3.1 Tier List and the Best Characters as of April 2025

This is a Honkai: Star Rail Tier List as of Version 3.1 in April 2025. We rate the 5-Star and 4-Star characters, the best characters for overall use, general use, and endgame content here!

The Endgame Tier List (MoC, PF, & AS) will be updated regularly, as stage buffs and enemies change across each phase.

Notes:

• Rank S+: The Herta; Tribbie; Sunday
• Rank S: Mydei; Fugue; Aglaea

1. DPS

• How much damage they can do with their ideal build.
• How consistent their damage is.
• How reliant they are on having specific characters in their team comp.
• How much damage they can do over a certain number of turns.

2. Support

• How strong are the buffs or debuffs they provide.
• How much a character increases the total DPS output of a team.
• How often they can activate their abilities while still generating SP.

3. Sustain

• How strong their shields or healing are.
• If they can cleanse debuffs.
• What else they provide aside from protection and healing.

4. Endgame

• How easy it is to 3-star all stages with that character.
• How effective they are in the current iterations of Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, and Apocalyptic Shadow.

1. S+ Tier

The best of the best in the game. These characters don't require a lot of investment to be a great character and are key components in most team comps.

2. S Tier

Characters that are very strong in their respective roles. While these characters are solid units, they would want their best Light Cones, Eidolons, or other premium units to contend with the ones on top.

3. A Tier

Great characters who can perform even better when given the right amount of investment. These characters may struggle when they don't have their best Light Cones, Eidolons, or other premium units. Even then it may be hard for them to keep up with the best.

4. B Tier

Good characters who can do well when used correctly and can be effective under different circumstances. These characters can be considered great in specific scenarios, but fall off in most cases.

5. C Tier

Characters who are below average in their respective role. These characters require a ton of investment to make them viable in harder content.

6. D Tier

Characters with limited combat utility. These characters are greatly overshadowed by everyone else in their role.