Wondering how to pick your first 5-star character in Honkai Star Rail? This full guide breaks down every standard and beginner banner 5-star, covers role values, priority rankings, and gives you a clear framework to build a solid foundation for your account. You just finished your 50 pulls on the beginner warp banner, the golden light flashes, and you’ve pulled Himeko. You’re excited—she’s the leader of the space station, and her character art is elegant and stunning. But as you get into fights, you notice her damage is underwhelming. Her ultimate animation is beautiful, but it can’t take down elite enemies. When you get stuck on the final boss of Jarilo-VI, watching your team get wiped in seconds, you’re left totally confused.Meanwhile, another Trailblazer also did 50 pulls on the beginner banner, and they pulled Bronya. They immediately paired Bronya with their main damage dealer like Dan Heng, and noticed a night-and-day difference in their combat experience. Their main DPS…