Honkai Star Rail 4.4 Update Livestream Summary – Everything You Need To Know

Honkai Star Rail Version 4.4 News – Everything You Need To Know

Livestream Exclusive Codes

As per usual, with the release of the special 4.4 update patch and Version 4.4 Update 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 4.4 Update Patch Livestream are:

– WAK84U29VLYP – 100 stellar jade and 50k credits

– HT3QMCJ9U4JB – 100 stellar jade and five traveler’s guides

– XTJ9MV38DL3X – 100 stellar jade and four refined aether

These codes will expire on the 5th of July, 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

Alongside the release of a brand new Update patch for the game, a brand new main story quest will also be released, continuing the thrilling tale of the Phantasmoon game in the planet of Planarcadia.

This time, players will be able to confront the mastermind behind the plot of Planarcardia and join Himeko in her transformation to defeat the evil lurking behind tragedies.

Fate Collaboration Part 2 & Collaboration Limited Characters

Of course, alongside the release of the version 4.4 Update Patch, players will be able to partake in the 2nd part of the Fate/Stay Night x Honkai Star Rail Collaboration Event, with brand new stories, characters and events.

During this period, by logging into the game, players will be able to choose 1 of the 2 characters: the 5-Star Quantum Hunt Character Archer or the 5-Star Lightning Destruction Gilgamesh to obtain completely for free as well.

Alongside the release of the 2nd part of the Fate/Stay Night x Honkai Star Rail Collaboration Event, 2 brand new Limited Collaboration Characters will be making their debut: the 5-Star Quantum Erudition Character Rin Tohsaka and the 5-Star Lightning Destruction Character Gilgamesh.

Rin Tohsaka is an upcoming 5-star character of the Quantum Element and Erudition Path and is one of the 2 brand new Fate Collaboration Limited Characters. She is a character capable of spamming her Skill to deal damage to multiple enemies at once and support the Archer team by providing him with powerful buffs and extra Skill Points

Rin Tohsaka skill kit revolves around support allies that consumes a lot of Skill Point by providing them with additional Skill Points and buffs based on the amount of Skill Points they consumed, additionally, Rin Tohsaka herself can constantly uses her enhanced Skill to deal damage to enemies and consume Skill Point.

Rin Tohsaka’s main damage output and gimmick revolves around her special “Gem Energy”, which can be gained whenever allies recover or consume Skill Points. When Rin have sufficient “Gem Energy”, she will be able to use her Enhanced Skill and constantly trigger it to deal damage to enemies by consuming “Gem Energy”, up to a total of 33 times. If during this process, Rin runs out of Gem Energy, she can instead consume Skill Point in order to generate more Gem Energy. 

Upon using her Ultimate, Rin Tohsaka can deal damage to all enemies and recover Skill Points for allies and makes all enemies take more damage from attacks. Crucially, Rin Tohsaka has access to a brand new Joint Attack talent when she is in the same team as Archer. Upon Archer and Rin being in the same team, Archer will gain additional attack and be able to ignore a portion of the enemies defenses. Additionally, upon Archer using his Skill, Rin will initiate a Joint Attack with Archer, dealing damage to enemies and recovering additional skill points for the entire team, allowing Archer to use his Skill even more times.

Gilgamesh is an upcoming 5-star character of the Lightning Element and Destruction path and is one of the 2 brand new Limited Collaboration Characters for the Fate and Honkai Star Rail Collaboration Event. He is a character that specializes in dealing constant Lightning Damage to enemies by spamming his Skill and Ultimate upon accumulating enough interest in the enemies.

Gilgamesh’s skill kit revolves mainly around his ability to constantly generate large amounts of energy through the use of his Skill, allowing him to deal constant damage to all enemies with both his Skill and Ultimate.

Upon entering the battlefield, whenever Gilgamesh takes action, he will automatically use his Basic Attack and accumulate Interest. Once he gains enough interest, Gilgamesh will be able to unlock his Skill and will only use skill while he is in his interest mode. Every time Gilgamesh uses his Skill, he will generate a large amount of Ultimate and be able to use his Ultimate quickly to deal damage to all enemies. Whenever allies in the team uses Ultimate, Gilgamesh will gain additional Interest stacks, allowing him to unlock his Skill much quicker.

When Saber is in the same team as Gilgamesh, they will be able to perform a joint attack after Saber uses 3 attacks, allowing them to deal both Wind and Lightning damage to enemies, advancing Saber’ action and recover 50% of her Energy for her. Additionally, when Gilgamesh is on the field, he is able to increase the damage output and critical damage of all allies based on their maximum energy cost.

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Brand New Characters Release

Alongside the release of Honkai Star Rail 4.4 Update and the Collaboration Event and characters, a brand new character will be released in the update patch for players to meet and roll for: The brand new 5-star Fire Erudition Character Himeko Nova.

Himeko Nova is an upcoming 5-star character of the Fire Element and Erudition Path. She specializes in dealing special Assist Skill damage to all enemies when in the same team as other Trailblazing Companions, allowing her to quickly accumulate energy and activate her powerful Ultimate.

Himeko Nova skill kit around her special Assist Skill and the ability to trigger Assist Skill when there are other Trailblazing Companions in the same team as her.

Himeko Nova’s main gimmick lies in her Skill and Talent, which allows Himeko Nova to grant all allies and herself special Assist Skills usage, which are treated as Skill uses. Upon using Assist Skills, Himeko Nova will deal AoE Fire damage to enemies and grants herself special buffs depending on the Trailblazing Companion that used the Assist Skill. When it is her turn, Himeko Nova can use her Skill to regain all Assist Skill usage to the team while also buffing the team’s overall damage output. Using Assist Skills will help Himeko Nova recover special Energy that is needed for her to use her Ultimate.

Upon accumulating enough energy, Himeko Nova will be able to summon a mech with her Ultimate and enter a special Zone. During this Ultimate Use, Himeko Nova will be able to choose between different attacks in order to gain or spend Source Energy to deal damage to enemies. Once she has used up all of her energy, Himeko Nova will deal a big instance of Fire damage to enemies and exit her Ultimate State.

Players will have the chance to obtain Himeko Nova and her lightcone in Honkai Star Rail Version 4.4 Update.

Version Update Banner Schedules

Alongside the release of the brand new 5-star character for a limited time, several old Limited characters will also be making their return in their own rerun banners during Honkai Star Rail Version 4.4 Update Patch. The banner schedules for the update patch is as followed:

The first phase of the update patch will feature the banner for the brand new 5-Star Fire Erudition Character Himeko Nova and the rerun banners for the 5-Star Fire Elation Character Sparxie, the 5-Star Physical Preservation Character Dan Heng Permansor Terrae and the 5-Star Ice Remembrance Character Evernight. 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 4.4 Update Patch for Honkai Star Rail. This phase will feature the release of the returning banners for being the 5-Star Wind Erudition Character Anaxa, the 5-Star Wind Harmony Character Cerydra and the 5-Star Imaginary Preservation Character Aventurine. These characters’ signature light cones will also be on rate up during their banners’ period.

Additionally, the Limited Collaboration Rate Up banners for the 5-Star Quantum Erudition Character Rin Tohsaka and the 5-Star Lightning Destruction Character Gilgamesh will also be added into the Collaboration Rate Up Banner Tab alongside Saber and Archer, with their rate up period being very long and has no definitive end date yet.

Aditionally, when rolling a total of 200 pulls during this update patch, players will be given a choice to obtain the Signature 5-Star Lightcone for Archer or the signature 5-Star Lightcone for Gilgamesh completely for free.

Version 4.4 Update Events

Of course, with the release of the Honkai Star Rail Version 4.4 Update Patch, a lot of important celebratory events and amazing contents will be coming to the game to celebrate this amazing milestone:

– Free 10 Limited Tickets: Log into the game for a total of 67 days during the update patch’s period to obtain up to 10 limited tickets.

– New Ornament Sets: 2 brand new planar Ornament Sets will also be introduced during the version 4.4 update patch, 1 for Himeko Nova team and 1 for generic Energy Ultimate teams:

– Fallen Star Anchorage

2-pcs: Increases the wearer’s CRIT Rate by 8%. When entering combat, if the wearer and another teammate are both Trailblaze Companions characters, increases the wearer’s CRIT DMG by 32%.

–  Cosmic Life Sciences Institute

2-pcs: When entering combat, if the wearer’s Max Energy is greater than or equal to 200, increases the wearer’s DMG dealt by 0.2% for every 1 point exceeding this value, up to a max increase of 32%.

Conclusion

With that, we have gone over all of the important information on Honkai Star Rail Version 4.4 Update Update Patch. If players are eager to get your hands on these amazing new characters, don’t forget to top up in advance by taking advantage of Enjoygm’s special discounted deals for Honkai Star Rail Top Up today!