Honkai: Star Rail 3.7 pull guide: Who’s worth your Stellar Jade
Honkai Star RailA practical, meta-aware priority list for Cyrene, Hyacine, Castorice, Tribbie, Phainon, Cipher, and Mydei.
The 3.7 banners stack seven limited five-stars with sharply different value depending on your roster and the current endgame. With Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, and Anomaly stages trending toward large enemy HP pools and tight turn budgets, pull value skews toward units that either compress roles or deliver reliable, team-agnostic output at E0.
What this ranking emphasizes (Version 3.7 meta)
- E0 performance with ideal but reasonable setups. Eidolon or signature Light Cone dependence lowers priority.
- Consistency across endgame modes with HP bloat, not showcase burst under perfect buffs.
- Team agnosticism: units that slot into many comps or unlock multiple teams move up.
Within that frame, Hyacine and Castorice surface as broadly safe investments. Tribbie and Phainon are high value if you can leverage their strengths. Cyrene, Mydei, and Cipher are more situational—powerful in the right shells, but easier to skip if your roster already covers their niches.
Pull priority at a glance
| Priority tier | Character | Path / role | Why pull now | Key caveat | Best fits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top | Hyacine | Remembrance sustainer-DPS hybrid | Top-tier healing with meaningful damage from memosprite; stabilizes runs under HP bloat while contributing turns and damage. | Less urgent if you’re already comfortable on sustain (e.g., recent free units covering defense). | General use, Castorice and Evernight shells, dual carry teams. |
| Top | Castorice | Destruction carry + global revive | One-time global revive even off-team plus premier DPS and self-sustain; unlocks forgiving, high-output teams. | Wants proper teammates to fully capitalize on damage windows. | General use, sustain-light sides, bossing and mixed waves. |
| High | Tribbie | Harmony amplifier | Teamwide damage increase with low SP friction; RES PEN-style amplification shines versus bloated HP; frequent follow-ups add chip. | Competes with other universal buffers if you’re already stacked. | Most DPS teams, follow-up shells, units that benefit from ally attacks (e.g., The Herta). |
| High | Phainon | Erudition/Destruction-style DPS (Chrysos Heir) | Reliable, F2P-friendly carry with strong personal damage; ultimate phase protects allies off-field, grants CC immunity, and applies toughness damage regardless of weakness. | Still wants a competent buffer; not a universal off-field enabler outside his window. | Endgame sides that need a self-sufficient DPS; safer clears without hard sustain. |
| Situational | Cyrene | Remembrance support (Chrysos Heir focus) | Buffs Chrysos Heirs and can raise team damage ceilings when you’re already running those shells. | Long ultimate recharge and kit restrictions at E0; value spikes with Eidolons and strict team cores. | Dedicated Chrysos Heir comps chasing peak output. |
| Situational | Mydei | Destruction bruiser (Chrysos Heir) | Tanky, hard-to-kill DPS with unique flow; comfortable hands-off damage patterns. | Damage trails top carries; best support synergy is Cyrene, who’s lower priority for most accounts. | Players who already own Phainon/Castorice and want a second Chrysos DPS lane. |
| Situational | Cipher | Nihility enabler (damage tally) | Applies vulnerability-style states and tallies damage to detonate; strong in follow-up ecosystems. | Outclassed in universal value by other picks; shines mainly in specific shells. | Follow-up teams (e.g., with Feixiao), niche DPS race scenarios. |
Why Hyacine and Castorice sit at the top
Hyacine brings what endgame needs: substantial healing paired with real damage from her memosprite. That duality compresses roles—fewer slots spent on pure sustain—so you can run greedier comps without bleeding turns. If your clears stall because you’re swapping actions into heals or cleanses, Hyacine fixes the tempo.
Castorice delivers two rare advantages at once: a one-time, account-wide revive effect just for owning her, and one of the strongest, self-sustaining DPS kits. The revive alone changes how aggressively you can route difficult floors; the carry profile keeps your turn economy intact across bosses and mixed waves.
High-value picks if they fit your teams
Tribbie is the simple answer to HP bloat. Resistance penetration–style amplification and frequent follow-ups translate to steady, teamwide throughput without starving Skill Points. Her kit plays nicely with almost any carry and has extra synergy with allies that trigger on teammate attacks.
Phainon feels built for modern endgame. During his ultimate state he shrugs off crowd control, safeguards allies by moving them off-field, and contributes toughness damage regardless of enemy weakness—a big deal in mixed-weakness waves. He’s an easy recommendation if you need a dependable E0 carry.
When to pull the situational trio
Cyrene raises ceilings in Chrysos Heir teams but is less flexible elsewhere. Her ultimate timing and E0 constraints mean the value isn’t instant unless you’re committing to that ecosystem—or pushing for Eidolons.
Mydei is sturdy and satisfying but sits behind Phainon and Castorice in raw output. His best enabling partner is Cyrene, so he ranks higher only if you’re deliberately building that duo.
Cipher enables clever routes—marking, tallying, and detonating damage—but the payoff is most noticeable in follow-up shells. If you already have a complete Feixiao team and want to push that lane, Cipher can be the right luxury pick.
Quick team-building snapshots
- Castorice hypercarry: Castorice + Hyacine + Tribbie + flex (break/utility). Greedy, fast, and forgiving thanks to sustain plus revive safety net.
- Phainon standard: Phainon + universal buffer + sustain (optional with Hyacine) + breaker. Leans on Phainon’s safe ultimate windows and off-weakness toughness damage.
- Follow-up route: Feixiao + Cipher + Tribbie + sustain. Cipher’s tally/detonate pattern complements follow-up pacing; Tribbie maintains throughput.
- Chrysos Heir core: Any of Castorice/Phainon/Mydei + Cyrene + Tribbie + sustain. High ceiling, but Cyrene’s E0 cadence means careful ultimate planning.
How to decide with a limited stash
- Missing safe sustain or struggling with time: Hyacine first.
- Need an all-rounder carry and a safety net: Castorice first.
- Already secure on carry and sustain: Tribbie upgrades almost any team.
- Want a durable, low-stress DPS: Phainon is the flexible pick.
- Deep into Chrysos Heirs or follow-up shells: Cyrene or Cipher only if they complete a team you actively use.
If you’re on the fence between two picks, prioritize the one that builds a second viable team for split-content modes. A strong “second side” often yields more score than marginal upgrades to your best team.
The 3.7 pool is stacked, but you don’t need all seven to cover endgame. One top pick (Hyacine or Castorice), one high-value enabler (Tribbie or Phainon), and a plan for your second side will carry most accounts through this phase’s HP bloat comfortably.
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