Honkai: Star Rail’s gacha is meticulously calculated on top of Warp drop rates and the game’s pity system. In a sense, it is much like Genshin Impact, another gacha game from developer HoYoverse. There are, however, a few differences in how they play out. The Warp system is the main method of obtaining new playable characters and Light Cones (weapons) in the game, so if players want a wider variety in their Honkai: Star Rail team comps, they will need to pull from the available banners.
To do this, they will need to use the appropriate Star Rail Pass for each type of banner and rely heavily on luck when aiming for certain characters. A few Warp banners boost their odds of obtaining the desired character, though the drop rates in Honkai: Star Rail are still low. On the positive side, pity in Honkai: Star Rail helps compensate for a player’s lack of luck when pulling from a banner.
What Are Honkai: Star Rail’s Drop Rates Are For Character & Light Cone Warps
Honkai: Star Rail’s drop rates vary depending on each specific banner. While the Standard Warp banner is more generic, the Departure Warp banner is a limited yet improved version of it, which is great for beginners after their first 5-star character without using too many Warps. The Character Event and Light Cone Event banners have exclusive drops, but also bring increased odds for the featured character or light cone, respectively. The drop rates for each of Honkai: Star Rail’s Warp banners are listed below:
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How The Pity System Works In Honkai: Star Rail
Despite having a fixed drop rate, the pity system in Honkai: Star Rail ensures that players are not completely reliant on their own luck with the RNG (random number generator) and brings guaranteed drops. How pity works depends on each specific banner. Most banners ensure a 5-star drop after a certain amount of pulls, while 4-stars drops tend to be granted with every 10 pulls, for example.
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Character Event Warp (Character Banner) |
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Light Cone Event Warp (Weapon Banner) |
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Departure Warp (Beginner Banner) |
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Despite Honkai: Star Rail’s pity system, players may still have trouble getting the desired 5-star character or Light Cone from the banners. Nevertheless, Honkai: Star Rail‘s drop rates and these pity benefits are in line with most gacha titles.
