Honkai: Star Rail 4.7 Launches Nov. 10 With Aeon ★ Aha Playable
Version 4.7 arrives after a five-hour maintenance and adds a free Affinitive Eidolon choice for players who log in during the patch.
Honkai: Star Rail version 4.7 launches on Nov. 10, 2026 at 7 p.m. PST, HoYoverse said, bringing Aeon ★ Aha into the game as a playable five-star Quantum Elation character. In Japan the patch goes live at 12 p.m. JST on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Servers go offline for maintenance about five hours before launch, starting 2 p.m. PST on Tuesday, Nov. 10 on the west coast of North America.
Nihilux's true identity had already been revealed as Aeon ★ Aha before this patch, according to Polygon. The 4.7 release makes the character available to pull for the first time.
Buffs and free rewards
Acheron, Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae and Jing Yuan receive buffs in 4.7 through a new Affinitive Eidolon system. Players who log in during the patch can pick one Affinitive Eidolon for free.
The update also adds a Relic Recon event that lets players earn relics for a character of their choosing, and a new battle pass goes live alongside the patch.
Quick answers
When does Honkai: Star Rail version 4.7 release?
It launches on Nov. 10, 2026 at 7 p.m. PST, which is 12 p.m. JST on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in Japan.
When do the servers go down for maintenance?
Maintenance begins about five hours before launch, at 2 p.m. PST on Tuesday, Nov. 10 on the west coast of North America.
Who is the new five-star character in 4.7?
Aeon ★ Aha, formerly known as Nihilux, a five-star Quantum Elation character players can pull.