Honkai: Star Rail 2.5 Leaks Hint At A Drastic Change To Gameplay

There may be a drastic change to ’s traditional gameplay, according to new Version 2.5 leaks that have started circulating. Version 2.5 is still a few weeks away, as the popular turn-based RPG is still entering Version 2.4. In the current patch, players will return to the Xianzhou Alliance and witness a new story arc, as well as gain access to the new characters of 2.4, Yunli, Jiaoqiu, and March 7th (Hunt). With Version 2.5’s beta tests occurring, however, some details about the upcoming patch have already started emerging.

One of these leaks indicates a change to combat. According to new information provided by the leaker known as Dim, which was then shared in a post tagged as “” on Reddit, two new Planar Ornament sets will be introduced in Version 2.5. One set, The Wondrous BananAmusement Park, will increase CRIT DMG based on whether a target is summoned on the field, whereas the second, Lushaka, the Sunken Seas, will grant an Effect RES boost, as well as an ATK boost to an ally. The secret change lies in the second leaked Ornament set in 2.5.

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As seen in the leak, the rumored Lushaka, the Sunken Seas Ornament set will allegedly grant a 16% ATK bonus to the first character in the team lineup if the character wearing the equipment is not the first character themselves. Based on the description alone and the extra 10% Effect RES boost, this will most likely be an Ornament set dedicated exclusively to support characters. It does, however, indicate a big change. For now, the order of characters in team comps does not matter too much.

“Future characters could have position-related bonuses.”

Often, players tend to leave the characters that are more susceptible to enemy attention near the extremities. By doing so, if the character is hit by an attack that deals damage to adjacent targets, it will only affect one additional