In the Version 1.6 update of Honkai: Star Rail, HoYoVerse has adjusted the AI for Pela when you use auto-battle. While the information sheet on HoYoLab did not provide specific details, the adjustment seems to be that Pela will no longer use her Skill.
The auto-battle in Honkai: Star Rail will prioritize having characters use their Skill whenever possible. In Pela’s case, her Skill, Frostbite, deals Ice DMG and removes a buff from an enemy. However, prior to this update, she would use her Skill even if the enemy did not have a buff on them.
While Skills help a character regain their Ultimate faster—and in Pela’s case, her Ultimate is the meat of her utility—her using her Skill means that she is taking away Skill Points from characters who might need it more.
Version 1.6 is the latest update for Honkai: Star Rail, adding in new events such as Critter Pick and characters such as Ruan Mei. There is also a new Echo of War that you can challenge every week so long as you complete the Trailblaze Continuance “The Blue—When the Stars of Ingenuity Shine,” which drops materials that you need for new characters such as Xueyi.
Honkai: Star Rail is available on PS5, Windows PC, and mobile devices.
