Honkai Star Rail 1.3 Launches August 30

Honkai Star Rail 1.3 is coming on August 30, with more adventures and challenges coming with this latest update.

Honkai Star Rail 1.3, dubbed Celestial Eyes Above Mortal Ruins, is set to launch on August 30th. The update will bring a new area to the game in the Exalting Sanctum' commercial hub the Aurum Alley. The Simulated Universe will also get a significant update alongside that Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae is joining the roster. Joining him are Fu xuan, and Lynx. We'll also see an increase to the Trailblaze Power Cap, letting players hit new higher levels. Each character will come out staggered during the patch, with each of the two 5-star characters being made available during the cycle in their own unique Warp events, with one available at launch and one during a mid-patch.

Honkai Star Rail 1.3 new story

In the new story sections, Jing Yuan and Dan Heng united to vanquish Phantylia and resolve the Ambrosial Arbor crisis. As the dust settles, the major part of the recovery effort is to help people get their lives back on track. In Honkai Star Rail Version 1.3, a new area called Aurum Alley emerges, eagerly awaiting a much-needed revitalization. Trailblazers can use strategic logistics planning and efficient cargo organization to shape the alley’s destiny back to its former glory.

Honkai Star Rail 1.3 Simulated Universe

The simulated Universe undergoes an upgrade with the introduction of The Swarm Disaster. Players will be tasked with uncovering the intricate history and the confrontation between Tayzzyronth and other Aeons, Trailblazers will navigate through dynamically generated domains, face various challenges along the way and unlock the Path of Propagation within the Simulated Universe.

Honkai Star Rail 1.3 Characters

Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae will join the playable cast as a five-star. Imaginary-Type character following the Path of Destruction. Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae displays a unique specialty on the battlefield by consuming multiple Skill Points to unleash powerful abilities. Players can use this feature to enhance their basic attack up to three consecutive times. The basic attacks will transform into different forms depending on the number of enhancements triggered. Furthermore, when unleashing the Ultimate, Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae deals Imaginary damage to a single target and adjacent enemies while also receiving a fixed amount of Squama Sacrosancta to offset the consumption of Skill Points.

Fu xuan tands is a Quantum-Type five-star character following the Path of Preservation. In combats, Fuxuan’s skillsets bestow various effects such as damage reduction and health points reversal via her Talent, absorbing damages for her allies via Skill, and unleashing Quantum damage upon all enemies via her Ultimate.

Lastly, Lynx joins the roster as a Quantum-Type character following the Path of Abundance; Lynx brings a versatile array of healing abilities to her team, letting everyone breathe a little easier during the intergalactic journey.

Honkai Star Rail 1.3 will be available on August 30 on IOS, Android, and Epic Store. The game is also due to drop on PS5 and PS4 in Q4 of 2023, with cross-play functions and cross-progression like the game has now across mobile and PC.