Honkai Star Rail Leaks Big Boothill Nerf

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A new leak from Honkai: Star Rail confirms a major nerf for upcoming five-star character Boothill, expected to release during the game's Version 2.2 update. The launch of the game's newest world of Penacony has introduced a wealth of new and upcoming characters to the HoYoverse sci-fi RPG, featuring plenty of cast members within the world's Trailblaze Mission. Version 2.0 saw the debut of three new characters, while the recent launch of Version 2.1 brought the highly-anticipated launch of Acheron within Honkai: Star Rail. Now, Boothill is one of the next characters planned for the game.

First teased as an NPC in Honkai: Star Rail, Boothill is introduced as a member of the Galaxy Rangers alongside the newly playable Acheron. Boothill is revealed to have a deep disdain towards the Interastral Peace Corporation, with his official profile describing the organization as «the target of his revenge.» Boothill's kit has also seen heavy leaks ahead of his official launch, teasing him as a gunslinger heavily focused on single-target damage. Now, Boothill's in-development kit has reportedly been hit with a major nerf.

A recent leak shared by prominent HoYoverse leaker HomDGCat has teased some significant nerfs coming to Boothill's launch. According to the post, the range for Boothill's overworld Basic ATK used to start battles has been drastically reduced, cutting his «shoot distance» from 40 meters down to 15. The leak shows his newest nerf as bringing Honkai: Star Rail's newest character more in line with its existing ranged characters, with March 7th boasting a range of 14.4 meters down to Qingque's 12 meters. Boothill and Version 2.2 are expected to launch on May 8.

Boothill's recent nerf comes as his introduction is expected to welcome another powerful DPS character to Honkai: Star Rail's roster. The previously mentioned launch of Acheron saw her take a unique position within the Nihility Path, acting more as a damage-oriented character than the typical debuffer. Recent