The second wave of the Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] crossover brings Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh into Honkai: Star Rail with Version 4.4. Both are collab-exclusive 5-star units, and both go live at the same moment inside their limited Warp banners. The exact time you can start pulling depends on your account’s server region.
Quick answer: Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh become playable on July 24, 2026 at 12:00 pm server time. Open the in-game Warp menu at that moment to pull them from the collaboration banners.
Release time: July 24, 2026, 12:00 pm (NA, UTC-5) — 5:00 pm UTC
Release times by server region
Like every second-half update, the banners flip at 12:00 pm on each region’s local server clock. That means Asia players reach the banners first, followed by Europe, then the Americas. The table below converts the noon reset into UTC so you can line it up with your own time zone.
| Server region | Local unlock | UTC equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| Asia (UTC+8) | July 24, 2026, 12:00 pm | July 24, 2026, 04:00 UTC |
| Europe (UTC+1) | July 24, 2026, 12:00 pm | July 24, 2026, 11:00 UTC |
| America (UTC-5) | July 24, 2026, 12:00 pm | July 24, 2026, 17:00 UTC |
What launches on the banners
The collab runs under the “Phantasmagoric Holy Grail War” Part 2 event, continuing the story started by Saber and Archer. Rin Tohsaka is a Quantum unit on the Path of Erudition, making her the second 5-star Quantum Erudition character in the game after Acheron. Gilgamesh is a Lightning unit on the Path of Destruction. Both characters and their signature Light Cones appear on separate limited-time Warps.
| Character | Element / Path | Signature Light Cone |
|---|---|---|
| Rin Tohsaka | Quantum / Erudition | Flickering Stars (Erudition) |
| Gilgamesh | Lightning / Destruction | I Am As You Behold (Destruction) |
Rin’s featured Warp is titled “The Gem Coursing in Red.” Her kit revolves around a resource called Gem Energy, which she builds as allies spend and regain Skill Points, then spends on multi-hit Quantum area attacks. If Archer is on the team, the two can trigger a joint follow-up attack that refills the team’s Skill Points.
Gilgamesh arrives on his own limited banner as the first 5-star Lightning Destruction character. In the collab’s story, he pursues the power of a Stellaron.
Free character claim and the 4.4 window
At the start of the collaboration, you can claim one free copy of either Archer or Gilgamesh, so many players will secure Gilgamesh for free and then chase constellations or Rin through pulls. Rin’s signature Light Cone must be pulled from her banner, while Gilgamesh’s signature can be obtained by spending 200 pulls before Version 4.4 ends.
Version 4.4 runs through August 25, 2026. Because these are crossover characters, they are limited-time and are not guaranteed to return once the event closes, so any pulling you plan to do should happen inside this window.
How to be ready at launch
You will know the banners are live when the Fate collaboration Warps appear in the Warp menu with Rin Tohsaka and Gilgamesh shown as the rate-up 5-stars, and when the free character selection prompt becomes available. If the banners are not showing, the most common reasons are that your client has not finished updating to 4.4 or that your server has not yet reached 12:00 pm local time.
With a fixed noon reset across all three regions, the only variable is your time zone. Line up the UTC conversions above, keep your passes ready, and grab the free Archer or Gilgamesh as soon as the collab opens.
