This latest Honkai: Star Rail Special Program is over, and it brought us a lot of details about the game’s next major update, Version 3.7. As Tomorrow Became Yesterday is the name of the update, and it’s going to be in our hands on November 5.
The final chapter of the Amphoreous saga is upon us in Version 3.7, with the Astral Express crew having now joined with the Chrysos Heirs to confront Irontomb. The finale will give rise to a new Cosmic Alliance, one that will see everyone travel to the Ruins of Time, a new realm arriving with the update.
In gameplay terms, that means the Honkai: Star Rail roster will be expanded with new allies. Cyrene, who’s technically not a new character, becomes playable as part of this chapter.
Cyrene is a 5-Star Ice-Type, Path of the Remembrance character. Having her as part of your team increases everyone’s damage. Her active Skill further plays into that boost. When that Zone is deployed, any damage dealt by allies will trigger an added instance of True DMG.
Even when you’re not controlling her directly, every action taken by a party member adds stacks of Recollection for Cyrene. When that is full, she can unleash her Ultimate. There’s an even more powerful bonus the team gets the first time she activates her Ultimate: all of her teammates’ Ultimates will go off, too, and the aforementioned Zone becomes permanently active.
That ultra-empowered state allows her to summon her memosprite form, a version of the character that can further enhance any teammate you like. If that teammate is a Chrysos Heir, they’ll get an extra special effect.
Version 3.7’s big gameplay addition is the new Currency Wars mode, where anyone can form teams of up to ten characters. Your team must effectively be split into active (On-field) and substitute (Off-field) characters.
In something of an EA FC Ultimate Team twist, if characters of the same combat type or faction fight side-by-side, they’re going to trigger unique Bond effects that boost their power. This mode is a permanent addition to the game, and will support 61 of the game’s characters at launch.
And if you don’t happen to have many (or all) of them, don’t worry, because all 61 will have a free trials available. Currency Wars has its own challenge rewards, as well as a reward system inspired by Divergent Universe where rewards will regularly rotate.
What is going to be available only for a limited time, of course, is the new Snack Dash event. This one is a bit on the light side, where you get to see Madam Ruan Mei’s creations race across obstacle courses.
Finally, Topaz fans will be pleased to learn that she and her warp trotter companion Numby are joining the Exchange Shop roster, meaning that you’ll no longer need to wait for her banner re-runs to obtain her or her Eidolons. It’s also been announced that anyone logging in between Version 3.7 and Version 4.0 will receive a Golden Companion Spirit token that can be exchanged for a free copy of Luocha, Ruan Mei, or the aforementioned Topaz & Numby. Good news for F2P players looking to expand their teams!
