
- Honkai Star Rail 3.8 will be released on December 15 for the NA and on December 16 for EU, Asia, TW, HK, and MO.
- The new update will add a new 5-star character, The Dahlia.
- Version 3.8 will also have a new Light Cone, boss, and events.
Update: added new Honkai Star Rail 3.8 information on December 5, 2025
Honkai Star Rail 3.8 Release Date
Honkai Star Rail 3.8 will be released on December 15, 2025, and will end on January 26, 2026 for for NA servers. To learn about the release date and time for the other regions, check the table below:
HSR 3.8 New Character Banner
The Dahlia Banner
The Dahlia banner will feature the new 5-star character The Dahlia, alongside other 4-star characters. The 4-star characters have been confirmed to be Gallagher, Luka, and Preservation March 7th. The Dahlia banner is going to be in the first phase of Honkai Star Rail 3.8.
Honkai Star Rail 3.8 New Characters
- The Dahlia
Honkai Star Rail 3.8 will only add The Dahlia, aka Constance, one of the members of the Everflame Family of the Annihilation Gang.
Constance “The Dahlia”

Image Credit: Hoyoverse (via X/@HonkaiStarRail)
The Dahlia, aka Constance, is a 5-star character of the Nihility path and has the Fire element. When it comes to The Dahlia’s kit, she is a Break Support, particularly synergizing well with Firefly. She can allow allies to deal Super Break damage, even without breaking the toughness bar completely.
Constance is one of the daughters of Duke Ifrit Inferno and likely the second in command of the Everflame Mansion Family. She first made an appearance in the Myriad Celestial Trailer — A Night of Ever-Flame: Scene 33. She was a Memokeeper and currently is a Cremator.
Honkai Star Rail 3.8 Light Cones
HSR 3.8 will only feature one new Light Cone, and it is the signature Light Cone of The Dahlia. Learn about the name and effect of the new Light Cone from our table below:
Honkai Star Rail 3.8 Possible Reruns
HSR 3.8 Rerun Characters
- Firefly
- Fugue
- Lingsha
- Aglaea
- Sunday
It has been confirmed that Honkai Star Rail 3.8 banners will have Firefly, Fugue, Lingsha, Aglaea, and Sunday as 5-star rerun characters in Honkai Star Rail 3.8 banners.
HSR 3.8 Rerun Light Cones
- Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest
- Long Road Leads Home
- Scent Alone Stays True
- Time Woven Into Gold
- A Grounded Ascent
The rerun 5-star Light Cones are the signature Light Cones of the above-mentioned characters.
Honkai Star Rail 3.8 New Boss
- Harbinger of Death
A new boss will appear in Honkai Star Rail 3.8 storyline. This boss is shown to be an Iron Cavalry Knight that has been corrupted by The Swarm, looking eerily similar to SAM’s design. As this is happening in Penacony, it can be a corrupted version of SAM inside Firefly’s mind.
The Dahlia, aka Constance, is the new 5-star character featured in Honkai Star Rail 3.8. She is of the Nihility path and uses the Fire element.
As per the latest leaks, Honkai Star Rail 3.8 is expected not to feature any new Relics or Planar Ornaments.

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