A new leak about an upcoming character in Honkai: Star Rail has emerged, and based on the information, they could completely revitalize DoT (damage over time) mechanics. DoT mechanics haven’t been removed from the game, but their usage over the past year has been greatly diminished. A lot of this is due to the release of new characters that have proven to be more effective in battle with other types of mechanics. One of these characters, Acheron in Honkai: Star Rail, follows the Path of the Nihility, but somewhat ignores DoTs, only using their application as fuel for her Ultimate.