Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List & Database — All 85+ Characters
StarGuide's character database lists every playable Honkai Star Rail character with separate tier ratings for Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, and Apocalyptic Shadow. Filter by element, path, rarity, role, or ownership status to find the characters you need. Each entry links to a full guide covering builds, relics, teammates, and team compositions. For roster-aware team building across every character you own, see the Best Teams tool, and for personalized pull recommendations use the Pull Advisor.
Why does StarGuide use three separate tier lists?
Character strength in Honkai Star Rail varies significantly by endgame mode. Memory of Chaos rewards single-target burst and tight turn economy. Pure Fiction favors area-of-effect damage and break-over-time effects. Apocalyptic Shadow emphasizes weakness break, toughness damage, and boss-phase sustain. A character that dominates one mode can be mid-tier in another, so a single unified list hides real performance gaps. StarGuide rates every character separately per mode so the list you see reflects actual endgame viability, not averaged hand-waving.
What do the tier ratings mean?
Tiers run from T0 (meta-defining) down through T0.5, T1, T1.5, T2, T3, and T4 (niche or outclassed). T0 characters are best-in-class for their role and mode — they carry teams with minimal support. T1 characters are the backbone of most rosters: strong, reliable, and widely usable. T2 characters are viable with the right teammates but require more careful team building. T3 and T4 characters have narrow use cases or have been clearly surpassed by newer releases. Dynamic tier adjustments from eidolons and light cones can push a character up by half or full tiers in personalized view. The methodology page documents the exact tier thresholds and investment scoring formula with interactive calculators.
How do eidolons and light cones affect the tier list?
Base tiers represent E0 (no eidolons) with no signature light cone. When you import your roster, StarGuide adds investment bonuses: each owned eidolon contributes pre-calibrated score points, and equipped light cones add further bonuses based on their power level and fit for the character. A well-invested lower-tier character can cross into a higher tier band in your personalized view — a best-in-slot S1 signature light cone is worth roughly one full tier step, and a strong E1 is worth about half a tier step. This is why roster-aware ranking matters: the meta list alone doesn't tell you who is actually strongest on your account. The full investment scoring formula is published on the methodology page with a live calculator. See the Light Cone Advisor for global LC assignment and Next Best Action for ranked upgrade recommendations.
How do I sort the character list by endgame mode?
The character browser lets you switch the tier sort between an averaged view and per-mode views for Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, Apocalyptic Shadow, or Anomaly Arbitration. Because strength varies by mode, switching the sort reshuffles the list so the top tier always reflects who is actually strongest in the mode you care about. Use the search bar to jump to a specific character by name, and toggle the ownership filter between all, owned, and unowned to focus on the characters relevant to your current planning — owned characters for team building, unowned characters for scouting future pulls.
What information is on each character page?
Every character has a dedicated guide page linked from this list. Each guide includes: MoC, PF, and AS tier ratings with role context; named team compositions (archetypes) the character fits into; synergy-rated teammates organized by role (DPS, Amplifier, Sustain) with ratings from S+ down to D; pre-built team recommendations; an investment priority ranking eidolons and light cones by score impact; recommended relic and planar ornament sets with main stat and substat targets; and a short kit overview explaining the character's role and key mechanics.
How often is the tier list updated?
Character data and tier ratings are updated within days of each new release and rebalanced when patch changes, new light cones, or meta shifts affect performance. Pre-release characters may be added up to a week before release with preliminary guides, team recommendations, and tier placements based on Creator Experience Server data — these are refined after live release. Endgame rotation boosts (element, path, and label bonuses that rotate every two weeks) are factored into team recommendations across the site but do not change base tier letters — those reflect characters' inherent strength independent of temporary cycle conditions.