Summary
A new leak fromHonkai: Star Railis teasing the effects of the Skill for recently revealed five-star character Fugue, hinting at a special mechanic. The massively popular sci-fi RPG from HoYoverse has seen plenty of big reveals throughout recent weeks, with highly-anticipated characters and major new expansions to the game teased. Last week saw the developer finally confirmingthe long-awaited playable release of Sunday, while the Version 2.6 Special Program also teased the potential reveal of Herta’s real form. However, Sunday wasn’t the only character to be revealed from the upcoming Version 2.7 update.
Just days after Sunday’s official reveal, HoYoverse would drop another bombshell on theHonkai: Star Railcommunity by revealing Fugue for Version 2.7. Fugue will be introduced to the RPG as a new version of popular four-star character Tingyun, with an alternate form for the character being the subject of numerous recent rumors. Fugue is heavily suggested to be the real form of the previously playable Tingyun, shown in-game to be an impostor created by Phantylia the Undying. Now, new leaks are starting to give players an idea about Fugue’s kit.
Honkai: Star Rail Leak Hints at Fugue Skill
A recent post shared by prominentHonkai: Star Railleaker Shiroha is teasing the effects forFugue’s Skill inHonkai: Star Rail. According to the leak, Fugue’s skill will target an Ally and cause that Ally to attack an enemy, with the attack applying a special debuff to that enemy. The debuff is said to be a “burn” effect that will reduce the struck enemy’s DEF, with the effect reportedly not able to stack multiple times on the same enemy. Fugue is expected to release withHonkai: Star Rail’s Version 2.7 update, currently rumored to launch in December.
Fugue’s addition to the game features multiple departures from her previous in-game incarnation as Tingyun, offering an entirely different playstyle. HoYoverse confirmed that Fugue will joinStar Rail’s roster as a Fire Nihility character, suggesting her new gameplay will focus heavily around applying debuffs to enemies. Leaks have also hinted atseveral design elements of the new Tingyun variant, suggesting that her Ultimate will cause nine tails to manifest from the character. Fugue was confirmed by HoYoverse to be releasing as a five-star character inHonkai: Star Rail.
With two of the game’s most highly-anticipated characters on the way, HoYoverse has set up Version 2.7 to be one ofHonkai: Star Rail’s most exciting patches. Fugue’s release will be joined by one of Penacony’s most popular characters in Sunday, after being rumored to become playable since the launch ofStar Rail’s newest world. Leaks have already begun to hint at Sunday as a powerful support, featuring his own unique mechanicallowing Sunday to overflow excess Energyinto his allies. Sunday and Fugue are sure to make Version 2.7 a patch that players won’t want to miss.
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