Overview of Honkai Star Rail 3.3 Banners: New Characters and Timings
HoYoverse has officially unveiled the Honkai Star Rail 3.3 banners, which introduce a balanced selection of new and familiar characters. This update features vital additions—including a healer—ideal for countering the game’s challenging encounters. In addition, players can look forward to a new Nihility character designed to strengthen follow-up teams and enhance the effectiveness of the entire party.
Details of Honkai Star Rail 3.3 Banners
In this guide to the Honkai Star Rail 3.3 banners, we will detail the characters featured in various phases of the update, alongside the accompanying 4-star characters.
Phase One: Featuring Hyacine and The Herta
The first phase of the Honkai Star Rail 3.3 banners is set to launch on May 21, 2025, or late on May 20, depending on your local time zone. This phase highlights the debut of the new character Hyacine and the return of The Herta just months after her initial introduction.
- Hyacine – 5-star, Wind, Remembrance
- The Herta – 5-star, Ice, Erudition
- Misha – 4-star, Ice, Destruction
- Serval – 4-star, Electric, Erudition
- Natasha – 4-star, Physical, Harmony
Hyacine’s unique memosprite summon enhances the party’s healing capabilities, making her especially valuable in teams with Blade, Castorice, or Mydei, who often require additional healing. Despite her specialization, she can efficiently serve as support for any party configuration.
The Herta stands out for her versatility, effectively damaging both single targets and groups alike. Her unique skill, paired with the right combinations, amplifies damage against elite enemies, making her a formidable choice. Moreover, pairing The Herta with another Erudition character, such as Serval, can significantly enhance her critical damage output.
While Misha has seen dwindling utility due to the evolving skill point meta, Natasha remains a free option with worthwhile Eidolons, although her healing may not measure up to top-tier healers like Luocha or Gallagher.
Phase Two: Introducing Cipher and Aglaea
The second phase is scheduled to start on June 11, 2025, bringing Cipher, another new character, alongside a much-anticipated rerun of Aglaea.
- Cipher – 5-star, Quantum, Nihility
- Aglaea – 5-star, Electric, Remembrance
- Qingque – 4-star, Quantum, Erudition
- Xiyue – 4-star, Quantum, Destruction
- Sushang – 4-star, Physical, Hunt
Cipher introduces a tactical angle by marking enemies and recording the damage they receive. Upon using her ultimate, the marked enemy suffers a predetermined amount of True Damage. This character synergizes well with others, enabling additional follow-up attacks and bolstering the damage output of allies without conflicting debuff mechanics.
Aglaea operates as a hypercarry, excelling in high-frequency attacks and significant damage output. To optimize her performance, she thrives on speed and energy support, which can be readily provided by characters like the Remembrance Trailblazer.
However, as gameplay progresses, both Qingque and Sushang face challenges in terms of competitiveness, requiring strategic implementation alongside more robust characters. Notably, the evolution of meta demands adjustments, suggesting reworks for characters like Blade, Kafka, and Silver Wolf to maintain their relevancy.
Looking Ahead
As summer approaches, HoYoverse has announced the upcoming collaboration event, HSR x Fate, featuring characters like Saber and Archer, which could influence jade distribution for future pulls.
For players looking for an edge in their pulls, our Star Rail codes page offers valuable resources to help mitigate the costs of summoning either new 3.3 characters or preparing for future banners.
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