If you’ve ever stared at a limited-time Honkai Star Rail banner wishing you had more warps to pull for your favorite 5-star character, you’re not alone. F2P players don’t have to drop real cash to get a solid shot at top units, either. We’ve put together tested, verified methods to show you how to get 80 free pulls in Honkai Star Rail, no sketchy third-party tools or account hacks required. These methods work for both new players just starting out and veteran players who might have missed a few hidden reward sources scattered across the game. You don’t have to grind 12 hours a day to hit this number either; most of these tasks take only a few minutes a day, or are one-time clears you can knock out in a single weekend.
How to Get 80 Free Pulls in Honkai Star Rail: Permanent Farmable Sources
The bulk of your free pulls will come from permanent, repeatable or one-time reward sources built into the core game, and these are available to every player regardless of when they start playing. The first place to start is open-world chests, which are scattered across every explorable area in the game. You can earn up to 32 free pulls just from clearing all chests in the three main open-world planets as of the latest update. Each chest gives between 5 and 30 Stellar Jade, with rarer treasure chests giving even more, and 160 Stellar Jade equals one full pull on any banner. It’s easy to skip small chests when you’re rushing through the main story, but taking 10 extra minutes per area to grab every chest adds up faster than you’d think.
Next up is Forgotten Hall, the game’s core PvE challenge mode that resets twice a month. Forgotten Hall’s first clear rewards alone give you 10 intertwined fates, enough for 10 full pulls on any limited banner, plus thousands of Stellar Jade for clearing higher floors. Even if you can’t beat the highest difficulty floors right away, clearing the first 10 floors gives you more than enough rewards to justify the time spent. You can also earn 5 extra intertwined fates per month from the Herta Store, which you can access from the Simulated Universe menu, by earning weekly points from running Simulated Universe worlds. The Simulated Universe also gives one-time Stellar Jade rewards for first-time clears of each world difficulty, adding another 8 to 10 free pulls to your total.
Don’t sleep on achievement rewards either. There are over 1,000 achievements in the game, ranging from super simple tasks like using a technique 10 times to harder challenges like beating a boss without taking damage. Each achievement gives between 5 and 20 Stellar Jade, and knocking out all the easy, low-effort achievements can net you another 10 to 12 free pulls with barely any work. You don’t have to go for 100% completion to get value here; just sort achievements by difficulty and knock out the easiest ones first when you have a few spare minutes.
Limited-Time Event Rewards That Add Up Fast
Every 6-week version update in Honkai Star Rail comes with a full slate of limited-time events that give out dozens of free pulls if you participate. The main version event usually has multiple stages of challenges, and clearing all of them gives between 10 and 15 free pulls worth of Stellar Jade, plus occasional free intertwined fates as bonus rewards. You don’t need a fully built endgame team to clear most event challenges either; most events are designed for mid-level players, and many have trial characters you can use to beat harder stages even if your own roster is still small.
Every version also includes a login event that usually runs for the first 10 days of the update, and these almost always give out at least 10 free intertwined fates just for logging in daily. You don’t have to complete any challenges to get these rewards; just open the game once a day and claim them from the event tab. Web events often take less than 5 minutes to complete and can give you 2 to 4 free pulls per event, with no in-game grind required. These events are hosted on the official HoYoverse website or HoYoLAB app, and usually involve simple tasks like clicking through a story mini-game or answering a few trivia questions about the game. Maintenance compensation and bug fix rewards also add up; every scheduled maintenance gives 300 Stellar Jade, which is almost 2 full pulls, and unexpected bug fixes often come with extra Stellar Jade as an apology to players.
Collab events and promotional events also give out free pulls occasionally. For example, HoYoverse often runs cross-promotions with other brands or games that give out free Stellar Jade or fates just for linking your account or watching a short video. You don’t have to buy anything to claim these rewards; most are just for participation.
Hidden Reward Sources You’re Probably Overlooking
Even if you clear all the permanent content and participate in every major event, there are a ton of small, hidden reward sources that many players miss, and these can add up to 10+ extra free pulls a month if you claim them consistently. The most common missed rewards include:
- Daily check-in rewards on the official HoYoLAB app: You get 1 free pull every 10 days, plus extra Stellar Jade for consecutive logins, and the rewards reset every month. It takes 10 seconds to claim, and you can do it from your phone even if you don’t have time to log into the game that day.
- Code redemptions released by HoYoverse across social media, livestreams, and partner campaigns: Most codes give between 60 and 300 Stellar Jade, plus occasional free fates. Livestream codes for new version previews always give 300 Stellar Jade total, and they’re only valid for 3 days, so you have to claim them fast before they expire.
- Trailblaze Mission side story completions: Many long-form side quests give 1 to 2 free fates as a final completion reward, on top of regular Stellar Jade payouts. These side quests often have fun, well-written stories too, so you’re not just grinding for rewards when you play through them.
Trial character stages are another easy missed reward. Every new character banner comes with a trial stage that lets you test the character before you pull, and clearing it gives you 20 Stellar Jade per trial. That’s 80 Stellar Jade per version if you do all 4 trials, which adds up to almost 2 extra free pulls every 6 weeks. HoYoverse also sends out occasional feedback surveys to players, and completing these usually gives 100 to 200 Stellar Jade as a thank you for your time. Make sure to link your game account to HoYoLAB as soon as you start playing, as you’ll miss out on dozens of free pulls over time if you skip this step. HoYoLAB is the only place to claim check-in rewards, web event rewards, and community event prizes, so it’s non-negotiable if you want to maximize your free pulls.
Common Mistakes That Waste Your Free Pull Potential
Even if you earn all the free pulls available, many players accidentally waste hundreds of dollars worth of pulls on unnecessary items, which can set you back weeks or even months of progress. The biggest mistake new players make is spending Stellar Jade on stamina refills or character inventory slots instead of fates. You should never spend Stellar Jade on anything except intertwined or standard fates if your main goal is to pull for limited 5-star characters. Stamina refills only give you a small amount of extra grinding time, and you get extra inventory slots for free as you level up your Trailblaze rank, so there’s no need to waste Jade on them.
Another common mistake is pulling on banners you don’t actually care about just because they’re new. Pity carries over between limited banners, so if you spend 50 pulls on a banner you don’t want, that’s 50 less pulls you have for the next banner that has a character you’ve been waiting for. It’s better to save your pulls until you see a banner with a character or light cone that fits your team, instead of wasting warps on every new banner that drops. Don’t forget to check your mail regularly either; all mail expires after 30 days, and event rewards expire even faster, usually 7 days after the event ends. I’ve seen players lose out on 10+ free pulls just because they forgot to claim their event rewards before they expired, and there’s no way to get them back once they’re gone.
Finally, don’t waste your intertwined fates on the standard banner. You get free standard fates from Trailblaze level rewards and Forgotten Hall clears anyway, so there’s no need to spend your hard-earned limited fates on the standard banner. The standard banner has a huge pool of characters and light cones, so your odds of getting a specific unit you want are way lower than they are on limited banners, and pity doesn’t carry over between limited and standard banners.
You don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars to build the Honkai Star Rail team of your dreams. By combining permanent farmable rewards, limited-time event payouts, and hidden reward sources you might have missed, it’s entirely possible to get 80 free pulls in Honkai Star Rail over the course of a single 6-week version update, or even faster if you’re a brand new player working through all the initial game content. Take 10 minutes this week to check off the hidden reward sources we listed, and you’ll be surprised how many extra warps you have waiting for the next banner you care about. Even small, consistent effort adds up over time, and you’ll be unlocking your favorite 5-star characters before you know it.
