Summary
A recent leak fromHonkai: Star Railis hinting at the release window for the game’s next Weekly Boss, set to debut within the next few updates. The sci-fi RPG from HoYoverse features a variety of different combat challenges for players to tackle, with plenty of exciting and useful rewards for helping to upgrade characters. Calyxes offer both EXP materials andresources used to improve a character’s Traces, while Stagnant Shadows grant important materials for leveling and Ascending characters. However, one particular type of boss poses a greater challenge than the rest.
Since the game’s launch,Honkai: Star Railhas introduced multiple different “Echo of War” bosses as the game’s highest tier of enemies. Each Echo of War boss typically correlates to a major climactic moment inStar Rail’s story, with only a limited amount of resources able to be acquired each week. The materials given by Echo of War bosses, however, are essential for maxing out characters, with the materials used to raise a character’s Traces to their highest level. Now, a brand-new weekly boss is set to be introduced in the near future.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Teases Next Weekly Boss
A new leak shared by prominent HoYoverse leaker Sakura Haven is revealing therelease window forHonkai: Star Rail’s next Weekly Boss. According to Sakura Haven, the next Echo of War boss coming toHonkai: Star Railwill be introduced during the Version 3.3 update, with no confirmation given on what the boss will be. The post also shares more information about theheavily-rumored refresh toHonkai: Star Rail’s battle pass, suggesting that the changes will arrive in Version 3.4 rather than the 3.3 update.Honkai: Star Rail’s Version 3.3 is currently expected to launch on May 20.
The addition of a new Weekly Boss toHonkai: Star Railcomes during a period where the story ofStar Rail’s newest world is expected to reach its climax.Honkai: Star Rail’s previous Trailblaze Missions for its new worlds have typically finished their initial arcs during the second or third post-launch update. The Version 2.2 update introduced the"Harmonious Choir" as Penacony’s major Weekly Boss, while Version 2.3 saw the highly-anticipated addition of Firefly to the playable roster. Version 1.2 similarly added “Phantylia the Undying” as the Xianzhou Luofu’s Weekly Boss.
Honkai: Star Raillooks to have plenty of content on the way beyond Version 3.3’s newest Weekly Boss. The update will add two new five-star characters to the game, with both Hyacine andCipher confirmed to become playableduring the patch. The following Version 3.4 update is also heavily rumored to be a big one forStar Rail, with Phainon rumored to be joining the roster alongside the long-awaitedFate/Stay Nightcrossover.Honkai: Star Railfans should have an exciting set of patches on the way from the sci-fi RPG.
