Honkai Star Rail 4.0 Livestream Summary Covers New World, Characters, and Systems

The Honkai Star Rail 4.0 livestream summary information comes from the official special program, which dropped on February 6, 2026. During the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 livestream, HoYoverse presented the major update that is slated to go live on February 13, 2026. The new update, version 4.0, brings a new destination titled Planarcadia, new characters, combat paths, and narrative paths.

Honkai Star Rail 4.0 livestream summary

Among the primary highlights in the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 livestream summary is the introduction of Planarcadia. Duomension City, Graphia Academy, Dovebrook District, and the “World’s End” Tavern are a few of the places to be explored in this region.

The new Trailblaze mission, titled No Aha at Full Moon, will allow players to navigate through Planarcadia. This mission includes narrative combat encounters with both new and familiar characters, including Yao Guang, Sparxie, and Sparkle.

New Elation Path characters join the roster

In the Honkai Star Rail version 4.0 update, the game releases two five-star characters, Yao Guang and Sparxie, resonating with the newly introduced Elation Path. The players are naturally interested in finding out how these characters perform in team compositions, too. From appearances, the Elation characters may be designed to favor flexible strategies rather than set rotations.

Elation Light Cones expand build options

A series of Elation-focused Light Cones will be added with the release of version 4.0 - such Light Cones include five-star options like When She Decided To See and Dazzled by a Flowery World, as well as four-star options such as Today's Goodluck and Mushy Shroomy's Adventures. Lower rarity options include Sneering and Lingering Tear, which are also highlighted alongside the Honkai Star Rail Planarcadia new characters revealed during the version 4.0 livestream.

Banner phases and character rotations

The banners for version 4.0 have two phases. In the first half, Yao Guang will be the limited five-star character banner with Evernight, Black Swan, and Hysilens. The characters in the four-star banner for the first half include Pela, Hanya, and Qingque.

In the second part of this segment, a new five-star featured unit appears: Sparxie, accompanied by Cerydra, Rappa, and Sparkle. The same four-star characters can also be seen in the second segment of this phase.

New Relics, materials, and progression updates

Two new sets, Ever-Glorious Magical Girl and Diviner of Distant Reach, are set to be introduced with the Relic set version 4.0. There are also a few new Trace and Ascension materials in the form of Elation Trace materials and Lightning Ascension items like Thunder Strum. A new boss, named SparxiCon, will be released alongside the planned update.

Events and system updates

Events will also be present in the form of Cosmicon, Roll On!, and Ding! Arcadia Fun-Time Clock-In Essentials, as well as Planar Fissure and Realm of the Strange, which will both return with changed rewards, while modes such as Currency Wars and Divergent Universe: Protean Hero will still be present, but with some minor changes.

The quality-of-life improvements aim to address long-standing feedback from players, as shared during the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 Livestream Time Details presentation. Interface revamps occur in the Assignments, while the Relic stat display process becomes more transparent, the team lineup system is improved, and white noise is included in the Phonograph system.