Essays

A knowledge base and showcase hub for Honkai: Star Rail, HoYoverse’s turn-based space fantasy RPG.

Version 4.x

Planarcadia

Planarcadia’s meta centers around the introduction of the Elation path and the evolution of explosive, follow-up–heavy and energy–intensive team archetypes.

  1. Solving HSR 4.x

    How to spread your resources wisely across archetypes to counter boss mechanics

  2. How Himeko · Nova Breaks HSR’s Rules for Damage Dealers

    Can a damage dealer be her own best support? A 0 cycle against Graphia in AA 4.4–King

    4:45
  3. Investing in a Banger. Learning Silver Wolf · Lv. 999

    …or the pros and cons of playing Elation plus a review of the new flagship team based on a 0 cycle in AA 4.2–King

    5:05
Version 3.x

Amphoreus

The winter of Erudition and AoE, the summer of Destruction and bounce attacks, the autumn of Remembrance and Super Break’s return.

  1. Cyrene’s Debut. Clearing MoC 3.6 with Serval

    Can Cyrene and RMC wheelchair a unit who’s not a Chrysos Heir?

    7:24

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