Best characters to get in Honkai Star Rail 3.0, ranked

A total of eight 5-star characters will be available during the upcoming Honkai Star Rail 3.0 patch. When the banners are released, players can select what unit to pull and acquire them by spending their Special Passes. Players usually pull characters based on their usefulness in various activities, and they may want to know the best ones in the forthcoming patch, value-wise.

This article discusses the best characters to pull in Honkai Star Rail 3.0 and ranks them according to their value.

Note: This ranked list is subjective and solely relies on the writer’s opinion.

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Ranking all upcoming 5-star characters in Honkai Star Rail 3.0

8) Silver Wolf

Silver Wolf in Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

Silver Wolf is placed last solely because of her value in Honkai Star Rail 3.0. She is one of the game's oldest 5-star characters to debut in v1.1 and follows the Nihility Path. Silver Wolf wields a unique mechanic that allows her to inflict a random weakness type on the targeted adversary. This weakness type depends on the elements that this Stellaron Hunter and her team members are wielding.

Since Silver Wolf can only place debuffs on a single opponent, she is excellent at helping her teammates deal absurd damage to a single enemy.

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7) Boothill

Boothill in Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

Boothill is another character that will be featured in version 3.0. He can easily burst down enemies with a significant amount of HP and excels in dealing BE damage. If you have characters like Ruan Mei or Fugue added to your collection, Boothill can prove to be useful for you.

If you don't have enough Stellar Jades for multiple characters and want to pull other units in version 3.0, you can go for Aglaea, Robin, or even The Herta.

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6) Jade

Jade in Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

Since the FUA team compositions are still quite popular among players, you can consider pulling for Jade in Honkai Star Rail 3.0. Since this IPC senior manager can easily deal a significant amount of damage to opponents and launch AoE follow-up attacks, she can be used in various high-tier activities such as Pure Fiction.

Moreover, she can be used to farm for various materials as players must defeat multiple enemy waves.

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5) Feixiao

Feixiao in Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

Released in version 2.5, Feixiao became one of the popular FUA characters right after she debuted. Currently, she is a good DPS unit who is able to easily finish end-game activities. Paired with good support units, she can unleash her full potential.

We recommend you only pull Feixiao if you have good support characters for her, such as Robin. Otherwise, you shouldn’t waste your Jades for her since the meta will be changing soon.

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4) Robin

Robin in Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

If you have some extra Stellar Jades lying around, Robin is an exceptional character to pull in Honkai Star Rail 3.0. Kitted with excellent abilities, she can be placed in most team compositions (except the BE teams). However, Robin can showcase true potential when accompanied by characters specializing in follow-up attacks.

If you already have a functioning FUA team and are looking for an upgrade, you should pull for Robin.

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3) Lingsha

Lingsha's ultimate animation (Image via HoYoverse)

As the Break Effect team compositions are currently meta-defining, you can get your hand on Linghsa in Honkai Star Rail 3.0. She is an excellent upgrade to Gallagher, another BE Abundance unit that can easily deal absurd damage and heal her allies simultaneously.

If your BE team is not surviving in high-tier activities or not dealing enough damage to get three stars, you can definitely pull Lingsha to boost the team’s potency.

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2) The Herta

The Herta in Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

The Herta is one of the newest 5-star characters. She will be released along with the upcoming Honkai Star Rail 3.0 patch and follows the Erudition Path, just like her 4-star version.

If you are a fan of a character with good animations and character design, The Herta is a must-pull unit. Besides animations and character design, she will likely become a meta-defining unit right after she releases.

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1) Aglaea

Aglaea in Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

If you want a character to get ready for the upcoming summon meta, Aglaea is your best choice in Honkai Star Rail 3.0. She is the first character to follow the Remembrance Path in this gacha title from HoYoverse. Aglaea will feature a unique mechanic that is only available to Remembrance characters.

Since the upcoming updates will be featuring more and more units following the Remembrance Path, you should add Aglaea to your collection to prepare for the meta change.