Honkai Star Rail 3.8 banners schedule

The gacha banners for the Honkai Star Rail 3.8 update have been revealed by the devs. Although one new 5-star character will be introduced to players during the upcoming patch, the developers have prepared several rerun banners. Some will go live alongside the new unit, while the rest will become available at a later date.

For those curious, this article details the Honkai Star Rail 3.8 banners schedule and discloses what characters and Light Cones Trailblazers can get during the patch.

Honkai Star Rail 3.8 phase one banners, explored

Characters

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The Dahlia, the new 5-star Nihility unit, will be featured in gacha banners during the first half of Honkai Star Rail 3.8 on December 17, 2025. Besides that, the rerun character Firefly will also be available.

The following section details every character players can get during the first half of HSR version 3.8:

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

Light Cones

The first phase of version 3.8 will feature several 5-star Light Cones, including Never Forget Her Flame, The Dahlia’s signature. Alongside the aforementioned one, three 4-star LCs will be available with a boosted drop rate.

These items are:

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)

Honkai Star Rail 3.8 phase two banners, explored

Characters

When the second phase of HSR 3.8 goes live on January 7, 2026, a new set of rerun units will become available. Similar to the first one, phase two will feature three 4-star units in every character gacha banner.

The following section lists all characters that players can get while the second half of v3.8 is active:

5-star: Fugue (Nihility Path, Fire)
5-star: Lingsha (Abundance Path, Fire)
4-star: Sampo (Nihility Path, Wind)
4-star: Natasha (Abundance Path, Physical)
4-star: Arlan (Destruction Path, Lightning)

Light Cones

The signature Light Cones of the abovementioend 5-star units will be obtainable from their respective warp events, alongside several 4-stars:

5-star: Long Roads Leads Home (Nihility Path)
5-star: Scent Alone Stays True (Abundance Path)
4-star: Geniuses' Repose (Erudition Path)
4-star: The Moles Welcome You (Destruction Path)
4-star: Post-Op Conversation (Abundance Path)

Honkai Star Rail 3.8 phase three banners, explored

Characters

The third phase banners of HSR version 3.8 will drop on January 28, 2026. Trailblazers can get the following characters from the Warp events:

5-star: Aglaea (Remembrance Path, Lightning)
5-star: Sunday (Harmony Path, Imaginary)
4-star: Dan Heng (The Hunt Path, Wind)
4-star: Yukong (Harmony Path, Imaginary)
4-star: Tingyun (Harmony Path, Lightning)

Light Cones

Here are the Light Cones that players can acquire during the third phase of Honkai Star Rail 3.8:

5-star: Time Woven Into Gold (Remembrance Path)
5-star: A Grounded Ascent (Harmony Path)
4-star: Greniuses' Greetings (Remembrance Path)
4-star: Trend of the Universal Market (Preservation Path)
4-star: Dance! Dance! Dance! (Harmony Path)

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Edited by Argha Halder