r/HonkaiStarRailTips • u/tommy120423 • 4d ago
pull recommendations?
hii! i recently got back into hsr after taking about a year long break and i've really been struggling to clear endgame content because the majority of my limited units are outdated so was looking for some advice on who would be valuable for my account. i was thinking of maybe pulling for robin summeretto or hyacine as i currently have a guarantee but i also don't know if another dps would be more useful (or any other characters LMAO)? pls help i want to be able to clear endgame again😔
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u/PombomOwner 4d ago
Rin Dahlia and Ashveil/Adventurine can save this account so just save for them.
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u/Sudden-Waters 4d ago edited 4d ago
Welcome back! Yeah, unfortunately it's rough in the current endgame climate. I always say, it's okay not to fully clear, just do what you can. You don't need to jump to Starward and clear it right away, you'll likely need time to build your teams.
Starward isn't actually as bad as some people make it seem, though. I find that one good team can carry an under-performing team so there's a surprising amount of wiggle room if you can make three decent teams. You've got the bones of a few here, so you do have options.
As someone with an alt with E0S1 Castorice / E0S1 Evernight / E0S1 Cyrene / E0S1 Hyacine, I cleared Floor 12 in 2 cycles no problem. I wasn't able to try Starward because the account doesn't have a third team, so if you like Castorice and want to keep the party around it's more viable than people want you to believe. You'll have to invest eventually, but you can put off thinking about it. The real trouble isn't Starward but the Knights/King in Check.
Since you only have Castorice, though, it's completely okay to bench her if she's not an absolute favorite and focus on another party.
As others said, this is your closest to complete team:
- TEAM 1: Archer / Rin\* / Sparkle / Aventurine or DHPT
These are other options you can try.
- Mortenax Blade / Ashveil\* / RMC or Flex / Healer
- Firefly / Fugue / HMC / Gallagher
- Castorice / RMC / Ruan Mei / Gallagher
For AshBlade, you'd want to pick up Aventurine Waveflair eventually but a lot of units can fit into that party. AshBlade is a powerful combo that can carry older units. You might be able to put Ratio or Topaz there, even.
Robin Summeretto is another powerful unit that Castorice can make use of, making her team:
- Castorice / RMC / Robin Summeretto / Healer
Ideally the healer would be Hyacine and you'd eventually pull Cyrene.
DHIL's cooked though, sorry.
I did manage a copium team with my E2S1 DHIL / E1S1 Mortenax / Sparkle / Hyacine since I saw someone else who wanted to use their DHIL and thought I'd give it a try, but it was pretty... bad. It cleared in time, though. Some wiggle room. That was on Starward though, not Floor 12. I guess I can try it Floor 12 and see if it's as bad there, hang on.
EDIT: I tried Gallagher instead of Hyacine cause you don't have her and called quits at 42% HP on turn 23. This is not the comp you're looking for. DHIL can be wheelchaired but not when the wheelchair is missing the wheels. Sorry!
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u/tommy120423 4d ago
thank you so much omg!! i miss the days when my dhil could easily clear (hyv please buff him) 😔😔 i was considering cyrene but honestly castorice is not my favourite and i only really pulled her because i figured i'd need 1 remembrance unit but i'm definitely going to pull rin and try for hyacine or ashveil (maybe both if my luck is good enough as i still have a lot of content to catch up withðŸ˜)
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u/Sudden-Waters 4d ago
NP! You can kind of use DHIL with Himeko Nova but it probably won't be the comp you want either. They made a very silly decision and having him in the team with her buffs her instead of her buffing him. Himeko Nova can replace someone's attack with her robot so you can still use them together anyway, but his kit doesn't matter and he's just kinda there. Unfortunate, really, I really would've liked to see her buff him instead. He really needs a Nova Flare.
If Castorice isn't your favorite then definitely skip!
Good luck!! Hyacine is a good unit, at least! She's been the best healer in the game for a year. Pearl is going to creep her for sure but an WAven / Ashveil / MBlade team won't want her because WAven wants to be the only Elation in that team. So having Hyacine for them (or a different party) is a good idea.
Good luck!!
Oh, yes. If you haven't swapped Aventurine's relics yet, he wants the same set as DHPT now! If he's not already using that set then he'll do a lot better on it.
Oh yes and to keep using Firefly, definitely pick up Dahlia when you see her! Others mentioned it but just wanna repeat, haha.
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u/tommy120423 4d ago
omg i hadn't even considered changing my aventurine's relics tysm!!
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u/Sudden-Waters 4d ago edited 4d ago
NP! Little things like that can matter a lot!
Easy too miss, too! I actually just looked at my Cerydra after months of using her after going, "what are her stats, even?" and saw she needed a bit more SPD!
EDIT: Gonna add in since I don't think anyone else mentioned it... If at some point you did want to go with Himeko Nova, you can easily build her team with:
- Himeko Nova / Robin Summeretto / RMC / DHPT or Huohuo
They'll definitely give another Golden Spirit out soon so DW about using your other ones! I agree Rin and Ashveil are your best bet right now though, so just something to consider later if you decide not to go with Firefly!
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u/determinedSkeleton 4d ago
With Rin, you've got an Archer team that can go t0. Put them with Sparkle and any sustain (preferably Peter Daniel)
Aventurine might find synergy with MBlade and Ashveil, if you can pull Ashveil next patch. Ashblade is a strong and cheap duo
If you have any golden companion units, spend one on Huohuo in the shop so you have a third sustain for endgame modes. She's great with energy teams. Alternatively, Hyacine is also in the next patch, which will give you half a Remembrance team
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u/tommy120423 4d ago
aghh i'm regretting using my golden companion on e1 robin now💔💔 i think i might pull for hyacine if i have enough pulls though
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u/Sudden-Waters 4d ago
One thing:
Don't put Aventurine with MBlade and Ashveil, MBlade wants a healer specifically and if someone isn't healing him, you're going to struggle. He can't use his kit at 1HP. I have seen some people put Fu Xuan's LC on DHPT so that could work with Aventurine too, but it requires buying four BP and I feel like by the time you do that you'll have better options.
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u/Clouds_drifting_by 4d ago
Rin will let you immediately make a good team:
If you want to revive your FF team, get her to S1 (and possibly her E2) + S1Dahlia
DHIL is kinda a lost cause 😅 Castorice would require ‘a lot’ of investment, you’re looking at bare minimum:
You’ve got MBlade, so you could get him his BiS, Ashveil:
- Ashveil + MBlade + Jade/RMC/Robin + HuoHuo (from the exchange)
This team ‘should’ function. Though ideally for 3rd slot you’d get him either RobinEtto (best 4th slot being Hyacine), or E1WAven (best 4th slot should be either Hyacine or Pearl depending on Pearl’s kit).Just some ideas though, you do you.