Hysilens may be Honkai: Star Rail's long-awaited third 5-star damage-over-time character.

Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse has begun drip marketing for the next set of 5-star characters coming in Version 3.5, starting with the next Chrysos Heir to take the stage in Amphoreus' Flame Chase: Hysilens.

Hysilens will wield the Physical element and follow the Path of Nihility. While there is no official information regarding her kit yet, signs point towards her being the game's long-awaited third 5-star DoT (damage-over-time) character. While Hysilens has yet to make an official in-game appearance, one of the Golden Blood's Boons in Divergent Universe: Protean Hero is based on her. The effect of Hysilens' boon, ‘Endless Feasting’, inflicts enemies with the ‘Swan Song’ debuff that acts similarly to the ‘Bleed’ DoT debuff.

The DoT archetype has been one of the most neglected in the game so far, though it still has its share of devoted players. There are only five dedicated DoT characters in Honkai: Star Rail so far, namely the 5-star characters Kafka and Black Swan, as well as the 4-stars Sampo, Luka, and Guinaifen. The last DoT character to be released was Black Swan, who joined the game's roster all the way back in Version 2.0 in February 2024.

Called the Wave-Strumming Knight, Hysilens is the Chrysos Heir destined to carry the Coreflame of “Plenty” from the Titan Phagousa. While little is known about her so far, her real name is apparently Helektra, though she says “that name has long since sunk into the depths of the past." In addition, Hysilens also calls herself the Knight Commander of the holy city of Okhema, though she is also affiliated with the city-state of Styxia, “a coastal city of intoxication and dreams, where echoes of old songs still drift among the waves.”

Hysilens is set to join Honkai: Star Rail's ever-growing roster of playable characters in Version 3.5, which is expected to be released sometime in August. 

Honkai: Star Rail is currently in the second half of Version 3.3, with Version 3.4 set to arrive in early July. Honkai: Star Rail Version 3.4 is looking to be one of the game's biggest updates in its Version 3.x cycle. Version 3.4 will see Phainon become available as a playable character, finally letting players add the most prominent figure in Amphoreus' story so far to their rosters.

Kafka, Blade, Silver Wolf, and Jingliu are also set to receive buffs in Version 3.4, alongside a handful of story-related quality-of-life changes.

In addition, the Honkai: Star Rail x Fate stay/night collaboration event will take place during Version 3.4. The collab event will go live on 11 July, featuring two crossover 5-star characters in Saber and Archer, as well as a Fate/stay night in-game event that will see the Holy Grail War expand into a new battlefield in Penacony. Players can claim Archer for free, while Saber will be available to pull in a Special Collaboration Warp during the event.