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Honkai Star Rail 2.0 livestream date and time, 2.0 Banner leaks

Get ready for new Banners and events.

Black Swan splash art on top of a deep blue background of space.
Image credit: Eurogamer/HoYoverse

The Honkai: Star Rail 2.0 livestream date and time has been officially announced and will provide information on the upcoming Banner schedule and events included with the free update.

Along with exciting Penacony story and setting details, the 2.0 Special Program is expected to reveal two new 5-Star characters and one new 4-Star for the next Banners, as well as provide the usual details on new time-limited events.

We'll cover the exact 2.0 livestream date and time in Honkai: Star Rail below, and also provide all of the information we know about 2.0 Banner leaks.

Update: If you're after the limited-time 2.0 livestream codes, be sure you check out our Star Rail codes page for the three codes that drop during the stream for x300 Stellar Jade and other rewards!

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Version 2.2 Trailer - "Then Wake to Weep" | Honkai: Star Rail.

Honkai Star Rail 2.0 livestream date and time in UK, GMT, CT, ET and PT

The Honkai Star Rail 2.0 livestream is on Friday 26th January at 11.30am (GMT) / 6.30am (ET) on the official Honkai Star Rail Youtube channel and likely the Honkai Star Rail Twitch channel at the same time.

In other timezones, the Honkai: Star Rail 2.0 livestream date and time is:

  • West Coast US: Friday 26th January at 3.30am (PT)
  • Central US: Friday 26th January at 5.30am (CT)
  • East Coast US: Friday 26th January at 6.30am (ET)
  • Japan: Friday 26th January at 8.30pm (JST)
  • Australia: Friday 26th January at 10.30pm (AET)
  • UK: Friday 26th January at 11.30am (GMT)
  • Europe: Friday 26th January at 12.30pm (CET)

You can also watch the version 2.0 livestream right here by clicking on the video below when the stream starts!

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Make sure you also visit our Honkai: Star Rail codes page to stay up to date with the latest codes dropped throughout the stream, as they expire in less than 24 hours after announced, and redemptions are limited.


Version 2.2 with Robin and Boothill is nearly here! Meanwhile, in version 2.1 we have Aventurine and Jingliu running, so make sure to redeem those new codes for Stellar Jade if you want them or future characters - 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, and an English voice actors list.


Honkai Star Rail 2.0 Banner leaks

There's no official confirmation on the version 2.0 Banner schedule yet, but to help you decide who to save your precious Stellar Jade for, we've compiled information below on what the likely 2.0 Banners are based on reliable leaks and official marketing that always hints at who is coming next.

With this in mind, as their drip marketing has started, it's almost certain that Black Swan and Sparkle will be the new 5-Star Banners in version 2.0 of Honkai: Star Rail, with new 4-Star character Misha boosted on both. Based on the order they were revealed on social media, Black Swan's Banner should be in Phase 1 of version 2.0, and Sparkle should come after in Phase 2.

Black Swan is a Wind attacker of The Nihility path, Sparkle is a Quantum attacker of The Harmony path, and Misha is an Ice attacker of The Destruction path.

splash art drip marketing for Black Swan, a five star wind attacker of the nihility path who is a long violet haired lady wearing a purple corset and black trousers and a lilac hood
drip marketing for sparkle who is a long brown haired woman wearing a one-piece red outfit with shorts and no sleeves
Image credit: HoYoverse

As for reruns, according to leaker hgx_diluc on X (formerly Twitter), we're getting a rerun of Imbibitor Lunae sometime in version 2.0. Another leak from Tieba relayed by user ButterflySeeleSR on the HonkaiStarRail_leaks subreddit also suggests that Jing Yuan is reruning in 2.0 - but we're less confident about this leak.

Imbibitor lunae looking side on to the left with glowing eyes and a full yellow moon framing him in the background.
Left to right: Jing Yuan and Imbibitor Lunae. | Image credit: HoYoverse

If the drip marketing and leaks turn out to be true, here's a rough 2.0 Banner schedule for Honkai: Star Rail:

Although all but confirmed through social media, these new characters aren't 100% guaranteed to come out during version 2.0, and character reruns are always subject to change, so we'll just have to wait for the livestream to see who's coming next.

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