HoYoverse has announced that the 4.6 update of Honkai: Star Rail, titled “Dance With the Beast Before Moonrise”, will be available from 28 September 2026. The new update will continue directly on the events of the previous story, following the revelation of Nihilux’s true identity as Aha, the Aeon of Elation, and taking the Trailblazer deep into the Life Sciences Institute of Astropolis.
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The Life Sciences Institute is the source of all images of Astropolis and was built under the guidance of Madam Yabuli, head of the Technology Department at the IPC. Yabuli is reportedly advancing a dangerous project to transform husk into a weapon, putting the entire Planarcadia population at risk, while suspicions also arise regarding her possible connections with a mysterious faction linked to Voracity. Pearl will use the recovery of the Leviathan Essence as cover to send Kuchiba and Ashveil to investigate at the institute alongside the Trailblazer and Nihilux.
One of the main new features of the update will be Pearl, new 5-star Ice-type character belonging to the Path of Elation. In combat, she can consume “Certified Banger” to mitigate part of the damage taken by the entire team and use the “Deep Learning” status to learn her ally’s combat data, gaining a boosted attack accordingly. Her abilities will also have special synergies with other Elation characters, even granting an extra turn to the selected companion when the entire squad belongs to the same Path.
During Version 4.6, the chances of obtaining Pearl and the 5-star Light Cone “Colors for Tomorrow” will increase. The first half of the update will also see the return of Evanescia, while the second half will feature Mortenax Blade again. New events will not be missing. In “Love, Ghosts & Robots”, the Trailblazer will help Skott, now back to life, run a mechatron workshop, assembling and selling machines in an attempt to turn the business into a five-star project. The combat reality show “Interastral Peace Gala: One Take” will also arrive, alongside the debut of the new gameplay Astral Imagea, which will allow players to obtain various Astral Imagea to carry into adventures and collaborate with friends in the challenge “Astral Slammers Squad!”
The version will also introduce two new costumes, “Warm Cotton Skies” for Hyacine and “Lunar Blossoming” for Evanescia. HoYoverse has taken the opportunity of the announcement to reveal a collaboration with Razer dedicated to Silver Wolf LV.999, which will include a gaming chair, keyboard, mouse, and headset, with further details to be announced soon.
Surprises are already looking beyond 4.6: HoYoverse has confirmed a collaboration between Honkai: Star Rail e Zenless Zone Zero, with Ellen e Astra Yao set to join the cosmic adventure with Version 4.8. Meanwhile, Honkai: Star Rail has surpassed the 150 million total downloads and is available on PC, PS5, iOS and Android.
Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 “Dance With the Beast Before Moonrise” will be available from 28 September 2026, with Pearl, the Life Sciences Institute, new events and the debut of Astral Imagea among the main updates of the update.
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