The ULTIMATE Beginners Guide to Honkai: Star Rail (F2P Friendly)

[@smallbrainpleb]

me: has played since launch and am TL68 also me: “hm yes what an interesting beginners guide”

[@vil.727]

Same Just hit tl68 yesterday lol

[@chipperdrewski]

Same lol

[@azureknight729]

Username checks out so its ok little homie.

[@robsupercool]

same! haha

[@prakharsharma1514]

very very relatable@@robsupercool

[@DanielDaAbadSukarno]

I'm TL69 rn , but it never too late for learn about beginner guide!

[@letsrank9349]

It kinda is for you. One more lvl and you are at the lvl cap😂 Jk.

[@jammyjammy2912]

As a new player whos been waiting on Honkai to drop on ps5, this was needed

[@moderngunguy3666]

Supposed to be a beginner's guide but he's talking about all kinds of stuff I don't even know what he's talking about supposed to be explaining that

[@VergilGaming19]

Fr

[@ahaha1368]

Fr so annoying

[@VergilGaming19]

Update: 2 weeks I'm already at the latest storyline doing great so far, saving for Firefly.

[@LoveEachDay94]

It's a great guide for someone who already dug around into the game for a couple hours

[@letsrank9349]

Another advice. Don't use your fuel before TB50. Use your fuels for Relic farming since it's hard to get good relics for your DPS in this game. If you have the majority of your fuel in the late game, your will have a bit of an easier time to get a good set for your DPS to boost your account.

[@madcat6299]

I'd say that use those fuels for newly pulled characters instead of relic farming. So you can immediately level them up. Leveling up new characters can cause a lot of burnout especially when you want to use them immediately. That's what I did to my Blade and Imbibitor Lunae, and I'm currently saving my 16 fuels for Argenti. I could also pre-farm at this point because I can guarantee him the moment he's released, but for people who are at 50-50, saving fuels is a better strategy than pre-farming. Relic farming should be the least priority when it comes to grinding.

[@triplecatnip7413]

I prefer using fuel for trace materials after TB60. Relics are unreliable, character ascention materials are easy to get in a couple of days.

[@ostrich6175]

God, not this dumb shit being spread in HSR too. First it was use your fragiles on artifacts, no fuel on relics. Dumbest thing you can do. "Hey guys, use your back up resin on complete rng! Not guaranteed items that you need!"

[@Vex-sf5ri]

Can you explain in genshin terms pls

[@triplecatnip7413]

@@Vex-sf5ri Imagine that in Genshin you could get 5 boss drops each and every time and that getting all 20 of them required for the final ascention took a single day of farming. Now also imagine that there are only 5 weapon ascention materials, one for each weapon type. And those materials are also used to upgrade talents. Talent books don't exist. Regional weapon materials don't exist. Prefarming is much easier for any future characters. Those domains reach their max level at TB60. So it's best to save your fuel (fragile resin) until that point. Use you fuel primarily on character and weapon ascention materials. It's hard to get good relics (artifacts), so if you use Fuel to farm those, then get out as soon as you get the necessary main stats on all pieces.

[@cryptidofoz]

It's so hard to focus on a core four when the weaknesses of enemies shift around so much. I know it's best to save but i find myself swapping out Dan Heng, Serval, and Herta as needed + I use Bronya for boss fights to advance the turns of whichever dps is most effective. Trailblazer and Natasha are on my team all the time but I found it so annoying when I got to Belabog that it was taking me a while to kill all these robot enemies who were weak to lightning but Serval wasn't leveled because everyone kept saying 'focus on a core four'. So I leveled Serval and my 'core' team at the moment is Trailblazer, Serval, Herta, Bronya, & Natasha with guest appearances from Dan Heng.

[@lucky-gn2sn]

What I did was level up someone from each element except imaginary(cause I dont have anyone from that element lol). MC, Asta, Pela, Lynx, Natasha, Serval, and Danheng should be able to carry you end game just fine.

[@cassidy8307]

Yeah, I disagree with core four, enemy weaknesses are important.

[@nicolas._.2294]

As a new player(that started today)I agree!!!! I find myself weirdly many times in not having anyone to break shields/guards(however that thing was named)

[@phosphophyllitepansy8516]

You can also strategically place your preserve char beside someone that needs to get hit to get some extra energy, like jingyuan for example, sometimes he lacks 5 energy to ult.

[@TKD_Owari]

Thanks for the guide i really needed this because im going to start on my PS5 tomorrow

[@letsrank9349]

Goodluck mate, may you get all your waifus/husbandos

[@macandcheetos]

​@@letsrank9349this made me physically cring e

[@TrippedReality]

For the Support Characters, please always put Preservation (Fu Xuan) or Abundance (Luocha) characters in it if you want to get your support character to get used more often, don't just always put new characters in it, always put a sustainer in it for more users to get benefits from it, and please don't be like those other users that put characters that are not even max level lightcone and not built traces, it's already a pain to find a support character for farming other stuffs to begin with.

[@letsrank9349]

This one I agree with. I always borrow a Fu xuan support to clear the weekly boss at Difficulty IV and up. Damage will not be a problem for your account in the long run, but sustain will.

[@phoenix-fw7pn]

Nah, the best is use support dps from p2w player with best artifact. Bcs you can clear farming faster, especially for new player.

[@memetic_hazard]

I'm up to TB58 now and my preferred support unit borrow is by far Blade who shreds through all of the calyx grinds. Sure, for Echo of War I might be best off with a Fu Xuan, though usually I just borrow the best DPS that matches the enemy weaknesses. I might be forced to go with a good sustain unit once I reach the next difficult tier at TB60... But most of my borrows will still be Blade for calixes (though recently I've been having fun with borrowing a level 80 Himeko).

[@TunaHorns]

Unless you are a whale with an E6S5 Seele that somehow accepted my friend invitation when your nick looks like you are from China or Japan. That guy carried my auto-farming for most of my game. Sometimes, I still use that Seele when I want to farm fast.

[@levibest2409]

​@letsrank9349 so bailu was top tier?

[@memetic_hazard]

As someone who started in the last week of kafka's banner and lost the 50/50... Feel free to splurge on up to 8 characters that can form 2 teams right away. There's more than enough rewards in the game now to support that level of investment up until you reach TB50 and can start taking MoC seriously and will need those two teams. I had about 9 characters invested in before TB50, and maxed most of their main 4 traces, at which point I got Lynx and Pela and proceeded to cut down my investment targets to 8, including these two new characters. One disclaimer though - I have done minimal relic farming other than spending my 4 weekly planar relics plus a bit extra in the double drop event. In terms of advice for what you need to farm, I'd say hold off in relic farming and spending fuel before TB60 (which I'll reach just after jingliu banner drops). Before TB50, just farm what you need to raise 8 or 9 characters. After TB50 you can start prioritizing. XP and light cone XP reach max efficiency at this tier so prioritize dumping your TB power there and do the minimum for the rest. Once you reach TB60 the flood gates unlock and you should prioritize whatever improves your MoC.

[@sillycow7526]

Me playing for 108 days and still working on my first 2 teams to do the forgotten hall 😂

[@neutralthoughtgoodbad2491]

Just started awhile, thanks for the guide. Gonna take me awhile to get to 8 people. So far loving the main story. Almost done with The Xianzhou Luofu world.

[@outlander.202]

Me too! I'm playing this game for a change of pace and to stop my genshin gambling addiction, so Im not gonna wish until AR45 or... TB45...

[@ArchonKujo]

As someone who didn't really enjoyed playing HSR on mobile, I surely won't make the same mistakes once this game arrives on PlayStation, thank you!

[@cartoonvideos5]

It's the same game, how is playing a turn based rpg any different on Playstation? It's not like an action game where you need split second reactions.

[@ArchonKujo]

@@cartoonvideos5 I don't like it on mobile, I just kinda like how it's played better on PS.

[@cartoonvideos5]

@@ArchonKujo Fair enough

[@azureknight729]

@@cartoonvideos5that was a weird assumption…

[@cartoonvideos5]

@azureknight729 Did you even think before you typed numbnuts or did you just slam your fingers against the keyboard to be able to type out total unintelligible nonsense that has nothing to do with this conversation? Go back to plebbit and farm your internet points.

[@Farisss11]

after changing from one to another support char, my luocha gave the most, i got 10k credits for average everyday

[@letsrank9349]

You really need a strong sustain vs weekly bosses. And sustain is the rarest unit for each account in hsr.

[@lovemyselfmariya7765]

I'm just glad that I'm tl 66 now, and I've basically been doing this for the entire time. Play, do quests, finish SU, attempt swarm disaster and fail cause they always go for Daniel, pull on both limited character and LC banners, and purchase the free light cones. I think playing genshin has made me think about actually strategizing while playing a game I'm enjoying. Star rail is a lot easier to resource manage no matter what everyone says. Recently the only reason I've logged into genshin is to do the archon quest. But I'm mostly spending time in star rail. Amazing game both of them. And I thank you for this video!

[@_Nyxus_]

Been playing HSR for two days so far and have to disagree with this. So far I'm finding Genshin far easier in comprehension and battle (though I'm not really one for turn based games). Then again, everything goes over my head when playing a new game and I stumble around and somehow manage. In Genshin I didn't even know what domains were, what resin was, that you could level up talents, etc until I got to Liyue lmao. The learning curve is real.

[@FreddyTheCupcake]

I'm glad you touched on how the gacha system works a little bit in this video since this is something I feel like HSR content creators didnt do enough when the game first released. Everyone seemed to brush it off saying "its just like Genshin" as if all the new HSR players have played genshin (which i did not and got triggered every time i heard someone say that/use genshin lingo to explain something). Personally I would have liked it more if you went into a bit more detail on how it works, such as what does "the 50/50" mean (which confused me for a long time at the start of this game). Also a big mistake I made was assuming that the rate up limited character would be moved over to the standard banner after their banner ended, similar to how it works in other gacha games i played. This is how I missed out on getting Seele. Great video, and good luck to all the new trailblazers!

[@aaronabraham2814]

Seele's coming back in a fortnight. Also, did you figure out how 50/50 works now?

[@FreddyTheCupcake]

Yes I understand how the 50/50 works now lol. And im glad to see seele is coming back, i just have to hope to get enough jade for her after spending everything on jing liu

[@Quenthalien]

Thank you gor this. One of my anxieties is playing in a way that I hamstring myself.

[@jonathanlandelle9177]

Perfect timing for the playstation version. Thank you Enviosity

[@Mel_iodas]

4:30 speed to the enemies 💀💀💀

[@RefusedYT]

As an old player, this is really helpful.

[@RomnilWater]

My biggest recommendation is when you're first building characters it's focus on your one Sustain (ether abundance or preservation) then your two supports (Nihility and Harmony) then your DPS (Erudition, Destruction, or Hunt) in that order. Just make them good enough to clear content though I wouldn't worry about maxing them out until you can get them to level 80. I say this because you will then learn which playstyles you enjoy and can better decide who you want to actually build after playing for awhile. This is especially important for your DPS since I find you get more enjoyment playing some one you like rather then someone "powerful". I have a couple half built and close to fully built DPS units that I did early on because I tried to force myself to enjoy their playstyle when they weren't my favorite and I do regret it a little. Meanwhile I still regularly use all the Sustain and Support characters I've built. Asta, Pela, and Tingyun are all very versatile 4 star characters that can be used in almost any team and are never a bad idea to build IMO.

[@al-rone7137]

started on day 1 but play half assedly on and off until today i wanna take this game seriously. your video helps me a lot mate thank you

[@ikurkurniawan7820]

dps powercreep this game is not scary, but you need strong support like loucha or fuxuan in my opinion

[@Konpekikaminari]

This needs to be higher People make an awful lot of noise regarding who can hit the highest damage ceiling, when it's the supports that make or break the game

[@tejas3968]

you explain very clearly, thanks mate!

[@robertscott1376]

Just started on ps5. Great guide. Got Gepard on my 50 departure spins

[@TheSavageLuxray]

See this guide would be perfect if I wasn’t stuck with Natasha being my only healer!

[@Bertakus]

Ohh it’s a talking slime.😊 Time to subscribe

[@slakoff007]

i wish this had come out last week i have nothing for jinliu but atleast i have fx who doesnt feel as strong as people say she is

[@Rayamin15]

but she is strong :) not because shes supposed to do dmg but because she is a near unkillable tank/support :)

[@dagon7259]

Fx is super strong, she makes your team harder to kill but you need to level her and give her stats she wants.

[@spenky]

biggest mistake is picking the wrong trailblazer

[@ArchonKujo]

I agree, Stelle is a better choice in terms of design and voice

[@spiderdude2099]

@@ArchonKujoCaelus is more cool imo. His animations have WAY more impact and force behind them, and idk, I get a more “goofy” vibe from him more than Stelle.

[@fahrenheit1522]

Not only I love Yui Ishikawa voice, but stelle design is almost perfect in every way. Her messy hair, her dead eyes (typical kuudere), her high and weight, her parka design cool too, the way she's roll up her sleeves, mini skirt(uhhhhh just perfect 👌), her shoes, and my god I love women with gloves... Also also I prefer women's doing goofy and dumb thing because it's make her more cuter IMO she has the best character design than all the character in this game

[@ArchonKujo]

@@fahrenheit1522 I love girls like her fr

[@ArchonKujo]

@@spiderdude2099 Don't get me wrong I love Caelus still but I like Stelle more, she is basically the poster cover similar to Aether in Genshin.

[@SilverLawrenceGamingg]

2:17 i am glad i am a genshin player since 3.3👍💛

[@EstherSingh-n1l]

This video was exactly what I needed.

[@akaidatenshi]

Great guide. Simple and to the point

[@Exhausted_Liv]

THIS VIDEO IS LUCKY BRO. I WAS PULLING A 10 PULL ON THE STANDARD BANNER CAUSE I SAVED THEM UP FROM THE DAILY THING AND I GOT A 5 STAR. also good advice ^^ it helped a lot :)

[@shahiljagjivan85]

really needed something like this, I haven't played in a longgg time, and really want to know

[@SipsOnLean]

thank you for this, you answered all my questions. Loving HSR

[@Challenger984]

Hlo bro can you sell my account

[@KoiinuNe]

not me being TL65 and having started a week after the game came out and watching this xDD but there are some useful tips here that would have definitely helped me when I started. the amount of resources from content early on until now, people could focus on a core 8 to at least lvl 60. after that they could zero in on 4 - DPS 1st, sustainer, healer + flex. definitely wish i knew about the traces early on and how much they cost! and focusing more on exp mats on assignments. i'm broke on those and credits.

[@Gabriolus]

at comic con i was giving a codke for sellers and credit and then I decided to watch some of ur videos thank u fo making this easier to understand and deal with I normally hate play gotchas, I rather they do old school and package stuff in to DLC for like 30 to 50 bucks,

[@JahWhy]

Returning player guide would be a more appropriate title for this video since you explain stuff as if the viewers already have a certain degree of knowledge of the game and it's mechanics.

[@humantacos9800]

I got overwhelmed trying to level up 5 stars. Honkai is so much more generous than Genshin. 2 months in I have 7 5* and 4 5* weapons. It takes probably a solid week of grinding just for leveling talents for each character, let alone relics.

[@Rietto]

Welcome, new PS5 players!

[@Nesquikk82]

I am a new player so this rlly helped thank you

[@dustin917]

Yeah i rememver when this game came out i was really exited for the game but then i realized im not a big fan of nobile games. But now with it being on ps5 im soo happy

[@Dado_nastro]

What does that mean? It's the exact same game.

[@JacobDoesSTUFF-o2r]

this helped alot! ty

[@outsider2638]

A green slime giving me a tutorial... Ok, subbed.

[@zTaBiSz]

hey thanks for the vid so helpful!!

[@nitish_0_0]

How did you create the avatar in the video(the green one) and how to use it in a video like your videos I also want to start. Please help

[@JoxerTM22]

Envi, we need two guides. 1. Himeko guide 2. Hertha guide Please we are waiting for both for half a year already!

[@Divine-General-Mahoraga]

Litterally prydwen website bruh

[@MoodyBluesRequiem80]

Came here from Genshin's disappointment. In case I drop Genshin, I want to have free Dr. Ratio, so starting this game now! The only games I ever played where the ones on child sites and Pokemon. So, I'm not really sure how those games work. I figured out Genshin somewhat, so I hope I figure this out too. Thank you for the guide, I really needed it! Hope this game grows on me! 🖤 P.S Thank you for making Genshin references, made it easier to understand! 🖤🖤🖤

[@austiinos]

Maxing out traces on one character gets you an achievement if anyone wants to hunt for that

[@MoodyBluesRequiem80]

Thank you! 🖤🖤

[@sammysaito529]

6:05 preservation units have the highest taunt value in the game…. except Tingyun

[@Yin184]

Tingyun is a harmony unit which makes her beside Hunt characters the most unlikely unit to get hit

[@KoiinuNe]

that's cause she is harmony + destruction xDD

[@Yin184]

@@KoiinuNe No, Phantylia ≠ Tingyun so she still remains harmony

[@raisha99]

@@Yin184 maybe the current playable tingyun is the one possesed by phantylia

[@KoiinuNe]

it's clearly a joke xDD @@Yin184

[@muhammadashhad9387]

I am still watching newbie guides while I am at TB 59 and have completed the story and quests.....

[@hvcskmagyar]

me about to become TL70: HMMM YES, INTERESTING

[@Fakecake22]

Just a suggestion but you should have added the guide for relics as well

[@robsupercool]

I'm surprised how similar my account is to Envi's. Must mean I'm doing alright then.

[@acemushroom_]

Thanks man I’ll definitely be frequenting this channel very informative!!!!!

[@PastelByeol]

DL’d the game as it came out and was even waiting for it to come out but then got lost in other games and only just now starting to play and it for some reason, despite having the same setup as Genshin, has just been confusing lol but Im obsessed with the story so 😅 thanks for the info! Super helpful 👌🏻🫰🏻

[@FujinTheVtuber]

Ohh🤔 thank you for this!

[@Alteewzx]

I have recently picked up the game again so here im

[@choerreos]

finally installed the game last night

[@Nebulathehyena]

Fr- I have a full maxed out seele I pulled when the game came out. People miss her sm- all traces up- full level on her and her not sig. lc, I rack in those credits.

[@sergiotarlit0371]

They should add a skip button like in farlight if you played the game before just for the tutorials, cause I keep getting Himeko which is great but my friend said its a late game character, so I keep rerolling

[@tsugikuni.michikatsu]

I'll start playing it bcs blade seems cool

[@Precise6]

lets just say genshin taought me well

[@cheesymasenko1568]

I find it funny how the game has essentially the same systems as genshin (im ar 58) yet im completely lost rn

[@jonnevitu4979]

Envi's voice was very... "thicc" on this one lol, kinda funny to see it coming from a slime haha

[@aquamarine4644]

Is the game good and worth some time for f2p and casual player?

[@OfficalBorb]

I play genshin, and the moment I saw stellar jades I shouted at the top of my lungs: PRIMOGEMSSSS

[@victormgonzalez2677]

Yeah about the log in need more info just started 4 days ago didn't understand that how you get there 😅

[@ny9988]

this isnt a beginners guide lol

[@serenegeneration]

I spent my jades on the 5 times for guarenteed 5 star using the silver summons and got welt

[@yanfeeis]

ive played since release but didnt actually play i just downloaded it and went on it every blue moon, walked around for 5 minutes, then left and then i forgot my accoutn password so i amde a new one and now ive actually decided to play it for realsies instead of just walking around for 5 minutes (cries)

[@Yumikosakuranotmyreallastname]

Can you make a vid of how to get trailblaze levels?

[@Gardningtools22]

As a PS5 player, thank you (:

[@mehdibunny]

I don't understand you. Please explain in genshin terms. THX

[@GenPocalipse]

Used to play, trying to get back into it now... Lost my old acc :(

[@muhammed_irfan_7]

What relics to use for every type of character? (By type i mean harmony,the hunt etc)

[@GodofGoblins]

So I've heard conflicting things about the beginner banner, the one that is discounted with up to 50 pulls. I've heard that once you get a 5 star its best to not pull on that anymore and focus on standard, since at 50 you're not guaranteed a 5 star. But then I also heard the beginner banner technically has increased rates at dropping a 5 star. So...in your opinion, should I stop once i get the 5 star or max out the 50? Or does it not really matter?

[@ottokallen]

there isnt an enhanced chance of getting a 5* you have a guaranteed 1 at 50 pulls but you have the same rate of pulling as you do on the usual standard banner yes you can get 2 5* from the beginner banner but its up to luck and is better to start on the standard once u get ur guaranteed 5*

[@GodofGoblins]

@@ottokallen ok so maybe im reading the information incorrectly? because in the beginner banner details, it says base chance for a 5 star character .6%. But on standard banner, its .3% since its split with a .3% light cone chance. its also discounted on how much you pay in that banner, so wouldn't that technically be worth attempting? although I suppose going for standard pity on regular banner faster also makes sense. hm, i guess ill just do that then. thanks for the info

[@saml4967]

do as ur heart told u,in my case,i have 3 account,so i do all 50 pull on all 3 account,bcs in my opinion,its cheaper,and even if i dont get 2 5star,at least i can get more character/lightcone,even better if i can get same character(which is go in to eidolon),i'm f2p i dont really mind about losing stellar jade on beginner banner,bcs its still early game,and HSR really give a lot a free stellar jade(chest,quest,forgotten hall,guide book mission,event,sim.world)

[@Raymart6543]

In my opinion, yes. I once got Bailu in that banner within 30-ish pulls and it was the first and last 5 star I have gotten in that 50 pull beginner banner but if you want to try your luck, then go for it. However, it doesn't build pity though since once you use 50 pulls, the banner is gone so better pull for banners that count pities instead

[@GodofGoblins]

@Raymart6543 yeah that makes sense

[@armageddonakali260]

Hoy empecé a jugar y estaba muy perdido, esto me ha ayudado mucho xD y lo que me duele es que me perdi un 5 star gratis jsjsjs pero bueno, este juego solo tiene 1 año de salida

[@HypersonicBeaver]

Thx Mr.Slime 🟢🎩

[@IdeasAreBulletproof]

I'm currently Tl68 and started back in may and I guess this is for Ps5 users

[@Theguywithephonyname]

Yep, i use about 30-50 jades to a standard banner😂. I greedy and impatient af

[@hielyr]

Been watching the vid for whole 2.35 minutes and only now I realize there is a vtuber model at left bottom 😂😂

[@kusakabe2659]

I just reached 50 n leveled up my world right away n the open world is so much harder I’m having trouble through the story😭 im on the edge of starting over😫

[@rintawlatis9350]

As someone who just started , I don't understand why you keep saying Banner , I was confused until I realized you meant events I guess

[@johncliffordjimenez811]

Thank you

[@BlossomsB1oom]

I play genshin and I’m just bored of waiting for the next archon quest so here I am 😭

[@BigBadDragon777]

I just discovered that the 80 "free" pulls they heavily advertised is misleading af. I have to put ass in working on all for those tickets. I kinda need some advice since I'm starting the game late

[@sennko7898]

I'm TL70, why did I watch the whole thing?

[@luhaguilar]

I’m TL 68 and I’m also watching everything hahahaha we make no sense

[@miers2002]

im watching this at TL 61, but bc im so bad at genshin, im so used to watching these 😂

[@andy4843]

Same and I’m TL 69 😂

[@DavidJoyTap]

Nice video.

[@_mask_]

Top 10 things new trailblazers must know: Nr1. You can’t pick mint in this game.

[@DaddySenpai35]

Its all RNG pull for what you what u gonna enjoy sometimes u have to go to the hard pity to get that limited character and cone because u have bad rng.

[@Novk010]

lol wait why is the daily login not in the game 🤔

[@derp332]

what's a good talent level for supports? for genshin, I do the usual 6/8, the eight being the most important talent to be used

[@sauceycoriander]

1 DPS, 2 Support, 1 Sustain (Abundance)

[@bananajack1102]

tl 69 now but still thinks i would miss something

[@PepperThePotato]

I came back after not playing since launch and have 2400 stored reserved trailblaze power, and 2400 more that I can claim, should I just use some on character xp calyx? Idk since I’m only level 16 and I may be able to get better rewards if I wait

[@BxBallinz]

What is 50 50 you touched that briefly earlier in the video

[@terrylap6132]

When you get a five star on limited banner, there’s a 50% chance it will be the featured character and a 50% chance it will be one of the seven five stars in the standard banner. Hence, this mechanic is colloquially referred to as the “50/50”.

[@Maty2402]

What team would you recommend to someone who doesnt like to farm a lot

[@darkntwisted833]

How far in does it take before you unlock the store

[@infamous-drive6299]

Started playing yesterday , i got Dr.Ratio for free and got Geopard from the disconted banner, what limited 5* should i aim for ? Both limited seem good but they both are elements that my two 5* have