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.

Here's everything we know about the current version 4.1 banners and the next version 4.2 banners in Honkai: Star Rail, plus upcoming 4.3 banner details. We've also got a list of all banners history detailed at the end of the page.

Next banners in Honkai: Star Rail

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4.2 banners

Silver Wolf LV.999, The Dalhia, Castorice, and Firefly are the next banners in Honkai: Star Rail, during Phase 1 of the version 4.2 update. Silver Wolf LV.999 is a new five-star Imaginary attacker of the Elation path, and according to leaker Mortis Leaks, Silver Wolf LV.999 is also the anniversary character, so expect a big 'ol splash banner of her to greet you at the start of 4.2, and for her to feature heavily in that patch's story.

The Dalhia, Castorice, and Firefly are all rerunning on the Indelible Coterie banner, with The Dahlia a five-star Fire-attacker of the Nihility path, Castorice a five-star Quantum-attacker of the Remembrance path, and Firefly a five-star Fire-attacker of the Destruction path.

The boosted four-star characters on the next banners are:

• Gallagher
• Xueyi
• Hook

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Then in Phase 2 of version 4.2, Evanescia, Tribbie, Sunday, and Feixiao are running. Evanescia a new five-star Physical-attacker of the Elation path and seems to be an expy of my beloved Yae Miko from Genshin Impact (herself and expy of Yae Sakura from Honkai Impact 3rd). Sorry Silver Wolf, but even with the not-so-subtle push from HoYo, I'm saving for Evanescia. Gotta collect my pink-haired Yae's in every universe, after all.

Tribbie, Sunday, and Feixiao are all running in the Indelible Coterie banner, with Tribbie a five-star Quantum-attacker of the Harmony path, Sunday a five-star Imaginary-attacker of the Harmony path, and Feixiao a five-star Wind-attacker of the Hunt path.

The four-star characters on these next banners are:

• Guinaifen
• Lynx
• Sushang

Free Elation Trailblazer

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The Elation Trailblazer is also making their way to version 4.2 for free, and their weapon of choice seems to be a lightsaber? Well, a glow stick/lightsaber combo. Cool cool, I'll take a laser sword. Thanks HoYo, this is the coolest weapon since the Preservation Trailblazer's sword all the way back in... version 1.0.

Two free five-stars

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In other news, don't forget that you can claim Jing Yuan, Kafka, Imbibitor Lunae, Jingliu, Sparkle, Acheron, or Aventurine for free from the start of version 4.0, right until the end of version 4.2.

To celebrate Star Rail's third anniversary, we're also getting a free Golden Companion Spirit item, which can be used anytime to claim a five-star character for free from the Stellar Convergence store. Huohuo and Robin will be added to this store in version 4.2, meaning the full list of characters you can get for free from here are:

• Bailu
• Bronya
• Clara
• Gepard
• Himeko
• Huohuo
• Luocha
• Robin
• Ruan Mei
• Topaz
• Welt
• Yanqing

4.3 banners in Honkai: Star Rail

Drip marketing comes in clutch again, as it's revealed that Mortenax Blade is coming in version 4.3 of Honkai: Star. This is (unsurprisingly) a variation of Blade, everybody's favorite sad boy Stellaron Hunter. Reliable leaker Full Stop Chan also reckons that Gilgamesh and Rin will be added to the Fate/stay night collaboration banners in 4.3.

Current banners in Honkai: Star Rail

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Ashveil and Boothill are the current banners in Honkai: Star Rail, with both running until the end of the patch on April 21. Ashveil is a new five-star Lightning-attacker of the Hunt path on his A Hunt Through Night Banner, and Boothill is returning five-star Physical-attacker of the Hunt path on his Dusty Trail's Lone Star Banner.

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

• Asta (Fire, Harmony)
• Moze (Lightning, Hunt)
• Misha (Ice, Destruction)

Also, remember that Saber and Archer are also still running on the special Fate/stay night 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 can tell you is that Saber is a five-star Wind-attacker of the Destruction path, and Archer is a five-star Quantum-attacker of the Hunt path.

Next Light Cone banner in Honkai: Star Rail

Silver Wolf LV.999's signature Elation path Light Cone, Welcome to the Cosmic City, will debut in the next Brilliant Fixation Light Cone banner during Phase 1 of version 4.2 in Honkai: Star Rail.

The Coalesced Truths Light Cone banner in Phase 1 features:

• Never Forget Her Flame - Dahlia's signature
• Make Farewells More Beautiful - Castorice's signature
• Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest - Firefly's signature

And the boosted four-star Light Cones in Phase 1 are:

• Poised to Bloom (Hunt)
• Indelible Promise (Destruction)
• Eyes of the Prey (Nihility)

Then in Phase 2 of version 4.2, the Brilliant Fixation Light Cone banner will feature Until The Flowers Bloom Again, Evanescia's signature Elation path weapon. The Coalesced Truths Light Cone banner in Phase 2 features:

• If Time Were A Flower - Tribbie's signature
• A Grounded Ascent - Sunday's signature
• I Venture Forth To Hunt - Feixiao's signature

The boosted four-star Light Cones in Phase 2 of version 4.2 are:

• Swordplay (Hunt)
• Memories of the Past (Harmony)
• Shared Feeling (Abundance)

Current Light Cone banner in Honkai: Star Rail

The Finale of a Lie and Sailing Towards a Second Life are the current Light Cone banners in Honkai: Star Rail during Phase 2 of version 4.1. These are Ashveil and Boothill's signature Light Cones, respectively. Ashveil's is running on the Brilliant Fixation banner, and Boothill's is running on the Bygone Reminiscence banner.

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

• Planetary Rendezvous (Harmony)
• Resolution Shines As Pearls of Sweat (Nihility)
• The Story's Next Page (Remembrance)

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.

Honkai: Star Rail banner list

Honkai: Star Rail has taken to throwing banners our way at an alarming rate these days. The 'ol standard of a new character and a rerun every phase of a patch has now turned into a dice roll on whether the Indelible Coterie banner and its six character reruns will appear or not. (Do you not have enough of our money already miHoYo!?)

Choice paralysis aside, these special banners have been a great way to ensure no character gets left behind for too long, which happens all too often in miHoYo's other gacha juggernaut, Genshin Impact.

Still, if you're looking to see how long it's been since a character has ran, or just want a quick look at the current banners, here's the entire list of all banners in Honkai Star Rail: