Honkai Star Rail The Dahlia release date

The Dahlia in Honkai Star Rail is an upcoming 5-star unit confirmed to debut in the version 3.8 update. Set for launch on December 17, 2025, her banner will be available throughout the first phase of the patch, accompanied by Firefly's rerun Warp. Version 3.8 will also bring other rerun units, including Phainon and Fugue, throughout three different phases.

However, players will be particularly interested in summoning The Dahlia from the Honkai Star Rail 3.8 banner, given her fresh kit and gameplay loop. This article further discusses her Warp release schedule for major regions and presents a countdown to track it.

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Honkai Star Rail The Dahlia release date, time, and countdown

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Version 3.8 Special Program Live Now: In Version 3.8's first-phase banner, limited 5-star character The Dahlia will be on rate-up, and Firefly will have a rerun banner. #HSRSpecialProgram #HonkaiStarRail

The Dahlia is featured in the first phase of Honkai Star Rail 3.8. Hence, her banner will release with the update on December 17, 2025, at 11 am (UTC+8). It will be available until January 7, 2026.

She is the only new character in the upcoming patch, which will last for eight long weeks. That said, The Dahlia release date and time may vary based on the player's location. To avoid confusion, we have listed below the Phase 1 banner launch schedule across 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

The countdown below will help readers track the time until The Dahlia releases in HSR:

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Honkai Star Rail The Dahlia banner: 4-star characters and Light Cones

The Dahlia and her Light Cone (Image via HoYoverse)

The Dahlia was initially teased via the version 3.8 drip marketing campaign. The Honkai Star Rail 3.8 livestream further confirmed her banner composition and other crucial details.

Here are all the characters you can obtain during Phase 1:

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

Here are the Light Cones featured in the first phase of patch 3.8:

• Never Forget Her Flames (5-star): Nihility Path (The Dahlia signature pick)
• Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest (5-star): Destruction Path (Firefly signature pick)
• 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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