In the last update, Honkai Star Rail left all its players on a cliffhanger, and finally, with the release date of Version 2.1 on the horizon, we’ll finally get some answers. Acheron continues to roam Penacony while terrorizing Black Swan. Aventurine continues placing bets left and right, and it’s still unknown if his chips are bound to help or harm the Trailblazer and the Nameless. And if that wasn’t enough, many of us theorize that Shaoji is preparing a new victim. If there was a time when an update made us all bite our nails, it’s this.
Honkai Star Rail Reveals More About Penacony, Acheron, and Aventurine Before The Release Date of Version 2.1
As in every update, Honkai Star Rail Version 2.1 risks everything to deliver quality content to its users for its release date. Action-packed events, characters with mysterious pasts and unimaginable skills, but above all, the good old addiction to gambling on the gacha systems of this installment. But before you open your wallet and start spending more money than Topaz, here are the highlights of what’s coming with the new patch:
- New Trailblaze Mission
- The story in this mission will further investigate who Acheron is and Aventurine’s motives for being in Penacony.
- Phase 1 Banners
- The 5-star characters for Honkai Star Rail 2.1 will be Acheron (Nihility/Lightning) and Luocha’s re-run on March 27th. Gallagher (Abundance/Fire) will also appear as the new 4-star character in both banners.
- Phase 2 Banners
- Aventurine (Preservation/Imaginary) and Jingliu’s re-run (Destruction/Ice); there will be no new 4-stars.
- New Light Cones
- Along the Passing Shore (Nihility) and Bygone Reminiscence’s Re-run (Abundance) – Phase 1
- Inherently Unjust Destiny (Preservation) and I Shall Be My Own Sword’s Re-run (Destruction) – Phase 2
- New Boss: Aventurine
- New Events
- Vignettes in a Cup
- The bartending event, where you can choose one of these characters as a reward: Gallagher, Misha, Xueyi, Hanya, Luka, Lynx, Yukong, or Guinaifen.
- Tides of War (combat event)
- Filmmaking Mini-game with Hamster Ball Knight
- More Hanu’s mini-games
- Vignettes in a Cup
- Wold 9 in The Simulated Universe and New Planar Ornaments
- Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation
- Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm
- New Character Materials
- Raging Heart (Ascension Material)
- Scattered Stardust (Trace Material)
- Alien Tree Seed (Trace Material)
- New Areas
- Clock Studios Theme Park
- Dewlight Pavilion
Honkai Star Rail is about to make its next stop in Penacony, and many of us can’t wait for Version 2.1’s release date. The team at HoYoverse has worked hard to create an exciting story and characters with better effects, as one can see from Acheron’s design. Besides that, in every version, you should never forget to complete the quests and get all the Stellar Jades. This way, you could be closer to winning the jackpot in this gacha game.