Honkai: Star Rail Anniversary Version 4.2 Update Arriving This Month
HoYoverse announced that its version 4.2 update for Honkai: Star Rail will release on April 22, 2026. It is the game’s third anniversary update, titled “So Laughed the Masses”, and will include various special events, gifts, and special store items to mark the anniversary.
The update’s main story content continues the Phantasmoon Games as it is revealed that the victor will become the permanent Aeon of Elation. It includes two new playable 5-star characters: Silver Wolf LV.999 and Evanescia. Silver Wolf LV.999 is a new version of familiar character Silver Wolf after she attains level 999 and evolves into a “Godmode Player.” She is a 5-star Imaginary-type character following the Path of Elation. Evanescia is a Special Observer of the Phantasmoon Games, with the reveal of her true identity forming part of the story. She is a 5-star Physical-type character also following the Path of Elation. In addition, the update will see the Trailblazer on the Path of Elation using a glow stick weapon that can transform into a light blade and nunchucks.
Other parts of the update include reruns for limited 5-star characters The Dahlia, Castorice, and Firefly in the first half and Tribbie, Sunday, and Feixiao in the second half of the update as Warp events. Firefly, Huohuo, Seele, and Welt will also receive character buffs. Further event content includes the arrival of “Cosmic Data Roaming”, which lets players by broadcasting their best combat moments; an expansion to Currency Wars game mode; a Version 2.0 update for the Cosmicon Collective card game; and more.
Honkai: Star Rail tells its own standalone story in the Honkai universe and is available on PC, PlayStation 5, iOS, and Android. The setting features Aeons, incarnations of universal principles that can freely travel between its worlds and apply their principles to them. Players embark on a journey on the Astral Express alongside other passengers looking to explore the universe and find out its secrets.
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