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Editorial Team · 2026-09-28
Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 Brings Pearl and a ZZZ Crossover Sept 28
By Editorial Team · published 2026-09-22 · updated 2026-09-22
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HoYoverse announced on September 20 that Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.6, "Dance With the Beast Before Moonrise", arrives on September 28 on iOS, Android, PC and PS5. It brings one new 5-star, the Ice Elation character Pearl, reruns for Evanescia and Mortenax Blade, two new outfits — and confirmation that Zenless Zone Zero's Ellen and Astra Yao cross over into Star Rail in Version 4.8.
What was announced
The version preview, published by HoYoverse on September 20, names the update Dance With the Beast Before Moonrise and sets it for September 28 across iOS, Android, PC and PlayStation 5.
The only new 5-star is Pearl, an Ice character on the Path of Elation. She is built around defence-based healing and damage mitigation, and around feeding Elation teams: the description credits her with reading teammates' combat data and offsetting incoming damage rather than adding raw damage of her own. Her banner runs across the whole version rather than a single phase, with the limited Light Cone Colors for Tomorrow boosted alongside her. Evanescia reruns in phase one and Mortenax Blade in phase two.
Two outfits come with the patch — Warm Cotton Skies for Hyacine and Lunar Blossoming for Evanescia — plus a new main mission continuing the story.
The bigger announcement sits one version ahead. HoYoverse confirmed a crossover with its own Zenless Zone Zero: Ellen and Astra Yao join Honkai: Star Rail in Version 4.8. A hardware collaboration with Razer was announced at the same time — a Silver Wolf-themed chair, keyboard, mouse and headset, with a worldwide release still to be detailed.
What it means for players
Pearl is a support, not a carry, so the practical question for Honkai: Star Rail players is whether an Elation team is worth building around her before the crossover arrives. Saving is the usual counter-argument: two reruns this version and two ZZZ characters in 4.8 make a crowded two-month stretch for Stellar Jade.
Full-version banners help here. Because Pearl runs the entire patch rather than half of it, there is no phase deadline to rush, and the reruns split cleanly — Evanescia early, Mortenax Blade late.
What happens next
Version 4.6 goes live on September 28 with the usual maintenance window and compensation. Details of the Version 4.8 crossover — when Ellen and Astra Yao become playable and whether they are free or limited banner characters — have not been given yet, and HoYoverse typically holds them until that version's own preview programme.
