HSR Himeko Nova Kit and Release Date

Honkai Star Rail is converging multiple Emanators and well-known entities of its universe in Planarcadia. And at the precipice of it all stands Himeko, whose origin story is tied directly to Planarcadia’s existence. The navigator of the Astral Express is finally getting a new form, and HSR players cannot wait for it much longer. Here is everything there is to know about HSR Himeko Nova’s kit, release date, path, element, and rarity.

Honkai Star Rail Himeko Nova Overview

Himeko Nova is the new form of Himeko, our beloved navigator of the Astral Express and one of the HSR characters. Here is a full overview of Himeko Nova in Honkai Star Rail:

Himeko’s standard form is still one of the strongest characters for the Pure Fiction game mode, but elsewhere it has largely been unused. The new form, Himeko Nova, is also of the 5-star rarity, following the path of Erudition and having the Fire element. This is essentially identical to her standard form, meaning Himeko won’t find a new path or change her mind in Planarcadia. Instead, she will likely either reveal her full power or unlock it in the coming storyline.

The current storyline already questions whether Himeko is dead, casting a shadow on the current Himeko we know, who is working as the navigator of the Astral Express. Nevertheless, her full story will be revealed soon, uncovering all the secrets.

HSR Himeko Nova Kit Leaks

HSR Himeko Nova’s kit has been revealed with the version 4.4 beta leaks. Here is a quick view of her full kit:

• Basic Attack: Deals Fire DMG equal to 100% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to one enemy.
• Skill: After using Skill, Himeko Nova gains ‘Navigator’s Semaphore,’ lasting for 3 turns. At the start of each of Himeko Nova’s turn, the duration is reduced by 1. When Himeko Nova has “Navigator’s Semaphore”, she immediately regains all uses of Assist Skill. DMG dealt by all allies increases by 30%. At the start of every turn, immediately regains 1 use of Assist Skill.
• Ultimate: Immediately pilots Starblazer. Starblazer can launch “Hyperluminal Particle Beam” against enemies 6 times, or consume “Source Energy” to launch “Orbital Annihilation Pulse”. When the uses of “Hyperluminal Particle Beam” are depleted, automatically launches “Orbital Annihilation Pulse” followed by a Final Hit, dealing 3 instances of DMG, with each instance dealing Fire DMG equal to 100% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to a random single enemy. When using “Hyperluminal Particle Beam” or “Orbital Annihilation Pulse” deals fatal damage to all enemies on the field, or when enemy HP can no longer be reduced, immediately launches the Final Hit.
  • Hyperluminal Particle Beam: Deals Fire DMG equal to 30% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to all enemies and gains 1 point of “Source Energy”. A maximum of 3 “Source Energy” can be held.
  • Orbital Annihilation Pulse: Consumes 1 point of “Source Energy” to deal Fire DMG equal to 20% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to all enemies. When current “Source Energy” is 1 point or more, for every 1 point of “Source Energy” consumed, it additionally deals 1 instance of Fire DMG equal to 40% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to one random enemy.
• Talent: When Himeko Nova is on the field, she immediately deploys the Territory “Starblazer Visioscape”, and “Starblazer” appears on the field, granting the Assist Skill to all allies. Using the Assist Skill is considered as using a Skill. When an ally actively uses the Assist Skill, it consumes 1 Assist Skill use, increasing Himeko Nova’s All-Type RES PEN by 20% and CRIT DMG by 50%. Her attacks can ignore Weakness Types to reduce enemy Toughness. When Breaking Weakness, triggers the Fire Weakness Break effect.
• Technique: When Himeko Nova is in the team, increases max Technique Points by 3. After using the Technique, she enters the “Cruise” state lasting for 30 seconds. Actively using the Technique consumes 2 Technique Points and immediately attacks all enemies within a certain range. After entering combat, immediately uses Skill 1 time at the start of each wave. If attacking a Normal Enemy, immediately defeats them without entering combat. No Technique Points are consumed if no enemies are hit.
• Enhanced Basic Attack: Deals Fire DMG equal to 200% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to all enemies, and deals 3 extra instances of DMG, with each instance dealing Fire DMG equal to 30% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to a random single enemy. When used by Himeko • Nova, deals Fire DMG equal to 250% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to all enemies, and deals 4 extra instances of DMG, with each instance dealing Fire DMG equal to 40% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to a random single enemy. If the user is a Trailblaze Companions character other than Himeko Nova, Himeko Nova will gain either the “Companion Protocol: Verdict” or “Companion Protocol: Decimation” state depending on the user. The extra Assist Skill triggered by the “Companion Protocol: Verdict” or “Companion Protocol: Decimation” Status Effect can be triggered up to 2 time(s) per Combat, and the trigger count is refreshed after Himeko Nova uses her Ultimate.
  • Companion Protocol: Verdict: Enters the “Companion Protocol: Verdict” state. When Himeko Nova deals Ultimate DMG, increases CRIT DMG by 100%. After Himeko Nova’s teammates use their Ultimate actively 2 time(s), Himeko Nova immediately launches 1 Assist Skill against an enemy at no cost, and Himeko Nova additionally regenerates 10 Energy.
  • Companion Protocol: Decimation: Enters the “Companion Protocol: Decimation” state. Increases all allies’ CRIT DMG by 80%, and additionally increases the CRIT DMG dealt by Skills by 10. For every 1 enemy target hit by an ally, gains 1 point of Charge. When Charge reaches 9 points, consumes all Charge, and Himeko Nova immediately launches 1 Assist Skill against the enemy at no cost. This instance of Assist Skill cannot gain Charge.
• Traces:
  • Wither, the Last and First Men?: When Himeko Nova’s Assist Skill can be used while during her turn, using Assist Skill does not consume Assist Skill uses.
  • Hark! The Express’s Pulse Roars: When a Trailblaze Companion character other than Himeko Nova actively uses an Assist Skill, that character immediately gains 1 extra turn during which they can use their Ultimate. An extra turn gained from an Assist Skill will not repeatedly trigger this Trace effect.
  • The Silver Rail, Hushed in Antiquity: When using Ultimate, immediately gains 3 point(s) of “Source Energy.” When using the “Orbital Annihilation Pulse” attack, if current “Source Energy” is 3 points or more, the DMG multiplier of “Orbital Annihilation Pulse” against random single enemies increases by 40%.When using Ultimate, immediately gains 3 point(s) of “Source Energy.” When using the “Orbital Annihilation Pulse” attack, if current “Source Energy” is 3 points or more, the DMG multiplier of “Orbital Annihilation Pulse” against random single enemies increases by 40%.
  • Stat Boosts: 8% Fire DMG Boost, 28% ATK Boost, and 12% Crit Rate Boost.
• Eidolon 1: Increases the number of times the Talent triggers the extra Assist Skill effect by 1. While in the “Companion Protocol: Verdict” state, the number of Ultimate uses required to launch the Assist Skill is reduced by 1. While in the “Companion Protocol: Decimation” state, the Charge required to launch the Assist Skill is reduced by 3. When Himeko Nova launches the Assist Skill, the number of times the extra DMG effect is triggered increases by 1.
• Eidolon 2: Max uses of Assist Skill increase to 2, and DMG dealt by Assist Skill increases by 24%. At the start of “Navigator’s Semaphore”‘s turn, immediately recovers 2 Assist Skill uses. Trace “Hark! The Express’s Pulse Roars” effect: When characters other than Trailblaze Companions use Assist Skill, they also gain 1 extra turn.
• Eidolon 3: Increases Ultimate level by 2 and Basic Attack level by 1.
• Eidolon 4: When using the Assist Skill from Talent “Of Fire and Far Faring,” the All-Type RES PEN increase effect applies to all allies. When Himeko Nova gains this effect, her All-Type RES PEN increases by an additional 10%.
• Eidolon 5: Increases Skill level by 2 and Talent level by 2.
• Eidolon 6: Himeko Nova’s Fire Type RES PEN increases by 20%. Max “Source Energy” increases to 6 points, and when an ally uses or unleashes an Assist Skill, Himeko Nova gains 1 points of “Source Energy”. When launching an “Hyperluminal Particle Beam” attack during the Ultimate, additionally gains 1 point of “Source Energy”. When launching “Orbital Annihilation Pulse”, if current “Source Energy” is greater than or equal to 6 points, additionally deals Fire DMG equal to 120% of Himeko Nova’s ATK to all enemies 1 time.

When Will Himeko Nova Release in Honkai Star Rail

Himeko Nova will be released on July 14, 2026, with the start of the Honkai Star Rail 4.4. Check our HSR banners to learn more about the upcoming character roster and plan your pulls accordingly. Himeko Nova will appear in the first half of the banners, so get ready to pull for her using Stellar Jades or Premium Star Rail Passes. If you are running short on Stellar Jades, grab HSR codes to obtain them for free.

So, this is everything we currently know about HSR Himeko Nova’s kit, release date, element, rarity, and path. Have more questions about her? Ask us in the comments section below.