Honkai Star Rail 2.7 usage rate shows most popular characters in Apocalyptic Shadow

The recent reset of the Apocalyptic Shadow in Honkai Star Rail presents one of the most difficult boss fights in the game. Players must assemble a team of top-tier characters to conquer this challenge and earn all the rewards. Completing this activity grants players a considerable amount of Stellar Jades.

Notably, the latest post on X account @StarRailVerse1 highlights the characters used by Trailblazers during Apocalyptic Shadow. This article lists the top 10 most used characters for completing this activity.

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Most used Honkai Star Rail characters in Apocalyptic Shadow during version 2.7

A combination of 5-star and 4-star units have been selected to tackle the Honkai Star Rail 2.7 Apocalyptic Shadow. Here are the characters:

1. Ruan Mei – 84.81%
2. Trailblazer (Harmony) – 77.26%
3. Firefly – 61.69%
4. Aventurine – 60.14%
5. Gallagher – 56.52%
6. Acheron – 56.18%
7. Robin – 45.08%
8. Sunday – 35.63%
9. Lingsha – 35.17%
10. Pela – 30.53%

The Trailblazer (MC) in Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

BE (Break Effect) team compositions are currently dominating the meta in Honkai Star Rail, making characters like Ruan Mei, Firefly, and Harmony Trailblazer very popular.

Ruan Mei is by far the best Harmony unit players can acquire for their BE teams, while Firefly excels as the top DPS unit focused on this playstyle. The Harmony Trailblazer is another great F2P option.

In addition to BE characters, Aventurine and Acheron are also highly favored units, according to X account @StarRailVerse1. Aventurine has an impressive 60.14% pick rate, while Acheron is used by 56.18% of the players who completed the challenge.

Aventurine in Honkai: Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

Among the sustainers in this gacha title, Aventurine is unmatched in his ability to provide shields and grant a CRIT DMG boost to allies against specific targets. Meanwhile, Acheron remains the premier Nihility Hypercarry character, dominating with her immense DPS potential.

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