HoYoverse finally announces Honkai Star Rail x Fate release date with 5-star Archer and 5-star Saber – plus Archer is free

HoYoverse lastly introduced the Honkai Star Rail x Destiny collaboration launch date through the second HSR live performance, together with particulars about which characters will be part of the house recreation’s roster. HSR x Destiny kicks off on July 11, 2025, in an occasion known as Candy Goals and the Holy Grail, and it provides two new 5-star characters from the Destiny collection to HSR’s listing of playable characters.

One in all them is Saber, a 5-star Destruction character with wind as her component. Saber, aka Artoria Pendragon, is one in all Destiny’s essential characters and first debuted in 2004’s Destiny/Keep Evening. Saber will run for the standard size of time in a restricted occasion banner. The second Destiny character in HSR is Archer, one other long-time favourite. Archer is a 5-star Hunt character with quantum as his component, and anybody who logs into Honkai Star Rail throughout Candy Goals and the Holy Grail will get him without cost.

HoYoverse stated the free Archer giveaway will final via the tip of Honkai Star Rail 3.6. Based mostly on the sport’s present replace calendar, that’d be someday in November 2025. Assuming the free Archer occasion is just like the time HoYoverse gave Dr Ratio away, you will in all probability solely must be on the story’s starting, on the level the place you unlock the warp perform.

Saber may have “thrilling” interactions with the Trailblaze crew through the occasion’s related story missions. Destiny author Kinoko Nasu penned the crossover occasion’s story, and artist Takashi Takeuchi created the Honkai Star Rail variations of Archer and Saber.

HoYoverse additionally teased a brand new Honkai recreation through the live performance, although had no additional data to share on the time.

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