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HoYoVerse shared the release date for the 8.4 Honkai Impact 3rd update, which will include a new story chapter, the Coralie S-rank Battlesuit Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon, and the Chenxue S-rank AstralOp. Everything arrives on August 21, 2025. There’s also a trailer showing off the character, story, and upcoming events.
The new story in 8.4 is called Part 2 Main Story Chapter IX Interlude: Yet the Stars Still Sparkle. That will continue the events starring our Dreamseeker avatar, Helia, and Coralie, including the ones that lead to Coralie getting the Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon abilities.
As for the new characters, they’re the Coralie S-rank Battlesuit Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon and Chenxue S-rank AstralOp. The former will be available between August 21, 2025 and October 3, 2025. The latter’s banner will be around between August 21, 2025 and September 19, 2025. The second AstralOp banner for this update will involve the S-rank Theresa, which will be available September 19, 2025 through October 3, 2025. The Durandal Reign Solaris Battlesuit will also be around between September 19, 2025 and October 3, 2025.
Here’s the trailer for the For the Stars Shall Defy Fate Honkai Impact 3rd update that starts by showing a Part 2 Chapter IX story clip before getting into a Coralie Battlesuit showcase.
Here’s the 8.4 Honkai Impact 3rd Hyperion Lounge stream going over the new additions and patch release date.
Honkai Impact 3rd is available for the PC and mobile devices, and the release date for 8.4 is August 21, 2025. We’ll all get 600 Crystals after maintenance and the update arrives as compensation.
Published: Aug 15, 2025 12:00 pm