Honkai Star Rail Banners: Upcoming and past
Honkai: Star Rail’s warp (gacha) system is central to acquiring new characters and Light Cones. For players and collectors, keeping track of upcoming and past banners is essential for planning pulls and resource management. In this article, we’ll outline the current banner landscape, upcoming drops, and a summary of notable past banners.
What Are “Banners” in Honkai: Star Rail?
In Honkai: Star Rail, banners refer to limited-time warp events where players use Star Rail Passes or Special Passes to summon characters or Light Cones. These banners generally come in three categories:
- Character Event Banners: Featuring one boosted 5★ character (either debut or rerun) and multiple boosted 4★ characters.
- Light Cone Banners: Featuring boosted 5★ Light Cones (weapons) and accompanying 4★ Light Cones.
- Permanent (Standard) Banners: Always available warp pools with a rotating general pool of characters and Light Cones.
Limited banners typically run for around three weeks (or two halves of a version), and often run concurrently (one character banner + one Light Cone banner) during a patch phase.
Current & Upcoming Banners (As of Version 3.6)
Below is a table summarizing the current and upcoming warp banners in Version 3.6:
(Dates are based on server/UTC‑5 times where specified)
| Phase / Banner | Dates | Featured 5★ | Featured 4★ | Light Cones / Additional Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current (Phase 1, Ver 3.6) | Sep 23 – Oct 15, 2025 | Evernight (Ice) & The Herta (Ice) | Misha, Guinaifen, Xueyi (as rate-ups) | Also running: Saber & Archer in collaboration warp |
| Upcoming (Phase 2, Ver 3.6) | Oct 15 – Nov 4, 2025 | Permansor Terrae (new) & Anaxa (rerun) | Sushang, Hanya, Serval | Light Cones: Through Worlds Apart (Permansor Terrae) and Life Should Be Cast to Flames (Anaxa) |
| Planned (Ver 3.7 Phase 1) | Nov 4 – Nov 26, 2025 | Cyrene (Ice, Remembrance) | (TBA) | — |
Note: Dates assume regional alignment with UTC‑5; local server times may differ by offset.
What to Expect in Upcoming Banners
- Permansor Terrae will be a new Physical / Preservation 5★ character, and his debut Light Cone Through Worlds Apart is expected to rate‑up concurrently.
- Anaxa returns as a Wind / Erudition rerun with his Light Cone Life Should Be Cast to Flames.
- Cyrene is planned for the beginning of Version 3.7 as a new Ice / Remembrance 5★ character.
As new versions release, the pattern of having paired character + Light Cone banners and periodic reruns continues.
Notable Past Banners & Trends
Below is a condensed table of some of the more notable past character event banners since the game launch, to help you trace when characters first appeared or were rerun:
| Version / Banner | Dates | 5★ Character(s) | Notable 4★s / Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0 – Mariposa en el filo (Edge of Butterfly) | Apr 25 – May 17, 2023 | Seele (debut) | Hook, Natasha, Pela |
| Version 1.0 – Spiral of the Celestial Spear | May 17 – Jun 6, 2023 | Jing Yuan (debut) | Sushang, Tingyun, etc. |
| Version 1.1 – Contract Zero | Jun 7 – Jun 28, 2023 | Silver Wolf (debut) | Asta, Dan Heng, Serval |
| Version 2.0 onwards | various | multiple introductions and reruns | e.g., Acheron, Luocha, Kafka, Hyacine, etc. |
Over time the banner system has expanded, reruns are more frequent, and Light Cone banners run parallel to character banners.
Observed Trends & Tips
- Reruns vs New Drops: Some characters get regular reruns (e.g., Anaxa, later Jiāoqiú etc.), making it less urgent to pull early.
- Light Cone pairs: A character’s signature Light Cone often appears in the same window.
- Strategic saving: If you’re targeting a future 5★, check the roadmap; e.g. Cyrene is confirmed ahead.
- Banner overlap: Sometimes collaboration or special event warps run simultaneously, but they follow separate drop pools (as seen with Saber/Archer in 3.6).
Managing your Star Rail Passes becomes easier when you know the past and upcoming banners. As of Version 3.6, the Permansor Terrae + Anaxa banner is next (Oct 15 to Nov 4, 2025), followed by Cyrene in 3.7. Past banners from launch to Version 2+ show patterns of staggered debuts and reruns that you can use to forecast future drops.
