WHO IS BEST? | All 4 Stars Reviewed in Honkai: Star Rail!

[@guobacertified]

TIER LIST SUMMARY sorry for not including it, thanks @beca.alessio843 EARLY GAME Investment Priority (In my opinio, not ordered) S: Asta, Serval, Lynx, Pela, Tingyun, Natasha A: Phys MC, March, Dan Heng, Sushang, Hook, Hanya, Misha B: Qingque, Fire MC, Luka, Guinaifen, Sampo, Yukong C: Arlan, Xueyi, Herta LATE GAME Investment Priority (In my opinion, not ordered) S: Asta, Herta, Qingque, Pela, Tingyun A+: Lynx, Hanya A: Guinaifen, Sampo, Xueyi B: March, Serval, Natasha, Fire MC, Yukong, Sushang, Misha, Luka C: Physical MC, Dan Heng, Arlan, Hook S is best, A is great, B is good OR units that can carry in a niche, C is not recommended. I see cases where Misha can be A, Xueyi A+, and Arlan B with a new Shielder in endgame. Also maybe Hook should've been B.

[@yinnija]

Herta

[@GameMaker242]

Qingque

[@BEARCRAB]

always bet on kuru kuru

[@tipidpn3559]

Gambling smol gremlin resonates with me the most. I am determined to E6 her soon.

[@LeftyPencil]

Arlan: high risk high reward Hope Aventurine is another support for him like Gepard. Might as well go all in with QQ too

[@yeetlord8281]

I really love pela because of how balanced she is as a 4star; def shred, spammable ult, ice res on e4.. man she's basically what a support that could offer.

[@guobacertified]

Shes so good ^^ one of the premium 4 Stars thatll stay strong in the distant future IMO

[@tepung]

her being able to remove buff also helped me alot ^^ esp against argenti

[@yeetlord8281]

@@tepung i also forgot to mention that part!

[@DucNguyen-ei9pu]

What do u mean balanced? She’s OP compared to other 4stars

[@chanheer]

​@@DucNguyen-ei9pu Yeah, the only 4* that can rival Pela in terms of value is Tingyun.

[@hassanmahdi5521]

Can't wait for the day they make more debuffers, Pela and Silver Wolf have had to carry since Nihility was taken over by DoTs

[@guobacertified]

Pela 5* when D:

[@piusbutarbutar1782]

should be soon with archeron enabling full debuff team nihility is really the most flexible class

[@Halverg86]

Well black swan has def shred kinda and her personal dmg is not bad

[@Sampoforeverrrr]

and welt

[@DiamonDust]

@@Halverg86agreed. Black Swan is an honorary debuffer in addition to being a DoT unit.

[@axis_of_symmetry3752]

"THE CRIT SAMPO CULT MIGHT BE WATCHING RUN" Yes, yes we are

[@Borovski213]

Pela and Tingyun might be the Bennett and Sucrose of HSR. Still usable after so many years and can fight toe to toe with 5 star equivalents

[@wongo6828]

The Power 5 of Honkai Star Rail (basically the top 5 best 4 stars): Tingyun Pela Asta Qingque Lynx

[@chanheer]

​​@@wongo6828 Tingyun as Bennett, Pela as Sucrose, QQ as Xiangling, Asta and Lynx as themself. (Since Xingqiu and Fischl doesn't really match their kit 😭😭)

[@Scope34]

Lightning battery - tingyun fischl Attack buffing fire support asta bennett. ​@@chanheer

[@Kyong008]

Tingyun's like, Bennett, Fischl and XQ combined. Bennett bcs of the dmg buffs, Fischl bcs of the energy regen, and XQ bcs of the Benediction procs for extra dmg

[@twigz3214]

⁠@@chanheerto be fair Xingqui and Fischl are a lot better than Lynx and Asta, same with Bennet but agree with the other 2.

[@AnemoneMeer]

Arlan review is 100% accurate. He'd be better if we had more and better sources of shields. We've had the same sources of shields since 1.0, and that just REALLY isn't enough to make him remotely viable. With more and better shielders, he'd be a better unit and could potentially climb, but he just doesn't have the tools he needs to be anything past C.

[@guobacertified]

An aura based shielder would be so nice too

[@LeftyPencil]

I hope Aventurine helps as his skill shields while Gepard has to ult.

[@Ilikegames804]

@@LeftyPencil Yeah and whenever Adventurine uses his FUA the shields are refreshed. Arlan already has insane multipliers and dmg% buffs pair him with S5 secret vow, Bronya S5 past and future and E6S5 Planetary TingYun he can get up to 384% dmg buffs

[@Cleric1530]

Found some great use on him in some early events where his mechanic made it possible to spam his ultimate and never give elemental weak enemies a turn. Forgot exactly which content and what combo it was, but I'd imagine we'd need a niche synergy like that on a character to make full use of him outside of meme builds.

[@taesshi]

@@Cleric1530 I think it was during the fight club event, I did the same thing. Arlan did more for me than Jingyuan during that event, it was really fun using him.

[@SaneSampoSimp]

As a Sampo main, I really appreciate how the spotlight on him being underrated was focused. Sure Guinaifen might be a "better" option, but the fact that his ult acts as a DoT buffer for a DoT team is just good itself. Not to mention that he can be skill point neutral as well depending on your stacked wind shears, and his light cone is pretty universal from Eyes of the Prey, Solitary Healing (Ult spam arise), and even Resolutions. He can have break effect subs too, and the controversial crit builds. In my opinion, he can be a hunt/destruction/erudition/nihility/harmony all in one ESPECIALLY in early games, and going with any build above will do wonders. He'd never really disappoint you overall once you've built him. (well except for the fact that he abandoned us in the story but let's get over that because he came back for us anyways!) :D

[@guobacertified]

I love your name :P

[@haveagoodday7021]

Nihility is a team that actually values swapping out weaknesses. Unlike typical hypercarry teams, you want a DOT unit that matches the enemies' weaknesses. Sure its more building, but it also more variety and creativity.

[@SaneSampoSimp]

@haveagoodday7021 That's true, that's also one of the reasons why I'm a 8/8 Nihility Main! Although as someone who has E0S1 Kafka and E1 Black Swan, I chose this opportunity to get them just to actually push through my Sampo. Their toughness and defense shread just made him shine even more, although of course I sometimes do use Guin over Sampo! That's why in my gameplay, Kafka-Black Swan-Sampo will always be a staple now even in brute forcing the enemies.

[@amandaslough125]

​@@SaneSampoSimpwhat sustain character do you typically add with them?

[@SaneSampoSimp]

@amandaslough125 I only have Fu Xuan and Gepard with me so in general, I use FX. Gepard if MoC or Pure Fiction. Will definitely get Aventurine soon as he'll be a Preservation unit and I'll use the Trend lightcone that gives off a burn DoT for synergy.

[@terr0byte661]

xueyi at e6 is busted :O i really love using her whenever possible, incredible sound and visial desing and high dmg numbers make my monke brain go wooo

[@drenh]

Besides the harmony units, I am partial to Xueyi. So she is S+ in my heart. I would even compare a well built E6 Xueyi with Seele. But A is good enough tbh haha. Thanks for the guide Guoba!

[@guobacertified]

maybe i shoulda A+'d her :P her build reqs are TOUGH tho

[@meriwidget3474]

Yeah I agree she's a bit hard to build, but I really like her a LOT, and I use her more than Seele, I just get pissed off when I play Seele, even at 96% in combat crit rate, she never crits on her ult! After she failed to crit 4 times in a row in MoC, she's been benched ever since lol. Xueyi is a little inconsistent, but dang she hits hard.

[@chadachi3970]

Made a comment on this actually, but I'll tldr it here as well While it is still early and some players wont have this option for a while, Misha's LC gives Xueyi a lot of breathing room when it comes to her build reqs as it gives BE and Crit rate pretty much for free (CR comes from ulting which is her main gimmick so... free lol). Once we give it some time and it becomes a more common LC to have, it will be a really great choice for her. S5 could replace the rope since it gives 56% BE (DMG%) and allow for more Atk% instead while still being an amazing gain due to the 30% crit rate gain.

[@fodeueagora]

Would have loved a Tier List(Early and late) on the outro as a way to recap and compare what units are better to invest in

[@beanswater]

Tldr, Pela and Tingyun for support. Qingque and Herta for dps

[@guobacertified]

Sorry I didnt know how to do a tier list (and split them) without it getting taken out of context, thats why I did the two investment thingies on each unit instead. Ill add it to the pinned comment, sorry to disappoint :(

[@Sarackosmo]

@@guobacertified It's honestly a great format... But having a recap of all of in 1 tier list would allow people to see where to go in chapters. Currently you need to still go through all chars to see relevant info... Which I assume is great for watch time but less so for the consumer (us)

[@fodeueagora]

@@guobacertified I would like to point out that you didn't disappoint with the video, on the contrary. I just think that the little detail of having the tier list on the outro would improve it. Keep up the good work!

[@shotgunammo]

@@guobacertified you didn't disappoint I didn't mean for it to come over that way D: I really appreciate the work you put into your guides and videos, just was missing that one thing cus I expected it from the thumbnail haha, mbmb

[@altairsol]

I love Guinaifen, she's a great Ratio enabler if you don't have SW. I run her with the Luka LC, and was lucky to get her E1. one skill and Ratio sees that 100% for his FUA immediately.

[@GreatLordKelvin]

I’m glad Serval got a decent recommendation. It was a big lightbulb moment for me realizing she isn’t a DoT unit. She’s a DPS who’s empowered by the presence of the shock DoT. I gave her Argenti’s signature LC and have never looked back. Her and Tingyun just destroy lightning weak enemies on mass. She’s also nice for Calyx and over world farming. Not that it’s hard content but with her 4 star LC it’s easy for her to Ult at the start of every fight.

[@niconilo97]

I'm using het to clean the robots, she is Soo good at this job my Kafka doesn't even need to intervine :') She just one shot them all and ult non stop

[@guobacertified]

"She’s a DPS who’s empowered by the presence of the shock DoT." exactly :D

[@DiamonDust]

Did you pull Argenti’s LC primarily for Serval? Cause if so that’s based AF, respect.

[@GreatLordKelvin]

@@DiamonDust Thank you! I did😁It was a Christmas present to myself (and her 😂)

[@amandaslough125]

​@@guobacertifiedOut of curiosity, Serval being a "dps powered by shock" unit, does that mean her LC choices highly recommended during the early patches aren't accurate then overall? Because I remember her having a focus on the dot damage by the community but I said "screw it" cuz I wanted to match her with her LC, and I abuse her ult in general.

[@Rebber]

I find Fire MC to be highly underrated when it comes to survivability options, and with the correct positioning they can be used nicely with Blade and Clara (beside them) to get hit by blast And just overall a really good unit for very hard content like SU and it's DLCs, I'd bump them up to A tier from my personal experience

[@katsuragikeima8809]

Funny you bring up SU but I think they (fire mc) is better for PF. The small (but consistent) shields, alongside the aoe burst is nice for PF where you dont really have mobs one shotting you, but still do enough dmg to consider havinv a sustain if you need it.

[@noahblackwood6288]

I agree that they're actually a really useful unit and I was surprised the video wasn't quite as positive about them as I expected, although I'd say fire MC is probably not a great pick for Blade cus their constantly reappearing shields actually would lose a lot of stacks on Blade cus Blade doesn't gain stacks through shields

[@birdsarentreal9790]

You would just rather have blade/Clara get hit instead, someone like lynx would be much better

[@aciesara5444]

Managed to get a full point because of her in PF. She might even perform better than a 5* sustain in PF because of what @katsuragikeima8809 said. I get why she is "B" because of her niche. But we only have 2 end games, so getting "B" when she is great in one of them is kinda underrated imo.

[@mrdeafter]

but Blade with shield is anti synergy tho?

[@_aeth_]

I've seen Misha paired with Pela for stacking def shred and him dishing out very solid damage. I'll definitely keep him on my "to build soon" list.

[@GameMaker242]

This is truly one of the most useful tierlist there is (Edit: just reading again i noticed maybe the way i wrote this is a bit confusing, its not a tierlist as if he just ranks characters and thats what makes it good. He values characters for what they are and not just a number comparison)

[@guobacertified]

it just released :O

[@OmegaShanic]

Just a couple of comments: 1) I'm glad you mentioned that leveling Trailblazer may have additional impacts, it's a character worth always at least leveling. 2) I suspect Guinaifen will be better as time goes on, I think she's currently underrated and not enough people had her at E6 - where I think she rivals Pela and other supports, and may be vital for some with an upcoming DPS. 3) A lot of people would say Asta has fallen off, but I'm glad you emphasized her team with Fire characters. If an upcoming Fire character ends up being one of the best DPS, she will climb, just like Pela did with Jingliu. 4) I personally think Natasha should be brought down a tier for early game. I fear people getting too comfortable with Natasha\Lynx and keeping their accounts without a limited sustain, when the power gains from the limited sustains is insane.

[@guobacertified]

4) is fair, but at the same time early game really needs that sustain, so thats why I also mentioned in end game to go get those limited ones ^^

[@houdini9739]

as someone who impulse pulled Black Swan without any good supports, my E6 Asta and E6 Guinaifen actually make a really good team core with her. i do think both of them get way better at E6 though so i understand their placement in the tier list

[@WillWonkeyTertel]

Love the guide as a player who recently started a few months ago this helps a ton.

[@guobacertified]

Glad it helped! Video is a success to me from this comment alone :D

[@rygerg.4789]

I love Xyu the most. From the moment I got her she's been the main dps on my main team. I run her with Ruan Mei, and then I swap my sustains out as needed between Bailu, Gepard, Caelus, and the quantum healer. She really hits like a 5 star dps. But soon I'll be reforming my team to a 2 dps, solo sustain, and solo buff/debuffer. I plan on getting Jing Yuan and Luchoa/Adventurine and so final team comp will be Xyu, Jing Yuan, Ruan Mei, and either Luocha or Adventurine. Wish me luck.

[@M4y0nn41s3]

Appreciate the shout-out at 16:55, Guoba!

[@guobacertified]

MAYONNAISE HIIII

[@klentot9]

As someone who created EU server account for solely 4s characters & MC, I can say these units are best in slot: DPS: Sushang, Qingque, Xueyi, Serval & Misha Support: Tingyun, Pela, Guinaifen Sustain: Lynx, Natasha Niche: March7 for SU remembrance, Herta for PF and the two DOT Sampo/Luka Bubbling up: Asta/Hanya/Yukong Here is an example of my purely 4s lineup: Sushang-Tingyun-Pela-Lynx Serval-Guinaifen-Sampo-Natasha Qingque-Hanya-Misha-(Sustain)

[@rizzz___]

One of the best guide topic in a long time (i think i havent seen anyone make similar topic updated). Would love to see LC version too, Love it!

[@guobacertified]

Aww thanks a lot! :D

[@4twenny]

I want to say that Misha's kit is a monster in single target boss fights - if you use him as a sub dps for permanent breaks on boss shield. There are very little scenario for him to be useful but he can break a suprisingly massive amount of shields on bosses that have ice weakness. A good example is a Rememberance buffed team that heavily relies on freezing for optimal dps, he could go crazy with the 80% increase base chance for freezing.

[@ronnymahendra9035]

Remembrance in general is built for him, more freeze for his damage to shoots up, and ice weakness for his Ult to bash on

[@samuellinn]

I can't see Misha being top tier in Moc and PF but he's going to be so fun with rememberance in SU

[@4twenny]

@@samuellinn there is a video by Dreamy on misha destroying MoC, hes no joke if just looking at his damage, while ofc i still prefer the perma freeze playstyle, since it is more versatile. But using him could open doors to a "no healer - no shield" playstyle where you only rely on the perma freeze. It is actually very efficient if you do it right.

[@kalderah7419]

Thank you! loved the graphics you used for the characters! the 2 different investment levels was very helpful

[@guobacertified]

Glad to hear it ❤️

[@hanjigbf]

Misha should definitely be A (or even A+) at Endgame since his diffuse kit shines most with high investment and good supports (ie. a lot of EXP and trace materials across multiple characters). His high modifiers and some built-in crit make him very buff receptive, and his "conditional" gimmick is simply for the team to use skills, which teams want to do anyway. And like Lightning Lord, high bounce counts tend to be very versatile and exploitable, especially now that Ruan Mei exists. His Freeze change is also pretty reliable against anyone you would realistically be using him against and creates a very unique support who can shred DEF and interrupt annoying enemies while doing very respectable personal damage (that can pivot to Hyper-Carry if fully supported). I built him for fun and have been extremely impressed with how well he effective he is (mine is E2) compared to my Jingliu in both damage and play-feel/QoL. It also feels like [Auto] gets overlooked a lot as a playstyle/niche, and he's very good there which is a nice QoL boost for SimU, weekly bosses or MoC 7-10 (which are still "Endgame" insofar as Endgame players still have to do them). He certainly offers as much as the others at A, especially given they tend to require more specific/restricted team setups to shine. I think he's being a bit underrated because small things like having his talent not fully leveled (ie. less energy) can add up. Despite his uwu personality, he's a (stat/buff) greedy lad. For comparison/bias-disclaimer, I've also been an ultra-rare Arlan gamer since launch and Arlan's gameplay simply feels bad. The numbers aren't there at all compared to Kafka/JY/etc. and his few synergies/gimmicks are very rare to activate efficiently and aren't even particularly good at peak. Moreover, each 5-star seems to cannibalize him more (while eg. Black Swan elevates rather than deprecates Sampo) and stuff like the new free 4-star skipping him to only working for Sam is just rude. All that is to say: if Misha was bad, that would be fine and I'd still run him for fun like Arlan. However it turns out Misha is actually insanely good so... stonks? The biggest investment argument against Misha is simply that Herta is also very good, pretty much instant-wins one of the game's modes, and you get a bunch of free copies of her -- but again that's more of an early game argument to me as I expect Endgame players to have maxed their main waifus/carries and want to circle back for some fun 4-stars.

[@spiderdude2099]

I finally built my E6 Pela since I use so many DoT units. I like how simple she is to build, you basically just need EHR and ER, and then maybe some survivability stats (break effect is a nice bonus too if you can get it)

[@ThisisRabi]

Wasn't expecting this but it is greatly appreciated ! Thank you for your hardwork Guoba!

[@guobacertified]

Glad you like it :D

[@loonastrawberry]

i quite like fire MC with the trend of the universal market for mono fire teams. i got 3 stars in previous pure fiction thanks to fire MC, himeko, guinaifen and ruan mai.

[@LukeZX4]

I think Misha has a ton of room to continue to get stronger as the meta develops and players cook up tech for him. Such a high ult multiplier on a low cost with extremely impactful eidolons being overlooked is crazy to me. I imagine Jingliu existing is a reason why people underrate him.

[@guobacertified]

Ye im excited to see the future ^^

[@Eclin]

I can see him replacing sustainer in a comp with Ruanmei.

[@LukeZX4]

@@Eclin I don't think this will be his best use case. His scalings are too high for that, and his base chances for freeze are too low. Better to build him main DPS who scales with ult buffing. It's just hard to see what the best way to generate stacks for his ultimate is right now, and this is where new tech comes in.

[@keneunaegbu851]

​@Eclin Nah bro, he will work best with Ruan Mei the toughness break on a fully charged ult Is ridiculous

[@Katherine-ou6lb]

As someone without Jingliu, Misha is going to be incredibly helpful to me as an AoE Ice DPS that's viable out of PF. The evil deer is such a giant wall for me in MoC higher floors, b/c my options are Himeko (set up for PF, need to completely change build for MoC), Yanqing (just...not very good unless my Gepard's shield has 100% uptime, and in the higher floors the enemies can bust a third to half of it in one big hit), Herta (same issue has Himeko), Seele (damage falls off if she can't get resurgence, so getting past the first wave is a struggle, also needs a better build), Hook (not built enough for MoC), Guiniafen (needs Kafka for full potential, and also weirdly squishy), and Qingque (in the process of finishing building). So being able to pair my E4 Misha with my E5 Qingque once I'm done with them both will be incredibly helpful. He also seems like he's very flexible, working in any team comp as long as it uses skill points.

[@younghahwang9748]

The reminder text for stuff like "speed tuning" is a great touch for newer players. Great job Guoba.

[@arcitree9330]

Endgame tier list: S: Tingyun, Pela, Qingque, Herta, Asta A+: Lynx, Hanya A: Guinafen, Sampo, Xuyei B: March, Serval, Natasha, fire TB, Yukong, Luka, Sushang, Misha C: Physical TB, Dan heng, Hook, Arlan

[@jyusatsu]

The true 4* tier list! Just the right balance of fact and opinion on character's strengths and weaknesses that is really helpful to make sure the resources won't got to waste. My favorite 4*s are Qingque, Pela, March, Luka, Asta, Tingyun and soon Gallagher. I'm still on the fence though on which between Herta and Misha should I raise coz I still don't have a dedicated Ice dps.

[@DiamonDust]

I haven’t used Misha much but I prob prefer Herta because she slaps PF and AOE content in general, although if there is ever single target ice weak boss you will not want to use her and Misha would be better in that scenario. I feel like most ice weak are AOE though. I would recommend Herta, I built her for PF and I think she is underrated even for things like MoC. I think she can do really well vs mob spawned enemies. Herta is also really fun to use and has follow up synergies. Or you can just get Acheron who seems like she will eviscerate any enemy regardless of typing 😂

[@andreaswong8829]

QQ deserves her own tier: "Qingquillion" or "Gamba Gremlin"

[@featherfox6700]

Love the video. Great takes on all the 4* units. Since you asked, my personal favourite 4* was Pela; but, was replaced by Guinaifen when the streamer came online. Having said that, Pela remains an ace in my team when enemies are weak to Ice; when a crucial dispel means the difference between victory or defeat; or, when Guinaifen is occupied on another team. Pela will remain a favoured and cherished member of my team. :)

[@aidenschueller8878]

I haven't consistently played Star Rail in several months and have only started playing more here and there over the past few days,. I left off around TL60 but only have a dozen characters built and none higher than level 60. The builds are all lackluster or just bad/unfinished, and idk much about teams or how to build them now, so I'm really glad I found this video! Thank you :)

[@hyperion8309]

When he said "confused veterans" I felt that, Its already 2024 but I'm still stuck on Swarm Disaster difficulty 4 💀💀

[@lilab27]

i just wanna say thank you for having proper subtitles!!!

[@guobacertified]

no problem! :)

[@dajamsteryo]

Sampo def carried me as my wind breaker unit over Dan Heng (though I wanna maybe build him) since i started playing last year. Now that a year is passed and upgraded him to the DOT relic and hes E6, he's still holds his own. He definitely helps stack Dots with Guinafen if you have Black Swan and has pretty great damage output. Qingque is lowkey the Xiangling of this game when shes C4-C6. The fact that with the right light cone she can be on par with some 5 stars is crazy. With the edition of Sparkle and Ruan Mei , the gambling gremlin really gets to show off how nasty her damage is. and I have her using that 4 star Serious of Breakfast one. Id wanna test out damage with other erudition cones to see how much of a difference would it be

[@PlasmaPony]

Nice to see some love for Xueyi. I have her almost maxed out at E5 and she is absolutely disgusting. Maybe it’s just me not having farmed perfect gear yet but I feel like she outpaces my Seele much of the time with more damage and the insane break on her ult just smashes through tough enemies. Insane power in a 4 star

[@rz860]

Here's my top 3 of 4* would be: 1. Tingyun (Don't even ask) 2. Lynx (Great AOE heal with cleanse and aggro) 3. Pela (40% AOE Def shred is nuts and her buff dispell is great, especially that one enemy who sucks HP i forgot their name) The three of them are invaluable for both early and late game with how easy the requirements to build them. I'm looking forward for how hsr will add new *4 that could top tingyun one day...

[@RayV-c7q]

I always found the elbon deer super hard to fight against, especially since i didn't get jingliu. So i built hook, and man, did she put in so much work against that deer, being my main dps whenever i need to fight that stupid boss. So yes, she is S tier in my heart.

[@mugipyon723]

Another Hook main❤

[@zerovia6436]

Also for me i struggled with dps in story at one point and didnt even moved an inch in story like one week, after that week i got hook from standard and i moved to the next in story :) lol, that was hard time for me.

[@GamesProject]

I got Pela and Tingyun quite early with Clara. While I didn't use Tingyun until I was told that she would be better than March 7th, my main DPS team has been Clara, Tingyun, Pela and Lynx. Pela with Tutorial is still doing amazing and Tingyun let me instant load Clara with her ult thanks to her E6 for MoC and PF (She's my first DPS used and was only joined by Jingliu for full teams for end game.). Xueyi is another character I really love and will build her once I am done with some more important units like Ratio and Bronya.

[@beedrillfanatic5933]

I think Fire MC is super underrated as a unit, given that they can operate as a pseudo-sustainer while still dealing half-decent damage and breaks. They aren't the optimal answer for certain encounters, but having a jack-of-all-trades that covers one of the more common weaknesses in the game made them a must invest for me. Honestly though, I just wish there were more preservation characters to compare them to. Their only competiton as an offensive tank is Fu Xuan, who far outclasses them in element, damage, and buffing.

[@LeftyPencil]

The upcoming Aventurine would be another offensive Preservation unit

[@linah1998]

I was a Pela main during cbt and she was one of the first 4* I instantly built again on release. She fights in so many teams as a support, sub dps and ice weakness shredder

[@jurajojo2543]

wow, Guoba, you actually gave my exact team for Guinaifen example team. That's just perfect.

[@guobacertified]

haha awesome :D

[@Peanut2805]

thank you SO MUCH for this video, i didnt try building Qingque until now and she does like 900 damage at level 18 so thank you

[@spiderdude2099]

Sampo is really slept on. He currently has the only “DoT vulnerability up” debuff meaning that every DoT unit benefits from him. You don’t need to have other wind units either. He works great with Kafka and Black swan. And even better running all 3 with a sustain.

[@guobacertified]

Guinaifens vulnerability is universal working for DoT and non DoT DMG however ^^ But yes, his ult is great!

[@SHAM11_22]

I know it is 4 star only but we got ratio for free so it is a valid to question "why should i build other ones" - i think including this fact would also be helpful!

[@yuvaleliav3709]

as a f2p who started like 2 weeks ago I thank you so much for this video, so many characters in this game its crazy

[@Catsaber]

Misha really has some good potential to grow in the future and become even stronger imo, just from what we've seen with sparkle she will probably pair very well with him already.

[@guobacertified]

Yeah I hope so :D

[@harshpandya7834]

My fav is tingyun, truly one of the best preservation characters Jokes apart, guanifen is my fav

[@guobacertified]

THOUGHT I MESSED UP ON MY GRAPHIC BUT I GOT THE JOKE LMAO guinaifen is great :D

[@harshpandya7834]

Lmao srry if I threw u off​@@guobacertified

[@lillyie]

we got a new march form and it's a 4 star. i think she'd be A+ tier -amazing main/sub dps that have support capabilities. in fact, to access her damage you have to use her support skill. -increases speed for ally and has different effects depending on their path. it either increases their damage or their toughness reduction. -has empowered basic attack, which you can access faster by buffing allies

[@HSGG_]

Ting Yun without a doubt, literally a 5 star covered in 4 star skin.

[@guobacertified]

She needed stronger skin ngl D:

[@riven4121]

@@guobacertified I mean she is a skin.... walker.

[@chanheer]

​@@guobacertified Definitely, the current skin's neck cracks a lot.

[@pinkpanda187]

Tingyun very high aggro make her a 4 star 😂😂

[@antonyxd5270]

i got xueyi as my first 4 star in the banner, and i got her e6 so i instantly used her as my main dps (early game) and the damage was so bad that i struggled with cocolia. But now on level 65, she is my second best DPS on my account, and i got 88k damage on open world 🤠🤠

[@RainStorm148]

Tingyun and Pela are definitely worth investing on the moment you get her. FireMC is still good for shenanigans. moreso after they reveal the 2.0 shop light cones. but i can't wait for their new path. i wonder if it is Harmony...

[@ArthurLodar]

As an arlan main, I understand the tier list. I hope there are better shielders though.

[@olisupertan715]

Sushang always has a place for being my best 4 star since i invested rutilant arena to her going 75%crit over 125%dmg with 134 spd

[@queen_rosedy]

I love seeing every video praise Tingyun as a must build and i’m just sitting there still bot building her simply because I have other things i’m doing lol

[@RomnilWater]

Whenever new players ask who they should build I always say Tingyun, Pela, and Asta. All three are so versatile that they can help almost any team and I still use them in MoC depending on the enemy types. I certainly don't use them all the time but they're great characters to always have in your back pocket when you need them. They were among the first characters I grinded to build and I don't regret building them first since I always know I have a good support option no matter the content.

[@DeirdreSM]

Yukong is *really* useful if you don't have other Imaginary units and, imho, that puts her as A-. She's the sole 4* Imaginary unit at present. I'm also really fond of characters with range attacks for not getting ambushed, and Topaz and Yukong are my current favorite front characters (though Topaz is better for finding treasure, granted).

[@chadachi3970]

Xueyi I feel is a lot better now that Misha has released, not because of him particularly, but because of his LC. His LC makes building her so much easier thanks to the free stats it gives that she really wants. Break effect? Amazing. Crit rate when casting Ult (not after using)? Amazing. This frees up her body piece and rope to be Crit Damage and Atk%, two stats that were extremely hard to fill on her due to having no built in Crit rate and her heavy focus on Break Effect -> DMG %. Pair her with Tingyun, by far her best support due to Ult spam + Tingyun's talent scaling extremely well with Xueyi's universal DMG% and pair her with Fu Xuan (albeit a very premium support) and you already have your god comp with only 3 units. You could throw literally any other support or even a sub dps onto this team and it does pretty amazing. All because Misha's LC exists lol

[@jolty404]

This video is the reason I don't really listen to any recommendations or guides on which characters to build. Obviously some are better than other characters, but there are so many different opinions and experiences out there that I end up playing what I like and build a team around that. Always worked, always will work

[@Doctor7175]

E6 Yukong is very nice, used her all the time with DHIL. After Ruan Mei release though you get fully SP positive character with no need for speed tuning.

[@guobacertified]

Yep I use her too all the time ^^

[@joaoartur19]

Great video! I think you're right on the mark about basically everything, though I'd say from personal experience that Fireblazer can solo sustain in the endgame against more than just the monkeys. I invested a decent amount in them just because I love the Trailblazer character and ended up pleasantly surprised about how well they were able to sustain me even in Moc 11 or 12. They won't keep you alive in an 8+ cycle MoC battle of attrition because your team will get gradually worn down over time and they can't heal, but for quicker 5 or fewer cycle fights they (again, in my experience) can sometimes even outperform Lynx, especially if you have Moment of Victory/Landau's Choice. This is because they 1) have great breaking capabilities against Fire weak enemies and 2) if you're using a really frail character (Like my Argenti, for example, which has 3100 HP and *700* DEF ;---;), it is often better to not even give the enemy a chance to attack them, since they can be 1 shot by strong attacks and so healing them after the fact becomes useless. With either of the aforementioned LCs the chance of Fireblazer being targeted over the rest of your team is ~60% without you needing to do anything. In fact, I rarely even use their taunt skill and mostly rely on their shields and the LC's natural taunt for damage mitigation (though I do use the skill more frequently in fights where I have a really frail character on the team, as I talked about before). For reference, my Fireblazer is at LVL 80 and has: - LVL 80 Moment of Victory (though I believe Landau's Choice would work just fine because the main thing is the higher taunt value) - Maxed out Talent trace - 4400 DEF - 128 Speed (Speed boots, DEF body, rope and orb) Obviously there are safer and more consistent sustains, especially 5 star ones, but I do believe that my silly little burning trash panda can absolutely work as a solo sustain even in end game content. They can also be particularly good in Pure Fiction, which is so much faster paced than MoC and so having a sustain with better offensive capabilities becomes very important (if you are gonna use a sustain at all, which I often don't in PF lol)

[@DiamonDust]

I haven’t used Fire TB a ton, but this take makes sense to me. I think March is also underrated for some of the same reasons. She can outright prevent damage by drawing aggro with her shield and also Landau’s Choice and freezing enemies. I actually think she is the best 4 star sustain… personally. At least against enemies that don’t resist freeze, she can shut the entire field down it’s pretty crazy. March was who I used to solo sustain a full star MoC 10 before I pulled Gepard + Fu Xuan.

[@joaoartur19]

@@DiamonDust Exactly!

[@NobleFaeriie]

As a Herta main since I started the game, I’m happy pure fiction brought her recognition and love! Herta supremacy

[@frostboi77]

this is a rly cool vid and probably helps me quite a bit (im slowly getting there in terms of endgame content) thank youu!!!

[@guobacertified]

Glad I could help out

[@reonawright8005]

Building characters can be tough for me in Hsr, but March and Natasha did carry me well in many situations even now. While I’m focusing on other characters to eventually change my party up. I do enjoy using March in simulated universe due to her survivablility especially against that dang deer and Yan Qing

[@anima9450]

12:57 wait a second, I don’t think that’s how that cutscene went-

[@firstkeepitreel]

Apart from a few examples, it’s great to see that so many 4 stars are capable of excelling in at least one aspect of endgame content. You can really get the most out of characters that you particular enjoy.

[@hitsumaru100]

Not gonna lie, i was salty that i didn't get seele twice. But Qingque ended up being so much fun to play, especially at e6. And Xueyi is amazing on my f2p account.👍

[@stellelit]

My fave 4star is Tingyun. I built her since the very start of the game and she is a monster indeed, spent months trying to improve her and now she's cracked. I took a while to build Pela and i must say she's a close second. Amazing unit, very reliable and can work with anyone. For those who played since the beginning, SW's event cone is absurd to use on her.

[@AnemoneMeer]

Also worth mentioning, Asta can be built as a Sub-DPS after E4. While a bit outside the scope of the video, Asta can have a 2-Turn ult rotation based on constantly using her Skill with either Meshing Cogs or Memories of the Past. And if she's pressing Skill every turn, its 330% MV can easily become something decently deadly. Not really suggested at E0, but E6S5 Asta can actually start doing respectable damage with the SP you use to maintain perpetual SPD buff.

[@guobacertified]

Yeah the sussy crit asta is pretty fun

[@AnemoneMeer]

@@guobacertified Yeah, it's a total luxury, but damn it is fun. Not worth compared to investing harder into your damage dealers, but if you've got TBP to burn, there's few better ways to set it on fire.

[@tsukiyu279]

Lol, I love Caelus so much that I maxed him out and he's still one of my main DPS ❤️ Not that much damage sure, but the bonking is SO SATISFYING

[@guobacertified]

the animations are too CLEAN

[@DRida64]

I like how every time you mentioned a unit who wasn't top tier but you liked using, I was like "I know that feeling. I use them too". Granted, the fact that I've built almost every character i have to the point of playability (not viability necessarily) it comes with a grain of salt. The cool takeaway is that with enough love, any character can shine. People should definitely build any character who they love the thematic/character/etc of (except Arlan).

[@219Hexagons]

Little Gui has absolutely stolen my heart as a lover of all things Nihility, she's so flexible, and performs great in every role she's put in. I quite litterally use her in three different endgame teams (kafka, dr ratio, and himeko) the only unit more of my teams want is Fu Xuan.

[@ciaossujacker2953]

I love hook, and after finally being able to aquire guinaifen (thanks black swan banner) she is now at full power against most things from the get-go. As long as it isn't an enemy made of actual fire (immune to burn + fire res) she can kill it pretty easily.

[@LongDeadArtist]

It's great that Herta is relevant. When Star Rail released, she was consistently C/B tier and since she was one of my favorites that was featured, I was very disappointed and left her level 50. I need Ice anyways, so this is great to hear!

[@Lusc1nt]

She is kinda nice for one specific game mode that gives you not a lot of stuff really. How is that relevant

[@LongDeadArtist]

@@Lusc1nt Because she isn't one of the worst characters in the game anymore and actually relevant/usable for a difficult endgame mode

[@EurrikkeEdward]

@@Lusc1nt its free rolls its pretty relevant to a lot of people

[@Amethyst.i]

I wanted Xueyi since her first appearance in game, every time she showed up on screen it made me smile, idk know why I guess K just really liked her design and she shares a VA with Yoimiya who’s one of my favorite Genshin characters. I was able to get her C6 very easily as a F2P, I didn’t even get 2 five stars before I got her c7 (the last one I got on the standard banner) I didn’t expect it since I’m usually unlucky with four stars but it made me really happy and I’ve gotten her mostly built now and love using her. I’m sad to see you placed her at C tier since I really think she deserved at least A but since I have her at C6 it could just be that she only feels good at c6

[@Number_27]

Sushang is my favorite 4 star because I've loved her since HI3rd, I love the take on her in this game. Also with the right team she dominates, my Sushang/Clara/Silver Wolf/ Fu Xuan team is crazy

[@cristianperezbrunet7944]

Sushag with so much speed and forward advancement can be an A-tier unit if the enemy is physically weak especially with Ruan Mei which makes enemies' toughness break quicker, also the new planar set that gives dmg based on speed can be easily achieved with her if you have the eidolon that doubles her spd passive. Also I believe Misha has big potential but it is very Eidolong dependent to get big numbers, still 10x better than Arlan with the same investment + better element.

[@lunaarias2727]

Ik he's not out yet, but the leaks are, and I'd love to hear your thoughts about Gallagher's kit

[@LeftyPencil]

Most creators don't dance with the risk of copyright strikes

[@lunaarias2727]

@@LeftyPencil Fair enough, fair enough

[@ElZenom]

I would give Fire MC an A rather than a B mainly because other than Shielding, she can also provide DMG reduction. Sure, her shield isn't as crack as 5* but the ability to both shield and provide Dmg Red to allies on top of Taunt can help with survivability a lot.

[@asdasdasdasd5378]

As someone max stars memory of chaos with Hook since almost beginning of the game, I dissappove her place in this tier list ☹️

[@razzmatazz6233]

this vid is basically 4* support good 4* DPS ermmmm go pull for 5* DPS kidding aside, i love your guides. i forgot tingyun's existence when i got ruan mei, so i might now start building her for my second team 😅

[@DiamonDust]

The two quantum 4* DPS are just broken for some reason though 😂 , but yeah the DPS gap between 4-5 stars seems pretty dramatic in most cases.

[@Lorenoth]

Pela main since day 1 ^.^ i got e6 during seele's 1st banner and built her a dps, i dont recommend but it in no way made her kit any less valuable. Great list Guoba can't wait to see the Misha testing i just got him

[@AnordinaryMan007]

Tingyun that unit is literally ssssssss tier but my favourite 4 star is still March

[@alexmar2656]

My favourite 4star is definetely xueyi. I remember reading the information on the 240% extra dmg trace before she came out and was like yes, this is it.

[@lordmango6060]

I just love that all these characters if built well are viable. If you really enjoy a specific character, you can go ham on investing in them and there will be content where they shine

[@hazardsigns]

No surprise that the support 4 stars are generally the units with longevity. I think if we ever get single target end-game content, Susheng with rise in the ranks like Herta did with Pure Fiction 🤔 Hoping we get something like that, as the team fixed Erudition with PF and the Hunt class could use somw similar love 🤞🏻

[@ChaosTheoryDes]

Among all simillar videos, this was trully useful. Thank you for sharing your wisdome

[@guobacertified]

Thank you! :D

[@TemporalRadio]

I built my luka for physical weakness which was before and also after argenti as I wanted a good partner for my main dps blade or black swan- he continues to surprise me with his pure damage and skill point balance!- I really thought he’d be higher from my personal experience from sometimes not even using him in dot teams but just in general as a sub dps / debuffer

[@DiamonDust]

Yeah, as a frequent user of Luka both in DoT and non DoT comps I think he should have been A personally. If you are up again physical he completely melts bosses with bonkers break damage. He practically becomes your main DPS lmao. Sometimes I run him as a flex support slot when fighting someone tanky with physical weakness like Kafka for example. I feel like in the right scenario (100% single target or close to it) he can even compete with A+ and S units.

[@greymantle6949]

Pela and Asta are my girls, they always have a place in my teams whatever the content is. BTW, Asta ATK buff on top of her SPD make her a more than viable alternative to Guinaifen in a DoT team, especially a Kafka one if you build her right (Break Asta FTW).

[@raepheles]

I can't believe you actually took your time to create a graphic for Arlan and reviewed him. Nobody would notice he's missing if you omitted him.

[@guobacertified]

:(

[@RedWolfWindgear]

I like Lukea. He's the only character in the game who uses his fists. I'm hoping we get more in the future. Looking at Gallager joining the club. Guy looks be the type to lay hands. My second favorite 4 star is Natasha. Her healing is good, and she got cleanse as well which helps in some fights.

[@raisa1918]

i got e6 misha just by accident and lazily built him for the 2.1 story boss fight (not spoiling) and omg?? hes a pretty good sub dps for low investment, doesnt need a lot of sp because his damage comes out of the burst, very fun, probably worth it if anyone is wondering!

[@alexkier7429]

One thing about Hanya that I don't see many people mention is how her SP talent can work with Blade on the team. When using Blade's skill his basic attacks are enhanced but don't produce SP, however with Hanya they DO, which can be a game changer if using another character that would benefit from the points.

[@bjornnilsson2941]

Pela is still great to have even with a Ruan Mei in your roster. They do very different things, and while Ruan Mei's total contribution to a team is undoubtedly higher, you can only have one. I often find myself running a double DPS setup on one side with Ruan Mei, and hypercarry on the other with Pela. Bonus points if it's an ice DPS that can make use of Pela's skill's ice res debuff! I sometimes even choose her over/with Ruan Mei for Jingliu teams when the enemy isn't ice weak. Tingyun is Tingyun, just one of the most valuable units in the game regardless of teams. Even with Ruan Mei and E2S1 Bronya I still almost always end up using her in MoC.

[@kokomicrunch5179]

I love this vid. Feels refreshing. If I didn't have Seele with her LC, I'll build Xueyi immediately but alas resources are scarce.

[@guobacertified]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@anphu2481]

Here's the thing when im up against ice weak enemies: Once I got A6 for Herta, I would plan to pair her with my e2 misha, and then set up ice age. I know his bounce is a bit annoying, but if there's like... 1-2 enemies, this is fine. Also, can you release same video, but for 5 star?

[@HitPointInnGaming]

Loved the video! Ow boy, really hope Guoba is gonna make a similar type of video for the 5 stars as well!

[@guobacertified]

i may do soon :)

[@NihilRefertSubSole13]

my current goal is to e6 my Xueyi. at E2, she is already a monster and i find her performance in some stages in pure fiction to be stellar.