Honkai Star Rail 4.5 who to pull comes down to four limited seats: Robin Summeretto and Hyacine in Phase 1, Aventurine Waveflair and Ashveil in Phase 2. This page stays current as banner windows and kits lock, so you can recheck the table before you spend pity.
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4.5 Who to Pull Ranking (August 2026)
Updated on 2026-08-19: four-banner order aligned with the 4.5 Special Program and current Remembrance / Elation account math.
Rank | Unit | Banner | Role | Pull if… | Skip if… |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Best | Hyacine | Phase 1 rerun | Wind Remembrance sustain | You lack a T0 healer, or Castorice / Evernight sit without her | You already run her at 200 SPD and a second sustain covers the third endgame side |
Strong | Robin Summeretto | Phase 1 new | Wind Remembrance buffer / Songbird sub-DPS | You need one more Remembrance seat, or you want Action Advance plus enemy shred on ATK and follow-up teams | Jade is reserved for a later limited you already named |
Conditional | Ashveil | Phase 2 rerun | Lightning Hunt DPS / FUA battery | You own Mortenax Blade, or you want a dual-DPS shell next to Waveflair | Your Hunt bench is empty and you hoped he would carry with 4-stars alone |
Narrow | Aventurine Waveflair | Phase 2 new | Quantum Elation DPS | You already build Elation or high-action teams (Yao Guang, Blade, frequent attackers) | You expected a shielder. He is a new character, not original Aventurine |
These SP units are standalone 5-stars. Paths, materials, Light Cones, and Eidolons do not share with original Robin or original Aventurine. Confirm live dates on the Warp timer after 4.5 maintenance.
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Phase | Window | 5-star pair | Rate-up 4-stars |
|---|---|---|---|
Phase 1 | 26 Aug to 16 Sep 2026 (Americas: 25 Aug start) | Robin Summeretto + Hyacine | Dan Heng, Qingque, Gallagher |
Phase 2 | 16 Sep to about 6 Oct 2026 | Aventurine Waveflair + Ashveil | Sampo, Hook, Guinaifen |
Americas go live 25 August 2026. Europe, Asia, and TW-HK-MO go live 26 August. Version title: To Roll the Stars in Astropolis.
Best pull: Hyacine
Hyacine is still T0 sustain. Skill, Ultimate, and Little Ica’s follow-up dump so much HP that most floors never kill the party. King in Check 120 and a broken build are the rare exceptions.
Three-team endgame (Memory of Chaos, Pure Fiction, Apocalyptic Shadow, Anomaly Arbitration) makes a second premium healer worth more than it did in two-team seasons. She slots into Remembrance first. Castorice and Evernight lose a large share of their ceiling without her. Off that path she still replaces Huohuo, Gallagher, or Dan Heng • Permansor Terrae on a second or third side.
Build is simple: stack SPD and HP. Target about 200 SPD. Signature Long May Rainbows Adorn the Sky helps those breakpoints. A strong HP / SPD cone from the Herta shop or an older Remembrance pickup still works if jade is tight.
Pull her this rerun if any line is true:
You have Castorice or Evernight and no Hyacine.
You fail current endgame because the third team has no real sustain.
You want one healer who works on Remembrance and on everything else.
Hold if she is already built and your other two sides already clear.
Robin Summeretto: the long-horizon buffer
Summeretto is Wind Remembrance. She is not a swimsuit skin. Original Robin stays Physical Harmony.
She scales with Max HP. Skill puts the Summer Songbirds on stage (Bessie, Drummie, Paddie). Ally attacks feed Vibes. Enough Vibes enter Fever, drop a Zone, and let the team ignore a chunk of enemy DEF. Ultimate gives one ally full Action Advance plus a slice of Energy, then tags them Special Guest so their hits farm extra Vibes.
That kit copies the original Robin pattern: built for one archetype, usable almost everywhere. HoYoverse even ran her next to Himeko, Welt, and Huohuo with zero Remembrance units. Action Advance, Energy, and enemy shred do not ask the rest of the team to hold memosprites.
Limits you should budget for:
Advance sits on the Ultimate, not the Skill, so the first dump is slower than Sunday.
Energy gift is smaller than a Sunday Ult. A carry often lands around a quarter bar, not a full refill.
She can sit in Castorice / Evernight cores as the missing buffer. She does not replace Hyacine.
Pull her if you own three Remembrance pieces and need the fourth, or if you want a flex buffer for follow-up and ATK hypercarries. That is the same future-proof bet original Robin, Tribbie, and Sparkle paid off. For a Phase 1 vs Phase 2 wallet split, use the Robin Summeretto vs Aventurine Waveflair pull guide.
Ashveil: strong, expensive Hunt
Ashveil brought follow-up attacks back into the current board. He works as a main DPS and as a sub-DPS who feeds Fervor into Waveflair. Official combat footage puts him in the same party as Aventurine Waveflair.
He sits T0 or T0.5 in most Memory of Chaos style modes. Pure Fiction and Apocalyptic Shadow drop him to about T1 when you park him as a support DPS next to Acheron or Feixiao. Mortenax Blade is the clean partner. Sparkle, Tribbie, Sunday, and Summeretto all give him a seat. Feixiao still functions and has fallen off.
The tax is roster cost. He wants other limited 5-stars and greedy relics: high CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, and ATK. Signature The Finale of a Lie adds CRIT Rate and a follow-up buff. Phase 2 also rate-ups a Hunt 4-star cone. Check that card before you dump pity into his signature.
Pull Ashveil if Mortenax Blade is already on the account, or if Phase 2 is a Waveflair + Ashveil dual-DPS plan. Skip him if you only have 4-star Hunt supports and you need a sustain more than another carry.
Aventurine Waveflair: Elation DPS, not a shield
Waveflair is Quantum Elation. Original Aventurine stays Imaginary Preservation. You still need a real sustain.
Elation is the 4.x endgame axis, so another Elation DPS has a home. The useful part of his kit is that he does not lock you into Yao Guang + Silver Wolf + Sparkle. Ally attacks stack Fervor. At 10 Fervor he fires his own Elation Skill. Aha Instant still hits harder. You do not need Aha Instant to start the loop.
Pull him if you already invest in Elation, you skipped a Quantum Elation carry, or you have Blade / Ashveil to feed hits. He also sits next to non-Elation frequent attackers. Skip him if you wanted the old gambler’s shields, or if the account has no high-action partners.
Kit numbers, traces, and Light Cone text can still move before 26 August. Recheck the Robin Summeretto and Aventurine Waveflair kit guide after the live patch.
How to spend 4.5 pity
Step 1: Write down pity, 50/50 status, and jade. 160 Stellar Jade = 1 pull. Oneiric Shards convert 1:1. Worst-case guarantee is about 160 pulls.
Step 2: Lock one stop. F2P default: Hyacine if she is missing, else Robin Summeretto E0. Waveflair only if the Elation or Blade / Ashveil shell already exists.
Step 3: Treat Phase 1 as the decision window. You can take Hyacine or Robin first, then look at leftover pity before 16 September.
Step 4: On Light Cones, Hyacine’s signature is the SPD tool. Summeretto and Waveflair signatures were not shown in the Special Program, so wait for live text. Ashveil’s cone is strong; wait for the new Hunt 4-star before you buy it. Phase 1 also rate-ups A Little Getaway, a new Elation 4-star. One or two 10-pulls on that banner is enough if the card is good.
Step 5: Rate-up 4-stars: Gallagher is the Phase 1 prize. Qingque is a Quantum filler. Dan Heng is skip-tier. Phase 2 gives Sampo and Guinaifen for DoT. Hook is skip-tier.
Cross-check free jade on the Honkai Star Rail codes list before you buy shards. If the shop choice is Pass vs packs, use What to Buy First.
How to get more Stellar Jade for 4.5
Clear Anomaly Arbitration, Pure Fiction, Memory of Chaos, and Nameless Honor before Phase 1 ends.
Redeem standing codes and any leftover Special Program codes the hour they appear. Livestream sets die in about a day. Official redeem page: hsr.hoyoverse.com/gift.
Buy Express Supply Pass first if you log in daily. Fill a guarantee with Oneiric Shard packs timed to first-purchase doubles. Math sits in the Pass vs Shards value guide.
For UID recharge, follow How to Top Up Honkai Star Rail.
Need jade for a Hyacine guarantee or a Robin E0? Top up Honkai: Star Rail on BitTopup with UID and server only. No password.
FAQ
Who should I pull first in Honkai Star Rail 4.5?
Pull Hyacine in Phase 1 if she is missing and you run Remembrance or you fail three-team endgame. Pull Robin Summeretto if Hyacine is already built and you want a flex buffer. Hold Waveflair and Ashveil for Phase 2 only when the Elation or Mortenax Blade shell is already on the account.
Is Hyacine still worth it in 4.5?
Yes. She remains the safest sustain on the four-banner list and the Remembrance healer you cannot replace with Summeretto. Stack SPD and HP, aim for 200 SPD, and she covers every endgame board.
Should F2P pull Aventurine Waveflair?
Only if Yao Guang, Blade, Ashveil, or another high-hit partner already lives on the roster. He is a Quantum Elation carry, not a free sustain upgrade. One guarantee should go to Hyacine or Robin first.
Do Robin Summeretto and Aventurine Waveflair replace the originals?
No. Summeretto is Wind Remembrance. Original Robin stays Physical Harmony. Waveflair is Quantum Elation. Original Aventurine stays Imaginary Preservation. Keep the originals if those jobs still hold a second side.
When does Honkai Star Rail 4.5 start?
Americas: 25 August 2026. Other servers: 26 August 2026. Phase 1 holds Robin Summeretto and Hyacine through 16 September. Phase 2 holds Waveflair and Ashveil into early October. Watch the in-game Warp clock after maintenance.
Conclusion
Honkai Star Rail 4.5 who to pull is a sustain-first patch. Hyacine is the highest-value seat on most accounts. Robin Summeretto is the Phase 1 buffer with the same long shelf life as original Robin. Ashveil and Aventurine Waveflair pay off when Mortenax Blade or an Elation core already exists. Bookmark this ranking for live kit tweaks, and top up Oneiric Shards on BitTopup when the jade plan is set.
