Complete explanation of the latest environment of Collapse Star Rail Ver.3.8!
As of January 2026, “Collapse: Star Rail” has received the Ver. 3.8 update, and the implementation of the characters “Kouko” and “Hibana” from the new destiny “Yuyue” has been announced. In addition, the meta environment has changed significantly with the appearance of “Dahlia”, which strengthens super-destructive formations.
In this article, we will thoroughly analyze multiple major strategy sites and overseas tier tables, and introduce the truly strong characters as of January 2026 in a ranking format. Complete coverage of the characters you should draw in gacha and the strongest formations!
[Ver.3.8 latest version] Strongest character ranking TOP10
1st place: Castris – Strongest attacker in the environment
Overall rating: ★★★★★ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★★★
As of Ver.3.8, Castris reigns as the strongest attacker in the environment.
Why Castris is the strongest:
- The core of HP axis memory organization
- Both high firepower and annihilation ability
- Even if the gimmick does not match, you can push through with power
- Very versatile
Recommended formation: Castris + Long Night Moon + Tribby/Sundae + Hianshi
Light cone (motif weapon):
- Dedicated light cone is best
- If you don’t have one, a general-purpose light cone such as “Solitary Journey”
Relic Set:
- Memory-related relics are best for HP axis
- Active in Memories of Chaos/Fictitious Epic
2nd place: Hianshi – Strongest Durable Supporter
Overall rating: ★★★★★ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★★★
Hianshi is particularly excellent among durable characters and is a versatile supporter that can be incorporated into various formations.
Hianshi’s strengths:
- Protect your party with high durability
- Firepower support also possible
- Perfect for Castris formation and Madame Herta formation
- Strong enough even without convexity
Role:
- HP Reply
- Shield deployment
- Buff/debuff support
- Can generate firepower by itself
Recommended formation: Its appeal is its high versatility, allowing it to be incorporated into almost any party.
3rd place: Tribby – Strongest Supporter
Overall rating: ★★★★★ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★★★
Tribby is the strongest supporter along with Sunday, and has high assist performance.
Tribby Features:
- Raise the strength of the entire party
- Various buff effects
- Does not choose compatibility with attacker
- Easy to manage SP
What I’m good at:
- Critical rate/Critical damage buff
- Adjustment of action
- Damage buff
4th place: Sunday – General purpose strongest supporter
Overall rating: ★★★★★ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★★★
Sundae is the strongest supporter along with Tribby, and his appeal is his versatility as he can team up with various attackers.
Sundae’s strengths:
- Strong buff effect
- Excellent SP management
- Especially strong with additional attack formations
- Compatible with a wide range of attackers ◎
Recommended organization:
- Excellent compatibility with additional attack type attackers (such as Hiei)
- Can also be incorporated into cast squirrel formations
5th place: Firefly – The strongest attacker to destroy
Overall rating: ★★★★★ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★★★
Hotaru is the core attacker of the Super Destruction Formation, and its combination with Dahlia has been further strengthened in Ver.3.8.
Characteristics of fireflies:
- Super destruction damage specialization
- Very high weak point destruction ability
- Excellent synergy with Dahlia
- Can fight well even without convexity
Recommended formation: Firefly + Dahlia + Ruanmeei/Aethersand + Fofo/Hianshi
Standing:
- Quickly defeat weak points
- Great damage with super destruction damage
- Dahlia’s buff increases firepower
6th place: Dahlia – The key to a super destruction formation
Overall rating: ★★★★★ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★★★
Dahlia, implemented in Ver.3.8, is an innovative supporter that greatly strengthens super destruction formations.
Dahlia innovation:
- Strong buff for super destruction formations
- Super damage caused even without defeating weak points
- Particularly compatible with fireflies
- Required character for destruction formation
How strong is it? Normally, super destruction damage will not occur unless you defeat the weak point attribute, but with Dahlia, you will be able to produce super destruction damage without attacking the weak point.
No. 7: Chang Yeyue – All Ice Attributes アタッカー
Overall rating: ★★★★★ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★★☆
Nagayazuki is an attacker with excellent overall firepower, and is especially useful in fictional epics.
Strengths of Long Night Moon:
- Powerful overall attack
- Can be incorporated into HP axis memory organization
- Compared to Castris, firepower is lower but overall performance is higher
- Great success on ice weak stage
Recommended formation: Long Night Moon + Castris + Tribby/Sundae + Hianshi
8th place: Anaix – Versatile attacker who fills in weaknesses
Overall rating: ★★★★☆ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★★☆
Anaix is a special attacker who can embed weaknesses in all attributes.
Anaix features:
- All attribute weaknesses can be embedded
- High toughness cutting performance
- Very wide range of coverage
- Especially active in illusions of the latter days
How to use: It shines in scenes where there are few enemies as it fights mainly with bounce attacks.
9th place: Fainon – Weakness embedding additional attack attacker
Overall rating: ★★★★☆ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★★☆
Fainon is an additional attack type attacker who can embed weaknesses on his own.
Fainon’s strengths:
- You can embed your own weak attributes
- Powerful additional attack
- Compatibility with Sunday◎
- Active in an environment that focuses on defeating weak points
10th place: Madam Herta – Attacker specializing in all attacks
Overall rating: ★★★★☆ Non-convex recommendation level: ★★★☆☆
Madame Herta is an attacker who specializes in all-out attacks, and shows her true value in Fictional Epics.
Madam Herta’s characteristics:
- Top class overall attack performance
- Can be incorporated into memory organization
- Compatible with Hianshi◎
- Difficulty level of training is slightly high
Summary of the strongest characters by role
Attacker division
- Castris (memory/HP axis)
- Firefly (super defeat)
- Long night moon (whole/ice)
- Anaix (weakness embedding)
- Fainon (additional attack)
Supporter section
- Tribby (general purpose strongest)
- Sundae (general purpose strongest)
- Dahlia (super destruction specialized)
- Luangmei (general purpose)
- Fireworks (critical buff)
Durable Department
- Hianshi (strongest)
- Fofo (total recovery)
- Danheng Tenghuang (distribution and preservation)
- Gallagher (for destruction formations)
- Aventurine (shield specialized)
Top 5 strongest party formations
1st place: Castris memory organization
Composition: Castris + Long Night Moon + Tribby + Hianshi
Strengths:
- The strongest party in the environment
- Able to push through even if the gimmick doesn’t match
- High stability and firepower
- Memory of Chaos: Unrivaled in a fictional epic
Standing:
- Main firepower with Castris
- Attack all targets with Long Night Moon
- Buff with Tribby
- Durability and support with Hyancy
No. 2: ホタル超撃咃综合成
Composition: Firefly + Dahlia + Ruanmeei/Aethersand + Hianshi
Strengths:
- Great firepower with super destructive damage
- Significantly enhanced with Ver.3.8
- Best in an environment that focuses on defeating weak points
- Relatively low training difficulty
Points: With the implementation of Dahlia, this is an innovative formation that can produce super crushing damage without worrying about weak attributes.
No. 3: Additional attack composition (Feixiao)
Organization: Hikari + Sunday + Robin + Hianshi
Strengths:
- Earn moves with additional attacks
- Excellent synergy with Sunday
- Easy to manage SP
- Active in various contents
4th place: Anaix universal formation
Composition: Anaix + Sunday + Luang Mei + Hian Xi
Strengths:
- Wide coverage by embedding all attribute weaknesses
- Good at cutting toughness
- Especially strong in latter-day illusions
- High ability to respond to gimmicks
No. 5: Chang Yeyue’s overall attack composition
Composition: Long Night Moon + Castris + Tribby + Hiancie
Strengths:
- Top class overall firepower
- Unrivaled in fictional stories
- The strongest in the ice weak stage
- Variations in memory organization
No charge/beginner recommended formation
The strongest formation centered on distributed characters
Composition: Protagonist (memory) + Danhe Tengara + 4 star supporter + 4 star attacker
Strengths:
- Even distributed characters can fight well
- Low training difficulty
- Main story clearable
- Highly difficult levels can be cleared with some ingenuity
Recommended 4 star characters
Attacker:
- Saber (conditional but powerful)
- Other 4 star attackers
Supporter:
- Galagar (healer and debuffer)
- Aster (speed buff)
- Tingyun (attack buff)
Priority to draw in gacha [Ver.3.8 version]
Super priority (must be secured)
- Hianshi – Strongest durability, can be assembled in any formation
- Tribby/Sunday – Strongest supporter, excellent versatility
- Castris – The strongest attacker in the environment
- Firefly + Dahlia – Complete form of super destruction formation
High priority (I want to aim for it if I can afford it)
- Nagayazuki – Strongest overall attack
- Luanmeei – General supporter
- Anaix – The wide range of support is attractive
- Fainon – Weak point embedding + additional attack
Medium priority (for specific compilation)
- Hisei – For additional attack formation
- Madame Herta – Specializes in general attacks
- Fireworks – Critical buff supporter (scheduled to be strengthened in Ver.4.0!)
- Black Swan – Continuous damage specialization (scheduled to be enhanced in Ver.4.0!)
Ver.3.8 latest information
Reproduction of ガチャInformation
Ver.3.8 Issue 1:
- Fireflies (reprint)
- Dahlia (new)
Ver.3.8 Issue 2:
- Forgotten exile (reprint)
- Li Sha (reproduction)
Recommendation: For those who want to use a super destructive formation, it is ideal to secure both Firefly + Dahlia.
Ver.4.0 warning information
New character:
- Koukou – New destiny “Joy”
- Spark – New Destiny “Pleasure”
Character enhancement:
- Fireworks – Scheduled for adjustment in Ver.4.0
- Black Swan – Scheduled for adjustment in Ver.4.0
New story: “Memory is a dream prologue” implemented
Current events
Golden Gaogao Battle:
- You can get 1170 stars!
- Be sure to participate as it is a limited time event
- Even beginners can clear it
For beginners: Getting started guide
Is rerolling necessary?
Conclusion: Better to do it if possible
Reason:
- If you have a powerful ★5 character, the early stages will be easier
- Distribution of gacha stones is small
- High ceiling (★5 guaranteed for 90 consecutive shots)
Reroll goal:
- 1★5 attacker
- or 1 ★5 supporter
- Required time: 30 minutes ~ 1 time/1 time
Tips for early stage strategy
Things to do:
- Proceed with the main story
- Complete daily missions
- Develop distributed characters
- Don’t waste your pioneering power
Breeding priority:
- Main attacker
- Healer/Shielder
- Supporter
- Sub attacker
Basics of character development
Level up:
- Using adventure records (experience value materials)
- Upper limit released by promotion
Trajectory enhancement:
- Increase skill level
- Requires materials
- Priority: Main skills>Normal attack>Passive
Light cone equipment:
- Equip a light cone that matches your character
- Raise your level
- Further enhancement with superimposition
Selected relics:
- Don’t worry about it in the beginning
- Starts in earnest after equilibrium level 3
- Focus on main status
Highly difficult content strategy
Memories of Chaos (Backyard)
Features:
- 2 parties required
- High firepower required
- Resets every time
Strategy tips:
- Organization according to gimmick
- Exploit weak attributes
- Use buffs and debuffs
Fictional narrative
Features:
- Whole attack is advantageous
- Many enemies appear
- You can receive a feather (reward)
Recommended characters:
- Long Night Moon
- Madame Herta
- Castris
The Phantom of Doom
Features:
- Toughness cutting is important
- Weakness embedding is enabled
- High Difficulty
Recommended characters:
- Anaix
- Fainon
- Firefly + Dahlia
Frequently Asked Questions Q&A
Q1: Can I clear it without paying?
A: Yes. You can clear the main story with distributed characters and 4 star characters.
Q2: What is the ceiling of Gacha?
A: ★5 guaranteed for 90 consecutive shots. The pickup is 180 consecutive ceilings.
Q3: What is the recommended charge?
A: Monthly pass (train supply certificate) is the most cost effective.
Q4: What if you don’t have enough training materials?
A: Use your exploration ability to collect materials. Utilize event rewards.
Q5: Which character should I start with?
A: Give top priority to the main attacker. Next is healer/shielder.
Q6: What are the tips for SP management?
A: Create a well-balanced mix of characters with low SP consumption and characters with high SP consumption.
Q7: Is protrusion necessary?
A: You can fight well even with no bumps. Convex is for people who can afford it.
Q8: Should I charge for light cones?
A: ★5 light cone is strong, but ★4 light cone is also sufficient.
Summary: Let’s conquer Ver.3.8!
Collapse Star Rail’s super destruction formation has been greatly strengthened in Ver. 3.8, and a new meta has been formed with the appearance of Dahlia. As of January 2026, Castris, Hianthe, and Tribby/Sundae reign as the strongest characters.
Summary of main points of this article:
- Ver.3.8 strongest is Castris, Hianshi, Tribby
- Super destruction formation is greatly strengthened with Dahlia
- The combination of firefly + dahlia is powerful
- Fireworks and Black Swan will be enhanced in Ver.4.0
- You can clear the game without paying with some effort
For those who are just starting out: Aim for Castris or Hianshi at reroll and proceed with the main story. The distributed characters are also excellent, so avoid unreasonable gachas and plan accordingly.
For those who want to play: Aim to clear all 3 stars of Memories of Chaos, Fictional Epic, and Illusions of the Latter Days. Look forward to the new fate “Yuyue” character in Ver.4.0!
Let’s go on an adventure aboard the Starry Train in the turn-based RPG “Collapse: Star Rail” set in the vast universe!
*The information in this article is as of January 2026 (Ver.3.8). Contents may change due to updates. Please check the official website for the latest information.
