Wuthering Waves 3.0 Banner Schedule: What You Need to Know

The long-anticipated Version 3.0 update of WuWa is scheduled to go live globally on December 25, 2025, featuring major content that includes new characters, rerun banner cycles, and weapons. The banner schedule is a core part of this major gacha rotation for the Christmas update, and Kuro Games has confirmed the key details of how players can expect the character and weapon banners to unfold across the lifecycle of said patch.

Release Structure and Banner Phases

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Version 3.0 uses WuWa’s usual two-phase banner approach, which in turn will last for the patch:

Phase 1: This phase starts on December 25, 2025, immediately upon the release of the update.
Phase 2: This would begin approximately on January 15, 2026, after the typical 21-day banner cycle.

Phase 1

Date: December 25, 2025, to mid-January 2026.

Featured 5-Star Characters

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Lynae: A brand-new Resonator joining WuWa in Version 3.0’s Phase 1.
Cartethyia: A returning character rerun.
Ciaccona: Another rerun alongside the new debut.

Weapon Banners

At the same time, Phase 1 includes limited-time weapon banners that spotlight:

Spectrum Blaster: Lynae’s signature 5-star pistols.
Defier’s Thorn: Cartethyia’s signature sword.
Woodland Aria: Ciaccona’s signature pistol.

Phase 2

Date: Around January 15, 2026, to the end of the 3.0 patch.

Featured 5-Star Characters

Image via: Kuro Games

Mornye: The second new Resonator is coming in Version 3.0.
Augusta: Returns as a rerun.
Iuno: Returns during this phase, too.

Weapon Banners

The Phase 2 weapon rotation includes:

Starfield Calibrator: Mornye’s signature broadblade.
Thunderflare Dominion: A rerun broadblade.
Moongazer’s Sigil: A rerun gauntlet.

Conclusion

It is confirmed that the Wuthering Waves Version 3.0 banner schedule is going to follow a two-phase calendar, starting from December 25, 2025. Players concerned about pulls, saving Asterite, or Radiant Tides can confidently look into the 3.0 update with a clear understanding of the confirmed schedule.

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