Honkai: Star Rail
Version 4.4 "In Ravages Does the Whistle Sound" Update Details
The Navigator charts a course to the apocalypse. A mournful whistle howls, and only those of the Trailblaze can find a path to survival across the realm of death... Dear Trailblazers, Welcome to Version 4.4 "In Ravages Does the Whistle Sound"! Update and Compensation Details Version 4.4 will run from after the Version 4.4 update until 2026/08/26 06:00:00 . ■ Update Time Begins at 2026/07/15 06:00:00 . The update will take approximately 5 hours. ■ Compensation Details Server Maintenance Compensation Compensation: Stellar Jade ×300 Eligible Recipients: Trailblazers with Trailblaze Level ≥ 4 before 2026/07/15 06:00:00 ※ Please claim before the end of Version 4.4. Bug Compensation Compensation: Stellar Jade ×300 Eligible Recipients: Trailblazers with Trailblaze Level ≥ 4 before 2026/07/15 06:00:00 ※ Please log in to claim the mail before 2026/08/14 23:59:00 . The Crew will issue the compensation via in-game mail to Trailblazers within 5 hours after the update is complete. Be sure to claim it in time. ■ How to Update PC: Exit the game, restart the launcher, then click "Update" Android: Enter the game and follow the instructions in the in-game pop-up window to complete the update iOS: Enter the App Store and tap "Update" PS5®: After entering the game, the game will automatically download and install the update Version Update Details 1. New Story ■ Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia - In Ravages Does the Whistle Sound" The Navigator charts a course to the apocalypse. A mournful whistle howls, and only those of the Trailblaze can find a path to survival across the realm of death... Availability: Permanently available after the Version 4.4 update Requirement: Trailblaze Level ≥ 21 ※ During Version 4.4, this content can be experienced in advance through the Finality's Vision function. ※ It is recommended that Trailblazers complete the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — The Lethe Below the Living" before experiencing this content. ■ Trailblaze Continuance "Planarcadia — Imagenae: Holy Grail War" A golden rain falls. A Holy Grail, stolen. Somewhere in the shadows beyond the Phantasmoon's reach, you'll step onto the battlefield of the Imagenae Holy Grail War, accompanied by Rin Tohsaka, a mage from another world... Availability: Long-term available after 2026/07/24 12:00:00 Requirement: Trailblaze Level ≥ 3 ※ Trailblaze Continuance "Imagenae: Holy Grail War" can be experienced in advance through the Finality's Vision function. ※ It is recommended that Trailblazers complete the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — So Laughed the Masses" before experiencing this content. ※ This collaboration event "Fate/Star Rail Night" will unfold as the story progresses. 2. New Characters ■ 5-Star Himeko • Nova (Erudition: Fire) Himeko • Nova is a damage-dealing character who can pilot a mech and provide support attacks. While Himeko • Nova is on the field, all allies can call the mech to launch support attacks. After using her Ultimate, the mech will launch multiple powerful attacks against all enemies. During exploration, Himeko • Nova can also pilot the mech to directly defeat encountered enemies. ■ 5-Star Rin Tohsaka (Erudition: Quantum) Rin Tohsaka is a damage-dealing character who uses "Gem Energy" to enhance her Skill Burst. Whenever teammates consume or recover Skill Points, Rin Tohsaka gains "Gem Energy" and her CRIT DMG increases. When using her Enhanced Skill, the more "Gem Energy" consumed, the higher the DMG dealt to enemies. Additionally, when on the same team as Archer, she can also trigger a Joint Follow-Up ATK. ■ 5-Star Gilgamesh (Destruction: Lightning) Gilgamesh is a damage-dealing character driven by "Interest" who relies on his Ultimate to deal burst DMG. Teammates' actions can accumulate "Interest" for him, provide Energy, and increase Ultimate DMG. As his "Interest" increases, he can take action more quickly and launch frequent attacks. Additionally, he can also trigger a Joint Follow-Up ATK when Saber is on the same team. ※ Note: Collaboration characters do not have English voiceovers. You may switch to another voiceover language. Rin Tohsaka voice artist (Japanese: Kana Ueda; Chinese: 朔小兔; Korean: 김보민); Gilgamesh voice artist (Japanese: Tomokazu Seki; Chinese: 藤新; Korean: 김종엽). ※ Without changing your audio language in Settings, Trailblazers can individually switch collaboration characters' interaction, combat, and idle voice lines to the Fate[UBW] original audio (Japanese) via Character Details > Information > Voice. 3. New Light Cones ■ 5-Star A Star That Lights the Night (Erudition) Obtainable through the "Brilliant Fixation: A Star That Lights the Night" Light Cone Event Warp. ■ 5-Star Flickering Stars (Erudition) Obtainable through the "Kaleidic Coruscation" Fate[UBW] Light Cone Collaboration Warp. ■ 5-Star I Am As You Behold (Destruction) Obtainable from the "Age of Gods Golden Gate" Fate[UBW] Light Cone Collaboration Warp. 4. New Outfits ■ Outfit "Candy-Coated Waves" Outfit for Sparxie (Elation: Fire). After Version 4.4 update, the Candy-Coated Waves outfit will be available in the Outfit Show Window and temporarily sold at 1,350 Oneiric Shards. After the event ends, this outfit will revert to the original price of 1,680 Oneiric Shards. Discount Period: During Version 4.4 ■ Trailblaze Fashion "Fan-Made Lygus" Can be exchanged in the "Gift of Stardust" section of the Store using Lone Stardust. 5. New Areas ■ Desolate Maw's Demonhold A "miracle" forged by Asat Pramad. Planarcadia, poised on the brink of destruction, contorts like a scrambled puzzle cube, while an ancient behemoth lurks at the bottom of the abyss, poised to savor this long-overdue feast. ■ Fallen Star's Cradle Where the Tower of Infinity fell, where the Tower of Infinity slumbers, where the Tower of Infinity departs. 6. New Events ■ Antigraft Brickbuster No corner stays dust-free forever. At Aventurine's request, you launched an investigation into IPC corruption by hacking into their database. Event Period: After the Version 4.4 update – 2026/08/26 03:59:00 Requirement: Trailblaze Level ≥ 21 ※ This content can be experienced in advance through the Finality's Vision function. ※ It is recommended that Trailblazers complete the Trailblaze Missions "Penacony — Stranger in a Strange Land" and "Planarcadia — Real Holy Laughter!" before experiencing this content. ■ Fate/Star Rail Night A golden rain falls. A Holy Grail, stolen. Somewhere in the shadows beyond the Phantasmoon's reach, a certain king's treasury has unexpectedly shattered into shambles. To prevent chaos, you'll have no choice but to team up with Rin Tohsaka, a mage from another world, to restore order, and while you're at it, to claim your own share of the treasure. Event Period: 2026/07/24 12:00:00 - 2026/08/26 03:59:00 Requirement: Trailblaze Level ≥ 3 ※ This content can be experienced in advance through the Finality's Vision function. ※ It is recommended that Trailblazers complete the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — So Laughed the Masses" before experiencing this content. ■ Fate Contract: Renewal During the event, log in to the game to claim the limited 5-star collaboration character Gilgamesh (Destruction: Lightning) ×1 or Archer (The Hunt: Quantum) ×1 and materials to build him to Lv. 60. Event Period: 2026/07/24 12:00:00 — Before the end of Version 4.6 Requirement: Trailblaze Level ≥ 3 ■ Fate Gift During the event, Trailblazers who spend a total of 200 Star Rail Special Passes in any Version 4.4 Warp event can claim the limited 5-Star collaboration Light Cone I Am As You Behold (Destruction) ×1 or The Hell Where Ideals Burn (The Hunt) ×1 after the Collaboration Warp updates on 2026/07/24 12:00:00 . All Warp events in Version 4.4 share the accumulated total of Star Rail Special Pass uses. Event Period: 2026/07/24 12:00:00 – 2026/08/26 06:00:00 Requirement: Unlock Warp Function ■ Gift of Odyssey Log in every day during the event to obtain check-in rewards. Trailblazers can claim Star Rail Special Pass ×10 after checking in for 7 days! ※ Please refer to future announcements for information on other events. 7. Others ■ Enemies "Lord of Saṃvartasthāyi, Asat Pramad," "Comediologist" ■ Gameplay Anomaly Arbitration's high-difficulty game mode will be updated with the coming version, and players can play it to earn rewards including Lone Stardust, Interference Keys, Self-Modeling Resin, and limited-time avatar frames. This Period's Theme: "Anomaly Arbitration: Enwreathed by the World" Treasures Lightward: Regular game modes Apocalyptic Shadow, Pure Fiction, and Forgotten Hall: Memory of Chaos will be refreshed alternately. For more details, please see below: Apocalyptic Shadow: Vanguard Knight 2026/07/20 04:00:00 – 2026/08/31 03:59:00 When an enemy unit with Steadfast Safeguard is Weakness Broken, dispel control debuff for all allies, recover their Skill Points, and activate their Ultimates. Increases the Skill DMG taken by all enemies by 25% and increases Ultimate DMG taken by 15%. Pure Fiction: Fabricated Business 2026/08/03 04:00:00 – 2026/09/14 03:59:00 After ally targets use a Follow-Up ATK to attack enemy targets, every enemy target hit additionally accumulates 8 Grit Value for allies. Memory of Chaos: Stormcleanse 2026/08/17 04:00:00 - 2026/09/28 06:00:00 At the start of each Cycle, randomly causes 1 ally target following the Path of The Hunt or Erudition to immediately take action and increases their DMG dealt by 80% for 1 turn. ※ This period of "Memory of Chaos: Stormcleanse" will last until 2026/09/28 06:00:00 . Please check the Version 4.5 update announcement for more information. ■ Stages "Echo of War: The Comedy of Doom," "Divergent Universe: Bugs Incoming" ■ Relics Planar Ornament "Fallen Star Anchorage" Planar Ornament "Cosmic Life Sciences Institute" ■ System Adds an Achievement search function and a one-click claim function for Achievement rewards. Adds "Quick Level Up" feature for characters and Light Cones. In the character or Light Cone screen, enable the "Quick Level Up" button to instantly upgrade the current character or Light Cone to the highest possible level. Adds hint information of the current Build Target character's avatar and recommended main stats when viewing Relic Set details on certain interfaces. Adds an outfit illustration display button in "Character — Outfit." Adds a Recommended marker to the "Graphics Quality" settings. Adds hint text and a Recommended marker to the "Display Settings" settings for Android devices. ■ Others New redeemable items have been added to the "Gift of Stardust" store: Pet "Pentaflavor Emoti," Trailblaze Fashion "Fan-Made Lygus," Avatar "Thanks So Much, Meow," Avatar "Where the Will Leads," and Name Card "Soar Beyond." Trailblazers can use Lone Stardust to exchange for rewards in the store. After selecting a Build Target, a Build Target avatar hint will be added to the corresponding required upgrade materials in the Embers Exchange store. Adds a hint for when a Message conversation ends. Adds new content such as Furbobocom, readable items, messages, disks, room decorations, achievements, data bank entries, and loading screen texts. They will be gradually unlocked during your Trailblaze Progress. Adjustments and Optimizations ■ Characters and Enemies Adjusts the Skill button trigger range for the character Mortenax Blade (Nihility: Fire). After the adjustment, the trigger range will correspond to the button's actual UI display. ■ Missions Starting from Version 4.4, some Trailblaze Missions and Trailblaze Continuance can be unlocked and experienced in advance using Finality's Vision during the current version. Adjusts and optimizes certain interactions and hints for the Finality's Vision feature. Adds Act and Chapter information display to some mission-related screens. ■ Gameplay Optimizes the text hints for multiplayer gameplay invitation pop-ups. ■ Events Adjusts the event names "Character Collaboration Warp" and "Light Cone Collaboration Warp" to "Fate[UBW] Character Collaboration Warp" and "Fate[UBW] Light Cone Collaboration Warp." This is just a text change and does not affect the original Warp rules or history records. ■ System Adds a "More Relics" entrance to the Relic information screen of "My Relics" in the Smart Equip feature, allowing for the direct replacement of equipped Relics without prior selection. Additionally, optimizes the sorting logic of the set selection catalog when using Custom Plan. In the Relic Switch screen, Relic information will display the number of affix enhancements by default. In "Relic Recommendation," rarely used sets and main stats will be hidden. Optimizes some of the interactions and display logic when filtering main and subsidiary stats. When enhancing Relics, supports quick switching between Relics equipped on the same character to enhance, reroll, and more. Starting from Version 4.4, Trailblazers no longer need to complete relevant Simulated Universe prerequisite missions, and can obtain Planar Ornaments through the Ornament Extraction feature simply by unlocking Planar Ornament. At the same time, optimizes the navigation experience for Planar Ornament Extraction, allowing direct access to the corresponding stage screens without needing to teleport. Adjusts the display logic for the material "Tears of Rail" in the character Traces screen. ■ Audio Optimizes certain dialogue voice lines in the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — So Laughed the Masses" when the voice language is set to English. ■ Others Adjusts and optimizes the display effects of outfits in the "Outfit Show Window" interface. Optimizes the avatar change feature and updates screens. On the Social Showcase screen, avatars will be sorted into several categories, making it easier for Trailblazers to quickly find the avatar they want to switch to. Trailblazers can also quickly switch to the Namecard Settings tab to configure their current Namecard. When playing on PC, the button hint for "Spacebar" has been adjusted to "⌴" in certain gameplay modes. The button hints for "Spacebar" in other remaining situations will be gradually adjusted and made consistent in future versions. Bug Fixes ■ Characters and Enemies Fixes an issue where the model for the character Mortenax Blade (Nihility: Fire) displayed abnormally when using his Ultimate "Tenax Per Ignem" under specific circumstances. Fixes an issue where the model for the character Mortenax Blade (Nihility: Fire) displayed abnormally when using his Basic ATK in the overworld under specific circumstances. Fixes issues for certain abnormal character, NPC, and enemy models, visual effects, movement effects, and camera effects. Fixes an issue where game progress was occasionally abnormal when using a specific team in combat against the enemy "Murata Graphia, Founding Artist" under certain circumstances. Fixes an issue where the corresponding "Conquer or Be Conquered" model for specific characters displayed abnormally during combat against the enemy "The Giver, Master of Legions, Lance of Fury." Fixes an issue where the enemy "God-Devourer Offspring" abnormally used the ability "Feast of the Living Offering" and the "Devour" state could not be dispelled under specific circumstances. Fixes an issue where under specific circumstances, the abilities "Sweep the Left!" and "Sweep the Right!" by the enemy "Rocking Rebel" unleashed abnormally when other enemy targets entered the "Revelry" state. ■ Combat Fixes an issue where the Charge point UI displayed abnormally when the character Mortenax Blade (Nihility: Fire) was afflicted with a Crowd Control debuff under specific circumstances. Fixes an issue where certain visual effects of the character Mortenax Blade (Nihility: Fire)'s Zone displayed abnormally in specific combat scenarios. Fixes an issue where the screen would lag if players repeatedly tapped the ability button under specific circumstances while certain characters use specific abilities in combat. Fixes an issue where the UI display for the "Blessing of the Lake" effect of the character Saber (Destruction: Wind) was inconsistent with the actual accumulated Energy points under specific circumstances. This issue does not affect the actual effect. Fixes an issue where, under specific circumstances, the "Balefire Bind" state may be abnormal when an enemy target enters the next phase or revives while the Zone of the character Mortenax Blade (Nihility: Fire) is active. Fixes an issue where the floating damage text displayed abnormally under specific circumstances when an ally or enemy unit with a Shield was attacked in combat. Fixes an issue where some UI elements displayed abnormally after specific characters have the "Morbid Dream" state dispelled during combat against the enemy Memory Zone Meme "Something Unto Death." Fixes an issue during combat against the enemy "Phantylia the Undying," where characters were unable to take action and certain button UI abnormally disappeared under specific circumstances when the enemy target entered the next phase. Fixes an issue where debuffs applied to enemy targets by certain characters were abnormal during combat against the enemies "Sublime, Radiant, Avatar of the Sky" and "Decimator, Karma of Daythunder, Eye of Twilight" under specific circumstances. ■ Missions Fixes an issue where some NPCs were displayed abnormally under specific circumstances during the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — Primeval and Other Times." Fixes an issue in the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — Primeval and Other Times" where performing specific actions during network fluctuations may cause some dialogues to be displayed abnormally. ■ System Fixes an issue where players were unable to exit Finality's Vision under specific circumstances when experiencing certain content through Finality's Vision. ■ Gameplay Fixes an issue in "Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles" where some effects of the Equation "Ironarm Ranger" were abnormal under specific circumstances. Fixes an issue in "Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles" where the equipped Trailblaze Fashion "Karmic Fire of the Distant Shore" would abnormally disappear under certain circumstances. Fixes an issue in "Divergent Universe: Surging Firepower Challenge" where Brother Hanu's model displayed abnormally after performing specific operations. Fixes an issue where abnormal interactions occurred after exiting "Interplanar Jump!" and returning to the main screen under specific circumstances. ■ Environment Visuals Fixes an issue where some photos from the Trailblaze Mission "Herta Space Station — Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow" were missing from "Collection Showcase — Wall of Photos" under specific circumstances. Fixes an issue in the "Inkford Hermitage" map where reflections on some water surfaces displayed abnormally under specific circumstances. ■ Audio Fixes an issue where some music and sound effects performed abnormally under specific conditions. Fixes an issue where the default background music abnormally played in the Co-Op Party Car under specific circumstances. Fixes an issue where some dialogue voice lines were incorrect in the Trailblaze Mission "Herta Space Station — The Voyage Continues" when the voice language was set to Japanese. Fixes an issue where certain dialogue voice lines were incorrect in the Trailblaze Continuance "Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue (II)" when the voice language was set to Japanese. Fixes an issue where some dialogue voice lines were incorrect in the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — Unraveled for Daybreak," "So Laughed the Masses," and "The Lethe Below the Living" when the voice language was set to Japanese. ■ Others Fixes an issue where certain in-game UI elements displayed abnormally. Fixes an issue where some interactions were abnormal under specific circumstances when playing with a controller. Fixes an issue where the Achievements "Over-Protective" and "It Takes Three" could not be completed under specific circumstances. Fixes an issue where the description of the "Alloy Mechatron: King Pom-Pom" entry in Tutorials was partially incorrect. The revised description matches the actual effects. Fixes an issue where the "Equilibrium Level" entry of "Tutorials" would not unlock properly under certain circumstances. After the fix, Trailblazers who have met the Unlock Criteria will automatically unlock the corresponding entry. Fixes an issue in Furbobocom where certain netizen avatars were incorrect. Fixes an issue where the expressions of the pet "Furbobo Press Corps" displayed abnormally on certain devices. Fixes an issue where some visual effects for the pet "Furbobo Press Corps" displayed abnormally under certain circumstances when using the Camera function and hiding the pet. In-game texts for 13 languages have been optimized and fixed. These changes do not affect the actual effects. Trailblazers can switch the game language through "Phone Settings — Language" and view the corresponding changes in the announcement. Fixes and optimizations in English include the following (they have no impact on the actual in-game effects): Adjusts and optimizes various text descriptions, including some story dialogues, readable items, item descriptions, enemy profiles, status effects, system hints, tutorials, stage descriptions, gameplay text, Currency Wars text, Simulated Universe text, and Furbobocom text. Optimizes certain character story texts for the characters Archer (The Hunt: Quantum) and Sunday (Harmony: Imaginary). Optimizes a portion of the Relic lore text for the Planar Ornament "Broken Keel." Optimizes the names of certain Traces for the character Castorice (Remembrance: Quantum). Fixes an issue where some subtitle texts for the character Saber (Destruction: Wind)'s voice lines were incorrect.
