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Honkai Star Rail is HoYoverse’s latest game, bringing another colorful cast of characters again. They all have abilities, skills, and personalities that make them stand out. If you’ve progressed through the game, you might’ve noticed that the difficulty rises in a pinch. Anyone who isn’t prepared will have trouble dealing with enemies’ attacks. Having a tanky unit with you is vital so your characters don’t drop like flies. That is why here we’ve prepared a list of the best tanks in Honkai Star Rail.
The Best Tanks in Honkai Star Rail
While Genshin Impact allows players to build characters as they please, this new game is narrower. To get the best tanks in Honkai Star Rail, you’ll need to pull, grind, and farm several things. In this list, we’ve divided them by rank so you can choose which one to take.
S Rank Tanks
Gepard: He is your go-to tank in the game. In this title, a quick look at his design will tell you how he was built to be a bastion. He has some of the best shielding abilities, and they improve as his defense increases. If you’re lucky enough to have him, check his builds to add him to your team as soon as possible.
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A Rank Tanks
Clara: Don’t let her design fool you. Clara is one of the best tanks in Honkai Star Rail. While she isn’t the tank per se, her trusty robot companion is fantastic at taking hits and returning them. Clara is a bit busted right now, so if you have her, build her. She has some of the best counters to let you take out enemies in a few turns.
Trailblazer (Fire): Similar to Genshin Impact, this game also allows us to give the main character another element. While the first element is about kicking butts with a baseball bat, the second element forgoes that weapon and goes on the defensive. If you’ve reached the part of the story where you change elements, build your Trailblazer to take some hits for the team.
B Rank Tanks
March 7th: It is a bit sad to see one of the game’s most cheerful and loved characters at the bottom of the list, but that’s how it is. March 7th is a great tank but only during the game’s first stages. Once you reach the late game, you’ll have to swap her out. In the meantime, she’s excellent at giving shields to other party members and countering enemies. You can check builds for her to optimize her play style.
That is all we have for the best tanks in Honkai Star Rail today. We’ll update this list as new characters get added to the mix. In the meantime, try all these characters if you have them and build them if you can. They’ll let you take more hits in the game and survive even the most challenging encounters.
