Honkai Star Rail 3rd Anniversary News – Everything You Need To Know

Livestream Exclusive Codes

As per usual, with the release of the special 4.2 update patch and 3rd anniversary celebration announcement livestream, several special exclusive codes have been revealed, allowing players to exchange for up to 300 Stellar Jades by redeeming them. The Codes for the Honkai Star Rail version 4.2 Update Patch Livestream are:

– HERESTHECODE – 100 stellar jade and 50k credits

– SHAREANDSAVEIT – 100 stellar jade and five traveler’s guides

– HAPPY3RDANNIV – 100 stellar jade and four refined aether

These codes will expire on the 12th of April, 2026, so players should be sure to exchange these codes for their special exclusive rewards before the codes completely expire.

Brand New Story and Explorable Areas

Of course, with the release of the 4.2 Update patch, the main story of Honkai Star Rail Planacardia saga will enter one of its climatic moment with the reveal of a new Elation Emanator in the form of Silver Wolf lv.999 and the involvement of the curator of the Phantasmoon game Evanescia. 

Join hands with your new allies and defeat the upcoming threats to Planarcadia in the Phantasmoon game in the brand new main story quest and explore the new explorable area in Honkai Star Rail version 4.2 Update Patch.

Brand New Characters Release

Alongside the release of Honkai Star Rail 4.2 Update and its 3rd Anniversary Update Patch, 2 brand new characters will be released in the update patch for players to meet and roll for them. The 2 main attractions for this update patch are the brand new 5-Star Imaginary Elation character Silver Wolf Lv.999 and the brand new 5-Star Physical Elation character Evanescia.

Silver Wolf Lv.999 is an upcoming 5-star character of the Imaginary Element and Elation Path. She specializes in dealing massive amounts of Imaginary Basic Attack and Elation damage to all enemies once her Ultimate is unleashed, making her a very powerful Elation Main DPS character for the future contents in the game.

Evanescia is an upcoming 5-star character of the Physical Element and Elation Path. She specializes in taking advantage of the Elation Path’s Certified Banger effect to gain large amount of Ultimate energy to spam Ultimate and deal powerful Physical Elation damage to enemies, making her a very strong Elation Main DPS character.

Another brand new character coming to the 4.2 Update Patch is the brand new version of the Trailblazer in the form of Elation Trailblazer.

Elation Trailblazer is an upcoming 5-star version of the Trailblazer of the Lightning Element and Elation Path. They specialize in supporting different Elation teams by providing the team with Certified Banger stacks and Punchline Points in addition to being able to immediately trigger other Elation characters’ Elation Skill by using their special effects, allowing them to enable various different Elation teams.

Players will have the chance to obtain these characters and their lightcones in Honkai Star Rail version 4.2 Update and 3rd Anniversary Celebration.

Version Update Banner Schedules

Alongside the release of the 2 brand new 5-star characters for a limited time, several old Limited characters will also be making their return in their own rerun banners during Honkai Star Rail 3rd Anniversary Update Patch. The banner schedules for the update patch is as followed:

The first phase for the update patch will starts right at the beginning of the update patch and last for 21 days, featuring the rate up banners for the brand new 5-star Imaginary Elation character Silver Wolf Lv.999 and the rerun banners for the 5-star Fire Destruction Character Firefly, the 5-star Fire Nihility Character The Dahlia and the 5-star Quantum Remembrance Character Castorice. These characters’ signature lightcones will also be rated up during their banner duration.

The 2nd phase for the update patch will start after the end of the first phase and last until the end of the 4.2 Update Patch for Honkai Star Rail. This phase will feature the release of the brand new 5-star Physical Elation character Evanescia and the returning banners for the 5-star Wind Hunt character Feixiao, the 5-star Quantum Harmony character Tribbie and the 5-star Imaginary Harmony Character Sunday. These characters’ signature light cones will also be on rate up during their banners’ period.

Get your hands on these amazing brand new and returning characters and their lightcones today by topping up in Honkai Star Rail with the help of Enjoygm and enjoy amazing discounts.

3rd Anniversary Celebration Events

Of course, with the release of the Honkai Star Rail 3rd Anniversary Update Patch, a lot of important celebratory events and amazing contents will be coming to the game to celebrate this amazing milestone:

– Special Log In Event: Log into the games for a total of 7 days in order to obtain 20 Free Pulls during the update period.

– Special Express Blessings and Messages: During the update period, players can choose one out of 9 characters in order to send a heartfelt celebratory message and be rewarded with a personalized message in return as well as 1600 Stellar Jades and 10 Fuels. 

– Anniversary Exclusive Event: During the update patch period, celebrate the game’s 3rd anniversary by conducting special livestream sessions in game in order to obtain up to 1600 Stellar Jades as rewards through the event.

– Free 5-Star Character: With the 3rd anniversary release, players will be given a Golden Companion that they can use to exchange for A Free 5-Star Character from the Golden Companion shop. Additionally, 2 brand new characters will be added to the golden companion shop in the form of the 5-star Wind Abundance character Huohuo and the 5-star Physical Harmony character Robin.

– New 5-Star Characters Added To The Permanent Summoning Pool: 3 old limited-characters will be added to the permanent summoning pool, allowing them to appear when players lose the 50/50. These characters are the 5-Star Physical Erudition Character Argenti, the 5-star Physical Destruction Character Yunli and the 5-star Quantum Nihility Character Silver Wolf.

– 3rd Anniversary Double Top Up Reset And Spending Event: As per usual, with a year passing and thanks to the game’s 3rd anniversary celebration, the double top up reward for first topping up will be restored for all packs in the shop. Additionally, during the update patch, a special spending event will be available, granting players amazing rewards for topping up and spending Shards during the event period. Some notable rewards includes several character exclusive decorative items, A Golden Companion that can be exchanged for a free 5-Star character, and a special brand new exclusive pet.

– Brand New Currency Wars Update: A brand new wave of Currency Wars update will be added to the game during this update patch, featuring brand new characters, new paths, brand new investment environment and up to 800 Stellar Jades in rewards. 

The total amount of free pulls players can obtain from logging into the game and participating in the brand new events during the Honkai Star Rail 3rd Anniversary Update Patch is more than 40 pulls completely for free.

Conclusion

With that, we have gone over all of the important information on Honkai Star Rail version 4.2 and 3rd Anniversary Celebration Update Patch. If players are eager to get your hands on these amazing new characters and to get amazing rewards from the spending event, don’t forget to top up in advance by taking advantage of Enjoygm’s special discounted deals for Honkai Star Rail Top Up today!