Hey trailblazers, this time, we’re getting an all-new large-scale gameplay mode — “Currency Wars: Zero-Sum Game.”
Unlike the traditional Simulated Universe, this mode doesn’t revolve around collecting Blessings to enhance your characters.
Instead, you’ll purchase and combine characters to battle, making the overall experience feel much closer to an auto-chess style game.
If it’s your first time trying such a mode, you can think of it simply as:
“Spend coins to purchase characters → Combine and upgrade → Build bonds → Win battles.”
Let’s take a closer look at how it all works!
Contents
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✦✦✦ Currency Wars Overview ✦✦✦
Currency Wars is a permanent game mode in Honkai: Star Rail in which players form a team of 8 to 10 characters. During combat, 4 of these characters are active on the field, while the remaining characters provide off-field support.
A key feature of this mode is the “Bonds” system. Certain character combinations within your team can activate these Bonds, granting powerful buffs and enabling diverse, potent lineup strategies.
The gameplay progresses through rounds across 3 different planes, where players encounter various enemies and bosses. A crucial part of the strategy involves collecting resources during these planes to strengthen the team before facing the final boss. Players will also encounter “Investment Environments” and “Investment Strategies,” which offer significant team-wide buffs. Choosing the right combinations of these is essential for successfully clearing the stages.
Participating in Currency Wars allows players to earn Ascension Points. Accumulating these points increases the player’s Ascension Level, which in turn unlocks valuable rewards such as Stellar Jades, Self-Modelling Resin, and Variable Dice.
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✦✦✦ Bond System: The Core of Team Building ✦✦✦
Bonds are the heart of Currency Wars — different combinations provide different combat bonuses.
Building around the right bonds can greatly strengthen your team. Here are the main types:
Break
Debuff
Energy
AoE ATK
Bloodflame
Xianzhou
Follow-up ATK
There are also special bond combinations that can trigger unique effects — experiment freely to find the lineup that suits your style best!
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✦✦✦ Strategy Compendium ✦✦✦
The Strategy Compendium is an in-match guide that offers strategic recommendations to enhance your gameplay. Its key features include:
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Providing tailored recommendations for the characters you have in the field.
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Highlighting recommended characters in the store once you’ve chosen a strategy.
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Suggesting the best equipment to further empower your characters and secure an advantage in battle.
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✦✦✦ Available Rewards ✦✦✦
Earn points in Currency Wars to unlock rewards such as Stellar Jades, Star Rail Passes, Credits, and Fuel Vouchers. This reward track refreshes on a bi-weekly Monday schedule, in sync with the Simulated Universe.
Rewards that are available through this game mode include:
- Stellar Jade x 4000
- Self-Modeling Resin
- Variable Dice
- Tracks of Destiny
- Star Rail Pass
- Herta Bond
- Tears of Dreams
- Traveler’s Guide
- Refined Aether
- Lost Crystal
- Credits
- Owlbert Avatar
Currency Wars also offer a nice extra reward of Stellar Jade x1200 for activating all the different Bonds during your battles.
If you achieve 18,000 points throughout each update of Currency Wars, you will earn additional rewards which include: Stellar Jade x225, Star Rail Pass x1, Tracks of Destiny x1, Herta Bond x1, Deep Immersifier x4, and Fuel Vouchers x100.
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✦✦✦ Best equipments for Currency Wars characters ✦✦✦
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✦✦✦ Conclusion ✦✦✦
That’s the full overview of the new gameplay mode — Currency Wars: Zero-Sum Game!
Key Takeaways:
- Auto-chess-style system blending strategy and resource management.
- All characters are available, with personal characters enjoying stat bonuses.
- Bond system at the core, allowing high flexibility in team composition.
- Rich events and Equipment mechanics for added variety and fun.
Overall Impression:
A refreshing and strategic mode that rewards smart planning and creative lineup building.
If you enjoy team composition and number-crunching, this is a must-try!
After the update, jump in and craft your own strongest lineup in this thrilling zero-sum battlefield!
Finally, here are some interesting memes.
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