Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.6, titled “Dance With the Beast Before Moonrise,” brings a single new 5-star to the roster, two reruns split across the patch, and a stack of limited-time events. Pearl headlines the update, and her warp stays live for the entire version while the second featured slot swaps between phases.
Quick answer: Version 4.6 goes live on September 27, 2026 for NA servers and September 28, 2026 for EU and Asia. Pearl’s banner runs the whole patch, Evanescia reruns in Phase 1, and Mortenax Blade reruns in Phase 2.
Release time: September 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM (UTC-5, NA servers)
Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 release times by server
The update rolls out across all regions at the same moment, so the local clock time differs by server. Here is when maintenance ends and 4.6 content unlocks.
| Server | Date | Local time |
|---|---|---|
| North America (UTC-5) | September 27, 2026 | 10:00 PM |
| Europe (UTC+1) | September 28, 2026 | 4:00 AM |
| Asia (UTC+8) | September 28, 2026 | 11:00 AM |
| TW, HK, MO (UTC+8) | September 28, 2026 | 11:00 AM |
4.6 warp banners and light cones
Pearl is the only debuting 5-star in this version, and her An Ocean in a Pearl warp runs from the update’s launch on September 27 through November 10, 2026. Evanescia reruns during the first half, while Mortenax Blade takes the second-half slot. The featured 4-stars, Qingque, Xueyi, and Misha, carry a boosted drop rate across every character banner in the patch.
Phase 1 banners (September 27 – October 21, 2026)
The first half pairs Pearl with Evanescia’s rerun. Their signature light cones sit in separate warps, so you pick which one to pull on. Pearl’s light cone is Colors for Tomorrow, offered through the Brilliant Fixation banner.
| Type | Featured drops |
|---|---|
| 5-star characters | Pearl (Elation, Ice), Evanescia (Elation, Physical) |
| 4-star characters | Xueyi (Destruction, Quantum), Qingque (Erudition, Quantum), Misha (Destruction, Ice) |
| 5-star light cones | Colors for Tomorrow (Elation), Until the Flowers Bloom Again (Elation) |
| 4-star light cones | Planetary Rendezvous (Harmony), Boundless Choreo (Nihility), Post-Op Conversation (Abundance) |
Phase 2 banners (October 21 – November 10, 2026)
The second half features one rerun, Mortenax Blade, with his signature light cone Reforged in Hellfire. Pearl’s warp continues to run alongside it until the version ends, and the same three 4-stars keep their rate-up.
| Type | Featured drops |
|---|---|
| 5-star character | Mortenax Blade (Nihility, Fire) |
| 4-star characters | Xueyi (Destruction, Quantum), Qingque (Erudition, Quantum), Misha (Destruction, Ice) |
| 5-star light cone | Reforged in Hellfire (Nihility) |
| 4-star light cones | Planetary Rendezvous (Harmony), Boundless Choreo (Nihility), Post-Op Conversation (Abundance) |
4.6 events schedule
Version 4.6 loads the calendar with a flagship story event, two combat and collection events, a permanent minigame, and the usual login and double-drop returns. These are the start windows for each one.
| Event | Dates |
|---|---|
| Love, Ghosts & Robots | Sep 28 – Nov 11, 2026 |
| Astral Slammers Squad! | Sep 28, 2026 (permanent) |
| Astral Imagea | Sep 28 – Nov 11, 2026 |
| Wishpower UP! Down with Voracity | Sep 28 – Nov 11, 2026 |
| Interastral Peace Gala: One Take | Oct 21 – Nov 11, 2026 |
| Gift of Odyssey | Sep 28 – Nov 11, 2026 |
| Planar Fissure | Oct 12 – Oct 25, 2026 |
| Garden of Plenty | Oct 30 – Nov 11, 2026 |
Love, Ghosts & Robots
This is the flagship event, and it launches with the update. You help Skott’s mechatron workshop hit a series of quotas so he can turn down an unwanted marriage proposal. It hands out the biggest chunk of Stellar Jade in the version.
- Stellar Jade 1200x
- Self-Modeling Resin 1x
- Tracks of Destiny 2x
- Trailblaze Fashion “Lone Wolf Shades”
- Traveler’s Guide
Astral Slammers Squad!
Astral Slammers Squad! is an IPC-hosted minigame where you team up and use imageas to knock baby seals around a pool. Unlike the other events, it stays in the game permanently after 4.6 releases.
- Stellar Jade 500x
- Tracks of Destiny 1x
- Traveler’s Guide
- Refined Aether
Interastral Peace Gala: One Take
Arriving in the second half, this combat event has you clear audition challenges while meeting the director’s orders. Finishing the challenges pays out relic materials and a commemorative medal.
- Stellar Jade 500x
- Tracks of Destiny 1x
- Relic Remains
- Silver Screen Legend Medal
Astral Imagea
Astral Imagea is a login event that rewards six Trendible Voucher tokens, the new gacha currency. Use them to pull imageas, the companion units, in the Astral Amusement Park.
Wishpower UP! Down with Voracity
Defeat enemies corrupted by the Voracity during this limited-time event to build Wishpower. It provides more Trendible Voucher than any other single source in the patch, making it a good match for Astral Imagea pulls.
- Trendible Voucher 18x
- Stellar Jade 500x
- Commemorative Medal
Recurring events in 4.6
Three familiar returns fill out the schedule. Gift of Odyssey is the login reward, while Planar Fissure and Garden of Plenty double your farming returns during their windows.
Gift of Odyssey runs from September 28, and logging in across seven days grants 10 Star Rail Special Passes for free.
Planar Fissure opens October 12 and doubles the planar ornaments you earn from Simulated Universe Worlds. Garden of Plenty begins October 30 and doubles the rewards from Golden and Crimson Calyxes.
One carryover from the previous version also matters here. The Fate collaboration’s free unit choice, either Gilgamesh or Archer, remains claimable through login until the end of Version 4.6, so grab it before the patch closes.
