Which of the Honkai Star Rail version 4.2 banners should you use your treasured Stellar Jades on?
We finally have the details of the Honkai Star Rail version 4.3 banners! They will feature the two new 5-star characters, Silver Wolf LV.999 and Evanescia, in this patch’s banners. See whether these banners are worth your Stellar Jades here.
HSR 4.2 banners
First Half
The first half of the patch will feature the new 5-star Imaginary Elation unit Silver Wolf LV.999. Her Signature Light Cone, Welcome to the Cosmic City, will also be featured on the Light Cone banner.
For the Phase 1 reruns, the 5-star characters are: The Dahlia, Castorice, and Firefly. Their respective Signature Light Cones can also be drawn alongside them.
The featured 4-stars are Gallagher, Xueyi, and Hook.
Phase 1 of the HSR 4.2 banners runs from the beginning of the patch, on April 22. It will last for the usual 3 weeks, meaning it ends on May 13, 2026.
Second Half
Phase 2 will feature the second new 5-star character, Evanescia. She is a Physical character on the Path of Elation. She becomes available along with her Signature Light Cone, Until the Flowers Bloom Again.
The 5-star reruns on this half are Tribbie, Sunday, and Feixiao. Their Signature Light Cones will, of course, be available.
The featured 4-stars for this half are Guinaifen, Lynx, and Sushang.
Phase 2 of the HSR 4.2 banners runs from May 13 until the week of the patch’s end, on May 31, 2026.
Which Honkai Star Rail version 4.2 banner is better?
First of all, you should pull whoever you want to.
When it comes to comparing our two new 5-star characters, though, there is an obvious choice. If meta and power are more important to you than the character’s personality and appearance, then Silver Wolf LV.999 is a good investment for your Stellar Jades.
Not only does her kit feature one of the only two global passives in Honkai Star Rail, Silver Wolf LV.999 just has overall the more valuable abilities. We don’t have official numbers and scalings just yet, though, so this can still change in the future.
Silver Wolf LV.999 has some randomness built into her kit, though. If you’re not a fan of this, then Evanescia might be the better choice. After all, it’s not like she’s completely worthless and can still be strong after some investment. Initial reactions to her leaked kit were quite negative, but after getting some buffs on the beta build, there’s a bit of hope for her now.
Both characters are of the Elation Path, meaning they would benefit from all Elation buffs on limited-time events and the Divergent Universe. Keeping that in mind, you can rest assured that both Silver Wolf LV.999 and Evanescia will receive in-game support for the entire span of the Planarcadia arc.
Honkai Star Rail version 4.2 goes live on April 22, 2026.