From the makers of Genshin Impact and Guns Girl, miHoYo is about to release the 4th installment in the Honkai series: Honkai: Star Rail.
Honkai: Star Rail is a free-to-play game with a turn-based combat system and a gacha feature. The game is set in a different universe and features different iterations of prior characters from earlier games.
The following are the confirmed characters of the game so far as of March 27:
| Character name | Rarity | Element | Path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlan | 4 Stars | Lightning | The Destruction |
| Asta | 4 Stars | Fire | The Harmony |
| Bailu | 5 Stars | Lightning | The Abundance |
| Blade | 5 Stars | Wind | The Destruction |
| Bronya | 5 Stars | Wind | The Harmony |
| Clara | 5 Stars | Physical | The Destruction |
| Dan Heng | 4 Stars | Wind | The Hunt |
| Fu Xuan | 5 Stars | Quantum | The Preservation |
| Gepard | 5 Stars | Ice | The Preservation |
| Herta | 4 Stars | Ice | The Erudition |
| Himeko | 5 Stars | Fire | The Erudition |
| Hook | 4 Stars | Fire | The Destruction |
| Jing Yuan | 5 Stars | Lightning | The Erudition |
| Kafka | 5 Stars | Lightning | The Nihility |
| Luocha | 5 Stars | Imaginary | The Abundance |
| March 7th | 4 Stars | Ice | The Preservation |
| Natasha | 4 Stars | Physical | The Abundance |
| Pela | 4 Stars | Ice | The Nihility |
| Qingque | 4 Stars | Quantum | The Erudition |
| Sampo | 4 Stars | Wind | The Nihility |
| Seele | 5 Stars | Quantum | The Hunt |
| Serval | 4 Stars | Lightning | The Erudition |
| Silver Wolf | 5 Stars | Quantum | The Nihility |
| Sushang | 4 Stars | Physical | The Hunt |
| Tingyun | 4 Stars | Lightning | The Harmony |
| Trailblazer | 5 Stars | Physical/Fire | The Destruction (Physical)/The Preservation(Fire) |
| Welt | 5 Stars | Imaginary | The Nihility |
| Yanqing | 5 Stars | Ice | The Hunt |
There are seven elements in the game so far and they are the following: Physical, Fire, Ice, Lightning, Wind, Quantum and Imaginary.
Along with this, there is also Paths which is similar to a character class. Currently, there are a total of 14 paths, but only 7 are confirmed to be playable. These paths are Abundance (Heal), Destruction (DPS), Erudition (Multiple target DPS), Harmony (Utility Support), Hunt (Single target DPS), Nihility (Debuff), and Preservation (Defense)
The Astral Express, a space train that transports you around the game’s universe, allows you to go to several worlds in this future environment. Players will traverse to different locations — from the snow plains of Jarilo-IV to the Herta Space Station.
Honkai: Star Rail will be accessible on Windows, iOS, and Android on April 26. Ports for PlayStation 4 and 5 will follow in the future.
