You’re staring at the warp screen, 10 pulls left, and your favorite limited character banner is ending in 48 hours. We’ve all been there, and the only thing standing between you and that copy of Acheron or Jingliu is enough stellar jades. If you’re tired of missing out on limited units because you run out of pulls right before pity hits, learning how to get more jades in Honkai Star Rail is the first step to building your dream team without dropping hundreds of dollars on the game. You don’t have to be a whale or a no-life grinder to stack up thousands of jades per patch; all it takes is a little planning and knowledge of the highest reward sources.
How to Get More Jades in Honkai Star Rail From Permanent, Repeatable Sources
Permanent sources are the backbone of any free-to-play player’s jade income, because they are available every single week no matter what events are running. You don’t have to complete every single one of these tasks to get most of the rewards, but prioritizing the ones that take the least time for the most jades will let you stack pulls without burning out. The most reliable repeatable sources are:
- Daily training and assignment rewards: Completing all 5 daily training tasks gives you 60 jades per day, plus extra rewards from assigning characters to long-term missions that can drop 20-30 extra jades every 48 hours. You can finish all daily tasks in 10 minutes or less if you plan your runs around weekly content.
- Simulated Universe weekly clears: Each world you clear on any difficulty gives you 60 jades per run, plus 100 extra jades for beating the first difficulty of a new world for the first time. You can run up to 4 worlds per week for maximum jade gains, and you can even auto-run most worlds once you have a solid team built.
- Forgotten Hall and Pure Fiction clears: Each floor you clear for the first time gives 100 jades, and the rotating monthly rewards for clearing top floors give up to 600 jades per month for free-to-play players. You don’t have to 3-star every floor to get the jade rewards; even a 1-star clear counts for first-time jade prizes.
- Achievement hunting: Every hidden, combat, or exploration achievement gives between 5 and 20 jades, with many hidden achievements tied to side quests and open world interactions that most players miss on their first playthrough. You can easily get 500+ extra jades per patch just by chasing a few easy hidden achievements.
Maximize Limited-Time Event Jade Gains Without Extra Grind
Limited-time events are the single biggest source of free jades per patch, with most events giving between 1000 and 1500 jades for very little work. This is one of the most reliable ways to get more jades in Honkai Star Rail without adding extra daily grind to your routine. The biggest mistake players make with events is thinking they have to complete every single task to get all the jade rewards, but that’s rarely the case.
Most event jade rewards are unlocked within the first 3 hours of casual play, and the remaining tasks usually only give cosmetics, level-up materials, or light cone ascension items. I once skipped all the high-difficulty combat challenges for a recent event and still got all 1200 jades just by playing the casual minigames for 15 minutes a day over 4 days. You also don’t want to sleep on login events, which give free jades just for signing in. Even if you don’t have time to play that day, log in for 10 seconds to claim the login reward; these add up to 300+ extra jades per patch for zero work.
Hidden Jade Sources Most Free-to-Play Players Miss
Even if you do all your dailies and clear every event, there are still hundreds of jades per patch that most players leave on the table. These hidden sources are usually tied to content that players write off as unimportant, but they add up fast if you make a point to grab them when you have a few extra minutes.
Every new update adds 20-30 hidden chests across existing maps that aren’t marked on the in-game map, so revisiting old areas like Jarilo-VI or the Xianzhou Luofu right after a patch can net you 200-300 extra jades for 10 minutes of exploring. Companion quests are another often-overlooked source; each companion quest you complete gives 60 jades, plus extra achievements that give even more pulls. Many players skip these because they think they’re just story content, but they’re short, well-written, and give you free pulls for less than 20 minutes of playtime.
You also don’t want to forget the free track of the Nameless Honor pass. You don’t need to spend a cent on the paid Nameless Honor track to get all the free jade rewards, which add up to 680 jades per patch, almost 5 free pulls. The free track also gives extra fuel and materials that let you grind more content faster, which leads to even more jades down the line.
Avoid Common Mistakes That Waste Your Hard-Earned Jades
Getting more jades is only half the battle; not wasting them is just as important if you want to pull the characters you actually want. The most common mistake new players make is spending jades on the standard warp banner, which has a rotating pool of characters and light cones that you can get from other sources over time. You should never spend stellar jades on the standard warp banner unless you have already pulled all the limited characters you want, because limited characters never return to the standard banner for at least a year, if ever. I made this mistake when I first started playing, wasting 20 pulls on the standard banner, and I missed out on Kafka by just 8 pulls when her banner ran. It’s a mistake I never made again.
Another common mistake is pulling on a limited banner just because you have 10 pulls saved, even if you don’t want the featured character. Pity carries over between limited banners of the same type, so if you use 20 pulls on a banner you don’t care about, those 20 pulls count towards your pity for the next limited character you actually want. Wait until a character you plan to build comes around before you spend your pulls, and you’ll never end up with a 5-star you don’t want to use. You also should never buy level-up materials or fuel from the shop with jades; all of these items are available for free from grinding, and wasting jades on them will set your pull progress back weeks.
At the end of the day, learning how to get more jades in Honkai Star Rail doesn’t require you to spend hundreds of dollars or grind 8 hours a day. It just takes a little bit of planning, prioritizing the highest reward sources first, and avoiding common mistakes that waste your pulls. If you stick to the tips we’ve covered, you can easily get 6000-8000 jades per patch, which is enough for 40-50 pulls, and you’ll almost never miss out on your favorite limited characters again. Don’t stress if you don’t hit pity every single patch, either; even free-to-play players can get 2-3 limited 5 stars per year if they manage their jades properly. The best part is you can adjust all these tips to fit your schedule, so you don’t have to choose between playing the game and having a life outside of it.
