Paths
Each Character in Honkai: Star Rail has a Path. You can think of Paths as character classes - a character’s Path will give you a general idea of what role that Character fulfills in combat as well as what Light Cones they can fully utilize.
The original 7 Paths present during the game’s launch (Abundance, Destruction, Erudition, Harmony, Hunt, Nihility, and Preservation) follow the traditional RPG class archetypes, such as tank or healer. However, Paths that are introduced post-launch, such as Remembrance and Elation, do not adhere to this principle and instead are focused on a Path-specific mechanic instead. This means that the combat role that Characters in these Paths will vary greatly depending on their kit and how they interact with their path-specific mechanic.
There are currently 18 known Paths in the game, but only 9 are playable:
- Abundance (Healer)
- Destruction (General DPS)
- Erudition (Multi-Target DPS)
- Harmony (Offensive/Utility Support)
- Hunt (Single Target DPS)
- Nihility (Debuffer)
- Preservation (Defensive Support/Tank)
- Remembrance (Summons)
- Elation (Combo-based DPS/Supports)
And here's the list of Paths that currently don't have any characters attached to it:
- Beauty
- Enigmata
- Equilibrium
- Finality
- Order
- Permanence
- Propagation
- Trailblaze
- Voracity