Honkai Star Rail banner schedule, current and upcoming

Honkai Star Rail banner schedule
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The Honkai Star Rail banner schedule contains various snippets of handy information, as it reveals which warp events are currently running and lists the available rewards that can be claimed, while also letting players look to the future with suggestions of what the future banners may bring based on official teasers and information that has been leaked. There's plenty of detail to soak up, so I've summarized all of it here to give you a concise overview. The latest releases went live on November 13 following the launch of the 2.6 update phase 2, featuring Acheron (Nihility: Lightning) and Aventurine (Preservation: Imaginary) as the two 5-star characters available, though as always there are lots of other rewards to be claimed.

These banner or warp events make up the gacha element of Honkai Star Rail, where players have the opportunity to win additional Light Cones and new characters to add to their team, on top of collecting handy consumables and materials. By spending warps – or 'pulls' as they're often referred to – a random reward is granted from a predetermined set of prizes, and while certain results are guaranteed after a specified amount of warps have been used, the results are generally based on luck.

If you use up all of the passes you currently have available for warps then you can exchange Stellar Jade and other items to receive additional passes, so it's worth looking out for fresh Honkai Star Rail codes and claiming any that are currently active to increase your supplies. To find out what's happening now and next, here's the lowdown on the banner schedule in Honkai Star Rail.

Current Honkai Star Rail banner schedule

At the time of writing on November 13, the following Honkai Star Rail banners are live and ready to use:

Words of Yore (Character Event Warp)

Honkai Star Rail banner schedule - Words of Yore

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Active Period: November 13 @ 11:00 to December 3 @ 14:00 UTC
Currency: Star Rail Special Pass

Drop-Rate Boost Entities:

  • Acheron (Nihility: Lightning) 5-star
  • March 7th (Preservation: Ice) 4-star
  • Pela (Nihility: Ice) 4-star
  • Sampo (Nihility: Wind) 4-star

Warp Rate:

  • Every 10 Warps guarantees a 4-star or above character or Light Cone
  • Every 90 Warps guarantees a 5-star character (with a much higher chance of a 5-star starting at 75 Warps)

Gilded Imprisonment (Character Event Warp)

Honkai Star Rail banner schedule - Gilded Imprisonment

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Active Period: November 13 @ 11:00 to December 3 @ 14:00 UTC
Currency: Star Rail Special Pass

Drop-Rate Boost Entities:

  • Aventurine (Preservation: Imaginary) 5-star
  • March 7th (Preservation: Ice) 4-star
  • Pela (Nihility: Ice) 4-star
  • Sampo (Nihility: Wind) 4-star

Warp Rate:

  • Every 10 Warps guarantees a 4-star or above character or Light Cone
  • Every 90 Warps guarantees a 5-star character (with a much higher chance of a 5-star starting at 75 Warps)

Bygone Reminiscence – Along the Passing Shore (Light Cone Event Warp)

Honkai Star Rail banner schedule - Bygone Reminiscence

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Active Period: November 13 @ 11:00 to December 3 @ 14:00 UTC
Currency: Star Rail Special Pass

Drop-Rate Boost Entities:

  • Along the Passing Shore (Nihility) 5-star
  • Day One of My New Life (Preservation) 4-star
  • Boundless Choreo (Nihility) 4-star
  • Make The World Clamor (Erudition) 4-star

Warp Rate:

  • Every 10 Warps guarantees a 4-star or above character or Light Cone
  • Every 80 Warps guarantees a 5-star Light Cone (with a much higher chance of a 5-star starting at 65 Warps)

Bygone Reminiscence – Inherently Unjust Destiny (Light Cone Event Warp)

Honkai Star Rail banner schedule - Bygone Reminiscence

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Active Period: November 13 @ 11:00 to December 3 @ 14:00 UTC
Currency: Star Rail Special Pass

Drop-Rate Boost Entities:

  • Inherently Unjust Destiny (Preservation) 5-star
  • Day One of My New Life (Preservation) 4-star
  • Boundless Choreo (Nihility) 4-star
  • Make The World Clamor (Erudition) 4-star

Warp Rate:

  • Every 10 Warps guarantees a 4-star or above character or Light Cone
  • Every 80 Warps guarantees a 5-star Light Cone (with a much higher chance of a 5-star starting at 65 Warps)

Departure Warp (Starter Warp)

Honkai Star Rail banner schedule - Departure Warp

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Active Period: Valid for 50 Warps
Currency: Star Rail Pass

Warp Rate:

  • Only sets of 10 Warps available, each set guarantees a 4-star or above character or Light Cone
  • Complete all 50 Warps to guarantee a 5-star or above character

Stellar Warp (Regular Warp)

Honkai Star Rail banner schedule - Stellar Warp

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Active Period: Permanent
Currency: Star Rail Pass

Warp Rate:

  • Every 10 Warps guarantees a 4-star or above character or Light Cone
  • Every 90 Warps guarantees a 5-star character or Light Cone (with a much higher chance of a 5-star starting at 75 Warps)

Upcoming Honkai Star Rail banner schedule

Upcoming Honkai Star Rail banner schedule

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Although the upcoming Honkai Star Rail banner schedule hasn't been officially announced by HoYoverse yet, leaked information suggests the following events and potential character pulls will go live over the coming months:

  • December 3 to December 25, 2024 - 2.7 Phase 1
    • Sunday (Harmony: Imaginary) 5-star
  • December 25, 2024 to January 14, 2025 - 2.7 Phase 2
    • Fugue (Nihility: Fire) 5-star

The above information should be taken with a pinch of salt, especially for leaks further into the future. When more Honkai Star Rail banners are announced or leaked, I will update this guide accordingly with the new details.

Looking for more help? Then here's how to increase your Honkai Star Rail Trailblaze Level plus an explanation of the Honkai Star Rail taunt values and the best characters in the Honkai Star Rail tier list.

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