Best 4-star characters for beginners in Honkai Star Rail

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Honkai Star Rail is HoYoverse's upcoming title, bringing a traditional anime art style alongside brand-new locations to explore. However, the game follows classic turn-based combat with many additions to make the flow of the battle fast-paced. Typically, everyone needs certain characters in their arsenal to fight through different types of enemies.

Honkai Star Rail follows a different synergizing system, where players must look at a character's "path" based on their team's setup and enemies. This path defines a character's ability and attack style, including single-target DPS, AOE DPS, healer, buffer, and de-buffer.

The following article lists the best 4-star characters you should aim for at the beginning of your journey, as they can make your life easier against tougher opponents.

Natasha is a healer of the Abundance path whose skills are based solely on healing. Having a character whose skills and ultimate can restore others' HP is critical, as you can easily get overwhelmed by early-game bosses.

Since turn-based combat doesn't have a way to let players avoid an enemy attack in battle, Natasha is a must-have in battles, as she is the only 4-star healer in the game so far. Her regular attacks deal physical damage, which is also great for shutting down shields quickly.

March 7th is a great addition to the team as a tank character since her skills are based on increasing allies' defenses in battle. She wields Cryo, making her strong against enemies weak to the element. March 7th's skill can shield herself or her allies, significantly reducing incoming damage from enemies.

However, she shines the most due to her passive talent, which launches a counterattack if the enemy strikes someone with a shield. There are additional