Honkai Star Rail 3.5 drip marketing speculation and schedule

The ongoing version 3.3 is almost halfway done, and as usual, players are waiting for the Honkai Star Rail 3.5 drip marketing campaign to commence. This event is where the developers announce the upcoming playable characters. Since the version 3.5 drip marketing campaign is about to start, players might wonder which character will be announced.

For those curious, this article looks at the Honkai Star Rail 3.5 drip marketing schedule and what characters will likely be a part of the campaign.

Note: Some aspects of this article are based on leaks and are subject to change. Readers are advised to take every bit of information with a grain of salt.

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Honkai Star Rail 3.5 drip marketing characters and date speculation

The expected Honkai Star Rail 3.5 drip marketing schedule

[Hsr 3.5 Dev] Hysilens and Cerydra model via Luna byu/raadrules inHonkaiStarRail_leaks

As mentioned, the Honkai Star Rail version 3.5 drip marketing campaign is expected to commence a couple of days after the second phase of HSR 3.3 begins. If the developers of this title stick to their usual timings, the first character of the version 3.5 will likely be announced on June 17, 2025.

Since HoYoverse has been releasing two characters per patch for a long time, the upcoming one will likely follow the same pattern. Hence, the drip marketing campaign is expected to end on June 18, 2025, after the second 5-star character gets revealed.

The following table lists the date and time at which the HSR 3.5 drip marketing campaign is expected to begin:

Date	Time	Timezone
June 16, 2025	8:30 pm	PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
June 17, 2025	5:30 am	CEST (Central European Summer Time)
June 17, 2025	11:30 am	CST (China Standard Time)

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Exploring the characters that will likely be a part of the Honkai Star Rail 3.5 drip marketing campaign

Hysilens (Image via HoYoverse)

Players can expect two 5-star units to be revealed throughout the event. While various leaks regarding the upcoming characters can be seen online, one post from a reliable source, Luna, stands out.

According to the information from Luna, Hysilens and Cerydra will be announced as playable characters during the HSR 3.5 drip marketing campaign. As seen in the leaked post, both characters’ Path and Element were disclosed by the leaker. This allows players to get a basic understanding of how these characters’ abilities might work in this gacha title.

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