Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon begins with Version 4.7 on 11 November 2026. The event lets eligible players work towards six fully upgraded five-star Relics, each already at +15 with four initial subsidiary stats. These are useful equipment pieces, but they are not handed out simply for logging in.
You need to earn Access Cards from the event’s missions, choose the character you want to build and decide which pieces to keep. There is also a Guarantee Box mechanic to help with main stats. Here is what you can earn, how storage works and why you should check your choices before opening another box.
Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon dates and entry requirements
The event begins after the Version 4.7 update on 11 November 2026 and runs until 23 December 2026 at 03:59 UTC+8, which is 22 December at 19:59 UTC. You must have reached Trailblaze Level 21. If the patch has not finished maintenance, do not expect the event to appear at midnight in your region.
Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon has a clear maximum: up to six five-star +15 Relics, one stored for each equipment slot. The four initial subsidiary stats are present on every box reward, but neither their exact combination nor their upgrades are fully selectable.
How to earn Access Cards in Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon
Open the event’s mission screen after the update and complete the listed objectives to earn Access Cards. Each Access Card can open one box. Every box produces one already-upgraded five-star Relic with four initial subsidiary stats, so you can inspect the result immediately rather than spending Relic experience just to discover its finished rolls.
Think about your empty equipment slots before opening more boxes. Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon can hold just one piece for each of the six slots: Head, Hands, Body, Feet, Planar Sphere and Link Rope. Another piece for an occupied slot triggers a keep-or-replace choice rather than creating a seventh storage slot. Use the event’s mission list to earn more Access Cards.
Pick a character and decide which sets you want
Before using a card, choose the character you want to equip. Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon recommends Cavern Relic and Planar Ornament sets for that character. You can also customise the sets yourself if you already know which build you are working towards.
The character choice affects compatibility prompts and ratings, as well as the stats favoured by Guarantee Boxes. A piece marked as suitable by the system still deserves a close look. A support built around Speed may want something quite different from a damage dealer focused on critical hits, and an attractive set bonus cannot repair a completely unsuitable main stat.
You can switch your chosen character or sets while the event is running. Any change applies to subsequent boxes only. Stored items are unaffected. If you change your target halfway through, take another look at the pieces already occupying your six storage positions before replacing anything.
How the Guarantee Box works
After a certain number of normal box openings, Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon triggers a special Guarantee Box. Its Relic receives the system-recommended main stat for your designated character and at least two effective subsidiary stats. The mechanic also favours positions not previously selected by a Guarantee Box.
This is where choosing the right character matters. The Guarantee Box uses that character’s recommended main stat and promises at least two effective substats. It does not let you pick four perfect substats or decide how they upgrade. Changing characters later won’t reroll pieces you’ve already stored.
How to store, equip or replace Relics
The six slots are Head, Hands, Body, Feet, Planar Sphere and Link Rope. Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon allows one temporarily stored piece per position. If you open a box and receive another piece for a position already filled, choose whether to keep the existing item or replace it with the new one.
Stored Relics can be equipped on your characters during the event. They have a special lock in the inventory that cannot be removed while the event is active. When the event concludes, that special lock converts into a normal lock. The selected pieces are not described as disappearing at the deadline.
This makes the keep-or-replace prompt important. A Relic with a higher rating will not always improve the character you actually use, especially if the main stat or subsidiary stats do not match the rest of the build. Compare the new piece with the one already stored before making the switch.
Best way to use your Relic Recon rewards
- Decide which character needs help before you spend Access Cards.
- Choose the recommended or custom Relic sets that make sense for that character.
- Inspect both main and subsidiary stats before keeping a newly opened box reward.
- Watch the Guarantee Box progress tracker and consider your target character before it triggers.
- Check the event mission list regularly so you do not leave Access Cards unearned before the deadline.
For a newer character, Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon can save a lot of Relic EXP because every box reward arrives at +15. If your regular team already has good equipment, compare each new roll with its weakest slot rather than replacing a useful piece simply because the event gives it a high rating.
Relic Recon versus the new Planar Ornament stage
Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon is separate from Version 4.7’s Dramatis Personae Divergent Universe stage. Relic Recon uses event Access Cards and its box system. Dramatis Personae uses Planar Ornament Extraction resources and provides the new God’s Moment of Joy and Subspace ASC Center sets.
To get the most from Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon, complete the Access Card missions and use the six storage slots on equipment you are likely to use. If you specifically need God’s Moment of Joy or Subspace ASC Center, those Planar sets come from Dramatis Personae instead.
Related Guides: Honkai Star Rail Relic Recon
Official source: HoYoverse Relic Recon event announcement.
