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From the creative minds behind Genshin Impact, Honkai: Star Rail is a gacha love letter to every conventional turn-based RPG before it with an emphasis on exploration. The game features a wide array of characters that follow different paths, and have unique special abilities to deal out damage or implement buffs.

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Each character’s elemental ability has a chance of amplifying another’s. Herta is a decent character for dealing substantial AoE damage, especially if your enemy’s health points are lower than 50 percent. Still, even an over-leveled character needs proper support to be effective in battle to increase any chances of victory against formidable foes. Characters that leave an effect on enemies after an attack are fairly viable.

8 Natasha

Honkai Star Rail Natasha Splash Art and Menu

The only doctor present in Belabog’s Underworld is capable of handling a large influx of patients and dishing out surplus support, Natasha is a powerful asset to any high DPS team. She provides essential healing and comes in handy under every circumstance, especially when it comes to the early game.

Unfortunately, since she’s just a healer, her ultimate ability won’t do much besides recover your team’s HP. You’ll be hard-pressed to expect her to come through when it comes to delivering any damage, so don’t rely on her for any heavy-hitting when you think about pairing her up with Herta.

7 Fire Trailblazer

Female Trailblazer Splash Art and Menu in Honkai: Star Rail.

Trailblazer is a character that everyone has, and the fire element variant you can get fairly early on is especially capable of inflicting a high amount of damage on single and multiple enemies, while also adding effect and area damage on top.

The Trailblazer is a surprisingly well rounded-out individual and capable of bringing down tough enemies with the right support. Having this variant on your Herta team could even out some of the odds if you’re up against an especially annoying boss.

6 Dan Heng

Honkai Star Rail Dan Heng Splash Art and Menu

Wise, timid, yet strong and impressive when it comes to dealing heavy Wind-based attack damage. Dan Heng can handle himself when it comes to facing large tanky enemies. Even a level 20 Dan Heng is capable of inflicting decent pain, and can chip away at an enemy’s guard effectively, all while avoiding becoming a target thanks to his Hidden Dragon ability.

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This character benefits from the speed they can attack with, and leveling up his talents or unlocking Eidolons will help make him an immensely powerful asset to any team, especially for Herta mains.

5 Qingque

Honkai Star Rail Qingque Splash and Menu

Qingque is a fairly capable fighter who can take on formidable foes especially well since her main abilities focus on providing herself with damage buffs as well as restoring energy for skills. She uses Mahjong tiles to attack and follows The Erudition path, hence her main role is dealing AoE damage, just like Herta.

She pairs up fairly well with Herta and effectively delivers follow-up Quantum damage to enemies, which tends to amplify the team’s attacking potential overall.

4 Seele

Honkai Star Rail Seele Splash and Menu

Seele is the reliable fighting force of the Underworld’s resistance group Wildfire, and a capable support character who can inflict good damage. Seele is a strong Quantum elemental who follows The Hunt path, hence she’s capable of inflicting substantial damage on a single enemy target.

A leveled-up Seele’s abilities come in pretty handy when it comes to facing boss enemies. Nightshade and Piercing Shards make her a formidable character capable of avoiding and dishing out impressive amounts of damage, especially with her ultimate.

3 Tingyun

Honkai Star Rail Tingyun Splash Art and Menu

One of the most viable characters in Honkai: Star Rail, Tingyun is one of the strongest allies you can have on your team. She’s capable of attacking with her skill, yet she also delivers health benefits to any random member of your team once you attack an enemy with your ultimate. As the head honcho of the Whistling Flames, this Foxian girl lives up to her hype.

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With the right relics equipped, she can devastate the enemy’s forces. Even with a first-tier Trait Knell Subdual, you have the potential to amplify your attacking power with the character. Since she has lightning-based abilities, characters like Himeko or Bronya can pair up fairly well with Tingyun.

2 Himeko

Honkai Star Rail Himeko Splash and Menu

Strong, capable, and outgoing, Himeko is responsible for restoring the Astral Express is a huge asset to have on any team, especially with how good her damage output is. Himeko is a five-star powerhouse. Her DPS stats are impressive, and a leveled-up Himeko can wreak havoc if set loose, since her attacks usually leave a Burn effect on your enemies too.

Once they’re suffering from Burn, however, that’s when this character really shines. She can deal additional damage and leveling up her skills grants her some rather excessive yet convenient buffs. Paired up with someone like Herta, she’s capable of juggling around your enemies effortlessly with AoE damage from her ultimate.

1 Bailu

Honkai Star Rail Bailu Splash Art and menu

As a strong Lightning elemental who follows the path of The Abundance, Bailu has attacking potential despite primarily boosting the team’s overall health. Since she’s a healer, this character comes in handy when paired with Herta’s constant barrage of inflicting damage on the enemy with follow-ups.

Since Herta’s main abilities tie in with her Ice element powers, Bailu’s lightning coincides well with them and increases the damage output with effects despite recovering ally health mid-battle. Since she’s a five-star character, her potential to be formidable once leveled up can’t be ignored.

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