Honkai: Star Rail Walkthrough & Guides Wiki

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Everything New in Honkai: Star Rail

2.6 Livestream Likely on October 11

Version 2.6 Livestream Release Date
Release Date	October 11, 2024

Version 2.6 Livestream is likely to air on October 11, 2024 based from previous livestream schedules. Rappa, her banner details, and her Light Cone is likely to be announced!

It's also expected that the livestream will announce a new Trailblaze Continuance based from previous versions.

2.6 Livestream Release Date

Version 2.5 is Now Available!

Version 2.5 Phase 1 Release Date
Release Date	September 09, 2024 (UTC -5)

Honkai: Star Rail's Version 2.5 update was released on September 09, 2024 (UTC-5).

The Version 2.5 update included the next chapter in the Trailblaze Continuance for Xianzhou Luofu, 3 new characters, Feixiao, Lingsha, and Moze, two new type of rerun banners, Indelible Coterie and Coalesced Truths, and more!

Latest News and Updates

2.5 Livestream Aired on August 30

Version 2.5 Livestream Release Date
Release Date	August 30, 2024

The Honkai: Star Rail Version 2.5 Special Program aired on August 30, 2024 at 6:30 AM (UTC-5). It announced all the details coming to Version 2.5!

2.5 Livestream Summary and Highlights

Summary of Version 2.5 Livestream

Version 2.5 New Guides
2.5 Version Update	2.5 Livestream
Feixiao Banner	Lingsha Banner
Topaz Banner	Robin Banner
Black Swan Banner	Kafka Banner
Indelible Coterie	Coalesced Truths
2.5 Livestream Codes	All Redeem Codes
Version 2.5 Characters
FeixiaoNEW	LingshaNEW
MozeNEW	Robin
Kafka	Black Swan
Topaz
Version 2.5 Light Cones
I Venture...NEW	Scent Alone...NEW
Shadowed by...NEW	Flowing Nightglow
Patience Is All...	Reforged...
Worrisome, Blissful
Version 2.5 Upgrade Materials
Nail of the Beast Coffin	A Glass of the Besotted Era
Auspice Sliver
Version 2.5 New Ornaments
Lushaka, the Sunken Seas	The Wondrous BananAmusement Park
Version 2.5 New Events
Luminary Wardance Ceremony	Festive Revelry
The Gift of Comet	2.5 Gift of Odyssey
2.5 Planar Fissure	2.5 Realm of the Strange
Version 2.5 New Map
Skysplitter
Version 2.5 New Bosses
Borisin Warhead: Hoolay	Shadow of Feixiao
Version 2.5 Missions
Finest Duel Under The Pristine Blue: Part II
Version 2.5 Divergent Universe Update
Divergent Universe

2.6 Likely Release on October 22, 2024 (UTC-5)

Version 2.6 Phase 1 Release Date
Release Date	October 22, 2024

Honkai: Star Rail's Version 2.6 update is expected to go live on October 22, 2024 (UTC-5) based on Lingsha's banner end date!

Latest News and Updates

Honkai: Star Rail Tier Lists

Want to know who the best characters are and the best Light Cones to use? Check out our Tier List rankings for Light Cones and all playable characters in Honkai: Star Rail!

All Tier Lists

Honkai: Star Rail Tier List Guides

Tier List Guides
Current Version Tier List	Best Characters We rank the best DPS and Support characters here. This list is updated often, so check out who's currently top tier.
Reroll Tier List	Reroll Tier List If you're starting out and unsure of how who to aim for, then we've got you covered in our Reroll Tier List.
Best Team Comps	Best Team Comps Check out our Team Composition guide to speed through content.
Best Light Cones	Best Light Cones Check out our Light Cones tier list to find out the best ones to equip for each path!
Pure Fiction Tier List	Pure Fiction Tier List Check out the best characters to use in the Pure Fiction game mode!

Honkai: Star Rail Character Guides

All Characters & Guides

Character Lists and Types

Characters by Rarity
4-Star Characters						5-Star Characters
Characters by Element
Fire			Ice			Lightning			Wind
Quantum			Imaginary			Physical

All Characters and Builds

List of All Characters
Huohuo	Sampo	Black Swan	Feixiao
Dan Heng	Bronya	Blade	Xueyi
Fu Xuan	Lynx	Sparkle	Jade
Silver Wolf	Qingque	Seele	Hanya
Luka	Robin	Trailblazer	Sushang
Argenti	Boothill	Natasha	Clara
Yunli	Jing Yuan	Arlan	Bailu
Moze	Serval	Acheron	Kafka
Tingyun	March 7th (Imaginary)	Aventurine	Dr. Ratio
Trailblazer (Imaginary)	Rappa	Luocha	Imbibitor Lunae
Yukong	Welt	Ruan Mei	Gepard
Herta	March 7th	Pela	Yanqing
Misha	Jingliu	Gallagher	Trailblazer (Fire)
Firefly	Hook	Jiaoqiu	Himeko
Topaz	Lingsha	Guinaifen	Asta

Honkai: Star Rail News

Feixiao in Phase 1 of Version 2.5

Feixiao is a 5-star Wind and The Hunt character that was available for the entire first half of Version 2.5.

Feixiao's banner was available from September 09, 2024 until October 02, 2024.

Feixiao Best Builds and Teams

Moze in Phase 1 of Version 2.5

Moze is a Lightning and The Hunt character that was released in Phase 1 of Version 2.5. Moze was available in Feixiao's banner as one of the featured 4-Star Characters.

Moze Best Builds and Teams

Rappa Likely in Phase 1 of Version 2.6

Rappa was announced as an upcoming playable character on the official social media of Honkai: Star Rail. Rappa is a 5-star character that follows the Path of Erudition and uses the Imaginary element.

Since she was the first character announced in the drip marketing for Verison 2.6, Rappa will likely release in Phase 1 of Version 2.6 of Honkai Star Rail, which is expected to drop on October 22, 2024 (UTC-5).

Rappa Release Date and Character Info

Lingsha in Phase 2 of Version 2.5

Lingsha is a Fire Abundance character that is available in Phase 2 for Version 2.5 of Honkai: Star Rail. Lingsha's banner is currently available from October 02, 2024, until October 22, 2024.

Lingsha Release Date and Character Info

Other Honkai: Star Rail News

▶︎ Latest News and Information

Honkai: Star Rail Events

All Events and Schedules

Current Events

All Honkai: Star Rail Current Events
Luminary Wardance 09/10/2024 - 10/21/2024	Festive Revelry 09/30/2024 - 10/21/2024
Gift of Comet 09/10/2024 - 10/23/2024	Aptitude Showcase 10/02/2024 - 10/22/2024
2.5 Gift of Odyssey 09/10/2024 - 10/22/2024	Player Return Event 09/10/2024 - 10/23/2024
2.5 Guides Contest 09/10/2024 - 10/22/2024	Discussion Events 09/30/2024 - 10/13/2024
World Tour 2024 Various Dates Per Region

Upcoming Events

All Honkai: Star Rail Upcoming Events
2.5 Realm of the Strange 10/11/2024 - 10/18/2024

Conventional Memoir Events

Honkai: Star Rail Conventional Memoir Events
Boulder Town Super League	Everwinter City Museum
Tales of the Fantastic	Aurum Alley Hustle & Bustle
Aetherium Wars	A Foxian Tale of the Haunted
Boulder Town Martial	Critter Pick
Hanu's Prison Break	Vignettes in a Cup
Clockie: Dreamjoy Memoir	Origami Bird Clash
Saga of Primaveral Blade

Permanent Events

All Honkai: Star Rail Permanent Events
Trailblazing Will	Starkissed Synchrony
When Charmony...	Starlit Homecoming

These are all the events that are available in Honkai: Star Rail! See all the current and upcoming events here:

All Events and Schedule

Honkai: Star Rail Map Guides

List of All Maps

List of All Maps

Treasure Chest Locations

2.5 New Xianzhou Luofu Area

2.5 New Skysplitter Area

Skysplitter is the new area added in Version 2.5 for The Xianzhou Luofu. The Skysplitter is a battleship where the venue for the Luminary Wardance tournament will be held

Skysplitter Map Release Date

Honkai: Star Rail Tips and Tricks

All Tips & Tricks

All Tips and Tricks Guides

Honkai: Star Rail Banner Guides

All Banners and Guides

Rappa Banner Likely in Phase 1 of Version 2.6

Rappa is a 5-star Imaginary and Erudition character likely to be released during Phase 1 of Version 2.6 since she was the first character to be revealed in the drip marketing on Honkai Star Rail's official social media accounts.

Rappa's Banner is expected to run from October 22, 2024 until November 13, 2024 (UTC-5) if Honkai: Star Rail follows the usual 6-week schedule.
Rappa Banner Release Date

Version 2.5 Phase 1 Character Banners

Version 2.5 Warp Banner Phase 1
Feixiao Banner / Indelible Coterie (Sep. 09, 2024 - Oct. 02, 2024)
Featured 5★
Featured 4★

Feixiao's banner, Stormrider's Bolt, was available in Phase 1 of Version 2.5. A new type of rerun banner, Indelible Coterie, was also available in Phase 1 where Trailblazers can choose one from Black Swan, Kafka, and Robin to be the featured rerun event warp character.

Moze, the new 4-Star character, is also available in both banners. Feixiao's Banner and the selectable rerun banner, Indelible Coterie, is available from September 09, 2024 until October 02, 2024 during Phase 1 of Version 2.5.

Version 2.5 Phase 2 Character Warp Banner

Version 2.5 Warp Banner Phase 2
Lingsha Banner / Topaz Banner (Oct. 02, 2024 - Oct. 22, 2024)
Featured 5★
Featured 4★

Lingsha's banner, Let Scent Sink In, is currently available in the second phase of Version 2.5. Topaz's banner, Sunset Clause, is also available as the rerun banner for Phase 2 of Version 2.5. Lingsha and Topaz's banners is available from October 02, 2024 and will last until October 22, 2024.

Version 2.5 Phase 1 Light Cone Banners

Version 2.5 Warp Banner Phase 1
I Venture Forth to Hunt / Coalesced Truths (Sep. 09, 2024 - Oct. 02, 2024)
Featured 5★
Featured 4★

Phase 1 of Version 2.5 featured Feixiao's I Venture Forth to Hunt Light Cone for the Brilliant Fixation. A new type of rerun Light Cone banner called Coalesced Truths was also available.

You can choose one from Patience Is All You Need, Reforged Remembrance, and Flowing Nightglow to be the featured rerun Light Cone in this new rerun banner. Both banners were available from September 09, 2024 until October 02, 2024.

Version 2.5 Phase 2 Light Cone Banners

Version 2.5 Warp Banner Phase 2
Scent Alone Stays True / Worrisome Blissful (Oct. 02, 2024 - Oct. 22, 2024)
Featured 5★
Featured 4★

The featured Light Cone for Phase 2 of Version 2.5 are Lingsha's Scent Alone Stays True in the Brilliant Fixation and the rerun Light Cone for Topaz's Worrisome, Blissful in the Bygone Reminiscence.

Both banners are currently available from October 02, 2024 until October 22, 2024.

Version 2.5 New Selectable Rerun Banners

Selectable Rerun Character / Light Cone
Kafka / Patience Is All You Need	Black Swan / Reforged Remembrance
Robin / Flowing Nightglow

For Phase 1 of Version 2.5, Trailblazers can choose from one of the 3 characters in the Indelible Coterie and one of 3 Light Cones in the Coalesced Truths to be selected as the featured rerun Character and Light Cone.

When selected, Trailblazers can roll for the chosen character or Light Cone with the increased rate-up. The cumulative warp roll count for either banner can be carried over to other Character or Light Cone Event Warps.

Permanently Active Banners

Active Banners
Departure Warp	Stellar Warp

Warps are Honkai: Star Rail's gacha banners. Some Warp Banners are limited, but the game also has permanent ones. Learn more with our banner guides linked above.

Warp Banner History

Check out our page for the history of all warp gacha banners for Honkai: Star Rail. See our Warp History list, banner dates, and the featured 5-stars and 4-stars in every version here!

Warp Banner History

Honkai: Star Rail Light Cone Guides

All Light Cones

Light Cone Lists and Types

Light Cones by Rarity
3-Star				4-Star				5-Star
Light Cones by Path
Destruction			Hunt			Erudition			Harmony
Nihility			Preservation			Abundance

New 2.5 Light Cones

Version 2.5 Light Cones
I Venture Forth to Hunt NEW	Scent Alone Stays True NEW	Shadowed by Night NEW

Version 2.5 Phase 1 has released Feixiao's I Venture Forth to Hunt Light Cone. Phase 2 is currently featuring Scent Alone Stays True as the new 5-Star Light Cone alongside a new 4-Star Light Cone, Shadowed by Night.

List of All Light Cones

Honkai: Star Rail Relic Guides

All Relics & Guides

List of All Relic Guides

Belobog of the Architects	The Wondrous BananAmusement Park	Lushaka, the Sunken Seas
Forge of the Kalpagni Lantern	Duran, Dynasty of Running Wolves	Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm
Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation	Penacony, Land of the Dreams	Firmament Frontline Glamoth
Broken Keel	Rutilant Arena	Space Sealing Station
Inert Salsotto	Celestial Differentiator	Pan-Cosmic Commercial Enterprise
Sprightly Vonwacq	Talia: Kingdom of Banditry	Fleet of the Ageless
Prisoner in Deep Confinement	The Wind-Soaring Valorous	Iron Cavalry Against the Scourge
Wastelander of Banditry Desert	Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machinations	Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters
Firesmith of Lava-Forging	Eagle of Twilight Line	The Ashblazing Grand Duke
Genius of Brilliant Stars	Guard of Wuthering Snow	Messenger Traversing Hackerspace
Longevous Disciple	Passerby of Wandering Cloud	Musketeer of Wild Wheat
Hunter of Glacial Forest	Knight of Purity Palace	Band of Sizzling Thunder
Champion of Streetwise Boxing	Thief of Shooting Meteor

2.5 New Planar Ornaments

The Wondrous BananAmusement Park and the Lushaka, the Sunken Seas are the two new relics added to Version 2.5! These relics can be obtained by finishing the Divergent Universe's Planar Ornament Extraction.

Relics and Planar Ornaments Guide

Honkai: Star Rail Mission Guides

All Missions & Guides

List of Mission Types

All Mission Types
Trailblaze Missions	Trailblaze Missions are the main missions that you will receive to progress the storyline and allow you to unlock new map sections and gameplay features.
Trailblaze Continuance	Trailblaze Continuance are a set of missions that continues the story of the worlds the Trailblazers visited.
Companion Missions	Companion Missions are side missions that focus on certain characters you meet in the game.
Adventure Missions	Adventure Missions are simply the side missions in Honkai: Star Rail. These missions have varying rewards, as some may even give you Stellar Jades!
Daily Missions	Daily Missions are random quests that players can get after unlocking the Daily Training game mechanic.
Hidden Quests	Hidden Quests are special missions and interactions that players can discover and complete by exploring the world of Honkai: Star Rail.

2.4 New 2.5 Trailblaze Continuance

Finest Duel Under The Pristine Blue: Part II is the new Trailblaze Continuance added in Version 2.5 and serves as the continuation for the Finest Duel Under The Pristine Blue Part I in Version 2.4.

Part 2 tells the story of how The Xianzhou Alliance and the Astral Express will deal with Hoolay and the Borisin threat while the Wardance ceremony is happening!

Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue: Part II

Honkai: Star Rail Item Guides

All Items & Guides

List of Item Types

2.5 New Upgrade Materials

New upgrade materials and boss material are available in Version 2.5! Ascension Materials like Nail of the Beast Coffin for Lightning Characters and A Glass of the Besotted Era for Wind Characters are now available to farm!

Both materials can be obtained from their respective Stagnant Shadows, Shape of Mechwolf and Shape of Gloam. Auspice Sliver is also a new boss Upgrade Material that can be obtained from the Echo of War: Inner Beast's Battlefield.

All Upgrade Material Items

Honkai: Star Rail Cavern Guides

Caverns of Corrosion are repeatable dungeons that players can run to farm Relic Sets in Honkai: Star Rail.

All Caverns & Guides

List of Caverns in Honkai: Star Rail

Honkai: Star Rail Enemy Guides

All Enemies & Weaknesses

List of Enemy Types

2.5 New Echo of War - Inner Beast's Battlefield

Echo of War: Inner Beast's Battlefield is now available in Version 2.5. You fight one of the Generals of the Xianzhou Alliance, General Feixiao!

Successfully finishing the Echo of War will reward you with the Auspice Sliver Upgrade Material for Lingsha and Moze's advanced Trace material.

Shadow of Feixiao Boss Release Date

2.5 New Boss - Borisin Warhead: Hoolay

Borisin Warhead: Hoolay is the newest boss added in Version 2.5! Borisin Warhead: Hoolay is available once Trailblazers progress through the Trailblaze Mission.

Borisin Warhead - Hoolay Enemy Guide

Honkai: Star Rail Cosmetic Guides

List of All Cosmetics

List of Cosmetic Types

All Cosmetics
Profile Pictures	Phone Cases	Speech Bubbles

About Honkai: Star Rail

Game Information

All HoYoverse Game Wikis

All HoYoverse Game Wikis and Walkthrough Guides
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