Summary
A newHonkai: Star Railleak has revealed that players can get a free 4-star character of their choice during Version 3.3. In recent patches,Honkai: Star Railhas been criticized for not releasing new 4-star units in nearly a year.
HoYoverse’s turn-based RPGHonkai: Star Railrecently launched its second anniversary update, and with it has come a handful of rewards for players, including anextra free 1,600 Stellar jadesfor April 26 and a free limited 5-star character. From Version 3.2 until 3.4,Honkai: Star Railplayers can choose between Ruan Mei or Luocha to add to their roster. However, it seems fans can earn yet another free character in the upcoming 3.3 patch, according to a recent leak.
A credibleleak by Tarthas revealed thatHonkai: Star RailVersion 3.3 will feature a free 4-star character selector as a reward. Per the leak, the selector will let players pick up a copy of either Misha, Hanya, Xueyi, or Gallagher, who is also one ofHonkai: Star Rail’s best 4-star characters. The selector is seemingly a reward from a limited event named “Legend of the Galactic Baseballer: Departure,” which would confirm the return of the battle event with the same name introduced during the Penacony cycle.Honkai: Star Railhas offered free 4-star unit selectors in previous updates, and both Gallagher and Hanya have already been featured in them. However, fans have complained about the lack of new 4-stars since Version 2.5.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Reveals Free 4-Star Character Selector for Version 3.3
With the release of Castorice in Version 3.2, there are currently 45 5-star units inHonkai: Star Rail, including the four versions of the Trailblazer. Meanwhile, the number of 4-star characters is only 23. The last 4-star character added to the roster was Moze, who was drip-marketed in July 2024. The imbalance between the two tiers promptedHonkai: Star Railto alter its Standard Bannerby adding limited units, but fans have still criticized that having little variety in 4-stars isn’t too free-to-play-friendly.
The remaining Chrysos Heirs to become playable are all expected to be 5-stars. Anaxa is set to debut in the second half of Version 3.2, while Hyacine and Cypher will be featured inHonkai: Star Rail’s Version 3.3 banners. If no new 4-star character is announced during the next patch, it will mark a year sinceHonkai: Star Railadded a unit to this category.
