Five-star Quantum character Sparkle drops in Honkai Star Rail in Version 2.0. “The Masked Fool” can restore Skill Points and boosts CRIT DMG.
Five-star Quantum character Sparkle will be arriving in Honkai Star Rail version 2.0 as one of two main characters alongside Black Swan. She was first unveiled at the Game Awards 2023, where developer MiHoYo also won Best Mobile Game of the Year for Honkai Star Rail. Sparkle aka "The Masked Fool" arrives as part of a brand new zone called Penacony, which will be a focus of version 2.0 to 2.2. Here's a look at her abilities, traces and eidolons.
When will Sparkle be released?
Five-star character Sparkle will be released during Phase 2 of Honkai Star Rail version 2.0 on February 29, 2024. The Sparkle banner will run from February 29 until March 26, 2024.
Sparkle Kit in Honkai Star Rail
Sparkle's abilities/kit were confirmed in the Honkai Star Rail Version 2.0 "If One Dreams at Midnight" Special Program on January 26.
Sparkle's confirmed abilities:
- Basic Attack - Monodrama: Inflicts Quantum DMG equal to a % of Sparkle's ATK to a single enemy.
- Skill - Dreamdiver: Increases a single ally's CRIT DMG and Advances their action
- Sparkle's Ultimate - The Hero with a Thousand Faces: Immediately restores 4 Skill Points for the team and grants allies "Cipher" status. Allies with Cipher deal additional DMG by synergising with Sparkle's talent.
- Sparkle's Talent - Red Herring: Increases the Max Skill Points of all team members by 2. Every time a Skill Point is consumed the character's DMG is increased by 7.5% for 2 turns. (Can stack up to 3 times)
- Technique - Unreliable Narrator: Grants allies stealth for 20 seconds. Characters are undetectable by enemies. Entering battle in Stealth recovers Skill Point(s) for the team.
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Sparkle Traces in Honkai Star Rail
Sparkle's Character Ascension Traces primarily focus on CRIT DMG increases and HP boosts. The Traces will require Past Evils of the Borehole Planet which you can farm from the Echo of War (Seclusion Zone).
Ability / Type | Requirement | Effect | Ascension Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almanac | Character Ascension 2 | Regenerates 10 Energy | Credit x 5,000 Firmament Note x 3 Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster x 1 |
| CRIT DMG Boost | Character Ascension 2 | CRIT DMG increases by 5.3% | Credit x 5,000 Firmament Note x 3 Tatters of Thought x 6 |
| HP Boost | Character Ascension 3 | Max HP increases by 4% | Credit x 10,000 Celestial Section x 3 Fragments of Impression x 3 |
| Artificial Flower | Character Ascension 4 | CRIT DMG Boost effect lasts longer | Credit x 20,000 Celestial Section x 5 Tracks of Destiny x 1 Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster x 1 |
| HP Boost | Character Ascension 4 | Max HP increases by 6% | Credit x 20,000 Celestial Section x 5 Fragments of Impression x 4 |
| CRIT DMG Boost | Character Ascension 5 | CRIT DMG increases by 8% | Credit x 45,000 Heavenly Melody x 3 Shards of Desires x 3 |
| Nocturne | Character Ascension 6 | Increases all allies' ATK | Credit x 160,000 Heavenly Melody x 8 Tracks of Destiny x 1 Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster x 1 |
| Effect RES Boost | Character Ascension 6 | Effect RES increases by 6% | Credit x 160,000 Heavenly Melody x 8 Shards of Desires x 8 |
Sparkle Eidolons
Eidolon | Description |
|---|---|
| Suspension of Disbelief | The Cipher effect applied by the Ultimate lasts for 1 extra turn. All allies affected by Cipher have their ATK increased by 40%. |
| Purely Fictitious | Each Talent stack allows allies to ignore 8% of the enemy target's DEF when dealing DMG to enemies. |
| Pipedream | Skill Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Basic ATK Lv. +1, up to a maximum of Lv. 10. |
| Life Is a Gamble | The Ultimate recovers 1 more Skill Point. The Talent additionally increases Max Skill Points by 1. |
| Parallax Truth | Ultimate Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. Talent Lv. +2, up to a maximum of Lv. 15. |
| Narrative Polysemy | The CRIT DMG Boost effect of Sparkle's Skill additionally increases by 30% of Sparkle's CRIT DMG, and her Skill's CRIT DMG Boost effect will apply to all allies currently with Cipher. |
Sparkle base stats per level in Honkai Star Rail
Level | ATK | DEF | HP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 71 | 66 | 190 |
| 20 | 139 | 129 | 371 |
| 20+ | 168 | 155 | 447 |
| 30 | 203 | 188 | 542 |
| 30+ | 232 | 215 | 618 |
| 40 | 267 | 248 | 713 |
| 40+ | 296 | 274 | 789 |
| 50 | 331 | 307 | 884 |
| 50+ | 360 | 333 | 960 |
| 60 | 396 | 366 | 1055 |
| 60+ | 424 | 393 | 1131 |
| 70 | 460 | 426 | 1226 |
| 70+ | 488 | 452 | 1302 |
| 80 | 524 | 485 | 1397 |
The Honkai Star Rail Version 2.0 will drop on February 6, giving you still time to farm up materials for Sparkle when she drops at the end of the month.
