Developer HoYoverse held a special program dedicated to the upcoming update coming to Honkai: Star Rail. Version 2.4: Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue arrives on July 31st, bringing two new characters Yunli and Jiaoqiu, a new zone: Shackling Prison overseen by the Ten-Lords Commission members like Hanya and Xueyi, new missions & events, and much more!
The vacation on Penacony is over, and it is high time for the Astral Express to visit some old friends! The Xianzhou Luofu is holding the Wardance ceremony, which will give Trailblazers a chance to meet some new faces, as the representatives from other ships are showing up to participate. Meanwhile, upon returning to Xianzhou Luofu, March 7th is also filled with excitement for the upcoming Wardance and eagerly seeks to participate, beginning her journey as a swordmaster apprentice under Yunli and Yanqing.
- The Xianzhou Yaoqing delegation: Feixiao (General), Jiaoqiu, Moze.
- The Xianzhou Zhuming delegation: Xuaiyan (General), Yunli.
- The Xianzhou Loufu welcoming party: so far we had seen Jing Yuan (General), Yanqing, Lingsha and, of course, the Legendary New Swordmaster: Imaginary/Hunt March 7th!
Out of all these new and returning characters, you can recruit Yunli and Jiaoqiu, who will see their debut during the first and the second phase respectively. Here’s the entire upcoming lineup, so you can budget your Stellar Jades accordingly!
- Version 2.4 Phase 1: Yunli (5-star Physical Destruction) & Huohuo (5-star Wind Abundance). They are accompanied by Hanya (Physical Harmony), Yukong (Imaginary Harmony), Lynx (Quantum Abudance);
- Version 2.4 Phase 2: Jiaoqiu (5-star Fire Nihility) & Sparkle (5-star Quantum Harmony). The featured 4-stars include Hook (Fire Destruction), Guinaifen (Fire Nihility) and Arlan (Lightning Destruction).
- Version 2.5: Feixiao (5-star Wind Hunt), Lingsha (5-star Fire Abundance), Moze (4-star Lightning Hunt). Stay tuned to learn about reruns when HoYo is ready to share!
Honkai: Star Rail – Version 2.4 Events & Additions Include:
- New storyline;
- Three new playable characters: Yunli (5-star Physical Destruction), Jiaoqiu (5-star Fire Nihility) & March 7th’s new form (4-star Imaginary Hunt);
- Yunli’s companion mission;
- New zone & enemies: Shackling Prison with the Borisin locked inside;
- Saga of Primaveral Blade event. The Wardance ceremony is approaching, and March 7th has been invited to become Yanqing’s and Yunli’s apprentice in swordplay. As her assistant, you will plan Swordart Sessions to help her achieve victory in the eventual duel…
- Operation Memoria Snapshot event. A trainee doctor from Penacony is looking for a helper at Starskiff Haven to help him complete a special photoshoot plan.
- Trailblaze: Friendship Is Magic! event. The gray friend you once met in dreams has come alone to the real world of Belobog. He has arrived to resolve a crisis involving unknown shadows attacking residents, but he urgently needs your help and that of your companions…
- Gift of the Odyssey login event.
- Double drop events for Calyxes and Planar Ornaments.
- New optimizations & QoL improvements.
Additionally, Honkai: Star Rail will be officially collaborating with the Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] anime, with this collaboration set to unfold in Q3 2025.
