Every Honkai Star Rail player who’s struggled through tough Simulated Universe runs or Forgotten Hall floors knows how game-changing a top-tier healer can be. If you’ve been searching for reliable ways to add the beloved Abundance path character to your roster, you’ve probably asked how to get Luocha Honkai Star Rail without dropping hundreds of real-world dollars on pulls. I’ve pulled Luocha on three separate accounts over the past year, both as a f2p player and a low spender, so I’ve tested every possible method to maximize your odds without wasting hard-earned Stellar Jade.
How to Get Luocha Honkai Star Rail Through Limited Event Banners
Luocha is a limited 5-star character, which means he never appears on the permanent Standard Warp banner. The only official way to unlock him is to pull on his featured limited-time character event warp banner when it runs as part of regular game update cycles. These banners run for 3 weeks on average, and feature a rate-up for Luocha that makes him 50% of all 5-star pulls you get on the banner during that window. If you hit that 50/50 win, you’ll get Luocha much faster than the 90 pull hard pity mark.
You don’t have to spend real money to pull on these banners, either. All you need is Stellar Jade, the game’s primary premium currency, to buy Star Rail Passes used for limited banner pulls. I’ve saved up enough Jade for a guaranteed Luocha multiple times just by completing daily and weekly content, so don’t assume you have to swipe to get him.
There’s one catch to the rate-up system, though. If your first 5-star pull on the limited banner is not the rate-up character, your next 5-star pull is 100% guaranteed to be the rate-up unit. That’s the pity system’s “soft guarantee” rule, and it’s the most important thing to remember if you’re saving specifically for Luocha. Even if you lose the 50/50 to a standard banner character, you won’t have to wait long to get Luocha on your next 5-star drop.
Maximizing Stellar Jade Savings for Luocha Pulls
Most players need between 70 and 90 pulls to get a 5-star character on a limited banner, which translates to roughly 10,000 to 14,000 Stellar Jade if you have no prior pity built up. If you start saving 2 to 3 months before Luocha’s banner is announced, you can easily hit that number even as a completely free-to-play player, as long as you prioritize high-yield Jade sources. I even know players who saved enough for two copies of Luocha in 3 months just by clearing all available content every week.
I always focus on these top Jade sources when saving for a limited character, and they’ve never let me down:
- Daily and weekly tasks: Completing your 4 daily missions every day and clearing Simulated Universe weekly rewards gives you roughly 1,200 Jade per week, no extra effort required.
- Limited time event rewards: Most version events give between 2,000 and 4,000 Stellar Jade for full completion, plus extra Star Rail Passes as bonus rewards.
- Story and exploration content: Clearing new Trailblaze Missions, Companion Missions, and opening chests in new map areas gives you thousands of extra Jade, especially if you haven’t 100% explored older planets yet.
- Honkai Star Rail codes: Official codes released during version livestreams and special events give free Jade, passes, and other resources that add up fast when you redeem them before they expire.
One big mistake I see new players make is wasting Jade on the Standard Warp banner or random limited banners for characters they don’t actually want. If you’re set on getting Luocha, lock your Jade away and don’t spend a single piece on any other banner until his goes live. It’s tempting to pull for a random fun 4-star that’s rate-up on another banner, but that small waste can cost you the pity you need to get Luocha before his banner ends. You can always pull for other characters after you’ve secured Luocha for your team.
Understanding the Pity System for Higher Luocha Pull Odds
Many players don’t fully understand how Honkai Star Rail’s pity system works, and that confusion leads to them wasting pulls or giving up right before they would have gotten their 5-star. The pity system for limited character banners has two key tiers: soft pity and hard pity. Once you know how pity works, you can plan your pulls perfectly to figure out how to get Luocha Honkai Star Rail even if you only have enough Jade for 80 pulls.
Soft pity kicks in at 75 pulls without a 5-star. From pull 75 to 89, your odds of getting a 5-star go up drastically with every pull, so most players get their 5-star somewhere between 75 and 80 pulls. Hard pity hits at 90 pulls, which means you are 100% guaranteed to get a 5-star on your 90th pull if you haven’t gotten one before that point. I’ve only ever hit hard pity once in 2 years of playing, so you almost certainly won’t need to go all the way to 90 pulls to get your 5-star.
You can check your current pity count for any banner by clicking the “View Details” button on the banner page and looking at the history tab. If you already have 40 or more pity built up on a previous limited character banner when Luocha’s goes live, that pity carries over to his banner, so you’re already halfway to a guaranteed 5-star. That’s a huge advantage if you recently skipped a banner for a character you didn’t want.
Another important note: 4-star pity also carries over between limited banners, so if you’re trying to get Luocha’s accompanying rate-up 4-stars at the same time, your 4-star pity from prior banners will apply to his banner too. That means you don’t have to start from zero if you pulled on a banner a few weeks before Luocha’s release.
Common Mistakes to Avoid When Trying to Get Luocha
After helping dozens of my clan members save for and pull Luocha over his past banner runs, I’ve seen the same mistakes pop up over and over again. Avoiding these small errors can make the difference between unlocking him for free and missing his banner entirely for 6+ months until he reruns. Most of these mistakes come from not knowing the basics of how to get Luocha Honkai Star Rail, so a little research goes a long way.
The first mistake is buying Star Rail Passes from the in-game shop using Stellar Jade instead of Undying Starlight. Undying Starlight is a free currency you get from pulling duplicate 4 and 5-star characters, and you can buy up to 5 limited passes per month for 100 Starlight each. That’s 60 free pulls per year that you don’t have to spend Jade on, so always use Starlight for passes first before spending Jade. I’ve gotten almost 20 free pulls this year alone just from saving up Undying Starlight.
Another mistake is ignoring free Star Rail Pass rewards from events and the Battle Pass. Even the free tier of the Battle Pass gives you 10 limited passes per version, which is 1,600 Stellar Jade worth of pulls for no cost. If you skip Battle Pass missions because you think they’re too much effort, you’re throwing away free pulls that could get you Luocha faster. The missions are usually simple, like clearing a few Simulated Universe worlds or upgrading a couple of characters, so they don’t take much time to complete.
The last big mistake is falling for “pull hacks” or third-party services that claim they can get you Luocha for free without pulling. These are all scams, and they’ll either steal your account information or infect your device with malware. There’s no way to get Luocha outside of pulling on his official limited banner, so don’t waste your time or risk your account on these fake services. HoYoverse has strict anti-cheat policies, so you’ll also risk getting your account permanently banned if you use any third-party tools to get characters for free.
At the end of the day, getting Luocha doesn’t require fancy tricks or a big budget, just a little planning and patience. If you save your Stellar Jade, understand how the pity system works, and avoid wasting resources on unnecessary pulls, you can easily figure out how to get Luocha Honkai Star Rail without spending a dime. Once you have him on your team, you’ll wonder how you ever cleared high-difficulty content without his massive healing, debuff removal, and team support abilities. Don’t get discouraged if you have to wait for his next rerun, either – the time you spend saving Jade will be well worth it when you finally add him to your roster.
