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Honkai Star Rail 2.7 Banner and event details

The full schedule for A New Venture on the Eighth Dawn.

Official art for version 2.7 of Honkai Star Rail with Sunday and Fugue.
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The Honkai: Star Rail 2.7 Banner and event details have been officially announced for the latest patch, titled A New Venture on the Eighth Dawn.

This Honkai: Star Rail update finally gives the Trailblazer their own room, along with an event focusing on customising it. We've also got a brand new Trailblaze Mission set in Penacony, updates to the Divergent Universe and Pure Fiction modes, and the release of two highly anticipated new characters!

Below, you can find out the exact 2.7 release date and time, who the new characters are, and what the 2.7 Banners and events schedule is for the upcoming patch.

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Honkai Star Rail 2.7 Banners

There are two new playable characters making their debut in the version 2.7 Banners: Sunday and Fugue. With 5-Stars Jing Yuan and Firefly returning.

Phase 1 of the 2.7 Banner schedule begins with Sunday and Jing Yuan, with Sunday a 5-Star Imagingary attacker of the Harmony path on his Gate Upon the Stars Banner, and Jing Yuan a 5-Star Lightning attacker of The Erudition path on his Swirl of Heavenly Spear Banner

All of the boosted 4-Star characters on Sunday and Jing Yuan's 2.7 Banners are:

  • Qingque (Quantum, The Erudition)
  • Arlan (Lightning, The Destruction)
  • Tingyun (Lightning, The Harmony)

These version 2.7 Phase 1 Banners start on Wednesday 4th December and end on Wednesday 25th December.

Sunday's Banner details in version 2.7 of Honkai: Star Rail.
Jing Yuan's Banner details in version 2.7 of Honkai: Star Rail.
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In Phase 2 of version 2.7 we then have the debut of Fugue - Tingyun's 5-Star form - and a rerun of Firefly, with Fugue a 5-Star Fire attacker of the Nihility path on her The Long Voyage Home Banner, and Firefly is a 5-Star Fire attacker of The Destruction path on her Firefull Flyshine Banner.

All of the boosted 4-Star characters on Fugue and Firefly's 2.7 Banners are:

  • Gallagher (Fire, The Abundance)
  • Yukong (Imaginary, The Harmony)
  • Misha (Ice, The Destruction)

These version 2.7 Phase 2 Banners run from Wednesday 25th December to Tuesday 14th January, 2025.

Fugue's Banner details in version 2.7 of Honkai: Star Rail.
Firefly's Banner details in version 2.7 of Honkai: Star Rail.
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In summary, all of the new and returning 5-Star characters you can Warp on during 2.7 are:

  • Sunday (Gate Upon the Stars Banner - Phase 1): New 5-Star Imaginary character of The Harmony path.
  • Jing Yuan (Swirl of Heavenly Spear Banner - Phase 1): Returning 5-Star Lightning character of The Erudition path.
  • Fugue (The Long Voyage Home Banner - Phase 2): New 5-Star Fire character of The Nihility path.
  • Firefly (Firefull Flyshine Banner - Phase 2): Returning 5-Star Fire character of The Destruction path.

In addition to these new characters, we're getting two new 5-Star Light Cones in 2.7's Brilliant Fixation Banner. The 5-Star 'A Grounded Ascent' of The Harmony path, Sunday's signature, will run alongside his character Banner in Phase 1 of version 2.7.

Then in Phase 2, the new 5-Star 'Long Road Leads Home' of The Nihility path, Fugue's signature, on the Brilliant Fixation Banner, alongside her character Banner.

To keep up to date with all future characters and weapons, check out our regularly updated Banner schedule page.

Honkai Star Rail 2.7 events

The Honkai: Star Rail 2.7 update includes:

  • New Trailblaze Mission on Penacony.
  • New Astral Express area - Party Car.
  • Trailblazer's new customisable room on the Astral Express.
  • Free regular 5-Star character selector (valid until the end of version 3.2).
  • Story recap feature.
  • Divergent Universe: The Human Comedy update - New Curios, Weighted Curios, Equations, and Occurences.
  • Extension of Divergent Universe save file - Now resets when the Divergent Universe has a version update, instead of every Monday.
  • Pure Fiction update - 'Grit' accumulator and damage introduced, and update to enemy mechanics.
  • Forgotten Hall update - Highest quickclear stage is now Floor 9, not Floor 7.
  • Reduction of game file size and the option to delete past resources to save space (mobile only).
  • Gift Of Odyssey check-in event - 10 Special Star Rail Passes (ends on 14th January, 2025).
  • Planet Fissure event for Planar Ornaments double drops - 18th to 25th December.
  • Realm of the Strange event for Relic double drops - 1st January to 8th January, 2025.
Pom Pom in their new chef outfit in Honkai Star Rail.
Gift of Odyssey details for Honkai Star Rail in version 2.7 featuring Sunday.
Pictures of the standard five star characters in Honkai Star Rail for the Express Gift event.
View of the Trailblazer's room on the Astral Express in Honkai Star Rail.
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In addition to this, we're getting two limited-time events during the 2.7 update. Here's a quick summary of these Honkai Star Rail 2.7 events:

  • Cosmic Home Decor Guide - The main event of 2.7 is all about renovating and customising the Trailblazer's new room on the Astral Express. Runs from 4th December to 13th January, 2025. Rewards include a cute new chef outfit for Pom Pom, Self-Modeling Resin, Stellar Jade, and Tracks of Destiny. You need to be at least Trailblaze Level 21 to take part, but it will be added to the Conventional Memoir section of the events menu after version 2.7 with reduced rewards.
  • Between the Frames - A Photography event featuring the Astral Express' chief photographer, March 7th. Runs from 25th December to 6th January, 2025. Rewards include Stellar Jade, Tracks of Destiny, and character and weapon level-up materials. You need to be at least Trailblaze Level 21 to take part, but you can experience it early through the Finality's Vision function.
Artowrk and details for the Cosmic Home Decor Guide event in Honkai Star Rail version 2.7.
Artwork and details for the Between the Frames event in Honkai Star Rail version 2.7.
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Honkai Star Rail 2.7 release date and time

Honkai Star Rail 2.7 released on Wednesday 4th December. It followed the usual maintenance schedule and released at 3am (GMT). Due to time zone differences, 2.7 actually released in the United States on Tuesday 3rd December at 10pm (ET).

For other time zones, the Honkai Star Rail 2.7 release date and time was:

  • West Coast US: Tuesday 3rd December, 7pm (PT)
  • Central US: Tuesday 3rd December, 9pm (CT)
  • East Coast US: Tuesday 3rd December, 10pm (ET)
  • Japan: Wednesday 4th December, 12pm (JST)
  • Australia: Wednesday 4th December, 2pm (AET)
  • UK: Wednesday 4th December, 3am (GMT)
  • Europe: Wednesday 4th December, 4am (CET)
Alernative art for Honkai Star Rail version 2.7 with Sunday and Welt.
Image credit: HoYoverse

Hope you enjoy version 2.7!

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