Next and current banners in Honkai: Star Rail

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

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In an unusual banner schedule shakeup, the next banners in Honkai: Star Rail are Saber and Archer, who debut alongside the current banners in version 3.4 on Friday, July 11. These are the Fate/stay night collaboration characters, who will run for "a long time." All that's officially known right now is that Saber and Archer's banners are staying past version 3.6, and that Saber is new five-star Wind-attacker of the Destruction path, and Archer is a new five-star Quantum-attacker of the Hunt path.

It's also worth keeping in mind that Saber and Archer's banners don't share pity with the regular limited-time banners, so you can't pull on Phainon, for example, and then continue that pity count by pulling on Archer. Both Saber and Archer do share pity, though, if you decide to change your mind on what collab character you want.

A pricey sounding line-up for sure, but 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.

Then in the official Phase 2 of version 3.4, Firefly, Blade, and Jingliu are rerunning. Firefly is a returning five-star Fire-attacker of the Destruction path, Blade is a returning five-star Wind-attacker of the Destruction path, and Jingliu is a returning five-star Ice-attacker of the Destruction path.

If Phase 1 was dominated by Harmony characters, then Phase 2 is the era of Destruction. What a nice (?) cosmic balance that is.

The four-star characters on the Phase 2 banners are:

• Hanya (Physical, Harmony)
• Lynx (Quantum, Abundance)
• Luka (Nihility, Physical)

3.5 banners in Honkai: Star Rail

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Hysilens and Cerydra are on the version 3.5 banners in Honkai: Star Rail, with Hysilens a new five-star Physical-attacker of the Nihility path (Acheron mains, calm down), and Cerydra a new five-star Wind-attacker of the Harmony path. This was confirmed through Hysilens drip marketing and Cerydra's drip marketing on Star Rail's official social media channels.

Current banners in Honkai: Star Rail

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Phainon, Sunday, Tribbie, and Sparkle are the current banners in Honkai: Star Rail, which all end on Wednesday, July 23. Phainon is a new five-star Physical-attacker of the Destruction path, Sunday is a returning five-star Imaginary-attacker of the Harmony path, Tribbie is a returning five-star Quantum-attacker of the Harmony path, and Sparkle is a returning five-star Quantum-attacker of the Harmony path.

The boosted four-star characters on these current banners are:

• Tingyun (Lightning, Harmony)
• March 7th (Ice, Preservation)
• Yukong (Imaginary, Harmony)

That's a lot of Harmony characters, miHoYo, you're just being unfair now.

Next Light Cone banner in Honkai: Star Rail

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The next Light Cone banners are part of the Fate/stay night collaboration and their exclusive five-star banner Light Cones are:

• A Thankless Coronation (Destruction) - Saber's signature
• The Hell Where Ideals Burn (Hunt) - Archer's signature

Then Wednesday, July 23, the Phase 2 version 3.4 Light Cone Banners in Honkai: Star Rail will be added. Here's what the five-star Light Cones are:

• Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest (Destruction) - Firefly's signature
• The Unreachable Side (Destruction) - Blade's signature
• I Shall Be My Own Sword (Destruction) - Jingliu's signature

Finally (I promise) here's what the four-star Light Cones on the Phase 2 Light Cone banners are:

• A Secret Vow (Destruction)
• Subscribe for More! (Hunt)
• Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat (Nihility)

Current Light Cone banner in Honkai: Star Rail

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The current Light Cone banners run until Wednesday, July 23, and the five-star Light Cones on the current banners in Honkai: Star Rail are Thus Burns the Dawn (Brilliant Fixation Banner), and If Time Were a Flower, A Grounded Ascent, and Earthly Escapade (Bygone Reminiscence Banner). These are Phainon, Tribbie, Sunday, and Sparkle's signature five-star Light Cones, respectively.

All of the four-star boosted Light Cones on both of the current Light Cone banners are:

• The Story's Next Page (Remembrance)
• Planetary Rendezvous (Harmony)
• Under the Blue Sky (Destruction)