Honkai Star Rail 4.3 Launches June 1 With Mortenax Blade

The latest update for Honkai Star Rail, Version 4.3 titled "The Lethe Below the Living," is set to launch on June 1, 2026, bringing a climactic conclusion to the ongoing Planarcadia story arc and introducing a new playable version of the character Blade.

The update centers on the fate of Blade, now known as Mortenax Blade, as he confronts the Aeon Voracity within the World in Canvas. Carrying the flesh of Shuhu, Blade wagers his existence by borrowing the power of the Aeon Voracity to burn the curse from his body, with the outcome left unwritten in Elio’s script. Players will witness the resolution of this storyline firsthand. Meanwhile, the Trailblazer travels to the new location of Inkford Hermitage to warn Graphia, the Mother of Imagenesis, a millennial figure making her official debut in this update.

Mortenax Blade is a new 5-star Fire Nihility character. His kit revolves around a Bounded Field deployed through his Ultimate, which amplifies damage taken by enemies and unlocks an enhanced Skill using a Sword Formation. Ally attacks passively build Charge on him, and a full Charge triggers an automatic Skill use and extra Energy regeneration. Players who obtain Mortenax Blade...