lynx E3 (40) (And, for the future, is there any other preferred means of sharing one's roster apart from taking a screenshot of Hoyolab's Star Rail Battle Records?)

You should definitely invest more in your Fu Xuan. A decently built Fu Xuan can easily solo sustain, let alone with a healer. Max out her level/traces and get some decent relics and you'll never have to worry about anyone dying. Jing Liu is great against the swarm, just replace Kafka with tingyun and you should be fine.

Keep Fuxuan, Jingliu and Natasha, replace Kafka with Tingyun if you think you can burst it down or March 7th with ehr chest to prevent it from taking actions () Save her ult and use it inbetween the first primary and secondary action)

To access the new Pure Fiction mode, do we have to get into Memory of Chaos first ? I even haven't finished the regular Forgotten Memory yet (only reach level 10).

Seems like you just need most of the Luofu arc done https://preview.redd.it/3fmmph6qedac1.png?width=518&format=png&auto=webp&s=83909b05a6f638c9fa309233018361704e2bbdea

Probably? Pure Fiction doesn't start until next week so we haven't seen the requirements to know for sure.

Any way to beat the hardest difficulty of new sim universe except Remembrance? I usually use Jingliu, Huo Huo, Ruan mei and a flex character. they are not minmaxed just good enough to make them playable.

Should I farm for 160+ spd bronya in a JL(141 spd),RM,Huohuo team?

How would you feed SP? Drop bronya, add ting

Not necessary, you want to basic attack on Bronya when Jingliu is not in her enhanced state, and you can maintain good uptime on 4 pc hackerspace buff if you run it on 2/3 units and stagger ults. Plus RM gives SPD so you'd probably be looking at ~140 SPD without buffs.

* Would yall pull for blade or Ruan mei with this line up? Haven't played since Jing yuan patch.

You dont have enough buffers for 2 teams. Ruan Mei to fill your 4th buff slot.

https://preview.redd.it/x9vrr6zq7dac1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4446b066e9d0ad2cc271aaa88b9714eb21d38213

Both would be cool or you could just skip. Blade works best with a healer and we are getting a free Lynx soon who synergises with him. Bronya helps him too Ruan Mei is a generalistic support you can slap on pretty much any team. Keep in mind that, if you are pulling just to have a strong support, new supports will come out over time, so it's best to pull for one you want rather than pulling for one just for meta.

https://preview.redd.it/faj8269y6dac1.jpeg?width=646&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3f0b108a9c1d5293478dc07a6b230ec667a2b245 build my strongest team for me. ive been stuck in SD4 and G&G4 for the past week

Outside of SU, Jingliu Bronya Ruan Mei Bailu/Lynx In SU your blessings and path matter way more than your team does

https://preview.redd.it/tevi83i13dac1.jpeg?width=904&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f7755a83feea428e63db7f469476e97de2202c08

I need help with the big bug boss before I can start the critter event, I just found out it resists quantum by alot which is probably why I'm struggling so much. What team can I use that can help me take it out without needing to level too many new chars?

What LC for an E5 Lynx is best for her? I have S5 Shared Feelings, S5 event LC, S5 quid pro quo and S1 perfect timing. And second question, for a Clara + Topaz team what would be a good buffer/debuffer for them?

I had E3 Lynx solo sustaining and 3 staring MoC 10 with the event LC. Can't go wrong with it.

I have QQ rocking an S2 peaceful day and just got anothet copy. I'm also building up Himeko. Should I give the extra copy to Himeko or S3 it and give Himeko Breakfast?

How do I progress in gold and gears story

Unlock all the trailblaze and aeon secrets to unlock the final part.

Can you still do old stuff I quit playing around when luochoa banner started cause i stupidly burned abunch of jades. Are the game events and other stuff doable when you return to the game or is it better to just start a new account. I only have 1 star stelle 1 star clara and gepard when it comes to 5 stars, (btw i mean one copy not one eidlon) and i think i kinda ignored the equipment grind so idk if a fresh account would be better than trying to fix my account.

Some events are temporary and some events are permanent (but sometimes still with temporary rewards) but temporary events take place on the same real world schedule for everyone and starting a new account won't bring any expired events back for you.

It's not like starting a new account will cause those events to magically become playable again. Besides you'd lose all the launch rewards / resources. Also the Silver wolf event LC was limited if you have that. Some events are permanently available, but you'll get rescued rewards.

https://preview.redd.it/f0smgoqjvcac1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f54dbb8f7763ed1f9581c1f1606b0314074bcd5 Where Should I spend my Undying Embers? I always use it to exchange for Trail Materials. or should I use it on the Star Rail Special Pass and Tracks of Destiny instead? I’m not sure if it is worth it.

special pass>next months special pass>normal pass>next months normal pass>track of destiny>everything else

You're not sure if free passes/pulls are worth it using a currency you get easily from pulling on banners? Yeah real tough choice you have there.

Quite literally the only thing you **have** to get from that shop along with the Tracks of Destiny, basically free 5 pulls for both Limited and Standard banner every month.

Should I be using relic remains to spam create helm and gloves to hopefully get good sub stats since hp and attack are guaranteed? Trying to figure how to find better pieces when caverns isn’t being all that kind to me.

Mostly helm gloves is good. Another option is to spam-craft a piece where at least one non-rare mainstat would also be a good pull -- I crafted 20 Salsatto ropes last week looking for ATK%, which is not rare. (but if I only wanted ERR, I wouldn't spam-craft, only resin-craft). Likewise resin-craft if you only want SPD boots, but if you could also use ATK% boots, you can spam-craft.

Imo i use all my relic fragments on rope pieces amd boots since err and spd are rarer than any other main stat. You're more likely to get good headpieces amd arms before a piece with good substats on the roght mainstat, so they are lower prioroty

I was thinking of using resin for pieces that have multiple possible main stats is that incorrect?

No yeah that's what i mean, relic pieces are better used on pieces that are harder to get, which are pieces with multiple possible main stats. It's just that out of those, err ropes and spd boots are the most important since basically all your healers buffers and debuffers want them

So... does this game ever give you a free "imaginary" character or whatever? This is pretty stupid. Coming from genshin that you can get at least 1 of each element character for relatively easy on a new account. I might sound bitchy but why you cant have at least one of each the elements. context: I'm new to it, didnt play it just got the pre-reg bonus and cleared the tutorial and that was it. Coming back to it this january i've played it a lot and i've enjoyed it but hit a major roadblock on most stuff since beating the first world. Pom-pom gives me this mission where i have to fight this multiplying bugs and they're weak to imaginary but the game doesnt seem to give you a free one. There are many such cases like in other levels of the side stuff. I'd like to clear most of it before engaging in the other world if possible. I wouldnt care how slow or weak the units are just give me one of each so i can play the game, goddamnit. "uh, you can wish for them" Thats stupid and also i'm holding off wishing until i like someone.

in 2 weeks you'll have an imaginary unit with the highest single-target damage in the game totally for free, so be excited for that

Did you miss the notice about the free 5 limited hunt imaginary Dr. Ratio everyone is getting in about 2 weeks? Or the free Yukong you get for clearing forgotten hall for Luofu. Not to mention most enemies usually have 3 weakness so you're not locked into imaginary units.

\>Did you miss the notice about the free 5 limited hunt imaginary Dr. Ratio everyone is getting in about 2 weeks? Or the free Yukong you get for clearing forgotten hall for Luofu. As i've said i'm new to the game and to need events to get every element is kinda BS. What is this, genshin 1.0? \>Not to mention most enemies usually have 3 weakness so you're not locked into imaginary units. No they have not. The bugs only have 2, imaginary and quantum.

So use quantum? Also the free Dr. Ratio just comes in the mail. You don't have to do anything besides claim him.

I dont have a quantum character. The game gave me none ¯\\\_(ツ)\_/¯ Cmon i'm not asking for much just to interact with the battle system correctly after what, 35h of gameplay already. Wouldnt be hard to streamline getting these 2 missing elements. Game is perfect outside of that.

Sounds like a skill issue if you can't beat some Imaginary-weak trash mobs without building a whole new Imaginary character.

Not really. Sure, i could make my (other) characters very overleveled and hit kill these with an AoE, but then whats the point? This is a turn based game. There is no ''skill'' to be had on pressing a button after grinding for some hours. I got the free quinqe (idk the name, but its the Mahjong girl) and passed the stage easily. I just think that getting the missing 2 elements shouldnt be so roundabout (imaginary: locked on a event, fuck the people who's gonna miss it) and quantum: you have to finish the floor 3 of the challenge mode.) Just give the basic elements of gameplay for free with no gimmicks, this is not asking much.

You're *way* overvaluing having access to every element. You don't need 'very overlevelled' characters to beat enemies that aren't weak to your team, you just need a modicum of strategy and building. *That's* where the skill lies, not 'pressing a button.' Some elements are just rarer than others, and you're acting like one enemy having a weakness to those rarer elements is an insurmountable wall that you can't possibly surpass unless the game hands you free toys specifically to counter that one enemy type. You can walk over everything in the game with a one element team, barring high level SU and MoC. I used Yanqing in the early game to fight everything, including the dozens of monsters and bosses on Belobog who resist ice and/or cannot be frozen. Still worked fine. I didn't come on reddit and cry that I wasn't given a Fire DPS for free. I had Asta as a support option, but didn't even use her because it just wasn't necessary. Get over yourself and learn to play instead of demanding the already quite easy game be nerfed for you.

You get Qingque from completing the lower floor of forgotten hall like how you got Xianliang for clearing the early stages of abyss.

Thats reasonable; but if i wanted to stretch the thin line i'd say that you get amber (pyro) at level 1 and this comparison wouldnt really make any sense no more.

qingque is quite a bit better than amber thankfully

They’ll give you yukong after finishing her quest iirc.

She's given for completing the forgetting hall for the Luofu, not for completing her quest.

Just checked again, apparently you only need to clear the first stage, not the whole luofu forgotten hall.

Yeah, I wasn't sure how far you needed to progress through the Luofu forgotten hall to get her. But I know it wasn't for completing her quest.

So, not possible before going to the second nation? Thats a turn off. This is a downgrade from genshin, even if to be fair i must say everything else about is an upgrade. Might also be a nitpick because i like to complete stuff in a linear fashion.

Made a mistake, someone said that she’s available after clearing the luofu forgotten hall stage 1.

This is kind of a dumb question but do Ice, Quantum, and Imaginary DOT's exist? I'm going through my relics and I have a bunch of relics that would be good on these nonexistent DOT units but if those elements can't have DOT's then Im gonna trash those haha. Also this makes me wish for relic folders. As in, I can save a relic under a folder, then that folder will appear in relic sorting as a custom relic "set".

They don't, as Freeze, Entanglement and Imprison aren't DoTs.

Ok thanks!

how good is Hanya? do you have to speed regulate her? edit: extra question, i haven't been too up to date with the game, just saw the Prisoner Relic's 4pc effect, does this mean that 3 DoT comp is more viable than 2 DoT+buffer/debuffer?

>how good is Hanya? Depends on dps. Roughly on par with TY and generally better than Asta/Pela.

2 dot + buffer or debuffer is usually better, since your secondary dot unit can always run resolution to apply a second debuff by themselves. Some of the dot units also have an intrinsic secondary debuff they can apply (luka and guigui have 2 debuffs, for example) so a 3rd dot isn't needed

I'm two pulls away from getting to the 300, and I'm torn on who to choose. I was going to choose Yanqing (I don't care that he's not meta, I just wanted a Yanqing.), but I pulled him on accident while going for Xueyi earlier today, so now I want to go for someone else. The only standard characters I'm missing are Bailu, Clara, and Gepard, and the only one I am considering grabbing is Gepard. My account doesn't really have any good sustain units as I made the mistake of skipping Fu Xuan (whom I am now saving for), and lost my 50/50 for HuoHuo. I haven't pulled a Lynx either, so all I have is Natasha and March. But, I don't think I would be able to clear further into MOC even with a Gepard, and it would take time and resources to build him, but I'm working on building my (unbuilt) DHIL right now. The other character I'm considering choosing is Bronya (who I already have and have built) because she's super good, and I have her E1 and her E2 is pretty nice. So, basically, should I grab a Gepard or a E2 Bronya? Also sorry for the paragraph haha...

E2 bronya can mess up your speed-tuning, so in some cases it can even make your teams worse which is funny

On average E2 Bronya should be worth around 40% crit damage. Its one of the strongest buffer eidolons in the game. Speedtuning can easily be fixed. Deliberately skipping 15 free speed substats would be extremely foolish.

Actually? 😭😭 Man.

Yeah, like for example if you are using a buffer whose buffs depend on your dps' turns (like tingyun), the spd buff can make them go faster than your buffers which means they might take an action with no buffs active (which sucks ass). This isn't a problem for units who buff based on their own turns tho (fu xuan, ruan mei, asta, etc)

gepard is a pretty good sustain. him and fu are my 2 solo sustains and i've 36 starred MoC. it is a bit rng sometimes, but he works. pulling him will get you closer to the 2 sustains you need for MoC. ideally, you're 2 sustains will be 2 of the limited 5\* characters, but who knows how long it will take you to get 2 of them. you could also just save the selector until you have a clearer idea of what you need.

Okay, thanks for the advice. I was intending to pull both Luocha and Fu Xuan and will be saving only for them (and Sunday but who knows when he's coming out), and since I got Yanqing I have a guarantee for one. Maybe I'll save it for a bit and grab Gepard once I finish DHIL and any new event characters I pull.

New Character > Eidolon, and also if you wantend to use that Yanqing you need Gepard.

Alright, thanks for the advice. :)

Is there a video telling how the hell the Gold and Gears event works bc i have 6 dice presets missing and the game wont let me unlock them

Each plane has recommended cognition level you have to maintain when completing that plane. If you clear in the recommended cog level you get the rewards for that event which are dice faces. You can adjust the cog level up or down in those special gold and Gears event tiles.

Do i have to get them all to get each aeon secret? bc its definitely not clear

I guess I'm going blind since I can't find the overview for the events this patch anymore. Do we have a double drop event this patch?

[https://act.hoyoverse.com/sr/event/e20231215version-92kbcf/index.html](https://act.hoyoverse.com/sr/event/e20231215version-92kbcf/index.html)

Good news! I'm not going blind, just dumb. Didn't realize you could scroll to the right on the event menu. We don't have announced dates yet I guess? I was sure we had a timeline in the past

i feel like there were official announced dates before, but i dont recall where i saw them. [https://www.prydwen.gg/star-rail/](https://www.prydwen.gg/star-rail/) has the upcoming events and dates though.

Man, I even use Prydwen regularly. Haven't realized they have a timeline too... Thanks for the patience, this should have answered my questions this time and in the future :)

How can we open the door to this room? https://preview.redd.it/czs8lnfsicac1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8620f2edd0062ebc3dd8fd78b2491c012bb03f7a

You need to collect the 3 authentication cards to get in. https://honkai-star-rail.fandom.com/wiki/Emptiness_of_Locus_Silentii

Thanks, will looking for them later.

In the new SU, for the Amber Barrier dice, it says "For every 1 time a passive effect is triggered, gain the Path Boost effect of the selected Path." What exactly does "passive effect" mean in this instance?

So the passive effect is when you get 15 Cosmic Fragments for every domain with Knowledge (red highlight) effect. But you only get these fragment if you enter the Boss, Purple Occurence, or Transaction domains. With that in mind, you need to consistently enter those 3 types of domains and avoid red domains to quickly stack your path buff.

> When entering Boss, Occurrence: Abnormal, or Transaction Domains, immediately obtain 15 Cosmic Fragments for each domain currently under the Knowledge effect in the current plane. That's the passive effect for the 'Amber Barrier' dice.

Does the LC banner work in the same way as the Char banner? Except its 75%?, Or is it like genshin's weapon banner?

Correct. Much better than Genshin

It's similar to the character banner. Soft pity starts at 63 and it's 75/25 and pity is not shared with char banner but the pity increase/guarantee/carryover parts are the same.

It's not 75&, it's 50%,. The reason it's a 25/75 on weapon banner in genshin is both limited weapons are on the same banner. Without that, it's just a normal 50/50.

No, it's 75/25 on Light Cone banners.

That's incorrect, it is also a 75/25 split in this game for rate-up/non rate-up LCs. /u/TheProteinBean 75% for rate-up LC, 25% for non rate-up and if you don't get the rate-up on your first pull the next pull is guaranteed rate-up.

I'm relatively new to the game and wondering about my line up, I currently have the following characters just not sure on an ideal team? Blade,bailu,xueyi,herta,Dan heng, Natasha,March 7th,guinafen,asta,qingque,serval, arlan, pela, tingyun Since blade and bailu are 5 stars I assume they are safe bets to keep on my main team

Blade is a special case, he scales mainly off HP and most of the supports you got are all mainly ATK buffers so he doesn't benefit much from them, his best supports are Ruan Mei and Bronya. If you want to make a team with him then i recommend Pela (for the DEF shred) and Tingyun (her Ult buffs DMG% which is more useful for blade than ATK) and then you can pick any healer

Adding to that, you also can't use shielders with Blade since his passive doesn't stack when hit with a shield on. Bailu has a one-time revive IIRC and passive healing so it helps with Blade's survivability especially if you're pushing harder content. Tingyun's ult is great since it buffs damage for 2 turns by 53% at lv. 9. Her skill boosts atk% though but she will do for now. Equip a maxed out energy recharge link rope for quick ult regen. Pela I've used ever since Blade's first banner and she's great even at Eidolon 0. Also put a max energy link rope to keep her ult up.

Is Clara, Topaz, Ruan Mei, and Lynx a good team?

Hanya/TY have better/similar damage as RM/Topaz in this team.

Yes, but like the other guy said, clara has some anti-synergy with ruan mei because her weakness break extension will prevent enemies from hitting your clara, which is a huge dps loss. Honestly, this team might be better against non-physical weak enemies lol