You’ll have the chance to seize a free copy of Luocha or Ruan Mei in Honkai: Star Rail as a part of the model 3.2 replace.
All Star Rail gamers will be capable to declare a Golden Companion Spirit (a brand new kind of foreign money) between the launch of model 3.2 and the tip of model 3.4. These spirits may be traded in for five-star characters, however the one two choices as of launch are Luocha and Ruan Mei.
That mentioned, it’s possible you’ll be questioning, “Ought to I decide Luocha or Ruan Mei?” The reply is: It’s best to decide together with your coronary heart. Should you love Luocha and need to gather his Eidolons, you possibly can and may decide him. Nevertheless, in case you’re on the lookout for a solution primarily based on the meta, we get into it under.
A fast disclaimer: Your wants will range primarily based on what items you have got, so ensure to additionally do your personal analysis into what your particular characters might want! Our solutions should not the be-all-end-all, since there’s no approach for us to know your particular account scenario.
Do you have to decide Luocha in Honkai: Star Rail?
Luocha is under no circumstances a “dangerous unit,” however he’s simply been very harshly powercrept by different maintain items that present greater than him. With most maintain now offering further buffs, Luocha’s uncooked heals simply aren’t sufficient anymore, comparatively.
That’s to say that Luocha does play very properly with items that devour their very own HP, since he heals quite a bit. In case you are constructing Mydei, Castorice, and/or Blade, then it’s possible you’ll need to decide up Luocha.
Gallagher is a less expensive unit that additionally gives heals (and buffs), however since Luocha can heal mechanically exterior of his flip, it makes him a precious decide for these HP-consuming DPS.
What about for Eidolons? Should you’re contemplating choosing up Luocha E1, then… nicely. It does present a 20% assault buff when his therapeutic subject is lively, however this type of simply brings up him to par with different present maintain items. His Eidolons should not dangerous by any means, however similar to the remainder of Luocha, they’ve been powercrept by newer items, so that they’re just a little underwhelming.
Do you have to decide Ruan Mei in Honkai: Star Rail?
Ruan Mei was damaged when she launched and she or he’s nonetheless fairly near the highest of the meals chain in the case of buffers. She’s a reasonably protected decide throughout, as nearly each DPS could make use of her buffs. She buffs harm, weak point break effectivity, and might prolonged the length of an enemy’s weak point break, making her an asset to any staff.
In a world the place you want two distinctive groups to finish end-game content material, Ruan Mei can possible slot into both of these groups, making her vital in case you don’t have her already. The exception to that is in case you’re drowning in different helps and buffers, in which you will not want her anymore. Should you don’t have Ruan Mei but and also you don’t have the newer helps like Tribbie, Robin, Sunday, or Fugue, you need to decide her.
What about for Eidolons? If you have already got Ruan Mei and are pondering in case you ought to seize her E1, then the excellent news is that her E1 is extraordinarily sturdy, because it ignores 20% of the enemy’s protection when her final subject is up. Once more, if you have already got Tribbie or another beefed-up helps, it’s possible you’ll not want this buff.
Do you have to simply maintain on to the Golden Companion Spirit for a future unit?
This can be a third choice! In case you have each Luocha or Ruan Mei already, or perhaps you’re simply not enticed by them, you possibly can at all times maintain on to the Golden Companion Spirit and spend it afterward a special five-star character. You might even spend it on one of many authentic normal banner characters (Himeko, Clara, Bronya, Gepard, Yanqing, Bailu, or Welt), however we don’t actually advocate doing so until you actually love these characters.
Hoyoverse has confirmed that extra five-stars will be capable to change for later, so when you could also be ready an excellent period of time earlier than that occurs, it is a viable choice.
