HoYoverse’s trailblazing, turn-based sci-fi RPG,Honkai: Star Rail, is among the latest of modern major titles to uniquely tackle the space adventure genre. Between its captivating and dynamic main story, flashy and highly distinctive cast of playable characters, and library of extensive, enthralling world-building lore,Honkai: Star Railproves a capable love letter to the genre. Notorious of HoYoverse, however,Honkai: Star Railfollows in the footsteps of its predecessors in adapting gacha mechanics as well as an integral part of the game’s experience. While not required to enjoy the breadth of whatHonkai: Star Railhas to offer, players who invest in the in-game currency open themselves up to advantages and boons that would otherwise take time and dedication to achieve.
There are a plethora of currency items used to different effects inHonkai: Star Rail. The most mundane of these are credits, collected after nearly any task and used most frequently for the purchase of in-game materials and buffs. There are, of course, rarer and morevaluable currencies that can be exchanged for higher-quality rewards. One such currency, Stellar Jade, falls into the sweet spot between ‘simple enough to obtain’ and ‘can never quite have enough.’
Stellar Jade Is the Gacha Coin for Anything Cool in Honkai: Star Rail
Stellar Jade is the driving currency behindHonkai: Star Rail’s most popular gacha mechanic: ‘pulling’ for playable characters. Following suit of HoYoverse’s older titles, such asGenshin ImpactandHonkai Impact 3rd, the acquisition of characters to compile fun, peculiar, and optimal team compositions is what keeps a lot of players coming back for more. New characters are often teased ahead of time and land in-game with their own dedicated special events and showcases, stoking the flames of players' excitement and interest in gaining new characters for themselves.
That is where Stellar Jade comes in. To gain new playable characters, players will need to collect Star Rail Passes and Star Rail Special Passes depending on the rating and/or specific character they wish to pull for. While there are a handful of ways to acquire these passes, the most direct and cost-effective way to do so is topurchase them using Stellar Jade through the in-game store or Warp menu. There are plentiful ways to obtain more Stellar Jade, with the most passively integrated options being that of completing missions, opening in-game mail and receiving it as an item, and habitually playing some of the game’s modes that offer recurrent and daily rewards, including participating in the Simulated Universe, completing Forgotten Hall levels, and increasing the player character’s trailblazing rank.
Common ways to obtain Stellar Jade include:
Stellar Jade is also available for purchase with real-world money through the buying of another of the game’s special currencies, Oneiric Shards. It’s worth noting that collecting Stellar Jade doesn’t guarantee a specific pull. What’s more, Stellar Jade is not inexpensive for either a real-world wallet or as an in-game resource, as warp pulls have less chance of producing a rare or valuable collectible when using singular Rail Passes rather than ten at a time. Part ofthe appeal of gacha gamesmimics the possibility of winning big at a casino; it is a game and a rush of the thrill of chance. Granted, the odds of pulling a desired character or item are much more reasonable than that of winning the lottery.
WithHonkai: Star Railbeing a live-service game backed by regular support, the game receivesfrequent updates, patches, and new playable content. Hoarding Stellar Jade for cycling content becomes par for the course when enjoying all else the game has to offer and itself a game of patience while players wait for the drops they hope to add to their arsenal. All in all, the most important takeaway here is to spend this critical resource quite mindfully while trailblazing the stars.
