Time until Honkai Star Rail 3.8 update releases globally

The Honkai Star Rail 3.8 update is scheduled for a global release on December 17, 2025, with the conclusion of Cyrene's banner from version 3.7. The upcoming next patch marks the beginning of a new chapter in the game and will introduce The Dahlia from Ever-Flame Mansion as a 5-star unit. You can also expect to see multiple rerun characters, events, and other exciting content in version 3.8, which will last for eight weeks.

This article shares a countdown displaying the time until the Honkai Star Rail 3.8 update releases worldwide.

When does Honkai Star Rail 3.8 update release worldwide?

The Honkai Star Rail 3.8 update will launch globally on December 17, 2025, at 11 am (UTC+8). It will be preceded by a five-hour-long maintenance, which will begin on the same day at 6 am (UTC+8).

Players can refer to the countdown below to track the time until the HSR 3.8 update releases globally:

Readers might also want to check out the HSR 3.8 update release schedule for major regions:

America (December 16, 2025)

• Pacific Standard Time (PST): 7 pm
• Mountain Standard Time (MST): 8 pm
• Central Standard Time (CST): 9 pm
• Eastern Standard Time (EST): 10 pm

Europe (December 17, 2025)

• Western European Time (WET): 3 am
• Central European Time (CET): 4 am
• Eastern European Time (EET): 5 am

Asia (December 17, 2025)

• India Standard Time (IST): 8:30 am
• China Standard Time (CST): 11 am
• Philippine Standard Time (PHT): 11 am
• Japanese Standard Time (JST): 12 pm
• Korea Standard Time (KST): 12 pm

Honkai Star Rail 3.8 first phase banner details

The Dahlia and her Light Cone (Image via HoYoverse)

Phase 1 of the Honkai Star Rail 3.8 banners will kick off with the new update, and it will feature The Dahlia, alongside Firefly’s rerun. Some of the 4-star characters in the game will also have boosted drop rates during the first half. Here are the details:

• The Dahlia (5-star): Nihility Path, Fire
• Firefly (5-star): Destruction Path, Fire
• Gallagher (5-star): Abundance Path, Fire
• March 7th (5-star): Preservation Path, Ice
• Luka (5-star): Nihility Path, Physical

The corresponding Light Cone banners will feature the signature options of the specified 5-star characters and some 4-star options:

• 5-star: Never Forget Her Flame (Nihility Path)
• 5-star: Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest (Destruction Path)
• 4-star: Good Night and Sleep Well (Nihility Path)
• 4-star: Concert for Two (Preservation Path)
• 4-star: Memories of the Past (Harmony Path)

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Edited by Akash Paul