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Honkai: Nexus Anima guides
What is actually confirmed about Honkai: Nexus Anima, and what is not. Every claim on these pages links back to a publisher announcement or a hands-on preview.
What is Honkai: Nexus Anima?
HoYoverse's first creature collector, built as an auto-battler. Here is what two closed tests and the published hands-on previews have actually confirmed, and what is still unknown.
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Aspects and Traits explained
Every Anima carries one Aspect and one Trait. One is the type system and gives team bonuses, the other is the combat job. Here is the difference, and why it decides team building.
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Every confirmed character, including Blade and Kiana
The people of Honkai: Nexus Anima, from the Iia locals to the Sovereigns and Novarchs who run the world, plus two familiar faces from other Honkai games. Every entry says where it comes from.
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How Anima evolution works
HoYoverse has officially confirmed that Anima evolve, with Inkifoal becoming Inkicorn and then Atragasus. Evolution conditions seen in the test go well beyond levelling up. Here is what is official, what testers saw, and what nobody knows yet.
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Formation and placement: where each Anima belongs
Battles resolve on their own, so the fight is decided before it starts. Placement and Aspect synergy are the two levers you actually pull, and here is what hands-on coverage says about both.
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Iia and the Championship: where the story starts
Honkai: Nexus Anima begins in Iia, a lived-in seaside town preparing for the Championship qualifiers. Here is what is official, what the test builds showed, and how getting into the qualifiers worked in testing.
Read guideEvery Anima HoYoverse has actually shown
Community databases list dozens of Anima pulled from beta clients. This page lists only the ones HoYoverse has shown in official material, with the Aspect each one carries.
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Anima outside battle: riding, gliding and minigames
Anima are not only fighters. The test builds showed them galloping through streets, gliding from rooftops, carrying the player through the air, and starring in minigames. Here is what was shown, and what is official.
Read guideHow you catch Anima, and what Rapport does
You battle a creature first, then offer it a Nexus Skein. Duplicates are not wasted either, they build Rapport. Here is what the test builds showed about both, and what pulling a banner changes.
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How combat works
Battles run themselves. The player picks the team, sets the placement, and fires the specials. Here is exactly what you control, what you do not, and what that means if you came from Pokémon.
Read guidePlatforms: PC, iOS, Android, and the console question
HoYoverse has confirmed PC, iOS and Android. No console version has ever been announced, and the test history explains why that is not the same as a no.
Read guideIs there a Nexus Anima tier list yet?
Tier lists for this game already exist online, built from a closed test that has been wiped. Here is what they are actually ranking, and what a real ranking needs before it means anything.
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Nexus Anima vs Pokémon
Both are creature collectors. The collecting is comparable, the fighting is not the same genre at all. Here is what actually differs, and who each one is for.
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The published requirements come from the Evolution Test build, not the finished game. Here they are in full for PC, Android and iOS, and here is what they are worth.
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Is it pay to win? The gacha explained
A gacha was present in the Evolution Test, for creatures and for human companions. Nothing about the final monetisation has been announced. Here is what was actually observed, and what it implies for an auto-battler.
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How to join the beta test
The Evolution Test closed on 27 July 2026 and no new test is open. Here is exactly how the process works, what it selects on, and what to have ready so you are not late for the next one.
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