Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 features a Razer collab

HoYoverse has launched Honkai: Star Rail version 4.6, titled "Dance With the Beast Before Moonrise," on PC, PlayStation 5, iOS, and Android. The update went live on September 28, 2026, and runs for just over six weeks until November 10. It continues the Planarcadia storyline, adds one new five-star character in Pearl, introduces two new outfits, and confirms a hardware collaboration with Razer.

Maintenance and compensation

Servers went offline for a scheduled maintenance window of about five hours before the update went live. Players at Trailblaze Level 4 or above before maintenance began receive 300 Stellar Jades in their in-game mailbox as compensation.

Pearl and the banner schedule

Pearl is a five-star Ice character on the Path of Elation and the CEO of Planarcadia. In combat, she can consume a resource called Certified Banger to offset damage for all allies, making her a sustain-focused support for Elation teams. Her banner and her signature, Light Cone, Colors for Tomorrow, stay available for the whole version. Evanescia, a five-star Physical Elation character, returns in the first half, and Mortenax Blade, a five-star Fire Nihility character, returns on October 21. Qingque, Xueyi, and Misha are the boosted four-star characters across every banner.

Story and the Life Sciences Institute

The main story picks up after Nihilux revealed herself as Aha, the Aeon of Elation. The Trailblazer and Pearl head into the Life Sciences Institute deep within Astropolis to uncover a scheme to weaponize the husk. The institute was built under Madam Yabuli, head of the IPC's Technology Department, who is pushing the plan at the cost of every life in Planarcadia and is suspected of ties to a faction that worships the Voracity. Honkai: Star Rail also adds events including Love, Ghosts & Robots and Interastral Peace Gala: One Take, plus a new Astral Imagea gameplay feature.

Outfits and the Razer collaboration

Hyacine's Warm Cotton Skies outfit and Evanescia's Lunar Blossoming outfit arrive together in the Outfit Show Window. HoYoverse also announced a Razer collaboration built around Silver Wolf LV.999, with a gaming chair, keyboard, mouse, and headset planned for release across multiple regions. More details are still to come. Ellen and Astra Yao from Zenless Zone Zero are confirmed to join in Honkai: Star Rail version 4.8.