Honkai Star Rail 3.0 first half banners and Light Cones release schedule

HoYoverse revealed the Honkai Star Rail 3.0 banner schedule during the most recent v3.0 special program livestream. As usual, it will split the update into two halves. Since the developers usually release two brand-new 5-star characters each update, the upcoming units, The Herta and Aglaea will debut in the first and second parts, respectively.

We list all characters and Light Cones that will be available in the Warp banners during the first half of Honkai Star Rail 3.0.

---

All first-half Warp banner characters and Light Cones in Honkai Star Rail 3.0

Honkai Star Rail version 3.0 first half characters

The Herta will be featured in the first phase of Honkai Star Rail 3.0 (Image via HoYoverse)

As per the official announcement, during the first half, The Herta’s limited-time character banner will be available. She is the upcoming 5-star Path of Erudition character who can deal a significant amount of AoE damage.

Besides that, three rerun characters — Feixiao, Lingsha, and Jade — will accompany the newest Erudition unit for the entirety of the first half. Honkai Star Rail version 3.0 will be the first time these abovementioned 5-stars get featured in a Warp banner for the second time after their release.

Excluding the 5-stars of the first half, three 4-star units will be featured in all character banners:

• Moze: The Hunt – Lightning
• Asta: Harmony – Fire
• Natasha: Abundance – Physical

The tables below detail when the first phase of Honkai Star Rail version 3.0 releases:

America

Date	Time	Timezone
January 14, 2025	7 PM	Pacific Standard Time (PST)
January 14, 2025	8 PM	Mountain Standard Time (MST)
January 14, 2025	9 PM	Central Standard Time (CST)
January 14, 2025	10 PM	Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Europe

Date	Time	Timezone
January 15, 2025	3 AM	Western European Time (WET)
January 15, 2025	4 AM	Central European Time (CET)
January 15, 2025	5 AM	Eastern European Time (EET)

Asia

Date	Time	Timezone
January 15, 2025	8:30 AM	India Standard Time (IST)
January 15, 2025	11 AM	China Standard Time (CST)
January 15, 2025	11 AM	Philippine Standard Time (PST)
January 15, 2025	12 PM	Japanese Standard Time (JST)
January 15, 2025	12 PM	Korea Standard Time (KST)

---

Honkai Star Rail 3.0 first half Light Cone banners

Feixiao's signature Light Cone will be available during the first half on version 3.0 (Image via HoYoverse)

Similar to the characters, the first half Light Cone banners will feature the 5-star units’ signature LCs. The Herta’s signature weapon – Into the Unreachable Veil will be featured in a Warp banner along with Feixiao, Lingsha, and Jade signature LCs – I Venture Forth to Hunt, Scent Alone Stays True, and Yet Hope Is Priceless, respectively.

The Paths these abovementioned LCs follow are:

• Into the Unreachable Veil – Erudition
• I Venture Forth to Hunt – The Hunt
• Scent Alone Stays True – Abundance
• Yet Hope Is Priceless – Erudition

Apart from them, three 4-star LCs will be featured in all four 5-star Light Cone banners:

• Geniuses’ Repose – Erudition
• Only Silence Remains – The Hunt
• Landau’s Choice – Preservation

---

Check the following section out for more articles on Honkai Star Rail:

• Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 events schedule
• Best characters to get in Honkai: Star Rail 3.0, ranked
• Honkai Star Rail 3.0 banner schedule and character release dates
• Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 to feature 8 character banners
• Honkai: Star Rail 3.0 second half banners revealed