Staying informed about the global release of the Honkai Star Rail 3.2 update is crucial for players eager to optimize their resource management, particularly if they wish to summon the new characters. The upcoming patch will introduce two new characters, Castorice and Anaxa, set to launch on April 9, 2025. Players can also look forward to recurring characters and, notably, free anniversary rewards.
To keep up with the important details surrounding this significant patch, this article presents a countdown highlighting the time remaining until the Honkai Star Rail 3.2 update becomes available worldwide.
Global Release Schedule for Honkai Star Rail 3.2 Update
The highly anticipated Honkai Star Rail 3.2 update is slated to launch on April 9, 2025, at 11 am (UTC+8). Prior to this global rollout, HoYoverse will implement a maintenance period lasting approximately five hours. Given that these events synchronize across all servers, players may experience challenges in tracking the update timing in their respective regions.
To mitigate confusion, we’ve provided a universal countdown that specifies when players can expect the HSR 3.2 update to go live in different regions.
Release Times by Region
America (April 8, 2025)
- Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 8 pm
- Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 9 pm
- Central Daylight Time (CDT): 10 pm
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 11 pm
Europe (April 9, 2025)
- Western European Summer Time (WEST): 4 am
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): 5 am
- Eastern European Summer Time (EEST): 6 am
Asia (April 9, 2025)
- India Standard Time (IST): 8:30 am
- China Standard Time (CST): 11 am
- Philippine Standard Time (PST): 11 am
- Japanese Standard Time (JST): 12 pm
- Korea Standard Time (KST): 12 pm
Overview of Honkai Star Rail 3.2 First Phase Banner
The first phase of the Honkai Star Rail 3.2 banner will launch with the update, introducing the new playable character Castorice. As a 5-star Remembrance unit, she specializes in the Quantum element, delivering significant damage and fulfilling the DPS role within team compositions.
In addition to Castorice, the initial banner will also feature several returning 5-star characters alongside a selection of 4-star units, detailed as follows:
- Castorice: 5-star – Remembrance, Quantum
- Fugue: 5-star – Nihility, Fire
- Jiaoqiu: 5-star – Nihility, Fire
- Acheron: 5-star – Nihility, Lightning
- Pela: 4-star – Nihility, Ice
- Gallagher: 4-star – Abundance, Fire
- Lynx: 4-star – Abundance, Quantum
Additionally, the featured Light Cones during the first phase of version 3.2 are listed below:
- Make Farewells More Beautiful: Remembrance (5-star)
- Those Many Springs: Nihility (5-star)
- Long Road Leads Home: Nihility (5-star)
- Along the Passing Shore: Nihility (5-star)
- Post-Op Conversations: Abundance (4-star)
- Boundless Choreo: Nihility (4-star)
- Good Night and Sleep Well: Nihility (4-star)