Arknights' July 2026 update brings a packed month of new banners to the Global server. After a busy June, July continues the momentum with three headhunting banners covering a Kernel rotation, a half-year anniversary Special Headhunting, and a Yan-themed Festival Limited banner headlining the newest limited operators. In this guide, we'll break down everything happening in July 2026, from the Kernel Headhunting rotation and the Celebration & Hope banner to the [Festival] Ashes to Ashes, Ages on Ages banner and the best ways to make the most of the month's pulls.
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Arknights: July 2026 Banners
July 2026 features three headhunting banners across the month, opening with a Kernel Headhunting rotation, followed by the Half Year Anniversary Special Headhunting and a Yan-themed festival limited banner covering new operator debuts and reruns of the previously released Sui siblings. Banners run for approximately two to three weeks each, with overlap between consecutive banners throughout the month. Below are the Arknights banner details for July:
Kernel Headhunting
The first banner of July is a Kernel Headhunting rotation running from late June into mid-July, restricting the 6★, 5★, and 4★ pools to Operators from all past Kernel Headhuntings and offering a one-time guarantee that the first 6★ pulled will be a new addition to the player's roster.
| Details |
| Banner Duration: June 30 - July 14, 2026 |
| Rate Up Operators |
Only Operators from all past Kernel Headhuntings appear in the 6★, 5★, and 4★ Operator Lists for the duration of this banner. |
Celebration & Hope
The second banner of July is the Half Year Anniversary Special Headhunting Celebration & Hope, running from early July to mid-July with a one-time guarantee that the first 6★ pulled will be an unowned Operator drawn from every past Standard Headhunting through Confirmation, Completion, Conduction, alongside a paid Rhodes Island Headhunting Pack offering a choice of three custom guaranteed 6★ pools.
| Details | ||||
| Banner Duration: July 3 - July 17, 2026 | ||||
| Featured Guarantee | ||||
| First 6★ Operator obtained is guaranteed to be NEW! (ONCE ONLY) | ||||
| Operator Pool | ||||
Irene (6★) | Lee (6★) | Goldenglow (6★) | Fiammetta (6★) | Horn (6★) |
Ebenholz (6★) | Dorothy (6★) | Pozëmka (6★) | Młynar (6★) | Stainless (6★) |
Penance (6★) | Reed the Flame Shadow (6★) | Lin (6★) | Qiubai (6★) | Ines (6★) |
Ho'olheyak (6★) | Executor the Ex Foedere (6★) | Typhon (6★) | Swire the Elegant Wit (6★) | Jessica the Liberated (6★) Hoederer (6★) |
Hoederer (6★) | Viviana (6★) | Degenbrecher (6★) | Ray (6★) | Ulpianus (6★) |
Nymph (6★) | Narantuya (6★) | Vina Victoria (6★) | Vulpisfoglia (6★) | Thorns the Lodestar (6★) |
[Festival] Ashes to Ashes, Ages on Ages
The third banner of July is the themed Festival Limited Headhunting Ashes to Ashes, Ages on Ages, running from mid-July to early August and featuring the debuts of Wang, Ch'en the Dawnstreak, and Taraxacum, alongside reruns of Chongyue, Shu, and Yu that complete the Sui sibling set.
| Details | ||
| Banner Duration: July 16 - August 6, 2026 | ||
| Rate Up Operators | ||
Ch'en the Dawnstreak (6★) - NEW! | Wang (6★) - NEW! | Taraxacum (5★) - NEW! |
Chongyue (6★) - RERUN! | Shu (6★) - RERUN! | Yu (6★) - RERUN! |
Arknights July 2026 New Operators
Wang (6★)
Wang is a Trapmaster Specialist from the Sui faction with a Summon and DPS role, deploying Weiqi Stone summons that link with one another when placed on adjacent tiles and trigger their effect on the first enemy that steps onto them. His talent, Anticipate the Opponent's Moves, causes any Weiqi Stones linked in a straight line to a triggered stone to deal increased damage and ignore RES, stacking up to three times, and his signature skill, Worldly Calamity, is a high-power Trapmaster ultimate that scales through his stone network to deliver a decisive board-clearing payoff.
Ch'en the Dawnstreak (6★)
Ch'en the Dawnstreak is an Arts Fighter Guard from Rhodes Island who deals Arts damage in melee, carrying the Nuker and DPS tags. Her talent, Piercing Shape, Perceiving Intent, boosts her ATK and ASPD while converting her attacks into Weakness Damage, and her second talent, Percepting Heart, Unwavered by Surroundings, heals her for a random 35–165% of ATK every 7 seconds while she isn't taking damage and lets her dodge the next incoming Physical or Arts attack. Her signature skill, Chi Xiao - Heavenly Sigh, is her ultimate burst finisher, unleashing a high-damage Arts strike befitting her second sword-form transformation.
Taraxacum (5★)
Taraxacum is a Watchman Medic from Sargon who restores allies' HP and can enter the Take Off state to reposition across the map on her burdenbeast. Her talent, Calming Dandelion, grants allied Operators in the Take Off state a Sanctuary buff and +1 Block, turning her mobility gimmick into a defensive uplift for the wider squad. Her signature skill, Relieving Wind Rises, is her manual-trigger heal that leans into her Watchman kit to deliver burst restoration alongside her repositioning mechanic.
Conclusion
July 2026 brings three headhunting banners to Arknights Global: the Kernel Headhunting rotation, the Celebration & Hope half-year anniversary Special Headhunting, and the [Festival] Ashes to Ashes, Ages on Ages Festival Limited banner headlining Wang, Ch'en the Dawnstreak, and Taraxacum alongside the returning Sui siblings Chongyue, Shu, and Yu. For Doctors planning to pull on the July 2026 banners, go to LootBar for the best Arknights top-up.
