Top 5 things to look forward to in Honkai Star Rail in December 2024

Several exciting things are scheduled for Honkai Star Rail in December 2024. With Sunday’s release and version 3.0’s Closed Beta, the upcoming month packs a significant amount of content for the Trailblazers. Since the updates, drip marketing campaign, or the special program livestream are something that players always look forward to each month, December is set to be quite enjoyable for them.

This article will take a look at five things that players should be looking forward to in Honkai Star Rail in December 2024.

Note: Some aspects of this article are subjective and rely on the writer’s opinion.

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5 exciting things to expect from Honkai Star Rail in December 2024

5) Version 3.1 drip marketing

Aglaea, Tribbie, and Anaxa (Image via HoYoverse)

The drip-marketing posts from HoYoverse are one of the most anticipated announcements for Honkai Star Rail. The officials usually reveal all the upcoming characters in the span of three days, if they plan to release three for the respective patch. Since version 3.0 will introduce Amphoreus to the Trailblazers, the v3.1 drip-marketing campaign will likely reveal two 5-star characters from the Eternal Land.

HoYoverse already announced 12 characters from Amphoreus during the Version 2.7 Special Program livestream in a five-minute-long trailer/video.

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4) Divergent Universe Update

Divergent Universe in Honkai: Star Rail (Image via HoYoverse)

Another thing that players should look forward to in December is the Divergent Universe Update. The developers usually implement updates to the weekly and end-game activities to polish them up even more, giving fans a worthwhile experience. The Divergent Universe is set to receive an update during the month, which will introduce various Curios, Weighted Curios, and more.

Apart from the new items, the save file feature that allows Trailblazers to farm various Planar Ornaments will undergo some changes as well. It will impact the farming process by a hefty margin by removing the save-file-deletion process at the beginning of each week. After the patch drops, the save file will be removed after Divergent Universe receives an update.

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3) Sunday’s release

Sunday's idle animation (Image via HoYoverse)

Sunday’s release in Honkai Star Rail is one of the things that players are looking forward to in December 2024. His release in the turn-based gacha title will shake the meta up. Moreover, Sunday’s kit and abilities are future-proof as he will have an exceptional synergy with the Remembrance units such as Aglaea.

Sunday will debut alongside the Honkai Star Rail Version 2.7, which will be released in a week, on December 4.

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2) Closed Beta for Version 3.0

The Herta splash art (Image via HoYoverse)

The Honkai Star Rail Version 3.0 Closed Beta is scheduled to launch in December 2024. As the name suggests, only a select few individuals will be able to playtest the upcoming characters — The Herta, Remembrance Trailblazer, and Aglaea — before their global release. The version 3.0 Closed Beta servers will likely kick off on December 3, just a day before the v2.7 update drops.

Apart from the new characters, the selected players can also look at the upcoming content, including the new Relic sets, Planar Ornaments, events, and more.

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1) The launch of Version 2.7 patch

Honkai: Star Rail 2.7 key art (Image via HoYoverse)

As mentioned previously, Honkai Star Rail Version 2.7 will go live on December 4, introducing brand-new characters, exciting events, engaging story missions, and more. Among all, players are eagerly waiting for the new characters – Sunday, and Fugue’s release. The patch will introduce a Divergent Universe Update and an event that will allow fans to customize a section of the Astral Express.

HoYoverse will likely publish a detailed guide of how the event works in Honkai Star Rail version 2.7.