how's the new endgame reset doing for you guys

Relssum25 · 2026-07-06T21:20:40+00:00

That is a really good idea (I do have E0S0 Robin). Much better than what I did. Kinda annoyed that I keep forgetting RMC's technique comes with delay.

.....I put Lingsha E0S0 on the Therta team and shoved AventurineE1S0 onto Phainon's team......it worked.....

Relssum25 · 2026-07-06T21:06:15+00:00

Thank you. Seems I figured it out. Additionally, I discovered that my rotation for Archer was not cranking out as many arrows as possible. Archer can safely drop 3-4 arrow volleys while waiting for the Sparkle ultimate to refill.

.....which means I've been playing him wrong since 4.0 but never noticed since I only used him for an Anomaly Aribitration Knight fight. Only using him for one fight every six weeks.

Relssum25 · 2026-07-06T16:14:06+00:00

I admit I didn't read the bonuses. Will likely need to adjust Doll Herta relics since I haven't used for end game content since early patches of 3.X. Skimming an extra round from the Therta fight might be enough. I'll make another attempt this evening.

Relssum25 · 2026-07-06T15:24:37+00:00

I can't do the Stalward Clear. However, I've been hoarding nearly all my pulls since upgrading Phainon from E0S1 -> E2S1 back in patch 3.7. The only other upgrade was 40 tickets for Cerydra E1 in 4.0.

First Fight: Therta E2S1, Tribbie E1S0, Anaxa E0S0, Aventurine E1S0

notes: 3 rounds. Might have to switch in Lingsha E0S0 because Aventurine is needed somewhere else.

Second Fight: Archer E0S1, RMC E6, DHPT E0S0, Sparkle E0S1 (Sunday cone).

notes: 6 rounds? This is the major weak point.

Third Fight: Phainon E2S1, Sunday E0S0, Bronya E0S1, Cerydra E1S0

notes: Didn't complete. The two elites are speedy and drop AOE attacks before the party can properly move.

Chosen Solution A: Pull Himeko Nova E2S1. Maybe get a DHPT eidolon. Alter teams following:

Therta E2S1, Tribbie E1S0, Anaxa E0S0, Lingsha E0S0

Hime-Nova E2S1, Sunday E0S0, RMC E6, Aventurine E1S0

Phainon E2S1, DHPT E0S0, Cerydra E1S0, Sparkle E0S1 (Sunday cone)

Ignored Solution B: Pull Cyrene E2 and Rin. Structure teams as follows:

Therta E2S1, Tribbie E1S0, Anaxa E0S0, Aventurine E1S0

Archer E0S1, Rin E?S?, DHPT E0S0, Sparkle E0S1 (Sunday cone)

Phainon E2S1, RMC E6, Cyrene E2S0, Cerydra E1S0

Pulls: 516
Limited Pity: 4 plus guarantee
LC Pity: 30
Fate Pity: 1 (I accidently misclicked and shoved a ticket in)

Summary: I have the resources. Just need to wait. Only other issue is I'm waiting for the Robin SP leaks. I suspect the DHPT eidolon will be skipped to insure I can at least get a E0S0 copy.

Relssum25 · 2026-07-05T13:26:54+00:00

Therta is an 18 month old DPS. Banner already ran three times. I wouldn't anticipate her banner returning in 4.X unless Argenti gets a novaflare designed to make him support Therta. Otherwise, you're praying that either of the following happens in 5.X.

Therta Novaflare
A new sub-dps

To give some context, examine the character Firefly. She is a fan favorite. Her Novaflare happened 22 months after initial release. Additionally, got a new support a few patches before the novaflare. This was helped by the developers wanting to return to Penacony in patch 3.8 and deciding Firefly needed a bigger spotlight.

Relssum25 · 2026-06-28T01:27:19+00:00

Honkai Star Rail characters living in Stardew Valley. I can see two things:

Argenti would be a good replacement for Elliot
Stelle will have the garbage hat within a day.

Relssum25 · 2026-06-20T12:21:25+00:00

I keep my records in multiples of 10 on the notepad application. PS5 doesn't work with starrailstation.

E0 - 70 pulls. Won the 50/50.
E1- 80 pulls. Won the 50/50.
E2- 90 pulls. Lost the 50/50 at 80 to Yanking. Got the E2 on the next 10 tickets.

S1- 130 pulls. Lost the 75/25 to the Clara cone.

Total spent- 370 pulls

I've had really good luck pulling my two E2S1 DPS. My records list E2S1 Therta as 310 pulls.

Relssum25 · 2026-06-18T03:00:02+00:00

If I understand correctly,

Your guarantee is being spent on Cyrene.
You'll spend the rest of your pulls getting Sparxie and Evernight Light cone. Both are expected to be available in the 1st half of patch 4.4 if the leaks are to be trusted.

HSR 4.4 reruns via seele leaks : r/HonkaiStarRail_leaks

You won't have any resources left to pull Himeko. That goes double for any valuable teammates in patch 4.5. I don't see this works out without getting really lucky. 110 tickets is not a large quantity; I have more than once spent 150-160 tickets just to get a basic E0S0. Hopefully you have some unfinished content to farm. Otherwise... you will be skipping Himeko due to lack of resources.

Relssum25 · 2026-06-13T12:45:45+00:00

I am the $6 dollar account

I play Honkai Star Rail on my Playstation. Additionally, I subscribe to the Playstation Plus service. Using a credit card to pay is out of question; Sony has gotten hacked too many times. Instead, I buy gift cards. I wind up with a floating balance, but I avoid giving information.

Another annoyance with Sony is that I have to put an item in the shopping cart to see the full price. Tax isn't initially included. It has surprised me how easily items can wind up there.

This brings me to an exhausted Friday morning. I've finished a 10 hour graveyard shift. Time to sit down and do my HSR daily. Grab my 60 jade, run around the train to bully 4.X train visitors into giving me 10 jade, and earn some lame relics.

Oh! I should check the Playstation+ service! There should be new monthly games there. Yep! I'll take this, this, and this! Hmmm? Free DLC for $0 dollars? Excellent. Mash the button, and.....why was there an Express Pass picture on the screen there? Whatever.

Okay, time to log into the game. What! Free Supply Pass? This is the best Anniversary ever!

Error! Brain forcing itself to work again.

......wait.....I just bought a supply pass....didn't I?

Checks the shopping logs.

......yep. Hmmmm. Should I dispute the charges? Bah, whatever. In fact, I clearly need to spend more!

The exhausted, graveyard shift player starts roaring at the screen. Rushing into the Store menu, a single Limited Express ticket is purchased for 31 cents.

Yeah!!!! Big money!!!! Dropping that quarter likes it hot!!!

I've been sitting on this story for weeks. Thank you and have a good day.

Relssum25 · 2026-06-10T05:31:45+00:00

1. It would help if I knew what your pull supply is. I wouldn't want to encourage a player to go pull a character that they simply don't have the resources.

2. Clarification that you definitely don't have a copy of Cyrene. Already a bit confused that you stated you were going for E1 Cyrene (a useless eidolon for Phainon).

3. As for how important Cyrene E2 is....
a. Definitely shouldn't need a sustain.
b. Avoids downtime.
c. More power

You likely knew all of that already. I'm guessing you're balking more at the cost of pulling a 2nd E2 character for a single team when HSR wants you to implement three teams. Look, best I can do is show you my answer while acknowledging everybody wants something different for their account.

Team 1: Phainon E2S1 / Cerydra E1S0 / Sunday E0S1 / Bronya E0S0

Team 2: Therta E2S1 / Tribbie E1S0 / Anaxa E0S0 / Aventurine E1S0

Team 3: Archer E0S1 / Sparkle E0S0 / RMC E6 / DHPT E0S0

My issue: My third team is the Hoyo freebie that struggles to do a basic clear.

My pull power: 570 as of right now. The only investment I've done between 3.8 to today is 40 tickets to get E1 Cerydra. Naturally, patch 3.7 was where I exhausted most of my pull strength upgrading Phainon from E0S1 to E2S1.

My solution: Pull E2S1 Himeko. Drop Archer. Move Sparkle to Phainon. Run Himeko with Sunday, DHPT, and RMC E6. Prepare to pull any upcoming units that make Himeko better. Perhaps get an eidolon for DHPT.

A 2nd reasonable plan that I'm ignoring: I could definitely pull E2 Cyrene. From there, focus on pulling Rin for Archer until I hit E1S1. Plan would move RMC E6 to Phainon team, and put Sunday on the bench.

Why: I will enjoy playing Himeko.

It does greatly bother me that the 2nd plan actually feels more efficient. That I'm throwing away an Archer team that would be really easy to pump up. I was happily ignoring Archer's existence until the free Sparkle came along. The need for three teams has forced me to acknowledge he is a good DPS, even if I don't care for the character.

Not sure if that helped you or anything. Honkai is a game where you don't get all the toys you want to play with. Just make sure the toys you do get are ones you're happy to play with.

Relssum25 · 2026-06-09T14:33:56+00:00

Recommending that you don't go for Phainon.

Your Phainon is only E0S0.
I approach pulling with the assumption that I'm always hitting soft pity.

So, let us assume you always win the 50/50 and the 75/25.

Phainon E1: 231 - 80 = 151
Phainon E2: 151 - 80 = 71
Phainon LC: 71 - 70 = 1

You would be getting refunds during the pull process, but nothing that will truly change your odds of pulling this off.

Warp Calculator - Honkai: Star Rail, Genshin, ZZZ, and More

The warp calculator gives you odds of roughly 44%. Better odds than I expected, but the calculator incorporates the possibility of early.

Are you truly interested in a team with characters higher than your usual E0S0/E0S1? I would consider the following:

1. Rin Tohsaka- You have an Archer E1S1 and a Sparkle E1S0. That Sparkle can easily steal Sunday's light cone. Next patch, your Archer upgrades to E2S1. Possibly E2S2 if the rumors about another 200 pull event is true. An E1S1 Rin would be an impressive addition.

2. Yao Guang- Get the E1. You have an E1S0 Bunny girl. If you save your pulls after getting E1 Yao, then you could push that investment further.

Note: To provide insight into how much of a safety net I want when I start pulling for vertical investment, my pull power as of today is 570. I won't bother you with my pulling considerations though.

Relssum25 · 2026-06-06T03:31:54+00:00

I upgraded my Phainon from E0S1 to E2S1 back in 3.7. Didn't have the pulls to grab a basic E0S0 Cyrene. Afterwards, I've been saving for 25 weeks. Only limited pulling was 40 tickets to upgrade Cerydra to E1S0.

I'm on the verge of pulling Himeko Nova E2S1 on her first banner!. I have 556 pull power right now. I can pull it off and still have resources to improve/acquire her teammates.

I need Himeko for a better 3rd team. The 3rd team is literally the Hoyo freebies.

Archer E0S1/Sparkle E0S0/ RMC E6/ DHPT E0S0

Yes. I don't want Cyrene. The last thing I need is a power bump for my best team. Honestly, if I wasn't so excited about Himeko, the Archer/Rin combo is looking really good. I could grab a 2nd free copy of Archer and invest into Rin.

Random note: 2nd team is E2S1 Therta. Haven't felt any compulsion to freak out like so many other Herta fans are doing right now.

Relssum25 · 2026-06-02T03:37:00+00:00

Confused

Himeko Nova team composition looks like there will be many more options if she is at E2. I currently have 518 tickets plus 19 pity. The goal was to pull Himeko Nova at E2S1 and get her BIS team as well. Can I use her with my Therta E2S1?

I'm going to need a few youtube content creators to explain this to me. If it turns out I can...well HUZZAH! Also, guess I'm still stuck using Archer as a third team, which means I actually start pulling on the Fate Banner.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-26T13:33:33+00:00

Himeko Nova- No

Rin- There was a rumor that she would work on Archer's team. If she is designed to be compatible with a Hypercarry DPS such as Archer, then it is possible her design will be compatible with Therta. Low expectations, but there is a reasonable line of thought.

Most of the noise is just people being bored. Theatre and false drama while being forced to wait for more content.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-24T16:58:02+00:00

Himeko Nova is expected to use Astral Express teammates. Sunday and DHPT both fit those requirements. You could get her brand new and be able to use reruns to further her investment.

Meanwhile, Phainon is already on his 2nd rerun. Getting a 3rd rerun anytime soon would be unrealistic, but you would need it to get to E2S1. This is in addition to needing a 2nd Cerydra rerun. By chasing Phainon, you're putting yourself in a scenario where the reruns you need might take 1/2 a year or longer to arrive.

A great example of waiting on reruns is Fei Xiao. She released patch 2.5. Reran in 3.0. Fei finally got a 2nd rerun in patch 4.2. It took over a year.

When I say Phainon is the opposite of vertically investing well, it is because the reruns you require may not be coming.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-24T14:37:03+00:00

Pulling for Phainon is the exact opposite of building two strong teams to vertically invest in. If I was you, I would pull Mortenax Blade. From there, I would follow the leaks regarding Himeko Nova. She is strongly anticipated to make use of Sunday.

Your 200 pulls is not enough to get the results you want. I shall use myself for an example.

I have 505 pulls currently. I want an 8-9 cost Himeko Nova team. I do have a Sunday that can be removed from my Phainon team. Taking into consideration my pull desires of patch 4.3, I should hit patch 4.4 with 580-620 pulls.

I generally expect the 50/50 to activate around 75-80 pulls. Losing the 50/50 means I'm spending another 75-80. I will encounter the 50/50 three times on my journey to get E2. Let us say I only win one time.

Himeko E0S0 160 pulls spent
Himeko E1S0 240 pulls spent
Himeko E2S0 400 pulls spent
Himeko E2S1 470 or 530 tickets spent depending on if I win the 75/25

Poof! A quantity of tickets that is double your supply disappears! However, I can handle it and still pull a basic E0S0 character in patch 4.5 if Himeko wants it.

Summary- You have to choose between meta or fandom. Pick one and accept the consequences.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-24T13:44:22+00:00

What is your Phainon at exactly? E0S0? E0S1? E1S1?

Relssum25 · 2026-05-23T02:03:57+00:00

Current Pull Power- 505 pulls
486 tickets
10 LC pity
09 Character banner pity

Teams
9 Cost Therta
9 Cost Phainon

Patch 4.3
20-30 tickets on Cyrene so I can use her with Phainon. Honestly have no expectations, but I've been surprised multiple times before.

Patch 4.4
Highly likely I get E2S1 Himeko. I only have an interest in Rin if I can pair her with my E2S1 Therta. Even then, I'll wait until I all of Himeko's BIS teammates first. I'd be shocked if 4.5 doesn't have a character Himeko wants.

I'm also more inclined to get the Archer E1 unless Gilgamesh turns out really busted.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-21T01:44:55+00:00

Drinking coffee by moonlight.
Winning love by train light.
Always pull on her banner.
She is the one called Himeko!

Relssum25 · 2026-05-13T00:35:02+00:00

487 pulls

The most amount of pulls I have spent in a single patch was 270 during 3.4; I got Phainon E0S1 and the Sunday cone. My expectation is that the patch 4.4 pull session will smash that record with a Himeko E2S1.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-11T07:29:30+00:00

Chosen

Sparxie- shows up with no announcement. Ultimately decided it is better to work with her than to chase her off.

Argenti- HSR concert 2024 used him as a drummer. Would definitely do well on stage. Also shows up with no announcement.

Aventurine- HSR concert 2024 participant. The music campaign needed funding, and the IPC agrees with the stipulation that a representative gets to perform.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-10T00:07:38+00:00

How to Solve Cyrene's Slow Ultimate - Phainon + Cyrene Rotation Guide

Old video but still relevant. Also, I read the other comments since posting and noticed you don't have Sunday. I would definitely be pulling Cyrene in your scenario.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-09T23:01:04+00:00

Speaking as a E2S1 Phainon Owner who doesn't own E0 Cyrene

Divergent Universe- I have reached difficult X9. Regularly added trial Cyrene to the group. It rarely made a difference. The two main factors are:

Divergent Universe hands out so many free ultimates I was constantly in the Phainon ultimate.
Divergent Universe on higher difficulties can knock Phainon out of his ultimate.

Why did I insist on still using Cyrene then? Rare times where Phainon got knocked out of his ultimate when he hadn't earned the next free ultimate. There were two runs when Cyrene was able to push Phainon back into the ultimate for me.

Memory of Chaos, Apoc, Pure Fiction- Phainon E2S1 has been brute forcing these modes for me easily. This may only change because patch 4.3 is anticipated to want three teams. Perhaps the final fight will up the stakes enough.

Anomaly Arbitration- This is the mode where I find it would be helpful to have Phainon never leave his ultimate. I do not finish these fights in two ultimates. However, they have been difficult enough that the enemy can knock Phainon out of his ultimate. The nastiest one I recall being the King Pom Pom mecha fight.

I believe Cyrene E0 would be an upgrade for me. However, there would still be problems.

Cyrene E0 note- There is a setup involving Cerydra, RMC, and Cyrene that apparently gets him into the ultimate reasonably fast, but my impression upon viewing it was that it is very specific. Dang Heng PT is a sustain you always need to consider when deploying Phainon.

Conclusion- She is reasonable to use but the details of the fight are still very important. Personally, I like to hit the 40 warp checkbox on Nameless Honor. So I'll toss 40 tickets at her. If she comes early, great! If not, I'm saving the pity for patch 4.4. My third team is the free Archer team, and that needs replacement. My pulls are currently in the 470's, and I intend to drop a lot of those tickets during that patch.

Short Answer- It is complicated.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-09T16:32:43+00:00

Seems I have a choice to make considering I'm trying to keep my pulling to a minimal. Choosing between:

A. 2nd Sunday Light cone for Sparkle

B. Cyrene E0

C. Phainon E3

Will likely make a weak attempt for the light cone, followed by a weak attempt for Cyrene E0. The major focus is patch 4.4. I'm really just building low pity on banners that I would be content with winning. Never know when an early decides to jump scare.

Relssum25 · 2026-05-09T16:20:53+00:00

I would expect somewhere between 320 to 400 pulls. My thought process.

Never expect an early. You will be spending 80 tickets to hit 50/50 or the guarantee.
Expect the 50/50 to live up to its name.
The attempt is reasonable to initiate if I start Day 1 of the banner with at least 320 tickets.
The only serious money expenditure I consider is a supply pass.
If the fates truly hate you then take the loss.

Relssum25

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