Honkai: Star Rail’s debut Version 1.0 release is coming to an end, so Trailblazers are looking to the future for what comes next. With the unpredictable nature of the gacha system, players’ concerns for the future make sense since they want to plan ahead for their desired characters and luckily there are already many leaks in circulation for Honkai: Star Rail’s Version 1.1., Version 1.2, and Version 1.3 updates.
If you’re familiar with miHoYo’s loyal community from other games like Genshin Impact and Honkai Impact 3rd, you likely already know how active the leak community is. And they’re also equally reliable which allows players to know far in advance what is planned for the future so they can plan effectively.
The same dedicated community has followed over to Honkai: Star Rail and is already rounding up leaked content for players to review. So far, these leaks are mostly all over the place in terms of when exactly they will occur, but most of the leaked content is speculated to arrive at some point between Version 1.1 and Version 1.3.
Banner schedule for Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.1
Although the banners for the first major update were originally unveiled based on leaks, miHoYo has now officially confirmed them. The original leaks had the order for the banners backward, but all other information for them was correct.
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The banner schedule for Version 1.1 is as follows.
- Phase one: Silver Wolf
- Rarity: Five-star
- Path: The Nihility
- Element: Quantum
Alongside Silver Wolf’s debut, the already available four-star characters Dan Heng, Asta, and Serval will also be available with an increased drop rate.
The second half of the update will feature the debut of another five-star recruit and one new four-star unit.
- Phase two: Luocha
- Rarity: Five-star
- Element: Imaginary
- Path: The Abundance
- Phase two: Yukong
- Rarity: Four-star
- Element: Imaginary
- Path: The Harmony
The four-star recruits Pela and Qingque also have an increased drop rate on this banner, so players who haven’t recruited them yet will have an increased chance of pulling them when they spend their Star Rail Special Passes on Luocha’s banner.
Banner schedule for Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.2
Two of the most highly anticipated characters, one of which Trailblazers briefly got to play as during the opening tutorial, are expected to debut in Version 1.2.
- Phase one: Kafka
- Rarity: Five-star
- Element: Lightning
- Path: The Nihility
- Phase two: Blade
- Rarity: Five-star
- Element: Wind
- Path: The Destruction
- Phase two: Luka
- Rarity: Four-star
- Element: Physical
- Path: The Nihility
Although miHoYo has not officially confirmed these three will be featured in Version 1.2, the devs shared official Twitter announcements for all of them. When miHoYo does this in Genshin, this means the characters will be arriving in the next update, so I believe all three are almost certain to debut in Version 1.2.
Banner schedule for Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.3
Version 1.3 is likely many months away, but the recruits suspected to be featured during this update have already been uncovered.
- Phase one: Dan Heng – Imbibitor Lunae
- Rarity: Five-star
- Element: Imaginary (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Destruction (unconfirmed)
- Phase two: Fu Xuan
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Quantum
- Path: The Preservation
One of the most surprising leaks the community can’t stop talking about is Dan Heng, a key character in Honkai: Star Rail’s story and a four-star recruit all players obtain for free. Based on leaks, he seems to be becoming a five-star character too. How this will function is currently unknown since there are two possible ways miHoYo could incorporate this addition.
The first and more likely option is the five-star Dan Heng will have somewhat of a different name and be an entirely different playable unit. Since regular Dan Heng is a four-star but the new variation of him will be a five-star, this seems the most likely outcome. The name “Imbibitor Lunae” has surfaced in relation to him, but this seems a bit lengthy to be his name which likely means his true name has not been shared yet.
The other option and likely the one most players would prefer is Dan Heng exists as one playable character Trailblazers can freely swap back and forth between the two forms on the same unit. This would function as it does for the playable main character, which is the Trailblazer who can so far swap between wielding power over the Physical element and the Fire element. But the Trailblazer is a five-star with both elements while Dan Heng’s shift would feature him changing from a four-star to a five-star.
While the second option seems to make more sense, the Trailblazer is meant to exist as an extremely special character unlike anyone else, similar to how the Traveler functions in Genshin. Based on my experience with both games and miHoYo’s usual patterns, it is most likely the five-star Dan Heng will be an entirely separate character.
There is one final other option that a few players have been discussing, but it is extremely unlikely. The last possible option is that the four-star Dan Heng disappears entirely and only the five-star version of him remains. This is unlikely because it would mean miHoYo would either be giving all players a free five-star or they’d be taking away a character many players have built. It’s also extremely unlikely since four-star Dan Heng has a massive set of unique skills the devs designed for him and these would all go to waste.
All leaked characters in Honkai: Star Rail
While it so far seems like the previously mentioned characters are the only confirmed ones for each Version update, if Honkai: Star Rail continues to be generally similar to Genshin then there will likely be some changes and additions before the updates are released. Because of this, players may want to know what other characters are in circulation and could potentially end up being added within one of the upcoming updates.
Based on my experience in Genshin, one new four-star is released in almost every Version, which means every future Version update is likely to have at least one new four-star for players to recruit. The Version 1.3 update doesn’t have a speculated four-star just yet, so the four-star character joining in this update may be among those who have been leaked but don’t have an official release timeframe yet.
Currently, there are many characters in circulation that have been leaked directly by miHoYo through various promotional material plus many others that the community has uncovered.
Much of the information about these characters is currently unconfirmed, but as the aspects of each recruit become official their information will be updated here.
Outside of those previously mentioned, all leaked characters are as follows.
- Argenti
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Physical (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Erudition (unconfirmed)
- Aventurine
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Imaginary (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Preservation (unconfirmed)
- Black Swan
- Rarity: Unknown
- Element: Unknown
- Path: Unknown
- Butler
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Fire (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Abundance (unconfirmed)
- Dr. Ratio
- Rarity: Four-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Imaginary (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Erudition (unconfirmed)
- Fenghuang
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Fire (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Erudition (unconfirmed)
- Firefly
- Rarity: Unknown
- Element: Unknown
- Path: Unknown
- Guinaifen
- Rarity: Four-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Fire (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Nihility (unconfirmed)
- Hanabi
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Quantum (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Harmony (unconfirmed)
- Hanya
- Rarity: Four-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Physical (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Harmony (unconfirmed)
- Hua
- Rarity: Unknown
- Element: Unknown
- Path: Unknown
- Huang Quan
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Lightning (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Nihility (unconfirmed)
- Huohuo
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Wind (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Abundance (unconfirmed)
- Jingliu
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Ice (unconfirmed)
- Path: Destruction (unconfirmed)
- Lynx
- Rarity: Four-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Quantum (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Abundance (unconfirmed)
- Misha
- Rarity: Four-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Quantum (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Destruction (unconfirmed)
- Pheonix
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Fire (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Erudition (unconfirmed)
- Raiden Mei
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Lightning (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Hunt (unconfirmed)
- Ruon Mei
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Ice (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Harmony (unconfirmed)
- Sam
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Fire (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Destruction (unconfirmed)
- Screwllum
- Rarity: Four-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Imaginary (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Nihility (unconfirmed)
- Topaz
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Fire (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Hunt (unconfirmed)
- Xueyi
- Rarity: Four-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Quantum (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Destruction (unconfirmed)
- Yae Sakura
- Rarity: Five-star (unconfirmed)
- Element: Ice (unconfirmed)
- Path: The Hunt (unconfirmed)
Leaked chat feature in Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.1
One important feature players have likely noticed missing in Honkai: Star Rail is a chat function that allows them to converse with other Trailblazers. Luckily, leaks have surfaced suggesting it should be implemented with the release of the Version 1.1 update.
The player that uncovered this intel is one of Genshin’s most reliable leakers and is rarely wrong when it comes to leaks. A chat feature was officially confirmed by miHoYo during the Version 1.1 live stream, so players will see this feature when the update is launched.
Leaked enemies in Honkai: Star Rail
There have been many leaks for new foes players will soon come to face. There has so far not been a timeline for these bosses, but since they have already been uncovered it is likely players can expect to face them sometime between Version 1.1 and Version 1.3.
The first leaked enemy is suspected to be a weekly boss. Based on how they look, this foe seems to possess an ability that lets them switch between elements.
The colors of this foe tie in with the Wind, Lightning or Quantum, and Imaginary elements which are likely the ones players can expect to go up against when this boss is released.
Another foe that has surfaced may remind players of Tlaloc from Honkai Impact 3rd. This enemy is expected to be another boss that Trailblazers will need to face.
Leaked worlds in Honkai: Star Rail
The number of areas Trailblazers can currently explore in Honkai: Star Rail is rather limited, but more worlds set to release in the future have already been uncovered by the community. No exact timeline exists for them yet, but since they are smaller and more limited in scope than Genshin’s massive regions it seems likely that they will be released more frequently and could show up as soon as Version 1.1.
All leaked worlds for Honkai: Star Rail are as follows:
- The Blue
- Tosta
- Herbolion
- Edo Star
- Genius Society
- Interastral Peace Corporation
Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.1 release date
Leaks originally placed the Version 1.1 update on June 7 based on miHoYo’s usual update patterns and the developers officially confirmed this date during their Version 1.1 special program livestream. This update will run until July 18.
Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.2 release date
Since Version 1.1 is set to end on July 18, it is nearly certain that Version 1.2 will officially begin on this date. Each update that ends in Honkai: Star Rail seems to be immediately replaced by the next one as is also the case in Genshin.
Honkai: Star Rail Version 1.3 release date
While no release date for Version 1.3 has been officially shared by miHoYo and it is quite some time away, a rough idea of when it should be released can be drawn based on how long each banner lasts. Version 1.2 should last for around six weeks since each featured banner runs for three weeks which means it will likely end and be replaced by the Version 1.3 update on Aug. 29, 2023.
We gathered this information by playing Honkai Star Rail Version 1.0 “The Rail Unto the Stars” on PC.
