Summary
AHonkai: Star Railpoll has revealed that five-star Jing Yuan has won the poll for the most popular character in the community. Since the game’s release back in April 2023,Honkai: Star Railhas accumulated a large player base, counting tens of millions of active players each month.
Even though the game remains HoYoverse’s second most popular title,Honkai: Star Railfrequently tops the revenue charts in the mobile game industry. One key to its success is HoYoverse’s rigorous update schedule, which consistently introduces new characters to the playable roster.
Like most gacha games,HoYoverse’s primary revenue fromHonkai: Star Railis derived from the five-star characters featured on limited banners. According to Twitter user hxg_diluc, a recent poll within the game’s Chinese community has identified Jing Yuan asHonkai: Star Rail’s most popular character. Despite being released over a year ago, Jing Yuan, one of the seven Arbiter-Generals of the Xianzhou Alliance’s Cloud Knights, remains the top choice for most Trailblazers. To celebrate his victory in the poll, a special Jing Yuan head icon has been distributed for free on HoYoLAB, a popular gaming forum for HoYoverse games. It is important to note that this free icon is only available on the CN server.
What Makes Jing Yuan So Popular?
Besides his role as an Arbiter-General, Jing Yuan is also known as one of the Six Charioteers of the Xianzhou Luofu. Despite his seemingly lazy demeanor, he has served as a Luofu general for centuries. Jing Yuan is recognized as an extremelypowerful DPS character inHonkai: Star Rail, capable of dealing substantial AoE damage with his Lightning Lord ability. His entire kit is designed to capitalize on the Lightning Lord’s follow-up attacks.
The Lightning Lord effect is tied to Jing Yuan’s Talent, meaning that players should focus on this part of his build to maximize damage potential. The best Light Cone for Jing Yuan is Before Dawn, often preferred for characters following the Path of Erudition. In terms of team composition, Jing Yuan is a versatileDPS unit that can adapt to various party types inHonkai: Star Rail.
Powerful supports like Sparkle can generate a significant number of skill points for the entire party, enabling Jing Yuan to frequently use his Skill and achieve the full ten-stack damage of Lightning Lord. Players eager to add Jing Yuan to their roster may have to wait a few months, as he only recently had hisfirst banner rerun duringHonkai: Star Rail2.0.
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