Here's a guide for all new and upcoming characters and banners in Honkai: Star Rail! We have a list of all the officially announced upcoming characters and banners, along with previous character and banner release dates!

New Playable Characters In Honkai Star Rail

New Characters Schedule

The calendar is based on the America server's warp banner schedule.

Mydei Release in Phase 2 of Version 3.1

Mydei	Rarity	5-star
	Element	Imaginary
	Path	Destruction

Mydei has been released in Phase 2 of Version 3.1. Mydei is a 5-star Destruction unit who can taunt his enemies, consume his HP to deal massive Skill damage, and also self-sustain!

Mydei's banner runs from March 19, 2025 to April 08, 2025 (UTC-5).

Mydei Release Date and Character Info

Tribbie Release in Phase 1 of Version 3.1

Tribbie	Rarity	5-star
	Element	Quantum
	Path	Harmony

Tribbie has been released in Phase 1 of Version 3.1. Tribbie is a 5-star Harmony unit who can provide party-wide buffs and deal off-turn damage with her Follow-up attacks.

Tribbie's banner runs from February 25, 2025, until March 19, 2025 (UTC-5).

Tribbie Release Date and Character Info

List of Upcoming Characters in Honkai Star Rail

Upcoming Characters for Version 3.2

Castorice Release in Phase 1 of Version 3.2

Castorice	Rarity	5-star
	Element	Quantum
	Path	Remembrance

Castorice is a Quantum character who follows the Remembrance Path that can summon Netherwing and consume the party's HP to deal high AoE DMG.

Castorice will release in Phase 1 of Version 3.2, which will go live on April 8, 2025 (UTC-5).

Castorice Release Date and Character Info

Anaxa Release in Phase 2 of Version 3.2

Anaxa	Rarity	5-star
	Element	Wind
	Path	Erudition

Anaxa uses the Wind element and follows the Path of Erudition. Anaxa can deal damage and implant random type weaknesses to all enemies.

Anaxa will be released on April 30, 2025 at the start of Version 3.2 Phase 2.

Anaxa Release Date and Character Info

Upcoming Characters for Version 3.3

Cipher Likely Release in Phase 1 of Version 3.3

Cipher	Rarity	5-star
	Element	Quantum
	Path	Nihility

Cipher is an upcoming playable 5-star character that was announced on Honkai: Star Rail's official social media. Hyacine is a Quantum character who follows the Nihility Path.

Since she was the second character that was announced in the drip marketing for Version 3.3, Hyacine will likely release in Phase 2 of Version 3.3.

Cipher Release Date and Character Info

Hyacine Likely Release in Phase 1 of Version 3.3

Hyacine	Rarity	5-star
	Element	Wind
	Path	Remembrance

Hyacine is an upcoming playable 5-star character that was announced on Honkai: Star Rail's official social media. Hyacine is a Wind character who follows the Remembrance Path.

Since she was the first character that was announced in the drip marketing for Version 3.3, Hyacine will likely release in Phase 1 of Version 3.3.

Hyacine Release Date and Character Info

Amphoreus Characters

The 2.7 Livestream revealed the names of the new characters in the world of Amphoreus, a new world that was released in Version 3.0.

So far, only Aglaea, Tribbie, Mydei, Castorice, and Anaxa have been announced as Amphoreus playable characters. The rest of the characters may eventually follow suit.

All Amphoreus Characters

Character Release Dates in Honkai Star Rail

Initial Release Dates for Characters

Character	Type / Element	Path / Weapon	Release Date
Mydei (5★)	Imaginary	Destruction	March 18, 2025
Tribbie (5★)	Quantum	Harmony	February 25, 2025
Aglaea (5★)	Lightning	Remembrance	February 5, 2025
The Herta (5★)	Ice	Erudition	January 15, 2025
Fugue (5★)	Fire	Nihility	December 25, 2024
Sunday (5★)	Imaginary	Harmony	December 3, 2024
Rappa (5★)	Imaginary	Erudition	October 23, 2024
Lingsha (5★)	Fire	Abundance	October 2, 2024
Feixiao (5★)	Wind	Hunt	September 9, 2024
Moze (4★)	Lightning	Hunt	September 9, 2024
Jiaoqiu (5★)	Fire	Nihility	August 21, 2024
Yunli (5★)	Physical	Destruction	July 31, 2024
March 7th (Imaginary) (4★)	Imaginary	Hunt	July 31, 2024
Jade (5★)	Quantum	Erudition	July 10, 2024
Firefly (5★)	Fire	Destruction	June 18, 2024
Boothill (5★)	Physical	Hunt	May 29, 2024
Trailblazer (Imaginary) (5★)	Imaginary	Harmony	May 07, 2024
Robin (5★)	Physical	Harmony	May 07, 2024
Aventurine (5★)	Imaginary	Preservation	April 17, 2024
Gallagher (4★)	Fire	Abundance	March 27, 2024
Acheron (5★)	Lightning	Nihility	March 27, 2024
Sparkle (5★)	Quantum	Harmony	February 29, 2024
Misha (4★)	Ice	Destruction	February 6, 2024
Black Swan (5★)	Wind	Nihility	February 6, 2024
Dr. Ratio (5★)	Imaginary	Hunt	January 17, 2024
Xueyi (4★)	Quantum	Destruction	December 27, 2023
Ruan Mei (5★)	Ice	Harmony	December 27, 2023
Hanya (4★)	Physical	Harmony	December 6, 2023
Argenti (5★)	Physical	Erudition	December 6, 2023
Huohuo (5★)	Wind	Abundance	November 15, 2023
Guinaifen (4★)	Fire	Nihility	Oct 27, 2023
Topaz (5★)	Fire	Hunt	Oct 27, 2023
Jingliu (5★)	Ice	Destruction	Oct 11, 2023
Lynx (4★)	Quantum	Abundance	Sep 20, 2023
Fu Xuan (5★)	Quantum	Preservation	Sep 20, 2023
Imbibitor Lunae (5★)	Imaginary	Destruction	Aug 30, 2023
Luka (4★)	Physical	Nihility	Aug 9, 2023
Kafka (5★)	Lightning	Nihility	Aug 9, 2023
Blade (5★)	Wind	Destruction	Jul 19, 2023
Yukong (4★)	Imaginary	Harmony	Jun 28, 2023
Luocha (5★)	Imaginary	Abundance	Jun 28, 2023
Silver Wolf (5★)	Quantum	Nihility	Jun 7, 2023
Jing Yuan (5★)	Lightning	Erudition	May 17, 2023
Seele (5★)	Quantum	Hunt	Apr 26, 2023

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Honkai: Star Rail Related Guides

▶︎ All Playable Characters

Characters by Rarity

Character Rarity
★★★★	★★★★★

Characters by Path

Character Paths
Destruction	The Hunt	Erudition	Harmony
Nihility	Preservation	Abundance	Remembrance

Characters by Elements

Character Elements
Fire	Ice	Lightning	Wind
Quantum	Imaginary	Physical

All Unreleased Characters

Unreleased Characters
Hyacine	Cipher	Castorice
Anaxa	Screwllum	Ten Stonehearts
Duke Inferno	Amphoreus Characters

Other Lists of Characters

Character Lists
Female Characters	Male Characters
Characters With Summons	DoT Characters