The Top 10 Best Characters for New Players in Honkai Star Rail!

Every Honkai Star Rail player might wonder who the BEST Characters to Build in Honkai Star Rail are for New Players? Today, I go over the top options for new players to consider, some being Pela, Tingyun, Acheron, and many more! There has been a lot of debate regarding how good our previous characters are in the current meta, and if they are still worth it. Over time, some characters have gotten stronger due to new team synergies, some being Dr. Ratio, Clara, and so on. This plays a huge part regarding a character's place in the meta.

In today's video, Moon and Friends break down everything you need to know about which characters are the most worthwhile to build on a New Player's account. These options are based on the criteria within the video, and how strong they've remained or gotten over time. This is Moon's complete new player guide of Characters to Consider in Honkai Star Rail v2.1.

Thank you to @Iyoverse @GachaSmack07 @REHOO @guobacertified @GodDoggos for being part of today's video!
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0:00 Intro and Disclaimer
0:42 Criteria for the Top 10 Characters
1:23 Enjoy My Top 10 Character Recommendations!
19:00 Let's Wrap This Up! Thank you for Watching!

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[Moonnverse]

Let me know which characters you guys recommend! Also, please be respectful to everyone's opinions and let's have a good time discussing characters in Honkai Star Rail! :)
Side note: I am working on an end-game version of this sort of video for my overall best character recommendations! (If you don’t see one of your top favorites they’re most likely in that list :] )

[tridentavenue]

When ur a new player, always first focus on a harmony and a sustain character then choose your favourite dps u want.
This way your account becomes more future proof

[bryant]

Kafka, easy to build not needing crit and teams are versatile.

[Thomas-cclj]

"Trailblazers, Assemble!" Very well done video. In a creator space where many CCs go for the easy drama farming, all of your collaboration is greatly appreciated.

[rakumairu]

YES, Serval especially higher eidolons is still very usable even on moc12
She still can 2-cycle clear (the Yanqing boss) with my Acheron relics and s5 breakfast

[Delkagu]

Serval seriously carried me through early game, i loved her so much that i ended up pulling JY’s lc for her, i dont use her as much now but she still is a character i recommend investing in

[harshpandya]

Liked your performance in the tournament
Great work

[elysianratsewer]

No Fu Xuan or dot? Anyway its a nice list. Kinda random though lol

[sahilchowdhari]

Fire mc is an amazing sustain and has helped me a lot, and I have e2 fu Xuan and huohuo.

[Kishisuke]

My personal list for long term investment characters for anyone to prioritize getting would be
1)Acheron
2)Fuxuan
3)huo huo
4)Ruan mei
5)Bronya/sparkle or both if u r lucky
6)Black swan
7)Kafka
8)Pela(E6)
9)Tingyun(E6)
10) Another nihility unit like guinaifen(or silverwolf if u already have her preferred better but not mandatory) who has debuffs in her kit and its good with acheron too if u dont have E2 Acheron/ If u do have E2 Acheron then go for any character may like to build since we can just run 1 nihility 1 support with her in e2

This unit r everything u need for Moc and Pf hardest mode max score clear regardless of the buffs or weakness type
First would be Hypercarry Acheron nuclear dps oriented team consists of Acheron + pela + (nihility+1 if u dont have e2 acheron)/ bronya or sparkle (preferred better) only if u got e2 acheron + sustain like fu xuan
Second team is super convenient to build and fast as well for ppl who hate crit farming since this is DOT based
Kafka + black swan + ruan mei + huo huo
Thats all u r done with ur endgame team building and this two teams r so busted they will always guarantee u 100% clear on moc and pure fiction
Ik this list has a lot of 5 stars almost 80% but this is an endgame goal for u to prioritize pulling
So before that u can switch any unit with a 4 star that does similar stuff for example if u don't have huo huo use lynx and if u dont have fu xuan u can use gepard or even get aventurine instead of waiting for fu xuan
Do not bother getting luocha coz even gallagher is a better utility than luocha in some cases especially with Acheron.
Again this is based on current game timeline and meta, so always be on the lookout for newer characters that can replace the ones above

[feelsgoodman]

It was all about the sustains early game to turtle though content, Luocha and Aventurine are the top two options available or about to be available right now. New players should try to get one or both if they can. The most difficult thing about early and mid game was staying alive.

[Kishisuke]

For any new players my important advise would be
Pls do not waste ur resources on every character u have. U do not need more than 4 characters until late midgame and so save the resources for the other 4 u will build later to get ur 2nd team
Watch a guide channel like this or a verified tier list or ask ur veteran trusted frnd to select ur first team aka 4 chars depends on ur gacha luck
I bet u all got acheron since most of u all joined for her and bcoz its anniv u got so much rewards and resources to get a head start than players who start new on a random patch
If ur team is acheron and u just start
U can get acheron + pela + guinaifen + sustain like gallagher or gepard if u got him
Its also very worth it to get aventurine if u like him so u can use him instead of fu xuan and so u got two strong future proof units
That acheron focused team will literally help u breeze through early to endgame
By the time u reach late mid game i suggest start building a second team slowly but surely while min maxing ur first team coz acheron will always get more points and score in any side of fight u put her in so the other team can even perform subpar and u will still get max rewards
My recommendation for second team would be Dot focused team instead of a hyper carry team that has dan heng IL, ratio or jingliu or even blade
Bcoz a dot team is easy to build and dont need to crit farm. It will make ur life super easy and comfy building a dot team for second team which i didnt and i regret it till this day as a day 1 player
Thats all my tips

[MisterHeadphones]

Moon's #1 introducing HSR's #1 is poetic 🤌🏽🔥

Tips for new players: 1 sustain, 1 harmony makes your 1st team a lot smoother. Other alternative easy build characters: March (Default), Asta (Default), any limited sustain character, any limited Damage Over Time (DoT) character.

Sustains mainly focus on HP%, Def% as main relic stats with Eff. Res% substat. After that, look at the sustain's core kit to see what other substats they prefer.

DoT characters mainly focus on Atk%, Eff. Hit%, and Speed. Just look into the character's kit to see which of the 3 they want the most.

TLDR: You have 2 good default characters, then do limited summon sustain/DoT (Then ball out)

[cocobean.]

For new players I highly recommend ruan mei, her res pen allows your any dps to deal good amount of damage regardless of enemy weakness type and she is very versatile as you can use her in dot teams and your hyper carry dps team

[Unreliable]

I love this community also I started a week ago and im happy to know Pela is powerful i wasn't wrong in building her

[BeetleSkyGames]

Thank you for making this! I feel like I’ve missed some vital information since I started playing and this is very helpful.

[Xzen]

Where's jingliu,
i don't know if im pulling for jingliu anymore is she worth for beginners??, and btw i get bronya in beginner banner is bronya good in beggingning?

[GentleIceZ]

I have an anti-recommendation, or rather a "this character is incredibly good but only in end-game so know what you're getting into when you pull." And that character is Fu Xuan. I'm not saying this because I think Fu Xuan isn't the best sustain in the game; she absolutely is. The problem is she needs heavy investment to function properly or she'll drop super fast. I know this because my sister got Fu Xuan but stopped using her because she was something like trailblaze 30 and didn't have the proper investment. So Fu Xuan absorbed all the damage but didn't have the means to stay alive herself. My general rule of thumb is try to get Fu Xuan's HP to be around twice whatever your party's average is.

I'm mostly leaving this comment as a warning for newer players because when Fu Xuan's rerun comes around I'm 100% sure everyone will call her a must pull and talk about how broken she is, but I'm afraid all of us at high trailblaze and deep in the meta weeds will overlook the investment needed to make Fu Xuan as broken as she is, and newer players will get confused and angry when it isn't working for them

[HollyClementine]

Now that the free Ratio is gone lol I can’t imagine how many people are going to be upset or complain about it , especially on the hoyo app 😅 it’s coming.

[skullkrusher-dxkg]

Anyone having issue with ratio early game you can build him for break and atack until you have good relic substats. Your usually matchung elements early game anyway and his breaks can also help sustain. You'll eventually get cruising in the steallar sea whuch will help fix your crit status.