In Hoyoverse's latest RPG, Honkai Star Rail, players can bolster their team by collecting a diverse range of characters through the game's gacha system, Warp. This system enables players to acquire new characters and equip them with Light Cones. Similar to other gacha games, Honkai Star Rail features limited-time Special Banners alongside its standard banner, offering players the opportunity to obtain unique characters and Light Cones not available in the standard banner. These banners rotate regularly, with each one running for a period of 21 days before being replaced by a new banner. This guide provides an overview of the current banner schedule.
Updated on June 8, 2023: With the release of Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.1, this guide has been updated to explain the current banners and the next set of upcoming banners.
The Current Honkai Star Rail Banners
Introducing the "Contract Zero" Special Banners for version 1.1, featuring the elusive Silver Wolf. This Quantum element hacker, who made a brief appearance during the game's intro sequence, is now up for grabs. As a Nihility Path character, Silver Wolf possesses the unique ability to insert new elemental weaknesses into her adversaries, while weakening their resistances. Moreover, her Entanglement debuff, which is a common trait among other Quantum Characters, can delay enemy actions by triggering a weakness break.
Silver Wolf's ultimate ability deals tremendous Quantum damage, while simultaneously inflicting attack, defense, or speed bug debuffs. Her talent also grants her a chance to inflict one of these debilitating bugs with every attack. Additionally, her Technique allows her to enter combat with a powerful blow that ignores weaknesses and reduces toughness, potentially breaking a weakness right at the start of the battle.
The Contract Zero Banner offers increased chances of obtaining Asta, Dan Heng, and Serval, all of whom make excellent team additions. This is a great opportunity to unlock Dan Heng's Eidolons. Asta, a Fire Element Path of Harmony character, provides exceptional group buffs, while Dan Heng, a Wind Element Path of the Hunt character, excels at landing critical hits and focusing down a target. Finally, Serval, a Lightning Element Path of Erudition character, deals AOE lightning damage and inflicts the shock status effect, causing even more damage over time.
The 5-Star Light Cone "Incessant Rain" can now be obtained by players through the Brilliant Fixation Banner. This particular cone is especially potent when used in conjunction with Silver Wolf. It provides a boosted effect hit rate and increases critical rate when attacking an enemy with three or more debuffs. Additionally, it enables the character's attacks to implant "Aether Code" into targets that do not already possess it. Aether Code inflicts extra damage on the target and lasts for one turn. Furthermore, the rates for obtaining the 4-Star Light Cones "Make the World Clamor", "Memories of the Past", and "Subscribe for More!" have been improved.
Upcoming Banners
Version 1.1 of the game brings exciting new banners including "Laic Pursuit" featuring the 5-Star Character "Luocha," who belongs to the Imaginary Element, Path of Abundance. To add to the excitement, this banner also includes boosted rates for three 4-star characters, namely, the new character "Yukong," Pela, and Qingque. Additionally, the Brilliant Fixation Banner offers the limited 5-Star Light Cone, "Echoes of the Coffin," which is sure to enthrall players.
Honkai Star Rail is available on PC and Mobile.