TL;DR
- The current banner features the new character Evanescia alongside reruns of popular units, with the banner running from May 13 to June 1/2, 2026.
- Upcoming banners for Version 4.3 are expected to launch on June 2 or 3, 2026, with new units and potential reruns, including Mortenax Blade.
- Version 4.4 is anticipated to be a stacked patch potentially featuring multiple limited characters and a Fate/stay night collaboration, with a release around July 14, 2026.
Disclaimer: This summary was created using Artificial Intelligence (AI)
You have to be ruthless in planning your gacha economy. The only way we can survive that grueling release cycle without swiping our cards into oblivion is to keep an eye on the All Honkai Star Rail banner schedule.
You know the specific pain point we’re talking about: pulling for a certain 4-star, accidentally blowing your guaranteed pity, and then having your Stellar Jade stash completely wiped out right before a meta-defining unit drops.
We keep this database relentlessly updated so you never have to guess when to pre-farm, when a unit is finally breaking out of rerun jail, or how to navigate the absolute chaos of the Indelible Coterie triple-banner system.
Honkai Star Rail Current Banners Version 4.2 Phase 2
Duration: May 13, 2026 – June 1/2, 2026
HSR 4.2 Phase 2 is live as of May 19, 2026. Evanescia is the headline new unit this phase, running alongside three major reruns on the Indelible Coterie banner.
v4.2 Phase 2 Character & Light Cone Banners
| Banner | Featured 5-Stars | 4-Star Rate-Ups | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character (New) | Evanescia (Physical, Elation) | Guinaifen, Lynx, Sushang | May 13 – Jun 1/2 |
| Indelible Coterie (Reruns) | Tribbie (Quantum, Harmony), Sunday (Imaginary, Harmony), Feixiao (Wind, Hunt) | Guinaifen, Lynx, Sushang | May 13 – Jun 1/2 |
| LC — Brilliant Fixation | Until the Flowers Bloom Again (Evanescia) | Swordplay, Shared Feeling, Memories of the Past | May 13 – Jun 1/2 |
| LC — Coalesced Truths | If Time Were a Flower (Tribbie), A Grounded Ascent (Sunday), I Venture Forth to Hunt (Feixiao) | Swordplay, Shared Feeling, Memories of the Past | May 13 – Jun 1/2 |
The Fate/stay night collaboration banners (Saber and Archer) remain available with no announced end date.
Evanescia quick notes: Physical Elation unit, high anticipated pull value, strong in coordinated follow-up attack comps. If you’ve been sitting on a pity carry, this is a legitimate place to spend it.
v4.2 Phase 1 (Ended May 13)
| Banner | Featured 5-Stars | 4-Star Rate-Ups | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character (New) | Silver Wolf Lv.999 (Imaginary, Elation) | Gallagher, Xueyi, Hook | Apr 21 – May 13 |
| Indelible Coterie (Reruns) | The Dahlia (Fire, Nihility), Castorice (Quantum, Remembrance), Firefly (Fire, Destruction) | Gallagher, Xueyi, Hook | Apr 21 – May 13 |
Phase 1 launched alongside the 3rd Anniversary events, so free Stellar Jade and login rewards were flowing.
Silver Wolf Lv.999 is her SP form, a strong Imaginary-focused support/DPS hybrid. If you missed her first banner back in v1.1, that was a long wait.
See Also: Honkai: Star Rail 4.2 Livestream Date, Banners, and Anniversary Rewards
Honkai Star Rail Next Banners: Version 4.3
Expected release: June 2 or 3, 2026
Livestream: May 22, 2026 (watch for full confirmation)
v4.3 Phase 1
| Banner | Featured 5-Stars | Status | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Character (New) | Mortenax Blade (Fire, Nihility) | New | Jun 2 – Jun 24 |
| Rerun | Yao Guang (Physical, Elation) | Rerun | Jun 2 – Jun 24 |
Mortenax Blade is a Fire Nihility unit with an HP consumption mechanic, a dual-state transformation mechanic, and a mechanic called Balefire Bind that applies DEF shred + damage amp in Infinite Fury mode.
He’s a self-sustaining carry that feeds on his own health bar, punishing enemies. Look for dedicated new relic sets made for him.
v4.3 Phase 2
| Banner | Featured 5-Stars | Status | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA (leaks: reruns) | Cyrene (Ice, Remembrance), Phainon (Physical, Destruction) | Reruns | Jun 24 – ~Jul 14 |
Phase 2 details firm up after the May 22 livestream. Some insiders are floating early Fate/stay night Part 2 teases here, but that’s not confirmed. Treat this section as preliminary.
Honkai Star Rail Upcoming Banners: Version 4.4
Expected release: ~July 14, 2026
Livestream / Drip Marketing: Around May 19–20, 2026
v4.4 Phase 1
| Banner | Featured 5-Stars | Status | Notes |
| Character (New) | Himeko SP / Nova (Fire, Erudition) | New | Major flagship SP form |
This is the Himeko overhaul the community has been anticipating for a long time. New animations, redesigned kit, height adjustments, Astral Express narrative synergy.
Leaks describe it as an emotional payoff banner with new relic support built around her. Big one.
v4.4 Phase 2
| Banner | Featured 5-Stars | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fate Collab Part 2 (leaks) | Gilgamesh (Destruction), Rin Tohsaka (Erudition) | Collab (unconfirmed) | Subject to change |
Multiple sources call v4.4 one of the stacked patches; potentially 3+ limited 5-stars plus a collab pull. Plan your Stellar Jade accordingly.
If the Fate Part 2 collab lands here, it’s a two-banner dilemma unless you’ve been holding a hard guarantee.
Rerun Jail Watch: Who’s Overdue?
Some characters have been out of rotation long enough that it’s worth flagging. Track these if you’re pre-farming:
| Character | Last Banner | Path / Element | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Luocha | v2.1 Phase 1 (Mar 2024) | Abundance / Imaginary | Over 800 days. Still one of the best healers in the game. |
Argenti | v2.3 Phase 2 (Jul 2024) | Erudition / Physical | No rerun in sight as of this writing. |
Jing Yuan | v2.7 Phase 1 (Dec 2024) | Erudition / Lightning | Rerun gap growing. Strong with Gallagher comps. |
Jingliu | v3.4 Phase 2 (Jul 2025) | Destruction / Ice | Rerun in 3.4 but another full cycle without news. |
Huohuo | v3.1 Phase 2 (Mar 2025) | Abundance / Wind | Best general healer. When she shows up, pull. |
Imbibitor Lunae | v2.6 Phase 1 (Oct 2024) | Destruction / Imaginary | Been a while. SP form rumors floating but unconfirmed. |
The Indelible Coterie system has helped churn through reruns faster, but it also means some characters rotate in and disappear before you even notice.
Luocha’s situation is one of the most discussed on the leaks subreddit right now, no banner in over two years for a healer that still holds up in endgame content.
Full Honkai Star Rail Banner Schedule History
For the hardcore trackers analyzing rerun gaps, here is the clean, definitive archive of every limited warp from the current era all the way back to the game’s launch.
HSR v4.x Warp History (2026)
v4.1 notes: This was a shortened 4-week patch, the first compressed cycle in HSR’s history.
Ashveil ran for the full version with both phases sharing the same 4-star rate-ups. The shortened cycle increased pull pressure noticeably, and the community felt it.
| Version | Phase | New 5-Stars | Rerun 5-Stars | 4-Stars | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | Phase 2 | Evanescia (Physical, Elation) | Tribbie, Sunday, Feixiao | Guinaifen, Lynx, Sushang | May 13 – Jun 1/2, 2026 |
| 4.2 | Phase 1 | Silver Wolf Lv.999 (Imaginary, Elation) | The Dahlia, Castorice, Firefly | Gallagher, Xueyi, Hook | Apr 21 – May 13, 2026 |
| 4.1 | Phase 2 | Ashveil (continues) | Boothill (Physical, Hunt) | Moze, Misha, Asta | Apr 8 – Apr 21, 2026 |
| 4.1 | Phase 1 | Ashveil (Lightning, Hunt) | Hyacine (Wind, Remembrance) | Moze, Misha, Asta | Mar 24 – Apr 8, 2026 |
| 4.0 | Phase 2 | Sparxie (Quantum, Elation) | Yao Guang, Cerydra, Rappa, Sparkle | Pela, Qingque, Hanya | Mar 3 – Mar 24, 2026 |
| 4.0 | Phase 1 | Yao Guang (Physical, Elation) | Evernight, Hysilens, Black Swan | Pela, Qingque, Hanya | Feb 12 – Mar 3, 2026 |
See Also: Honkai Star Rail v4.0 Phase 2: Should You Pull?
HSR v3.x Warp History (2025)
Fate/stay night collab (Saber + Archer) launched July 11, 2025, with no confirmed end date. Their banners have been running alongside standard warps since v3.4.
| Version | Phase | New 5-Stars | Rerun 5-Stars | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.8 | Phase 3 | — | Aglaea, Sunday | Jan 28 – Feb 12, 2026 |
| 3.8 | Phase 2 | Fugue | Lingsha | Jan 7 – Jan 28, 2026 |
| 3.8 | Phase 1 | The Dahlia | Firefly | Dec 16, 2025 – Jan 7, 2026 |
| 3.7 | Phase 2 | Cyrene (solo/full) | Phainon, Cipher, Mydei (Indelible Coterie) | Nov 26 – Dec 16, 2025 |
| 3.7 | Phase 1 | Cyrene (debut) | Hyacine, Castorice, Tribbie | Nov 4 – Nov 26, 2025 |
| 3.6 | Phase 2 | Permansor Terrae (free) | Anaxa | Oct 15 – Nov 4, 2025 |
| 3.6 | Phase 1 | Evernight | The Herta | Sep 23 – Oct 15, 2025 |
| 3.5 | Phase 2 | Cerydra | Silver Wolf | Sep 2 – Sep 23, 2025 |
| 3.5 | Phase 1 | Hysilens | Kafka | Aug 12 – Sep 2, 2025 |
| 3.4 | Phase 2 | — | Firefly, Jingliu, Blade (Indelible Coterie) | Jul 23 – Aug 12, 2025 |
| 3.4 | Phase 1 | Phainon | Tribbie, Sunday, Sparkle | Jul 1 – Jul 23, 2025 |
| 3.3 | Phase 2 | Cipher | Aglaea | Jun 11 – Jul 1, 2025 |
| 3.3 | Phase 1 | Hyacine | The Herta | May 20 – Jun 11, 2025 |
| 3.2 | Phase 2 | Anaxa | Dr. Ratio | Apr 30 – May 20, 2025 |
| 3.2 | Phase 1 | Castorice | Fugue, Jiaoqiu, Acheron | Apr 8 – Apr 30, 2025 |
| 3.1 | Phase 2 | Mydei | Huohuo | Mar 19 – Apr 8, 2025 |
| 3.1 | Phase 1 | Tribbie | Yunli | Feb 25 – Mar 19, 2025 |
| 3.0 | Phase 2 | Aglaea | Boothill, Robin, Silver Wolf | Feb 5 – Feb 25, 2025 |
| 3.0 | Phase 1 | The Herta | Lingsha, Feixiao, Jade | Jan 14 – Feb 5, 2025 |
See Also: Honkai: Star Rail 3.8 Banners and Release Date: Full Update Guide
HSR v2.x Warp History (2024)
The v2.x era is when the pull pressure really started climbing. Firefly’s debut in v2.3 alongside Ruan Mei was one of the most wallet-dangerous banner pairings the game had run up to that point.
And if you were saving for Feixiao in v2.5 and accidentally got your pity sniped by a Kafka rerun on the multi-banner structure so yeah, that still hurts to think about.
| Version | Phase | New 5-Stars | Rerun 5-Stars | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | Phase 2 | Fugue | Firefly | Dec 25, 2024 – Jan 14, 2025 |
| 2.7 | Phase 1 | Sunday | Jing Yuan | Dec 3 – Dec 25, 2024 |
| 2.6 | Phase 2 | — | Acheron, Aventurine | Nov 13 – Dec 3, 2024 |
| 2.6 | Phase 1 | Rappa | Imbibitor Lunae | Oct 22 – Nov 13, 2024 |
| 2.5 | Phase 2 | Lingsha | Topaz | Oct 2 – Oct 22, 2024 |
| 2.5 | Phase 1 | Feixiao | Robin, Black Swan, Kafka | Sep 9 – Oct 2, 2024 |
| 2.4 | Phase 2 | Jiaoqiu | Sparkle | Aug 21 – Sep 9, 2024 |
| 2.4 | Phase 1 | Yunli | Huohuo | Jul 30 – Aug 21, 2024 |
| 2.3 | Phase 2 | Jade | Argenti | Jul 10 – Jul 30, 2024 |
| 2.3 | Phase 1 | Firefly | Ruan Mei | Jun 18 – Jul 10, 2024 |
| 2.2 | Phase 2 | Boothill | Fu Xuan | May 29 – Jun 18, 2024 |
| 2.2 | Phase 1 | Robin | Topaz | May 7 – May 29, 2024 |
| 2.1 | Phase 2 | Aventurine | Jingliu | Apr 17 – May 7, 2024 |
| 2.1 | Phase 1 | Acheron | Luocha | Mar 26 – Apr 17, 2024 |
| 2.0 | Phase 2 | Sparkle | Jing Yuan | Feb 29 – Mar 26, 2024 |
| 2.0 | Phase 1 | Black Swan | Imbibitor Lunae | Feb 5 – Feb 29, 2024 |
HSR v1.x Warp History (2023–2024)
The 1.0 era was a different beast. No multi-banner Indelible Coterie structure, no collab banners, and reruns weren’t even a thing yet. Seele’s debut (Apr 26 – May 17, 2023) with 4-stars Pela, Natasha, and Hook kicked everything off.
Back then, the biggest pull decision was whether to risk your pity on Jing Yuan immediately after launch.
| Version | Phase | New 5-Stars | Rerun 5-Stars | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | Phase 2 | Dr. Ratio | Kafka | Jan 17 – Feb 5, 2024 |
| 1.6 | Phase 1 | Ruan Mei | Blade | Dec 26, 2023 – Jan 17, 2024 |
| 1.5 | Phase 2 | Argenti | Silver Wolf | Dec 6 – Dec 26, 2023 |
| 1.5 | Phase 1 | Huohuo | — | Nov 15 – Dec 6, 2023 |
| 1.4 | Phase 2 | Topaz | Seele | Oct 27 – Nov 15, 2023 |
| 1.4 | Phase 1 | Jingliu | — | Oct 11 – Oct 27, 2023 |
| 1.3 | Phase 2 | Fu Xuan | — | Sep 20 – Oct 11, 2023 |
| 1.3 | Phase 1 | Imbibitor Lunae | — | Aug 29 – Sep 20, 2023 |
| 1.2 | Phase 2 | Kafka | — | Aug 9 – Aug 29, 2023 |
| 1.2 | Phase 1 | Blade | — | Jul 18 – Aug 9, 2023 |
| 1.1 | Phase 2 | Luocha | — | Jun 28 – Jul 18, 2023 |
| 1.1 | Phase 1 | Silver Wolf | — | Jun 7 – Jun 28, 2023 |
| 1.0 | Phase 2 | Jing Yuan | — | May 17 – Jun 7, 2023 |
| 1.0 | Phase 1 | Seele | — | Apr 26 – May 17, 2023 |
Stellar Jade Tips & Pull Advice for HSR Banner
A few things worth keeping in mind as you plan:
Pity works across phases, not just banners. Your soft pity (starting ~75 pulls) and hard pity (90) carry over within the same banner type. The 50/50 also carries over if you lost it. Don’t let a banner rotation panic you into pulling before you’re ready.
Free resources add up fast during anniversaries. The 3rd Anniversary with v4.2 delivered meaningful free Jade plus login rewards. Factor events, Planar Fissure bonuses, and HoYoLAB check-ins into your pull count before committing.
Pre-farm for characters with strong leak confidence. Mortenax Blade and Himeko SP are both well-sourced at this point. If either is on your list, start pulling their ascension materials now. Wasting two days after release because you haven’t farmed the right boss drops is avoidable.
The Oneiric Shard route is worth knowing. If you’re looking to top up Stellar Jade without going through the standard store, Joytify’s Oneiric Shard top-up is one of the more reliable third-party options the community references for discounted rates. Worth checking if you’re planning a big pull session for Himeko SP or the Fate Part 2 collab.
See Also: All 6 HSR v4.2 Shiftmation Puzzles Locations: Get 120 Stellar Jade
Above is the schedule for all Honkai Star Rail banners from launch to v4.2 and into confirmed v4.3 and speculated v4.4 content.
The rate of new characters + SP variants + collab units is honestly insane right now. v4.4 alone could be a massive resource drain if the Fate Part 2 rumors come true alongside Himeko SP.
For full v4.3 confirmation, see the May 22 livestream. Follow @honkaistarrail on X for live updates or visit HoYoLAB or this page. NA and Asia/EU servers will have a patch schedule a few hours apart, so check in-game for exact server times before your warps expire.
Need to quickly fix a ruined pity counter or top up before Mortenax Blade drops? Boost your stash safely and securely buy Oneiric Shard HSR at Joytify and get your 5 star guarantee today.
FAQs
The best strategy is to keep track of the upcoming banner schedule and plan which characters you want to pull for in advance. This helps you manage your resources wisely and avoid spending all your currency on impulse pulls.
Character banners in Honkai Star Rail typically run for about 2-3 weeks before rotating to the next featured character. The exact duration can vary, so checking the official banner schedule is essential for planning your pulls.
Knowing the banner history helps you understand rotation patterns and predict which characters might return in the future. This information allows you to decide whether to pull now or save your resources for a character you prefer that may appear later.
Want to get an HSR top up discount? Joytify offers some of the best rates for PH gamers — supports GCash GrabPay and bank transfers.
TL;DR
- The current banner features the new character Evanescia alongside reruns of popular units, with the banner running from May 13 to June 1/2, 2026.
- Upcoming banners for Version 4.3 are expected to launch on June 2 or 3, 2026, with new units and potential reruns, including Mortenax Blade.
- Version 4.4 is anticipated to be a stacked patch potentially featuring multiple limited characters and a Fate/stay night collaboration, with a release around July 14, 2026.
