Honkai Star Rail 1.6 Banner Schedule & Re-Runs

Honkai Star Rail's next major update, version 1.6, will be released at the end of December 2023, featuring three new playable characters, Ruan Mei, Dr. Ratio, and Xueyi, two new Light Cones, Past Self in Mirror and Baptism of Pure Thought, a ton of new quests, achievements and a multitude of other content in different shapes and form.

Among the new additions, what players are more eager to learn more about is the banner schedule for the upcoming characters. So that they can plan pre-farming Ascension and Trace materials and manage their Stellar Jade to get the character of their choice.

So, to help players, we are here with a handy guide sharing the Honkai Star Rail 1.6 banner schedule, including the re-runs.

Honkai Star Rail 1.6 Re-Runs & Banner Schedule

When writing this guide, the official banner schedule for the Honkai Star Rail 1.6 update has not yet been revealed.

Though, we do have reliable leaks on what the banner schedule is going to be and the re-run characters.

Here is the banner schedule for Honkai Star Rail 1.6 update:

First Phase

The first phase of the version 1.6 update will feature Ruan Mei's Banner along with her Signature Lightcone, Past Self In Mirror.

Apart from that, as per leaks, we are also getting a Blade re-run banner in the first phase of the Honkai Star Rail 1.6 update.

Now, when it comes to the release date, Ruan Mei's Banner will go live on either December 20, 2023, or December 27, 2023.

Note: There are currently no details on which banner Xueyi will get featured.

Second Phase

The second phase of the version 1.6 update will feature Dr. Ratio's Banner along with his Signature Lightcone, Baptism of Pure Thought.

That aside, during the second phase, we are also getting re-run for Kafka.

Based on the first phase, Dr. Ratio's banner and others will go live 21 days later.

If there are any changes to the banner schedule or re-run banners, we will update the article.

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