How to level up your Trailblaze Level fast in Honkai Star Rail
Early game, you should reachTrailblaze Level 40as quickly as possible. The Cavern of Corrosion rewards at this level are leagues better than Equilibrium Level 2. Plus, it is only at this level that Calyxes start dropping five-star Relics—a realization we wish we had before we Relic farmed at Level 30+.
How to quickly get to Trailblaze Level 40
Before we talk about missions, there is one thing you absolutely have to do:empty your Trailblaze Power every day. The last thing you want to do is to let it sit at 160.
It doesn’t matter where you use it (Calyx, Simulated Universe, Cavern of Corrosion, etc.) as long as you do. Every10 Trailblaze Power consumed is 50 Trailblaze EXP gained. You don’t even have to check Honkai: Star Rail every hour! One Trailblaze Power is generatedevery six minutes. As long as it’s near zero every time, you’d only have to open the game every 12 hours or so. It’s very low-effort stuff.
Daily Training and Side Missions
Don’t worry too much about missing Side Missions, asthe game will give them to youwhen you’re at the appropriate level and have progressed far enough in the main story. We promise!
Treasure Chests
Another way to gain EXP is by opening chests. Here’s a list ofall treasure chest locationsin the game to help you out. Each chest opened can give you anywhere between five and 30 Trailblaze EXP. So, if you’ve been putting off defeating thoseFormidable Foesthat are guarding Precious Chests, which are worth the most, now’s the time to defeat them.
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Upgraded puzzles on The Xianzhou Lufou
The real hurdle is getting to Trailblaze Level 40. At around Trailblaze Level 38, our progress slowed by a lot. We thought we had to wait for Dailies to get there (which would take days) but found out that we didn’t! If you’ve finished the main quest in the Divination Commission, you canredo all puzzles at The Xianzhou Lufou at a higher difficulty. As you know, completing one rewards you with a chest—which means Trailblaze EXP!
To unlock each of their upgraded difficulty, you must complete everything in the standard one first. That meansall Compasses and Hexanexuses up to the Artisanship Commission solved. The upgraded Luminflux Pyxis and Divination Matrix automatically unlock after the events at the Divination Commission.
To trigger the upgraded puzzles, you must:
After three days (or fewer), you should be at Trailblazer Level 40. Congrats!
How to level up characters fast in Honkai Star Rail
When we first started playing Honkai: Star Rail, we were battling as much as possible before realizing we wasted our time. The experience gained from battling is insanely minimal. If you value your time like we don’t, pleasedon’t kill mobsfor EXP.
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HoYoverse also gives them out as rewards via the occasional code. Codes expire quickly, though, so be sure to claim them ASAP!
How to get more Traveler Encounters, Adventure Logs, & Traveler Guides
Aside from that,Daily Training,Pom-Pom rewards, andWorld Shops(like theHertareum World Shopon the Herta Space Station) give out Traveler Encounters, Adventure Logs, and Traveler Guides as well. In the case of World Shops, they’ll only let you purchase a fixed number of them, so check back when you have the local currency for them. You automatically get those when you complete a Side or Daily Mission in that world.
Which characters should I level up first?
There are a couple of characters we absolutely love, likeSeeleand Himeko, but ultimately, the decision is completely up to you. Get a feel of what your gameplay is like and level up characters you’ll think you’ll use more often. However, we do have an ongoingbest character guideif you need direction.
By the way, and we cannot emphasize this enough, a max-leveled Relic will add so much more to your stats than a level up.Farm Relics and Trace Materials, not character EXP materials. Please.
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