Honkai Impact 3rd Battle With Sampo from Honkai: Star Rail Detailed

The Honkai Impact 3rd crossover with Honkai: Star Rail also means an enemy cameo, and it is Sampo. He’s a Masked Fool, like Sparkle, and has been a part of the HoYoVerse turn-based RPG since launch as a four-star character. To help with dealing with his fight, the company shared details about it on HoYoLab, including a peek at the Ultimate that references his Ultimate.

In his home game, Sampo is known for using explosives and dual knives to attack. This carries over to his appearance as the enemy Masked Fool Sampo in Honkai Impact 3rd. One of his main skills involves three bombs, and another entails a lunging attack in which he leaps from above to hit with his knives.

Some of the attacks play on the fact that he’s often seen trying to evade Belobog authorities or hide from consequences in Honkai: Star Rail. For example, he’ll send up a smokescreen with fake versions of himself, and you’ll need to listen to the sounds the replicas make to find the real Sampo. He’ll also hide in Honkai: Star Rail style trashcans, and you’ll need to attack them a set number of time to find which of the three he’s in and get him out. 

Finally, his one attack plays with the idea of his Surprise Present Ultimate, which involves him running up with a sealed, heart-shaped box and presenting it to his opponent. In Honkai: Star Rail, this does AOE damage and increases damage-over-time attacks’ effect. In Honkai Impact 3rd, it’s played off as a means to try and trick us during the fight, with accepting it leading to potential damage.

Here’s the gif HoYoVerse shared of the Honkai Impact 3rd attack based on his Ultimate.

While Sampo isn’t playable in Honkai Impact 3rd, Sparkle from Honkai: Star Rail is. You can get her from the gacha if you play the game. There is even a special costume to earn if you go through the event temporarily added as a part of this new crossover.

Honkai Impact 3rd is available on the PC and mobile devices. Honkai: Star Rail is on the PS5, PC, and mobile devices. The Honkai: Star Rail crossover event with Sparkle will appear in Honkai Impact 3rd started back on November 28, 2024.