The Pity System Explained

The Pity System is a Gacha feature in Honkai: Star Rail. See how the Pity System works, what soft and hard pity is, how to count pity, if pity carries over, and when it resets!

Honkai: Star Rail Pity System

What is the Pity System?

The pity system refers to the number of pulls or warps you need to do on a banner before you're guaranteed to get a 4-star or 5-star. However, you can get a 4-star or 5-star before even reaching that number.

How does the Pity System Work?

Banner	4-Star	5-Star
Character Event Warp	10 Pulls	90 Pulls
Light Cone Event Warp	10 Pulls	80 Pulls
Regular Warp	10 Pulls	90 Pulls
Starter Warp	10 Pulls	50 Pulls

With the pity system, if you pull 9 times in a banner and don't get a 4-star or 5-star, your 10th pull guarantees a 4-star or above.

The same goes for the 5-star pity. For example, if by your 89th pull in a Character Event Warp banner, you still have yet to receive a 5-star character, your next pull is guaranteed to be a 5-star.

It is worth mentioning that the Regular Warp is the only banner that contains both 5-star characters and Light Cones!

Is there a Soft Pity?

Soft Pity is a Hidden Mechanic

Soft pity can be considered as a hidden mechanic since it's not officially confirmed by HoYoverse. However, it is generally believed that the rate of obtaining a 5-star character increases as you get closer to your 89th pull (79th for the Light Cone banner).

What is Hard Pity?

Hard Pity refers to the exact number of pulls needed to guarantee a 5-star drop. The number of pulls to secure a 5-star differs per banner and it can be viewed by selecting View Details button on a banner.

How to Check the Pity Counter

Track Pity with the Records Tab

	How to Teleport
1	On the Warp menu, click the View Details button.
2	Click the Records tab to view your pulls for the past 6 months.
3	Go to the page where you last pulled a 4-star or 5-star then start counting from there.

The only way to track your pity is by manually counting the number of pulls you've already done since the last time you pulled a 4-star or 5-star.

Pity Counter is Separate

The warp counter is separate for the 4 banner types. It resets when you get a 4-star or a 5-star.

Note that pulling a 4-star won't reset your counter for a 5-star. However, pulling a 5-star will reset the counter for both rarities!

Does Pity Carry Over?

Pity Carries Over to the Next Banner

When an Event Warp banner ends, the counter will carry over to the next banner of the same type. For example, after the current phase of Brilliant Fixation ends, your pity carries over to the next Light Cone Event Warp!

All Upcoming Warp Banners

50-50 Count Carries Over

If you lose the 50-50 on a banner and didn't get the guaranteed 5-star when it ended, you will surely get it on the next banner. Note that the only way to track this is to check if the last 5-star you pulled is featured or not on the Records tab!

What Are the Gacha Pull Rates?

Base Pull Rate for All Banners

Banner	4-Star Pull Rate	5-Star Pull Rate
Character Event Warp	5.1%	0.6%
Light Cone Event Warp	6.6%	0.8%
Regular Warp	5.1%	0.6%
Starter Warp	5.1%	0.6%

For the highest rarity of 5-stars, the percentage of pulling a character or Light Cone is at 0.6% (0.8% for the Light Cone banner).

Percentage to Get Featured Drops

Banner	Success Rate
Character Event Warp	50% chance to get featured characters
Light Cone Event Warp	75% chance to get featured Light Cones

When you get a 4-star or 5-star, there is a 50% chance (75% for the Light Cone banner) it will be a featured drop.

If you didn't receive any of the drop rate boosted entities, your next guaranteed 4-star or 5-star drop will be the featured character or Light Cone!

Pulling Multiple 5-Stars Within 10 Pulls

If you pull 10 times on a banner and receive multiple 5-star characters or Light Cones, the last 5-star you receive will determine if your next 5-star will have a 50% chance or be a guaranteed featured drop!

For example, in a single 10-roll, you get Jing Yuan (featured) and Himeko (permanent). If Jing Yuan appeared first followed by Himeko, your next 5-star will be the featured character. However, if you pull Himeko first followed by Jing Yuan, your next 5-star pull will have a 50% chance of being the featured character!

Pity System for Character Banners

Current Character Event Warps

Aventurine's Banner

Name	Aventurine Banner
Start Date	Nov. 13, 2024
End Date	Dec. 03, 2024
Featured Characters	Aventurine	March 7th	Sampo	Pela

Pulls to Guarantee a Character With Pity

Rewards	Pulls	Stellar Jades
Aventurine	180	28,800
5-Star Character	90	14,400
March 7th Sampo Pela	20	3,200
4-Star Character	10	1,600

Aventurine Banner Guide

Acheron's Banner

Name	Acheron Banner
Start Date	Nov. 13, 2024
End Date	Dec. 03, 2024
Featured Characters	Acheron	March 7th	Sampo	Pela

Pulls to Guarantee a Character With Pity

Rewards	Pulls	Stellar Jades
Acheron	180	28,800
5-Star Character	90	14,400
March 7th Sampo Pela	20	3,200
4-Star Character	10	1,600

Acheron Banner Guide

Pity System for Light Cone Banners

Current Light Cone Event Warps

Along the Passing Shore and Inherently Unjust Destiny's Banner

Name	Bygone Reminiscene
Start Date	Nov. 13, 2024
End Date	Dec. 03, 2024
Featured 5★ Light Cones	Along the Passing Shore				Inherently Unjust Destiny
Featured 4★ Light Cones		Day One of My New Life		Make the World Clamor		Boundless Choreo

Pulls to Guarantee a Light Cone With Pity

Rewards	Pulls	Stellar Jades
Along the Passing Shore Inherently Unjust Destiny	160	25,600
5-Star Light Cone	80	12,800
Day One of My New Life Make the World Clamor Boundless Choreo	20	3,200
4-Star Light Cone	10	1,600

Bygone Reminiscence Banner Guide

Pity System for Permanent Banners

Regular Warp

Name	Stellar Warp
Availability	Permanent

Stellar Warp Banner Guide

Pulls to Guarantee a Reward With Pity

Rewards	Pulls	Stellar Jades
5-Star Selector	300	48,000
5-Star Guaranteed	90	14,400
4-Star Guaranteed	10	1,600

Get a 5-Star Selector After 300 Warps

5-Star Character Selection
Bailu	Bronya	Clara
Gepard	Himeko	Welt
Yanqing	Trailblazer (Ice)

After 300 pulls, you will be rewarded with a 5-star character selector which you can use to choose one of the characters from the table above! Note that the selector can only be claimed once per account.

All 5-Star Characters

Starter Warp

Name	Departure Warp
Availability	Disappears after 50 Pulls

Departure Warp Banner Guide

Pulls to Guarantee a Reward With Pity

Rewards	Pulls	Stellar Jades
5-Star Guaranteed	50	6,400
4-Star Guaranteed	10	1,280

Departure Warp is a special type of banner where players can only do a single 10-roll at a time with a 20% discount. With this, you only need to spend a total of 40 Star Rail Passes (6,400 Stellar Jades) to guarantee a 5-star character!

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