Honkai: Star Rail Launches Fate/stay night Collaboration Without 4-Star Boosts or English VO, but Offers a Free Character

So, here’s the deal: today’s kinda huge for Honkai: Star Rail fans. I mean, people have been buzzing about this first-ever collab thing for what feels like forever. You’ve got Fate/stay night crashing the party, which, let’s be real, a lot of folks have been waiting for. Weird detail I noticed: the free RPG element, which is something I almost forgot was key here.

This whole shebang shows up right after patch 3.4 dropped — and yes, it wasn’t just about tossing in content from some visual novel. There was a pretty slick developer livestream back in June. Not sure why, but it’s stuck in my brain how hyped everyone got about those guest characters. Guess they were a big deal?

Oh, about the event’s timeline — nobody panic! Unlike those parking meters that eat your quarters, this isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. No end date yet, though I overheard somewhere it might run till November. Take that with a grain of salt.

Here comes the cool part: Saber, this Wind/Destruction dynamo, making their entrance as a 5-Star character. Archer? Also 5-Star, but more Quantum/Hunt vibes. And get this — Archer’s free to anyone strolling in during the event! Like, they’ve got this nice level-up package up to 60 too. Saber’s more elusive; gotta try your luck for that one.

Four new banners, folks. And nope, don’t expect any special drop rates for 4-stars here. You do get Saber’s light cone after 200 spins, which is something — whether it’s a deal or not, you decide.

Oh, here’s a quirky tidbit: none of these crossover characters have English voiceovers. It’s kinda curious, especially with MiHoYo’s recent firm stance on the acting strike thing. Makes you wonder, right?

But wait, that’s not all! Besides the collab fun, there’s this new Trailblaze thingy called Sweet Dreams and the Holy Grail rolling out. And — I’m not kidding — till August 11, there’s a combat challenge you can dive into. Exclusive rewards, yada yada. Some goodies are only available for that timeframe, so mark your calendars or don’t.

Speaking of new stuff, Phainon stepped up in the playable character arena. Used to be just an NPC, and bam, now a 5-Star hero with a knack for Physical/Destruction.

Did I mention the rerun of Tribbie and pals? They showed up with 3.4 too. More reruns on July 23 — Firefly, Jingliu, Blade… the gang’s getting back together. And just when I thought Blade’s story was cooling off, they go and upgrade some mechanics. And Jingliu? That rerun timing couldn’t be better since her kit got a boost too.

So much going on, right? Anyway.