With the second phase of version 3.7 commencing, players are getting ready for the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 drip marketing campaign. The update is set to release a new destination and characters. Since the theme of the Astral Express’ next stop will be different, Trailblazers are excited about the upcoming units’ design.This article discusses when the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 drip marketing campaign will commence, as well as which 5-star characters are expected to be announced.Note: In the recent special program schedule post, HoYoverse announced that they have delayed the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 drip marketing campaign.When will the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 drip marketing campaign commence?HoYoverse usually sticks to their usual schedule for every announcement. While there were some exceptions, they will likely follow the original timetable for the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 drip marketing campaign. Taking that into account, the announcements are expected to be published on their official social media handles on December 2, 2025.As the drip marketing announcements will go live on every single one of their social media handles simultaneously, players might be wondering about the exact time. Due to the time zone differences, the announcement date and time is expected to vary. Hence, we have listed the timetable of when the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 drip marketing campaign might commence in every region:DateTimeTimezoneDecember 1, 20258:00 pmPacific Standard Time (UTC-8)December 2, 20255:00 amCentral European Time (UTC+1)December 2, 202512:00 pmChina Standard Time (UTC+8)What should you expect from the Honkai Star Rail 4.0 drip marketing campaign?4.X Units via Full Stop Chan byu/CSTheng inHonkaiStarRail_leaksYou can expect at least two new 5-star character announcements from the HSR 4.0 drip marketing campaign. According to information from a credible source, Full Stop Chan, Sparkle SP will likely be one of the new units. Besides that, Yao Guang will be the second 5-star of the patch. While there is a chance of HoYoverse announcing a 4-star character, they probably won't.The former unit is expected to wield the Fire element while trading on the Elation Path. As for the latter, there is not much information available online. Hence, you will have to wait until HoYoverse announces the character.For more articles related to this turn-based gacha title from HoYoverse, Honkai Star Rail, check out the following section:Best Cyrene build in Honkai: Star Rail: Light Cones, Relics, stats, teams, and moreHonkai: Star Rail The Dahlia ascension and trace materials leakedHonkai: Star Rail The Dahlia signature Light Cone leakedHonkai: Star Rail 3.7 Apocalyptic Shadow, Pure Fiction, and MoC release date and time