Honkai Star Rail 2.4 release date, banners & everything we know

HoYoverse are hard at work bringing big updates to Honkai Star Rail regularly. After a storyline full of twists and turns, players are getting ready to meet new characters in update 2.4.

The new story will take fans back to the Xianzhou Alliance, where players will explore new areas and face new enemies. There’ll also be a new free character to unlock thanks to an event.

Here’s everything we know so far about the Honkai Star Rail version 2.4 update.

HSR 2.4 release date

Version 2.4 of Honkai Star Rail will arrive on July 31, 2024, right after Jade‘s banner ends.

This is based on the game’s fixed cycle of a new banner every three weeks. If the devs run into issues and need to delay the new update, we’ll let you know.

Honkai Star Rail 2.4 banners

Yunli and Jiaoqiu will headline the 2.4 banners, as these are the only characters officially revealed by HoYoverse.

Additionally, leaks suggest Huohuo will get a banner re-run in update 2.4. It’s not yet known who the other featured characters will be, but we’ll update this section once we know more about the update.

Imaginary March 7th leaked

March 7th is finally getting a new costume, which also means she’ll get brand new abilities.

An event titled Saga of Primaveral Blade will see March become Yanqing and Yunli’s apprentice in the art of the sword. This will unlock a new Hunt version of the character that will be of the Imaginary element.

While Hunt characters usually focus on dealing damage to single target enemies, March 7th will bring some freshness to the role. You can check out everything we know so far about the unit in our Imaginary March 7th guide that includes Ascension materials and Eidolons.

Leaked Light Cones

Honkai Star Rail will add new characters to its roster, so players can also expect new Light Cones during version 2.4. Their descriptions and effect leaked thanks to the 2.4 beta, so here is what to expect:

Poised to Bloom | Four-star | The Harmony

Increases the wearer’s ATK by 16%. Upon entering the battle, if there are two or more allies in the team who follow the same Path, these characters’ CRIT DMG increases by 16%. Abilities of the same type cannot stack.

March 7th won’t be able to use her new Light Cone, but it’s an interesting four-star addition for support characters. Not many look to enhance their ATK, but for Nihility teams, it could work very well.

Dance at Sunset | Five-star | The Destruction

Greatly increases the odds that the wearer will be attacked, increases the wearer’s CRIT DMG by 36%. After the wearer uses their Ultimate, they receive one stack of Firedance, lasting for two turns and up to two stacks. Each stack of Firedance increases the DMG dealt by the wearer’s follow-up attack by 36%.

While Yunli’s signature Light Cone is made for her, it can also work with other Destruction characters, like Clara or Blade, who also benefit from taking DMG and have powerful follow-up attacks.

Those Many Springs | Five-star | The Nihility

Increases the wearer’s Effect Hit Rate by 60%. If the target is not under the Unarmored effect dealt by the wearer, when the wearer uses a Basic ATK, Skill, or Ultimate on enemy targets, there is a chance to inflict Unarmored to the enemy. Under the Unarmored state, the target enemy’s DMG received is increased by 10% for two turns.

When the wearer deals DMG to an enemy with the Unarmored effect inflicted by themselves, there is a chance to escalate into the Cornered state, which increases the target enemy’s DMG received by 18%.

Jiaoqiu’s leaked Light Cone looks extremely powerful for Nihility units. It adds a new effect to the wearer’s abilities, giving them the chance to apply more DoT with each new attack.

While you wait for Honkai Star Rail version 2.4, make sure to redeem all currently active codes to get Stellar Jade. Don’t forget to check out everything we know so far about Feixiao and Moze, two characters coming in future updates.