Wuthering Waves 3.8 'Lilies in a Dying Dream' Launches Today With Lily and a New Story Chapter
Wuthering Waves players have had this date circled since the preview broadcast last week, and today is the day the wait ends. Version 3.8, titled "Lilies in a Dying Dream", launches on Thursday 12 November 2026, bringing a brand-new five-star Resonator, the next chapter of the main story, fresh events and a set of improvements that reach from mobile to console. Kuro Games confirmed the date in its official maintenance notice on 7 November, and the update goes live once maintenance ends.
The maintenance window runs from 04:00 to 11:00 UTC+8 on 12 November, which is 03:00 to 10:00 WIB, so most players in Indonesia will be able to log in from late morning. Pre-download opened on 10 November at 10:00 UTC+8, which means anyone who grabbed the files early only needs a short patch this morning. Accounts created before maintenance began, with Mail unlocked, receive 300 Astrite and 2 Crystal Solvent as update compensation, a small thank-you that has become a familiar ritual with every major version.
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The headline of the update is Lily, the new five-star Resonator. She arrives as a Spectro Pistols healer, a combination the game has not offered before, and her kit was shown during the 6 November preview broadcast. Her sense of smell and perfumery craft are woven into her story, and she leads the Phase 1 banner under the name Bloom of Yesterday's Dreamsoil, alongside returning Resonators Sigrika and Qiu Yuan. Her signature five-star weapon, Lullaby, arrives on the weapon banner at the same time. Phase 1 runs from 12 November until 3 December, when Phase 2 begins with Yangyang: Xuanling, Suisui and Hiyuki.
A New Story Chapter Sets Up Version 4.0
Version 3.8 continues the main story with Chapter IV Act V, "A Bouquet for Tomorrow", and this chapter matters more than most. Kuro Games has said the update begins establishing the world and narrative setting for Version 4.0, giving players a first glimpse of the game's next big chapter while the current story reaches a turning point. Alongside the story there is a new Tactical Hologram challenge, Calamity Effigy, for players who want a hard combat test, plus a new area known as the Train of Souls, which the preview broadcast showed off as one of the version's signature locations.
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Events, Outfits and Quality-of-Life Changes
The event calendar is generous. New leisure events include Second Coming of Solaris: Unwritten Dreams, Lahai-Roi Blocks: Turnabout and the Lollo Campaign: Groundwork, while the combat event Dreamfield Odyssey gives fighters something to grind. Hiyuki receives the Deluxe Outfit Lune Noire with a new accessory, Flaming Sakura, and the version also brings Starpath Reverbs II and Tideforge Reverbs II convenes for players chasing older Resonators and weapons. On the technical side, supported consoles get a choice between Performance and Quality modes, although that option is not yet available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S, and there are gameplay optimisations across the board.
One Warning Before You Log In
If you watched the preview broadcast, you may be holding three redeem codes: TRAINOFSOULS, BLOOMINGFLOWERS and SCHOOLLIFE, worth 100 Astrite each. Those codes expired on 8 November at 23:59 UTC+8, so they no longer redeem, and any site still listing them as active is out of date. Do not waste time hunting for them today. Instead, claim the maintenance compensation from your mail, check the Phase 1 banner if Lily is on your wishlist, and remember that her banner runs until 3 December, so there is no need to pull in a panic on day one.
Wuthering Waves remains free to play on PC, consoles and mobile, and the Google Play listing describes it as a story-rich open-world action RPG, a winner of the Players' Voice award at The Game Awards 2025, with a 4.4-star rating from more than 529,000 reviews. The listing also notes that the game is IGRS-certified and suitable for players aged 13 and above. Version 3.8 is a story-heavy update rather than a systems overhaul, but between a new healer, a new story act and the first real look at what Version 4.0 will become, it is one of the more important patches of the year for anyone still travelling with Rover.
Source: GamingOnPhone — Wuthering Waves Version 3.8 "Lilies in a Dying Dream" arrives November 12 with new Resonator Lily, events, and more — https://gamingonphone.com/news/wuthering-waves-version-3-8-lilies-in-a-dying-dream-arrives-november-12-with-new-resonator-lily-events-and-more/