Honkai Star Rail terms explained: Stellar Jade, Light Cones, mechanics & more

If you need any Honkai Star Rail terms explained, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll aim to cover all the confusing terms you might come across in Honkai Star Rail.

Any Genshin Impact players might be well-acquainted with how terms these kinds of games have, and it’s no different in Honkai Star Rail. Let’s take a look at what each of these terms means.

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Honkai Star Rail terms: Account, equipment and levelling

In this game, there are many terms associated with levelling up your characters/equipment. Here’s a list of each _Honkai: Star Rai_l term and what it means.

• Trailblaze Level - This is your account level. You get rewards every time you level it up.

• Trailblaze Power - The limited resource you use for certain activities. You get a certain amount each day, and it slowly regenerates over time.

• Equilibrium Level - The level of the game world. Level it up and enemies will get harder, but you get increased rewards.

• Light Cones - Each character can hold one Light Cone. These are essentially their weapon, and each has a different effect in battle. You can level up Light Cones and get stronger effects.

• Combat Type - The element of your character, such as Ice, Fire or Lightning.

• Paths - Character types, similar to classes in other games. For example, Preservation is defensive, Abundance is healing and Destruction is damage.

• Traces - Bonus abilities you can give to your characters by levelling them up.

• Eidolons - New abilities you can give to characters if you happen to pull them more than once.

• Relics - Items you can equip for bonuses, similar to Genshin’s artifacts.

• Talent - A character’s passive ability.

• Technique - An ability you can use outside of combat.

• Interastral Guide - A list of objectives you can complete for rewards.

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Honkai Star Rail terms: Currency and gacha mechanics

These terms are associated with the gacha side of the game. There are a few currencies, and it can be confusing to keep track of them all.

• Stellar Jade - The main currency you get from many activities, similar to Primogems from Genshin. Can be converted into Star Rail Passes to pull characters.

• Warp - The term for pulling characters or Light Cones on banners. Costs Star Rail Passes to do.

• Star Rail Pass - Used to “warp”, which means a pull on a banner. Star Rail Passes can be used on the permanent banner Stellar Warp.

• Star Rail Special Pass - Similar to Star Rail Passes, but can only be used on limited-time banners.

• Oneiric Shards - The currency you can buy with real money. Can be converted into Stellar Jade, which is then converted into Star Rail Passes or Special Passes.

• Undying Starlight - Currency obtained from getting 4-star pulls on banners. Can be used to buy more items, including Star Rail Passes.

• Undying Embers - Currency obtained from getting 3-star pulls on banners. Can be used to buy more items, including Star Rail Passes.

• Credits - The currency you use to buy items from NPCs in shops, as well as upgrading your characters and Light Cones

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Honkai Star Rail: Gameplay mechanics

There are some additional game modes and limited activities available in Honkai Star Rail. Here’s a list of terms you might need to learn.

• Simulated Universe - A roguelike mode where you battle enemies and gain random powers after every victory.
• Forgotten Hall - A mode similar to Genshin’s Spiral Abyss where you fight enemies and gain rewards.
• Assignments - You can send characters off to gather materials with Assignments.
• Synthesize - A crafting system used to combine materials into better ones.
• Calyx - An activity you can farm for rewards each day. Uses Trailblaze Power for every attempt.
• Stagnant Shadow - A miniboss you can fight to get character ascension materials. Uses Trailblaze Power.
• Cavern of Corrosion - A place where you can farm for Relics. Uses Trailblaze Power.
• Echo of War - Large bosses that drop high tier materials and weapons. Costs Trailblaze Power to run, and you can do three every week.

If you can get used to what all these terms mean, you’ll be able to keep on top of Honkai Star Rail’s mechanics and level up more efficiently. Hopefully, this guide helped you out!

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