Honkai Star Rail Update: Release Date, Livestream and New Features

Honkai Star Rail had a very successful year with the Amphoreus Arc, where they introduced some of the best-written characters of the game, and we all will be missing them while moving forward to the next explorable region, Planarcadia. This new region will also introduce a new playable Path, which will be Elation.

The Trailblazer, on the other hand, will also unlock a new playable Path. If you are interested in further details on Planarcadia and Elation, keep on reading, as this article will share all the details about the upcoming Honkai Star Rail update, so punch your ticket as the Astral Express leaves soon.

When is the Next Honkai Star Rail Update?

HSR 4.1v is currently live and will be running for the next 4 weeks, instead of the traditional 6 weeks. HoYoverse had taken this step to bring back this year's roadmap at the right speed and prevent delayed future updates.

The current version also saw the debut of a new Hunt Path character, Ashveil. He is a 5-star Lightning character whose kit is based on FUA (Follow-Up Attack). In short, he will hit you back after his initial turn under certain conditions.

With 4.1v right on schedule, the upcoming 4.2v anniversary update is just a month away, where we will be witnessing the debut of Silver Wolf Lv. 999 (main push for this year) and Evanescia. Both of them will be 5-star limited characters, so if you are planning to get her, then you'd better start pre-farming those level-up materials, which are currently available in-game.

What will be in the Next Honkai Star Rail Update?

In the upcoming version of Star Rail, we will be continuing with our Trailblazing Quest in Planarcadia, where we got to know a huge amount of lore info about Himeko and her home planet. It is also expected that in the future version, we will get to see more of Evanescia and her involvement in the Trailblazing Quest.

Apart from the continuation of the Trailblazing Quest, we will also see the debut of two new 5-star characters, Silver Wolf Lv. 999 and Evanescia. Silver Wolf Lvl.999 is the main anniversary push this year, so you can rest assured that she is going to be an S-Tier unit in the Honkai Star Rail Tier List. Evanescia, who was previously planned to be the main push, was later scrapped due to the political tension between China and Japan.

Both Silver Wolf Lv. 999 and Evanescia have been confirmed by HoYoberse via their official drip marketing event. So make sure you have plenty of Stellar Jades saved, because the upcoming update is going to be stacked with events and banners.

List of upcoming Honkai Star Rail Updates

If we are following the traditional update cycle of HoYoverse, which lasts around 6 weeks each, with a Special Livestream happening 6 days before the patch hits the live server, then the upcoming versions of HSR update should be on these dates:

The above data has been collected from reliable users, and predictions are made on the game's past update cycles. Therefore, there is a possibility that the version dates may change in the future, depending on HoYoverse's decisions as the publisher of Honkai Star Rail.

How often do Honkai Star Rail updates come?

Honkai Star Rail is one of the community's favourite space-based turn-based RPGs, where you get to play as the Trailblazer who travels through the cosmos, visiting various planets and solving disasters caused by Stellarons. This title, being published by HoYoverse, like Genshin Impact, follows a similar 6-week update cycle, besides the recent one, where the update has been shortened due to readjustment to their original plan, which was delayed due to the political instability between China and Japan.

Similar to Genshin Impact, Star Rail also has web login events, where you can collect free Stellar Jades while revealing minor details about future plots. The best way to stay updated on such events is by following their X handle. Also, to stay updated on future Star Rail news and guides, keep tabs on our Sportsdunia Honkai Star Rail page.