During today’s Special Program broadcast, HoYoverse has just announced the next update for their space-faring RPG Honkai: Star Rail. Version 3.1, which is titled “Light Slips the Gate, Shadow Greets the Throne”, will be released on February 26th, 2025.
The Journey on Amphoreus Continues
In the previous chapter, Nikador’s Coreflame was successfully reclaimed. Yet, the Flame-Chase Journey remains a race against time. With this pivotal milestone achieved, preparations for the next step are already underway.
In Version 3.1, the Trailblazer will take on the role of a messenger, embarking alongside their companions to a brand-new map, “Grove of Epiphany,” where the journey continues with renewed purpose.
The Grove of Epiphany, a revered city-state honoring Cerces, the Reason Titan, stands as Amphoreus’ cradle of knowledge and maintains strong ties with Okhema. Known for its vital academic contributions to the Flame-Chase Journey, the Grove has long provided critical research on the black tide and Titans, serving as a beacon of enlightenment and progress.
Cerces, like Kephale, harbors goodwill toward humanity and, with boundless generosity, transformed the Grove into a sanctuary for knowledge seekers, offering rest, study, and the wisdom of the world to mortals once shrouded in ignorance. However, this haven of learning has recently fallen to the black tide’s assault. Amidst the ensuing chaos, a shadowy foe has emerged, seeking to claim Cerces’ Coreflame for their own.
The Characters of Version 3.1
In Version 3.1, two new characters will make their debut in Honkai: Star Rail. The first character is the 5-star Quantum character following the Path of Harmony, Tribbie. In combat, she can deploy a special zone where the enemies take more DMG. Every time an enemy within the zone is attacked, Tribbie deals Additional DMG to the one with the highest HP.
She can also trigger Follow-up ATKs frequently to help the team end a battle swiftly. While creating a more advantageous environment for her teammates to deal DMG, she further elevates the team’s combat potential.
Next up we have Mydei, the crown prince of Castrum Kremnos, and also a warrior as valiant as a lion. As a 5-star Imaginary character following the Path of Destruction, in battle, Mydei fully utilizes his undying nature to fight the enemies.
With a mass of Max HP, he can consume HP to charge, and then enter an enhanced form. When enhanced, Mydei automatically strikes enemies in his turn, dealing greater damage.
Yunli and Huohuo will also make their return in Version 3.1, with Tribbie and Yunli on the first half, and Mydei and Huohuo on the second half of banners.
Several Improvements Coming to Version 3.1
When Version 3.0 released, there was a lot of criticism about some of the gameplay elements being rather cumbersome and not fun to play. The developers have been closely listening to players’ feedback, and as such, in Version 3.1 and 3.2, several changes are planned in order to streamline the journey on Amorpheus.
Furthermore, the Training Menu will also be receiving some updates in Version 3.1. You can now select a character as a “target”, which will generate a list of materials you’ll need to collect. You can also select upcoming characters as targets, so you can prepare and collect their materials ahead of time.
