Honkai Star Rail next banner & current banner: All banners

Blade was one of the most highly anticipated Honkai Star Rail characters and the 1.2 update has finally made him playable. Here’s everything you need to know about Blade’s banner in Honkai Star Rail banner and the upcoming character and Light Cone banners in the second half of the 1.2 update.

Honkai Star Rail has a banner system similar to Genshin Impact. At any point in time, the game will have certain banners to help you unlock Light Cones and characters. Every three weeks, new banners will arrive giving players more opportunities to improve their character and Light Cone collection.

Understanding Honkai Star Rail’s banner pattern is a must for F2P players as well as players who want to spend money in-game. While the former will know if saving their resources is worth it, the latter can plan their upcoming purchases.

On that note, here’s everything to know about the current and next banners in Honkai Star Rail.

Current Honkai Star Rail banners

Current Honkai Star Rail character banner

Blade's banner in Honkai Star Rail — HoYoverse

You can find three four-star characters and one five-star character in Honkai Star Rail banners..

A Lost Soul is the current character banner in Honkai Star Rail in which the following characters will have a boosted drop rate:

Blade (Wind and The Destruction): Five-star
Arlan (Lightning and The Destruction): Four-star
Natasha (Physical and The Abundance): Four-star
Sushang (Physical and The Hunt): Four-star

If you unlock Natasha through this banner, make sure to check out our detailed Natasha build guide for Honkai Star Rail.

Current Honkai Star Rail Light Cone banner

Blade's Light Cone banner in HonkaiStar rail — HoYoverse

Light Cone banners remain live for three weeks in Honkai Star Rail.

The following Light Cones have a boosted drop rate in the current Light Cone event warp in Honkai Star Rail:

The Unreachable Side: Five-star for Path of the Destruction
A Secret Vow: Four-star for The Destruction
Shared Feeling: Four-star for The Abundance
Swordplay: Four-star for The Hunt

When does the current banner end in Honkai Star Rail?

Both A Lost Soul and the Brilliant Fixation banners will leave Honkai Star Rail on August 9, 2023. They were released on July 18, 2023, and will be replaced by new banners in three weeks.

What is the next Honkai Star Rail banner?

Honkai Star Rail leaks suggest that the second phase of the 1.2 update will bring in Kafka’s banner on August 9, 2023. Leakers have also revealed the four-star characters that’ll be featured in Kafka’s banner but we recommend taking them with a grain of salt:

Kafka’s leaked banner for Honkai Star Rail version 1.2

Kafka (Lightning and The Nihility): Five-star
Luka (Physical and The Nihility): Four-star
Sampo (Wind and The Nihility): Four-star
Serval (Lightning and The Erudition): Four-star

Blade has received an overwhelmingly positive response from players worldwide and Kafka is an equally hyped character. Hence, it is safe to say that Honkai Star Rail version 1.2 will compel the fans to empty their wallets.

Kafka plays a major role in the Honkai Star Rail campaign.

Permanent banner in Honkai Star Rail

Honkai Star Rail has a permanent banner called Stellar Warp that includes all Light Cones and characters that aren’t featured in the event/temporary banners.

The five-star characters in the Stellar Warp banner include:

Bailu
Bronya
Clara
Gepard
Himeko
Welt
Yanqing

The five-star Light Cones in the Stellar Warp banner include:

Time Waits for No One
Something Irreplaceable
Night on the Milky Way
But the Battle isn’t Over
Sleep like the Dead
In the Name of the World
Moment of Victory

Departure Warp banner in Honkai Star Rail

Honkai Star Rail has a special Departure Warp banner that allows beginners to warp 50 times. It costs regular Star Passes and you can Warp 10 times for the price of 8. You’re also guaranteed a five-star character within the 50 Warps following which the banner disappears from the game.

Characters in Honkai Star Rail — HoYoverse

Honkai Star Rail has a diverse cast of five-star and four-star characters.

The characters featured in the Departure Warp banner in Honkai Star Rail are:

Five-star characters

Bailu
Bronya
Clara
Gepard
Himeko
Welt
Yanqing

Four-star characters

Arlan
Asta
Dan Heng
Herta
Hook
March 7th
Natasha
Pela
Qingque
Sampo
Serval
Sushang
Tingyun

That was everything you need to know about the current and upcoming character and Light Cone banners in Honkai Star Rail. For more content on the game, you can check out:

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