HSR 2026 Banners: What's Live Now, What's Coming Next, and What's Still Ahead

Summer arrives on the Astral Express in Honkai: Star Rail’s Version 4.5 banner lineup. Robin • Summeretto and Aventurine • Waveflair headline the update as new 5-star characters, while Hyacine and Ashveil bring highly anticipated reruns. Two brand-new alternate forms join two powerful returning characters, and all four are competing for your Stellar Jades. This complete Version 4.5 banner overview is here to help you plan your pulls, together with the projected 4.4–4.7 banner schedule.

*Note:What you see here relies on community tracking and leaks, so which paths characters follow, their elements, and where their banners land could all change. For final confirmation, turn to official announcements.

Current Banner

HSR 4.5 Banner

Two popular characters gaining fresh summer-themed forms—Robin • Summeretto and Aventurine • Waveflair—are the main reason Honkai: Star Rail 4.5 banner looks so appealing.

Phase	Dates	New Characters
Phase 1	Aug. 25 - Sept. 16, 2026	Robin - Summeretto
Phase 2	Sept. 16 - Oct. 06, 2026	Aventurine - Waveflair

Next Banner

HSR 4.6 banner

Version	Patch Launch	Phase 2	Expected Headliners
4.6 Banner	Oct 28, 2026	Nov 18, 2026	Pearl

Future Banners

4.7 – 5.X Roadmap

Version	Patch Launch	Phase 2	Expected Headliners
4.7 Banner	Dec 9, 2026	Dec 30, 2026	NihiluxVoid ArchivesSampo (SP)
4.8 Banner	Dec. 30, 2026	Jan. 20, 2027	Astra YaoEllen Joe
5.0 Banner	Feb. 10, 2027	Mar. 3, 2027	Asta SPFinality Trailblazer
5.2 Banner	May 5, 2027	May 26, 2027	Kafka SP
5.4 Banner	Jul. 28, 2027	Aug. 18, 2027	Acheron SP
5.6 Banner	Oct. 20, 2027	Nov. 10, 2027	Welt SP
5.7 Banner	Dec. 1, 2027	Dec. 22, 2027	Firefly SP
AdditionalVersion 5.XBannerCharacters	TBA	TBA	Adult MishaSpecial-Form Dan HengSpecial-Form March 7th

HSR 4.6 Banner

Pearl 

Meet Pearl: a specialist in artwork investment with the IPC’s Strategic Investment Department, and Planarcadia’s current chief executive officer. She also sits among the Ten Stonehearts, and the Cornerstone in her possession is called the Pearl of Appraisal. Elegant and analytical, Pearl treats art and people alike as subjects to study, evaluate, and restore to their finest condition.

Art preservation and the recovery of cultural treasures that have been lost among various civilizations are the threads tying Pearl’s introduction together. Even though the Path of Elation is the path she currently follows, a clear link to Preservation remains in her ideals. That blend sets her apart from the Elation roster’s more chaotic personalities, because Pearl views beauty as something measurable, reconstructable, and perfectible.

HSR 4.7 Banner

Nihilux

December 9th will close the year with a bang, because Void Archives is finally coming back. Lore fans, scream all you like. As the 4.x cycle wraps up, rumors say SP Sampo will at last reveal his true identity as “The Joker,” a high-ranking Emanator of Elation. That’s the sort of year-end payoff everyone has been waiting for.

Even so, SP Sampo’s arrival in the 4.x versions is not confirmed at 100%, so it’s wise to temper expectations for now. Instead, that banner slot might go to another “God War” character, especially since HoYoverse’s PVs have shown plenty of faces who haven’t made their debut yet. Anyway, if any of this turns out wrong, we’re just going to blame Aha for hacking into WISHGM and messing with our data!

HSR 4.8 Banner

Astra Yao

Astra Yao ranks among the central names tied to the Version 4.8 crossover, and she is also New Eridu’s brightest musical star. This world-famous singer is known for a gentle personality and elegant stage presence, plus the composure to stay calm when trouble follows her past the concert hall.

Ellen Joe

A shark Thiren who serves as a maid for Victoria Housekeeping, Ellen Joe may have a sleepy look and a low-energy manner, yet her fighting skill is high. Ice-based attacks, precise slashes, and fast movement are her specialties. She would rather wrap up a job fast and get back to resting or hanging out with friends.

HSR 5.0 Banner

Special-Form Asta

At Herta Space Station, the Lead Researcher is Asta, an eager astronomer captivated by the stars. Her family is exceptionally wealthy, but Asta is better known for running the station, backing its researchers, and somehow spending enormous sums of money without ever seeming concerned.

Finality Trailblazer

Version 5.0 also lists the Trailblazer as gaining a Physical Finality form. Just like the Trailblazer's other Paths, you'd unlock this one through story progression or version content rather than by pulling on a limited character banner.

HSR 5.2 Banner

Special-Form Kafka

Meet Kafka — a Stellaron Hunter who carries out Elio's script without a moment's hesitation, staying calm and calculating no matter what. Her composed demeanor, the psychological control she commands, and the mystery linking her to the Trailblazer have turned her into one of the game's most recognizable characters.

HSR 5.4 Banner

Special-Form Acheron

Acheron introduces herself as a Galaxy Ranger, and her travels are quiet ones — yet beneath that wandering surface lies a different truth: she is an Emanator of Nihility. Across the cosmos she moves with a long blade at her side, steered by memories that keep fading and by a strange, singular bond with nothingness itself.

HSR 5.6 Banner

Special-Form Welt

Calm, dependable, and fiercely protective of the younger companions who travel at his side — that is Welt Yang, a veteran of the Astral Express crew whose knowledge ranks among the finest on board, and the man who once led Anti-Entropy. In battle, he bends gravity itself, channeling a power linked to the Star of Eden.

HSR 5.7 Banner

Special-Form Firefly

Behind that gentle personality stands Firefly: a genetically engineered warrior who pilots the formidable armor known as SAM, and a Stellaron Hunter whose survival is bound up with the Iron Cavalry of Glamoth. Rather than let a weapon define her whole existence, she shapes her own story around a single wish — to live as Firefly.

Additional Version 5.X Banner Characters

Adult Misha

Misha, the courteous bellboy, has an identity tied intimately to Mikhail and to Penacony's history. A Version 5.X character list presents an adult version as his proposed new form, hinting that he could return through dream-related events, memories, or some other major story development.

Special-Form Dan Heng

The Astral Express's guard and archivist, Dan Heng, still carries the fallout of who he was in a previous life. Across his playable forms, you can trace just how far his identity, his duties, and his bond with the Vidyadhara have shifted.

Special-Form March 7^th

March 7th is the Astral Express's bubbly photographer — found frozen inside drifting ice, with no recollection of the life she lived before. Her growth shows up in her combat Paths, which keep changing as she picks up new skills and digs deeper into who she really is.

Previous Banners

Conclusion

SP characters, body model changes, and the Elation chaos in Planarcadia — together, these hint that HoYoverse is thinking long-term about how players approach both the story and the gacha.

When you're mapping out your pulls, plan in arcs rather than patches. Work out which factions, paths, and storylines you genuinely care about first, and let that shape how you spend your Stellar Jades.

And if a banner lands while your supply is running dry, well… you know where WISHGM is~ Those fast, discounted top-ups? WISHGM has always had your back. (￣▽￣)