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Honkai: Star Rail Sets Version 4.2 for April 22 as Third Anniversary Rewards Begin April 26

The patch raises the Phantasmoon Games stakes, signaling story escalation that could reshape team builds.

Overview

  • HoYoverse announced Version 4.2, titled So Laughed the Masses, for April 22 with two new 5-star recruits: Silver Wolf LV.999 and Evanescia.
  • The story continues the Phantasmoon Games with a reveal that the winner becomes the Aeon of Elation, as Fulwish plans a live TV debate on the Games’ goal.
  • The update adds a Path‑of‑Elation weapon that shifts from glow stick to lightblade to nunchucks and includes a cheer action that boosts a teammate.
  • Six rerun banners arrive across two halves—The Dahlia, Castorice, Firefly, then Tribbie, Sunday, Feixiao—while Firefly, Huohuo, Seele, and Welt receive buffs.
  • Third‑anniversary events start April 26 with 20 free pulls for regular logins, a selectable 1,600 Stellar Jades blessing, returns to the Stellar Convergence store, Golden Companion Spirit exchanges, a top‑up bonus reset, the Aha’s Chosen online event, and new modes like Cosmic Data Roaming plus a Currency Wars expansion and Cosmicon Collective 2.0.