A new leak is teasing Honkai: Star Rail's limited gacha banners for the upcoming Version 1.3 update, expected to debut in late August. With the popular sci-fi RPG from Genshin Impact developer HoYoverse gearing up to enter the second half of Version 1.1 this week, fans have already begun to look ahead to the games' future. The developer would previously reveal three characters coming in Version 1.2 with Kafka, Blade, and Luka. Leaks have also suggested several future characters are already being developed for multiple updates into the future.
While Honkai: Star Rail's Version 1.2 update is still weeks away from its launch, the following Version 1.3 has already seen multiple leaks about its lineup of characters. Version 1.3 is expected to welcome two new five-star characters to the game for the mid-August update with the Xianzhou Luofu's Master Diviner Fu Xuan and the mysterious Imbibitor Lunae. Imbibitor Lunae is said to be a new version of starter character Dan Heng, suggesting he may tie in with the character's backstory. Now, new leaks have given a better idea about the update's banner rotation.
A recent leak shared to the Honkai: Star Rail subreddit hints at the potential order of the gacha banners for the Version 1.3 update, coinciding with a Chinese holiday. Fu Xuan is believed to be debuting as the first five-star character available during Version 1.3, expected to be introduced as a Quantum character in the Preservation Path. Imbibitor Lunae's release during the second half is expected to coincide with the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival holiday falling on September 29th. Leaks have suggested Imbibitor Lunae will be added as an Imaginary element character in the Destruction Path.
While HoYoverse has yet to reveal any information about Version 1.3's playable characters, leaks have already given players an idea of how Imbibitor Lunae will play. The Dan Heng alt is rumored to be introduced as a "Story" character in Version 1.2, similar to Luocha's unplayable preview during Version 1.0. Leaks relating to the character's kit have suggested Imbibitor Lunae will boast a unique mechanic with his Skill, casting the ability multiple times to provide enhanced Normal Attacks. Few details have surfaced about how Fu Xuan will play within Honkai: Star Rail.
Honkai: Star Rail fans looking to save up for either of Version 1.3's characters will look to have plenty of opportunities to stock up on gacha pulls. Version 1.1 brought with it multiple events featuring a significant sum of Stellar Jades as rewards between the management mini-game and Silver Wolf event. The update also introduced a login reward campaign providing Star Rail Special Passes that is rumored to be returning during Version 1.2. Honkai: Star Rail's new roster additions look poised to help the game maintain its strong early start.
Honkai: Star Rail is available now for PC and mobile devices with a PS5 version releasing in Q4 2023.
