This guide includes all of the premium currency shops and some in-game shops.
Stores Guide for New Players
Monthly Pass and Battle Pass
Currency: Real money / Credit Card
| Express Pass | Gives 90 jades a day for 30 days + 300 one-time oneiric shards BEST VALUE for money spent If you are planning to spend at all, it should be on this |
| Nameless Honor (HSR’s Battlepass) | Free. Includes basic rewards tier Rewards come from playing the game and completing weekly and monthly missions |
| Nameless Glory (Battlepass upgrade) | Unlocks the paid tier of rewards from Nameless Honor VERY GOOD value for spenders Provides a very large amount of important character-building materials and can help save Trailblaze power for other needs Includes other goodies like Special passes, extra self-modeling resin, some jades What light cone should I pick from the Battle Pass? #1 Pick: Today is a Peaceful Day Try to S5 this light cone if you are buying BP multiple times It’s one of the best Erudition light cones. Get it just in case you use an Erudition character in the future! Next, the best light cone is Carve the Moon, Weave the Clouds. HOWEVER, please note that S5 Meshing Cogs (3* light cone) will outperform on most supports, and Carve the Moon is NOT a best-in-slot light cone for any Harmony character |
| Nameless Medal (Glory + extra rewards) | Does NOT unlock any further reward tiers Only buy if you want the limited edition profile icons TIP: If you plan to buy Nameless Medal, buy it entirely for a discounted price instead of buying Nameless Glory first, then upgrading to Medal Note for new players: Getting character icons does NOT give you a playable copy of said character Low value. The extra fuels are nice, but not worth it for the cost. It’s meant for limited edition icon collectors |
Starlight Exchange
Currency: Undying Starlight
How to get: Received when pulling a 4* or 5* character or light cone
Embers Exchange
Currency: Undying Embers
How to get: Received when pulling a 3* light cone
Tip: Always save enough Ember to buy next month’s Star Rail Passes (900 embers)!
| Star Rail Passes | BUY! Limited quantity every month and refreshes Buy both the Gold and Silver passes |
| Tracks of Destiny | Early/Midgame player: Can buy because it’s very cheap Late game player: As needed; late game players probably have many extra Tracks of Destiny in inventory already |
| EXP books light cone EXP Credits | Low priority / buy as needed and can afford |
| Trace Materials (Both Blue and Purple Rarity) | Low-medium priority / buy as needed and can afford Feel free to buy, but remember to leave enough Embers (900) for next month’s Star Rail passes Medium spenders and up: Can buy and hoard trace materials to save on trailblaze power |
| Monster Drop Materials | Do not buy; farm instead All of these materials are easily farmed from Overworld monsters and Simulated Universe, requiring no Trailblaze Power Early game players can buy if they can’t farm enough of these materials or haven’t unlocked the next region that offers these materials |
Contract Shop
Currency: Oneiric Shards
How to get: Real money / Credit Card
| Any pack in this store | F2P/Brokie: You don’t own Oneiric Shards anyway Light/Medium spender: Do not buy. Each pack is low value for the cost. It is better to refresh Trailblaze power and use that to farm the same materials. Dolphin/Whale: Still low value for the cost. It’s cheaper to refill Trailblaze Power with jades 1-3 times and farm the desired resource than to spend the equivalent amount of jades on the Contract Packs. The only time these Packs are somewhat “worth” it is if you are a whale who max refreshes their Trailblaze Power daily at the 200 jade tier (because it is cheaper to buy one of these packs than to spend 200 Jades on 60 Trailblaze power) |
Herta Store
Currency: Herta Bonds
How to get: Received as a first-time reward for beating Simulated Universe difficulties and 1x as a weekly reward for completing Simulated Universe runs
- Tip #1: DO NOT PRE PURCHASE any items unless you need it and you have no better options. Not counting first-time rewards, it takes 16 weeks to get an S5 Herta Store light cone, so best to spend wisely.
- Tip #2: Only buy Herta Store light cones if they are the best option that you have.
- Tip #3: You can only get 1 copy of each light cone. To superimpose it, you need to buy the Superimposer items from this shop.
| Light cones | Which light cones are generally good? Fall of an Aeon (Destruction)Cruising in the Stellar Sea (Hunt) What about the others? They are average to below average when compared to some 4* light cones Buy only if this Herta store light cone is ranked higher than the other light cone options in your inventory How are the base stats of a Herta Store light cone? Higher than a 4* but lower than a typical 5* Some people say that Herta Store light cones are more like 4.5* Which light cones are generally good? Fall of an Aeon (Destruction) Cruising in the Stellar Sea (Hunt) What about the others? They are average to below average when compared to some 4* light cones Buy only if this Herta store light cone is ranked higher than the other light cone options in your inventory How are the base stats of a Herta Store light cone? Higher than a 4* but lower than a typical 5*Some people say that Herta Store light cones are more like 4.5* |
| Superimposers (these only work on Herta Store light cones) | Are they worth it? Yes! Maxing a light cone to S5 superimposition level makes a big difference in the long run |
| Standard Passes | Are they worth it? No The Herta Store sometimes updates with new light cones. It’s better to save extra Herta Bonds in case a new light cone comes out (requires 16 herta bonds to S5 a new light cone), but if you have all the cones you need then who can stop you If you are a whale, you can purchase these if you want |
Forgotten Hall – Light Cone Manifest
Currency: Lucent Afterglow
How to get: Complete Forgotten Hall stages or Echo of War farming stages
| Light cones | GENERAL ADVICE: Only buy if you need it right away for a character Which ones are good? Some of these lightcones can be good, but check the HSR Character Builds guide to see if you have any better options for your character before buying It is worth it to S5 these copies if you have enough currency |
Forgotten Hall/Pure Fiction – Jokes Come True
Currency: Jade Feather
How to get: Complete Memory of Chaos or Pure Fiction stages
TIP: Always make sure you have enough Jade Feathers to buy next shop refresh’s Self Modeling Resin (1200 Jade Feathers) before you spend on other items
| Self Modeling Resin | HIGHEST PRIORITY Rarest and most high-value shop item |
| Relic Remains | Good value, allows you to synthesize a specific relic set piece of your choice |
| Traveler’s Guide and Refined Aether | Neutral priority, only buy if you have an excess of feathers and need more exp materials |
| Lost Crystal | Low priority, you can farm relic exp materials in Simulated Universe runs for free |
| Credits | Low priority, buy if needed and have surplus feathers that aren’t needed for next shop refresh |
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