Honkai Star Rail Version 3 Announced
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Singapore, January 1, in the year of our Lord 2025
— Global interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse announced
today that Honkai: Star Rail's new Version 3.0 "Paean of Era
Nova" will launch on January 15. In this update, players will
finally experience the long-awaited new world of Amphoreus,
beginning a fresh chapter in the main story. The Trailblaze
Mission in Amphoreus will be released in two parts across eight
versions, from 3.0 to 3.7, making it the largest story arc in
Honkai: Star Rail to date. This update brings not only new world
storylines but also multiple maps and rich gameplay features
waiting to be explored. Get ready to embark on the “Hero's
Journey” with new playable characters — Aglaea, The Herta, and
the Trailblazer: Remembrance!
Leaving Penacony the Planet of Festivities behind, the Astral
Express embarks toward Amphoreus under Black Swan's guidance,
seeking both to replenish Trailblaze Fuel and uncover the
mysteries of this celestial body. From the outside, Amphoreus
appears as a chaotic vortex, its existence impossible to detect
or understand. Similarly, its inhabitants remain completely
unaware of the outside universe. Unlike other worlds, they do
not know of the concept of "Aeons," instead worshiping deities
known as "Titans." According to legend, twelve Titans created
Amphoreus: Three who wove fate, three who shaped the heavens and
earth, three who molded life, and three who brought calamity. In
Amphoreus, false gods and miracles are tangible existences
rather than mere myths. Yet this realm's history is steeped in
tragedy. In ancient times, the arrival of three Titans —
"Strife," "Death," and "Trickery" — sparked a civil war among
the false gods. Soon after, a mysterious force known as the
"black tide" swept across the world. None know its origins, but
all life touched by it loses sanity, with even the mighty Titans
proving vulnerable. Over millennia, between the black tide
gradually consuming Amphoreus and the false gods waging endless
war, the world fell into eternal night. Now, in humanity's final
sanctuary — the Holy City of Okhema — only the protection of
Kephale, the Worldbearing Titan, stands as the last barrier
against the black tide.
The Astral Express, arriving as an unexpected force from beyond
this world, is destined to change the course of Amphoreus's
fate. Upon entering Amphoreus, the Trailblazer and Dan Heng
first descend into a region known as the "Abyss of Fate." Legend
says three Titans — Time, Passage, and Law — once wove here the
threads of time, space, and rules that would govern Amphoreus,
determining the fate of all creation. Now this land lies in
eternal night, with only emptiness echoing through its grand
architectural remains. As the story unfolds, the Trailblazer's
group will return to the Abyss of Fate, pierce through the
mists, delve deep into the temple, and finally gain audience
with Oronyx, the Titan of Time. Through this encounter, the
Trailblazer embarks on the Path of Remembrance, gaining the
ability to "draw strength from the past."
Meanwhile, players will meet a new companion who, due to their
mysterious origins and tendency to only make "Mem" sounds, is
temporarily named "Mem." Beyond their adorable appearance, Mem
plays a crucial role in combat. The Trailblazer can summon Mem
during battles, where it gradually charges Energy. Once fully
charged, it provides Mem's Support that allows a designated
character to immediately takes action and deal additional True
DMG, turning the tide of battle. Together with Mem, the
Trailblazer will surely overcome the various challenges that
await in Amphoreus.
Following the winding path beyond the Abyss, players will reach
Okhema, the Holy City built into the mountainside. Bathed in the
eternal dawn light of the Worldbearing Titan's protection, this
city will serve as a crucial base for the trailblazing
expedition through Amphoreus. Among its most distinctive
landmarks stands the Marmoreal Palace, a grand baths. More than
just a place for bathing and relaxation, it functions as the
city's heart, a public gathering space fostering daily social
connections among residents. In these times of eternal night and
chaos, Okhema, sheltered under the Worldbearing Titan's
protection, remains humanity's final sanctuary and beacon of
hope. Local legend tells a romantic tale: Kephale shall one day
open their eyes, leading humanity to triumph over the black tide
and forge a new world. From beneath this holy city, a group of
human heroes known as the Chrysos Heirs embarks on a quest for
flame, shouldering the mission to reclaim the twelve Titan
Coreflames and restore Amphoreus to glory. In future stories,
the Trailblazer will join their journey, fighting alongside the
Chrysos Heirs in this legendary expedition.
Meanwhile, Trailblazers will also have a chance to explore the
unique city-state of Castrum Kremnos. It was named after the
Blade of Fury that dangles high above the city, and it is also
where the Strife Titan resides, thus making it the place where
the seventh Coreflame slumbers. In the second half of the
Trailblaze Mission, players will borrow the power of the Oronyx
to return to the past and experience Castrum Kremnos during its
golden age. There, they will discover one of the mechanisms the
Trickery Titan Zagreus left behind: The Hand of Zagreus. This
mechanism can be used to lift heavy obtains, pick up items,
smash open pathways, and obliterate enemies easily in special
circumstances. It serves as a major aid to exploration. During
this time, the players will enter Castrum Kremnos alongside the
Chrysos Heirs and travel through the ruin stronghold to face the
fallen and maddened Strife Titan in battle to take back the
Coreflame of Strife.
Version 3.0's last map is the starting point for the entire
world of Amphoreus: The Vortex of Genesis. This is the grand
sanctuary for the 12 divine Titans, and it is also the
prophesied place where the Miracle of Genesis occurred. Every
time a Chrysos Heir overcomes a Titan and takes its Coreflame,
they will return the Coreflame here. In the void, every
constellation that is lit represents a journey walked by one's
predecessors. The long Flame-Chase Journey has already undergone
centuries of tribulations, with much work done, and the
remaining labors require the Trailblazer to work hand-in-hand
with the Chrysos Heirs to accomplish.
Version 3.0 will also invite two new and powerful 5-star
characters to join the player's teams. The first is the
esteemed#83 member of the Genius Society, an Emanator of
Erudition: The Herta. Since Herta first debuted, she made a deep
impression via her unique Herta puppets and idiosyncratic
behaviors on the space station. It is said that her true self
resides in a place on the Cosmos' edge, and she rarely reveals
herself to others. It is only today that she has finally shown
herself. The Herta is an Ice-Type Erudition character that is
skilled at AoE DMG. In battle, she can apply Interpretation on
enemies, and ally characters attacks can also further apply
Interpretation. With the increase of Interpretation stacks, The
Herta's abilities can increase powerful hits of DMG based on
their high Interpretation stacks on specific targets and
multiple enemies besides. Additionally, The Herta's Ultimate can
also Transfer the highest Interpretation stacks to Elite or
stronger enemies, before dealing Ice DMG to all enemy targets.
The second character making her debut is Aglaea from Amphoreus.
She bears the divine authority of "Romance," and is one of the
earliest Chrysos Heirs to embark on the Flame-Chase Journey. As
Okhema's dressmaster, Aglaea isn't just a legendary hero of
Amphoreus, but she is also a major figure in recruiting new
Chrysos Heirs to embark on the world-saving journey after the
Flame-Chase Journey was interrupted prior. As the first limited
5-star Remembrance character, Aglaea can summon her memosprite
Garmentmaker in battle to fight alongside her. They demonstrate
a duet dance aesthetic in combat. Additionally, through their
cooperation, Aglaea and her Garmentmaker can synchronize attacks
on enemies. This new joint attacking mechanism not only
increases the Garmentmaker's SPD, and also adds a new layer of
rhythm and variability to combat, allowing an exquisite dance
for two to unfold at a charming cadence.
In addition, in the first half of Version 3.0, there will also
be a special Warp event. Limited 5-star characters Lingsha,
Feixiao, and Jade will be making reruns. In the second half, the
5-star characters Boothill, Robin, and Silver Wolf will also be
making a limited return. These characters will serve stronger
reinforcements, walking side by side with Trailblazers to embark
on a journey across Amphoreus. Aside from this, March 7th will
gain a Preservation outfit. It can be claimed after unlocking
the "Characters" function and logging in during the Version 3.0
period.
Honkai: Star Rail is now available on PC, iOS, Android, Epic
Games Store, and PS5, and has exceeded 150 million total
downloads across all platforms. In 2023, the game won Apple's
App Store iPhone Game of the Year, Google Play's Best Game, and
BEST MOBILE GAME by The Game Awards. In 2024, it received the
Golden Joystick Awards Still Playing Award (Mobile) and
PlayStation® Partner Awards 2024 PARTNER AWARD among other
honors. The game has been rated Teen by the ESRB and is also
classified as PEGI 12.
No word on a physical copy version of this game on this system(s)
in the US at this time.
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