Every update, manyHonkai: Star Railfans look forward to 5-star rerun banners, just as much as the new characters. This is especially exciting for those who are either looking to pull for specific characters for the first time or want to raise the Eidolon levels of their existing units. But because ofHonkai: Star Rail’s growing pool, some older 5-star characters take a while to return.
One 5-star character that hasn’t had a rerun banner in a while is Seele. The Quantum-type Hunt character wasHonkai: Star Rail’s very first 5-star character, and also the most popular in terms of revenue, according toHonkaiLab. Seele was also the first character to re-run all the way back in Version 1.4, and it has been a year since the banner ended.
Honkai: Star Rail is Due For Another Seele Rerun
SinceHonkai: Star Raillaunched over a year ago, manyteam compositions have prioritized Seelebecause of her strong attacks and follow-up attacks. She’s especially good in all-Quantum teams, which was meta in a number of Memory of Chaos rounds for a while. This is why many fans looked forward to pulling for Seele when she had her rerun, because they wanted a strong DPS in their team and to make their existing Seele stronger. Until now, they still hope that Seele will finally have another rerun, butHonkai: Star Railhasn’t made it happen yet.
Therefore, it’s surprising that Seele has only had one rerun so far, especially since she has consistently been thetop 5-starHonkai: Star Railcharacter in terms of revenuefor over a year. This is likely because manyHonkai: Star Railplayers willingly splurged when the game launched, so they could immediately get the limited 5-star unit, and even Seele’s rerun banner last year saw some success. Since then, no other character has come close to surpassing Seele’s record, and if HoYoverse were to do a second rerun for her, it might still rake in money.
HonkaiLab’s revenue chart only covers China’s iOS market, but it’s a reliable report considering that the country has one of the biggest HoYoverseplayerbases.
Recently,Honkai: Star Rail’s rerun banners have featured newer characters, such as Acheron and Aventurine. Meanwhile,olderHonkai: Star Railcharacters like Kafkaand, allegedly, Jing Yuan already have multiple reruns, which means that Seele is definitely due for another rerun in the near future. At the same time, going by the pattern of previous banners, it’s likely thatHonkai: Star Railis just waiting for the perfect time to bring Seele back alongside a new support character or another damage dealer that synergizes well with her.
Stronger DPS Characters and Powercreep in Honkai: Star Rail May Explain Seele’s Absence
Honkai: Star Railhas released some really strong DPS characters, like Firefly and Feixiao, who could easily trump Seele in combat. It’s especially rare to see Seele in certain teams now because of the game’sBreak Effect metain the main game, Memory of Chaos, and other combat missions. She can still be used to deal significant damage to enemies with Quantum weaknesses, but some players can certainly feel the powercreep possibly affecting her pick rate.
Likewise, this could be the reason whyHonkai: Star Railmight be holding off on another Seele rerun for this long. The downside is that HoYoverse might be neglecting its most popular 5-star unit. But on the bright side, other 5-star characters will get a chance to shine in upcoming updates, pushingHonkai: Star Railforward as players discover more unique teams.
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