What time does Wuthering Waves 2.8 maintenance start and end?

With the Wuthering Waves 2.8 update looming on the horizon, the maintenance time for the upcoming patch is scheduled to go live on November 20, 2025, at 4 am (UTC+8). You will be unable to enter the maintainence period, and once it ends, you can login to the game and enjoy the content that version 2.8 of Wuthering Waves holds for you.

This article will cover when does the Wuthering Waves 2.8 maintenance start and also the time when it ends.

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Wuthering Waves 2.8 maintenance start and end time

Version 2.8 of Wuthering Waves is finally releasing in a few hours on November 20, 2025 at 11 AM (UTC+8). The servers will go under maintenance at 4 am (UTC+8) and the maintainenance is expected to last for around 7 hours.

Below you can find some of the starting and ending time for the server maintenance for a few major time zones across the world:

America (November 19, 2025)

• Pacific Standard Time: 12 PM to 7 PM
• Mountain Standard Time: 1 PM to 8 PM
• Central Standard Time: 2 PM to 9 PM
• Eastern Standard Time: 3 PM to 10 PM

Europe (November 19-20, 2025)

• Western European Time: 8 AM to 3 PM
• Central European Time: 9 AM to 4 PM
• Eastern European Time: 10 AM to 5 PM

Asia (November 20, 2025)

• India Standard Time: 1:30 AM to 8:30 AM
• Philippine Time: 4 AM to 11 AM
• Japan Standard Time: 5 AM to 12 PM
• Korea Standard Time: 5 AM to 12 PM

Here is a countdown till the approximate time when you will be able to enter the game again.

As part of compensation for the maintenance, you will receive some Astrites during the Wuthering Waves 2.8 update via your in-game mail.

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Wuthering Waves 2.8 characters

Version 2.8 is set to introduce a few new characters to the game, Chisa, and Buling, the latter being a 4-star resonator. Here are the banner schedules for the upcoming patch:

Phase 1

• Chisa (5-star)
• Phoebe (5-star)
• Taoqi (4-star)
• Yuanwu (4-star)
• Aalto (4-star)

Phase 2

• Phrolova (5-star)
• Cantarella (5-star)
• Buling (4-star)
• Danjin (4-star)
• Chixia (4-star)

Kuro Games has confirmed that version 2.8 will be a week shorter and will conclude early, likely on December 25, 2025. The new 3.0 patch cycle will likely begin on this date, and more information will be announced by the developers in the coming days.