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Hello, captain! Welcome to Version 5.0 Patch Overview by Kopenych & A.E.N.! Our battle with Honkai is getting more and more difficult, but don’t get discouraged. The time to inherit the burning flame has come, and we finally can shed some light on upcoming update details! Let’s check all the news out together!

WARNING: All information is based on BETA 5.0.

New Battlesuit: Herrscher of Flamescion

Rank: S

Valkyrie type: PSY

Damage type: Fire

Role: Damage Dealer

She is Kiana Kaslana, K423, Sirin, Herrscher of the Void, and Herrscher of Flamescion. She broke away from her former self and past confusion. She will go toward a brighter tomorrow with an unwavering heart. She grasps her greatsword tight to protect all that is beautiful and give this sad story a happy ending.

S-rank battlesuit Herrscher of Flamescion debuts! Herrscher of Flamescion is Kiana's latest S-rank PSY battlesuit. Unlike the previous renditions of her battlesuits, in this form Kiana wields a greatsword and deals Fire DMG. Moreover, she can fight in midair! In Herrscher form, every slash burns her enemies with a burst of blue and red flames.

Equipment

Kiana wakes up with new Herrscher powers, which means the new round of equipment hunt as Herrscher’s might mostly depends on it. Herrscher of Flamescion is a Fire damage dealer, however, compared to the others, she doesn’t have any Ignite, and you need to remember about it when choosing her equipment. Her signature Blazing Legacy set and Key of Radiance / Domain of Incandescence PRI are crucial for the best combat experience, however different combinations of Thales and Leeuwenhoek sets (with Himeko set or even without it) can do a decent job. Don’t forget about the existence of the Bringer of Light set, additionally, you can also use Fuxi (B) as an option, but it requires Fire Support to do Ignite for Kiana.

Herrscher of Flamescion’s weapon, however, is almost irreplaceable, but you can try Tranquil Arias, Thunder Kikaku, or Positron Blasters as viable options. Check out Marisa Honkai’s guide for more details!

New ELF: Sirin

Damage type: Fire

Special features: Support, Healing

New ELF enters the fray! Do you want to know more about special girly magic? Don’t hesitate to befriend Sirin, she will help you out by dealing Fire DMG and healing your HP!

I don't like being alone. Can you keep me company? Can you pat me on the head for being a good girl? Mom used to do that. Mom went somewhere far away. Can you help me find her? I… miss her…

How to get Sirin:

◼️ ELF Supply

New Activity: Elysian Realm

Witness the grave of the previous age and the crusade of Flame-Chasers.

From which, you shall create a future they could not.

The new large-scale gameplay [Elysian Realm] is open! There are a total of 8 Valkyries available in version 5.0. A single Valkyrie can get 400 crystals for the first time clear on every difficulty~ You can obtain event materials to purchase Herrscher of Reason stamp x12 (120 fragments), Honkai Cube, and more! After a certain period after Elysian Realm is available, weekly challenges with rewards that give Crystals, Einstein's Toruses and more will be opened.

Summer Event “Estival Seaside Amusement Park”

When sea breezes blow through every street in summer, the whole city becomes the Estival Seaside Amusement Park! The annual Tamer Championship is drawing near!

Participate in 5.0 special event to get Stygian Nymph’s outfit “Stygian Seafoam”, Crystals, and other rewards!

New Equipment

New weapons, new stigma set, and one new PRI-ARM joined the Hyperion Arsenals!

Key of Radiance

Source: Focused Supply

Weapon active: 3 SP

Cooldown: 18s

Hurl the pistols into the air to attack enemies automatically dealing 20,0% ATK of Fire DMG per 0.2s to enemies nearby (12 hits in total) and restoring 3 SP, after which the pistols explode dealing 600,0% ATK of Fire DMG.

Herrscher of Flamescion equip bonus: Pistol hurling restores 3.0 bonus SP and the explosion DMG detonates Ember Brands.

• Fire DMG increases by 20,0%.

• Combo ATK and Ultimate deal 25,0% bonus Total DMG.

Domain of Radiance

Source: PRI-ARM crafting

Weapon active: 0 SP

Cooldown: 18s

Hurl the pistols into the air to attack enemies automatically dealing 20,0% ATK of Fire DMG per 0.** to enemies nearby (24 hits in total) and restoring 4 SP, after which the pistols explode dealing 750,0% ATK of Fire DMG.

Herrscher of Flamescion equip bonus: Pistol hurling restores 5.0 bonus SP and the explosion DMG detonates Ember Brands.

• Fire DMG increases by 30,0%.

• Combo ATK and Ultimate deal 35,0% bonus Total DMG.

• Enemies impacted by the weapon active explosion take 15,0% bonus Fire DMG for 8.0s. Cannot stack but can be refreshed. HoFS's detonating Ember Brands triggers the same effect.

New stigma set - Blazing Legacy (Murata Himeko)

Battle Pass

Elite Works update is coming with Eos Gloria, Leeuwenhoek set on board! Additionally, Battle Pass will go through a lot of optimization changes: a new round of Crystallium is on, and now you can get purchasable Stygian Nymph and Azure Empyrea cards and Valkyrie Fragments as well! 5.0 and 5.1 versions’ exclusive is Stygian Nymph.

Paladin Battle Pass also contains a commemorative frame border for version 5.0: Flame-Inheriting Ribbon and the special outfit rerun for Blueberry Blitz - Lavender Glow!

Spending Event

Greet the awakening of Herrscher of Flamescion with a new spending event in version 5.0! Don’t miss your chance to get an exclusive outfit for Fallen Rosemary - Summer Night’s Dream and other limited edition outfits and resources by making pulls in different Supply types and getting special exchangeable event tokens!

Outfits

Let’s make this summer colorful with new seasonal outfits which are coming in this update! We prepared GIF showcases to show all upcoming outfits for version 5.0.

Divine Prayer - Sea & Breeze

Source: Login event

Stygian Nymph - Stygian Seafoam

Source: Estival Seaside Amusement Park

Herrscher of Sentience - Ooh! Summer!

Source: Outfit Supply

Fallen Rosemary - Summer Night’s Dream

Source: Spending event

Blueberry Blitz - Lavender Glow

Source: Battle Pass

Game modes

Abyss

🔷 New Type counter boss Yae Kasumi is added;

🔷 Ice UP boss: Hellmaru

Universal Image

🔷 Leeuwenhoek stigma set (G3) can be forged now.

Other Changes

Shops

Witch’s Corridor

🔷 “Blood Rose”, “Argent Knight: Artemis”, and “Lightning Empress” fragments replace the previous Valkyries;

🔷 “Book of Fuxi” and “Water’s Edge” fragments replace the previous Elves.

Exchange Shop

🔷 Star Shatterer: Vikrant and Beethoven stigma set are added in the shop.

Supply Shop

🔷 Knight Moonbeam and Vermillion Knight Rank Up Stamps and Fuxi fragments are added.

Dorm

🔷 New Valkyries are added to the Dorm list: Stygian Nymph joins the crew.

🔷 Let’s welcome our new and adorable resident: Kiana "Herrscher of Flamescion" chibi is added!

Entente Season

🔷 Entente Season is removed. All appropriate quests are moved to Memorial Arena and Abyss.

Bridge

New interactions are here: Kiana’s "Herrscher of Flamescion" actions will be instantly available in this update, and Fischl now has something to say as well!

That’s all for today - thank you very much for reading our review, hope you like it! And when the times are hard, don’t forget the guidance once said, and let the fires of hope always guide you.

May all the beauty be blessed.

Kopenych & A.E.N.