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Honkai: Star Rail 3.8 Dated With Eight-Week Run as Story Returns to Penacony

The patch shifts the narrative to Firefly’s viewpoint to uncover the Trailblazer’s missing memories.

Overview

  • HoYoverse set a regional rollout for December 16–17, with version 3.8 running from December 17, 2025 to February 12–13, 2026, extending the usual update cycle to eight weeks.
  • Constance “The Dahlia” debuts as a limited five-star on the Path of Nihility designed to supercharge Break and Super Break team compositions.
  • Her kit introduces a Gloomy Zone that lets Toughness Reduction trigger Super Break before an enemy is Weakness Broken, pairs with a Dance Partner for extra Super Break hits, and uses an Ultimate that applies partners’ Type Weakness to all enemies.
  • The extended patch adds a third banner phase: Phase 1 (Dec 17–Jan 7) features The Dahlia and Firefly; Phase 2 (Jan 7–28) features Fugue and Lingsha; Phase 3 (Jan 28–Feb 12/13) features Aglaea and Sunday, with no extra event planned for Phase 3.
  • Limited-time content includes the Chrysos Awoo Championship chimera-training event and the Remnants of Twilight battle challenges, and the game is available on PlayStation 5, PC, iOS, and Android.