General News

Honkai Star Rail Version 4.1 is confirmed for release on NA server on March 24, 2026, followed by releases on EU and Asia servers the following March 25. Are you excited?

Fortunately, the developers seem to have recognized the players' enthusiasm. They will be launching Version 4.1 "Unraveled for Daybreak" Special Program on March 13th. This is a live stream previewing upcoming content, designed to guide players through new events, banners, story previews, and gameplay, thus maintaining their engagement with the main storyline.

The 4.1 live stream preview is about to begin. If you don't want to rush through everything, then this guide is exactly what you need. We'll take you through some of the key information that will be revealed in this Version 4.1 update, including official banners, new character appearances, new events, regions, and features, among other things. This way, you can quickly identify which content you should focus on during the live stream, giving you a head start!

Version 4.1 Special Program Date

First, please confirm the exact start time of Honkai Star Rail 4.1 Special Program in your region before starting to avoid missing it:

• Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30): March 13, 2026, at 5:00 PM
• China Standard Time (UTC+8): March 13, 2026, at 7:30 PM
• Japanese Standard Time (UTC+9): March 13, 2026, at 8:30 PM
• Central European Time (UTC+1): March 13, 2026, at 12:30 PM
• Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7): March 13, 2026, at 4:30 AM

Therefore, please stay tuned to the official YouTube or Twitch accounts to be among the first to know about the upcoming stories, events, banners, and the first exciting details of the character packs. It's worth mentioning that during the livestream, they will randomly distribute three redemption codes to viewers, offering free Stellar Jades and upgrade materials. However, these codes have a very short validity period, so redeem them immediately!

New Character

The first thing we know from this Version 4.1 livestream is that they will definitely reveal information about the new character Ashveil, a brand new 5-star Lightning character for The Hunt path. Developers usually demonstrate full gameplay of new characters during livestreams, showcasing their skills, ultimate abilities, and sometimes follow-up attacks or special mechanics.

Ashveil is designed as a single-target damage dealer, excelling at pursuit, high critical damage, and able to mark enemies as "Bait" to reduce their defense, perfectly fitting The Hunt path. His gameplay revolves around marking enemies and then dealing higher damage to marked targets.

Besides Ashveil's skills and special mechanics, another key aspect of this new character during the livestream is his team synergy. After all, even the most powerful character cannot be fully utilized without a suitable team. So, let's look forward to seeing which existing characters can synergize better with it!

Banners

The banners for Honkai: Star Rail 4.1 haven't been announced yet. Everything will probably only be revealed during the livestream!

While we don't have any concrete information yet, players already have their own ideal candidates for the banners. Currently, community discussion mainly focuses on which characters can synergize well with Ashveil's combat style, namely Robin and Feixiao. Both are very powerful, high-frequency pursuit characters, very suitable for offensive team compositions, so many players think it would be reasonable for them to appear in the same update as Ashveil.

It's worth noting that the update cycle for Version 4.1 will be shorter than before, approximately 4 weeks, instead of the standard 6 weeks. Normally, a version is divided into two phases, with each phase lasting only about 2 weeks, meaning players have less time to acquire these characters. If you want to unlock the 4.1 banners immediately, then head over to IGGM and buy Honkai Star Rail Top Up service and fill your wallet with tons of Oneiric Shards. You'll never have to worry about pulling new characters again!

New Light Cone

Besides the new banners, another feature that's almost always included in Special Programs is the new Light Cone.

As you might have guessed, Ashveil will have his own exclusive 5-star Hunt Light Cone: The Finale of a Lie. This Light Cone provides you with approximately 18% critical hit rate. Furthermore, at the start of battle or every 4 follow-up attacks, the wearer gains Umbra Devourer effect for 3 turns, increasing your attack power by 40% and reducing enemy defense by 12%, designed to enhance your follow-up damage.

Since Ashveil's skill set focuses on frequent follow-up damage, marking enemies, and boosting the entire team's damage, this Light Cone perfectly complements his skill set, perhaps already giving us a glimpse of how powerful this new character will be in the future.

New Area: Planarcadia

Regarding the major story, version 4.1 continues the plot of 4.0, but expands upon it with the new Planarcadia chapter, a world heavily influenced by Aha and Path of Elation. The story revolves around the events triggered by the arrival of Phantasmoon Games and Express.

If you've played the recent Honkai Star Rail story missions, you might have noticed how unusual the environment is. The surreal scenery and character behavior, drastically different from previous areas, showcase its lively, colorful, and chaotic playground atmosphere.

In addition, this update is expected to introduce new characters and further reveal the dangerous fog shrouding the area. The official livestreams almost always include short trailers to preview the plot developments of the next update. These previews usually don't reveal major plot twists, but they give viewers a good feel for the game's tone and atmosphere. It's worth noting that besides the continuation of the story, the livestream may also showcase new explorable areas in Planarcadia filled with puzzles, treasure chests, and environmental mechanics.

New Boss

The introduction of a new area naturally brings new enemies, which usually only appear in endgame modes. This new boss encounter will most likely be revealed during Honkai Star Rail Version 4.1 preview livestream.

Currently, we understand this is a boss themed around Pom-Pom transforming into a giant Anomaly Arbitration. They may showcase some mechanics or attack patterns during this Special Program, giving players a feel for the gameplay.

Events

Finally, the highlight of every update is the upcoming series of in-game events, which are usually the major way for players to earn Stellar Jades after an update.

Each major update typically brings a main story event and several smaller side events. The main story event is usually directly related to the area's story or theme. For Planarcadia, this might mean content related to investigations, puzzles, or special challenges that fit Ashveil's detective-style backstory.

Since the 4.1 update cycle is shorter than usual, many players are paying close attention to the event rewards. Even minor changes to the number of events or login rewards can affect the amount of currency players collect before the next update.

In short, this Version 4.1 "Unraveled for Daybreak" Special Program should give us a comprehensive overview of the next update. Are you ready to experience its chaotic and surreal atmosphere and face brand new battles? With update cycles shortened to just four weeks, planning your gacha strategy is more important than ever. Know everything you need to stay ahead in Honkai Star Rail universe!

Following the new version updates for Genshin Impact and Zenless Zone Zero, Honkai Star Rail will also be releasing a major update, Version 4.0, just in time for Lunar New Year!

This update will not only bring new characters and other regular updates, but will also offer you the chance to win generous rewards through more new events! If you haven't played HSR in a while, now is the perfect time to return!

4.0 Version release date

The official name of Version 4.0 is No Aha at Full Moon, will be released in two phases. The entire Version 4.0 and Phase 1 will launch on February 12, 2026, with the exact time varying depending on the time zone:

• North America: February 12, 2026, 10:00 PM
• Europe: February 13, 2026, 4:00 AM
• Asia: February 13, 2026, 11:00 AM
• TW, HK, MO: February 13, 2026, 11:00 AM

Phase 2 should then launch around March 3rd, and the entire version will end on March 24th, followed immediately by Version 4.1, barring any unexpected delays.

All 4.0 characters and related banners

4.0 Version banners will also be released in phases, with each phase including a new character's exclusive banner, a rerun character banner, and two Light Cone banners corresponding to these characters. You can decide which ones to draw based on your needs.

Phase 1 banners

The new character in this phase is Yao Guang, whose exclusive banner will be available after Version 4.0 launches and will continue until the end of the version, not just until the end of Phase 1.

The other Indelible Coterie banner is for rerun characters, featuring popular five-star and four-star characters from previous years. Some four-star characters may also appear in Yao Guang banner:

• Five-star: Evernight, Hysilens, and Black Swan
• Four-star: Pela, Hanya, and Qingque

Yao Guang's Light Cone banner is Brilliant Fixation, from which you can draw her exclusive Light Cone, When She Decided To See. The banner's start and end times are the same as Yao Guang character banner.

The rerun character's Light Cone banner is Coalesced Truths, and the included probability-up Light Cones are:

• Five-star: To Evernight's Stars, Why Does the Ocean Sing, and Reforged Remembrance
• Four-star: Planetary Rendezvous, Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat, and The Story's Next Page

Phase 2 banners

The banner for the other new 4.0 character, Sparxie, will open on March 3rd along with Phase 2 and will run until the end of the version. Her exclusive Light Cone is Dazzled By A Flowery World, and the corresponding banner is Brilliant Fixation Phase 2.

It's worth noting that the four-star rerun characters and their Light Cones remain unchanged in Phase 2, but the five-star characters change to Cerydra, Rappa, and Sparkle, with the corresponding Light Cone banners and specific items being:

Coalesced Truths Phase 2 version:

• Epoch Etched in Golden Blood
• Ninjutsu Inscription: Dazzling Evilbreaker
• Earthly Escapade

Core content update

Trailblaze Mission is the main storyline of Honkai Star Rail, and each version update brings new chapters, and this time is no exception.

Previous versions further extended Amphoreus storyline, and this time, Version 4.0 will take you to the new planet Planarcadia, starting a brand new main story chapter, No Aha at Full Moon.

As a map update, Planarcadia is a city where entertainment culture thrive. You are expected to encounter various interesting entertainment facilities here, as well as 6 new characters related to the new story and quests.

New playable events

Version 4.0 will not only bring many limited-time events that offer special rewards but also Planarcadia Ultimate Elation League, which started on February 6th.

This is a welfare web event. Log in to the game between February 6th and 13th and complete the reservation by submitting your email address.

Afterward, the game will distribute redemption codes for corresponding rewards when the number of reservations reaches different milestone targets. These can be redeemed after Version 4.0 officially launches.

In addition, after completing the reservation, if your character level is 11 or higher, you can start a four-round quiz challenge program with a theme of joy.

Completing the four rounds of quizzes gives you a chance to obtain special items for a lucky draw. The prize pool includes physical game consoles, figurines, in-game resources, and more.

More new events and rewards include:

• Cosmicon, Roll On!: Play competitive mini-games to win rewards.
• Ding! Arcadia Fun-Time Clock-In Essentials: Complete specific objectives related to Planarcadia to claim limited-time rewards.
• Free 5-Star Character Selector in 4.0: You can claim a free five-star character through this event until the end of version 4.2.
• Free Ruan Mei Skin: Log in during Version 4.0 to receive Ruan Mei's new Outfit Plumblossom Letter.
• Gift of Arcadia: Log in during Version 4.0 to receive 10 Star Rail Special Passes, 3 Self-Modeling Resin, and 600 Lone Stardust.
• A Flip of Fortune: Log in for 5 consecutive days to draw up to 1600 Stellar Jades in Fortune Slips.
• 4.0 Gift of Odyssey: Log in for seven consecutive days to receive up to 10 Star Rail Special Passes.
• Novaflare: Test Sparkle and Black Swan's new buffs to earn Stellar Jades.
• 4.0 Planar Fissure: Challenge Worlds in the Simulated Universe! to receive double planar ornaments.
• 4.0 Realm of the Strange: Challenge Caverns of Corrosion to receive double relics.

The above are all the main contents of Honkai Star Rail Version 4.0. There will be a few hours of maintenance before the version goes live, so don't forget to download the update package to access the game afterward!

If you're worried that your current resources won't be enough to get the characters you want in Version 4.0, then remember to get Honkai Star Rail top up at IGGM! We have various Oneiric Shard packages available to meet all your gacha needs!

Version updates are commonplace in Honkai Star Rail. These updates bring new playable characters, expand the main story, and add other content, enriching the game experience.

Typically, Honkai Star Rail releases are spaced about 2-3 months apart. After Version 3.6 launched on September 24th, the latest Version 3.7 officially launched on November 5th, bringing a new adventure centered around the new character Cyrene!

Below, we'll provide a detailed overview of Version 3.7 release date, character banners, and other major updates to help you quickly get started!

Release Date Of Version 3.7

First, it's important to note that the official title of this version is "As Tomorrow Became Yesterday." The November 5th release date only applies to certain time zones. The specific release times for different time zones are as follows:

• Pacific Standard Time: Tuesday, November 4th, 2 PM
• Eastern Standard Time: Tuesday, November 4th, 5 PM
• UK Time: Tuesday, November 4th, 10 PM
• Western European Time: Tuesday, November 4th, 11 PM
• Japan Time: Wednesday, November 5th, 7 AM
• Australia East Coast Time: Wednesday, November 5th, 9 AM (Daylight Saving Time)

What New Characters Does The New Banner Introduce?

While, as usual, Version 3.7 is divided into two phases, each with its own character banner. But the banner featuring the new character Cyrene will remain until the end of the version.

Furthermore, Cyrene's Light Cone banner, Brilliant Fixation, will also have the same duration as her character banner.

Phase 1 Banners

This phase will last until November 26th, and the corresponding banner is called Indelible Coterie. This is actually a rerun banner, and it will continue to be available in version 3.7, Phase 2, but the characters obtainable will be different. Phase 1 offers the following characters:

• Selectable 5-Star Characters: Tribbie, Castorice, and Hyacine
• Rate-up 4-Star Characters: Moze, Lynx, and Pela

In addition to Brilliant Fixation, from November 5th to 26th, you also have a chance to draw the following Light Cones for different characters from Coalesced Truths banner:

• 5-Star Light Cones: Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky, Make Farewells More Beautiful, and If Time Were a Flower
• 4-Star Light Cones: The Story's Next Page, Concert for Two, and Boundless Choreo

Phase 2 Banners

The following characters can be drawn through a new round of Indelible Coterie banner rerun in this phase:

• Selectable 5-Star Characters: Phainon, Cipher, and Mydei
• Rate-up 4-Star Characters: Moze, Lynx, and Pela

Phase 2 Light Cone banner also retain the names from Phase 1 (Coalesced Truths). The obtainable items on this Light Cone banner are:

• 5-Star Light Cones: Thus Burns the Dawn, Lies Dance on the Breeze, and Flame of Blood, Blaze My Path
• 4-Star Light Cones: The Story's Next Page, Concert for Two, and Boundless Choreo

Both Phase 2 banners will be available from November 26th to December 16th, the end of Version 3.7.

Therefore, if you only want to obtain the new character Cyrene and her Light Cone, it's not late to recharge Honkai Star Rail Oneiric Shards and completing the pull before December 16th.

However, if you want to obtain Indelible Coterie banner characters from different phases, you need to remember the start and end times of the corresponding banners and plan your game accordingly.

What Other New Content Does Version 3.7 Bring?

This version, themed "As Tomorrow Became Yesterday," continues the unfinished Amphoreus story from the previous version through Trailblaze Mission. Therefore, to experience it, you'll need to ensure you've completed the previous mission.

Based on this, the game also introduces a new Amphoreus map, Memortis Shore Ruins of Time, as the core area for exploring Trailblaze Mission in Version 3.7.

Another new map is Nightmare's Echo Great Tomb of the Nameless Titan, a new version of Universal Matrix Great Tomb of the Nameless Titan, which may require completing specific tasks in Version 3.7 to unlock.

Furthermore, this version introduces a permanent game mode, Currency Wars: Zero Sum Game, allowing you to experiment with various character combinations in a ten-player team to gain a deeper understanding of each character's abilities.

In addition to the above, HSR will also host various mini-events during Version 3.7, some of which are playable mini-games, while others offer rewards. The following are examples:

• Snack Dash - November 5th - December 15th: Earn rewards by playing mini-games and winning obstacle courses.
• Relic Recon - November 5th - December 15th: Complete specific objectives in Version 3.7 to unlock a fully enhanced 5-star relic for your character!
• Free Golden Companion Spirit - November 5th, 2025 - End of 4.0: Make sure to log in between Version 3.7 and the end of Version 4.0 to accumulate enough Golden Companion Spirit to redeem a free 5-star character.
• Cherished Recollection - November 5th - December 16th: Top up Oneiric Shards to reach specific milestones and unlock more exclusive rewards.
• 3.7 Gift of Odyssey - November 5th - December 16th: Log in for 7 consecutive days to receive up to 10 Star Rail Special Passes.
• 3.7 Planar Fissure - November 1st - December 1st: Earn double the planar ornament by challenging Worlds in the Simulated Universe.
• 3.7 Garden of Plenty - December 5th - December 15th: Complete Crimson and Golden Calyx stages to earn rewards.

That concludes our introduction. We hope this helps you get started with Version 3.7! Best of luck!

In Honkai Star Rail 3.4, which was launched on July 1st, you can enjoy a unique gameplay experience with Fate/Stay Night crossover event and the accompanying new characters, but now's the time to start preparing for 3.5!

Version 3.5, titled “Before Their Deaths,” also represents the game's seventeenth Trailblaze Mission chapter's arrival. The new story will take place in Amphoreus and feature new characters.

So, what new characters can you obtain and what new gameplay experiences can you expect in Version 3.5? We'll explain below.

When Will Version 3.5 Be Released?

Based on the information currently available, Before Their Deaths is expected to release on Wednesday, August 13, 2025. The exact release date may vary depending on your time zone. Please see the following for details:

• West Coast US: Tuesday, August 12, 8pm (PT)
• Central US: Tuesday, August 12, 10pm (CT)
• East Coast US: Tuesday, August 12, 11pm (ET)
• Japan: Wednesday, August 13, 12pm (JST)
• Australia: Wednesday, August 13, 1pm (AET)
• UK: Wednesday, August 13, 4am (BST)
• Europe: Wednesday, August 13, 5am (CEST)

What Characters Can You Obtain In Both Phases?

As in the past, Version 3.5 will release over two phases, each with different banners and playable content. Each banner will offer two five-star characters: one brand new and one returning classic.

To ensure you don't blindly consume too many Honkai Star Rail Oneiric Shards in Phase 1 so that miss out on valuable Phase 2 characters, it's essential to be aware of all the new characters' abilities coming in Version 3.5 in advance.

Phase 1 Banners

The 5-star characters joining this phase are Hysilens and Kafka. Hysilens makes her debut in the game via Winedark Swansong Banner. As a physical attacker, her Nihility path excels at dealing DoT damage and applying debuffs to enemies.

Returning 5-star Kafka is part of Nessun Norma Banner. Also part of Nihility path, she's a lightning-type attacker. If you missed out on drawing her before, Version 3.5 is the perfect time!

In addition, Honkai Star Rail will also release the following 4-star characters based on the two banners mentioned above:

• Asta (Fire, Harmony)
• Arlan (Lightning, Destruction)
• Hook (Fire, Destruction)

In addition to the characters, the game will also release Light Cone banners in the new version, giving characters exclusive or more powerful equipment. Light Cones expected in Version 3.5 are:

Brilliant Fixation Banner:

• Why Does the Ocean Sing (5-Star, Nihility, Hysilens's signature)
• Eyes of the Prey (4-Star, Nihility)
• Poised to Bloom (4-Star, Harmony)
• Indelible Promise (4-Star, Destruction)

Bygone Reminiscene Banner:

• Patience Is All You Need (5-Star, Nihility, Kafka's signature)
• Eyes of the Prey (4-Star, Nihility)
• Poised to Bloom (4-Star, Harmony)
• Indelible Promise (4-Star, Destruction)

Phase 2 Banners

This phase's new 5-star character is Cerydra from Iron Tamer of Tides Banner. She's a wind attack character on Harmony path, providing benefits to a single ally during combat.

The returning 5-star character in Phase 2 is Silver Wolf from Contract Zero Banner. She's a quantum attack character in Nihility path, specializing in lowering enemy defenses and creating additional weaknesses. She also received a buff in Version 3.4.

Based on this, the 4-star characters released in Phase 2 of Version 3.5 include:

• Sampo (Wind, Nihility)
• Qingque (Quantum, Erudition)
• Dan Heng (Wind, Hunt)

Of course, Phase 2 will also feature corresponding Light Cones' banners, giving you the opportunity to enhance your available Phase 2 characters:

Brilliant Fixation Banner:

• Epoch Etched in Golden Blood (5-Star, Harmony, Cerydra's signature)
• The Birth of the Self (4-Star, Erudition)
• Swordplay (4-Star, Hunt)
• Good Night and Sleep Well (4-Star, Nihility)

Bygone Reminiscene Banner:

• Incessant Rain (5-Star, Nihility, Silver Wolf's signature)
• The Birth of the Self (4-Star, Erudition)
• Swordplay (4-Star, Hunt)
• Good Night and Sleep Well (4-Star, Nihility)

Happily, HSR x Fate UBW Banner introduced in Version 3.4 will still be available in 3.5! If you missed most of 3.4 or haven't drawn the crossover characters you're looking for, you still have time to work on them.

What New Events Will Version 3.5 Bring?

First and foremost, the new Trailblaze Mission chapter, Before Their Deaths, will be available. This story takes you to Okhema, ruled by Cerydra, and allows you to embark on a new cycle of Eternal Recurrence with Cyrene.

In addition, 3.5 will add a new area, Styxia, City of Infinite Revel; Ascension material Sea Siren's Torn Fin for ice-type characters; and a new boss, Lygus, with two combat forms.

Limited-Time Events

Version 3.5 is expected to offer six playable limited-time events, some of which will focus on giving out rewards, while others will offer fun and relaxing mini-games where you can earn in-game items while relaxing.

• Chrysos Maze Grand Restaurant: A business simulation mini-game where you manage a restaurant. Playing this mini-game earns you a new 4-star Light Cone, Self-Modeling Resin, Stellar Jade, and Tracks of Destiny.
• Old Brews and New Friends: Return to Dreamjolt Hostelry and serve customers as a bartender. Event rewards include weapon level-up materials, Stellar Jade, and Tracks of Destiny.
• Space Station Task Force: Complete quests to train Herta AI, which will earn you Stellar Jade, credits, and level-up materials.
• Gift of Odyssey: Rewards you with Star Passes after logging in for a certain number of consecutive days.
• Planear Fissure: Doubles the drop rate of Planar Ornaments for a limited time.
• Garden of Plenty: Doubles the drop rate of Calyx for a limited time.

The above is the main content about the new characters and events in HSR Version 3.5. You can use this information to prepare yourself before entering the new version! I wish you happy playing!

Honkai Star Rail 3.4 is about to start, and this version is bound to make players excited! Not only because FATE collaboration brings two new characters to players, but also because after the foreshadowing of the previous chapters, the story is about to usher in a major turning point at this stage.

Release Date

• Pacific Time (UTC-7): 8:00 PM, July 1, 2025 to 3:00 PM, August 12, 2025
• Mountain Time (UTC-6): 9:00 PM, July 1, 2025 to 4:00 PM, August 12, 2025
• Central Time (UTC-5): 10:00 PM, July 1, 2025 to 5:00 PM, August 12, 2025
• Eastern Time (UTC-4): 11:00 PM, July 1, 2025 to 6:00 PM, August 12, 2025
• British Summer Time (UTC+1): 4:00 AM, July 2, 2025 to 11:00 PM, August 12, 2025
• Central European Time (UTC+2): 5:00 AM, July 2, 2025 to 00:00 AM, August 13, 2025
• UTC+5:30: 8:30 AM, July 2, 2025 to 3:30 AM, August 13, 2025
• UTC+8: 11:00 AM, July 2, 2025 to 6:00 AM, August 13, 2025
• UTC+9: 12:00 PM, July 2, 2025 to 7:00 AM, August 13, 2025
• EST (UTC+10): 1:00 PM, July 2, 2025 to 8:00 AM, August 13, 2025

Banners

First, the character banners that most players are concerned about. Version 3.4 is divided into two stages as always. The first stage is three new characters, including two crossover characters, and the second stage is rerun characters. Version 3.4 has a lot of content, but the accumulated rewards alone are not enough for you to return with a full load in 3.4. You may also need Honkai Star Rail Top Up to get all the characters and Light Cones you want.

• Stage 1: Phainon, Saber, Archer
• Stage 2: Tribbie, Sparkle, Sunday, Firefly, Jingliu, Blade

Version 3.4 New Light Cones

• Thus Burns the Dawn
• A Thankless Coronation
• The Hell Where Ideals Burn
• The Story’s Next Page
• A Dream Scented in Wheat
• A Trail of Bygone Blood
• The Flower Remembers
• In Pursuit of the Wind
• Unto Tomorrow’s Morrow
• Journey, Forever Peaceful
• See You at the End
• Holiday Thermae Escapade

Version 3.4 Rerun Light Cones

• If Time Were a Flower
• Earthly Escapade
• A Grounded Ascent
• Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest
• I Shall Be My Own Sword
• The Unreachable Side

Phainon

Version 3.4 The core secret of Omphalos will be revealed, and the other form of Phainon shown in the PV makes players imagine, and they can’t help but look forward to and be curious about the changes that this “savior” will soon usher in.

Of course, besides the plot, Phainon’s own strength has also exceeded the expectations of many players. Phainon can not only use the second form shown in the plot in battle, but also gain a set of new skills and cool new special effects after transformation.

Whether it is a knife to cut open a space crack, wield a giant sword to split the earth, or summon a meteorite attack on the full screen, Phainon’s skills not only show players what “one man makes an army”, but also his strength is truly top-notch in all senses.

Such a character can actually become a playable character, which really makes players full of expectations. I wonder if you have saved enough Honkai Star Rail Oneiric Shard for it?

Phainon is the Physical DPS of Destruction path. The most suitable affixes for it are critical hit rate and critical hit damage. The best critical hit rate should be 100%, and the best critical hit damage should be over than 150%.

Recommended Light Cone:

• Best: Thus Burns the Dawn (five stars)

Alternatives:

• On the Fall of an Aeon (five stars)
• A Trail of Bygone Blood (four stars)
• Something Irreplaceable (five stars)
• Under the Blue Sky (four stars)

Recommended team: Phainon, Sunday, Bronya, Tingyun

Saber And Archer

Saber is one of the three heroines from Fate/Stay Night. She is the servant of Shirou Emiya (Archer), also known as Artoria or Altria. In this collaboration, she also belongs to the Destruction path and uses Wind element.

Archer is Shirou Emiya, the future form of the male protagonist of Fate/stay night. He follows The Hunt in the game and uses the element Quantum.

The crossover plot and activities will be themed around Holy Grail War and will try to restore the settings of Fate such as Noble Phantasm, class, Command Spell, etc., so that players can fully experience the charm of the Holy Grail War. As crossover characters, Saber and Archer, in addition to the 3D image, the iconic Noble Phantasm such as Excalibur and Unlimited Blade Works have also been accurately reproduced.

It is worth mentioning that the official has made special optimizations for these two crossover characters. You can set the voices of these two characters to Japanese, which can be said to be very sincere for this crossover.

Events And Benefits

Version 3.4 will open a new area, Aedes Elysiae, and a new main quest For the Sun is Set to Die and Sweet Dreams and the Holy Grail. This means that the plot will enter the next stage.

New Events:

• Fate/stay night: crossover activities.
• Origami Bird Clash: Online match-3 arcade game
• Novaflare: Enhanced character trial event
• 3.4 Gift of Odyssey: Daily login event
• 3.4 Planar Fissure: Double Planar Ornament drop event
• 3.4 Realm of the Strange: a double Cavern Relic rewards event.

Since Version 3.4 has three new characters, it is still a bit stressful to train them. The official also gave a lot of welfare activities. The crossover character Archer will be given away for free, and the crossover banner will be open for a long time. Players can also receive free materials to upgrade Archer to level 60.

In addition, after the 3.4 banner is drawn 200 times, you can also get the exclusive Light Cone of Archer for free. Finally, in the second half of this year, the official will also give away a limited five-star character for free to reduce the burden of Top Up for players.

The above is the general content of Version 3.4. The new characters and new plots of Honkai Star Rail are exciting. I hope you can reap a lot in the next version.

Honkai Star Rail will release a version update about every 1-2 months, and these updates will not only fix existing problems, but more importantly, they will bring more new gameplay and new characters that can be obtained in the corresponding banners.

After the 3.2 version was launched on April 9, 3.3 version, The Fall at Dawn’s Rise, will also be available to you. 3.3 will continue to advance the game progress based on the second half of 3.2, and bring new banners and characters, plots and experiential tasks. Let us introduce them to you one by one!

When Will 3.3 Be Released?

According to the previous new version live broadcast and other information, it is expected that Honkai: Star Rail 3.3 The Fall at Dawn’s Rise will be available on major platforms on May 21. Players in some countries and regions may be able to experience it on the evening of the 20th due to time differences.

Before that, 3.2 version will last until May 20, after which the game will enter a maintenance period until the 3.3 is launched. All you need to do to prepare is to complete the remaining tasks in 3.2 as soon as possible and ensure that your device can download the new version in time.

What New Characters Can Be Obtained?

One of the biggest features of these turn-based RPGs represented by Honkai Star Rail is that new characters will be introduced continuously. To be honest, this does have disadvantages, because too many new characters will gradually make old characters ignored, but new characters are indeed the main source of freshness in the game.

Usually Star Rail will release two banners in the new version, each with a main character, you can draw them with the existing Stellar Jade, then exchange more Stellar Jade by Honkai Star Rail Oneiric Shard to make sure your inventory.

The first phase of the banner of version 3.3 will bring the five-star wind character Hyacine, and the second phase will focus on the five-star quantum character Cipher. In addition, The Herta and Aglaea will be rerun as old characters in the two banners, respectively.

Hyacine

Hyacine is the main healer in the team. Through skills and ultimate skills, she summons Memosprite Ica and restores health for all teammates. The ultimate skill will cause Hyacine to enter a three-round Petrichoric Clear Skies state to increase the maximum health of teammates.

In addition to healing, Hyacine can also cause more damage to enemies through Ica according to the amount of healing she provides, or adjust skills according to the maximum health. Since another game character, Tribbie, will increase her maximum health according to the maximum health of teammates, it can be inferred that there will be a good synergy between them.

Cipher

Although this is a new character, you should be familiar with her - in fact, Cipher has already appeared as an NPC in version 3.2. Through the plot of 3.2, I believe you will be able to better utilize her abilities in 3.3 - provided that you can obtain her with enough Oneiric Shards.

In battle, Cipher will mark the enemy with the highest maximum health. When the enemy is damaged, she will record the damage and make a follow-up attack. The ultimate skill allows her to cause True DMG to the marked enemy. This makes Cipher a reliable sub-DPS or DPS in the future Honkai Star Rail.

New Main Plot

In version 3.2, the game introduced Castorice and Anaxa as new characters and fully expanded the relevant plot of Amphoreus. Version 3.3 will continue to advance the plot on this basis.

After gathering with Chrysos Heirs, you need to travel to a new map together, where you will encounter Aquila, the Sky Titan. At the same time, the story of Amphoreus continues, and Flame Reaver behind it is brewing a new conspiracy.

It is worth noting that Aquila, the Sky Titan is also a new boss added in version 3.3. You can farm Daythunder Anamnesis through it. This trace material can help the new character Cipher upgrade.

New Playable Activities

In order to fully enrich the playability of version 3.3, in addition to major updates such as new characters, The Fall at Dawn’s Rise also brings a series of new small activities.

Among them, “Trace ‘n’ Drift” is a kart mini-game built into Honkai: Star Rail. During the race, you can utilize and pick up props to avoid obstacles to get better scores and unlock different new cars. In addition, winning the race can also get Stellar Jade, Tracks of Destiny, and other items as rewards. Other new events include:

• Legend of the Galactic Baseballer: Demon King
• Gift of Odyssey
• Planar Fissure, and Garden of Plenty

Another new event that needs to be introduced is Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Deepsheaf. It is expected that playing this event can get Invasive Cloth as a reward, which is likely to be the physical Ascension material for the new character Phainon that will appear in version 3.4.

Another event added to Honkai: Star Rail in 3.1, Divergent Universe: Protean Hero, will bring 6 new unlockable schools in 3.3, as well as new Relic sets Warrior Goddess of Sun And Thunder and Wavestrider Captain.

The above is Honkai Star Rail all the information about the major new content in 3.3. As the release date is just around the corner, please be sure to prepare for it as soon as possible!

Honkai Star Rail 3.0 is about to go online, and a new planet, a new adventure is waiting for you. Players will experience a lot of activities, new gameplay, and various benefits in version 3.0!

Players will be able to get 20 free Special Star Rail Passes and March 7th costumes for free in this version! There are also various materials, Relics, weapons, and a lot of Honkai Star Rail 3.0 Stellar Jade! At the same time, several 5-star characters have returned and 2 new 5-star character login banners. Players don’t miss your favorite characters!

Version 3.0 players will come to the planet Amphoreus and start their Trailblaze quest. Trailblaze will be divided into two parts, and the entire quest will cover version 3.0 to version 3.7. This is the biggest story chapter of Honkai Star Rail 3.0 so far.

Dates:

Honkai Star Rail 3.0 will be released worldwide on January 15, 2025. Due to time differences, the exact launch time varies by region:

• US East Coast: Tuesday, January 14, 10pm ET
• US West Coast: Tuesday, January 14, 7pm PT
• Central US: Tuesday, January 14, 9pm CT
• UK: Wednesday, January 15, 3am GMT
• Europe: Wednesday, January 15, 4am CET
• Japan: Wednesday, January 15, 12pm JST
• Australia: Wednesday, January 15, 2pm AEST

Banner Characters

Honkai Star Rail 3.0 will feature two new characters: The Herta and Aglaea. The entire Honkai Star Rail 3.0 will be divided into two phases, and will bring six returning five-star characters to players.

Five-star characters in the first phase:

• The Herta: Erudition path. Uses ice attribute attacks.
• Feixiao: Hunt path, Uses wind attribute attacks.
• Lingsha,: Abundance path. Uses fire attribute attacks.
• Jade: Erudition path. Uses Quantum attacker.

Phase 1 4-star characters

• Asta: Fire attribute, Harmony path.
• Moze: Lightning attribute, Hunt path.
• Natasha: Physical attribute, Abundance path.

Phase 2 5-star characters:

• Aglaea: Lightning attribute, from Remembrance path.
• Boothill: Physical attribute, from Hunt path.
• Robin: Physical attribute, from Harmony path.
• Silver Wolf: Quantum attribute, from Nihility path.

Phase 2 4-star characters:

• Hanya: Physical attribute. Harmony path.
• Sushang: Physical attribute. Hunt path.
• Tingyun: Lightning attribute. Harmony path.

Honkai Star Rail The first phase of 3.0 is expected to start from January 15th to February 5th, and the second phase is expected to start on February 5th. Honkai Star Rail 3.0 has a total of 6 new five-star characters, two of which are debuting and the other four are returning. If you like characters among them, be sure to prepare enough Honkai Star Rail Oneiric Shard.

Events

The major update of Honkai Star Rail 3.0 brings many new events and new tasks, including:

• Free outfit for March 7th and new avatar.
• Mem’s Gift: 10 Special Star Rail Passes and one Variable Dice.
• Gift Of Odyssey check-in: 10 Special Star Rail Passes.
• Cosmis Lucky Prize: From January 27th to February 2nd, you can choose to get 100 Stellar Jade every day or you can choose to gamble. It is up to 500,000 Stellar Jade.
• Amphoreus: New Trailblaze quest
• New regions open: Okhema, Castrum Kremnos, Janusopolis, Vortex of Genesis.
• Planar Fissure event: Double Planar Ornaments drops from January 27 to February 3.
• Garden of Plenty event: Double Golden and Crimson Calyx drops from February 14 to February 21.
• Trailblaze Power Cap increased to 300.
• Levelling Guide: Calculate quick upgrade materials and recommended Relics.

Limited-Time Events:

• Illia Travelogue: Event time is January 15 to February 24. Rewards include Stellar Jade, points, and character and Relic upgrade materials. You need to be at least Trailblaze level 21 to participate. You need to explore Amphoreus region.
• Hypogeum Enigma: The event will run from January 22 to February 24. You need to be at least Trailblaze Rank 21 to participate, and rewards include a free 4-star character selector. The content is a puzzle and platform mini-game event in Amphoreus.
• Enscrolled Crepusculum: The event will run from February 3 to February 24. Rewards include Tracks of Destiny, Stellar Jade, Relic, and character and weapon upgrade materials. You need to be at least Trailblaze Rank 21 to participate. You need to participate in a combat event in Amphoreus.

During your participation in Honkai Star Rail 3.0, you can get a lot of Stellar Jade, which can help you get the character you want. However, relying solely on Stellar Jade given by the game may only help you get one of them, because the probability of Honkai Star Rail extracting a character is really low, unless you are very lucky. If you want to gain something in version 3.0, you may need Honkai Star Rail Top Up to get more 5-star characters.

The above is most of the content of Honkai Star Rail 3.0 version update. You still need to experience and obtain the specific rewards of yourself. The more you experience in this version, the more you will get. I hope the above information can help you plan your own game plan.

Here we go, let’s talk about the new characters brought in Honkai Star Rail 2.4 update, Yunli, Sparkle, Huohuo and Jiaoqiu, and who you should pick! All of these characters have a lot of skills, and we’ll discuss everything you need to know about them in detail in this guide to help you decide which character might be the best choice for you to pick.

Yunli Overview

Let’s start with Yunli, as she will be our first new limited character in the 2.4 update. Yunli will be a Physical Destruction character, who focuses on launching frequent counterattack follow-up attacks on enemies and dealing tremendous damage with counterattacks after entering her ultimate.

Recapping Yunli’s kit, her basic attack will deal a small amount of damage to a single enemy, while her skills will deal physical damage to enemies and adjacent enemies, while also restoring 30% of her attack damage + 200 health at level 10. This is a great way to keep Yunli sustainable, since she’ll be getting attacked a lot and will want to get hit as often as possible.

As for Yunli’s counterattack, let’s look at her talent. Yunli’s counterattack deals damage to the enemy and its adjacent ones. And what’s really great is that when she’s hit by an enemy, she’ll recover an additional 15 energy, which helps her use her ultimate more often.

As for Yunli’s ultimate, she’ll cost 120 energy, but she can actually have up to 240 energy. This allows her to use two ultimates in a row after one trigger, or allows you to effectively schedule when to use her ultimate without worrying too much about overflowing on energy.

And Yunli’s ultimate will put her into a Perry state, which will taunt all enemies until the end of the enemy’s turn or the end of the ally’s turn. Once Perry state ends, Yunli will unleash a large amount of damage. In addition, her ultimate will increase her critical damage to this counterattack by 100%.

Yunli can actually unleash two attacks from her ultimate. The first is Intuit: Cull, which occurs when Yunli is attacked by an enemy target. She will launch a counterattack on the enemy and around her and deal 6 extra damage.

When Yunli is not hit, or assuming you use Ultimate during an ally’s turn and the enemy does not hit Yunli, she will instead release Intuit: Slash. This is similar to Cull, however, you will lose the extra damage output since you will not deal an extra 6 damage.

Yunli’s Demon Quell will allow her to ignore all Crowd Control Debuffs in Perry state of her Ultimate and reduce the damage she takes by 20%. This makes her immune to Crowd Control in Perry state and has extra survivability by reducing the damage she will take.

All in all, she is definitely a very strong physical damage dealer and very valuable to those who lack strong physical DPS. Additionally, since Yunli’s Ultimate counter attack is so powerful, it feels good to use in multiple game modes.

Jiaoqiu Overview

As for the second character in Honkai Star Rail 2.4, we have Jiaoqiu.

Jiaoqiu is a Fire Nihility character that focuses on debuffing enemies with Ashen Roast. Jiaoqiu’s skill will hit one enemy and an adjacent enemy with a chance to inflict Ashen Roast, which increases the damage dealt to enemies by allies.

It seems likely that Ashen Roast stacks will be capped at 5 stacks, as the developer livestream showed the maximum number of stacks.

As for Jiaoqiu’s ultimate, he will be able to set the number of Ashen Roast stacks for all enemies to the highest number present on the battlefield. His ultimate will create a field that increases the ultimate damage taken by enemies, and every time an enemy’s turn starts, they have a chance to take damage from Ashen Roast.

Jiaoqiu will be a great addition to Acheron’s team, as he can help Acheron get ultimate stacks faster, which is valuable for those who main Acheron.

Beyond that, I do feel like you could use a character like Pela or Guinaifen as your regular debuffer, who are 4-star options, but we’ll have to wait and see.

Sparkle & Huohuo Overview

As for our replay characters, we have Sparkle and Huohuo. Both are pretty good choices, depending on what your Honkai Star Rail Account is lacking.

Huohuo

Among them, Huohuo excels at purifying allies, providing good healing, as well as providing energy and attack through her ultimate, which can be very useful for your team to use their ultimate more often, especially when you pair Huohuo with Tingyun.

Huohuo is great for characters and teams that highly value the extra attack damage or energy from their ultimate, such as Damage over Time (DoT) teams. Argenti benefits from energy, as does Yunli, as her high energy cap allows her to recover a lot of energy from Huohuo’s ultimate.

If you’re short on premium sustain options, Huohuo is an excellent choice. But keep in mind that we’re also getting Lingsha in the 2.5 update, and she’s a new Abundance Character, so if you’re on the fence about Huohuo, that’ll be something to consider.

Sparkle

As for our second replay, that would be Quantum Harmony character, Sparkle. Sparkle is excellent at making Hypercarry-oriented characters more powerful, as you can easily use Attack Boots on your main DPS, and Sparkle will have them push forward, as she will be the fast character on the team.

Sparkle can provide huge critical damage to her skills and can also allow allies to push forward. Critical damage makes character creation easier, as now you can focus more on getting high critical hits, benefiting from the huge critical damage Sparkle can provide to team characters. What’s more, the buff will last until the start of the ally’s next turn, meaning that subsequent characters can still receive the critical damage buff from Sparkle Kit.

Sparkle can also provide more skill points to the team with her ultimate skill. She can increase the damage dealt by team characters to enemies and enhance the attack power of Quantum character on the team.

Sparkle is a very good support character that can provide great utility to the crit-based DPS characters in your account. I will say, though, that if you already have other high-level sustains like Robin or Ruan Mei and are lacking a damage dealer, then your need for Sparkle isn’t as high as it should be since you have great alternatives to use.

As for which option is best, honestly, it depends a lot on what your account has or lacks. If you don’t have a good physical DPS, I highly recommend Yunli because she feels really good to play and is very powerful. In my opinion, she’s one of the stronger DPS options you could consider, especially if you use her ultimate correctly.

Overall, I think there's a pretty good variety of characters you can choose from, and ultimately it depends on what your account might be lacking. I’d love to hear which character you guys are going to pick, or if you’re planning on skipping Honkai Star Rail 2.4!

Personally, I’m looking forward to Yunli the most because she’s super fun to play and is super powerful once you use her ultimate! See you in-game!

Kafka is almost out. And I thought I’d put my take on some talking points the community has been discussing, like Crit Kafka and Break Kafka, as well as talk about some important points Kafka mains will be needing to think about for her release and building her and her teams. 

We’ll review her kit real quick and check out her revealed traces, and discuss these new off meta builds people are talking about, as well as other topics. Then, I’ll give out a safe build path and teammates you can prepare for even if she’s only a few days away. 

Quick Kit Overview 

Let’s quickly look at her kit revealed on Hoyolab. 

Her basic attack is nothing special. Her skill is a blast skill and will detonate the central target’s DoT effects. That goes for any ally DoTs and break DoTs. Remember that Freeze, Entanglement and Imprisonment are not DoT effects. 

Her ultimate is an AOE damaging ultimate that will detonate all enemies’ DoT effects, rather than just the target in the middle. It will also apply Shock. And as a 5-star limited unit with a shock on her ultimate, we can assume this Shock will hurt a whole lot. 

Her talent is a follow up when an ally uses a basic attack, and will inflict Shock, too. Just like Serval’s kit shocks, these will not be stacking with each other. 

Her technique is an attacking one, and will also apply a shock equal to the ultimate’s one. 

Her traces make her ultimate detonate all dots, give her energy on enemies being defeated with shock, and give all of her Shock base chances a buff. 

So, Kafka’s main role is a main DPS. And her secondary role is a DoT enabler. Without knowing kit numbers, ultimate and skill will be levelled first, and then talent and then basic. Her first passive is OP, her third is a must get too, and her second is nice. 

Kafka’s Scalings 

So, with her kit, what will she scale on? 

DoTs cannot crit, and she will thus scale primarily on ATK%. She will not need much effect hit rate due to her third trace. And then she will scale heavily on speed because of the nature of her damage. The way her damage will scale on speed is because of the way she double dips in damage. 

Taking more turns is, of course, good for any DPS. If you do a little less damage than usual, but take many more turns, you’ll overall be doing a bunch more damage. 

Kafka follows the same concept. Every turn she takes, she can skill and do some damage. But then, she will also detonate her DoT effects, and any ally dot effects. 

What this means is that speed is even more important for her than usual. Your DoT damage will happen at the start of every enemy turn, but also on your own turns. Getting more instances of those is always good. You also have to, of course, stack ATK%. 

Kritka (Crit Kafka) Discussion

So, that’s two lines in your relics’ possible 4. And that is why people are going to Crit and Break Kafka. If I only need attack and speed, why not add crit. 

The problem is we don’t have infinite substats or possible substat rolls. We need those attack% rolls, and we need those speed rolls. 

If we use my Sampo sheet, and insert 10 crit rate and 10 crit damage subs, and a crit rate chest, his damage naturally comes out ahead versus normal attack%. This is losing effect hit rate, which means a lot less debuffs.

But since we compared with Kafka and Kafka won’t be needing effect hit rate, so we can follow the same concept. 

So, in a solo case, the crit will be doing more damage if you’re just considering a DoT effect, and a damage effect. Then comes in the detonations. 

The DoT scales on ATK%, the kit damage scales on attack%, and the detonations scale on ATK%. Only one of these scales on crit. The more you remove speed for crit on Kafka, the fewer detonations you’ll get. The more you remove ATK% on her for crit, the less damage her overall kit does, before one third of it being multiplied by crit. 

Foregoing speed also means potential allies’ DoTs also suffer, but Crit Kafka would be running stuff like Tingyun and Asta, so that wouldn’t matter. 

Of course, just like Serval is primarily a crit DPS, with a nice DoT, Kafka will be a DoT DPS, with a nice amount of crittable damage. So, you can still run the crit, and it will still work and be viable until MOC gets beefier and beefier. Though the nice part about not running crit, is all those pieces without crit can finally be used.

Breakfa (Break Kafka) Discussion 

As for break Kafka, her break effect scalings were removed from CBT2, which is a bit sad. But breaking is still a ton of damage when you focus in on it. And since she can detonate, going all in on speed and break effect will do decent damage. 

It will need you to be breaking, and/or bringing Serval, and being against Lightning Weak, but it can work. Remember, break shocks stack with normal shocks, and can even stack on other teammates’ break shocks. 

If you’re daring, you can stack Serval and Kafka’s 4 shocks all on one poor boss, with Serval’s ultimate infinitely extending these Shocks. 

At the end of this though, you can ask why bother, and just run attack% and speed. Of course, you can play how you want, and I’m excited to see all three builds post release. They’re all going to be great and will probably be beating the late game Memory of Chaos. 

Teammate Discussion 

As for teammates, she is a DoT enabler, as her second role. 

Remember, she is foremost a main DPS, and she can therefore run your standard team setups you’ve been building for. 

She doesn’t need those dot friends if you don’t want to build them. She can run your Tingyun, your Bronya, your Yukong if you’re going to Critka. She can be the focus of your team. She doesn’t need Sampo or Serval or Luka to perform, like some people are stating. 

Just like Serval main DPS is doing excellently, and Sampo solo DoT is working, Kafka will be fine just by herself. You can, of course, use those DoT units you’ve been building up, and they’ll be best with her due to her detonation playstyle.

But if you just want to get her and play her cause you love her, then go ahead. You’ll see plenty of showcases within the first week of her popping off as a solo DPS. 

Also Read: Mechanics Explained You Need To Know In Honkai Star Rail! - DOT, Debuff & Break Effect

Safe Relic Build

So for a safe build, 4-piece Band of Sizzling Thunder will, of course, be excellent on Kafka. 

Space Sealing Station for the planar ornaments. Pan Galactic will most likely be a DPS loss due to her third trace. You’ll also be able to run 2 piece combos, such as musketeer, messenger, and the lightning set again. There’s also the possibility of Quantum set. 

For main stats and substats, you’ll want ATK%, SPD, lightning DMG% and ATK%. 

For subs, you’ll be chasing attack% and speed, getting to whatever effect hit rate needs she has, and then plopping the rest into your desired stats. 

Light Cone Discussion 

For Light Cones, her signature will be incredible for her, due to it being stackable with her base kit shock, just like the Resolution light cone defense shred stacks with Pela’s ultimate, since they are two different sources or named debuffs. 

Good Night and Sleep Well is broken and will be amazing for her, too. You’re looking at a permanent 72% damage boost if you have 3 debuffs on the enemy. 

Fermata as a free to play option is nice, and Welt’s light cone works because of its high base ATK%, DMG%, and skill damage buff, which will be boosting her DoTs during the detonation. 

Best Friends And Teams 

Her best sub DPS will be Sampo and Luka, and Serval, and break DPS will also work great with her. 

Her best supports will be Asta, Pela and Silver Wolf. But remember, she can use other harmonies, too. Don’t feel restricted. 

A standard team comp for her will include one of your desired sub DPS, combined with a buffer or debuffer, and then a solo sustain. 

Pick your poison. Triple DoT will be a bit risky to run with lack of survivability, and not best in damage, due to Asta, Pela and Silver Wolf boosting the damage of two DPS a ton. 

I hope that helps for any Kafka wanters. It doesn’t matter if you can’t pull her when Kafka is online, you can directly buy a Honkai Star Rail Account with this character. Hope you all become Kafka havers. 

Here I’m going to share with you 5 things that were revealed about Imbibitor Lunae in the new missions of Honkai Star Rail 1.2. If you are interested in Imbibitor Lunae, then you must not miss this content.

Base Stats

In the excitement of playing in Imbibitor Lunae form with Dan Heng, most players don’t take the time to analyze the information they have at hand. You can pause the game and open up your character’s stats, though most of them are well hidden. But there are still some important details.

First, we can see that Imbibitor Lunae is expanded according to the attack. Because most of his stats are pretty average except for attack. Also, when comparing his base stats to other characters from Path of Destruction, he’s underwhelming.

Especially Imbibitor Lunae’s HP and DEF are at a low level. This makes him quite vulnerable compared to Blade or Clara. However, his attack power is between normal and high. In comparison, Clara’s basic attack power is still high, and her speed is second only to Arlan. Notably, they invested heavily in his Imbibitor Lunae to reach 137.

Ultimate

Throughout the fight, we only had a few minutes to trigger his Ultimate ability. But every time you trigger this Ultimate skill, it will consume 140 Energy. That’s a ridiculous amount! There are only two other characters in Honkai Star Rail with the same Energy cost, namely Qingque and Yanqing.

So we speculate that his traces have the potential to provide some sort of charge. If not, this will be a major problem with his gear.

Skill

His abilities are somewhat similar to Blade’s mechanics. Whenever you use this ability, his basic attack will be strengthened. However, there are still two fundamental differences. One, its basic attack can only be used once. Next, we can use his other skills 3 times in a row.

Every time we use this ability, it will further enhance his basic attack from the first use. It turns his attack into an explosion, hitting the target enemy the second time it’s used and deals with splash damage the third time it’s used for more damage. However, each time it is used, it either consumes skill points or a bunch of stats that have yet to be confirmed.

Also Read: 5 Considerations You Should Not Miss In Honkai Star Rail 1.2 Update

Technique

For the brief moment at the beginning of Scalegorge Waterscape, we took control of Dan Heng. Although failed to use it, now we can see his technique.

We can see that this is an enhanced type technique. This type of technique can improve your Honkai Star Rail Account characters in the next battle. It’s usually one of the main favors we can get before fighting in Memory of Chaos.

Gameplay

Finally, let’s look at the numbers and stats that Imbibitor Lunae has. He doesn’t seem to follow the mold of all the characters on this Path of Destruction. For example, Blade or Clara act as semi-tank and semi-damaged dealers, providing a lot of AOE damage without consuming too many skill points.

But that doesn’t seem to be the case with Imbibitor Lunae. We had a hard time pairing him with other Hunt or Erudition characters since he consumed a lot of skill points. Also, he is not the best sub-tank due to his low HP and defense.

Anyway, we’ll continue to see how his traces and talents will play out. Although currently he only seems suitable as the main damage dealter in your composition. In short, those are 5 things I learned about Imbibitor Lunae. Let us look forward to its arrival.