Supports are common in most RPGs or turn-based games, like Honkai: Star Rail. And if you love the idea of assisting your friends as they travel across the stars, you can through your Support Character, and they can help you via their Support Character.
What are Support Characters in Honkai: Star Rail
In Honkai: Star Rail, you can assign one of your characters as a ‘Support Character’ on your Trailblazer profile. This means when your friends need a character or a specific combat type they don’t have, they can use your Support Character, and you can use theirs.
A ‘support’ typically refers to a healer or buffer. However, you can assign healers, buffers, or DPS characters as your ‘Support Character.’
It’s a good idea to choose your strongest or best Honkai: Star Rail character as your Support Character; that way, you can genuinely help your friends, and hopefully, they’ll do the same. As a bonus, you’ll get rewards, typically Credits, if one of your friends uses your Support Character. So, it’s worth your while to set up.
How to assign your Support Character in Honkai: Star Rail
To assign your Support Character in Honkai: Star Rail, enter your Trailblazer Profile and select the best character. However, if you aren’t sure how to assign your Support Character, you can do so by following these steps:
- Click on the ‘mobile’ icon to bring up your main page
2. Select the ‘three dots’ button, which takes you to your Trailblazer Profile
3. Click on the Support Character card.
4. Choose your Support Character and press ‘Initiate Support.’
Once you’ve set it up, you’ll notice it’s now visible on your Trailblazer Profile for your Honkai friends to use when in need.
If you want to change the Support Character, you can return to your profile and repeat the above steps. Tthat’s all there is to know about assigning your Support Character.
I like to change my Support Character to suit the meta. I initially chose Yanqing. However, I now have Jingliu because she’s considered an S-tier character (though Yanqing is still a decent option).
How to use Support Characters in Honkai: Star Rail
As it can take a lot of work to level up your characters in Honkai: Star Rail, you may need to use one of your friend’s Support Characters to help you in battle. You can use a Support Character by following these five easy steps:
- Teleport to your desired Echo of War, Calyx, Stagnant Shadow, or Cavern of Corrosion.
Support Characters can’t be used in the Simulated Universe or the Forgotten Halls. You can only use them in Echoes of War, Calyxes, Stagnant Shadows, and Caverns of Corrosion.
2. Interact with the bud, shadow, or echo and select ‘Challenge.‘
3. On the right, you’ll see a green button that reads ‘Support.” Select it to open the Support Characters available to you.
4. Choose the Support Character you need from the list on the left, and click ‘Add.’
5. You’ll be taken back to your team setup page, where you will see the Support Character on your team. From here, you can either start the challenge or dismiss the character and select another.
Support Characters are great to assign and use, especially if you lack a particular element. But this is everything you need to know about assigning and using a Support Character in Honkai: Star Rail.
