The release of Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.5, titled "Flying Aureus Shot to Lupine Rue," marks a significant and content-rich update for the galactic adventure. This patch continues the Trailblaze Continuance story, where the Astral Express crew, invited by General Jing Yuan to the Wardance Festival on the Xianzhou Luofu, finds themselves embroiled in a perilous new conflict. A rival faction, the Borisin, has infiltrated the Luofu in a daring attempt to free their imprisoned leader from the Shackling Prison. The Trailblazers must unite with Jing Yuan, the Ten-Lords Commission, the Yaoqing General Feixiao, and the broader Xianzhou Alliance to thwart this dangerous escape plot, ensuring the festival does not descend into chaos.

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New Character Banners and Reruns

Version 2.5 introduces an impressive roster of new and returning characters across multiple banner phases. The excitement begins with the debut of the formidable 5-star Wind Hunt character, Feixiao. Her banner, Stormrider’s Bolt, runs concurrently with the Brilliant Fixation warp for her signature Light Cone, "I Venture Forth to Hunt." A new 4-star Lightning Hunt character, Moze, also joins the fray with a boosted drop rate on these initial banners alongside Asta and Luka.

A unique feature of this patch is the Indelible Coterie and Coalesced Truths banner system. This allows players to selectively pull for rerun characters:

  • Robin (5-star Physical Harmony)

  • Kafka (5-star Lightning Nihility)

  • Black Swan (5-star Wind Nihility)

and their respective signature Light Cones. Pity is shared across these limited character banners, offering strategic flexibility.

The update's second phase welcomes the new 5-star Fire Abundance unit, Lingsha, a specialist in weakness break and follow-up attacks, on the Let That Scent Sink In banner. Accompanying her is a rerun for the popular follow-up attack Fire Hunt DPS, Topaz and Numby, featured on the Sunset Clause banner. The boosted 4-star characters for this phase are Guinaifen, Natasha, and Misha.

New Character Ascension Materials:

Character Ascension Material Farm Location
Feixiao A Glass of the Besotted Era Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Gloam
Moze Nail of the Beast Coffin Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Mechwolf

New Relic Sets and Gameplay Additions

Two new Planar Ornament sets arrive, offering powerful new build options:

  • Lushaka, The Sunken Seas: Provides a 5% Energy Regeneration Rate for the wearer. If the wearer is not the first character in the team lineup, it increases the first unit's ATK by 12%. This set is excellent for hypercarry compositions, boosting the main DPS's damage while enhancing the support's ultimate uptime.

  • The Wondrous BananAmusement Park: Increases the wearer's CRIT DMG by 16%, with an additional 32% boost when their summon is on the field. This is a niche but powerful set tailored for Topaz and future summon-focused DPS characters.

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Major Events and Rewards

The update is packed with engaging events that offer substantial rewards:

  • Luminary Wardance Ceremony: Players coach Belobog's Luka through a series of flashy combat matches against familiar foes like Boothill, Topaz, and Argenti. Performing stylish moves earns buffs from the audience. Completing this event is highly rewarding, granting three Eidolons for March 7th (The Hunt), Stellar Jades, and Relic crafting materials. It's an unmissable opportunity.

  • Festive Revelry: A casual cargo-stacking mini-game accessible even without completing the main story quests. It's a fantastic source of additional Stellar Jades, level-up materials, and Relic fodder for all players, especially free-to-play and low-spenders.

  • The Gift of Odyssey: Returns as a standard login event, granting 10 free Star Rail Special Passes over seven days.

  • The Gift of Comet: A generous event providing 1,000 Stellar Jades, 10 Fuel, and 150 Tears of Dreams, giving a significant boost for pulls and Trailblaze Power refills.

System Updates and New Features

Version 2.5 brings several quality-of-life and content expansions:

  • Pet System Launch: Players can finally obtain their first pet, the adorable Tukspir, by completing the Luminary Wardance event. This cosmetic companion follows the Trailblazer in the overworld, hinting at more cute and cool pets in future updates.

  • Divergent Universe Expansion: This endgame roguelike mode receives a substantial update:

    • New Ordinary Curios, Weighted Curios, and Occurrences.

    • Revisions to existing Equations, Weighted Curios, and Blessings.

    • Synchronicity Level cap increased to 80, with new rewards like Stellar Jades and Traveler's Guides.

    • New Adventure Domain games: Cowboy Showdown and Surging Firepower.

  • New Echo of War: The Inner Beast’s Battlefield is unlocked, dropping Auspice Silver (trace material for Moze and Lingsha). It also has a chance to drop relics from The Ashblazing Grand Duke and Watchmaker sets, along with Lucent Afterglow.

  • Early Trace Material Access: For a limited time, players can obtain trace materials for Feixiao, Lingsha, and Moze without needing to complete the latest story chapters, allowing for immediate character progression.

In summary, Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.5 is a monumental update that enriches every aspect of the game. From the high-stakes narrative on the Xianzhou Luofu and a diverse array of character banners to the introduction of pets, expanded endgame content, and rewarding events, this patch offers both depth and delightful new experiences for all Trailblazers navigating the cosmos in 2026.