Honkai Star Rail: Best Team Comps [300+ Hours Played]

I spent 8+ months playing and here are my recommendations for the best team comps for overworld and Forgotten Hall!

There are 7 elements in Honkai Star Rail, and each warrant for the best team comps. Having the perfect team composition will ensure that your tank is tanking all the damage, a healer characters in Star Rail is busy healing or providing buffs, DPS units for battle is on damage-dealing duty, and support is offering AoE. Without the best Honkai Star Rail characters & team synergy, the overall output of all four characters in a team will be overshadowed. 

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Honkai Star Rail Best Team Comps Summary
  • Honkai Star Rail has 7 elements, so I have entailed 7 best team compositions. 
  • Best Physical Team: Synergy maximizes damage output, and provides support and protection with Clara, Jing Yuan, Asta as a character, and March 7th.
  • Best Imaginary Team: Balanced composition with damage, crowd control, support, and healing like Seele in Star Rail, Welt, Asta, and Natasha. 
  • Best Lightning Team: Balanced offense, defense, and support with high damage potentials such as Arlan , Tingyun, Bronya, and March 7th. 

Honkai Star Rail Best Team Comps Top Pick

Below listed is a summarized version of the best team comps in Honkai Star Rail in my opinion: 

Honkai Star Rail Best Team Comps CharactersRoleBest For
Physical Clara, Jing Yuan, Asta, March 7th. Main DPS, AOE Main DPS, Support, Tank. AoE damage.
ImaginarySeele, Welt, Asta, NatashaDamage Dealer, DPS Crowd control, Support, Healer. -
LightningArlan, Tingyun, Bronya, March 7thHigh Damage Dealer, Support, Support, Tank. F2P AoE damage.
Fire Himeko, Hook, Asta, Fire MCMain DPS, Sub DPS, Support, Tank. -

Best Physical Team Comps

The Best AoE Comp.
Best Physcial Honkai Star Rail Team Comps
  • Why I Chose This Team: Clara is able to deliver excellent counterattacks to enemies. 
Character Role Abilities
Clara Main DPS Counterattacks enemies with Svarog’s assistance- Receives reduced damage
Jing Yuan AOE Main DPS Accumulates attack stacks for massive damage – Capitalizes on Pela’s debuff
Asta Support Increases allies’ speed and attack for faster, more powerful strikes
March 7th Tank Shields allies based on her defense. Counterattacks enemies targeting shielded allies

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Best Team Playstyle

Clara, the primary DPS, relies on strong counterattacks and support from Svarog to deal substantial damage while staying survivable. Pairing her with March 7th, a tank character, enhances her sustainability due to March 7th’s shielding ability and Clara’s counterattacking trait. 

For maximum damage, use Jing Yuan as the AOE main DPS. His high AOE damage activates after accumulating 10 attack stacks, boosted by Pela’s debuff. 

Why Do I Think This Is The Best Physical Team?

  • Clara’s counterattacks and Jing Yuan’s AOE damage form a strong offense.
  • Asta boosts SPD and ATK for quick and efficient actions.
  • March 7th, shields and counterattacks for protection.
  • The team compensates for weaknesses, enhancing their overall effectiveness, ideal for a well-rounded physical team.

The pros and cons for using this team in my opinion are listed below: 

  • Clara’s “Mark of Counter” provides continuous counterattacks.
  • Svarog’s damage reduction enhances Clara’s survivability.
  • Jing Yuan’s maximum AOE output damage benefits from Pela’s debuff.
  • Asta boosts SPD and ATK for the whole team.
  • March 7th offers shields based on her DEF.
  • Clara relies heavily on Svarog for survivability.
  • Jing Yuan requires 10 stacks of attack to maximize.
  • Asta’s buff is dependent on her own stats.
  • March 7th’s counterattack may not always provide enough damage.

Best Imaginary Team Comps

Best Imaginary Teams 
Character Role Abilities
Seele Damage Dealer Benefits from teammates’ buffs. Triggers “Resurgence” upon defeating enemies
Welt DPS with Crowd Control Imprisons enemies in a Black Hole Zone. Delays actions and reduces speed
Asta Support Increases allies’ speed and attack for more frequent and powerful attacks
Natasha Healer Restores health to allies. Maintains team’s vitality

Best Team Playstyle

Seele, a damage dealer, benefits from teammate buffs and triggers “Resurgence” on enemy defeat. Welt excels in crowd control with a Black Hole Zone. Asta boosts team speed and attack. Natasha is the healer.

This Honkai Star Rail Imaginary-type team offers offense, defense, and utility. It combines damage dealers, crowd control, and support characters for a viable force.

Why Do I Think This Is The Best Imaginary Team?

  • This team excels in balancing all necessary aspects of a powerful and versatile group.
  • Combining Seele and Welt’s damage-dealing and crowd-control capabilities with Asta’s support and Natasha’s healing ensures the team can overcome challenges.
  • Their complementary skill sets create an unstoppable force, maximizing their potential in both offense and defense.

As far as the pros and cons for the Imaginary team are concerned, they are listed below: 

  • Balanced team composition with damage.
  • Enhanced skill damage from buffs.
  • Effective crowd control for enemy management.
  • Increased survivability due to healing and support.
  • Reliant on buffs for maximum damage potential.
  • Possible vulnerability if the healer is targeted.
  • The limited synergy between DPS characters.

Best Lightning Team Comps

The Best F2P AoE Comp.
Best Lightning Honkai Star Rail Team Comps
  • Why I Chose This Team: Arlan and Tingyun are an excellent comp when used properly with Bronya. 
Character Role Abilities
Arlan High Damage Dealer – Damage increases with lower HP
Tingyun Support – Increases allies’ attack<br>- Provides energy regeneration and damage boosts
Bronya Support – Enhances team agility<br>- Increases damage output
March 7th Tank – Provides shields<br>- Counterattacks enemies

Best Team Playstyle

Arlan, a character whose skills deal increased damage as his HP decreases, benefits from the protection of a shield-bearing ally to sustain high-damage attacks. 

  • Bronya offers additional support by increasing ATK% for the entire team.
  • Lastly, March 7th serves as the team’s tank, providing shields to allies based on her defense and counterattacking when shielded allies are targeted.

Why Do I Think This Is The Best Lightning Team?

With the combination of high damage potential, versatile support, and reliable defense, this team is well-equipped to dominate any encounter.

  • Arlan’s damage output increases as HP decreases.
  • Tingyun enhances allies’ attacks and provides energy regeneration.
  • Bronya improves team agility.
  • March 7th offers tank support with shields and counterattacks.

For the Lightning Team comp, the pros and cons re as follows after I played with it for a while:

  • High damage potential.
  • Versatile support and buffs.
  • Strong defensive capabilities.
  • Arlan’s damage is reliant on maintaining low HP.
  • The team may struggle if key support or tank characters are incapacitated.

Best Fire Team Comps

Best Fire Team 
Character Role Abilities
Himeko Main DPS Excels in AoE damage. Benefits from Weakness Break
Hook Sub DPS Relies on Burn damage over time to increase damage output
Asta Support Boosts speed and attack of all allies
Trailblazer Fire Tank Taunts enemies. Protects allies from harm

Best Team Playstyle

Himeko, as the main DPS, excels in dealing additional AoE damage when enemies are affected by Weakness Break. Hook, the Sub DPS, focuses on inflicting Burn damage to maximize her overall damage output. 

This Fire team composition thrives on exploiting enemy weaknesses, maximizing damage potential, and providing efficient support and tanking.

Why Do I Think This Is The Best Fire Team In Honkai Star Rail?

The Fire team composition is the best choice due to its exceptional synergy between damage dealers, support, and tank roles. 

  • Himeko’s additional AoE damage is based on enemies affected by Weakness Break.
  • Hook’s reliance on Burn damage to maximize her damage output.
  • Asta’s support role, increasing allies’ speed and attack.
  • Trailblazer’s tanking abilities, taunting enemies to protect allies.

For a Fire-based team comp, the pros and cons can be listed below: 

  • Strong AoE and Burn damage capabilities.
  • Effective support character in Asta.
  • Trailblazer (Fire)’s tanking abilities provide valuable protection.
  • May struggle against enemies resistant to Fire damage.
  • Reliance on specific debuffs.

Final Remarks

After wasting 8+ months playing Honkai Star Rail, I believe that the best team combos include characters such as Seele, Fire Trailblazer, or anyone in between since Seele can deliver high single-target damage while the Fire Trailblazer can protect the entire team. 

This brings us to the end of the Honkai Star Rail best team comps guide. Before leaving, read the Honkai Star Rail Tier List, Memory Bubble Guide, and All Warp Trotter Locations guides.

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Mina is a Senior Guides Writer and a fanatic who’s obsessed with playing games and writing about them. She’s invested more than 2,500 hours in games like Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, she loves to write detailed guides for beginners and pros in the Gacha Games world. You can follow Mina's gaming activity on her Steam and PSN Profiles.

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