Honkai: Star Rail Yao Guang Gacha Guide

“Minimum recharge” sounds like one number. It is not. It depends on your current pity, your guarantee status, and how many pulls you already have saved. This guide shows you the math, so you only spend if you genuinely need to.

If you decide to top up, treat it like a planned gap-fill, not a panic buy. A direct option some players use is BuffBuff, including its HSR top up.

Yao Guang Banner Basics: What You Are Actually Buying

To pull Yao Guang, you will warp on a limited Character Event Warp using Special Star Rail Passes.

Two rules matter most:

• Hard pity exists. A 5-Star is guaranteed within a fixed maximum number of Warps on Character Event Warp.
• Pity carries over on the same banner type. Your pull count does not reset just because the featured character changes.

There is also the featured-character “guarantee” flow most players plan around: if you miss the featured 5-Star once, the next 5-Star on that same banner type becomes guaranteed featured. (Always verify this in the in-game “Details” screen for the live banner.)

Yao Guang Pull Math: Convert Warps Into Stellar Jades

This part is clean and predictable.

1. 1 Warp = 1 Special Star Rail Pass
2. 1 Special Star Rail Pass = 160 Stellar Jades

So the conversion is:

Stellar Jades Needed = Planned Pulls × 160

Examples (calculated directly from the formula):

Why these numbers matter: Character Event Warp has a maximum pull count for a guaranteed 5-Star result, and many players budget 90 for one 5-Star, then 180 as the “worst-case” path to ensure the featured character if they lose once.

Yao Guang Minimum Recharge: The Only Formula You Need

Your recharge is not the total cost. It is the shortfall.

Recharge Needed (in Jades) = Target Jades − (Saved Jades + Saved Passes × 160)

So two players can chase Yao Guang with totally different “minimum recharge” outcomes.

• Player A has 0 pulls saved. Their gap is significant.
• Player B already has 120 pulls saved. Their gap might be zero.

Yao Guang “Minimum Recharge” Scenarios You Can Actually Use

Scenario A: “I’ll Only Try A Few Pulls For Yao Guang”

This is the true minimum-spend approach. Pick a hard cap like 20, 30, or 50 pulls. Convert it to Jades. Then stop, no matter what. If you already have the pulls saved, your minimum recharge is 0.

Scenario B: “I Want One 5-Star Result, Then I Stop”

Budget around the banner’s maximum pulls to hit a 5-Star on Character Event Warp (commonly planned as 90). That is 14,400 Jades if you were starting from zero. You might not need to recharge that full amount. You only recharge the gap after subtracting your saved pulls.

Scenario C: “I Want Yao Guang Even If Luck Is Bad”

This is the only scenario where spending can become “close to fixed.” Players often plan up to 180 pulls as the worst-case route to guarantee the featured character after one miss. That equals 28,800 Jades from zero. Again, your minimum recharge is still your gap, not the full 28,800.

Yao Guang Budget Planning: Check Two Things Before You Spend

1) Your Current Pity Count

Open Warp history and count how many pulls since your last 5-Star on Character Event Warp. Pity carryover means this number still matters even if you skipped earlier banners.

2) Your Guarantee Status

If your last 5-Star on this banner type was not the featured character, many players treat the next 5-Star as “guaranteed featured.” Confirm on the live banner’s “Details” screen. This is the difference between budgeting for 90 and budgeting for 180.

Yao Guang Top-Up Basics: How Paid Currency Maps Back To Pulls

If you recharge, you typically buy premium currency and convert it into Stellar Jades. For example, Oneiric Shards are sold as a premium currency and can be exchanged for Stellar Jades at a 1:1 rate. That makes planning simple: treat paid currency as “Jades you can create,” then only buy enough to cover your shortfall.

When A Top-Up Makes Sense For Yao Guang: Spend Only To Close A Planned Gap

A top-up can be reasonable when it is boring and specific.

It looks like this:

1. You check your pity.
2. You know whether you are on a guarantee.
3. You set your ceiling in pulls.
4. You convert pulls to Jades.
5. You subtract what you already have.
6. You only buy the missing amount.

The key is not the store. The key is discipline. Cover the gap and stop.

FAQ

Q1: How Many Pulls Do I Need For Yao Guang?

A: There is no single number. If you get lucky, it can be very few. If you want a worst-case budget, many players plan up to 180 pulls to guarantee the featured 5-Star after one miss.

Q2: Does Pity Carry Over Between Banners?

A: Yes, pity carries over on the same banner type, so your pull history still matters when the featured character changes.

Q3: What Is The Exact Jade Cost Per Pull?

A: A Special Star Rail Pass costs 160 Stellar Jades, so pulls convert cleanly using pulls × 160.

Q4: What Is The Safest Way To Avoid Overspending?

A: Decide your ceiling before you pull. Convert it to Jades. Then stop at that number even if you are “close.” That is how you keep Yao Guang spending as little as possible.

Q5: Can I Plan This Without Spending At All?A: Yes. The “minimum recharge” can be zero if your saved pulls already cover the plan you set. The math works the same either way.