What’s Next: Banner Schedule for Genshin Impact 3?
Current Banners (January 2025)
- The current Banners in Genshin Impact features returning 5-Stars Arlecchino and Clorinde.
- Clorinde is a returning 5-Star Electro sword- on her Illuminating Lightning Banner.
- The boosted 4-Star characters on Clorinde’s current Banner are: Chevreuse (Pyro), Lan Yan (Anemo), Rosaria (Cryo).
- Arlecchino, a 5-Star Pyro polearm-, is featured on The Hearth’s Ashen Shadow Banner.
The current banners will be available from January 21 to February 11, 2025.
The Chronicled Wish Banner
- This banner will also be available in Version 5.3, featuring Liyue characters and weapons.
- Banner Dates: January 21, 2025 – February 11, 2025.
Next Banner Schedule (Version 5.4)
Thanks to drip marketing on social media, it’s all but confirmed that Yumemizuki Mizuki is on one of the next Banners in Genshin Impact during version 5.4. Mizuki is a 5-Star Anemo catalyst-.
As for reruns, thanks to reliable leaks from FlyingFlame and HomDGCat relayed on the Genshin_Impact_Leaks subreddit, it looks like Wriothesley has finally been let out of that Cryo jail HoYoverse had him imprisoned in. Both leakers point to Wriothesley finally rerunning alongside Mizuki in Phase 1, with Furina and Sigewinne rerunning in Phase 2.
Next Weapon Banners (Version 5.4)
If the leaks sourced above are accurate, then the next weapon Banners in Genshin Impact during version 5.4 will feature:
- New 5-star catalyst – Mizuki’s signature weapon (Phase 1)
- Cashflow Supervision (catalyst) – Wriothesley’s signature weapon (Phase 1)
- Splendor of Tranquil Waters (sword) – Furina’s signature weapon (Phase 2)
- Silvershower Heartstrings (bow) – Sigewinne’s signature weapon (Phase 2)
Future Banner Schedule
- Starting on March 13, 2024, with update 4.5’s launch:
- Banner #1: Chiori (5-Star character, sword, Geo), Gorou (4-Star character, bow, Geo), Yun Jin (4-Star character, polearm, Geo), and Dori (4-Star character, claymore, Electro).
- Starting on June 5, 2024, with update 4.7’s launch:
- Banner #1: Clorinde (5-Star character, Electro, sword), Sethos (4-Star character, Electro, bow), Bennett (4-Star character, Pyro, sword), and Thoma (4-Star character, Pyro, polearm).
Character Leaks for Genshin Impact Banners
Here’s a detailed breakdown of the character leaks for Genshin Impact banners:
- Version 5.4 Banners:
- Mizuki, Wriothesley, Sigewinne, and Furina are the expected 5-Star characters.
- 4-Star characters likely to be featured include Mika, Gorou, Sayu, and Chongyun.
- The Event Banners have been updated in the latest beta build, revealing more about the characters ing the banners.
- Version 5.4 will return players to Inazuma, following the conclusion of the Archon Quest in Natlan.
- Version 5.5 Banners:
- Very little is currently known about future banner orders.
- Only the silhouette of a character dubbed as “Cow Girl” is speculated to release in 5.5.
- Versions:
- Version 5.0:
- Phase I (August 28, 2024): Mualani (5-star Hydro), Kachina (4-star Geo, obtainable for free).
- Phase II (September 17, 2024): Kinich (5-star Dendro), Raiden Shogun (5-star Electro).
- Version 5.1:
- Phase I (October 9, 2024): Xilonen (5-star Geo).
- Phase II (October 29, 2024): Nahida (5-star Dendro), Hu Tao (5-star Pyro).
- Version 5.2:
- Phase I (November 20, 2024): Chasca (5-star Anemo – Bow), Lyney (5-star Pyro – Bow), Ororon (4-star Electro – Bow), Sucrose (4-star Anemo – Catalyst), Barbara (4-star Hydro – Catalyst).
- Phase II (December 10, 2024): Neuvillette (5-star Hydro – Catalyst), Zhongli (5-star Geo – Polearm).
- Version 5.3:
- Phase I (January 1, 2025): Mavuika (5-star Pyro), Citlali (5-star Cryo).
- Phase II (January 21, 2025): Arlecchino (5-star Pyro), Clorinde (5-star Electro).
- Lan Yan (4-star Anemo) will debut in this version.
- Version 5.0:
Moreover, the next banners for patch 5.4 have been revealed through leaks and drip marketing from Hoyoverse. Not much is known about the release of Yumemizuki Mizuki, who is expected to be a Standard Banner character after 5.4. Additionally, 5.4 is rumored to have another Chronicled Wish banner featuring Inazuma characters.
If all recent leaks are accurate, Genshin Impact’s 5.3 update will be filled with new and returning playable characters. Multiple five-star characters may receive their first-ever rerun in the Event Wish Banners, along with the return of the Chronicled Wish Banner.
How Do Genshin Impact Banners Work?
Genshin Impact 3.0 was released on August 24, 2022. Highlights include the:
- Sumeru region
- Dendro element
- New characters: Tighnari, Collei, Dori, and the Dendro Traveler
- Reruns of characters: Zhongli, Ganyu, and Kokomi
- New artifacts
- Seven new weapons
- New quests
The update shed some light on the mysterious Dendro element, introducing new characters, reactions, and mechanics.
Banners in Version 3.0 will end one week shorter than previous versions. There will be two phases of banners.
Phase 1 starts on August 24, 2022, featuring:
- 5-star Dendro Tighnari
- 4-star Dendro specialist Collei
- Returning 5-star Geo expert Zhongli
This phase will run until September 9, 2022.
Afterwards, Phase 2 will introduce:
- 5-star Ganyu (rerun)
- 4-star Electro character Dori
Phase 2 banners titled Adrift in the Harbor will be available from September 9, 2022, to October 4, 2022.
In of drop rates, Tighnari, Zhongli, and Collei have a higher drop rate in Phase 1. Meanwhile, Ganyu, Kokomi, and Dori have a higher drop rate in Phase 2.
Overall, Genshin Impact 3.0 marks one of the most exciting banner schedules, featuring four powerful 5-star characters during the update, as well as various new events.