HoYoverse has proven AAA mobile gachas can compete with the top gaming titles thanks to Android’s frontrunner gacha Genshin Impact. The company shows no signs of slowing down as another multi-million dollar title arrives on Android, iOS, PC, and PlayStation (coming soon). But juggling several top-tier Android games can be stressful, so we’ve created a handy guide to teach players all the secrets hidden in Honkai: Star Rail. After all, we wish all Trailblazers plenty of success as they depart on the Astral Express with their favorite Android gaming phone.

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Honkai: Star Rail battle system explained

Honkai: Star Rail uses turn-based mechanics, unlike HoYoverse’s previous titles. Each character offers three Skills, an element, and a pre-disposed role, or “class,” in battle.

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Enemies include an elemental weakness (think Pokémon); the corresponding weakness is listed above the enemy’s name. Weakening the enemy with the correct element places the enemy in the Weakness Break state and prompts additional effects tied to your element.

Using Skills consumes SP (skill points), and the entire team shares the same SP gauge. Ultimates, the most powerful ability, on the other hand, all have individual energy gauges (see circular icon).

The Weakness Break system

Attacking an enemy’s Toughness with the right element (i.e., what the enemy is weak against) may trigger a Weakness Break. In this state, enemies take more damage and lose a turn. Delaying actions and maximizing your damage output are powerful tools for winning battles.

Character recruitment and the gacha

Characters (4 stars) join your team throughout the story, but you will collect most new units through the gacha system. Similar to Genshin Impact, there are separate banners (known as Warps) for limited weapons (Light Cones) and characters. Every pool has 3 and 4-star Light Cones and 4-star characters; you will acquire 5-star Light Cones and characters in the respective banner type.