Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.4 brings Himeko Nova and Fate/stay night crossover this July

HoYoverse has confirmed that Honkai: Star Rail Model 4.4, titled “In Ravages Does the Whistle Sound,” will launch on July 15, bringing a serious new story chapter, a contemporary kind for Himeko, and the subsequent section of the sport’s Destiny/keep evening [Unlimited Blade Works] collaboration.

Model 4.4 continues the continuing Planarcadia storyline, with the Trailblazer drawn right into a disaster that threatens the survival of the world itself. Following the occasions of the earlier chapter, Lord Ravager Asat Pramad has revealed his true identification, shattered the peace that Planarcadia had maintained for 15 years, and left Himeko lacking after their confrontation.

Within the new story content material, gamers will comply with a hidden clue left behind by Himeko earlier than her disappearance, with the Categorical Crew making an attempt to trace her down and uncover the reality behind Asat Pramad’s motives. His fixation on Himeko’s identification, in addition to the thriller of what occurred 15 years earlier, seems to take a seat on the coronary heart of the brand new chapter, which can finally lead the Trailblazer right into a direct battle with the Lord Ravager.

The headline addition is Himeko • Nova, a brand new 5-star model of Himeko who can be obtainable all through the entire of Model 4.4. Himeko • Nova is a Hearth-Sort Erudition character who fights alongside a mech referred to as Starblazer.

When fight begins, Himeko • Nova instantly deploys a Territory and summons Starblazer to help the group. Her Final permits her allies to pilot the mech and assault enemies, whereas the Territory additionally offers teammates entry to an Help Talent that may name Starblazer into battle. Categorical Crew members will acquire extra particular results, giving her equipment some apparent synergy with acquainted faces from the Astral Categorical.

She additionally will get a little bit of aptitude outdoors fight, as her Approach lets her pilot Starblazer throughout overworld exploration and assault enemies from above.

Model 4.4 may also mark the second section of the Honkai: Star Rail x Destiny/keep evening [Unlimited Blade Works] crossover, which formally begins on July 24. This new particular chapter sees Rin Tohsaka arrive in Planarcadia after the Fifth Holy Grail Conflict, the place she finally ends up borrowing the Holy Grail from the Star Rail FEST assortment showcase in an try and summon a Servant and escape this new world.

Naturally, as a result of that is Honkai: Star Rail, issues don’t remain easy for lengthy. The overflowing Wishpower in Planarcadia restores the Holy Grail, whereas Gilgamesh’s treasures are scattered throughout the arcadia, inflicting sufficient chaos for the Division of Aberration Protection to get entangled. The Trailblazer will then work with Rin to seek out the treasures and uncover the reality behind the Imagenae: Holy Grail Conflict.

Each Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh will turn into playable 5-star characters as a part of the crossover.

Rin is a Quantum-Sort Erudition character who makes use of gems in battle. Her equipment revolves round constructing and spending Gem Power, which permits her to deal a number of further hits of injury to random targets. She additionally advantages when teammates use or recuperate Talent Factors, with CRIT DMG rising and Rin gaining extra Gem Power because the battle develops.

Gilgamesh, in the meantime, is a Lightning-Sort Destruction character. Throughout battle, allies taking actions assist Gilgamesh accumulate Curiosity, restore Power, and enhance the harm of his Final. As soon as sufficient Curiosity has been gained, he can unleash Gate of Babylon, firing weapons from his treasury at enemies. His Final summons Enuma Elish to deal heavy harm to all enemies.

From the beginning of the collaboration on July 24 till earlier than Model 4.6 ends, gamers may also be capable of log in and declare both Gilgamesh or Archer as a free restricted 5-star collaboration character, together with some improve supplies. HoYoverse has additionally confirmed that the collaboration characters and Mild Cones will stay obtainable long-term, with shared assure counts between each phases of the Collaboration Character Warps and Mild Cone Warps.

Model 4.4 may also see the return of a number of restricted 5-star characters. Sparxie, Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae, and Evernight will return within the first half of the replace, whereas Cerydra, Anaxa, and Aventurine will return within the second half. Sparxie may also obtain a brand new outfit, Sweet-Coated Waves.

Elsewhere, gamers can anticipate a brand new pet referred to as Pentaflavor Emoti, the Fan-Made Lygus Trailblaze Trend merchandise, a 10-pull login reward when the model goes stay, and new occasions together with Destiny/Star Rail Night time and Antigraft Brickbuster. The everlasting mode Forex Wars: Zero-Sum Sport may also be expanded and up to date.

Honkai: Star Rail Model 4.4 launches on July 15 for PC, iOS, Android, Epic Video games Retailer, and PS5.