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Michael Lin & Fish Ling Interview: HoYoverse's Honkai Star Rail
2026.02.27 14:19
Using **Honkai: Star Rail ** ’s best builds for Himeko is a great way of optimizing the character’s performance and overall damage output on the battlefield. The 5-star hero of the Astral Express is one of the characters that players get to test out during their initial tutorial in Herta Space Station, but then have to part ways with. Luckily, the character is one of the possible pulls from both the Beginner Banner and the Standard Banner. On top of that, there is a 50/50 chance that she will drop from Character Event Banners as well, making her presence in team comps not only common but even somewhat encoura
Each of March 7th's main builds requires different stat-boosting Relics in Honkai: Star Rail . For example, March 7th's Shield build works best with a 4-piece Knight of Purity Palace set . This set boosts DEF by 15% when two pieces are equipped. At four pieces, the set increases the DMG March 7th's shields can take by 20%. This will help better protect her allies as they draw enemy fire, strengthening the shield from two directi
The game draws great inspiration from Eastern fantasy in both its silkpunk visuals and unique storytelling, following a protagonist who's been injected with Stellaron - which has been described as seeds of ruin - in a world full of powerful, evil gods called Destructions. Honkai: Star Rail 's combat marks HoYoverse's first foray into turn-based battles, and players can expect a wholly different experience than in previous games from the developer. The protagonist will traverse the world on the Astral Express, the inspiration behind the title's name, as they seek to uncover the mysteries behind the Stella
The hero follows the Erudition Path in Honkai: Star Rail ’s combat system . This means that she specializes in hitting multiple targets at once with AoE (area of effect) attacks, and her skills certainly reflect that. She is also one of the few Fire characters in the game as of Version 1.0, making her extremely valuable for facing some opponents that may be weak against the element. With the proper build for Himeko in Honkai: Star Rail , her powers can be substantially increased, to the point that her optimization makes her indispensable in most team comps – mainly by acting as a secondary DPS that supports the team with damage out
Honkai Star Rail _ is the upcoming turn-based RPG title from developer HoYoverse, most famous for _Genshin Impact . With a second closed beta test underway, there's a lot more information available about what the project looks like and how it will approach turn-based gamep
Michael Lin: Yeah. So in the game itself, the game has something called the Aeons, the Aeons are godlike beings. And then, within the Aeon, there are evil Aeons, we call them the Destructions. The gods are not all, you know, good. They're not all good. There are bad gods who want to do destruction, and we call them just Destruction. So Destruction traverse the galaxy and spread what's called the Stellaron, that's basically seeds of ruins across the galaxy. With the seeds of ruins, there are monsters born, there are factions trying to fight each other, because they see ruins happening there with disruptions coming and all t
There are some slight changes to the turn-based experience, for the better. Players can use ultimates to interrupt the chain of attack, and can even queue them mid-enemy attack if it looks like a series of abilities are beginning that will threaten a specific party mem
Regardless of the characters obtained, each of them will have domain over an Elemental power in Honkai: Star Rail 's combat system. Every enemy presented in the game will also have at least one Elemental Weakness, meaning players will want to take advantage of these weaknesses to break something known as a Toughness Bar. Once that has been broken, enemies will enter a weakened state called Weakness Break. In that state, they will receive more damage and will be susceptible to additional negative effects, depending on the Element. In this sense, Honkai: Star Rail is different from Genshin Impact , due to the fact that Elements do not provoke Elemental Reactions when combined. However, they are equally important in taking down enem
Obviously it's far too early to pass judgment on the title, which doesn't even have a release date yet - but there's still plenty to be gleaned from its current systems. What's present during the test is a game that very much sticks to the designs that have made other HoYoverse projects popular, whether that be exploring well-designed maps or craving a new, powerful 5-Star character to add to an ever-growing roster of heroes. That's not a bad thing, though, and Honkai Star Rail Team Building Star Rail seems like it's the most refined HoYoverse-style experience
**Even if you’re not a fan of Honkai Impact 3rd or Genshin Impact , this is a game worth checking out. ** The gameplay systems feel highly refined, the story is accessible from the start, and the characters add a lot of charm and customization to the title. I don’t think someone needs to be familiar with HoYoverse’s other works to enjoy Honkai Star Rail , which is a major boon for the game. I also think those who are fans of HoYoverse’s previous titles will find Honkai Star Rail perhaps the best iteration of everything the developer has learned over the years. At least for me, the Honkai Star Rail closed beta has immediately launched the game into my most anticipated upcoming release, ahead of some other heavy hitters like Final Fantasy X