August 13, 2025: Hysilens is finally here, and Dang Heng and March 7th's fancy new characters have finally been revealed through drip marketing! We've updated the page with this information, plus the confirmed five-star and four-star character and Light Cone line-up throughout both phases of version 3.5.
Just like our beloved Trailblazer's bizarre personality, the banners in Honkai: Star Rail are constantly changing, so it's a good idea to keep track of what the current banners and next banners are.
Limited-time rotating banners are called 'Event Warps' in Star Rail, and they usually run for three weeks. Whether it's a new banner or a rerun, once those three weeks are up, it's time to say goodbye and greet the new banners with your stack of Special Pass tickets. Or in my case, a stack of three tickets, because it's hard to save when you want every dang character in the game.
It's best to convert your Stellar Jade into these Special Pass tickets, not the regular Pass tickets used on the standard and Departure Warp banners, because you get plenty of the regular variety by just playing the game. It's much harder to get characters only available for a limited-time—as demonstrated by my pitiful Special Pass ticket reserves—so you'll want all the help you can get when the character you like is available.
Next banners in Honkai: Star Rail
The next banners in Honkai: Star Rail are Cerydra and Silver Wolf in Phase 2 of version 3.5, with Cerydra a new five-star Wind-attacker of the Harmony path, and Silver Wolf a returning five-star Quantum-attacker of the Nihility path.
The boosted four-star characters on these next banners are:
- Sampo (Wind, Nihility)
- Qingque (Quantum, Erudition)
- Dan Heng (Wind, Hunt)
Even if you weren't fussed on Kafka or Silver Wolf's playstyle in the past, you might want to have a nosy at their new kits this patch, as they've both received some nice buffs.
3.6 banners
After months of leaks and speculation, drip marketing on social media has finally confirmed that March 7th and Dan Heng are getting brand new forms in version 3.6: Evernight and Dan Heng - Permansor Terrae. They're both new characters, not switchable versions, like March's hunt-path form, so you have to pull for them on banners like normal.
More specifically, Evernight is an Ice-attacker of the Remembrance path, and Permansor Terrae is a Physical-attacker of the Preservation path.
And I'm personally very annoyed that Dan Heng's Permansor Terrae form looks so cool. I've been saving up for March's new form, Dan Heng, not for the both of you! Guess it's back to the Stellar Jade grind for me...
Current banners in Honkai: Star Rail
Hysilens and Kafka are the current banners in Honkai: Star Rail, and they're both set to end on Tuesday, September 2. Saber and Archer are also currently running on the special Collaboration Banner, and you can expect Saber and Archer to stick around for "a long time." I wish I could be more specific than that, but sorry, that's all miHoYo gave us to work with.
What I do know is that although the Collaboration Banner doesn't share pity with regular banners, it does carry its own pity between Collaboration Banners. Good to know that this may not be the only cool collab coming to Star Rail!
Saber is a new five-star Wind-attacker of the Destruction path, and Archer is a new five-star Quantum-attacker of the Hunt path, and keep in mind that we all get one copy of Archer for free! You have until the end of version 3.6 to claim him, so make sure you don't miss out.
Back to the regularly scheduled ordinary banners now, and Hysilens a new five-star Physical-attacker of the Nihility path (Acheron mains, calm down), and Kafka a returning five-star Lightning-attacker of the Nihility path..
The boosted four-star characters on these current banners are:
- Asta (Fire, Harmony)
- Arlan (Lightning, Destruction)
- Hook (Fire, Destruction)
Next Light Cone banner in Honkai: Star Rail
The next Light Cone banners in Honkai: Star Rail are Epoch Etched in Golden Blood and Incessant Rain, Cerydra and Silver Wolf's signatures, respectively.
All of the four-star boosted Light Cones on these next Light Cone banners are:
- The Birth of the Self (Erudition)
- Swordplay (The Hunt)
- Good Night and Sleep Well (Nihility)
Current Light Cone banner in Honkai: Star Rail
The current Light Cone banners run until Tuesday, September 2, and the five-star Light Cones on the current banners in Honkai: Star Rail are Why Does the Ocean Sing, and Patience Is All You Need. These are Hysilens and Kafka's signature five-star Light Cones, respectively.
All of the four-star boosted Light Cones on the current Light Cone banner are:
- Eyes of the Prey (Nihility)
- Poised to Bloom (Harmony)
- Indelible Promise (Destruction)
Don't forget that Archer and Saber's signature Light Cones are also a part of the Collaboration Banner. Just tab to the A Thankless Coronation Light Cone to try for Saber's, and The Hell Where Ideals Burn Light Cone to try pulling for Archer's instead.
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