HonkaiImpact 3rd — patch notes and updates
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| v8.8 Adrift in the Sea of Data Update Announcement | 2026-04-30 | Welcome to v8.8 Adrift in the Sea of Data (APR 30 ~ JUN 25)!Update Content★ New AstralOp: Bailu YouyunBailu Youyun is an AstralOp recommended for World Star teams. Upon entering Stellar Outburst, she can perform Synergy Attack to pull in surrounding enemies and deal Lightning DMG.While World Star is active, she increases the fielded character's Crit Rate, converts Crit Rate into Crit DMG proportionally, and increases the cap on Stellar Surplus's Surplus Intensity. While World Star or Wheel of Destiny is active, she increases the Elemental DMG and Physical DMG taken by enemies on the field, reduces Stellar Outburst CD when Astral Ring Intensit |
| New AstralOp "Bailu Youyun" and Divine Key "Blue Thunder Shuttle EX19" debut! | 2026-04-30 | Dear Captain, today we will introduce you to the new AstralOp "Bailu Youyun" and the new Divine Key "Blue Thunder Shuttle EX19" coming in v8.8. Let's check them out together~☆☆☆☆☆ AstralOp Bailu Youyun ☆☆☆☆☆"How can someone be called 'professor' and still have a headache over homework from the institute?!"She is the youngest researcher, the genius who carries forward the wishes of those now gone, and the pioneer who dares to push against the tide.She is also the head taster of the bubble tea shop's new drinks, the producer and light engineer of the theater in her head, and the star performer beneath sunlit skies.And more than anything, she is |
| The Night Which the Light Dreams Of | 2026-03-27 | "So, the restless waves shattered against the rocks. Bright light burst forth from there, blooming into a rose of salt."Main Story Part 2 Chapter XI Interlude: The Night Which the Light Dreams Of begins. Complete main story missions to get Crystals, Source Prisms, Beady Fireworks Box 2026, Ancient Assist Gift Box 2026, and more.Time: 10:00, MAR 26 ~ 04:00, APR 30Required Level: 30 or higherThe entire main story will be released on the first day.*Ai-chan's Reminder:When v8.7 ends, The Night Which the Light Dreams Of will be moved to Past Events (accessed from the top right of Main Story Part 2's events screen). Permanent play rewards will stil |
| New S-rank Battlesuit Raiden Mei's "Xentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent" debuts! | 2026-03-05 | ☆☆☆☆☆ Xentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent ☆☆☆☆☆It all began with a young girl's innocent imagination: A gentle yet mighty guardian spirit strides out from the night, blade gleaming as it cleaves the loneliness and fear of the night asunder, while protecting the girl's tranquil dreams.Now, to answer a child's call, the guardian spirit descends from legend into reality. Riding upon wind and wielding a crescent moon as a blade, the flashes of steel illuminate the final long night on the cusp between two years.Though the world may change as time passes, her heart remains pure, and her blade grows ever sharper.◆ How to Get the BattlesuitAfter the v8.7 |
| v8.7 Passage to New Dawns Update Announcement | 2026-03-05 | Through the long night she keeps watch, keeping two years at peace. Her blade swings at the fifth watch, securing passage between two years.Welcome to v8.7 Passage to New Dawns (MAR 5 ~ APR 30)!Update Content★ New MECH-type S-rank Battlesuit: Xentinel · Dawnbearing CrescentXentinel · Dawnbearing Crescent is a MECH-type, blade-using Physical DMG dealer. She severs the long night with an unrivaled blade and safeguards countless homes with a firm stance. This is what it means to be the Guardian Spirit of the Eve.Protected by Astral Ring Specialization: Grail of Infinitude, her Basic ATK can quickly restore SP. Perform her Ultimate to accrue KE a |
| v8.7 Bonuses Overview | 2026-02-20 | The 9th Anniversary celebration is coming soon! Log in to get Supply Card x20, 10x Carnival Battlesuit Supply Card x2, an S-rank Battlesuit Option, and more! |
| Hero's Expedition: Game for the Brave | 2026-01-27 | "The evil hero is right here! How can we stop now?"Hero's Expedition: Game for the Brave begins. Place cards to withstand enemy attacks! Participate in the event and complete missions on the event panel to claim Crystals, Source Prisms, AE Imaginons, Ancient Willpower, and more.Time10:00, JAN 26 ~ 04:00, MAR 5Required Level30 or higherDetails1. In this event, defeat enemies that appear on a chessboard composed of a certain number of tiles. Each turn, you can place cards up to your energy limit to attack enemies. Strategize as different types of cards consume different amounts of energy, occupy different numbers of tiles, and affect different |
| v8.6 "The Banquet Operative" Update Announcement | 2025-12-31 | Welcome to v8.6 "The Banquet Operative" (DEC 31 ~ MAR 5)!Update Content★ New IMG-type S-rank Battlesuit "Miss Espionage""Miss Espionage" is an IMG-type Lightning DMG dealer who wields a scythe and inflicts Paralyze Trauma. The perfect maid donned a new outfit, but she upholds the same promise on her new mission.Rita is protected by the Astral Ring Specialization: Wheel of Destiny. She can enter a unique Stellar Surplus state. When the team's Astral Ring Intensity reaches its limit, additional Intensity gained will be converted into Surplus Intensity, which provides substantial buffs. During specific attacks, Rita can use her Weapon Skill "Rep |
| Rita's New S-rank Battlesuit "Miss Espionage" Debuts | 2025-12-29 | Hello, Captains! Rita's new S-rank battlesuit "Miss Espionage" debuts in v8.6. Read on to learn more!☆☆☆☆☆ Miss Espionage ☆☆☆☆☆For her, baking a lava cake requires the same precision as disassembling a submachine gun.She firmly believes that, be it organizing a room or taking apart a conspiracy, one should follow the same principle—Perfection, which is her only standard.◆ How to Get the BattlesuitAfter the v8.6 update until 12:00, FEB 13, the Battlesuit Supply "Stealth Beauty" is available. The featured S-rank battlesuit "Miss Espionage" is guaranteed in 90 drops with 50% off the first 10x drops.☆☆☆☆☆ Skill Showcase ☆☆☆☆☆Miss Espionage is an |
| Yippee Arcade | Play to get an Outfit Option, emblem, and more! | 2025-11-17 | Yippee Arcade kicks off! Eliminate gems to deal damage and defeat enemies. This event features online matches, so challenge other Captains and find out who's the strongest! Play to obtain Sugary Vacation Outfit Option, Yippee Master Emblem, Crystals, Source Prisms and more!Yippee ArcadeTime10:00, NOV 17 ~ 04:00, DEC 31Required Level30 or higherDetails1. During the event, unlock characters and gems by clearing stages in Yuppee Adventure. By strategically matching gems, characters will deal more damage.The unlock times for the three chapters of Yuppee Adventure are as follows:Chapter 1: 10:00, NOV 17Chapter 2: 10:00, NOV 20Chapter 3: 10:00, NOV |
| New featured event "With You! Youthful Dreams" begins! | 2025-10-23 | Time: After the v8.5 update ~ 04:00, DEC 31Required Level: 30 or higherA wonderful campus life thus begins. But somehow, it's not exactly what was imagined. ...Don't worry, the Messenger of Love never disappoints!Control Assisties to dodge enemy attacks, upgrade weapons and stats, and pass the final trial!Play the event to obtain Valkyrie Blastmetal's new outfit "Brainiac Dark Lord", Crystals, Campus of Love Emblem, Source Prisms and more! |
| v8.5 A Lightful Love Update Announcement | 2025-10-23 | Welcome to v8.5: A Lightful Love (OCT 23 ~ DEC 31)!Update Content★ New SD-type S-rank Battlesuit "Hi♪ Love Elf♥""Hi♪ Love Elf♥" is an SD-type Ice DMG dealer who can guide her little messengers or scatter Love Blossoms for a dazzling offensive. By locking onto her flower cluster with her Ultimate, she can deploy Ever-Blooming Garden across the battlefield to complement her attacks.During Stellar Outburst, Elysia can deploy Love's Expanse around her to provide buffs for her team. When Love's Expanse reaches its maximum level, or when she fires the maximum number of arrows with her charged Ultimate, she can gather light to perform a radiant Link |
| Elysia's New S-rank Battlesuit "Hi♪ Love Elf♥" Debuts! | 2025-10-20 | Hello, Captains! Elysia's new S-rank battlesuit "Hi♪ Love Elf♥" debuts in v8.5. Read on to learn more!☆☆☆☆☆ Hi♪ Love Elf♥ ☆☆☆☆☆Like a flower, she arrives quietly with fragrant blessings; Like a page of poetry, she leaves everlasting love in the heart.The gentle elf bestows upon the world a paradise called Love, guiding people to wish, to pursue, and to believe."As long as you embrace love, everyone can be their own messenger of love ♪"◆ How to Get the BattlesuitAfter the v8.5 update until 12:00, DEC 5, the Battlesuit Supply "Love Planted in Dream Orchard" will be available. The featured S-rank battlesuit "Hi♪ Love Elf♥" is guaranteed in 90 dr |
| New Version Bonuses Preview | 2025-10-17 | "These rewards aren't just gifts, they also represent my heartfelt wish to meet you...♥" |
| Path Lighted by Love | 2025-10-17 | "Let's move forward with love and dreams for the future! It's a promise~ ♪"During the event, log in to get Equipment Supply Card x10 and Prism Stigma Direct Level-Up Coupon x1!Time04:00, OCT 18 ~ 04:00, DEC 31Required Level15 or higherDetailsDay 1: Prism Stigma Direct Level-Up Coupon x1Day 2: Equipment Supply Card x2Day 3: Equipment Supply Card x2Day 4: Equipment Supply Card x2Day 5: Equipment Supply Card x2Day 6: Equipment Supply Card x2 |
| Livestream Plan ♥ Gift of Love | 2025-09-25 | Want to know more about the famous streamer Miss Elf? Then enter her live stream channel and watch the happy daily life of Miss Elf and her friends!Livestream Plan ♥ Gift of Love begins. Participate in the event and interact with Miss Elf. Level up the Live Stream Channel to obtain Crystals, Messenger of Love Keychain, Ancient Willpower and more.Time10:00, SEP 25 ~ 04:00, OCT 23Required Level30 or higherDetails1. Miss Elf's live stream channel will be available for a limited time. Enter it and interact with Miss Elf by sending comments, giving gifts, and voting in polls to complete daily live stream missions and level up the live stream chann |
| Assemble! Summer Friendship Resort | 2025-08-28 | A heart-throbbing game and a light-hearted adventure await. Have a summer filled with miracles at the Golden Courtyard!"Welcome to the World of Love created by a genius designer! Are you ready for a su... Yes, a surprise?"Assemble! Summer Friendship Resort begins! Play the event to obtain Mad Pleasure: Shadowbringer's outfit "Roseate Summer", Summer at Golden Courtyard Emblem, Crystals, Source Prisms and more.Assemble! Summer Friendship ResortTime10:00, AUG 28 ~ 04:00, OCT 23Required Level30 or higherDetails1. This event features chibi-style map exploration. Four maps will be unlocked gradually. Complete all main story missions to obtain the |
| Coralie's new S-rank battlesuit "Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon" debuts! | 2025-08-21 | ☆☆☆☆☆ Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon ☆☆☆☆☆The dark lord rends the shadow of the divine, and the evil dragon burns eternity into cinders.The wounds left by fate grow wings that transcend time, and the long night stained by death fuels the fire of civilization to burn ever brighter.She spreads her wings in the blazing flames, a raging fire never to be vanquished."Because today is the future our senpais paved for us and the future we will pass on!""This is the permanence forged by humanity!"◆ How to Get the BattlesuitAfter the v8.4 update ~ 12:00, OCT 3, the Battlesuit Supply "Overlord of Annihilation" will be available. The featured S-rank battles |
| v8.4 Update Announcement | 2025-08-21 | Update Content★ New MECH-type S-rank Battlesuit "Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon"Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon is a MECH-type Fire DMG dealer. All damage she deals is considered Ignite DMG. She wields a Rocket Hammer and is protected by Astral Ring Specialization: Rite of Oblivion. After clearing three trials, Coralie, the savior of the world, returns triumphantly in her dragonkin form. Behold, the genius Dark Lord!Behold! Fate-Defying Dragon can use her claws and wings to perform flashy aerial combos. In Stellar Outburst, her multi-level scorching dragon breath will burn everything to ashes.*You can obtain the new battlesuit and her recommended eq |
| Helia's new S-rank battlesuit "Planar Armament: Warped Spacetime" debuts! | 2025-06-26 | Hello, Captain! Helia's new S-rank battlesuit "Planar Armament: Warped Spacetime" is debuting in v8.3! New Astral Ring Specialization: Grail of Infinitude will accompany her! Read on for more details!☆☆☆☆☆ Planar Armament: Warped Spacetime ☆☆☆☆☆She was once bound by seemingly unreachable dreams and entangled in vengeful obsession. Yet, she never abandoned the faith in her heart.She measures an extraordinary path with ordinary steps, firmly toward the future she seeks. She stays true to her heart and her past self."We've come such a long way, Helia!"◆ How to Get the BattlesuitAfter the v8.3 update until 12:00, AUG 8, Battlesuit Supply "Illumin |