HoYoverse‘s new space fantasy RPG Honkai Star Rail introduces turn-based combat gameplay. This is the first game of HoYoverse featuring a turn-based system. To complement the system, the game has many different character categories for you to choose from. All the characters of Honkai: Star Rail have certain elements as well as a pre-determined Path attached to them.
Path decides which role the character will play in a team, while an element is the type of damage they do. On top of that, all elements also have extra effects attached to them. So here, we will discuss all the elements the game has to offer and their respective effects. We will also talk about which character belongs to which certain element. If you want to learn about all the paths in Honkai Star Rail, check out our guide on All Paths in HSR.
Honkai Star Rail: Element Types Explained
There are seven element types in Honkai: Star Rail. They are Physical, Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Quantum, and Imaginary. Each character is assigned an element, and their attacks are designed to deal matching elemental damage. The elements are a way to categorize characters based on what types of enemies they are strong against.
| Element | Effect | Character |
|---|---|---|
| Physical | Can deal additional physical damage by applying a Bleed DoT(damage over time) debuff. | Clara Natasha Sushang Trailblazer Luka Argenti |
| Fire | Can deal additional fire damage by applying a Burn DoT debuff. | Asta Himeko Hook Trailblazer Guinaifen Topaz |
| Ice | Can prevent the enemy from taking any action by applying a Frozen DoT debuff. | Gepard Herta March 7th Pela Yanqing Jingliu Ruan Mei |
| Lightning | can deal additional lightning damage by applying a Shock DoT debuff. | Arlan Bailu Jing Yuan Kafka Serval Tingyun |
| Wind | Can deal additional wind damage by applying a Wind Shear DoT debuff. | Blade Bronya Dan Heng Sampo HuoHuo |
| Quantum | Pushes the enemy back in the turn order. Can apply a Quantum DoT debuff to do additional damage. | Fu Xuan Qingque Seele Silver Wolf Lynx |
| Imaginary | Pushes the enemy back in the turn order and reduced their speed. | Luocha Welt Yukong Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae Dr. Ratio Screwllum |
Final Thoughts
These are all the elements the game has to offer. All the character comes with a locked element, and it cannot be changed. However, the main character, as of right now, has two different elements (physical and fire) you can swap between. So based on what element you need, make sure to take advantage of the system.
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