[Top 10] Best Honkai Star Rail 4-Star Characters

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Updated:
18 Oct 2023

1.Tingyun
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The young Foxian and amicassidor of the Sky-Faring Commision.

Tingyun is one of the best support units in the game. She is able to buff damage and energy regeneration. 

Her skill grants an ally with Benediction and increases their attack by 25% for 3 turns. Her ultimate will regenerate 50 energy for a single ally and increase their target damage by 20% for 2 turns.

Since her skill and ultimate last for more than one turn, Tingyun can be skill point positive, allowing other allies to use their skills when her skill effects are active. She works well on almost any team and she provides an amazing amount of attack buff for your team.

What makes Tingyun a great 4 Star:

  • Her ultimate will regenerate energy on the team allowing teammates to use their ultimates more often.
  • You don't have to use her skill every turn, meaning skill points will be regenerated as you use her basic attack.
  • She is versatile and has good synergy with any team comp.
Choose Tingyun if:
  • You need to manage skill points in battle.
  • You need energy regeneration and attack buffs in battle.
 

2. Natasha
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The Underworld's best doctor, Natasha.

Natasha is a really strong healer that you get early on in the game.

Her skill restores allies based on her HP for 2 turns. She can also dispel debuffs that are placed on allies and her ultimate heals all allies in the party.

Healers are essential to have in the game and Natasha is a reliable one to have. She can be really useful in Memory of Chaos when you need two sustain units and you get her for free. 

What makes Natasha a great 4 Star: 
  • Her ultimate heals all allies, making her a reliable source of healing
  • Her skill’s cleanse allows allies to perform without any restraints
  • Can get you through long battlesChoose Natasha if: 

Choose Natasha if:

  • You need a secondary sustain for Memory of Chaos
  • You’re facing enemies that place debuffs your allies
 

3. March 7th
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The lovable and beautiful astral express member, March 7th.

March is a really good shielder and she can get you through some really tough battles. 

Her skill will give a shield to an ally based on her defense. Her ultimate will deal Ice DMG to all enemies with a 50% chance to freeze the enemy. 

She also has a counter attack that deals Ice DMG equal to 50% of her ATK whenever a shielded character gets hit by the enemy. This effect can be triggered 2 times each turn.

March 7th is also really useful in Memory of Chaos as a second sustain unit and also in the Simulated Universe with the Remembrance ath, as her freeze can be spammed for endlessly frozen enemies. 

What makes March 7th a great 4 Star:
  • Her ultimate can freeze enemies which stops them from taking turns
  • Her counter attack will deal extra damage to enemies
  • She is a reliable sustain unit that can be used on your second team in Memory of Chaos
Choose March 7th if:
  • You need a secondary sustain unit in Memory of Chaos
  • You need a reliable source of freeze on enemies
 

4. Lynx
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Youngest daughter of the Landau family and renowned environmental explorer. 

Lynx is another really great sustain unit who was just added to the game.

She has single-target heal, party-wide heal and she can cleanse one debuff from the whole team with her ultimate.

Currently, she is the only character who can cleanse teamwide which makes her really valuable. 

She is also the only current Quantum abundance character, so she is useful in mono-quantum teams or any battle that involves enemies with Quantum Weakness. 

What makes Lynx a great 4 star:

  • She can heal individual allies, keeping them alive in battle
  • She is the only current character that has teamwide heal and cleanse in her ultimate allowing your team to stay alive longer 
  • She is a Quantum abundance character and is useful against enemies with Quantum weakness. 
Choose Lynx if:
  • You are facing enemies that debuff your characters
  • You are facing enemies with Quantum weakness
 

5. Sushang
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Amateur Cloud Knight who wields a great sword.

Sushang is an amazing 4-star Hunt character. She is great for breaking Physical Weakness and since Physical Break deals the most damage in the game, she can do high amounts of DPS as well. 

Her skill deals Physical DMG equal to 105% of Sushang’ s ATK to a single enemy and immediately advances her action forward by 100%. 

Her ultimate deals Physical DMG equal to 192% of Sushang’s ATK to a single enemy and advances her action forward by 100%. Her ATK increases by 18% and using her skill will have 2 extra chances to trigger Sword Stance for 2 turns, dealing more damage to enemies. 

Her talent also increases sushang’s SPD by 15% for 2 turns when there is an enemy with Weakness Break on the field. She’s fast and can deal crazy amounts of damage.

What makes Sushang a great 4 Star:
  • Can advance her actions forward which allows her to attack faster
  • Deals large amounts of Physical DMG which is great for breaking enemies Physical Weakness.
  • Using her skill and ultimate increases her ATK power, allowing her to do even more damage 
Choose Sushang if:
  • You’re facing enemies with Physical Weakness
  • You need a strong Single-Target DPS on your team
 

6. Serval
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Eldest daughter of the Landau family, mechanic and rockstar.

Serval is the best 4-star AoE Lighting breaker.

A lot of the enemies have Lighting Weakness, which you will fight often, especially in the early game. She also provides DoT damage as well. 

Her skill hits three targets and deals Lightning DMG with an 80% base chance for enemies to become shocked for 2 turns. 

Her ultimate hits all targets and deals massive Lighting DMG. This makes her really good against Lighting weak enemies as well as large groups of enemies since she’s able to hit multiple targets at once. 

What makes Serval a great 4 Star:

  • Her AoE damage lets her hit many enemies at once. 
  • Her DoT application allows her to perform extra damage on enemies every time their turn begins
  • She is useful against enemies with Lighting Weakness as her skill and ultimate ability can break down those shields. 
Choose Serval if:
  • You're facing multiple enemies at once
  • You're facing enemies with Lighting Weakness
 

7. Dan Heng
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The cold and reserved train guard and archivist of the astral express.

Dan Heng is a great Single-Target 4-starwho can match other 5-star Hunt characters in terms of damage. 

He has a slow on his skill and his ultimate deals a lot of extra damage to enemies that have slow on them. 

His skill deals Wind DMG equal to 130% of his ATK and has a 100% base chance to reduce the enemy’s SPD on a CRIT Hit. 

His ultimate deals Wind DMG equal to 240% of his attack to an enemy and the Ultimate’s damage multiplier will increase by 72% if that enemy is slowed. 

With these numbers, Dan Heng deals an incredible amount of damage to single targets and he is able to reduce the speed of enemies in battle, which is very useful.

What makes Dan Heng a great 4 star:

  • Can reduce enemies speed making them perform slower than your team
  • Deal large amounts of Wind DMG and is able to break down enemy Wind shields.
  • Powerful single target dps that deals massive damage against enemies 
Choose Dan Heng if:
  • You are facing enemies with Wind Weakness
  • You need a reliable Single-arget damage dealer
 

8. Hook
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The one, the only Pitch-Dark Hook the Great!

Hook is a really sturdy 4-star Fire character as she deals high damage and can reliably plant DoT on enemies. 

Her skill deals Fire DMG equal to 120% of her ATK to a single enemy with a 100% base chance to inflict Burn for 2 turns. 

Her ultimate deals Fire DMG equal to 240% of hooks ATK to a single enemy and will enhance her skill for 1 turn allowing her to deal damage to a single enemy and enemies adjacent to it. 

She deals massive damage with her skill and her ultimate and she is also able to consistently apply DoT. She is really useful and works really well against enemies with Fire Weakness. 

What makes Hook a great 4 Star:
  • Deals consistent DoT application which does extra damage against enemies
  • She is really good at breaking enemies' Fire shields which makes them easier to attack
  • Her ultimate will enhance her skill, allowing her to DMG against more than one enemy
Choose Hook if:
  • You are facing enemies with Fire Weakness
  • You need a strong Fire DPS
 

9. Asta
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Lead astronomer responsible for all affairs on the Herta Space Station. 

Asta is an incredible Harmony unit. She buffs your team's speed really well and is a really good Fire Shield breaker. 

Her skill deals Fire DMG to a single enemy and  extra damage 4 times to a random enemy. Her skill is really powerful for breaking Fire shields. 

Her ultimate increases the SPD of all allies for 2 turns and using her with units that are built with good speed can have your allies going faster in the team roster. They are able to go before enemies which can be really helpful in battles. 

Her talent gains stacks of Charging for every enemy hit by Asta. For every stack of Charging, all allies ATK will increase by 7.0% up to five times. She is really good at buffing your team's attack and speed consistently. 

What makes Asta a great 4 Star:
  • She buffs your team’s SPD which allows them to act faster 
  • She buffs your team's ATK which allows them to deal more damage against enemies. 
  • Her skill is really good for breaking enemy Fire shields.
Choose Asta if:
  • You’re facing enemies with Fire Weakness
  • You want to buff the speed and attack power of your team
 

10. Pela
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Admired by the Silvermane Guards, this intelligence officer can handle any problem with calm assurance. 

Pela is an amazing 4-star debuffer. She is able to lower the enemies defense and deal good amounts of Ice DMG to enemies. 

Her skill removes 1 buff from the enemy and deals Ice DMG equal to 105% of her ATK to a single target. 

Her ultimate hits all enemies with a 100 percent base chance to inflict Expose on the enemy which lowers their defense by 30% for 2 turns. 

She is a reasonable Ice breaker and you can spam her basic attack to generate skill points. 

What makes Pela a great 4 Star:
  • Lowers the enemies defense making them more vulnerable to your teams attacks
  • Can remove a buff from enemy making them less difficult to attack
  • Does pretty decent Ice DMG and can break enemies Ice shields. 
Choose Pela if:
  • You need a powerful defense debuffer who can also remove buffs the enemy places on themselves 
  • You’re facing enemies with Ice Weakness
 

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