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Honkai Star Rail 2.0 Livestream Codes: Redeem Free 300 Stellar Jades
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The Honkai Star Rail 2.0 Livestream is scheduled for today, at 7.30 PM (UTC+8). Developers will give out Redeem Codes for 300 free Stellar Jades and other rewards during the livestream. To redeem from the website, visit the official HSR redeem website > login to your account > set the correct server > enter the code and select Redeem. To redeem from in-game, open the game > select the 3 dot option > select Redemption Code > enter the codes and Redeem.
Honkai Star Rail 2.1 Characters Revealed in Latest Drip Marketing
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Honkai Star Rail's latest drip marketing campaign revealed three new characters — Acheron, Aventurine, and Gallagher. Acheron is a 5-star Nihility character, Aventurine is a 5-star Preservation character, and Gallagher is a 4-star Abundance character. All three characters will likely feature in the upcoming Honkai Star Rail 2.1 update. Honkai Star Rail 2.1 is estimated to be released on March 22, 2024.
Genshin Impact Gaming: Best Build, Weapons & Talents
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Gaming is a 4-star Pyro DPS character with the Claymore weapon type, and will be released in the first phase of the Genshin Impact 4.4 version. Gaming is a good 4-star Pyro DPS unit but his damage only becomes significant with his C6. The 4-piece Marechaussee Hunter set is the best Artifact set for Gaming. Verdict is the best Weapon for Gaming in Genshin Impact without any added conditions. A Vape team is best for Gaming, paired with Furina, Yelan and Bennet.
Honkai Star Rail 2.0 Livestream: Date and Time
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The Honkai Star Rail 2.0 livestream is scheduled for January 26 at 7:30 PM (UTC+8) on Honkai Star Rail's official YouTube channel. The livestream will reveal Redeem codes for Stellar Jades and other rewards. Honkai Star Rail 2.0 version will feature many new exciting things including three new characters, one new world with many new explorable area, new events, many new Light Cones, and much more.
Honkai Star Rail: Himeko Pure Fiction Best Build
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Himeko is a 5-star Erudition character in Honkai Star Rail with the Fire Damage type and is best suited for the Pure Fiction game mode. Her best relic sets are 4-piece The Ashblazing Grand Duke and 2-piece Inert Salsotto. The main and sub-stats for Himeko are Crit Rate and Damage, Speed, and Attack %. Her best team comp in Pure Fiction is Himeko, Topaz, Ruan Mei, and Luocha.
Honkai Star Rail: Herta Pure Fiction Best Build
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Herta is a 4-star Erudition character in Honkai Star Rail who does Ice Damage and is best suited for the Pure Fiction game mode. Her best relic sets are 4-Piece The Ashblazing Grand Duke and 2-piece Inert Salsotto. The main and sub stats for Herta are Crit and Attack%. Her best team comp in Pure Fiction is Himeko, Ruan Mei and Luocha.
Genshin Impact 4.4 Skins: How to Get Free Outfits?
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The upcoming Genshin 4.4 version will add 3 new character outfits for Ganyu, Shenhe and Xingqiu. The Shenhe and Ganyu outfits can be purchased from the Genshin Impact in-game shop. They will also appear at a limited period discount during the Lantern Rite festival. The Xingqiu outfit can be attained for free by completing the Vibrant Harriers Aloft Spring Breeze event.
Genshin Impact 4.4: How to Get a Free 4-Star Liyue Character?
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Genshin Impact 4.4 will let players invite one free character 4-star character from Liyue. The new update will also add 3 more skins, one of them attainable through events, and a ton of more stuff. Among the 10 4-star Liyue characters, there are some really good ones. Xingqiu is arguably the best character among the lot and is considered an S-tier Sub DPS. Next to him, Beidou, YaoYao, Gaming, and Yun Jin are also great picks.
Duke Ifrit Inferno Honkai Star Rail: Kit, Lore, and Playable or Not
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Duke Inferno is the latest villain added to Honkai Star Rail and will likely play a major role in the upcoming Penacony Trailblaze missions. His real name is Ifrit and he is the leader of the Ever-Flame mansion faction, belonging to the Annihilation Gang. Duke Inferno is likely going to be a Destruction character with the Fire Damage type. The trend of Honkai Star Rail's main villains suggests that Duke Inferno won't be a playable character.
Genshin Impact 4.4 Livestream Codes: Redeem Free 300 Primogems
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Genshin Impact 4.4 Livestream is scheduled for today, at 07:00 AM (UTC-5) and developers will give out 300 free Primogems through redeem codes during the Livestream. Genshin Impact players can redeem the codes from the redeem website or through the in-game option. To redeem from the website, visit redeem site >> login >> set the correct server >> enter the code and redeem it, to redeem from in-game options, open Paimon's menu >> select Settings >> Accounts >> Redeem >> enter the code and redeem it.
Genshin Impact Players Furious With the New Artifact Loadout Feature
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Genshin Impact Developers recently revealed the upcoming, highly anticipated Artifact Loadout feature in their latest Developer Discussion. This has received major backlash from the Genshin Impact Community as the Artifact Loadout feature is a complete 180 from what the players wanted. Many Genshin Impact content creators and players have taken to Reddit and Twitter to share their displeasure with the new Artifact Loadout feature.
Genshin Impact 4.4 Livestream: Date and Time
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The Genshin Impact 4.4 Livestream is scheduled for January 19,2024, at at 07:00 AM (UTC-5) on Genshin Impact's official Twitch channel. The same event will be subsequently broadcast an hour later on Genshin Impact's official YouTube channel at 08:00 AM (UTC-5). The livestream will reveal Redeem codes for Primogems and other goodies. Genshin Impact 4.4 version will feature many new exciting things including two new characters, one new explorable area, and two new events.
Well-known Genshin Impact leaker, Fy Leaks, have revealed in-game footage and screenshots of Mt. Lingmeng, which is part of the Chenyu Vale. Chenyu Vale is going to a big zone with many rewards and interesting locations. The overworld of Mt. Lingmeng in Chenyu Vale is filled with lush greenery, flowing rivers, small waterfalls, and gorgeous cherry blossom trees. The underworld appears to have been an old abandoned temple with candle-lit alters.
Honkai Star Rail: Thief of Shooting Meteor Relic Location & Build Guide
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The Thief of Shooting Meteor relic set is one of the most accessible relic sets in Honkai Star Rail. The 4-piece set gives a 32% Break Effect increase and also regenerates 3 energy for the wearer every time they Weakness Break enemies. The best characters for The Thief of Shooting Meteor relic set are: Ruan Mei, Welt, Xueyi, and Asta.
Genshin Impact 4.4 Primogem Count (Estimated)
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Genshin Impact 4.4 brings 2 new characters and features new events, questions, and a ton of Primogems. The total Primogem count attainable in the Genshin Impact 4.4 version is 19,940 Primogems, equivalent to 124 pulls. F2P players can earn up to 14,420 Primogems (90 pulls), Welkin Moon Players can earn up to 18,620 Primogems (116 Pulls), and Battle pass players can earn up to 15,740 (98 Pulls). The 90 pulls attainable for the F2P players can only be attained if players complete all the new quests, events, daily logins, and must fully explore the world.
Honkai Star Rail: Pure Fiction Stage 3 and Stage 4 Guide
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Stages 3 and 4 of Pure Fiction in Honkai Star Rail are the hardest stages in the new game mode. Many players are struggling to clear them due to lack of proper team composition. Both the stage 3 and 4 of Pure Fiction has the Physical, Lightning, Ice and Fire weakness, so using characters with the same weakness types makes it easier to clear the stages. For both stages, focus on defeating the weaker enemies first in both halves, before fighting the elite ones.
Honkai Star Rail: Speed Breakpoints Explained
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Speed is the most important and least explained stat in Honkai Star Rail. Breaking specific speed breakpoints allows characters to take multiple actions in a turn cycle. The first 10 Speed breakpoints are: 90, 93.4, 106.7, 120.1, 133.4, 146.7, 160.1, 173.4, 186.7, and 200.1. Every character has a different base speed stat and some characters do better with more speed, while others with less speed.
Honkai Star Rail Leaks: 7 New Light Cones in Forgotten Hall Store Revealed
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The latest Honkai Star Rail leaks, via Team Chikawa, have confirmed the 7 new Light Cones, one for each path, with their full abilities. The Developer Radio: Penacony Special Edition first revealed about the new Light Cones coming to the Forgotten Hall with the Honkai Star Rail 2.0 version. Four of the Light Cones appear to be the 4-star signature Light Cones of Sam, Gallagher, Sunday, and Sparkle.
Genshin Impact 4.4 Banners: Characters and Weapons
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Banners in Genshin Impact 4.4 will feature four characters — Xianyun, Nahida in the first half and Xiao, Yae Miko in the second half. The version will also features all the characters' signature weapons — Crane's Echoing Call, Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, A Thousand Floating Dreams, and Kagura's Verity.
Honkai Star Rail Is Coming to Nvidia GeForce Now Cloud Gaming Service
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The popular gacha TTRPG game — Honkai Star Rail is soon coming to the Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming service. Earlier today, the official account of Nvidia GeForce Now tweeted the Penacony trailer of Honkai Star Rail and confirmed that players will soon be able to play the game on their cloud gaming service. Although the release date is not given, we can assume it to happen around the release of Honkai Star Rail version 2.0.
Honkai Star Rail: Acheron’s Kit, Eidolons, & Traces Leaked
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Acheron is a 5-star Nihility character with the Lightning damage type, and she is one of the main characters in the Penacony trailblaze missions. Recent leaks from DIM and Homdgcat has revealed her entire Kit, including Eidolons and Trace abilities. She has a unique kit, which doesn't use energy to recharge Ultimate. Acheron's kit allows debuffing enemies while dealing high multi-target damage with her AoE Ultimate and Blast Skill.
Honkai Star Rail Pure Fiction Character Tier List: Best Characters
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Pure Fiction is the latest permanent game mode in Honkai Star Rail and it has a completely different meta from other game modes. That's why we have created a separate character tier list, featuring characters specifically for Pure Fiction. However, like every tier list, this one is also subjective and your opinion might not always align with it.
Honkai Star Rail: 4 Upcoming Penacony Character Models Leaked
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Honkai Star Rail will release the new Penacony World with the 2.0 update and it is set to feature many new characters. New leaks from otchim_leaks have revealed the in-game models of Boothill, Gallagher, Sunday, and Robin using model swap. The models give us a good look at the new characters. Recent leaks have also revealed a new travel mechanic in Penacony.
Honkai Star Rail: Tingyun Build Guide
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Tingyun is a 4-star Harmony character who does Lightning Damage and is best suited Support. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Messenger Traversing Hackerspace and 2-piece Broken Keel. The main and sub stats for Tingyun are Speed, Energy Regeneration Rate and HP %, followed by Effect Resistance % and Defense %. She brings value to any team, and pairs best with Hyper Carries. Her best team is with Jingliu, Pela, and Huohuo.
Honkai Star Rail: Sparkle Build Guide
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Sparkle is a 5-star Harmony character who does Quantum Damage and is best suited as Support. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Messenger Traversing Hackerspace and 2-piece Broken Keel. The main and sub stats for Sparkle are Crit Damage %, Effect Resistance %, and Speed, followed by HP % and Defense %. She brings value to any team, and pairs best with Hyper Carries. Her best team is a mono Quantum team with Seele, Silver Wolf, and Fu Xuan.
Honkai Star Rail: Gold And Gears Guide (2024)
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The Gold and Gears update to the Simulated Universe introduces customizable Dice Faces, the Path of Erudition, and the new Intra-Cognition system. In this game mode, players need to go through planes while keeping the recommended Intra-Cognition system, which will unlock story secrets in the Simulated Universe. The new game mode rewards 4000 Stellar for clearing it the first time. Best characters for Gold and Gears are Jingliu, Dan Heng IL, Argenti, Qingque, Bronya, Ruan Mei, Luocha, Fu Xuan, Huohuo.
Honkai Star Rail Leak Shows Traveling in Penacony Will Use Optical Illusions
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The new traveling mechanic for Penacony has been revealed in leaked gameplay footage. The Penacony Travel mechanic will use Optical Illusions to align different buildings to form paths after players activate the Dream's Eye using the nearby bird statues. Entering the Dream's Eye changes the standard Third person view to Bird's eye view, which aligns the different unconnected buildings to form traversable paths.
Honkai Star Rail Pure Fiction Guide: How to Unlock and Best Characters
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Pure Fiction was released on January 8, 2024, in Honkai Star Rail after the Memory of Chaos update finished. The game mode features constantly respawning enemies for a limited number of turn cycles, which can be defeated to earn points. After the turn cycle finishes, players will get rewards based on the total score. The Pure Fiction game mode will reward 720 Stellar Jades, Jade Feather, the 4-Star Character Lynx, and Credits.
Honkai Star Rail: Best Kafka Build
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Kafka is a 5-star Nihility character that does Lightning Damage and is best suited for DoT builds. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Prisoner in Deep Confinement and 2-piece Space Sealing Station. The main and sub stats for Kafka are Attack % and Speed, followed by Effect Hit rate and Break Effect. She is best suited for teams with a DoT applier (Luka or Sampo), a defense shredder (Pela or Silver Wolf), and any sustain (Huohuo or Geopard).
Honkai Star Rail: March 7th’s Old Name Appears in Leaks
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March 7th's old name has been recently leaked by UBatcha, a well know HSR leaker. The leaks reveal that March 7th's old name was 'Celimene' in 2021 — meaning Heavenly Moon or Heavenly Strength — and it originates from the 17th century French playwright Molière, for a character in his play Le Misanthrope. Whether this is her original name or not is only up to speculation. Previously, the name 'Eileen' was leaked as March 7th's name, which also means Strength.
Honkai Star Rail Blade Best Build: Relics, Light Cones & Teams Comps
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Blade is a 5* Destruction character that does Wind Damage and is best suited for carry or sub-DPS builds. His best relic sets are 4-piece Longevous Disciple and 2-Piece Inert Salsotto. The main Relic stats for Blade are Crit Damage and Crit Rate, followed by HP% and Attack%. He is best suited as a Hyper Carry with one buffer (Bronya or Asta), a defense shredder (Pela or Silver Wolf), and any healer with reactive heals (Luocha or Natasha).
Honkai Star Rail Black Swan Kit, Best Build, Light Cones & Teams Comps
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Black Swan is a 5-star Nihility character in Honkai Star Rail who does Wind Damage and is best suited for DoT builds. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Prisoner in Deep Confinement and 2-piece Space Sealing Station. The main and sub stats for Black Swan are Attack % and Speed, followed by Effect Hit rate and Break Effect. She is best suited for teams with a DoT applier (Guinafen or Luka). Her best team will have Kafka, Pela, and Huohuo.
Honkai Star Rail 1.6 Update: Release Date and Time
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Honkai Star Rail 1.6 version will be released on December 27 at 3:00 AM UTC. The version will feature a new game mode, character, light cones, events, Memory of Chaos stages, QoL changes, free characters, enemies and locations, and updates to the Simulated Universe. The 1.6 version can be pre-downloaded, allowing players to play without delay when the version is live.
Honkai Star Rail Character Tier List: Best HSR Characters in 2024
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This character tier list is created to help new and veteran players learn the importance of any character in Honkai Star Rail. The characters have been placed in each tier after careful consideration and analysis of their abilities. The tier list also provides a brief look on why a character is good or bad in Honkai Star Rail. However, like all tier lists, this one is also subjective. Play any character you like as long as you enjoy the game.
Honkai Star Rail: Lynx Kit, Best Build, Light Cones & Teams Comps
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Lynx is a 4-star Abundance character with the Quantum Damage type in Honkai Star Rail and is best suited for Sustain. Her best relic sets are the mix of 2-piece Longevous Disciple and 2-piece Passerby of Wandering Cloud, and 2-piece Fleet of the Ageless. The main Relic stats for Lynx are HP % and Speed, followed by Effect RES% and DEF. She is a good healer who can go with most teams, but her best team is the mono Quantum team with Seele, Qingque, and Silver Wolf.
Honkai Star Rail 1.6: Total Stellar Jade Count (Estimated)
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The Honkai Star Rail 1.6 total Stellar Jade count has been leaked and the F2P players can earn up to 15,170 Stellar Jades, or 94 pulls. Furthermore, players subscribed to the Express Supply Pass can get and extra 3,870 Stellar Jades, while players subscribed to the Nameless Honor can get an extra 1,320 Stellar Jades.
Honkai Star Rail: Xueyi Build Guide
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Xueyi is a 4* Destruction character in Honkai Star Rail that does Quantum Damage and is best suited as a Sub DPS. Her best relic sets are 4-piece Genius of Brilliant Stars and 2-piece Talia: Kingdom of Banditry. The main and sub stats for Xueyi are Attack %, Speed, followed by Break Effect, Crit Rate and Crit Damage. She is best suited for Mono Quantum Teams and fits perfectly with Seele, Silver Wolf and Fu Xuan.
List of Honkai Star Rail 1.6 Events and Rewards
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Honkai Star Rail 1.6 will be released on December 27, with many exciting events and rewards. The 1.6 update will feature the following events: Critter Pick, Scentventure, Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears, Pure Fiction, Planar Fissure, Realm of the Strange, and Gift of Odyssey. Some of the prominent rewards are: Stellar Jades, Self Modeling Resins, Star Rail Premium Passes, and Traces of Destiny.
Honkai Star Rail: Dr. Ratio Kit, Best Build, Light Cones & More
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Dr. Ratio is a 5* Hunt character that does Imaginary Damage and is best suited as a main DPS. His best relic sets are 4-piece The Ash Blazing Grand Duke and 2-piece Talia: Celestial Differentiator. The main and sub stats for Dr. Ratio are Crit Damage, and Attack %, followed by Crit Rate and Speed. He is best suited for Follow-up Attack teams and fits perfectly with Topaz, Welt, and Huohuo.
Honkai Star Rail Free 5-Star Character: Get Dr. Ratio for Free
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Honkai Star Rail will gift the 5-star character Dr. Ratio for free in version 1.6 to thank the player base for the support. The free Dr. Ratio will be sent to the account mailbox of players who have unlocked the Mail Box function by completing the 'The Blue — A Moment of Peace, after the release of the version 1.6 Panta Rhei event warp. The free Dr. Ratio can be claimed until the end of version 2.1. Players can also get the 4-star character Lynx for free from the 1.6 version update by clearing any phase of the Stage 2 of Pure Fiction.
Honkai Star Rail: Ruan Mei Best Build
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Ruan Mei is a 5-star Harmony character with the Ice damage type and perfect for the support role. Her best Relic and Planar ornaments set is a 4-piece Thief of Shooting Meteor and a 2-piece Talia: Kingdom of Banditry. Her best Light cone is Past Self in Mirror. Ruan Mei’s best team is Firefly, Ruan Mei, Harmony Trailblazer, and Gallagher, but she can be strong for any hyper-carry team.
Honkai Star Rail 1.6 Livestream Codes: Redeem Free 300 Stellar Jades
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The Honkai Star Rail 1.6 Livestream is scheduled for today, at 7.30 PM (UTC+8). Developers will give out Redeem Codes for 300 free Stellar Jades and other rewards during the livestream. There is also an ongoing event, posted by the Honkai Star Rail X (Twitter) account, where they are going to reward 10 Star Rail Passes for free to 50 Random participants.