Summary
A newHonkai: Star Railleak has revealed that the upcoming update 3.0 might introduce some significant changes to the game’s banner system. Like many other HoYoverse games,Honkai: Star Railruns on a gacha system that allows players to acquire new playable characters by wishing on the limited banner. The game’s limited double banners usually include two five-star characters, one new addition to the roster and one re-run unit.
They are accompanied by three four-star units, with pity shared between the two five-star banners. The ongoing limited banner features the long-awaited Sunday and a re-run for Jing Yuan. As the rosters for bothHonkai: Star RailandGenshin Impactcontinue to expand with each new update, players have been asking HoYoverse to make adjustments to allow more playable characters to appear on the limited banner more frequently.
Some of these characters often go over a year without a banner appearance. Fans have been asking for two solutions: to include at least three banner cycles per update or increase the number of characters featured in a single banner cycle. A credible leaker named Seele Leaks has revealed that HoYoverse has apparently gone with the second choice. The upcomingHonkai: Star Raillimited bannerswill reportedly feature four characters each. According to the leaker, the first banner will feature The Herta, Jade, Feixiao, and Lingsha, while the second part of the update is reserved for Aglaea, Robin, Boothill, and Silverwolf.
The first banner cycle forHonkai: Star Rail3.0 will include:
The second banner cycle forHonkai: Star Rail3.0 will feature:
Herta and Aglaea will be the only new five-star characters in this update.RecentHonkai: Star Railleakshave provided details about their kits. The Herta will be an improved five-star version of the existing four-star character Herta. She will be an Ice Erudition character specializing in dealing damage to multiple targets.
There is a lot of hype surrounding Aglaea since leaks suggest that she will follow anew path inHonkai: Star Rail, currently known as the Path of Remembrance. Her kit will reportedly revolve around summons, which could make her a viable pick for the foreseeable future, as leaks hint that the summoning mechanic will become meta with the launch of 3.0.
Even though Seele Leaks is one of the most credible sources in the community, these details should still be taken with a grain of salt, especially since update 3.0 is still a couple of weeks away. Following HoYoverse’s usual schedule, players can expectHonkai: Star Railupdate 3.0to arrive around January 14.
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