Honkai: Star Rail Version History & Patch Notes

• v4.4 · from 2026-07-15

v4.4 · from 2026-07-15

• Character banner 2026-08-05 · phase 2 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2026-08-05 · phase 2 — Epoch Etched in Golden Blood
• Character banner 2026-07-15 · phase 1 — Himeko • Nova
• Character banner 2026-07-15 · phase 1 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2026-07-15 · phase 1 — A Star That Lights The Night
• Gear banner 2026-07-15 · phase 1 — Dazzled by a Flowery World

v4.3 · from 2026-06-01

New characters: Mortenax Blade

• Character banner 2026-06-24 · phase 2 — Cyrene
• Character banner 2026-06-24 · phase 2 — Phainon
• Character banner 2026-06-01 · phase 1 — Mortenax Blade
• Character banner 2026-06-01 · phase 1 — Yao Guang
• Gear banner 2026-06-01 · phase 1 — Reforged in Hellfire
• Gear banner 2026-06-01 · phase 1 — When She Decided to See

v4.2 · from 2026-04-22

New characters: Evanescia Silver Wolf LV.999

• Character banner 2026-05-13 · phase 2 — Evanescia
• Character banner 2026-05-13 · phase 2 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2026-05-13 · phase 2 — Until the Flowers Bloom Again
• Gear banner 2026-05-13 · phase 2 — If Time Were a Flower
• Character banner 2026-04-22 · phase 1 — Silver Wolf LV.999
• Character banner 2026-04-22 · phase 1 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2026-04-22 · phase 1 — Welcome to the Cosmic City
• Gear banner 2026-04-22 · phase 1 — Never Forget Her Flame

v4.1 · from 2026-03-25

New characters: Ashveil

• Character banner 2026-04-08 · phase 2 — Boothill
• Gear banner 2026-04-08 · phase 2 — Sailing Towards a Second Life
• Character banner 2026-03-25 · phase 1 — Ashveil
• Character banner 2026-03-25 · phase 1 — Hyacine
• Gear banner 2026-03-25 · phase 1 — The Finale of a Lie
• Gear banner 2026-03-25 · phase 1 — Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky

v4.0 · from 2026-02-13

New characters: Sparxie Yao Guang

• Character banner 2026-03-03 · phase 2 — Sparxie
• Character banner 2026-03-03 · phase 2 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2026-03-03 · phase 2 — Dazzled by a Flowery World
• Gear banner 2026-03-03 · phase 2 — Epoch Etched in Golden Blood
• Character banner 2026-02-13 · phase 1 — Yao Guang
• Character banner 2026-02-13 · phase 1 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2026-02-13 · phase 1 — When She Decided to See
• Gear banner 2026-02-13 · phase 1 — To Evernight's Stars

v3.8 · from 2025-12-17

New characters: The Dahlia

• Character banner 2026-01-28 · phase 3 — Aglaea
• Character banner 2026-01-28 · phase 3 — Sunday
• Character banner 2026-01-07 · phase 2 — Fugue
• Character banner 2026-01-07 · phase 2 — Lingsha
• Character banner 2025-12-17 · phase 1 — The Dahlia
• Character banner 2025-12-17 · phase 1 — Firefly
• Gear banner 2025-12-17 · phase 1 — Never Forget Her Flame
• Gear banner 2025-12-17 · phase 1 — Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest

v3.7 · from 2025-11-05

New characters: Cyrene

• Character banner 2025-11-26 · phase 2 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2025-11-26 · phase 2 — Thus Burns the Dawn
• Character banner 2025-11-05 · phase 1 — Cyrene
• Character banner 2025-11-05 · phase 1 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2025-11-05 · phase 1 — This Love, Forever
• Gear banner 2025-11-05 · phase 1 — Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky

v3.6 · from 2025-09-24

New characters: Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae Evernight

• Character banner 2025-10-15 · phase 2 — Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae
• Character banner 2025-10-15 · phase 2 — Anaxa
• Gear banner 2025-10-15 · phase 2 — Though Worlds Apart
• Gear banner 2025-10-15 · phase 2 — Life Should Be Cast to Flames
• Character banner 2025-09-24 · phase 1 — Evernight
• Character banner 2025-09-24 · phase 1 — The Herta
• Gear banner 2025-09-24 · phase 1 — To Evernight's Stars
• Gear banner 2025-09-24 · phase 1 — Into the Unreachable Veil

v3.5 · from 2025-08-13

New characters: Cerydra Hysilens

• Character banner 2025-09-02 · phase 2 — Cerydra
• Character banner 2025-09-02 · phase 2 — Silver Wolf
• Gear banner 2025-09-02 · phase 2 — Epoch Etched in Golden Blood
• Gear banner 2025-09-02 · phase 2 — Incessant Rain
• Character banner 2025-08-13 · phase 1 — Hysilens
• Character banner 2025-08-13 · phase 1 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2025-08-13 · phase 1 — Why Does the Ocean Sing
• Gear banner 2025-08-13 · phase 1 — Patience Is All You Need

v3.4 · from 2025-07-02

New characters: Phainon

• Character banner 2025-07-23 · phase 2 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2025-07-23 · phase 2 — Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest
• Character banner 2025-07-02 · phase 1 — Kafka
• Character banner 2025-07-02 · phase 1 — Phainon
• Gear banner 2025-07-02 · phase 1 — Thus Burns the Dawn
• Gear banner 2025-07-02 · phase 1 — If Time Were a Flower

v3.3 · from 2025-05-21

New characters: Cipher Hyacine

• Character banner 2025-06-11 · phase 2 — Aglaea
• Character banner 2025-06-11 · phase 2 — Cipher
• Gear banner 2025-06-11 · phase 2 — Time Woven Into Gold
• Gear banner 2025-06-11 · phase 2 — Lies Dance on the Breeze
• Character banner 2025-05-21 · phase 1 — Hyacine
• Character banner 2025-05-21 · phase 1 — The Herta
• Gear banner 2025-05-21 · phase 1 — Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky
• Gear banner 2025-05-21 · phase 1 — Into the Unreachable Veil

v3.2 · from 2025-04-09

New characters: Anaxa Castorice

• Character banner 2025-04-30 · phase 2 — Anaxa
• Character banner 2025-04-30 · phase 2 — Dr. Ratio
• Gear banner 2025-04-30 · phase 2 — Life Should Be Cast to Flames
• Gear banner 2025-04-30 · phase 2 — Baptism of Pure Thought
• Character banner 2025-04-09 · phase 1 — Castorice
• Character banner 2025-04-09 · phase 1 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2025-04-09 · phase 1 — Make Farewells More Beautiful
• Gear banner 2025-04-09 · phase 1 — Long Road Leads Home

v3.1 · from 2025-02-26

New characters: Mydei Tribbie

• Character banner 2025-03-19 · phase 2 — Mydei
• Character banner 2025-03-19 · phase 2 — Huohuo
• Gear banner 2025-03-19 · phase 2 — Night of Fright
• Gear banner 2025-03-19 · phase 2 — Flame of Blood, Blaze My Path
• Character banner 2025-02-26 · phase 1 — Tribbie
• Character banner 2025-02-26 · phase 1 — Yunli
• Gear banner 2025-02-26 · phase 1 — If Time Were a Flower
• Gear banner 2025-02-26 · phase 1 — Dance at Sunset

v3.0 · from 2025-01-15

New characters: Aglaea The Herta

• Character banner 2025-02-05 · phase 2 — Aglaea
• Character banner 2025-02-05 · phase 2 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2025-02-05 · phase 2 — Time Woven Into Gold
• Gear banner 2025-02-05 · phase 2 — Sailing Towards A Second Life / Flowing Nightglow / Incessant Rain
• Character banner 2025-01-15 · phase 1 — The Herta
• Character banner 2025-01-15 · phase 1 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2025-01-15 · phase 1 — Into the Unreachable Veil
• Gear banner 2025-01-15 · phase 1 — Scent Alone Stays True

v2.7 · from 2024-12-04

New characters: Fugue Sunday

• Character banner 2024-12-25 · phase 2 — Fugue
• Character banner 2024-12-25 · phase 2 — Firefly
• Gear banner 2024-12-25 · phase 2 — Long Road Leads Home
• Gear banner 2024-12-25 · phase 2 — Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest
• Character banner 2024-12-04 · phase 1 — Sunday
• Character banner 2024-12-04 · phase 1 — Jing Yuan
• Gear banner 2024-12-04 · phase 1 — A Grounded Ascent
• Gear banner 2024-12-04 · phase 1 — Before Dawn

v2.6 · from 2024-10-23

New characters: Rappa

• Character banner 2024-11-13 · phase 2 — Acheron
• Character banner 2024-11-13 · phase 2 — Aventurine
• Character banner 2024-10-23 · phase 1 — Rappa
• Character banner 2024-10-23 · phase 1 — Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae
• Gear banner 2024-10-23 · phase 1 — Ninjutsu Inscription: Dazzling Evilbreaker
• Gear banner 2024-10-23 · phase 1 — Brighter Than the Sun

v2.5 · from 2024-09-10

New characters: Lingsha Feixiao

• Character banner 2024-10-02 · phase 2 — Lingsha
• Character banner 2024-10-02 · phase 2 — Topaz & Numby
• Gear banner 2024-10-02 · phase 2 — Scent Alone Stays True
• Gear banner 2024-10-02 · phase 2 — Worrisome, Blissful
• Character banner 2024-09-10 · phase 1 — Feixiao
• Character banner 2024-09-10 · phase 1 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2024-09-10 · phase 1 — I Venture Forth to Hunt
• Gear banner 2024-09-10 · phase 1 — Patience Is All You Need

v2.4 · from 2024-07-31

New characters: Jiaoqiu Yunli

• Character banner 2024-08-21 · phase 2 — Jiaoqiu
• Character banner 2024-08-21 · phase 2 — Sparkle
• Gear banner 2024-08-21 · phase 2 — Those Many Springs
• Gear banner 2024-08-21 · phase 2 — Earthly Escapade
• Character banner 2024-07-31 · phase 1 — Yunli
• Character banner 2024-07-31 · phase 1 — Huohuo
• Gear banner 2024-07-31 · phase 1 — Dance at Sunset
• Gear banner 2024-07-31 · phase 1 — Night of Fright

v2.3 · from 2024-06-19

New characters: Jade Firefly

• Character banner 2024-07-10 · phase 2 — Jade
• Character banner 2024-07-10 · phase 2 — Argenti
• Gear banner 2024-07-10 · phase 2 — Yet Hope Is Priceless
• Gear banner 2024-07-10 · phase 2 — An Instant Before A Gaze
• Character banner 2024-06-19 · phase 1 — Firefly
• Character banner 2024-06-19 · phase 1 — Ruan Mei
• Gear banner 2024-06-19 · phase 1 — Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest
• Gear banner 2024-06-19 · phase 1 — Past Self in Mirror

v2.2 · from 2024-05-08

New characters: Boothill Robin

• Character banner 2024-05-29 · phase 2 — Boothill
• Character banner 2024-05-29 · phase 2 — Fu Xuan
• Gear banner 2024-05-29 · phase 2 — Sailing Towards a Second Life
• Gear banner 2024-05-29 · phase 2 — She Already Shut Her Eyes
• Character banner 2024-05-08 · phase 1 — Robin
• Character banner 2024-05-08 · phase 1 — Topaz & Numby
• Gear banner 2024-05-08 · phase 1 — Flowing Nightglow
• Gear banner 2024-05-08 · phase 1 — Worrisome, Blissful

v2.1 · from 2024-03-27

New characters: Aventurine Acheron

• Character banner 2024-04-17 · phase 2 — Aventurine
• Character banner 2024-04-17 · phase 2 — Jingliu
• Gear banner 2024-04-17 · phase 2 — Inherently Unjust Destiny
• Gear banner 2024-04-17 · phase 2 — I Shall Be My Own Sword
• Character banner 2024-03-27 · phase 1 — Acheron
• Character banner 2024-03-27 · phase 1 — Luocha
• Gear banner 2024-03-27 · phase 1 — Along the Passing Shore
• Gear banner 2024-03-27 · phase 1 — Echoes of the Coffin

v2.0 · from 2024-02-06

New characters: Sparkle Black Swan

• Character banner 2024-02-29 · phase 2 — Sparkle
• Character banner 2024-02-29 · phase 2 — Jing Yuan
• Gear banner 2024-02-29 · phase 2 — Before Dawn
• Gear banner 2024-02-29 · phase 2 — Earthly Escapade
• Character banner 2024-02-06 · phase 1 — Black Swan
• Character banner 2024-02-06 · phase 1 — Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae
• Gear banner 2024-02-06 · phase 1 — Brighter Than the Sun
• Gear banner 2024-02-06 · phase 1 — Reforged Remembrance

v1.6 · from 2023-12-27

New characters: Dr. Ratio Ruan Mei

• Character banner 2024-01-17 · phase 2 — Dr. Ratio
• Character banner 2024-01-17 · phase 2 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2024-01-17 · phase 2 — Patience Is All You Need
• Gear banner 2024-01-17 · phase 2 — Baptism of Pure Thought
• Character banner 2023-12-27 · phase 1 — Ruan Mei
• Character banner 2023-12-27 · phase 1 — Blade
• Gear banner 2023-12-27 · phase 1 — The Unreachable Side
• Gear banner 2023-12-27 · phase 1 — Past Self in Mirror

v1.5 · from 2023-11-15

New characters: Argenti Huohuo

• Character banner 2023-12-06 · phase 2 — Argenti
• Character banner 2023-12-06 · phase 2 — Silver Wolf
• Gear banner 2023-12-06 · phase 2 — An Instant Before A Gaze
• Gear banner 2023-12-06 · phase 2 — Incessant Rain
• Character banner 2023-11-15 · phase 1 — Huohuo
• Gear banner 2023-11-15 · phase 1 — Night of Fright

v1.4 · from 2023-10-11

New characters: Topaz & Numby Jingliu

• Character banner 2023-10-27 · phase 2 — Topaz & Numby
• Character banner 2023-10-27 · phase 2 — Seele
• Gear banner 2023-10-27 · phase 2 — Worrisome, Blissful
• Gear banner 2023-10-27 · phase 2 — In the Night
• Character banner 2023-10-11 · phase 1 — Jingliu
• Gear banner 2023-10-11 · phase 1 — I Shall Be My Own Sword

v1.3 · from 2023-08-30

New characters: Fu Xuan Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae

• Character banner 2023-09-20 · phase 2 — Fu Xuan
• Gear banner 2023-09-20 · phase 2 — She Already Shut Her Eyes
• Character banner 2023-08-30 · phase 1 — Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae
• Gear banner 2023-08-30 · phase 1 — Brighter Than the Sun

v1.2 · from 2023-07-19

New characters: Kafka Blade

• Character banner 2023-08-09 · phase 2 — Kafka
• Gear banner 2023-08-09 · phase 2 — Patience Is All You Need
• Character banner 2023-07-19 · phase 1 — Blade
• Gear banner 2023-07-19 · phase 1 — The Unreachable Side

v1.1 · from 2023-06-07

New characters: Luocha Silver Wolf

• Character banner 2023-06-28 · phase 2 — Luocha
• Gear banner 2023-06-28 · phase 2 — Echoes of the Coffin
• Character banner 2023-06-07 · phase 1 — Silver Wolf
• Gear banner 2023-06-07 · phase 1 — Incessant Rain

v1.0 · from 2023-04-26

New characters: Jing Yuan Seele

• Character banner 2023-05-17 · phase 2 — Jing Yuan
• Gear banner 2023-05-17 · phase 2 — Before Dawn
• Character banner 2023-04-26 · phase 1 — Seele
• Gear banner 2023-04-26 · phase 1 — In the Night