Honkai: Star Railplayers are in for a treat on May 20, 2025, as Version 2.5: Flying Aureus Shot to Lupine Rue will be dropping with much-awaited character banners. There were leaks about which previous 5-star units would rerun during this patch, and how many characters would appear. The latest official Livestream aboutHonkai: Star RailVersion 2.5 proved some of those rumors right, to the players’ delight.
The limited characters inHonkai: Star Railusually drop with one concurrent rerun banner that features a previously released unit. This gives both new and existing players a chance to get those units if they missed out on them during their original run. ProminentHSRleakers predicted that there would bethree rerun characters inHonkai: Star RailVersion 2.5, and they turned out to be correct right down to the specific units that would appear. According to the official live stream for this patch, Feixiao will be dropping with rerun banners Robin, Kafka, and Black Swan. Players can also pull Topaz and Numby in the second half with the new 5-star Abundance unit Lingsha.
Synergy and Team Compositions for Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.5’s Limited Banners
HoYoverse usually reruns characters half a year after their initial release. However, it also considers synergy when it comes to dropping old characters with new ones. This principle applies perfectly to theVersion 2.5 banners, as the units seem to synergize well with each other’s abilities.
Feixiao’s Follow-Up Attack Team
Feixiao, like any other good general, loves being in the frontline. This 5-Star Hunt unit follows up every ally attack with a quick and powerful slash, which she also does after using her skill. She generates one ultimate stack for every two ally attacks, which she can use to unleash massive HP and toughness damage using her gun blade or battle axe. Therefore, Feixiao enjoys having allies that attack often or enable her to do the same.
Kafka’s DOT Team
Kafka can frontload damage over time (DOT) effects using her skill and ultimate, making her one of the most powerful DPS units in the game. She will be on her second rerun once Version 2.5 drops, and this time, she’s assisted by her best sub-DPS and support.
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