Best Warp (Gacha) Banners to Pull On

Honkai: Star Rail has a selection of banners to pull on for characters and Light Cones. See which banners are best to pull on, as well as the pity mechanics, guaranteed 5-stars, and pull animation differences here!

Best Warp (Gacha) Banners to Pull On

Best Character Banners

Character Banner	Featured Characters
Gentle Eclipse of the Moon Rating: ★★★★★	Jingliu Serval Lynx Luka
Gilded Imprisonment Rating: ★★★★★	Aventurine Serval Lynx Luka
Stellar Warp Rating: ★★☆☆☆	Bailu Bronya Clara Gepard Himeko Welt Yanqing
Departure Warp Rating: ★★★★☆	Bailu Bronya Clara Gepard Himeko Welt Yanqing

Best Characters and Tier List

Get the Guaranteed 5-star at 50 Pulls

The Departure Warp Banner is Honkai: Star Rail's beginner banner. It offers a 20% discount on 10 pulls, and will only require 8 Star Rail Passes.

The most notable feature of this banner is the guaranteed 5-star after 50 pulls, meaning you can get a 5-star with just 40 Star Rail Passes.

Take note that if you get a 5-star earlier than 50 pulls, you will not get another 5-star on your 50th pull. In this case, you have the choice between using up the remaining discounted multi-rolls or building towards 300 pity in the Stellar Warp Banner.

Best Light Cones Banners

Light Cone Banner	Rate Up Cones
Brilliant Fixation Rating: ★★★★★	Shared Feeling Make the World Clamor Inherently Unjust Destiny Concert for Two
Bygone Reminiscence Rating: ★★★★★	I Shall Be My Own Sword Shared Feeling Make the World Clamor Concert for Two

If you have the current limited character, rolling for their Light Cone could be worth it if you have Stellar Jades to spare.

Otherwise, it is recommended to pull for characters over Light Cones, especially early on in the game.

Brilliant Fixation Banner Guide

Banner Pity Mechanics

Hard Pity for Characters and Light Cones

Honkai: Star Rail follows the exact same pity rules as Genshin Impact. Characters are guaranteed to appear after 90 pulls while Light Cones only need 80 pulls.

5-Star Selector

After 300 rolls in the Stellar Warp Banner, players are eligible for a 5-star Selector. This is only available once per account so choose wisely!

5-Star Choices
Bailu	Bronya	Clara
Gepard	Himeko	Welt
Yanqing

Event Banner Pity Carries Over

Like in Genshin Impact, pity in Character and Light Cone Event Banners carries over so your pulls are not exactly wasted.

Example of Pity Carrying Over
Spent 89 pulls for Seele in her banner's last day without getting a 5-Star. Seele's Banner is replaced by Jing Yuan's. Next pull at the 90th is a guaranteed 5-Star with a 50% chance to be Jing Yuan.

How The Pity System Works

Pull Animation Differences

Different Colors for Pulls

Depending on your pull, the door behind Pom-Pom will glow in different colors. If you did a 10-pull, the highest rarity color is prioritized.

Rarity	Pom-Pom Animation
5★
4★
3★

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