Phainon is a brand-new 5-star character in Honkai Star Rail. He is a Physical character from the Path of Destruction and will be an ATK-scaling damage dealer in his playable form. As one of the most-awaited Chrysos Heirs, many players are looking forward to his debut on July 2, 2025. He will become available on the first half warp banners as soon as the 3.4 update goes live, along with his signature Light Cone, Thus Burns the Dawn. Here are the release timings and universal countdown timer for Phainon in Honkai Star Rail.
Time Until Phainon Releases in Honkai Star Rail
Phainon is expected to be an extremely powerful Main DPS in Honkai Star Rail. He is an important character from the Amphoreus region and is the Chrysos Heir who carries the Coreflame of Worldbearing. After patiently awaiting his debut for multiple updates, players will finally get the chance to summon him from the warp banners on July 2, 2025, at 11 AM (UTC +8).
Here is a countdown showcasing the time until Phainon arrives in HSR:
It is important to note that Phainon’s release date and timings will vary worldwide depending on the region. As such, let’s look at the local timings for all major regions:
America
- Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): July 1, 2025, at 8 PM
- Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): July 1, 2025, at 9 PM
- Central Daylight Time (CDT): July 1, 2025, at 10 PM
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): July 1, 2025, at 11 PM
Europe
- Western European Summer Time (WEST): July 2, 2025, at 4 AM
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): July 2, 2025, at 5 AM
- Eastern European Summer Time (EEST): July 2, 2025, at 6 AM
Asia
- India Standard Time (IST): July 2, 2025, at 8:30 AM
- China Standard Time (CST): July 2, 2025, at 11 AM
- Philippine Standard Time (PHT): July 2, 2025, at 11 AM
- Japanese Standard Time (JST): July 2, 2025, at 12 PM
- Korea Standard Time (KST): July 2, 2025, at 12 PM
Once Phainon’s warp banner is available, players will have the opportunity to summon him using Stellar Jades until July 23, 2025. Afterward, HoYoverse will introduce the second half banners of HSR version 3.4.
