Honkai: Star Rail 4.3 Launches June 3 With Mortenax Blade — Here's What You Need to Know
TL;DR: Version 4.3 drops June 3, 2026, bringing Mortenax Blade, a reimagined Fire/Nihility version of the fan-favorite character Blade. Three livestream codes are active now, worth 300 Stellar Jade total. The Planarcadia story arc deepens, and Version 4.4's Himeko reveal is already being seeded in the narrative.
The June 3 release and three codes you should redeem immediately
Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.3 launches June 3, 2026 across PC, iOS, Android, and PlayStation. No delays announced. HoYoverse's track record on hitting stated dates is solid.
Three livestream codes went live during the broadcast and they expire fast:
- CA395VK8ULCP — 100x Stellar Jade + 50,000x Credits
- Second code — 100x Stellar Jade + 5x Traveler's Guide (full code pending confirmation)
- Third code — 100x Stellar Jade + 4x Refined Aether (full code pending confirmation)
Redeem all three and you're looking at 300 Stellar Jade total — roughly 1.5 pulls on a standard banner. Not massive, but it counts. Enter them through the in-game ellipsis menu on the main screen or via the official web redemption portal. Rewards land in your mailbox; don't forget to actually claim them.
The banner structure centers on Mortenax Blade as Phase 1's limited five-star. Phase 2 details haven't been confirmed yet, though the word on the lot is that a rerun banner may follow based on recent patch pacing (though that part is still rumour).
Who Mortenax Blade is and why returning players actually care
Here's the thing about legacy character rereleases in gacha games — they're not just power creep wrapped in nostalgia. They're a calculated bet on franchise loyalty.
Blade was part of Star Rail's original roster at launch in April 2023. He followed the Path of the Hunt, dealt Wind damage, and became one of the game's most narratively compelling characters: a man cursed with a regenerating body who can't die. Players built teams around his HP-drain mechanics. They theorycrafted. They kept him in their rosters long after the meta shifted. HoYoverse noticed.
Mortenax Blade isn't just Blade 2.0. He's a fundamental redesign — still scales on Max HP, still uses HP-consumption abilities, but they function differently now. Path of Nihility instead of Path of the Hunt. Fire damage instead of Wind. The kit pivots from "damage carry" to "team enabler with DEF-shred and zone control." That's a deliberate creative choice, not a lazy variant (and it shows).
What strikes me is the Taunt mechanic. HP-drain characters who force enemies to target them are rare in Star Rail's current roster. That alone makes Mortenax Blade worth evaluating even if you skipped the original.
The Stellaron Hunters and where the story's actually headed
The Planarcadia arc has been circling the Stellaron Hunters for two patches straight. Version 4.2 introduced Silver Wolf LV.999 and Evanescia — both Path of the Elation characters — and loaded up on rewards and story beats. Version 4.3 is the follow-through: leaner event schedule, sharper narrative focus.
Blade belongs to the Stellaron Hunters faction, which means his return isn't isolated. It's part of a larger story beat. From what I gather, HoYoverse confirmed Himeko's new playable form for Version 4.4 during the same livestream cycle. Not accidental. Version 4.3's narrative work is being structured to set up that reveal. If the Himeko setup lands well, the 4.4 banner is going to move serious numbers.
Most coverage frames Mortenax Blade as a straightforward nostalgia play; the more interesting question is whether HoYoverse is quietly building a Stellaron Hunters sub-roster that functions as its own team comp ecosystem, the way Genshin's Fatui Harbingers became a self-contained narrative and mechanical unit. That's the real long game here, and nobody's talking about it.
Watch for the full character kit breakdowns from HoYoverse's official channels (usually dropped one to two weeks before launch) and any story trailer that gives more detail on the Planarcadia arc's direction. The story and banner schedule are unusually well-aligned this cycle.
Livestream codes, in-game rewards, and what else is coming
Beyond the three redemption codes, HoYoverse hasn't detailed the full event slate yet. The anniversary patch loaded up on free currency and story content, so Version 4.3 is expected to be leaner on pure giveaways — more focused on narrative progression and character building.
Mortenax Blade's banner is confirmed. The exact run length and Phase 2 details will drop in the official patch notes, usually published a few days before launch.
For tracking where HoYoverse animated tie-ins and streaming content land across platforms, Movie OTT keeps a real-time availability tracker — useful if you're following the franchise beyond the game itself. The Honkai animated universe has expanded significantly, and Indian players should know that Netflix India carries select HoYoverse content in certain windows, while all trailers and character demos stay free on the official HoYoverse YouTube channel.
Indian player access and voice casting
India's one of HoYoverse's fastest-growing markets. The game is free-to-play on Android, iOS, and PC — zero paywall to access Version 4.3's story content.
No dedicated Hindi dub, but it runs full English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, and Korean voice tracks with English subtitles. Mortenax Blade is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai, and if that name means something to you from his Giyu Tomioka role in Demon Slayer or Suzaku in Code Geass, that's exactly why HoYoverse cast him here. They knew the fanbase. Smart move.
June 3 launch applies globally. No regional delays. Indian players are on equal footing.
For a breakdown of where Honkai-adjacent animated content streams in India, Movie OTT's platform tracker covers Netflix, YouTube, and regional platforms in real time. It's worth bookmarking if you're following the franchise beyond the game.
Why Mortenax Blade matters for the gacha landscape right now
HoYoverse could've called this character something entirely different. Filed off the serial numbers. Sold him as a fresh five-star. They didn't. That's confidence in franchise IP as a monetisation driver, and from what I hear, the internal data on legacy-character banners has been strong enough to make this a repeatable playbook.
Genshin Impact pioneered the "alternate form" model with characters like Wanderer (formerly Scaramouche), and the commercial results were significant enough that HoYoverse clearly wants to replicate it in Star Rail. The Nihility path placement is the interesting wrinkle. Original Blade was a carry — you built around him. Mortenax Blade, with his DEF-shred Ultimate and zone mechanics, looks more like an enabler who also deals damage. Harder sell to the "I want my numbers to go up" crowd. Smarter long-term design.
Honestly, the thing nobody mentions when a gacha game brings back a legacy character in a new form is what it signals about studio confidence. The 4.3 livestream itself pulled over 600,000 concurrent viewers across HoYoverse's official Twitch and YouTube channels within the first hour, outpacing the 4.2 stream by a visible margin. That's not just hype — it's measurable demand for this specific character's return. HoYoverse is saying: we remember what you loved, and we've rebuilt it from the ground up. A direct message to a specific slice of the fanbase. And the numbers suggest it's landing.
What to do before June 3
Redeem those three livestream codes now. They expire faster than you'd expect. The 300 Stellar Jade won't pull Mortenax Blade on its own, but every bit counts. Watch for the official patch notes and character kit breakdowns — HoYoverse usually publishes those one to two weeks before launch.
If you're tracking the broader Honkai franchise across platforms and media, Movie OTT has the current picture for where animated tie-ins and streaming content lands globally. Set a calendar reminder for June 3 if you're planning to pull — Phase 1 banner dates always get tight toward the end of a cycle.
The June 3 launch window is locked. Mortenax Blade is coming. The Planarcadia arc pushes forward, and Version 4.4's Himeko reveal is already in motion.
