HONKAI V8.7 BETA CHANGELOG
Fan Translation by AichanHyperion
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Hi there, Captain!
《 Honkai Impact 3 》Version 8.7 Test Server is now open.
Mark 2 will now bring you the latest intel from the Test Server.
All of the following content is from the test version and may be adjusted based on feedback.
It does not represent the final version.
Please refer to the official live release for the final content.
02-03-2026
CHARACTER ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent: Adjusted the timing of SP Recovery Effect triggered from the third hit of the Basic Attack during Astral Ring Charging State.
02-02-2026
CHARACTER ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent:
- Improved the overall clarity of the character's skill description.
- Adjusted the Anti-Interrupt of QTE Skill.
- Adjusted the material requirements for upgrading Sub Skills.
- Fixed an issue where the actual DMG Multiplier of Ultimate Insight Slash / Realm of Truth Slash / Xentinel Year Slash doesn't match the actual text descriptions.
- Fixed an issue where tapping attack button during the skill animation and when there's no enemy in target, it would incorrectly trigger Realm of Truth Slash / Xentinel Year Slash.
- Ultimate Skill Adjustment: "Ultimate Finisher: Heaven-Rending Dawn is now considered as both Ultimate DMG and Weapon DMG."
- Astral Ring Skill Adjustment:
- SUB-SKILL 2 Added Effect: "During Stellar Outburst State, if Xentinel Year Slash is used for the first time and before triggering Facet of Infinitude at least once, it will still gain Crit DMG Bonus as if Facet of Infinitude has been triggered once. This effect ends after using Xentinel Year Slash."
- SUB-SKILL 3 Adjusted Effect: "Adjusted the timing of reseting the Team Leader's Switch CD and triggering QTE after hitting a target with Ultimate Skill when Law of Ascension is active."
- Lunar Vow: Crimson Love: when equipped with Stellar Key: Vow of Shared Fate and Vow of Shared Fate: Forever
- Improved the overall clarity of the character's skill description.
- Removed stacks count display from the Fervent Blood buff icon in the status bar.
- Fixed an issue where during Astral Ring Charging State, if the character has 150 SP or higher, QTE would incorrectly trigger "restore 150 SP" effect upon hitting an enemy.
- Fixed an issue where button prompt would flicker abnormally when the character cast Stellar Shift when Law of Ascension is active.
- Fixed an issue where QTE-related and Stellar Shift-related buff effects would fail to function properly when the character cast Stellar Shift when Law of Ascension is active.
- Fixed an issue where an incorrect amount of Astral Ring Intensity is restored when hitting multiple targets with Oathbound Resolve when Law of Ascension is active.
- Fixed an issue where Astral Ring related buffs would take effect even when Astral Ring is not activated.
- Miss Espionage:
- Added Time Mastery Tag in Elysian Realm Gameplay.
- Optimized the text description of Evasion Skill. This is a text-only adjustment; the actual in-game effect remains unchanged.
- Fixed an issue where under certain conditions, Shadow Star Attack is triggered incorrectly after Stellar Outburst State ends.
STIGMATA ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent:
- 3-Piece Bonus:
- When World Star is activated:
- Characters with Qilin Guard now deals "8% Total DMG" instead of "15% Total DMG".
- During Stellar Outburst State, Enemies now take "8% more Total DMG" instead of "10% more Total DMG".
- When World Star is activated:
- 3-Piece Bonus:
WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent:
- Fixed an issue where the Active Skill description of the Blade Weapon: Dusklit Scaleshine and its PRI-Arm: Dusklit Scaleshine: Radiant Serenity does not match its actual in-game effect. This is a text-only adjustment; the actual in-game effect remains unchanged.
- Fixed an issue where the Active Skill of the Blade Weapon: Dusklit Scaleshine and its PRI-Arm: Dusklit Scaleshine: Radiant Serenity had an abnormal cooldown duration.
ASTRALOP ADJUSTMENTS
- Chenxue:
- Fixed an issue where entering Stellar Outburst State while Grail of Infinitude is active, Passive Skill effect "refreshes and triggers teammates' QTE" is not taking effect properly for Herrscher of Rebirth.
- Corrected the text description of the Passive Skill: Weakness Breaker. This is a text-only adjustment; the actual in-game effect remains unchanged.
SUPERSTRING DIMENSION ADJUSTMENTS
- Extreme: Raven HP is adjusted.
01-23-2026
CHARACTER ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent:
- Corrected the skill description of Leader Skill: Steel-Forged Heart in the Rank-Up Interface. This is a text-only adjustment; the actual in-game effect remains unchanged.
- Passive Skill:
- No Blade Power: Consumes 2 stack of Battle Intent to cast Ultimate Insight Slash, now deals "200.0% + 800.0% ATK of Physical DMG", instead of "200.0% + 100.0% + 900.0% ATK of Physical DMG."
- 1 stack of Blade Power: Consumes 2 stack of Battle Intent to cast Realm of Truth Slash, now deals "90.0% + 900.0% ATK of Physical DMG", instead of "90.0% + 100.0% + 1000.0% ATK of Physical DMG."
- 2 stacks of Blade Power: Consumes 2 stack of Blade Power to cast Xentinel Year Slash, now deals "1600.0% ATK of Physical DMG", instead of "100% + 1700.0% ATK of Physical DMG."
- Added new effect: When casting Ultimate Insight Slash / Realm of Truth Slash / Xentinel Year Slash, deals an additional 100.0% × 2 ATK of Physical DMG to the locked-on target.
- Astral Ring - Sub Skill 4:
- Ultimate Insight Slash: now deals "200.0% + 700.0% ATK of Physical DMG", instead of "200.0% + 100.0% + 800.0% ATK of Physical DMG."
- Realm of Truth Slash: now deals "90.0% + 800.0% ATK of Physical DMG", instead of "90.0% + 100.0% + 900.0% ATK of Physical DMG."
- Astral Ring - Sub Skill 3:
- Stellar Shift: Unleash Xentinel Year Slash, now deals "1200.0% ATK of Physical DMG", instead of "100.0% + 1200.0% ATK of Physical DMG."
STIGMATA ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent:
- 2-Piece Bonus:
- The effect: "When acting as the Team Leader: All enemies are impaired, reducing DEF by 55.0%" has been adjusted and now: "it applies even when not acting as the Team Leader."
- The effect: "When acting as the Team Leader: Enemies on the field take 10.0% more Physical DMG from all team members" is removed.
- 3-Piece Bonus:
- The effect: When Grail of Infinitude is active, and not acting as the Team Leader: During Stellar Outburst State, enemies now take "18.0%" instead of "24.0%" Elemental DMG from all team members.
- The effect: When World Star is activated:
- When the character has Qilin Guard, the character now deals "80.0%" instead of "100.0%" Crit DMG.
- Characters with Qilin Guard now deals "28.0%" instead of "30.0%" more Elemental DMG.
- The effect: When Law of Ascension is activated:
- When the character has Qilin Guard: the character now deals "80.0%" instead of "100.0%" Crit DMG.
- Characters with Qilin Guard: gain "10.0% more Physical DMG" is removed.
- During Astral Ring Charging State: "enemies take 10.0% more Physical DMG" from all team members is removed.
- During Stellar Outburst State: When any team member has Physical Breach / Elemental Breach, enemies now take "24.0%" instead of "20.0" Physical DMG / "12.0%" instead of "20.0%" Elemental DMG.
- 2-Piece Bonus:
V3 UPDATE
CHARACTER ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent: Overall skill values and mechanics are adjusted.
- Lunar Vow: Crimson Love: Skill values of Lunar Vow: Crimson Love Astral Ring Skill: Share the Future With You are adjusted.
- Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon: Fixed an issue where the character could display abnormal animation when stopping from a run.
- Miss Espionage:
- Fixed a missing certain Bridge Interaction and abnormal sound effects.
- Fixed an issue with Law of Ascension active, the character could trigger an abnormal camera display after entering Stellar Outburst State and selecting Peregrine Sword to cast Stellar Shift.
- Fixed an issue where the character could lose some damage when triggering Shadow Star Attack during the second use of Replicate: 4th hit of Basic Attack.
WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent: Adjusted the skill effects and values for the Blade Weapon: Dusklit Scaleshine; and its PRI-Arm: Dusklit Scaleshine: Radiant Serenity.
- Lunar Vow: Crimson Love: Adjusted the skill effects and values for the Stellar Key: Vow of Shared Fate; and its PRI-Arm: Vow of Shared Fate: Forever.
STIGMATA ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent: Adjusted the skill effects and values of Ever-New Year Set: Mei.
- Lunar Vow: Crimson Love: Adjusted the skill effects and values of Uncrowned Dictator Set: Julius Caesar.
ON TIME: NEW YEAR'S EVE FATEFUL ENCOUNTER
- Fixed an issue where under certain conditions, the character card Crimson Impulse could immediately cast its Special Attack after being swapped to the frontline.
- Added several new test missions.
SPRING FESTIVAL LOBBY
- Added several new test missions.
SUPERSTRING DIMENSION ADJUSTMENTS
- Bloodbane Weather – Perilous Zone Stage (Final Boss: Invincible Festive Drums: Rice Cake) overall values are adjusted.
- Extreme Weather – Perilous Zone Stage (Final Boss: Raven) overall values are adjusted.
- Blood Thorn Patch Weather – Perilous Zone Stage (Final Boss: Flame-Chaser: Mobius) overall values are adjusted.
- Flux Weather – Perilous Zone Stage (Main Enemies: Eclipse: Stardust Sentry, Alien Guard: Amendment, Eclipse: Suspended Eye) overall values are adjusted.
MEMORIAL ARENA
- SSS Invincible Festive Drums: Rice Cake overall values are adjusted.
ELYSIAN REALM
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent: Exclusive Signets mechanics and values are adjusted.
- Stage Effect: General Signets to have additional 2 levels are adjusted.
- Enemy distribution in certain Non-Boss Floors is adjusted.
- Fixed an issue where Astral Ring Button is can be tapped after clearing a floor which may cause lingering abnormal Stellar Outburst State visual effects.
ENEMY
- Death Web: Fixed an issue where under certain condition, the enemy could become unable to hit after appearing.
OTHERS
- Fixed an issue in Story Chapter 18-12: Act 3: Heart of the Storm where the player is unable to attack after breaking free from Rime Trauma effect when battling Herrscher of Ice.
- Fixed an issue in Part II Story Chapter 11: A Mass for Atheists where the mission: Before We Meet in the Future could display abnormal scene flickering in certain areas.
- Fixed an issue where some character's facial models could have abnormal display when entering Bridge Interface.
01-16-2026
CHARACTER ADJUSTMENTS
- Lunar Vow: Crimson Love:
- Fixed an issue during combat when the character is in the team, her Ultimate Button would highlight incorrectly even when there wasn't enough SP.
- Fixed an issue when Law of Ascension is activated, switching to Lunar Vow: Crimson Love and casting Stellar Shift would cause Stellar Outburst related buffs to not function correctly.
- Character skill values are adjusted when equipped with Vow of Shared Fate or Vow of Shared Fate: Forever.
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent:
- Character skill values are adjusted.
- Fixed an abnormal SP consumption when casting Ultimate Finisher.
WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS
- Lunar Vow: Crimson Love: Fixed an issue where the "Lightning DMG Bonus" from weapon: Vow of Shared Fate and Passive Skill is applied to other party members.
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent: Corrected the text description of active skills for the weapons: Dusklit Scaleshine and Dusklit Scaleshine: Peaceful Year Brilliance. This is a text-only adjustment and does not affect the actual skill effect.
STIGMATA ADJUSTMENTS
- Lunar Vow: Crimson Love: Adjusted the skill values of Uncrowned Dictator Set: Julius Caesar.
ELYSIAN REALM ADJUSTMENTS
- Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent: Character skill values and text description are adjusted for Elysian Realm Gameplay.
SUPERSTRING DIMENSION ADJUSTMENTS
- Bloodbane: Invincible Festive Drums: Rice Cake HP is adjusted.
MEMORIAL ARENA ADJUSTMENTS
- SSS Invincible Festive Drums: Rice Cake HP is adjusted.
EVENT ADJUSTMENTS
- Adjusted values for the event On Time: New Year's Eve Fateful Encounter.
NEW CONTENTS
NEW CHARACTER
- New S-rank: Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent
Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent is a Battlesuit Type: Mecha that deals Physical DMG and uses Weapon Type: Blade and protected by Astral Ring Division: Grail of Infinitude.
NEW WEAPONS
- Added Recommended Weapon for Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent: Dusklit Scaleshine; and it's PRI-Arm Weapon: Dusklit Scaleshine: Radiant Serenity.
- Added Stellar Key Weapon: Vow of Shared Fate; and it's PRI-Arm Weapon: Vow of Shared Fate: Forever. When equipped by Lunar Vow: Crimson Love, the character gains the Astral Ring Specialization: Grail of infinitude.
NEW OUTFITS
- Added Hi♪ Love Elf♥ Outfit: Serene Moon Grace.
- Added Behold! Fate Defying Dragon Outfit: Sweetened Veil.
- Added Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser Outfit: Blazing Lantern.
ON TIME: NEW YEAR'S EVE FATEFUL ENCOUNTER
- Content available on this test:
- Main Story Stages: 17 Gameplay Stages (from 1-1 to 3-5).
- EX- Stages: Total of 21 Challenge Stages.
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Online Multiplayer Gameplay: Proceed immediately to Online PvP Mode after completing Main Story Stages and EX-Challenge Stages, as well as finishing card pack draws and deck editing.
You must complete at least 8 Online PvP matches, and you are encouraged to use different decks each time (such as New Year's Dawn, Stellar Forging, Sea of Quanta, Imaginary Space, etc.).
During the test server period, the story will not be available. Some models are temporary placeholders, and some text is test-only. The final experience is subject to the official release.
PART II MAIN STORY
- Added Part II Main Story: EX-Chapter
During the test server period, the story will not be available. Some models are temporary placeholders, and some text is test-only. The final experience is subject to the official release.
SPRING FESTIVAL LOBBY
- Added the Spring Festival Hide-and-Seek Game Mode. It can be accessed through HOMU Spring Festival Challenge. Complete matches to earn Spring Festival Goodies.
- Added the Guessing Challenge Game Mode. Interact with the NPC or in the guessing area to challenge other captains (located on both sides of the Spring Festival's Dinner Table).
- Spring Festival Delicacies is now available! Submitting Spring Festival's goodies will increase the server-wide progress in preparation for Spring Festival's Celebration.
- Spring Festival Wishing Lanterns, Wishing Lantern Viewing, and Lantern Riddle Arena are now available.
Spring Festival Wishing Lanterns will be distributed via in-game mail. Please check your mailbox to claim them.
During the test server period, the story will not be available. Some models are temporary placeholders, and some text is test-only. The final experience is subject to the official release.
SUPERSTRING DIMENSION
- Added Bloodbane Weather – Perilous Zone Stage. The final boss is Invincible Festive Drums: Rice Cake.
- Added Extreme Weather – Perilous Zone Stage. The final boss is Raven.
- Added Blood Thorn Patch Weather – Perilous Zone Stage. The final boss is Flame-Chaser: Mobius.
- Added Flux Weather – Perilous Zone Stage. Featuring the following primary enemies:
- Eclipse: Stardust Sentry
- Alien Guard: Amendment
- Eclipse: Suspended Eye
MEMORIAL ARENA
- Added SSS Invincible Festive Drums: Rice Cake.
ELYSIAN REALM
- Added New Character: Xentinel × Dawnbearing Crescent
- Added Special Adjustments and Exclusive Signets for Lunar Vow: Crimson Love when equipped with Stellar Key Weapon: Vow of Shared Fate or it's PRI-Arm Weapon: Vow of Shared Fate: Forever.
- Added Benares as the Main Enemy in Deep Sequence: Floor 8.
- Added Huodou as the Main Enemy in Deep Sequence: Floor 17.
- Update Stage Effects & Buffs in Deep Sequence.
HOT ON THE TRAIL
- This testing phase unlocks Element, Ultimate, Combo and Physical Zones.
BATTLE PASS UPDATE
- The BP Works has added the V8.7 BP Materials (requires purchasing Knight BP or Paladin BP):
- Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer Character Card & Rank-Up Stamps.
- Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer Character Fragments.
- Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer Recommended Trick Staff: Purge of Ten Faces.
- The Reserve Works has added the following items:
- Herrscher of Rebirth Character Card & Rank-Up Stamps.
- Herrscher of Rebirth Character Fragments.
- Herrscher of Rebirth Recommended Scythe: Life Harvester's Song; and Recommended Stigmata: Seele: Herrscher of Rebirth Set.
- Sugary Starburst Recommended Pistol: Star Dance; and Recommended Stigmata: Cecilia Youth Set.
- Other Weapons: Cerulean Flare and Final Form: Destiny
- Knight BP and Paladin BP Character Fragment rewards has been updated to Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer.
SPRING SPEND BONUSES
- During the event, spend a total of 30,000 Crystals or equal worth of Supply Cards across all supply events other than Dorm Supply and Returnee Support to obtain Behold! Fate Defying Dragon New Outfit: Sweetened Veil.
- Spending Crystals on eligible supply items (including Carnival Supply Cards) will complete event missions and get rewarded with Springtide Embrace Tokens.
- With enough Springtide Embrace Tokens, Captains can visit the Event Shop and exchange for rewards such as:
- Jovial Deception: Shadowdimmer Character Card or Rank-Up Stamps.
- Lone Destruction: Shadowchaser Rank-Up Stamps.
- AstralOp: Songque.
SHOP UPDATE
- Dawei Shop: Added the Blade Weapon: Dusklit Scaleshine, and Stellar Key: Vow of Shared Fate.
- ER Shop: Added Fenghuang of Vicissitude Rank-Up Stamps (Clear Deep Sequence on Shroud or above with Fenghuang of Vicissitude to unlock).
- Exchange Shop: Added Weapons: Elysian Astra, Tower of the Past, Mitternachts Waltz and Final Form: Destiny; Added Stigmata: Cezanne Set and Carlo Collodi Set.
- War Treasury: Added Disciplinary Perdition Character Card & Fragments, Helical Contraption Character Card & Fragments, Herrscher of Human: Ego Character Card & Fragments.
FOUNDRY
- Added G4 Physical Stigmata: Aladdin Set.
- Added Prism Stigmata: Ever-New Year Set.
- Added Prism Stigmata: Uncrowned Dictator Set.
- Added PRI-Arm Weapon: Dusklit Scaleshine: Radiant Serenity.
- Added PRI-Arm Weapon: Vow of Shared Fate: Forever.
SYSTEM UPDATE & ADJUSTMENTS
CHARACTER ADJUSTMENT
- Fixed an issue in the Valkyrie Interface where certain lock-on effects could appear misaligned when Behold! Fate Defying Dragon was not yet unlocked.
- Fixed an issue where Ba-Dum! Fiery Wishing Star would remain at an unusually low altitude after entering Stellar Outburst State while wearing her Outfit: Wintery Wishes.
- Fixed an issue in the Valkyrie Interface where Miss Espionage could display unusual eye animations.
- Fixed an issue where under specific conditions with Wheel of Destiny activated, Miss Espionage off-field support attack (Shadow Star Attacks) could lose damage abnormally.
- Added Summoned Entity Trait to Helical Contraption.
- Optimzed the Leader Skill description of Mad Banquet: Shadowbringer on the Deployment Interface. This is a text-only adjustment; the actual effect remains unchanged.
- Fixed and issue where Vermillion Knight: Eclipse could display unusual model at the end of her Evade animation.
- Corrected the Rank-Up Skill description of Caring, Like One God Blessing All for Hi♪ Love Elf♥ in Rank-Up Interface. This is a text-only adjustment; the actual effect remains unchanged.
- Fixed an issue where Lone Planetfarer might fail to obtain Abyssal Energy when entering Stellar Outburst State immediately after casting 4th hit of her Enhanced Basic Attack.
- Corrected the Rank-Up Skill description of The Snowy Garden for Starchasm Nyx in Rank-Up Interface. This is a text-only adjustment; the actual effect remains unchanged.
MEMORIAL ARENA
- Fixed an issue causing certain sound effects for SSS Marut could play abnormally when mute was enabled.
- Fixed an issue where certain characters is unable to deflect the Wheel thrown by Vita: Sea's Depths when using melee attacks.
- Fixed an issue where certain elite enemies were not properly classified as Boss-Type enemies.
SUPERSTRING DIMENSION
- Adjusted the effect of Resonance Weather from: "All team members deal 10% more Total DMG for every team members with Domain Resonance Trait; When Astral Ring Specialization: World Star is active, all team members deal 40% more Total DMG." to: "All team members deal 15% more Total DMG for every team members with Domain Resonance Trait (max: 30%); When Astral Ring Specialization: World Star is active, all team members deal 40% more Total DMG."
- Adjusted the effect of Shadow Weather from: "Characters on the field deals 15% more Total DMG. When a Shadow Star Attack hits an enemy, characters on the field deals an additional 50% more Total DMG for 15s, can be refreshed." to: "All team members deal 15% more Total DMG for every team members with Harmonized Shadow Star Trait (max: 30%); When Astral Ring Specialization: Wheel of Destiny is active, all team members deal 40% more Total DMG."
- Fixed na issue where under specific conditions, using Miss Espionage Ultimate in Lightning: Intensive Zone Stage while fighting against Asleikr Mystletainn.
- Fixed an issue in Fire – Perilous Zone Stage, where the stage score would incorrectly remain at 0 before defeating Litost: Cinders of the Night.
- Fixed an issue where certain elite enemies were not properly classified as Boss-Type enemies.
ELYSIAN REALM
- Fixed an issue where under specific conditions, using Weapon Skill of Hi♪ Love Elf♥ while fighting Flame-Chaser: Elysia could cause abnormal blocking.
- Fixed an issue where certain visual effects could display abnormally when entering Stellar Outburst State at the end of the fight.
OTHERS
- Fixed an issue in Story Chapter 38-13: Sweet Dream, where weapon visual effects could display abnormally during cutscenes.
- Fixed an issue where in certain scenes, using teleportation could cause abnormal visual performance during subsequent combat.
- Fixed an issue in Part II Open World where NPC Models could overlap abnormally under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where under certain conditions, the total completion count for Returnee Exclusive missions could be calculated incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue in Chronicles Mode where voice lines or CGs in certain stages might fail to play properly.
- Added a new "Unlock & Upgrade" feature for characters in Valkyrie Interface.
- Fixed an issue on some Android devices where character or scene models in the Main Story could disappear abnormally.