Honkai Star Rail 3.8: Events and banner schedule

The Honkai Star Rail 3.8 update is scheduled to introduce several gacha banners and events to players. Each one of these events features a generous amount of Stellar Jade and various other resources. As the HSR version 3.8 houses a significant amount of content and banners, Trailblazers might wonder about their release dates.

For those curious, this article takes a look at the Honkai Star Rail 3.8 events and banner schedule.

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Honkai Star Rail 3.8 gacha banners and events, explored

First half Warp banners (From December 17, 2025)

The Dahlia's banner (Image via HoYoverse)

Like version 3.7, the new 5-star of HSR 3.8, The Dahlia, won't be available until the end of the patch. Her exclusive banner will be live alongside Firefly’s rerun Warp event.

Here are the characters and Light Cones players can acquire during the first half of Honkai Star Rail 3.8:

Characters

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

Light Cones

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

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Second half Warp banners (From January 7, 2026)

Lingsha's rerun banner (Image via HoYoverse)

The second half banners of Honkai Star Rail 3.8 feature two rerun characters and their signature LCs. This set will be available for three weeks, and players can pull the following units and Light Cones:

Characters

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

Light Cones

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

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Third half Warp banners (From January 28, 2026)

Aglaea's rerun banner (Image via HoYoverse)

Since Honkai Star Rail 4.0 has been delayed for two weeks, the developers decided to add another phase to version 3.8. Hence, players will receive a third set of characters. Similar to the second half, the third one also features rerun units and Light Cones:

Characters

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

Light Cones

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

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Chrysos Awoo Championship (From December 17, 2025)

The Chrysos Awoo Championship is Honkai Star Rail 3.8’s flagship event. Trailblazers can acquire a generous number of Stellar Jade and other items from the event as long as they complete certain challenges. The rewards of this event are:

• Stellar Jade
• Tracks of Destiny
• Self-Modeling Resin
• Traveler’s Guide

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Remnants of Twilight (From January 7, 2026)

Once the Remnants of Twilight goes live in Honkai Star Rail 3.8, players can obtain its rewards by defeating enemies featured in the event. The freebies are:

• Stellar Jade
• Tracks of Destiny
• Relic Remains
• Traveler’s Guide
• Lost Gold Fragment

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Treasure Hunt (From January 28, 2026)

During the Treasure Hunt event, players will get Stellar Jades and more by consuming Trailblaze Power. The highlighted rewards are:

• 500x Stellar Jade
• 1x Self-Modeling Resin

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Recurring events

Besides the new events, several recurring ones will become available during Honkai Star Rail 3.8:

• Gift of Odyssey (From December 17, 2025)
• Planar Fissure (From December 29, 2025)
• Realm of the Strange (From January 16, 2026)
• Garden of Plenty (From January 28, 2026)

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