Honkai: Star Rail
Tier list: best characters in Honkai: Star Rail (version 4.4)
91 characters placed from T0 to T5 across Main DPS, Sub DPS, Support and Sustain — at the Eidolon each placement assumes.
The version 4.4 tier list for Honkai: Star Rail: every released character on one board, by the role they actually fill. Main DPS T0 right now: Acheron, Castorice, Firefly, Phainon, The Herta. For the Light Cones and Relics behind a placement, open the character’s build guide; for who plays well together, the best teams.
Main DPS
Sub DPS
Support
Sustain
Apex characters
T0Apex
Meta characters
T1Strong
T1.5Solid
Off-meta characters
T3Niche
T4Limited
Forgotten characters
T5Outclassed
Apex characters
T0Apex
Sub DPS
Meta characters
T1Strong
Main DPS
T1.5Solid
Main DPS
T2Viable
Sub DPS
Support
Sustain
Off-meta characters
T3Niche
Main DPS
T4Limited
Forgotten characters
T5Outclassed
Main DPS
How the tier system works
| Tier | Meaning |
|---|---|
| T0 | Defines the current meta. No real weakness in Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction or Apocalyptic Shadow; a priority warp for an account built to clear. |
| T0.5 | Excellent almost everywhere. The gap to T0 is small and often a matter of the team around them. |
| T1 | Strong, with a condition attached: a skill ceiling, a specific partner, or a narrower set of content. |
| T1.5 | Solid. Pulls its weight in the right team, but is rarely the reason a run works. |
| T2 | Viable. Clears, but is outclassed where the content is hardest — limited rather than useless. |
| T3 | Niche. A narrow role or a low ceiling; still functions in the team built for it. |
| T4 | Limited. Overtaken by later kits doing the same job better, usually at lower investment. |
| T5 | Outclassed in every role. Kept on the board so the list is complete, not as a recommendation. |
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Expert −1 | Placed for expert play; counts one band lower without the execution. |
| Expert | Placed for expert play; holds the band either way, but the ceiling needs it. |
| New | Released this version; the placement is early. |
| Flexible | Fits more than one column; shown where the value is highest. |
| Break | The value is in Weakness Break and Break Effect, not in the kit’s own multipliers. |
| Follow-up | Attacks outside its own turn, so it gains from whatever else is taking turns. |
| DoT | Damage over time: the numbers land on the enemy’s turn rather than on this one’s. |
What this list isA placement by role at a stated Eidolon, reviewed each version. It is a judgement about the content that rewards damage most — not a measure of how fun a character is, and not a verdict on an account where the team around them is different. A character’s page carries the kit data a placement was read from.
Quick overview
| Tier | Characters |
|---|---|
| T0 | Acheron, Castorice, Firefly, Phainon, The Herta · Herta, Hysilens · Cyrene, Robin, Ruan Mei, Sunday, Tribbie · Aventurine, Hyacine, Lingsha |
| T0.5 | Aglaea, Boothill, Feixiao, Himeko • Nova, Kafka, Mydei, Rappa · Black Swan, Jade, Topaz & Numby · Cerydra, Fugue, Jiaoqiu, Robin • Summeretto, The Dahlia · Fu Xuan, Gallagher (E6), Huohuo |
| T1 | Anaxa, Ashveil, Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae, Evernight, Gilgamesh, Mortenax Blade, Rin Tohsaka, Seele (E2), Silver Wolf LV.999, Sparxie · Cipher, Evanescia, Yunli · Bronya, Pela (E6), Sparkle, Trailblazer (Harmony) (E6), Yao Guang · Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae, Gepard, Luocha |
| T1.5 | Archer, Argenti, Blade, Dr. Ratio, Himeko, Jing Yuan, Jingliu, Qingque (E6), Saber · March 7th (The Hunt) (E6), Moze (E6), Trailblazer (Remembrance) (E6) · Asta (E6), Guinaifen (E6), Silver Wolf, Tingyun (E6) · Bailu, Lynx (E6) |
| T2 | Clara, Trailblazer (Destruction) (E6), Trailblazer (Elation) (E6) · Sampo (E6), Welt · Welt · Natasha (E6) |
| T3 | Hook (E6), Sushang (E6), Xueyi (E6) · Luka (E6), Serval (E6) · Hanya (E6), Yukong (E6) · March 7th (E6), Trailblazer (Preservation) (E6) |
| T4 | Dan Heng (E6), Misha (E6), Yanqing (E6) |
| T5 | Arlan (E6) |
Tier list FAQ
- How do I read a placement?
- Each character sits in one of four columns — Main DPS, Sub DPS, Support, or Sustain — at the band their kit earns there. The badge on the tile is the Eidolon the placement assumes: E0 is quiet, anything higher is lit, and a character at E6 in a band is not a promise about the same character at E0. A character who does two jobs appears in both columns, sometimes in different bands.
- Is this a score?
- No. The placements are editorial and reviewed each version; nothing on this page is a survey result and no band is a computed number. The character pages carry the kit data the placement was read from, so a placement can be argued with rather than taken on trust.
- What do the tags under a tile mean?
- Expert marks a kit that only reaches its band with the execution — with the −1, it counts one band lower without it. Flexible means the character fits more than one column. Break, Follow-up and DoT say where the value comes from: Weakness Break rather than the kit’s own multipliers, attacks that land outside its own turn, or damage that ticks on the enemy’s. New marks a release from the current version, whose placement is early.
- Why is a character missing?
- Because they have not released yet. A kit that is in the game files but has not been played is a guess with a rank attached, so it stays off the board until the warp opens.