The Honkai Star Rail 1.2 Banner and event details have been officially announced for the latest patch, titled Even Immortality Ends.

As well as a jam-packed update filled with new stories, areas, and Simulated Universe and Forgotten Hall permanent content, we're getting the usual two Banner phases and new time-limited events - with the Honkai Star Rail 1.2 Banners featuring two new 5-Star characters and one new 4-Star.

Below, you can find out the exact 1.2 release time, who the new characters are, and what the 1.2 Banners and events schedule is for the upcoming patch.

Be sure to also check out our Honkai Star Rail codes page to get free Stellar Jade that can be used towards unlocking new characters and weapons.

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Honkai Star Rail 1.2 Banners

There are three new playable characters making their debut in version 1.2: Blade, Kafka, and Luka.

Phase 1 of the 1.2 Banner schedule begins with new Wind attacker of The Destruction Path, 5-Star Blade featured in his A Lost Soul Banner. Blade's Phase 1 Banner runs from Wednesday 19th July until Wednesday 9th August.

The boosted 4-Star characters on Blade's Banner are:

Arlan (Lightning, The Destruction)Natasha (Physical, The Abundance)Sushang (Physical, The Hunt) Image credit: HoYoverse/Eurogamer

In Phase 2 of version 1.2 we have new Lightning attacker of The Nihility Path, 5-Star Kafka featured in her Nessun Norma Banner. New Physical attacker of The Nihility path, 4-Star Luka, will also be featured on Kafka's Banner during Phase 2. Kafka's Banner is expected to run from Wednesday 9th August until Tuesday 29th August.

The boosted 4-Star characters on Kafka's Banner are:

Luka (Physical, The Nihility)Sampo (Wind, The Nihility)Serval (Lightning, The Erudition) Image credit: HoYoverse/Eurogamer

In summary, all of the new 5-Star and 4-Star characters you can Warp on during 1.2 are:

Blade (A Lost Soul Banner - Phase 1): New 5-Star Wind character of The Destruction path.Kafka (Nessun Norma Banner - Phase 2): New 5-Star Lightning character of The Nihility path.Luka (Nessun Norma Banner - Phase 2): New 4-Star Physical character of The Nihility path.

In addition to these new characters, we're getting two new 5-Star Light Cones in the Brilliant Fixation Banner. Blade's signature weapon The Unreachable Side of The Destruction path will run alongside his character Banner in Phase 1 of version 1.2. Kafka's signature Patience Is All You Need of The Nihility path will then run alongside her Banner in Phase 2.

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To keep up to date with all future characters and weapons, check out our regularly updated next and current Banners page.

Version 1.4 and the PS5 release is here! Make sure to redeem those new codes for Stellar Jade if you want Jingliu, Topaz, or Seele - and check all characters out on our regularly updated tier list. For everything else, we have pages on the next Banner, Ministry of Education quiz answers, how to get more Star Rail Passes, Stagnant Shadows, and an English voice actors list.

Honkai Star Rail 1.2 events

The Honkai Star Rail 1.2 update is packed with new content! Including:

New Trailblaze Mission chapterSimulated Universe World 7Companion Missions for Kafka and YukongNew permanent maps to exploreNew Forgotten Hall: Memories of the Xianzhou (free Yukong when completed)New Cavern RelicsNew Planar OrnamentsNew boss (including new Echo of War boss)New enemiesNew Stagnant ShadowLogin event with 10 Special PassesPlanar Fissure event (Planar Ornaments double drops)Realm of the Strange event (Cavern Relic double drops) Image credit: HoYoverse/Eurogamer

In addition to this stacked lineup of permanent content, login events, and double drop periods, we're getting three limited-time events during the 1.2 update to Honkai Star Rail. One less than expected, but there's certainly enough permanent content to keep us occupied in the meantime.

Here's everything we know about all time-limited events in Honkai Star Rail 1.2:

Tales of the Fantastic

The Tales of the Fantastic event in Honkai Star Rail starts on Friday 21st July and ends on Monday 7th August. You have to complete the 'Xianzhou Loufa - A Dragon Gallant, Its Ocean Distant' Trailblazer Mission in order to take part in Tales of the Fantastic.

Tales of the Fantastic is a storytelling event that mixes exploration and combat. You make use of 'Protagonist Models' to buff your combat capabilities, but to boost these magical objects you first need to "travel to the past" and visit historical battle locations.

From gameplay in the livestream it looks like this involves taking control of a Cycrane to complete tasks, but there could be other gameplay variations that we haven't seen yet.

The rewards you can earn from the Tales of the Fantastic event include:

Stellar JadeTracks of DestinyRelic Remains materialLight Cone Level Up materials Image credit: HoYoverse/Eurogamer

Where Are You, Mystery Trotter?

The Where Are You, Mystery Trotter? event in Honkai Star Rail starts on Friday 28th July and ends on Monday 14th August. You have to be at least Trailblaze Level 21 in order to take part in the event.

In the Where Are You, Mystery Trotter event, our Ministry of Education Quiz 'friend' Regin gives you a device that can track Warp Trotters' locations. All you have to do is go find them and win the battle to continue with the quest and get more Stellar Jade.

Image credit: HoYoverse/Eurogamer

The rewards you can earn from the Where Are You, Mystery Trotter event include:

Stellar JadeTracks of DestinyRelic EXP materialsCharacter Level Up materialsLight Cone Level Up materials Image credit: HoYoverse/Eurogamer

Underground Treasure Hunt

The Underground Treasure Hunt event in Honkai Star Rail starts on Wednesday 9th August and ends on Monday 28th August. You have to complete the 'Jarilo VI - Silent Galaxy' Trailblazer Mission in order to take part in Tales of the Fantastic, which is part nine of the 'In the Sweltering Morning Sun' set of missions.

Underground Treasure Hunt combines puzzles and combat in the Great Mine of Belobog's underworld. There's a "Treasure Hunt craze" in the area at the moment and the Trailblazer gets in on the action by exploring levels of dangerous ruins.

Image credit: HoYoverse/Eurogamer

You have to use stamina to solve some tile puzzles in between combat to pick up items like keycards to unlock new areas, and relics that boost stats and offer combat perks. You'll also run into some familiar faces along the way, letting you add them as a trial character to your party.

The rewards you can earn from the Underground Treasure Hunt event include:

Where's the Rabbit? Chat BoxStellar JadeCreditsTracks of DestinySelf-Modeling ResinRelic Remains materialTrace and Light Cone Ascension materials Image credit: HoYoverse/Eurogamer

Honkai Star Rail 1.2 release time in UK, BST, CET, EDT and PDT

Honkai Star Rail 1.2 will release on Wednesday 19th July. It follows the usual maintenance schedule and will release at 4am (BST). Due to time zone differences, 1.2 actually releases in the United States on Tuesday 18th July at 11pm (EDT).

For other time zones, the Honkai Star Rail 1.2 release date and time is:

West Coast US: Tuesday 18th July, 8pm (PDT)Central US: Tuesday 18th July, 10pm (CDT)East Coast US: Tuesday 18th July, 11pm (EDT)UK: Wednesday 19th July, 4am (BST)Europe: Wednesday 19th July, 5am (CEST)Japan: Wednesday 19th July, 12pm (JST)Australia: Wednesday 19th July, 1pm (AEST)

As this is only an approximate time for how long the servers are down you might be able to play the 1.2 patch a little before or after the times above, but based on HoYoverse's track record, the times they provide are almost always accurate.

Hope you have fun during version 1.2!

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