New leaks about Mr. Reca’s rumored release inHonkai: Star Railhave emerged, hinting at what is most likely a disheartening update for anyone who was anticipating the playable version of the memokeeper.Mr. Reca was first introduced as an NPC with the Version 2.6 update, in which he was presented as a film director in Penacony’s Paperfold Universityduring the “Banana Outrage: Battles Without Ninja and Humanity” Trailblaze Continuance chapter. He has since been absent from the game, but there have been leaks about a potentialMr. Reca release inHonkai: Star Railin an upcoming patch.
The initial leaks about the memokeeper indicated that he would be released as a 4-star character.The leaks also said that Mr. Reca would be a new Remembrance character who operated as a healer in team comps. The leaked information helped provide more insight into the newly-released Path, as Remembrance, unlike other Paths, seems to be more versatile when it comes to its characters’ roles rather than playing into archetypes as its other Paths do – Destruction characters tend to be self-sustaining DPS units, for example, while Abundance characters are exclusively healers andsustain characters inHonkai: Star Rail.
Mr. Reca May Only Be Released After Honkai: Star Rail 3.4
Leaks Mention There Are No New 4-Stars Between Versions 3.2 & 3.4
The leaks about Mr. Reca so far have hinted at his release in Version 3.2, during the Phase 1 banners. However, that may not be the case anymore. According to information obtained by the leaker known as Sakura Haven,Mr. Reca’s release may not occur for the next three patches (from Version 3.2 through Version 3.4). This means that the rumored 4-star character may only arrive at some point starting in Version 3.5. The leak was shared in a post flagged as “Reliable” onReddit. The leaker also lifted a potential condition for Mr. Reca’s release inHonkai: Star Rail.
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According to Sakura Haven, Mr. Reca could be released between Version 3.2 and Version 3.4 if he were a 5-star character.They mention that the general belief among leakers is that the game will not receive any new 4-star units in Version 3.3 and that it currently feels unlikely that a new 4-star character will arrive in Version 3.4. Mr. Reca’s rumored release in Version 3.2 is unlikely to happen, too, as HoYoverse has already revealed the drip marketing for two of its characters, Anaxa andCastorice inHonkai: Star Rail3.2, but there haven’t been posts about Mr. Reca.
Honkai: Star Rail May Release Mr. Reca As A 5-Star Character
The Character Could Be Adapted Into A Stronger Unit
Even though the initial reports stated that Mr. Reca would be a 4-star unit,there’s a chance that the memokeeper will be adapted into a 5-star character for a release that occurs between the Version 3.3 and Version 3.4 time frame, as appointed by the leak. If this were to truly happen, developer HoYoverse would likely have to tweak the rumored playable character entirely, buffing his abilities and stats to match the potential of a 5-star unit because 4-star characters tend to be much weaker than the 5-star ones with low pull rates from the banners inHonkai: Star Rail.
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If the initial leaks were true, then this possible change to a 5-star rating would likely not affect Mr. Reca’s rumored status as a Remembrance healer, but likely how strong he would be in this specific role compared to his previously reported 4-star version.A 5-star Remembrance healer version of Mr. Reca could revolutionize gameplay as we currently know it, providing healing with a memospriterather than his own abilities or a fixed summon like Lingsha’s Fuyuan, which is not considered a memosprite. While the currenthealers inHonkai: Star Railare strong, the sustain role desperately needs more variety.
There is still a heavy reliance on Luocha and Huohuo as healers for most team comps, even though the game has since released characters like Lingsha and Gallagher.
It’s worth noting that Sakura Haven didn’t mention that Mr. Reca would, necessarily, be adapted into a 5-star unit.The condition they set for his release between Version 3.3 and Version 3.4 is based solely on the rumors that there haven’t been indications that a 4-star unit would be released in the patches, meaning that it would only make sense for Mr. Reca to appear if he were a 5-star unit. Despite the possibility of being adapted into a 5-star unit, it is a lot more likely that Mr. Reca’s rumored release is simply being postponed inHonkai: Star Rail.
Mr. Reca Was The Hope For Honkai: Star Rail’s 4-Star Roster
The Game Hasn’t Seen A 4-Star Release Since Moze
The leaks about Mr. Reca’s release as a 4-star unit were exciting because he represented renewed hope for this roster.This is because the 4-star roster hasn’t seen a new character release since Version 2.5 with Moze. Since then, HoYoverse has only released 5-star characters, such as Rappa, Sunday, Fugue, The Herta, and Aglaea. Moving into the next patch, the game will continue not to have new 4-star characters, as there has only been confirmation forTribbie and Mydei inHonkai: Star Rail3.1. The same will likely happen in Version 3.2, as was previously mentioned, with Anaxa and Castorice.
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As such, players will go on for more months without any new 4-stars.While these lower-rated characters are still acquired from banners, their pull rates are a lot higher than 5-star units. Because Stellar Jade is not overflowing in the game, I find it much easier to obtain and build reliable 4-star characters than 5-star units that require too many pulls to get. The absence of4-star characters inHonkai: Star Railis an ongoing problem with the game’s roster, as there are currently only 23 4-star units compared to 42 5-star characters.
This calculation takes into consideration the content up to Version 3.0 – with Version 3.1, the 5-star roster will increase to a total of 44 units, while the 4-star list will remain at 23 units.
As such, Mr. Reca’s release would be a great way of supplementing the lack of more 4-star units; some of which are often given out for free, raising the possibility of getting Mr. Reca as a free healer at some point. All these leaks, both about his possible release after Version 3.4 and his Path and rarity should be considered with caution, as details are still highly subject to change. Nevertheless, Mr. Reca has been a promising up-and-comer for the 4-star roster inHonkai: Star Rail, and, even with his possible delay, hopefully, he will remain in that leaked category.
