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Honkai Star Rail has a summoning system known as ‘Warp’ that lets you get characters and light cones (weapons). While the system seems random at first, there is a ‘pity’ system that ensures that you get 5-star drops consistently after a certain number of pulls. Over time, the drop rate on banners keep going up until you get a 5-star weapon or light cone and then the drop rates reset.
How many pulls does it take to get a 5 Star in Honkai Star Rail
The “hard pity” of Honkai Star Rail is 90, which means that you are guaranteed to get a character or weapon in 90 pulls no matter what if you have not received one by then. Once you receive a 5 star, the system resets and you are guaranteed to get the next 5 star within the next 90 pulls.
Event Banners
On the rotating banners, the featured character is not the only drop you can expect when you roll a 5-star. You can get one of the non-featured 5 Star characters as well, which include:
Himeko
Welt
Bronya
Gepard
Clara
Yanqing
Bailu
If you happen to roll one of these characters it is called losing a “50-50” because you have a 50% chance to get the featured character and a 50% chance to get one of the above-mentioned Standard 5 Star characters. If you get unlucky and don’t get the on-banner drop, your next 5-star is guaranteed to be whoever is featured on the banner.
Light Cone Banner
The light cone banner works differently from Genshin Impact’s weapon banner. You have a 75% chance to get the featured light cone in Honkai Star Rail and if you get unlucky, the next drop will be an on-banner light cone. Just like the rotating banner, the pity count carries over.
Standard Banner
Finally, we have the Standard banner which features the previously mentioned Standard characters and their best-in-slot light cones only. No other 5-star drops are available in this pool. It has the same soft pity and hard pity as the rotating banners but it is permanently available and there are no rate-ups.
If you do 300 summons on the Standard banner, you get to choose a Standard character of your choice for free. This does not count towards your pity and it is considered an exclusive drop.
