Honkai Star Rail 3.1 release date and time
Honkai Star Rail 3.1 releases on?Wednesday 26th February. It should follow the usual maintenance schedule and release at 3am (GMT). Due to time zone differences, 3.1 actually releases in the United States on Tuesday 25th February at 10pm (ET).
For other time zones, the?Honkai Star Rail 3.1 release date and time?is:
- West Coast US: Tuesday 25th February, 7pm (PT)
- Central US: Tuesday 25th February, 9pm (CT)
- East Coast US: Tuesday 25th February, 10pm (ET)
- Japan: Wednesday 26th February, 12pm (JST)
- Australia: Wednesday 26th February, 2pm (AET)
- UK: Wednesday 26th February, 3am (GMT)
- Europe: Wednesday 26th February, 4am (CET)
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Honkai Star Rail 3.1 Banners
There are two new playable characters making their debut in the version 3.1 Banners:?Tribbie?and?Mydei.
Phase 1 of the 3.1 Banner schedule begins with?Tribbie?and?Yunli, with?Tribbie?a new 5-Star Quantum attacker of The Harmony path on her Back to Fons et Origo Banner, and?Yunli?a returning 5-Star Physical attacker of The Destruction path on her Earth Hurled, Ether Curled Banner.
The boosted?4-Star characters?on these Phase 1 Banners are:
- Lynx (Quantum, The Abundance)
- Hook (Fire, The Destruction)
- Guinaifen (Fire, The Nihility)
These version 3.1 Phase 1 Banners start on Wednesday 26th February and end on Wednesday 19th March.
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In Phase 2 of version 3.1 we then have the debut of?Mydei?and a rerun of?Huohuo, with?Mydei?a new 5-Star Imaginary attacker of The Destruction path on his Fiery Lionheart Banner, and?Huohuo?a returning 5-Star Wind attacker of The Abundance path on her Bloom in Gloom Banner.
The boosted?4-Star?characters on these Phase 2 Banners are:
- Arlan (Electric, The Destruction)
- Xueyi (Quantum, The Destruction)
- Natasha (Physical, The Abundance)
These version 3.1 Phase 2 Banners run from Wednesday 19th March to Tuesday 8th April.
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In summary, all of the new and returning 5-Star characters you can Warp on during 3.1 are:
- Tribbie (Back to Fons et Origo Banner – Phase 1): New 5-Star Quantum character of The Harmony path.
- Yunli (Earth Hurled, Ether Curled Banner – Phase 1): Returning 5-Star Physical character of The Destruction path.
- Mydei (Fiery Lionheart Banner – Phase 2): New 5-Star Imaginary character of The Destruction path.
- Huohuo (Bloom in Gloom Banner – Phase 2): Returning 5-Star Wind character of The Abundance path.
In addition to these new characters, we’re getting two new 5-Star Light Cones in 3.1’s Brilliant Fixation Banner. The 5-Star?‘If Time Were a Flower’?of The Harmony path, Tribbie’s signature, will run alongside her character Banner in Phase 1 of version 3.1. Then in Phase 2, the new 5-Star?‘Flame of Blood, Blaze My Path’?of The Destruction path, Mydei’s signature, will be on the Brilliant Fixation Banner, alongside his character Banner.
We’re also getting a new 5-Star Remembrance path Light Cone ‘Memory’s Curtain Never Falls’ in Herta’s Store.
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Honkai Star Rail 3.1 events
The Honkai: Star Rail 3.1 update includes:
- New Trailblaze Mission on Amphoreus.
- New area on Amphoreus – Grove of Epiphany.
- New Boss – Flame Reaver of the Deepest Dark.
- Tears of Souls material – Can substitute materials dropped by enemies when they are insufficient.
- Two new Stagnant Shadows with two new character Ascension materials
- Two new Planar Ornament sets – Bone Collection’s Serene Demesne and Giant Tree of Rapt Brooding.
- New Golden Calyxes.
- ‘Tidal Bounty’ World Shop updated with more rewards.
- Cosmetic rewards from Divergent Universe: The Human Comedy will be available in Herta’s Store.
- Gift Of Odyssey check-in event – 10 Special Star Rail Passes.
- Planar Fissure event for Planar Ornaments double drops – runs from 12th to 19th of March.
- Realm of Strange event for Relic double drops – runs from 28th March to 4th April.
- Synthesising system will be streamlined (e.g. you can make purple-rarity materials from green-rarity materials).
- Character build guide updates.
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In addition to this, we’re getting two limited-time events during the 3.1 update:
- The Awooo Firm?– A strategy event involving the adorable Chimera creatures on Amphoreus.?Starts 28th February and ends on 7th April. You need to be at least Trailblaze Level 21 to take part, but you can experience it early through the Finality’s Vision function, and it will be added to the Conventional Memoir section of the events menu after version 3.1 with reduced rewards. These rewards include a free 4-Star character selector (Asta, Serval, Qingque, Pela), a new chat text box, Self-Modeling Resin, Track of Destiny, and Stellar Jade.
- Holy City Appraisals?– Material-submitting event in Amphoreus.?Starts on 19th March and ends on 7th April. You need to be at least Trailblaze Level 21 to take part, but you can experience it early through the Finality’s Vision function. Rewards include Stellar Jade, Credits, and weapon level-up materials.
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Hope you enjoy the version 3.1 update!
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