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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Boothill and Ashveil are the next banners in Honkai: Star Rail during Phase 2 of version 4.1, with both their banners set to end on April 21, because of the reduced length of this patch. But Ashveil is also running in Phase 1, so you have plenty of time to get him.

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 next banners are:

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

4.2 banners

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As the release schedule has been so odd lately, and the fact that 4.2 is Star Rail's anniversary patch, we also know thanks to drip marketing that Evanescia and Silver Wolf LV.999 will be the new banners in version 4.2 of Honkai: Star Rail, with Evanescia a five-star Physical-attacker of the Elation path, and Silver Wolf LV.999 a five-star Imaginary attacker of the Elation path.

Evanescia seems to be an expy of my beloved Yae Miko from Genshin Impact (herself and expy of Yae Sakura from Honkai Impact 3rd), and Silver Wolf LV.999 is a variation of—you guessed it—Silver Wolf. 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.

Sorry Silver Wolf, but even with the not-so-subtle push from HoYo, I'm still saving for Evanescia. Gotta collect my pink-haired Yae's in every universe, after all.

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The Elation Trailblazer is also be making their way to version 4.2, and their weapon of choice seems to be a lightsaber? 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.

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.

Future banners in Honkai: Star Rail

The only two Planarcadia characters teased that are left to release are:

• A variant of Blade
• Nihilux

Current banners in Honkai: Star Rail

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Ashveil and Hyacine are the current banners in Honkai: Star Rail, with Hyacine's banner running from March 25 to April 8, and Ashveil's running from March 25 all the way to 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 Hyacine is returning five-star Wind-attacker of the Remembrance path on her A Rainbow onto Twilight 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 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

The Finale of a Lie and Sailing Towards a Second Life are the next Light Cone banners in Honkai: Star Rail, running during Phase 2 of version 4.1 (April 8 - April 21). These are Ashveil and Boothill's signature Light Cones, respectively.

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

• Make the World Clamor (Erudition)
• Shadowed by Night (Hunt)
• Dream's Montage (Abundance)

Current Light Cone banner in Honkai: Star Rail

The Finale of a Lie and Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky are the current Light Cone banners in Honkai: Star Rail during Phase 1 of version 4.1. These are Ashveil and Hyacine's signature Light Cones, respectively. Ashveil's is running on the Brilliant Fixation banner, and Hyacine'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: