Honkai Star Rail 3.2 New Characters: The Meta-Breaking Duo You Need to Know

Version 3.2 is about to drop some serious heat with two game-changing characters that’ll shake up your team comps. If you’ve been coasting through content with your current roster, Castorice and Anaxa are here to remind you why the gacha gods demand sacrifice.

Meet Your New Obsessions: Castorice & Anaxa

Castorice – She’s the Quantum Remembrance powerhouse who laughs in death’s face. Think of her as the teammate who shows up fashionably late but brings the best snacks – except those snacks are resurrection powers and HP-draining mechanics that’ll make your enemies weep.

Anaxa – This Wind Erudition scholar doesn’t just break the meta; he rebuilds it from scratch. While other characters are playing checkers, Anaxa’s out here applying seven different weaknesses to enemies like he’s collecting trading cards.

Castorice: The Death-Defying Damage Dealer

What Makes Her Broken

Castorice isn’t just another DPS – she’s a walking cheat code. Her “Sanctuary of Mooncocoon” ability lets fallen allies avoid death and keep fighting. It’s like having a get-out-of-jail-free card for your entire team, but cooler and with more purple energy.

The real spice comes from her Netherwing summon. This isn’t your typical memosprite – it’s a damage-dealing, health-restoring, joint-attacking beast that operates with its own health pool. Recent leaks show significant buffs to her kit, with her memosprite’s damage scaling jumping from 24% to 40% of her Max HP.

HP Drain Mechanics That Actually Work

Here’s where it gets wild – Castorice’s Enhanced Skill “Boneclaw, Doomdrake’s Embrace” consumes 40% of your allies’ HP to unleash coordinated attacks. Sounds scary? It should. But with the right support characters like Tribbie and Gallagher, this becomes a feature, not a bug.

Anaxa: The Weakness Manipulation Master

Silver Wolf’s Cooler Big Brother

If Silver Wolf taught you the basics of weakness application, Anaxa is here for your master’s degree. This guy can apply random weaknesses to enemies with nearly every ability in his kit, but his Ultimate? That’s where the magic happens – all seven weaknesses applied to all enemies simultaneously.

Kit Breakdown That’ll Make You Open Your Wallet

• Basic Attack: Single-target Wind damage based on ATK
• Skill: AoE Wind damage with extra hits targeting random enemies
• Ultimate: The crown jewel – applies “Mygo” status to all enemies, delays their actions, and triggers additional Wind damage when they take hits
• Talent: Random weakness application on contact

Recent Memory of Chaos leaks suggest Version 3.2 will heavily favor characters who can apply multiple weaknesses, making Anaxa look less like a luxury and more like a necessity.

Banner Schedule: When to Empty Your Wallet

Phase 1 (April 8, 2025)

Castorice headlines alongside some heavy hitters:

• Acheron (because Lightning Nihility never goes out of style)
• Dr. Ratio (solid but outclassed here)
• Jiaoqiu (Fire Nihility support king)

4-star rate-ups: Pela, Lynx, and Gallagher – basically Castorice’s best friends.

Phase 2 (April 29, 2025)

Anaxa gets the spotlight with:

• Aventurine (the shield god himself)
• Dan Heng, Serval, and Moze as 4-star options

Team Building: Making These Characters Sing

Castorice’s Dream Team

The premium setup rocks Castorice, Tribbie, Remembrance MC, and your choice of sustain. For F2P players, swap Tribbie for Pela and you’re still looking at 85% effectiveness.

Anaxa’s Flexibility

This guy slots into basically any team that needs weakness coverage. Pair him with The Herta for Erudition synergy, or build around his weakness application with characters who love seeing enemies break.

Investment Priority: What to Max First

For both characters, you’re looking at:

1. Main DPS levels (obviously)
2. Support character speed tuning
3. Sustain character survivability stats

Castorice’s signature Light Cone “Make Farewells More Beautiful” is practically mandatory for optimal performance, while Anaxa has some solid F2P alternatives coming in 3.2.

Why These Characters Matter

The meta’s shifting toward longer fights with beefier enemies. Version 3.2’s endgame adjustments mean you need characters who can handle sustained encounters, not just burst damage.

Castorice brings survivability without sacrificing damage, while Anaxa opens up team building possibilities that simply didn’t exist before. They’re not just strong – they’re enablers for future strategies.

The Bottom Line

Version 3.2 isn’t just another content drop – it’s a paradigm shift. Whether you’re a dolphin looking to optimize or a F2P player making tough choices, these characters represent the future of Honkai Star Rail’s combat design.

Start saving those Stellar Jades now, because missing out on either of these characters might leave you playing catch-up for months. The question isn’t whether you can afford to pull for them – it’s whether you can afford not to.

Ready to join the meta revolution? Share your pull plans and let’s see who’s brave enough to go all-in on both banners.

Also Read: Honkai Star Rail 3.2 Update: Complete Player Guide