The Trailblazer story continues! We journey forward into the main story in this Honkai Star Rail update.

Here’s what HoYoverse has talked about in the latest 1.6 update livestream. New characters, new events, and new redemption codes; this video has it all!

NEW CHARACTERS

Accompanying this expansion are new playable characters: Madam Ruan Mei, Dr. Ratio, and Xueyi, along with the reunion of two old friends, Blade and Kafka.

More importantly, once version 1.6’s “Panta Rhei” event warp starts, every trailblazer who has unlocked the mail feature shall receive one limited five-star character Dr. Ratio.

Phase 1

27 December – 17 January 2024

FLORAL TRIPTYCH

• Ruan Mei
• Xueyi
• March 7th
• TingYun

A LOST SOUL (Blade Rerun Banner)

• Blade
• Xueyi
• March 7th
• TingYun

Phase 2

01/17 – 02/07

PHANTA REI

• Dr Ratio
• Sushang
• Natasha
• Hook

NESSUN DORMA (Kafka Rerun Banner)

• Kafka
• Sushang
• Natasha
• Hook

NEW EVENTS

New Echo of War

CRITTER PICK

Adopt and make cute little pets!

SIMULATED UNIVERSE: GOLD AND GEARS

VIRTUAL SCENTVENTURE

You’ve been invited by the Department of Ecology to be a tester of their new special test.

DOUBLE REWARDS

Gain double rewards for Planar Ornaments from Simulated Universe and Relics from Cavern of Corrosion.

QUALITY OF LIFE CHANGES

To keep up with all the updates, a schedule will be in rotation as not to overwhelm players!

FORGOTTEN HALL

An Auto-Clear function will be introduced in Version 1.6 which will allow players to collect rewards from Memory of Chaos stages without having to re-challenge them.

Players can now challenge certain areas without visiting them.

GIFT OF ODYSSEY

FREE GACHAAAAAA!

HONKAI STAR RAIL won Best Mobile Game of the Year at The Game Awards! Thanks to the lovely community, we’re getting some free stuff! Get a limited Dr Ratio when you log on starting from Phanta Rhei period.

LIVESTREAM CODES

• 7S9SPCJ5CRUT 100 Stellar Jades and 50,000 Credits
• QTRTNC3LU9UX 100 Stellar Jades and 5 Traveler’s Guide
• VA8APU34C8C3 100 Stellar Jades and 4 Refined Aether

The Honkai Star Rail 1.6 update will be out for PC, PlayStation 5, and mobile devices on 27 December.