The Long Night on the Starlight Express: Preview of the 3.4 Version Update
In July 2025, on a summer morning, the Starlight Express will usher in its 3.4 version. This is a story about waiting, and a legend about rebirth.
Time flows so slowly on the Starlight Express, as if every star in the sky is counting down to this moment. Based on past trends, this update is expected to arrive quietly on July 2, 2025, an ordinary Wednesday. Official confirmation is expected during a special live broadcast in mid-June. All interstellar explorers are waiting for this moment, waiting for the gears of fate to turn once again.
Under the vast starry sky, the first half of the banner will introduce a new character, “Hakuro,” and re-run three characters: “Takahashi,” “Hanabi,” and “Sunday.” Hakuro, a 5-star physical attribute character with the “Destruction” fate, serves as the main DPS. His skill mechanism does not rely on energy release for his ultimate skill but instead accumulates layers of “Destruction” to cast his ultimate. Once the Destruction reaches the specified layers, Hakuro can cast his ultimate to enter “Realm” status, where only he remains on the field, gaining self-enhancement effects and access to three unique skills.
After entering the Realm, Hakuro will leave the Realm after a fixed number of turns and deal damage evenly distributed among all enemies. His combat rhythm revolves around allowing teammates to provide buffs outside the Realm to help him accumulate Destruction faster and activate his ultimate. Once in the Realm, all enhancement effects he gains outside the Realm will no longer expire, allowing him to deal higher burst damage during his fixed actions.
The Fate/Stay Night collaboration will also arrive as promised, like an unavoidable fateful encounter under the stars. The collaboration banner will introduce two new characters: “Saber” and “Archer.” Additionally, this collaboration banner does not have a fixed end date, and there will be no rate-up for 4-star characters.
Saber is a 5-star wind attribute Destruction fate main DPS character in Genshin Impact: Starlight Express, capable of dealing high burst damage by frequently casting her ultimate. Her skill mechanism focuses on using her ultimate as much as possible to inflict damage. Additionally, every time a teammate casts their ultimate, Saber gains energy and “Core Resonance” stacks, which enhance her damage output. Her combat style emphasizes using normal attacks, enhancements, and teammates’ ultimates to accumulate Core Resonance and improve overall damage efficiency.
Archer is a 5-star quantum attribute, Hunting fate main DPS character in Genshin Impact: Starlight Express, capable of dealing high burst damage by frequently casting his skills. His skill mechanism revolves around “casting skills consecutively” to inflict massive damage. When Archer uses a skill, his turn does not end. As long as his skill points are not below 2 or he has not consecutively cast skills 5 times, he can continue using skills. Additionally, every time he casts his ultimate, he gains 2 layers of “Charge,” and every time a teammate attacks an enemy, this Charge can trigger a follow-up attack and restore 1 skill point.
His combat style focuses on casting skills as many times as possible in a single turn. Therefore, before his turn, teammates need to provide buffs (e.g., restoring skill points or dealing additional damage) to maximize his damage potential.
The second half of the banner will re-run three characters: “Nagisa,” “Sumire,” and “Hinata.”