Hoyoverse released two new animations and a release trailer on Honkai: Star Rail’s YouTube channel to promote the new playable character Acheron, and the game’s 2.1 version.
Hoyo also released a 2.1 version trailer (JP version) 3 days ago and held a Special Program live stream, as usual.
The update will bring 3 new playable characters: Acheron, Aventurine, and Gallagher. Also, a new part of the main story will be released, along with new events, areas, enemies, lightcones, and more.
Character Event Warp
In Honkai: Star Rail, every major update usually comes with 2 new characters and 2 reruns of already existing characters. The banners are divided into Phases 1 and 2, with one new character and one rerun on each. The Character Warp has a pity system where 90 total summons guarantee the player a 5 star, with a 50% chance of being the featured one, and 180 total summons guarantee a featured 5 star. After you get a featured 5-star, the pity resets. It`s important to note that the summons carry through banners, so if you finish the current event with 90 summons, the next summon will be the 91, and so on.
Phase 1 (March 27 – April 17)
5-star characters:
- Acheron (Lightning, The Nihility)
- Luocha (Imaginary, The Abundance) banner rerun
4-star characters:
- Gallagher (Fire, The Abundance)
Abilities
Basic Attack – Corkage Fee | Single Target: Deals Fire DMG equal to 130% of Gallagher’s ATK to a single target enemy.
Enhanced Basic Attack – Nectar Blitz | Single Target: Deals Fire DMG equal to 325% of Gallagher’s ATK to a single target enemy. And reduces the target’s ATK by 18%, lasting for 2 turn(s).
Skill – Special Brew | Restore: Immediately heals a target ally for 2020 HP.
Ultimate – Champagne Etiquette | AoE: Inflicts Besotted on all enemies, lasting for 2 turn(s). At the same time, deals Fire DMG equal to 187.5% of Gallagher’s ATK to all enemies, and enhances the next Basic ATK to Nectar Blitz.
Technique – Artisan Elixir: Immediately attacks the enemy. Upon entering battle, inflicts Besotted on all enemies, lasting for 2 turn(s). And deals Fire DMG equal to 50% of Gallagher’s ATK to all enemies.
Traces
Character Ascension 2 – Novel Concoction: Increases this unit’s Outgoing Healing by an amount equal to 50% of Break Effect, up to a maximum Outgoing Healing increase of 75%.
Character Ascension 4 – Organic Yeast: After using the Ultimate, immediately Advances Forward this unit’s Action by 100%.
Character Ascension 6 – Bottoms Up: When Gallagher uses Nectar Blitz to attack Besotted enemies, the HP Restore effect of his Talent will also apply to other allies for this time.
Eidolons
E1 – Salty Dog: When Gallagher enters the battle, regenerates 20 Energy and increases Effect RES by 50%.
E2 – Lion`s Tail: When using the Skill, removes 1 debuff(s) from a target ally. At the same time, increases their Effect RES by 30%, lasting for 2 turn(s).
E3 – Corpse Reviver: Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4 – Last Word: Extends the duration of the Besotted state inflicted by Gallagher’s Ultimate by 1 turn(s).
E5 – Death in the Afternoon: Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6 – Blood and Sand: Increases Gallagher’s Break Effect by 20% and Weakness Break Efficiency by 20%.
- Ascension Materials
- Dream Collection Component – 12.
- Dream Flow Valve – 13.
- Raging Heart – 50.
- Dream Making Engine – 12.
- Trace Materials
- Alien Tree Seed – 12.
- Dream Collection Component – 28.
- Nourishing Honey – 54.
- Dream Flow Valve – 42.
- Myriad Fruit – 105.
- Dream Making Engine – 42.
- Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster – 12.
- Tracks of Destiny – 5.
Kit details from hsr.honeyhunterworld.com.
- Pela (Ice, The Nihility)
- Dan Heng (Wind, The Hunt)
It`s worth mentioning that the 4-star characters are available on both banners of their corresponding phase.
5-star Lightcones:
- Along the Passing Shore (The Nihility):
- Echoes of the Coffin (The Abundance)
4-star Lightcones:
Phase 2 (April 17 – May 8):
5-star characters:
- Aventurine (Imaginary, The Preservation):
- Aventurine`s kit hasn’t yet been officially announced. Keep in mind that the information here is from hsr.honeyhunterworld.com. All details below consider the character to be max level at max traces.
Abilities
Basic Attack – Straight Bet | Single Target: Deals Imaginary DMG equal to 130% of Aventurine’s DEF to a single target enemy.
Skill – Cornerstone Deluxe | Defense: Provides all allies with a Fortified Wager shield that can block DMG equal to 28% of Aventurine’s DEF plus 410, lasting for 3 turn(s). When repeatedly gaining Fortified Wager, the Shield effect can stack, up to 200% of the Shield provided by the current Skill.
Ultimate – Roulette Shark | Single Target: Randomly gains 1 to 7 points of Blind Bet. Then inflicts Unnerved on a single target enemy, lasting for 3 turn(s). And deals Imaginary DMG equal to 324% of Aventurine’s DEF to the single target enemy. When an ally hits an Unnerved enemy target, the CRIT DMG dealt increases by 18%.
Talent – Shot Loaded Right | Bounce: The Effect RES increases by 62.5% for a single ally with Fortified Wager. And when this allied character gets attacked, Aventurine gains 1 point of Blind Bet. When Aventurine has Fortified Wager, he can resist Crowd Control debuffs. This effect can trigger again after 2 turn(s). Aventurine additionally gains 1 point(s) of Blind Bet after getting attacked. Upon reaching 7 points of Blind Bet, Aventurine consumes the 7 points to launch a 7-hit follow-up attack, with each hit dealing Imaginary DMG equal to 31.25% of Aventurine’s DEF to a single random enemy. Blind Bet is capped at 10 points.
Technique – The Red or the Black | Defense: After using the Technique, 1 of the following effects will be granted: There is a chance for DEF to increase by 24%. There is a high chance for DEF to increase by 36%. There is a small chance for DEF to increase by 60%. Note that when this Technique is used repeatedly, the acquired effect with the highest buff value is retained.
Traces
Character Ascension 2 – Leverage: For every 100 of Aventurine’s DEF that exceeds 1600, increases his own CRIT Rate by 2%, up to a maximum increase of 48%.
Character Ascension 4 – Hot Hand: When battle starts, grants all allies a Fortified Wager shield, whose Shield effect is equal to 100% of the one provided by the Skill, lasting for 3 turn(s).
Character Ascension 6 – Bingo!: After an ally with Fortified Wager launches a follow-up attack, Aventurine accumulates 1 Blind Bet point. This effect can trigger up to 3 time(s). And its trigger count resets at the start of Aventurine’s turn. After Aventurine launches his Talent’s follow-up attack, provides all allies with a Fortified Wager that can block DMG equal to 7.2% of Aventurine’s DEF plus 96, and additionally grants a Fortified Wager that can block DMG equal to 7.2% of Aventurine’s DEF plus 96 to the ally with the lowest Shield effect, lasting for 3 turns.
Eidolons
E1 – Prisoner`s Dilemma: Increases CRIT DMG by 20% for allies with Fortified Wager. After using the Ultimate, provides all allies with a Fortified Wager shield, whose Shield effect is equal to 100% of the one provided by the Skill, lasting for 3 turn(s).
E2 – Bounded Rationality: When using Basic ATK, reduces the target’s All-Type RES by 12% for 3 turn(s).
E3 – Droprate Maxing: Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
E4 – Unexpected Hanging Paradox: When triggering his Talent’s follow-up attack, first increases Aventurine’s DEF by 40% for 2 turn(s), and additionally increases the Hits Per Action for his talent’s follow-up attack by 3.
E5 – Ambiguity Aversion: Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
E6 – Stag Hunt Game: For every ally with a Shield, the DMG dealt by Aventurine increases by 50%, up to a maximum of 150%.
Ascension Materials
Tatters of Thought: 15.
Fragments of Impression: 15.
Suppressing Edict: 65.
Shards of Desires: 15.
Trace Materials
Scattered Stardust: 18.
Tatters of Thought: 41.
Crystal Meteorites: 69.
Fragments of Impression: 56.
Divine Amber: 139.
Shards of Desires: 58.
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster – 12.
Tracks of Destiny: 8.
- Jingliu (Ice, The Destruction) banner rerun.
4-star characters:
- Lynx (Quantum, The Abundance).
- Luka (Physical, The Nihility).
- Serval (Lightning, The Erudition).
It`s worth mentioning that the 4-star characters are available on both banners of their corresponding phase.
5-star Lightcones:
- Inherently Unjust Destiny (The Preservation)
- Aventurine`s Lightcone details haven’t yet been officially announced. Keep in mind that the information here is from hsr.honeyhunterworld.com.
Stats (Lvl 80):
ATK: 423.36/DEF:661.5/HP:1058
Skill (Level 5) – All-in: Increases the wearer’s DEF by 64%. When the wearer provides a Shield to an ally, the wearer’s CRIT DMG increases by 64%, lasting for 2 turn(s). When the wearer uses a follow-up attack and attacks an enemy, there is a 160% base chance to increase the DMG taken by the attacked enemy by 16%, lasting for 2 turn(s).
- I Shall Be My Own Sword (The Destruction)
4-star Lightcones:
- Concert for Two (The Preservation).
- Shared Feeling (The Abundance).
- Make the World Clamor (The Erudition)
Honkai: Star Rail’s 1st Anniversary
To celebrate Honkai: Star Rail’s 1st Anniversary many events will be held, and players will receive special rewards, such as Stelar Jades and Star Rail Special Passes.
The Star Rail Passes will be distributed by a daily login method. The player will have to log in 7 days in total to accumulate 20 Passes.
Events and game modes
Three new game modes will be available during version 2.1. They are named: Cosmodyssey, Vignettes in a Cup, and Tides of War.
Cosmodyssey
Vignettes in a Cup
Tides of War
Two minor events will also occur. Planar Fissure 300% is an event where players receive 3 times drops of Planar Ornaments from Simulated Universe for a limited amount of runs per day. Likewise, there will be Realm of The Strange 300%, where players receive 3 times equipment drops from Cavern of Corrosion following the same conditions I said earlier.
New Simulated Universe World 9
The Simulated Universe will also be updated, receiving a new world, bringing along two new Planar Ornaments: “Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation” and “Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm“.
- Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation: “A set that accumulates higher benefits by eliminating enemy targets.
- Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm: “A set that confers higher benefits when there are characters of the same Path on the team”
New Enemy: Aventurine of Stratagems
“A senior manager in the IPC Strategic Investment Department and one of the Ten Stonehearts. His Cornerstone is “Aventurine of stratagems.” Using his Cornerstone, he obtained a share of the authority of an Emanator of Preservation. He throws his own body into the game as a die, ready to face death in order to walk away alive.”
2.1 Release Date
Honkai: Star Rail’s version 2.1 will be released on March 27.
