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Honkai Star Rail: Black Swan — Leaks, trailer & everything we know

An upcoming Honkai Star Rail update is introducing Black Swan to the gacha game. Here is all we know about this brand new character and when we expect to see them in-game.

Honkai Star Rail has tons of characters in its roster, with each having its own rating, skill, and fighting style – but there are still more characters on the way, just like the highly anticipated Black Swan.

However, as is the nature of upcoming updates and the future features of Honkai Star Rail, Black Swan is surrounded by mystery.

Despite the lack of information, she is allegedly a 5-star Wind character on the Path of The Nihility. So, to help out with her upcoming release, here’s everything we know about Black Swan, including trailers, leaks, and more.

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All Black Swan Honkai Star Rail leaks

Currently, thanks to a leak on both Twitter and Reddit, we have a brief view of the upcoming Black Swan. She’s soon to be the newest addition to the roster. One of the most recent leaks from reliable community leaker @merlin_impact on Twitter details Black Swan as a 5-star Wind character who follows the Nihility Path.

According to the leak, Black Swan’s skill deals Wind DMG equal to 60% of her attack, and will also lower an enemy’s defense by 27% for up to three turns, which means she could have some great debuff capabilities on the battlefield.

Her Ultimate ability is also detailed as being a multi-targetted attack where she deals Wind DMG equal to 96% of her attack to every enemy on the field.

Who is Black Swan?

Black Swan is allegedly a Memokeeper of the Garden of Recollection in Honkai Star Rail. She also can supposedly preserve and share memories. We will update this article once more background information is known about Black Swan.

Does Black Swan have a release date in Honkai Star Rail?

Currently, despite a few leaks and details being revealed, we don’t have a release date for Black Swan’s arrival in Honkai Star Rail. However, she is expected to arrive in version 2.0, which is speculated to be when this period’s battle pass ends on February 7th, 2023.

When we get a release date, we will be updating this, so keep an eye out to see whether she’ll be coming in the next update or the one after that.

Honkai Star Rail’s Black Swan teaser trailer

The first real glimpse we get regarding Black Swan is through a trailer depicting the Fables About the Stars. Many suspect that the voice we hear in the narration is that of Black Swan. Moreover, the cover image for the trailer matches the leaked images almost perfectly, meaning that’s likely the character in question.

Black Swan abilities in Honkai Star Rail

Thanks to Reddit user Anonbelle, we have information regarding Black Swan’s kit.

  • Basic Attack – Percipience, Silent Dawn: Deals Wind DMG equal to 30% of Black Swan’s ATK on a single enemy unit, with a 50% base chance of inflicting 1 stack of Sacrament on the attacked enemy unit, and should a target have Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, or Shock applied to them, each will have a 50% base chance of additionally applying 1 stack of Sacrament on the enemy.
  • Skill – Decadence, False Twilight: Deals Wind DMG equal to 45% of Black Swan’s ATK to a single enemy and any adjacent targets, with a 100% base chance to inflict 1 stack of Sacrament to the attacked enemies and a 100% base chance to lower the attacked enemies’ DEF by 14.8%, lasting for 3 turns.
  • Ultimate – Bliss of Otherworld’s Embrace: Deals Wind DMG equal to 72% of Black Swan’s ATK to all enemies and inflicts Epiphany on them for 2 turn(s). Enemies affected by Epiphany take 15% more damage in their turn, and their Sacrament effect is regarded as Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, and Shock effects. In addition, when their Sacrament effect is triggered at the beginning of the next turn, the Sacrament stacks are not reset. The stack reservation effect can be triggered up to 1 time(s) during the Epiphany duration, and its charges are replenished when Epiphany is applied again.
  • Talent – Loom of Fate’s Caprice: Every time an enemy target receives DoT at the start of each turn, there is a 50% base chance to for it to be inflicted with Sacrament. While afflicted with Sacrament, enemy targets receive Wind DoT equal to 96% of Black Swan’s ATK. Each stack of Sacrament increases this DMG multiplier by 4.8%. Then Sacrament resets to 1 stack. Sacrament can stack up to 99 times. Only when Sacrament deals DMG at the start of an enemy target’s turn, Black Swan triggers additional effects based on the number of Sacrament stacks inflicted on the target: When having 3 or more Sacrament stacks, deals Wind DoT equal to 72% of Black Swan’s ATK to adjacent targets, with a 50% base chance of inflicting 1 stack of Sacrament on adjacent targets. When having 7 or more Sacrament stacks, enables the current DoT dealt this time to ignore 20% of the target’s DEF and adjacent targets’ DEF.
  • Technique – From Façade to Vérité: After using this Technique, at the start of the next battle, there is a 150% base chance to inflict 1 stack of Sacrament to each enemy. For each successful application of Sacrament, inflict 1 additional stack of Sacrament on the enemy, repeating until Sacrament fails to be inflicted. For each successive application of Sacrament, the base chance of success is equal to 50% of the base chance of the previous successful infliction of Sacrament on that target.

Passives

  • Viscera’s Disquiet: After using the Skill to hit a single target enemy that has Wind Shear, Bleed, Burn, or Shock, there is a 65% base chance of additionally inflicting 1 stack of Sacrament for each of the above debuffs on the enemy.
  • Goblet’s Dredges: Every time an enemy target receives DoT during the single attack of allies, there is a 65% base chance for it to be inflicted with 1 stack of Sacrament, stacking up to 3 time(s) during 1 single attack.
  • Candleflame’s Portent: Increases DMG dealt by this unit by an amount equal to 60% of their Effect Hit Rate, up to a maximum DMG increase of 72%.

Black Swan Eidolons

Likewise, we have information regarding Black Swan’s Eidolons:

  • Level One – Seven Pillars of Wisdom: While Black Swan is active in battle, enemies in the Wind Shear, Bleeding, Burning, and Shocked states respectively have their Wind, Physical, Fire, and Lightning RES reduced by 25%.
  • Level Two – Weep Not for Me, My Lamb: When an enemy under the Sacrament effect is downed, there is a 100% base chance of inflicting 5 stack(s) of Sacrament on adjacent targets.
  • Level Three – As Above, So Below: Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15.
  • Level Four – In Tears We Gift: While in the Epiphany state, enemy targets’ Effect RES reduces by 10%, and Black Swan regenerates 8 Energy at the start of the target’s turn or when the afflicted enemy is defeated. The Energy Regeneration effect can only trigger up to 1 time while Epiphany lasts. The trigger count will refresh after the enemy is inflicted with Epiphany again.
  • Level Five – Linnutee Flyway: Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10.
  • Level Six – Pantheon Merciful, Masses Pitiful: When Black Swan’s teammates attack enemy targets, Black Swan has a 65% base chance of inflicting Sacrament on every enemy target hit. Each time Black Swan inflicts Sacrament on an enemy target, there is a 50% fixed chance to additionally increase the Sacrament stack afflicted this time by 1.

So, that’s everything we currently know about Black Swan in Honkai Star Rail. While waiting for more information, take a look at some of our other handy guides and content, including some free item codes:

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