Happy New Year, everyone! Here’s to a great 2025 for us all. And to start things off, HoYoverse has just announced the next major update for their space-faring RPG Honkai: Star Rail. The third major update, Version 3.0, which is titled “Paean of Era Nova”, will be released on January 15th, 2025.
Onwards to Amphoreus
In this update, the Astral Express says goodbye and leaves thePenacony, the Planet of Festivities behind, and sets course for Amphoreus under Black Swan’s guidance, aiming to replenish their Trailblaze Fuel and unravel this celestial body’s mysteries.
The planet is shrouded in a chaotic vortex, which is undetectable and incomprehensible from the outside, and its inhabitants remain entirely oblivious to the universe beyond their own star.
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.
Three Rerun Banners in Honkai: Star Rail!?
In Version 3.0, two new characters will make their debut in Honkai: Star Rail. Well, okay. The first one isn’t technically new, but our first debut is the esteemed 83rd 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 damage 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.
Next up we have 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 regards to reruns, Version 3.0 will have three rerun banners running simultaneously. The first half will feature The Herta’s banner, alongside reruns for Lingsha, Feixiao, and Jade, while Agalea will be available in the second half, with rerun banners for Boothill, Robin and Silver Wolf. A moment of silence for our Stellar Jades…
