The most important aspect of Honkai: Star Rail is building a team comp that you can use to take down the more difficult challenges like the Simulated Universe or Forgotten Hall.
Players need to find a balance between powerful damage dealers and support characters. In the more difficult areas, you need to focus your attacks and keep your characters alive properly.
The Simulated Universe has enemies that can do a lot of damage, so having an offensive team is great, but you need to balance it out with defensive options.
In this guide, we will break down what makes a great team comp in Honkai: Star Rail and which ones are currently dominating the Astral Express.
Best Teams to Use in Honkai Star Rail
Seele - Main DPS  | Bronya - Support  Alternatives: Asta | Tingyun - Support  Alternatives: Pela, Asta | Bailu - Healer  Alternatives: Natasha | Seele is the core of this team comp and where your main damage dealer. Use Bronya and Tingyun to increase her attack power so she can clear out enemy teams. Bailu is here to heal your team or revive any member that gets downed. |
Seele - Main DPS | Clara - Sub DPS  | Asta - Support  | March 7th - Tank  | This team comp takes some of the weight of Seele and brings in Clara for her follow-up attacks and ability to draw the attention of enemies. Use March 7th's shield on Clara and Asta's abilities to raise their attacks. |
Jing Yuan - Main DPS  | Bronya - Support Alternatives: Asta | Pela - Support  Alternatives: Welt | Bailu - Healer Alternatives: Natasha | Jing Yuan is a powerful AoE character with a devastating follow-up attack. Use Bronya to build up the attack of his follow-up and Pela to decrease the DEF of enemies. Bailu is here to heal and save your team when necessary. |
Jing Yuan - Main DPS | Tingyun - Support | Pela - Support Alternatives: Welt | Gepard - Tank  Alternatives: Trailblazer (Fire) | This build focuses on increasing the power of Jing Yuan's follow up attack as much as possible. Use Gepard to keep your team alive and keep the heat off your support characters. |
Yanqing - Main DPS  | Tingyun - Support Alternatives: Pela | Bronya - Support Alternatives: Welt | Gepard - Tank Alternatives: Trailblazer (Fire) | Yanqing isn't as powerful as Seele, but he can freeze enemies, which can really help out your team. Use Bronya and Tingyun to boost his Skill and Ultimate. Gepard is here to tank damage and keep the team alive. |
Clara - Main DPS | March 7th - Tank Alternatives: Gepard | Pela - Support Alternatives: Welt | Bailu - Healer Alternatives: Natasha | This build uses Clara's powerful follow-up attacks to keep the enemy under fire constantly. Use March 7th's shield to keep the enemy's attention on Clara and what Svarog decimate everyone who attacks her. Pela will help lower the DEF of enemies, and Bailu is here to keep Clara alive. |
Below we’ve listed all our current character builds to help you make the most of them while team building:
Best F2P Teams
Here are the best teams that players can make with a F2P approach to Honkai: Star Rail:
- Dan Heng + Asta + March 7th + Natasha
- This team is meant to increase Dan Heng’s power as much as possible to clear out some of the more difficult elite enemies.
- Trailblazer (Fire) + Asta + March 7th + Dan Heng
- With this team, Dan Heng is still your main damage dealer, but the focus is more on the Trailblazer (Fire) and his Magma Will ability. Use Asta to keep your damage and speed up during the fight.
Players can earn a guaranteed 5-Star character using the Departure Warp in Honkai: Star Rail. It is easy to achieve this without spending money due to the Star Rail Passes you obtain for leveling up to Trailblazer Level 35.
Since the 5-Star you receive is random, we’ll explain the best F2P team for each character.
- Welt + Dan Heng + Asta + Natasha
- Gepard + Dan Heng + Asta + Serval
- Bronya + Dan Heng + Asta + Trailblazer (Fire)
- Himeko + Asta + Herta + Natasha
- Bailu + Dan Heng + Asta + March 7th
- Yanqing + Asta + Trailblazer (Fire) + Natasha
- Clara + March 7th + Asta + Natasha
If you’re struggling with a character, then don’t forget to check out the Honkai: Star Rail Tier List to see any updated builds and how it compares to others.
How to Build a Powerful Team in Honkai: Star Rail
To build a powerful team in Honkai: Star Rail, you need to have one main damage dealer and surround them with powerful support and defensive characters.
Here are a few examples of an ideal team comp of characters using their roles:
- Main DPS + Support + Support + Tank
- Main DPS + Sub DPS + Debuffer + Healer
- Tank + Healer + Main DPS + Support
- Main DPS + Support + Debuffer + Healer
Your Main DPS should be someone that has great attack power and a set of skills that allow them to deal deadly amounts of damage. The best Main DPS characters in Honkai: Star Rail include Seele, Jing Yuan, Arlan, and Yanqing.
Thankfully, in Honkai: Star Rail, it’s pretty simple to see which role each character because of the Path that they are on.
All Honkai Star Rail Paths & Meaning
For the most part, each Path resembles a different combat function and role.
- Erudition
- AoE damage dealer.
- Main DPS or Sub DPS
- Notable Characters: Jing Yuan, Himeko
- Destruction
- Versatile damage dealer with great survivability.
- Main DPS or Sub DPS
- Notable Characters: Clara, Trailblazer (Physical)
- The Hunt
- Lethal single-target damage dealer.
- Main DPS
- Notable Characters: Seele, Yanqing
- Harmony
- Support characters that apply buffs to allies.
- Support
- Notable Characters: Bronya, Tingyun
- Nihility
- Support characters that apply debuffs to enemies.
- Debuffer
- Notable Characters: Welt, Pela
- Preservation
- Defensive-oriented characters that protect the team.
- Tank
- Notable Characters: Gepard, March 7th
- Abundance
- Characters that provide the team with healing.
- Healer
- Notable Characters: Bailu, Natasha
Use this information to try out your team combinations and see which suits your fighting style best. But remember to get the best out of every character, you need to build them correctly.
