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

Eidolon Description
Suspension of Disbelief The Cipher effect applied by the Ultimate lasts for 1 extra turn. All allies affected by Cipher have their ATK increased by 40%.
Purely Fictitious Each Talent stack allows allies to ignore 8% of the enemy target’s DEF when dealing DMG to enemies.
Pipedream Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
Parallax Truth Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
Narrative Polysemy The 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 Gamble The Ultimate recovers 1 more Skill Point. The Talent additionally increases Max Skill Points by 1.

Traces

Ability / Type Requirement Effect Ascension Cost
Nocturne Character Ascension 6 Increases all allies’ ATK Credit x 160,000
Heavenly Melody x 8
Tracks of Destiny x 1
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster x 1
HP Boost Character Ascension 3 Max HP increases by 4% Credit x 10,000
Celestial Section x 3
Fragments of Impression x 3
HP Boost Character Ascension 4 Max HP increases by 6% Credit x 20,000
Celestial Section x 5
Fragments of Impression x 4
Effect RES Boost Character Ascension 6 Effect RES increases by 6% Credit x 160,000
Heavenly Melody x 8
Shards of Desires x 8
CRIT DMG Boost Character Ascension 2 CRIT DMG increases by 5.3% Credit x 5,000
Firmament Note x 3
Tatters of Thought x 6
CRIT DMG Boost Character Ascension 5 CRIT DMG increases by 8% Credit x 45,000
Heavenly Melody x 3
Shards of Desires x 3
Artificial Flower Character Ascension 4 CRIT DMG Boost effect lasts longer Credit x 20,000
Celestial Section x 5
Tracks of Destiny x 1
Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster x 1
Almanac Character Ascension 2 Regenerates 10 Energy Credit 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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