![Honkai Star Rail's Yunli standing in a courtyard as battleships soar overhead](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-yunli-kit-materials-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai: Star Rail
Trailblazers, it's time to hop aboard the Astral Express!
Honkai Star Rail is a free-to-play RPG from HoYoverse, the makers of the smash hit mobile and PlayStation game Genshin Impact.
Star Rail takes players on a galactic adventure, where they'll meet…
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Marching on Honkai Star Rail teases next update at Summer Game Fest 2024 with a cute new March 7 outfit
The undefeated best preservation character (fight me) gets a makeover.
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Honkai Star Rail Yunli kit, materials, and Traces priority
How Yunli works in battle and what you need to max out her potential
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We're all living in a gacha game world now, but who holds the throne of the F2P empire? Figuring it out isn't as simple as you think.
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MARCHING ORDERS Day Two of My New Life: Why Honkai Star Rail's March 7th was one of last year's best new female characters
And it's not just because her name is really close to International Women's Day.
![Honkai Star Rail's Yunli standing in a courtyard as battleships soar overhead](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-yunli-kit-materials-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail character Kafka looking at her phone with a large Stellar Jade in the background.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-codes-list.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Artwork for Genshin Impact showing four anime characters, including Klee who looks happy and is waving.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/genshin-impact-4-0-livestream.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Together At Last | How to add Epic Games titles to your HoYoPlay Launcher on PC
![March 7th in her ultimate in Honkai Star Rail](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Honkai-Star-Rail-March-7th-Ult-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Marching on | Honkai Star Rail teases next update at Summer Game Fest 2024 with a cute new March 7 outfit
![Honkai Star Rail's Boothill falling through a cityscape and lashing out with a whip](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-boothill-materials.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Boothill materials list
![Honkai Star Rail's Boothill from a side profile perspective, grinning and holding a pistol vertically in front of his face](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-boothill-build.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Boothill build
![Sunday, in close up, with his eyes closed as he contemplates the choices he's made.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-beauty-and-destruction-sunday.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
DECISIONS, DECISIONS | Honkai: Star Rail Beauty and Destruction choice outcomes
![Stelle and Robin chat in the Ascension Hall entranceway of the Penacony Grand Theatre, with multiple lush ferns completing the backdrop to their conversation.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-hope-is-the-thing-with-feathers-stelle-and-robin.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM | Honkai: Star Rail "Hope Is the Thing With Feathers": Where to find the phonograph record disk
![Jing Yuan playing Xiangqi with a white lion in Honkai Star Rail](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-guide-walkthrough.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Star-crossed | Honkai: Star Rail walkthroughs and beginner's guides
![Firefly and Stelle face Argenti on the final Audition Plaza stage in Penacony.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-argenti-firefly-stelle-in-penacony.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY | How to skip the Argenti boss fight and unlock a secret achievement in Honkai: Star Rail's Seabiscuit mission
![Honkai Star Rail's Harmony Trailblazer holding a feather in her hand, with her eyes closed](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/hsr-harmony-trailblazer-kit.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Harmony Trailblazer kit and Traces priority
![Honkai Star Rail's Harmony Trailblazer striking a pose with Clocky](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/star-rail-harmony-mc-materials.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Harmony Trailblazer materials list
![Honkai Star Rail Robin materials list](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-robin-materials.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail's Robin standing on a Penacony street, lit by a lamp](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-robin-kit.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Robin kit and Traces priorty
![Two characters from Honkai Star Rail on top of a background from Genshin Impact.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-genshin.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
SHINING STARS | As Honkai: Star Rail turns one, we look back on the Genshin Impact successor that might just outshine its blockbuster older sibling
![Honkai Star Rail Aventurine materials list](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/hsr-aventurine-materials.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail's Aventurine standing in the dark while his purple eyes glow](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-aventurine-kit-traces-priority.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Place your bets | Honkai Star Rail Aventurine kit and Traces priority
![A collage of characters and locations from some of our favourite mobile games. L-R: Dan Heng from Honkai: Star Rail; America Chavez and Groot from Marvel Snap; a domed tower level from Monument Valley 2; Diluc from Genshin Impact; and Darius III and Artoria Pendragon from Fate/Grand Order.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/vg247_best_mobile_games.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
GAMES IN YOUR POCKET | The best mobile games to play in 2024
![A character in Elden Ring, one of the best PS5 games, looking at a shooting star](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/best-ps5-games.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
PLAYSTATION ALLSTARS | The best PS5 Games to justify your next-gen PlayStation purchase in 2024
![The best free-to-play games to try in 2024](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/best-free-games-vg247.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
NO MONEY, NO PROBLEM | The best free-to-play games to try in 2024
![HSR's Acheron, standing under a red parasol in the rain on an empty street in Penacony](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-acheron-materials.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Acheron materials list
![Honkai Star Rail's Acheron leaning over under bright golden lights](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-acheron-kit.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail's Gallagher standing in the Reverie lobby near the bar](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-gallagher-kit-traces-priority.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Gallagher kit and Traces priority
![Honkai Star Rail's Aventurine tipping a top hat and Acheron wielding her long sword](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-2-1.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail's Aventurine with a roulette behind him as poker chips rain down in golden sparkles](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-2-1-banners.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail 2.1 banners: Acheron and Aventurine join the ranks
![March 7th – a chripy character armed with a bow, light pink hair and a sassy wink – poses over a blurred-out background.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/March-7-honkai.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
MARCHING ORDERS | Day Two of My New Life: Why Honkai Star Rail's March 7th was one of last year's best new female characters
![Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan build: An anime man wearing scarlet trousers and white chest armor is seated on tiled floor near a chess board. A large white lion is at his left side](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-jing-yuan-build.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Checkmate | The best Honkai Star Rail Jing Yuan build, Light Cones, and Relics
![Honkai Star Rail Sparkle teams: Sparkle, wearing her signature fox mask on her head, is shown close-up with a blurred cityscape behind her](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-sparkle-teams.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Sparkle teams
![Honkai Star Rail Sparkle materials: Star Rail's Sparkle sits in the middle of a swirling dream bubble with masks and red leaves floating around her](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/star-rail-sparkle-traces-mats.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![The Penacony gacha machine in Honkai Star Rail version 2.0](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-gacha.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
BLUE BALLS | Honkai Star Rail devotees look for pity as they fall foul of a gachapon machine
![Honkai Star Rail Misha materials: Star Rail's Misha takes a chip offered to him, with an expression of pure delight on his face.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-misha-materials-list.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Misha materials list: Ascension and traces
![Honkai Star Rail Black Swan materials: Star Rail's Black Swan moves her face close to the camera, with her right hand covering her cheeks under her right eye](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-black-swan-materials.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan materials list for ascension and Traces
![Honkai Star Rail Black Swan kit: Star Rail's Black Swan is reflected in pieces of shattered glass, with a frozen rose on the left and handwritten notes on the right](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-black-swan-kit-traces-priority.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan kit and Traces priority
![Honkai Star Rail Black Swan teams: Star Rail's Black Swan holds a tarot card between her left index finger and thumb and shows the card back to the camera](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-black-swan-teams.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Time worsens wounds | Honkai Star Rail Black Swan teams
![Honkai Star Rail Black Swan build: Star Rail's Black Swan sits top a TV set displaying a large, malignant-looking purple eye](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-black-swan-build.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Future Proof | Honkai Star Rail Black Swan build, Light Cone, and Relics
![A new character, Misha, in Honkai: Star Rail 2.0.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-2-new-characters-1.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
What's new in Honkai: Star Rail 2.0?
![Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio kit traces priority: An anime man with shaggy blue hair, wearing a loose-fitting tunic, is standing with his chin in his hand.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-dr-ratio-kit-traces-priority.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio build: An anime man with mid-length blue hair is sitting in a white ceramic bathtub. Bubbles float around him, and he holds an open book in his right hand](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-dr-ratio-build.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio materials list: An anima man with short blue hair and a toga-like tunic is standing with his fingers in an L shape, as if he's measuring the angle of an object only he can see.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-dr-ratio-materials-list.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio materials list for ascension and Traces
![Honkai Star Rail Kafka materials: An anime woman with purple hair in two loops in the back and a long fringe is illuminated by the light of an explosion as she stares straight ahead, expressionless](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-kafka-materials.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![All of a sudden, Honkai Star Rail's worst five star character has become top tier](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/himeko-build.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
AT MY BEST | All of a sudden, Honkai Star Rail's worst five star character has become top tier
![Honkai Star Rail Dr Ratio kit traces priority: An anime man with shaggy blue hair, wearing a loose-fitting tunic, is standing with his chin in his hand.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-dr-ratio-kit-traces-priority.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
BIG SPENDER | New Chinese regulations could spell trouble for gacha games
![Honkai Star Rail Ruan Mei materials: An anime woman with a low-cut green dress and long brown hair is standing in the middle of a research lab, holding a stringed instrument in her hands.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-ruan-mei-materials-list.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail loses top gacha earner spot to Genshin Impact and an incredibly horny shooter](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/genshin-impact-ayato-talent-materials.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
MONEY MAKER | Honkai Star Rail loses top gacha earner spot to Genshin Impact and an incredibly horny shooter
![Honkai Star Rail takes the cake for Apple's best mobile game of the year](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail_qgBpEJA.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
REACH FOR THE STARS | Honkai Star Rail takes the cake for Apple's best mobile game of the year
![Honkai Star Rail Hanya kit and Traces priority: An anime women with shoulder-length grey hair is sitting on her knees, surrounded by books and ethereal blue flames](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-hanya-traces-priority.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail Hanya materials list: An anime woman with shoulder-length white hair, wearing a black headband, is standing behind a wall of blue flames](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-hanya-materials-list.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail Argenti kit traces priority: An anime man in gleaming white armor, with long red hair, is rushing forward with a spear in his hand.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-argenti-kit.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail Argenti materials list: An anime man with long red hair, wearing bright silver armor, is standing in front of a bright, open window](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/star-rail-argenti-materials-list.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Honkai Star Rail Huohuo materials: An anime girl with long green hair is standing in front of a glowing Fox spirit bearing its teeth](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/honkai-star-rail-huohuo-materials.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)