If you’ve ever sat staring at the Honkai: Star Rail pull screen, crossing your fingers that your next 10-pull lands that limited 5-star character you’ve been saving for, you’ve probably wondered how to know your pity in Honkai Star Rail without guessing. Misjudging your pity count can lead to wasting thousands of Stellar Jade on a banner you don’t plan to stick with, or missing out on a guaranteed character right before your pity triggers. I’ve been there too: I once pulled 7 times on a weapon banner by accident, then realized I was 3 pulls away from a guaranteed limited character on the event banner, and had to grind for two weeks to make up the difference. This guide breaks down every reliable way to track your pity, no third-party tools required if you don’t want to use them, so you never waste a pull again.
How to Know Your Pity in Honkai: Star Rail Using In-Game Records Only
The most trusted, 100% accurate way to track your pity is using the built-in pull history tool in HSR, no external apps or spreadsheets needed. You don’t have to worry about incorrect counts or sync issues when you use official data, which is a huge plus for players who don’t want to share their account info with third-party sites. To access it, open the Warp menu, click the “Records” button in the bottom right corner, and select the banner you want to check pity for from the dropdown menu at the top of the screen.
Keep in mind that pity is counted separately for every banner type: limited character event banners, limited weapon event banners, the standard permanent banner, and the newbie banner all have their own independent pity counters that don’t carry over between each other. All limited character banners share a single pity counter though, so pulls you do on phase 1 of a patch’s character banner will carry over to phase 2 of the same patch’s character banner, and even to future limited character banners after the patch ends.
To calculate your current pity, count how many pulls you’ve done since your last 5-star drop on that specific banner. If you got a 5-star that was the featured limited character or weapon, your pity counter resets to 0 right after that pull. If you got an off-banner 5-star (often called a “lost 50/50”), your counter still resets, but your next 5-star is guaranteed to be the featured one. For limited character banners, hard pity triggers at 90 pulls, but most players get their 5-star between 75 and 80 pulls due to the soft pity rate increase that kicks in at 75 pulls. If you haven’t pulled on a banner in more than 6 months, your pull records will no longer show older entries, so you’ll need to track your count manually if you take long breaks from pulling.
Common Pity Counting Mistakes That Cost You Stellar Jade
A lot of players mess up their pity counts without even realizing it, leading to frustrating missed opportunities or wasted pulls. I’ve made almost every one of these mistakes at some point, so I’m breaking them down to help you avoid the same headaches. First, don’t mix up pity counters between character and weapon banners. It’s easy to pull a few times on a weapon banner out of curiosity, then forget those pulls don’t count towards your character banner pity. I once did 12 pulls on a weapon banner when I was bored, then thought I was 10 pulls away from character pity, only to realize I’d wasted enough Stellar Jade for those 10 pulls already.
Another common mistake is forgetting to count single pulls. A lot of players only track 10-pulls, but every single pull counts towards pity, even if you do them one at a time when you have just enough Stellar Jade for one pull. I once thought I was 10 pulls away from pity, only to realize I’d done 7 single pulls the week before, and my next 10-pull got me my 5-star 3 pulls in. That was a nice surprise, but it could have gone the other way if I’d decided to save for another banner instead. Don’t assume that soft pity starts at the same number for every banner type. Weapon banners have hard pity at 80 pulls, and soft pity starts at 65 pulls, which is 10 pulls earlier than character banners. That means you’re much more likely to get a 5-star weapon between 65 and 75 pulls than you are to get a character in that range.
If you want to avoid these mistakes entirely, keep these quick checks in mind every time you count your pity:
- Confirm you’re viewing pull records for the correct banner type before you start counting
- Count single pulls and 10-pulls equally, as every pull adds 1 to your pity counter
- Note whether your last 5-star was the featured limited item, so you know if your next 5-star is guaranteed
- Write down your pity count after every pull session if you take long breaks from the game
Is Third-Party Pity Tracking Safe to Use for Honkai: Star Rail?
If you don’t want to count your pulls manually every time, there are third-party tools that can sync your pull history and track your pity automatically for you. But a lot of players worry about whether these tools are safe to use, and for good reason: sharing your account info with untrusted sites can lead to account bans or stolen credentials. The good news is that legitimate HSR pity trackers don’t need your account login details to work.
Never give any third-party tool your HoYoverse account password. Any legitimate pity tracker will only ask for your pull history link, which you can get from the in-game records menu, and that link doesn’t give anyone access to your account or personal info. These tools work by scraping the public pull history data from that link, so they can count your pulls for you without needing any login details. I’ve used a popular HSR pity tracker for over a year now, and I’ve never had any issues with my account, but I always make sure to use the most widely recommended tool from the official HSR community, not random sites I find through Google ads.
These tools also have extra features that manual tracking doesn’t, like notifications when you’re approaching soft pity, and breakdowns of your 5-star win/loss rate for limited banners. That said, they do have downsides: if HoYoverse changes the pull history link format, the tool might not work temporarily, and you’ll have to go back to manual counting until the devs update it. Also, if you play on multiple servers, you’ll have to input a separate link for each server’s pull history.
Pro Tips to Make Pity Tracking Easier Long-Term
Once you get the hang of tracking your pity, you can set up simple routines to make the process take less than 10 seconds every time you pull, so you never have to guess your count again. First, I recommend keeping a small note on your phone or desktop that lists your current pity count for each banner type you pull on, plus whether your next 5-star is guaranteed. Update it right after you finish a pull session, so you don’t forget how many pulls you did. If you only pull on limited character banners, you don’t even need to track the other banner types unless you decide to spend Stellar Jade on them later, which cuts down on the work you have to do.
Another tip: if you’re saving for a specific character that’s months away, calculate how many pulls you can get before their banner drops, and compare that to your current pity count to see if you can afford to pull on other banners in between without missing out on your target. For example, if you’re at 20 pity on the character banner with a guaranteed 5-star next, and you can farm 60 more pulls before your target character’s banner drops, you can safely pull 30 times on the current banner without risking missing your guaranteed limited character.
You can also set a reminder to check your pull history once a month to make sure your manual count matches the official records, just in case you forgot to update your note after a random single pull. I do this on the first of every month, and it only takes a minute to confirm my counts are correct. If you use a third-party tracker, you only need to re-sync your pull history link every few weeks to make sure the data is up to date.
At the end of the day, learning how to know your pity in Honkai Star Rail is one of the simplest ways to get the most out of every Stellar Jade you earn. You don’t need fancy tools or complex spreadsheets to track your count accurately, just a few minutes to check your in-game pull records every now and then, or a quick note to update after you pull. Even if you’re a casual player who only pulls a few times a month, knowing your pity count means you’ll never accidentally miss a guaranteed 5-star character you’ve been waiting for, or waste pulls on a banner you don’t actually want to stick with. Take 5 minutes today to check your current pity count, and you’ll thank yourself the next time a limited banner drops for your favorite character.
