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The Honkai Star Rail 1.5 release date has been confirmed by HoYoverse in a new live stream, confirming the new five-star character banners, events, a new area, and other additions coming to the online game.
Honkai Star Rail 1.5, called “The Crepuscule Zone”, will bring with it a new area in the Xianzhou Luofu, three new characters, and a re-run of the five-star character Silverwolf. Three new faces will also join the cast: Huohuo, Hanya, and Argenti making their debut as playable characters.
If you want to know more about Honkai Star Rail, check out our guides on the best Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae builds and the quiz answers to the Ministry of Education quest. Now, on to the Honkai Star Rail version 1.5 release date.
Honkai Star Rail 1.5 release date
The Honkai Star Rail version 1.5 release date is Wednesday, November 15. This information was confirmed during the latest special program showing everything coming to the game in version 1.5.
There will be new events, a new area, and a new Simulated Universe world. Alongside these substantial additions, there will be new Relic sets and Planar Ornaments to collect to build out your characters more.
The Honkai Star Rail 1.4 Banners will feature Huohuo, Argenti, and Silverwolf. Huohuo will be the first banner in phase one of 1.5, while Argenti and Silverwolf will run alongside each other. The latter two banners will feature the brand new four-star character Hanya. These are the characters on the Honkai Star Rail 1.5 banners:
- Huohuo (5*)
- Argenti (5*)
- Sivlerwolf (5*)
- Hanya (4*)
The order for the banner phases will be as follows:
- Honkai Star Rail 1.5 banner phase 1: Huohuo – November 15, 2023
- Honkai Star Rail 1.5 banner phase 2: Argenti, Silverwolf – December 6, 2023
Huohuo
Huohuo is a trainee judge from the Ten-Lords Commission, will join the playable cast as a five-star Wind-Type character who follows the Path of Abundance. Growing up, Huohuo was a timid Foxian girl who, during her childhood, faced an unusual ordeal when she was possessed by a heliobus. To save her life, the Ten-Lords Commission had to contain the heliobus within Huohuo’s tail.
- Path – Abundance
- Element – Wind
- Rarity – 5-Star
Huohuo’s Skill allows her to bravely wield her banner and restore HP to a single ally and adjacent teammates. Her Ultimate is also helpful as it can rejuvenate her allies’ Energy and bolster their attack.
Argenti
Argenti, a noble and admirable member of the Knights of Beauty, makes his debut appearance in Honkai 1.5. Argenti is a five-star Physical-Type character following the Path of Erudition and a devoted admirer of Idrila the Beauty.
- Path – Erudition
- Element – Physical
- Rarity – 5-Star
Argenti’s Ultimate ability is distinctive, as it triggers different effects based on the amount of Energy consumed. When expending a small amount of Energy, Argenti’s Ultimate damages all enemies. However, when consuming all his Energy, Argenti’s Ultimate inflicts even more significant damage.
Hanya
Another four-star new character, Hanya, also works as a judge at the Ten-Lords Commission. Hanya is a Physical-Type character following the Path of Harmony, and she specializes in reading the karmic sins of the criminals and employs her Oracle Brush to determine their sins.
- Path – Harmony
- Element – Physical
- Rarity – 4-Star
She deals single-target damage during battles, and Hanya’s Skill can also afflict the target with a Burden debuff that makes them take more damage.
Honkai Star Rail 1.5 start time
The Honkai Star Rail 1.5 start time is 4am BST on Wednesday, November 15. This start time is based on previous version start times, and HoYoverse typically sticks to the same release and start time each update. We’ve put together this table below that will show all the start times in different regions.
Region Start Time
| Region | Start Time |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Wednesday, November 15, 4am (BST) |
| East Cost US | Tuesday, November 14, 10pm (CDT) |
| Central US | Tuesday, November 14, 11pm (EDT) |
| West Coast US | Tuesday, November 14, 8pm (PDT) |
| Australia | Wednesday, November 15, 2pm (AET) |
| Japan | Wednesday, November 15, 12pm (JST) |
| Europe | Wednesday, November 15, 5am (CEST) |
Elsewhere in Honkai Star Rail 1.5, there will be plenty of events to do where you can earn yourself Stellar Jades and a free limited-timed four-star Light Cone. One such event has you help out March 7th to restore her cherished photographs to their original conditions.
A change is coming to the Astral Express in the shape of a Guest Book feature, allowing you to check on the visiting history of your friends to the Astral Express. Lastly, the Genius Society’s latest update, “Simulated Universe: World 8,” is also set to launch with version 1.5.
That’s all there is to know about the Honkai Star Rail 1.5 release date. For more, make sure you read our guides covering Honkai promo codes and our guide to Relics in Star Rail.
