Understanding the Pity System in Genshin Impact
Understanding the Pity System in Genshin Impact
The pity system in Genshin Impact essentially ensures that you receive certain ranks of characters after wishing a certain number of times. The game’s pity system guarantees players a valuable item that can be a character or a weapon after a certain number of unsuccessful attempts.
To track pity, you can click the History button on the Wish page and count the number of pulls since your last 5-star character. Pity carries over from banner to banner; for instance, if you roll 75 times before a new banner drops, those rolls will carry over. However, note that this only works if you’re rolling on the same banner. Character and Standard banners don’t share the same pity and they work separately, including the Weapon banner.
Pity Mechanisms
- Limited Character Banner: Roll 10 times for a guaranteed 4-star and 90 times for a guaranteed 5-star.
- Standard Banner: Roll 10 times for a guaranteed 4-star and 90 times for a guaranteed 5-star.
- Weapon Banner: Roll 10 times for a guaranteed 4-star and 80 times for a guaranteed 5-star.
Moreover, Genshin Impact’s 5-star characters have some of the worst drop rates, with a measly 0.6% chance of being pulled. Thankfully, if you’re out of luck and can’t seem to pull one, you are guaranteed to win a 5-star character on your 90th wish on the Character Event banner.
While the base probability for obtaining a 5-star character is 0.6%, players have found a hidden pity system called soft pity that increases this probability after a certain number of pulls. Soft pity starts with the 74th wish. Every additional wish increases your chances by roughly 6% until you have a 100% chance on the 90th wish. At 75 pulls on the Character Event Wish banner and the Standard Wish banner, this 0.6% chance will slowly increase until it hits 100%, meaning from pull number 75 and on, you’ll have an increased chance of getting a 5-star.
There is another type of pity called 50/50, which occurs on the Limited Character Banner. If you don’t get the limited character as your first 5-star, the next 5-star you get is guaranteed to be the limited 5-star character. Note that this only works in this banner.
Finally, to calculate Pity, all the player has to do is count every non-5-star item since the last 5-star item. For example, if you wished 77 times on the Character banner without getting any 5-star, you would have 77 pity. However, reaching 90 is almost impossible because of the soft pity system that provides increased chances.
What is Soft Pity and How Does It Work?
Soft Pity in Genshin Impact is a mechanic that enhances the chances of obtaining a 5-star character or item as players approach a specific pull count. Specifically, it begins between 70 to 80 pulls. The details are as follows:
- As you reach closer to 80 pulls, the rate of getting a 5-star increases incrementally.
- Typically, a player wins a 5-star character around this time.
- If a player experiences unluckiness, they will hit ‘hard pity’, guaranteeing a 5-star on the 90th pull.
Furthermore, the soft pity system not only provides an assurance of getting a 5-star item shortly before reaching the actual pity count, but also operates within specific parameters:
- The soft pity starts at the 74th wish.
- Each additional wish increases your chances by approximately 6%, culminating in a 100% chance on the 90th wish.
- Thus, for pulls ranging from 74 to 89, each pull raises your chances by 6% more than the previous one.
In summary, around 75 pulls, soft pity activates. This gradual increase continues until you reach the 90 pulls mark, where hard pity guarantees you a top-tier character.
Overall, Genshin Impact’s pity system is a notable feature among gacha games, offering players a structured way to guarantee desired characters through strategic pulling mechanics.
Hard Pity Explained: Guarantees in Genshin
Hard Pity Explained
Hard Pity is the term used when you reach nearly or exactly 90 pulls to get a 5-star character or 80 pulls for a 5-star weapon. The way pity works is that if you don’t get a 5-star character over 89 summons, the 90th is 5-star guaranteed. The wish counter resets when you get a 4-star or a 5-star. Getting a 4-star won’t reset your counter for 5-star, but getting a 5-star will reset the counter for your 4-star and 5-star pity. If the limited banner ends for the Promotional Character and Promotional Weapon, the counter will carry over to the next banner of the same category.
Pity System Overview
- The pity system refers to a number of pulls or wishes you need to do on a banner before you’re guaranteed a 4-star or 5-star.
- You have a chance of getting a 4-star or 5-star before even reaching that number.
- If you roll 9 times in a banner and don’t get a 4-star or a 5-star, your 10th roll will be a guaranteed 4-star or higher.
- The same goes for the 5-star pity; if by your 89th wish (79th for the weapon banner), you still haven’t received a 5-star weapon or character, your next wish is guaranteed to be 5-star.
50/50 System
When you get a 4-star or 5-star drop, there’s a 50% chance it will either be a featured character or weapon in the limited banner, or a standard character or weapon. This is commonly known amongst players as the 50/50 System. If you didn’t receive the featured weapon or character and instead got the standard or off-rated item or unit, it is then guaranteed that your next 4-star or 5-star drop will be the featured character or weapon.
Soft Pity Explained
- Soft Pity refers to the range of wishes between 60 to 80 pulls since your last 5-star character or weapon.
- This term is used for when you are closer to your 89th pull without getting a 5-star character or weapon, but have not quite hit it yet.
- The rate of getting a 5-star increases more and more as you reach 80, and is when you usually get a 5-star character.
- However, if you’re unlucky, you hit hard pity, which guarantees you a 5-star on your 90th pull.
Pity System Summary
The pity system in Genshin Impact works a bit like this:
- Limited Character Banner: Roll 10 times for a guaranteed 4-star and 90 times for a guaranteed 5-star.
- Standard Banner: Roll 10 times for a guaranteed 4-star and 90 times for a guaranteed 5-star.
Tools for Tracking Pity: Calculators and Apps
Tools for Tracking Pity in Genshin Impact
- Paimon.moe Wish Counter: The recommended usage is to import your wish history with the Auto Importer. To start, press the Auto Import button. If you prefer, you can manually input the data by enabling that option. Keep in mind that your wish history is not updated automatically, so please import again to update it. Additionally, Paimon.moe cannot retrieve wishes older than 6 months as they may have been deleted from HoYoVerse’s servers.
- Tracking Pity: Pity can be tracked by clicking the History button on the Wish page. From there, simply count the number of pulls since your last 5-star character. Note that the number of wishes changes between banners.
- Genshin Impact Wish Counter App: This app allows s to track their pity counter and monitor when they obtain a character or weapon. It offers the option to automatically import logs and create backups. s can set their pity on each banner and increment it every time they pull a wish in the game.
- In-game Wish History Feature: The most straightforward method to track your pity is by using the in-game ‘Wish History’ feature available on each banner page. This tool lists the wish history in Genshin Impact and allows filtering by banner type, rarity, and timeline.
How to Check Your Pity Using HoYoLAB
The pity system in Genshin Impact ensures that every 10 pulls guarantees 1 four-star weapon or character.
Additionally, it states that every 90 pulls guarantees a five-star item or character. There is also a soft pity system that activates around 75 pulls.
The easiest way to check your pity is by looking at the History feature in HoYoLAB. If it shares history, it also shares pity.
The Role of 50/50 in Pity Calculation
The 50/50 system in Genshin Impact is integral to the pity calculation for pulling characters on banners. It takes effect whenever a player wishes on a banner and reaches the 5-star threshold of 75-90 pulls. At this point, players encounter a 50% chance of receiving either the limited 5-star character or a character from the standard banner pool.
However, there is an important aspect to consider. If players lose the 50/50 (i.e., they receive a non-rate up character), they are granted a guarantee. This guarantee ensures that the next 5-star character they pull on a limited banner will be the limited offering. This system is substantial, as players can maintain this guarantee for as long as they want, allowing them to save it for characters they desire the most.
For players who are completely certain about wanting a specific character and wish to avoid the risk of the 50/50, there is a strategic option. They can save up to 28,800 Primogems, which equates to 180 rolls, yielding a 100% chance to acquire the desired character. This amount is sufficient to hit hard pity twice.
It is worth noting that the 50/50 mechanic can only be lost if the last five-star character obtained was a non-rate up character. If a player loses the 50/50, they will receive a non-rate up character. However, after this loss, they have a confirmed rate up for the next pull, eliminating future risks of losing a 50/50.
In summary, each time a player receives a 4-star or 5-star drop, there exists a 50% chance that it will either be a featured character or weapon in the limited banner, or simply a standard character.
Pity Counter: Does It Reset Between Banners?
The pity count in Genshin Impact behaves differently depending on the banners:
- Chronicled Wish Banners: The pity count will carry over to the next Chronicled Wish banner. However, it does not share its pity count with any other banners. Fate Points will still reset.
- Standard and Character Event Banners:
- Players must reach a pity count of 90 to guarantee a 5-star summon. However, reaching 75 wishes triggers a hidden mechanic known as ‘soft pity,’ which significantly increases the chances of obtaining a 5-star character.
- The pity count carries over whenever the character and weapon banners rotate or refresh, meaning any accumulated pity is preserved.
- Resetting the Pity Count:
- There is currently a single method for resetting the pity count to zero: summoning a 5-star from the standard banner, character event, or weapon banner.
- Getting a 4-star character will not reset your counter for 5-star. However, obtaining a 5-star will reset the counter for both 4-star and 5-star pity.
- If the limited banner ends for the Promotional Character and Promotional Weapon, the counter will carry over to the next banner of the same category.
In summary, the pity counter resets to zero upon gaining a 5-star character and also resets whenever a 4-star character is pulled. Players should be aware of these mechanics as they navigate different banners in the game.
Common Misconceptions About Genshin’s Pity System
The pity system in Genshin Impact exists to ensure that players who wish a lot will get their money’s worth. It functions by guaranteeing that players will receive a rate up character or a valuable item after a specific number of wishes. This incentivizes players to either save up for a banner or spend money wishing for a certain character or weapon.
Specifically, hard pity starts at 90 wishes on the character banner and 80 wishes on the weapon banner. If players reach this number, they are guaranteed to get a 5-star character. Furthermore, if they reach that number twice without getting the featured item, players are guaranteed to receive that item.
On the other hand, soft pity, although not officially described, refers to the range in the high 70s that seems to have a much higher rate of 5-star item drops. Players often take advantage of this soft pity system by switching to single wishes from wish 70, as there may be a chance to save some Primogems.
To check their current pity status, players can go to the ‘Wish’ menu and click ‘History.’ This will display all wishes made in the past six months. Players can navigate through their wish history until they find their last 5-star pull, allowing them to calculate how many pulls they have made since that point to learn how much pity they have built up.
Additionally, the pity count for each banner can be carried and is typically mentioned by HoYoverse in every banner description. For example, if the pity for Hu Tao’s character banner is 90, players are guaranteed to get at least one 5-star character within 90 attempts. Similarly, the soft pity system allows players to obtain a 5-star character around 75 wishes.
According to community research, the soft pity for permanent and event-exclusive characters starts at 74 wishes. The chances of getting the 5-star character increase significantly with each unsuccessful attempt until it hits 100% on the 90th wish. For the weapons banner, the soft pity count starts at 65 wishes and increases significantly after 70 tries.
Moreover, if a player makes nine consecutive wishes without earning an item of 4-star rarity or higher, they are guaranteed to obtain such an item on their tenth wish. The pity system thereby ensures that players always receive items of certain rarities within a designated number of wishes.
In summary, Genshin Impact utilizes a gacha system, where characters and weapons are determined by chance. However, the pity system, operating on both hard and soft levels, helps to alleviate some of the uncertainty inherent in gacha mechanics.
