Honkai: Star Rail Sparkle: Release Date, Abilities, Eidolons & Traces

Shine brighter than ever before with the arrival of Sparkle, a brand new five-star Quantum character joining the stellar cast of Honkai Star Rail in Version 2.0! Here’s everything you need to know about this theatrical performer.

Honkai: Star Rail Sparkle Release Date

Sparkle’s grand entrance is scheduled for Phase 2 of Version 2.0, gracing your gacha pulls on February 29, 2024. Don’t miss your chance to add this dazzling warrior to your team, as her banner will only run until March 26, 2024.

Abilities

Sparkle’s true power lies in her ability to manipulate the flow of battle, empowering allies and dealing devastating Quantum damage. Witness her arsenal of skills:

  • Basic Attack – Monodrama: Inflicts Quantum DMG equal to a percentage of Sparkle’s ATK to a single enemy.
  • Skill – Dreamdiver: Increases a single ally’s CRIT DMG and advances their action.
  • Ultimate – The Hero with a Thousand Faces: Immediately restores 4 Skill Points for the team and grants allies “Cipher” status. Allies with Cipher deal additional DMG by synergizing with Sparkle’s talent.
  • Talent – Red Herring: Increases the Max Skill Points of all team members by 2. Consuming a Skill Point increases the character’s DMG by 7.5% for 2 turns (can stack up to 3 times).
  • Technique – Unreliable Narrator: Grants allies stealth for 20 seconds. Characters become undetectable by enemies, and entering battle in Stealth recovers Skill Point(s) for the team.
Honkai: Star Rail Sparkle
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Eidolons

EidolonDescription
Suspension of DisbeliefThe Cipher effect applied by the Ultimate lasts for 1 extra turn. All allies affected by Cipher have their ATK increased by 40%.
Purely FictitiousEach Talent stack allows allies to ignore 8% of the enemy target’s DEF when dealing DMG to enemies.
PipedreamSkill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
Parallax TruthUltimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Narrative PolysemyThe CRIT DMG Boost effect of Sparkle’s Skill additionally increases by 30% of Sparkle’s CRIT DMG, and her Skill’s CRIT DMG Boost effect will apply to all allies currently with Cipher.
Life Is a GambleThe Ultimate recovers 1 more Skill Point. The Talent additionally increases Max Skill Points by 1.
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Traces

Ability / TypeRequirementEffectAscension Cost
NocturneCharacter Ascension 6Increases all allies’ ATKCredit x 160,000
Heavenly Melody x 8
Tracks of Destiny x 1
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster x 1
HP BoostCharacter Ascension 3Max HP increases by 4%Credit x 10,000
Celestial Section x 3
Fragments of Impression x 3
HP BoostCharacter Ascension 4Max HP increases by 6%Credit x 20,000
Celestial Section x 5
Fragments of Impression x 4
Effect RES BoostCharacter Ascension 6Effect RES increases by 6%Credit x 160,000
Heavenly Melody x 8
Shards of Desires x 8
CRIT DMG BoostCharacter Ascension 2CRIT DMG increases by 5.3%Credit x 5,000
Firmament Note x 3
Tatters of Thought x 6
CRIT DMG BoostCharacter Ascension 5CRIT DMG increases by 8%Credit x 45,000
Heavenly Melody x 3
Shards of Desires x 3
Artificial FlowerCharacter Ascension 4CRIT DMG Boost effect lasts longerCredit x 20,000
Celestial Section x 5
Tracks of Destiny x 1
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster x 1
AlmanacCharacter Ascension 2Regenerates 10 EnergyCredit x 5,000
Firmament Note x 3
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster x 1

With Honkai Star Rail Version 2.0 launching on February 6, you have ample time to gather resources and prepare for Sparkle’s arrival. Don’t miss out on this captivating character who promises to redefine your combat strategies and add a touch of theatricality to your journey through the Astral Express.

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