With Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.3 marking the end of Trailblazers’ adventures in Penacony, it’s time to look forward to a new journey. The developers have taken to the official HoYoLAB page to provide the first glimpse at characters of the upcoming Version 2.4, starting with a completely new face: Yunli! She is quickly joined by Jiaoqiu, the first playable male Foxian.
In case you’ve missed the Version 2.3 lineup, we’re in for Firefly and Jade, no new 4-stars. Sunday and Screwllum wanters, stay strong, your day will come. Stay tuned to find out more once the devs are ready to share!
Yunli – 5-star Physical Destruction
“Swords have a temper. Sometimes, you have to touch them to calm them down — put the hilt of the sword in your hand, and it’ll tell you what’s wrong!”
A new Yanqing challenger approaches! Yunli is a sword hunter from the Xianzhou Zhuming and “the Flaming Heart” General Huaiyan’s darling granddaughter. She is frank and straightforward.
She practiced swordsmanship and forging from Huaiyan since young, and thus is the second-youngest prodigy swordmaster of the Flamewheel Octet. Fueled by an intense loathing for the cursed swords that emerged from the Zhuming, she vowed to “hunt down and wipe out all cursed swords.”
In English, Brenna Larsen voices Yunli. Currently, there is no official information on Yunli’s abilities and kit. Walking the Path of Destruction, she likely offers AoE/cleave Physical damage. There is another character that matches her Path and Element already in the game, Clara. Let’s wait and see to compare the two closer to the release of Version 2.4!
Jiaoqiu – 5-star Fire Nihility
The first playable male Foxian, reporting in! Jiaoqiu is a healer from the Xianzhou Yaoqing and a counselor. He often greets people with a smile, but is rather cunning. Born into a prestigious Alchemy Commission family, he once withdrew from practicing medicine due to a broken heart. However, he returned to the field to treat “the Merlin’s Claw,” General Feixiao.
Skilled in the study of alchemical prescription that views food as medicine, especially those that induce a sensation of spiciness. They invented a cauldron-based medicinal formula known as the “nine-squared grid.”
“No matter how many times I say it, people always forget — cooking is medicine, and making medicine is cooking. Using food to treat the sick is my specialty. As the saying goes, a chef who doesn’t want to be a healer isn’t worth his salt… or pepper, for that matter.”
In English, this cunning fox is voiced by Mark Whitten. The Nihility roster is currently one of the most well-rounded and inclusive. We have DoT, debuffs, defense shred, imprisonment and slows, as well as Acheron’s sheer firepower. Let’s see what Jiaoqiu is cooking, and how he can spice-up the meta!
March 7 – 4-star Imaginary Hunt
“Pardon my manners!”
March 7th in a Xianzhou-styled outfit. A sword-wielding female martial artist.
Learning swordsmanship from both Yunli and Yanqing, she is eager to create more beautiful memories on the Xianzhou.
Pom-Pom’s Tips: Participate in the event to unlock March 7th’s new Path. Stay tuned!
Now that everyone from the Astral Express has affinity with the Imaginary… Himeko when?
