Honkai Star Rail support character tier list (January 2025)

The turn-based combat system in Honkai Star Rail favors those who use support units, as these characters can extend their abilities to improve the offensive and defensive capabilities of an entire setup. From healers to debuffers, this title has quite a few different characters to choose from in this category when it comes to building a team in January 2025.

Therefore, it is important to rank each support unit in a tier based on their overall kit design and combat effectiveness. This will help determine which fighters are worth using on the battlefield.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinions.

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Tier list of every support character in Honkai Star Rail for January 2025

Support character tier list for January 2025 (Image via Tiermaker)

The image above shows a tier list featuring every support character in Honkai Star Rail as of January 2025. It is worth noting that their combat effectiveness without any Eidolon has been considered for this ranking since most players will not have multiple copies of these entities. This ensures fair judgment, as their performance can change drastically with different Eidolons.

Here are more reasons to justify each of their placements on the tier list.

SS tier

Ruan Mei is one of the best support in Honkai Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

Only the units that are highly versatile in any team composition deserve a spot in the SS tier. Here are some of the supports that have flawless character design and sought-after abilities to be placeholders for the highest rank:

• Ruan Mei
• Robin
• Sparkle
• Aventurine
• Sunday

Ruan Mei has been released for a while now, and surprisingly, she has been a staple support unit across many popular teams in Honkai Star Rail’s endgame. This has to do with her distinctive buffs, which are not limited to increasing a particular attribute of a character like CRIT DMG. Instead, her kit involves amplifying the defense penetration and Break DMG efficiency of all allies, so she scales better against elite enemies.

Aventurine is a support unit worthy of the top spot since his ability to stack shields is supreme when it comes to sustaining an entire team. Besides, he can unleash massive Imaginary DMG while increasing the CRIT DMG received by a target. You can pair him with almost every character in the game, although someone with access to follow-up attacks will help him deal more damage.

Sunday is currently one of the best supports in Honkai Star Rail. He can be paired with most DPS units. However, he shines the best when paired with characters with summons, making Sunday a future-proof unit since the upcoming Remembrance units will feature a summon.

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S tier

Huohuo deserves to be in the S-tier (Image via HoYoverse)

S-tier units can yield promising results in battle, but they are often overshadowed by characters in the SS-tier. Here are some support characters that require a bit more gear investment to be effective during combat.

• Jiaoqiu
• Harmony Trailblazers
• Pela
• Bronya
• Fu Xuan
• Silver Wolf
• Huohuo
• Fugue
• Lingsha

Among the support units in the S-tier, the Harmony Trailblazers in Honkai Star Rail stand out for their indomitable kit consisting of Super Break DMG. This unique effect advocates a lineup of Break teams that currently excel at clearing some of the toughest content in the game. Not to forget, they are easy to build, and you can use them for free; after all, they are the protagonist.

Pela is by far the only 4-star support character at the top. She possesses strong debuffing potential and can also cleanse an enemy buff, all of which has helped her become a coveted candidate for various hypercarry teams, including Acheron’s best setup.

Both Fugue and Lingsha are must-have characters when you try to build a team composition that scales with Break Effect. Since the BE teams are quite popular right now, most players desire these two supports.

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A tier

Luocha (Image via HoYoverse)

The A tier is reserved for individuals who are a bit underpowered on their own. However, they can be exceptional candidates for any setup when you acquire their Eidolons.

• Gallagher
• Tingyun
• Gepard
• Luocha

Gallagher in particular deserves a much higher spot on the list considering he is a crucial member of the Break teams in Honkai Star Rail. However, he requires more Eidolons to shine as a solo sustainer for the comps. To be precise, Gallagher needs his second Eidolon, at least, as it grants him the ability to remove debuffs from allies.

Interestingly, Luocha has fallen off the meta since he lacks the ability to amplify the damage output of a team, which happens to be a prime requirement for any composition as of writing. He can frequently provide a big chunk of healing, so consider using him to increase your team’s survivability.

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B tier

Luka is a B-tier support (Image via HoYoverse)

Finally, the following B-tier support units are just underwhelming to use in their current state. Here are the characters in this tier:

• Lynx
• Bailu
• Asta
• March 7th
• Hanya
• Natasha
• Yukong
• Luka

All of these units have fallen off the combat trend and are not worth using unless you like their character designs. Healers like Lynx and Bailu can be substitutes for their stronger counterparts, but it isn’t enough to give them an upper hand.

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