Summary
A new leak fromHonkai: Star Railis hinting at a major rerun gacha banner set to arrive during Version 2.6, seeing the return of one of the game’s most popular characters. The massively popular sci-fi RPG from HoYoverse has introduced plenty of unique new characters to the game, while also offering numerous chances to pick up past members. Each update toStar Railtypically features at least two rerun banners, bringing previously featured characters back into the spotlight. Now, one of the HoYoverse RPG’s most powerful characters is rumored to be coming back.
Honkai: Star Rail’s Version 2.6 has already been teased to be a packed update with loads of new content coming to the RPG. Version 2.6 will debut one new character, with the Galaxy Ranger ninja Rappa joining the roster as a new five-star character. The update has also been the subject of several rumors about its featured content, teased to be bringing a new Trailblaze Continuance story quest to the game alongside the next expansion to the Simulated Universe game mode. Now, another Galaxy Ranger-adjacent character is expected to join Rappa’s addition to the game.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Teases Acheron Rerun
A new update shared byHonkai: Star Railleaker Firefly Leaks is teasing one of thererun characters set to be featured in Version 2.6. According to the leak, the Version 2.6 update will feature the re-appearance of Acheron on the game’s limited gacha banner, serving as one of the featured reruns. Acheron last appeared during her debut gacha banner in Version 2.1, with theStar Railversion ofHonkai Impact 3rd’s Raiden Meiinitially claiming herself to be a member of the Galaxy Rangers. Version 2.6 is currently expected to launch on October 22.
Acheron’s return to the gacha banner will see one of the game’s most powerful characters once again available for players to pick up. Acheron is widely considered to be one of the strongest DPS units withinHonkai: Star Rail, owing to her unique Ultimate as her main source of damage.Acheron also operates in a completely different playstylethan other characters in her Path, withHonkai: Star Rail’s Nihility characters more typically focused on debuffs than raw damage.
The rumored appearance of Acheron in Version 2.6 comes as fans have been given plenty of teasers about futureHonkai: Star Railcharacters. Leaks have heavily teased two fan-favorite characters arriving within the next few updates, including the long-awaited release of Sunday and a new version of Tingyun. Early leaks have even begun to hint atHonkai: Star Rail’s next playable world, suggesting it may take inspiration from the Greek and Roman empires. Acheron’s rerun joins a stacked lineup of characters said to be joiningStar Railthroughout its upcoming patches.
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