Honkai Star Rail 4.6 Banners have been confirmed by HoYoverse. Pearl, the five-star Ice Elation character, remains featured until November 10, 2026. Mortenax Blade, the five-star Fire Nihility rerun, joined her on October 21. The first-half Evanescia rerun has finished, but Pearl and her signature Colors for Tomorrow Light Cone are still available.
The Honkai Star Rail 4.6 Banners second half is already underway, so pull decisions should be based on the live Warp schedule, not older pre-livestream rumours. The character banners have a shared guarantee counter, while the Light Cone counters are tracked separately. Here’s the confirmed timetable and what changes when switching banners.
Honkai Star Rail 4.6 Banners: Pearl, Evanescia and Mortenax Blade
| Warp | Featured five-star | Ends (server time) |
|---|---|---|
| An Ocean in a Pearl — available from September 28 | Pearl (Ice, Elation) | November 10, 15:00 |
| Evanescia rerun — September 28 to October 21 | Evanescia (Physical, Elation) | October 21, 11:59 — ended |
| Now I Am Become Blade — available from October 21, 12:00 | Mortenax Blade (Fire, Nihility) | November 10, 15:00 |
These Honkai Star Rail 4.6 Banners times are server-local, which is why your in-game Warp timer is the most reliable countdown. Pearl’s banner lasts through both halves of Version 4.6; Mortenax Blade replaces Evanescia as the returning five-star character. Neither disappears just because a separate 4.6 event has an earlier deadline.
Which four-stars have boosted rates?
Qingque (Quantum, Erudition), Xueyi (Quantum, Destruction) and Misha (Ice, Destruction) are the rate-up four-stars on the current Pearl and Mortenax Blade character Warps. A boosted rate doesn’t guarantee the one you want on your next pull. The event also has the Celestial Invitation custom selection system, which HoYoverse says affects the available five-star pool; check your own selection before spending.
Check your Celestial Invitation selection and the Details menu before using Special Passes, especially if you changed your chosen five-star characters during the first half. Read the Details screen and check your Warp history. The Aptitude Showcase also offers a Mortenax Blade trial from October 21 through November 10, with Stellar Jade and levelling rewards.
Colors for Tomorrow and Reforged in Hellfire Light Cones
| Warp | Featured five-star | Ends (server time) |
|---|---|---|
| Brilliant Fixation — Colors for Tomorrow | Colors for Tomorrow (Elation) | November 10, 15:00 |
| Until the Flowers Bloom Again — first-half rerun | Until the Flowers Bloom Again (Elation) | October 21, 11:59 — ended |
| Bygone Reminiscence — Reforged in Hellfire | Reforged in Hellfire (Nihility) | November 10, 15:00 |
The current four-star Light Cone boosts are Post-Op Conversation, Planetary Rendezvous and Boundless Choreo. Colors for Tomorrow is Pearl’s signature five-star Elation cone. If you already own Pearl, the Pearl best build guide explains why the DEF and team support effects match her abilities.
Do Honkai Star Rail 4.6 Banners share pity?
Pearl’s and Mortenax Blade’s character Warps share a guaranteed five-star counter, according to the official phase notice. That means pulls made on one Character Event Warp carry to the other. The two featured Light Cone Event Warps share a separate counter, independent of character Warps and the permanent Stellar Warp. Moving from a character banner to a weapon banner will not carry character pity.
For the Honkai Star Rail 4.6 Banners guarantee details, open the in-game History and Details menu. This also helps avoid wasting passes if you have already built progress towards a five-star and simply want to change which character is featured when that result arrives.
Should you pull Pearl or Mortenax Blade?
Pearl is a defensive Ice Elation character whose Certified Banger can mitigate damage. She also heals, cleanses debuffs and advances a chosen teammate, which makes her particularly appealing for Elation-based compositions. The Pearl build and team guide covers her recommended Relics, stat priorities and Light Cone options.
Mortenax Blade is a Fire Nihility character and fills a different role. Test his available character trial before committing your Stellar Jade to the rerun. His Reforged in Hellfire Light Cone is on its own Warp, so pulling Blade does not automatically give you his signature equipment.
When do Honkai Star Rail 4.6 Banners end?
The final day for the Honkai Star Rail 4.6 Banners character and Light Cone Warps is November 10, 2026 at 15:00 server time. Version 4.6 activities may run until November 11, but that’s not the banner closing date. The only first-half rerun that ended on October 21 was Evanescia and her corresponding Light Cone.
Elsewhere in Version 4.6, our achievements guide covers unlocks, while the Astral Imagea guide explains the pet and trading features. The Wishpower event guide covers another limited-time source of rewards.
Official source: HoYoverse Version 4.6 Event Warp Phase II notice.
