Honkai Star Rail: Is the battle pass worth it?

Honkai: Star Rail is surprisingly friendly to low-spenders and users who wish to remain completely free to play. If you’re happy to open your wallet, this game offers dozens of ways to spend your money, with one of the most attractive items being the premium battle pass. Is shelling out on Honkai: Star Rail‘s battle pass worth it? That’s the question I want to answer here.

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Honkai Star Rail: Is the battle pass worth it?

Many players are starting to feel the squeeze on their resources, and there’s no denying that you get a ton of additional rewards from the premium pass. As these bonuses are a little hard to quantify when laid out as it is in-game, here is what you get if you make it to level 50.

• Traveler’s Guide – 210 
• Refined Aether – 210
• Credits – 1,240,000
• Fuel – 6
• Lost Crystal – 20 Provides 1000 Relic EXP
• Star Rail Special Pass – 4
• Tracks of Destiny – 2
• Gift of the Pathstriders – 4
• Treasure of the Starry Seas – 1
• Relic Remains – 200
• Grand Gift of the Pathstriders – 3
• Stellar Jade – 680

You get many of these rewards in the standard pass but at much lower amounts. The star of the show, without a doubt, is the Treasure of the Starry Seas. You only get one, but it allows you to pick a 4-star Light Cone of your choice from a small selection. Most of the other rewards are currencies for all the various upgrades in Honkai: Star Rail. 

Surprisingly, there are only 4 Star Rail Special Passes in the premium pass, so this isn’t a fast track to obtaining 5-star units. Most of these rewards can be earned through regular gameplay, albeit at a slower rate.

Where can I find the battle pass?

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If you’re wondering where the battle pass is in Honkai: Star Rail, it’s not explicitly called a ‘battle pass.’ You can find it under the Nameless Honor tab, and you’ll see two paths there. The one on top is the free path. If you choose to spend, you get the items on the bottom row as well. 

Should I wait to buy the battle pass or buy it now?

If you’ve decided to upgrade your Nameless Honor to include the Nameless Glory rewards, don’t feel like you need to do it right away. Even though HoYoverse’s Honkai: Star Rail monetization is less predatory than many similar models, it’s still heavily reliant on FOMO. There’s no harm in waiting to buy the pass. You may be enjoying the game right now, but you may feel differently in a few weeks.

Unless you’re utterly obsessed with Honkai: Star Rail, there’s no harm in waiting until you reach the cap on the standard pass. If you’ve made it all the way to level 50, you’ll retroactively earn all the extra rewards if you decide to spend.