Honkai Star Rail Next Update And Banners

Want to know when the next Honkai: Star Rail update is? Thanks to official livestreams providing banner and event details for each new patch, we usually know well in advance what’s awaiting us in the new version of Star Rail.

Each new update for Honkai: Star Rail brings new banners to pull on, events to take part in, and a new Trailblaze Mission to move the story along, with future patches set on Planarcadia for the foreseeable future, a planet with ties to Aha and the path of Elation. Plus, we usually get some sort of update to the Divergent Universe, Currency Wars, or other endgame combat mode in every patch. The current update is version 4.2, the next will be version 4.3, and this page explains everything we know about both the current and next updates in Honkai: Star Rail.

When is the next Honkai Star Rail update?

The next Honkai: Star Rail update is on Monday, June 1, two days earlier than usual. This is the version 4.3 update that introduces a new character, Mortenax Blade, a fire Nihility variant of the universe’s saddest Stellaron Hunter. We don’t know why 4.2 is releasing two days earlier, but the 4.4 update goes back to normal, coming out on July 15, a Wednesday. We know this because of the official Phase 2 banner times in 4.3.

When is the next Honkai Star Rail livestream?

The next Honkai: Star Rail livestream should be on Friday, July 3 if the regular rule of releasing 12 days before an update is maintained– which it should be, as we’re back to the regular six-week update schedule now, even with a Monday update. This will be the livestream detailing all the banners and events coming in version 4.4, the patch in which Himeko Nova debuts.

Honkai Star Rail 4.2 banners

In Phase 1 of version 4.2, the Honkai: Star Rail banners were Silver Wolf LV.999, The Dahlia, Castorice, and Firefly. These ran from April 22 to May 12.

The four-star characters on all their banners were:

Gallagher
Xueyi
Hook

In the current Phase 2 of version 4.2, the Honkai: Star Rail banners are Evanescia, Sunday, Tribbie, and Feixiao. These banners run from May 12 to June 1, and the four-star characters boosted on these Phase 2 banners are:

Guinaifen
Lynx
Sushang

Also, remember that Archer and Saber’s banners are still running. These Fate collaboration banners have been running since July 2025, and are still kicking around for anybody yet to pull them.

Honkai Star Rail 4.2 events

As well as the Planar Fissure, Realm of the Strange, and Garden of Plenty triple-drop periods, there are four events in version 4.2 of Honkai: Star Rail.

Cosmic Data Roaming

The anniversary event for version 4.2 is a mini-game where the Trailblazer debuts as a professional streamer in Planarcadia. You get to set up and present a livestream with various customization options, including a combat line-up. More characters and equipment upgrades are unlocked as you progress through the event, and old faces show up in bonus segments. Rewards include a copy of the Tomorrow, Together four-star Light Cone.

Cosmicon, Roll On Again!

Version 2.0 of the Cosmicon Collective tabletop card game event. It lets you play the permanent card game in multiplayer, and this time you get to team up in a co-op mode to take on a boss together. There are some minor changes to the game board and rules to accommodate this change.

Express Renovation Escapade

This permanent event adds a co-op Party Car to the Astral Express. You unlock the visit function of your Party Car, and you can hang out with up to three Trailblazers at the same time. Plus, pets are allowed to come along for the visit!

Relic Recon

A returning event where you get to set desired Relic Sets for characters and draw max-level enhanced five-star relics directly from chests through daily gameplay.

What is new in version 4.2?

The Honkai Star Rail 4.2 anniversary update includes:

New Trailblaze Mission in Planarcadia
New locations in Planarcadia (Seafeld City and Seafeld TV Tower)
New boss (Paramount Bliss Inverted: Illwish Archlotus) and new enemy types
Novaflare buffs for Firefly, Huohuo, Seele, and Welt
Robin and Huohuo added to the Stellar Convergence store
Yunli, Argenti, and Silver Wolf added to the characters you can obtain when losing the 50/50 on banners
New Trailblazer and Pom-Pom cosmetics in the Gift of Stardust store
New outfit for Castorice added to the Outfit Show Window store
Can save pre-made Relic builds now
Pom-Pom’s Assist build helper feature added (take part to get a new outfit for Pom-Pom)
Cyclical Points for Currency Wars and the Simulated Universe will merge into a new Cyclical Points system (one week = one period)
New cards and dice added to the Cosmicon Collective card game
Co-op added to Cosmicon Collective, plus PvE and PvP modes
Souvenirs can now be added to the display area of the Trailblazer’s room on the Astral Express
The Photo Memory wall in the Trailblazer’s room is also now customizable
You can keep and display pets in the Party Car
You can obtain random Cake Cats by opening Mystery Boxes every week (and by visiting a friend’s Party car)
You can now check out how people have designed their rooms when looking at a player’s profile
New Trace materials for the path of Nilhility
Birthday cake updated with a new design from April 26
Annual Trailblaze Report from April 26
First-time top-up double bonus for Oneiric Shard purchases is reset
Oneiric Shard spending rewards (Furbo pet, one Golden Companion Spirit, and four Light Cone Memory Shards)

Currency Wars Update

Currency Wars: Zero Sums gets its second expansion, with the Ascension Level cap increasing to 140 with added rewards. The first expansion also:

New line-up editing feature (customize your line-up at any time to apply and track it during matches)

Increases the maximum Rank to A8-40, for even tougher challenges
Adds Ashveil, The Dahlia, Evanescia, and the Elation Trailblazer to the character pool
Elation Bond added
Updates to existing Bonds and characters

Honkai Star Rail 4.2 banners

In Phase 1 of version 4.2, the Honkai: Star Rail banners are Silver Wolf LV.999, The Dahlia, Castorice, and Firefly. These should run from April 22 to May 12, now that banner changes are back to every three weeks.

The four-star characters on all their banners are:

Gallagher
Xueyi
Hook

Rewards

We’re also getting a lot of free rewards in 4.2 to celebrate Star Rail’s third anniversary:

Festive Gifts check-in (20 Special Passes)
Greeting Card message and gifts (1,600 Stellar Jade and 10 Fuels)
One Golden Companion Spirit (can be redeemed from the Stellar Convergence store for a free five-star character)

Honkai Star Rail 4.3 banners

In Phase 1 of version 4.3 the Honkai: Star Rail banners are Mortenax Blade and Yao Guang. These run from June 1 to June 24. Plus, when you pull Mortenax Blade from his banner, you get the Karmic Fire of the Distant Shore cosmetic, a flaming halo of fire that floats around the Trailblazer’s head. It takes up a brand new cosmetics slot.

All four-star characters on Mortenax Blade and Yao Guang’s banners are:

Sampo
Luka
Tingyun

Then in Phase 2 of version 4.3 the Honkai: Star Rail banners are Cyrene and Phainon. These banners run from June 24 to July 14, and the four-star characters boosted on their Phase 2 banners are:

March 7th
Arlan
Yukong

And don’t forget Archer and Saber’s banners are still running!

Honkai Star Rail 4.3 events

As well as the Planar Fissure and Realm of the Strange double-drop periods, there are two events in version 4.3 of Honkai: Star Rail.

Pixel Plane Rumble

Honkai’s take on a 3D arcade shooter. Think Star Fox if it were on-the-rails. You can also upgrade your ship with different parts to improve it as you take on tougher opponents. Rewards include a new texting background, Self-Modeling Resin, Tracks of Destiny, and Stellar Jade.

Wispae Amusement Park

A top-down strategy mini-game that sees you placing items and planning the optimal route to attract Wispaes. It’s kind of like a bite-sized Roller Coaster Tycoon, if it only involved making creative waiting lines. The more the Wispaes like the environment while they’re moving through the line, the more points you get. Rewards include Tracks of Destiny and Stellar Jade.

What is new in version 4.3?

The Honkai Star Rail 4.3 update includes:

New Trailblaze Mission in Planarcadia
New location in Planarcadia (Inkford Hermitage)
Cosmetic for pulling Blade on his banner (Karmic Fire of the Distant Shore)
Gift of Odyssey check-in event for 10 Star Rail Special Passes
New permanent Daily Training mission
You can now use Fuel Vouchers or Deep Immersifiers to quickly claim all daily rewards
Starward Mode added to Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, and Apocalyptic Shadow
Two new Relic sets (As Navigator Isee Sees It, Devine Querying Master Smith)
New Quantum Path Ascension material
New Trace materials for the Erudition and Destruction paths
Widget feature if you have Star Rail installed on your phone
Certain game settings now support cross-device synchronization, like the auto-battle toggle