Honkai Star Rail 4.2 Currencies Wars Update – Everything Players Need To Know

With the release of Honkai Star Rail version 4.2 Update Patch, a wave of new updates has come for the Currency Wars gamemode, featuring brand new characters, changes to existing characters, brand new features and investment strategies and most importantly, the full introduction of the brand new Elation Path Bond.

Brand New Characters

The first major thing added to the update is the introduction of several brand new characters:

– Ashveil (The Hunt: Lightning):

Cost: 2-cost

Bond: Follow-Up ATK, Galaxy Ranger

Character Empowerment:

On-field: Provides Bond buffs to on-field “Galaxy Ranger” based on star rating.

Off-field: When taking action, attacks apply “Bait” to enemies. Allies restore Energy when attacking enemies with “Bait.” After using Ultimate, launches an enhanced follow-up ATK and gains “Charge” to trigger follow-up ATKs. Can also gain “Galaxy Ranger” Bond buffs based on star rating even when off-field.

– Silver Wolf LV.999 (Elation: Imaginary):

Cost: 3-cost

Bond: Elation, Stellaron Hunters, Ready Player One (Independent Bond)

Character Empowerment:

On-field: Max “Hidden MMR” rank is additionally increased. During an Elation Skill or Basic ATK, gains the stat boost provided by “Aha” summoned by the Elation Bond. Upon reaching a specific “Hidden MMR”, Silver Wolf LV.999 gains additional DMG Amplification.

Ready Player One (Independent Bond):

When “Silver Wolf LV.999” is upgraded to 2-star, you can Select to modify this unit’s cost and transform it into a higher-cost 1-star “Silver Wolf LV.999” (e.g., 2-star 3-cost → 1-star 4-cost, 2-star 4-cost → 1-star 5-cost), or obtain a “Hacker Mod”. Upon reaching 3-star 5-cost, the Wolf Lord will activate cheat mode and take over Currency Wars.

You can Select when a 3/4/5-Cost is upgraded to 2-Star for the first time. If you select to obtain “Hacking Component,” this selection will no longer trigger.

“Hacking Components” are a type of special equipment exclusive to Silver Wolf that provide various buffs during matches. “Hacking Components” do not occupy equipment slots.

– Evanescia (Elation: Physical):

Cost: 2-cost

Bond: Elation, Galactic Voyager

Character Empowerment:

On-field: During an Elation Skill or Ultimate, gains the stat boost provided by “Aha” summoned by the Elation Bond. Using an Ultimate also permanently increases DMG Amplification.

Off-field: When an ally gains “Certified Banger,” Evanescia gains “Certified Banger” and Energy. During an Elation Skill or Ultimate, gains the stat boost provided by “Aha” summoned by the Elation Bond. Using an Ultimate also permanently increases DMG Amplification.

– Trailblazer (New Elation Path Form):

The Trailblazer unlocks the Path of Elation. When the Trailblazer is on-field/off-field, they will switch to the “Remembrance”/”Elation” Path and gain the corresponding abilities.

 Cost: 4-cost

Bond: Energy, Elation, Express Cohort

Character Empowerment:

Off-field: The “Elation” team member with the most equipment will immediately use their Elation Skill again during an Aha Instant. The Ultimate allows the target to instantly use their Elation Skill. During an Elation Skill, gains the stat boost provided by “Aha” summoned by the Elation Bond.

Brand New Bonds

Together with the brand new characters, a brand new faction bond has been added to the game – the Elation Faction Bond:

Faction Bond: Elation

Bond Levels: 3/4/5/7

Bond members: Yao Guang, Evanescia, Silver Wolf LV.999, Sparxie, Trailblazer

Bond Effect:

Increases the Lucky Strike Rate of “Elation” characters.

“Aha” descends into the preparation area, considered as being simultaneously on/off-field, possessing initial stats and equipped with 3 random pieces of basic equipment (different in every game).

As the 3/4/5-character Bond tiers are activated, “Aha” unlocks 3 pieces of basic equipment in sequence and increases this unit’s star rating.

Drag basic equipment from the Inventory to “Aha” to synthesize the corresponding advanced equipment.

“Aha” has SPD and attack stats based on its star rating and equipment.

In combat, “Aha” triggers Aha Instant based on this unit’s SPD. When allies in the Bond use an Elation Skill, they can trigger “Aha”‘s equipment effect and gain various offensive stat bonuses.

When an Aha Instant is activated, you can “Roll” to obtain a random amount of Punchline. Rolling the Big Prize can further enhance the Lucky Strike effect.

※ Since “Aha” has officially joined Currency Wars, the SPD calculation for Aha Instant in Currency Wars has been reworked. It will now match the SPD of the “Aha” summoned during the preparation phase.

※ To make the Currency Wars more of a funsies, “Aha” will give you some “good stuff” the first time you activate the Elation Bond in a match.

Characters Adjustments

In addition to brand new things added to the game, several changes to the way the characters in the game mode works will also be implemented:

– Yao Guang: Added the Elation Bond, and adjusted some Talent effects in Character Empowerment based on the Elation Bond’s effects. The adjusted effect is “Magnificent Entrance”: “When Yao Guang uses her Elation Skill, she gains a stat boost from Aha and increases Aha’s SPD.”

– Sparxie: Added the Elation Bond, and adjusted some Talent effects in Character Empowerment based on the Elation Bond’s effects.

The original Talent “Flashy Entrance” has been reworked into “Fool’s Jest”: “When Sparxie uses her Elation Skill or Basic ATK, she gains a stat boost from Aha.”

Adjusted the DMG Amplification provided by “Follower Growth” during Aha Instant.

– Feixiao: Increased the character’s base DMG.

– Aventurine: Increased the Shield Effect provided by Aventurine and enhanced his Character Empowerment effect. Aventurine can now increase the DMG dealt by the ally squad.

– Dr. Ratio: Increased the character’s base DMG and enhanced his Character Empowerment effect. When Dr. Ratio uses his Skill on an enemy target, it increases the DMG taken by the target.

– Robin: Increased the DMG Boost effect provided by the Skill and the ATK boost effect provided by the Ultimate, while also increasing the CRIT DMG multiplier of the Ultimate’s Additional DMG.

– Topaz & Numby: Increased the character’s base DMG and Follow-Up ATK DMG multiplier.

– Blade: Increased the character’s base DMG

– Saber: Increased character base DMG.

– Seele: Seele received a Character Enhancement in Version 4.2, so corresponding adjustments have been made to her in “Currency Wars: Zero-Sum Game”.

– Mydei: Increased character base DMG.

– Jingliu: Increased the character’s base DMG.

– Evernight: Cost adjusted from 3 to 4, and the base stats corresponding to each star rating have been adjusted. The on-field Talent of Evernight has been strengthened, adding a new effect that increases the squad’s Lucky Strike DMG.

– Sampo: Increased the character’s base DMG.

– Kafka: Added off-field positioning and Character Empowerment. When Kafka is off-field, she uses her Skill to attack enemies when taking action, regenerating Energy at the same time. Her Ultimate attacks all enemies. Attacks immediately trigger the DoT applied to enemies. Equipping gear additionally increases the multiplier of DoTs triggered by all abilities.

– Hysilens: Increased character base DMG.

– Black Swan: Increased the DMG Boost effect for each stack of “Arcana”.

– Jade: Increased the character’s base DMG.

– Rappa: Increased the character’s base DMG.

– Fugue: Enhanced the effect that increases the DMG taken by enemies, and increased the Super Break DMG multiplier at 2/3 Stars.

– Firefly: Firefly received a Character Enhancement in Version 4.2, so corresponding adjustments have been made to her in “Currency Wars: Zero-Sum Game”.

– Acheron: Increased the character’s base DMG.

– Yanqing: Increased the DMG multiplier of his Skill and Ultimate.

– Welt: Welt received a Character Enhancement in Version 4.2, so corresponding adjustments have been made to him in “Currency Wars: Zero-Sum Game”.

– Herta, Jade, Argenti, Anaxa, The Herta, and Jing Yuan: increased the characters’ base DMG.

– Huohuo: Huohuo received a Character Enhancement in Version 4.2, so corresponding adjustments have been made to her in “Currency Wars: Zero-Sum Game”

Bond Adjustments

Some old bonds effects will be reworked and experienced some major adjustments in addition to gaining new characters that contribute to the bond:

– Follow-Up ATK

New Bond member added: Ashveil (2-Cost).

Become Expert Advisor: Moze.

Bond Member Cost Adjustments: Feixiao (2-Cost → 1-Cost), and adjusted the Base Stats corresponding to each star rating.

Increased the limit on the Follow-Up ATK DMG Amplification provided by continuous actions from “Follow-Up ATK” party members when reaching Bond Levels 5, 7, and 9.

Additionally, the DMG multiplier of the “Unified Attack” is increased.

– Stellaron Hunters:

New Bond member added: Silver Wolf LV.999 (3-Cost).

Become Expert Advisor: Silver Wolf.

Increased the DMG and HP Amplification provided by Bond effects.

New Bond effect: For every 7 attacks made by “Stellaron Hunters”, Silver Wolf LV.999 immediately uses 1 Elation Skill that provides a fixed 40 Punchlines. 4 attacks are already recorded at the start of combat.

– Galaxy Ranger

New Bond member added: Ashveil (2-Cost).

Bond Tier Adjustment: Due to the increased total number of members within this Bond, Bond tiers have been expanded from 1/2/3 to 1/2/3/4, with corresponding adjustments made to the stats of tier 3.

4 Galaxy Ranger Effect Preview: Characters enhanced by the “Galaxy Ranger” Bond Root effect will immediately take action at the start of battle.

– Wolf Hunt

Become Expert Advisor: Moze.

Bond level adjustments: With Moze becoming an Expert Advisor, Bond levels have been adjusted from 3/5/7/9 to 3/5/6/8. The experience required to level up “borisin” has been adjusted accordingly for some levels.

– Galactic Voyager

New Bond member added: Evanescia (2-Cost).

New Bond Effect: When Evanescia is on the field, initial Energy increases by 15.

– Quantum Resonance

New Bond team member: Tribbie. Each stack of “Synchronized Frequency” increases the Vulnerability applied by Tribbie’s Zone.

Become Expert Advisor: Silver Wolf.

– Bloodflame: 

Increased the DMG Amplification provided by the Bond effect.

– Night Demigod:

Due to the cost adjustment for Bond member Evernight, Bond tiers have been adjusted from 3/5/7/9 to 2/4/7/9.

Night Demigod: Increased the amount of “Moonlight Essence” obtainable at each Bond level, and adjusted the multiplier for bonus “Moonlight Essence” acquired upon a perfect victory. Additionally, reduced the amount of “Moonlight Essence” required to obtain Lv. 3-9 crystal ore rewards.

Bond Member Cost Adjustments: Evernight (3-Cost → 4-Cost), and adjusted the Base Stats corresponding to each star rating.

– DoT

Increased the “Super Excitation” base DMG multiplier.

– IPC

Increased the Off-Field Strength provided by Bond effects. Additionally, “IPC” team members will boost their productivity, enhancing the Gold Coin acquisition effect.

2-IPC Effect Preview: 30% Off-Field Strength, 10% Shield Strength. At the start of Normal Combat and Encounter Nodes, gains 1 Gold Coin.

3-IPC Effect Preview: 100% Off-Field Strength, 25% Shield Strength. At the start of Nor

– Break

Increased the DMG multiplier of “Shockwave”.

– Debuff:

Increased the DMG multiplier of “Afterburn”.

– Belobog

Increased the DMG Amplification provided by the Bond effect.

– Cosmic Scholar, AoE ATK:

Enhanced the on/off-field strength increase effect for “Cosmic Scholar” members, and increased the value of the rewards provided by certain levels of “Cake Cat”.

New Update Analysis

Now that we have gone over the changes to the Currency Wars gamemode in version 4.2, let’s have an analysis on how these changes will affect the gamemode’s meta:

– Elation Shakes Up The Meta: The introduction of the new Elation path will drastically shifts the meta of the game, with the Faction bond being extremely powerful and easy to form, making it one of the best Faction bond to aim for during a match.

– Silver Wolf Lv.999 New Win Condition: With the introduction of Silver Wolf Lv.999 and her special gimmick, players will now have an additional very powerful win condition by getting her to 3-Stars 5-Cost, allowing her to essentially hack the game and easily give you the win. Fun fact: this effect also stacks with Cyrene’s win condition, so you can have a bunch of amazing benefits on screen at the same time.

– Overall Characters Buffs: Almost all characters in the game are now buffed in one way or another, making it so that clearing the higher difficulties fights will be easier.

– Amazing Changes To Bond Effects: The bond effect changes in this update are absolutely amazing, with many of the bond receiving massive damage buffs like DoT, Follow Up Attack, Galaxy Rangers and Stellaron Hunters, while others also receiving minor but good changes overall.

Conclusion

With that, we have gone over everything players need to know about the 4.2 Update for the Currency Wars gamemode. If you are excited to try out brand new characters in this gamemode, then don’t forget to roll for them by topping up in Honkai Star Rail at the cheapest prices possible with the help of Enjoygm today and get amazing discounted deals!