As Genshin Impact’s roster of playable characters continues to expand with both four-star and five-star characters, the need for additional methods for obtaining characters also grows. At this point in Genshin Impact’s lifecycle, the existing Wish Banners have become increasingly problematic for habitually neglecting characters, especially Cryo characters and some of the newest four-star characters, so it’s arguably time for some changes.
Until more options are introduced for how players can obtain characters, Event Wish Banners prioritizing character reruns based on their order in Genshin Impact’s character rerun waiting list could be a welcome change. According to some of the latest leaks, a particularly long-overdue four-star character is set to receive a rerun in phase two of Genshin Impact’s 5.4 update, which should be just the tip of the iceberg for some of the neglected characters in Genshin Impact’s roster to become more readily available.
Genshin Impact Has One More Weapon-Element Bridge to Cross, But It Might Take Time
While Genshin Impact’s character roster continues to grow with every update, one missing character role seems unlikely to be filled any time soon.
Genshin Impact’s Leaked 5.4 Phase Two Banners Are Long Overdue After the 2024 Cryo Drought
While the four-star characters in Genshin Impact’s upcoming Event Wish Banners normally aren’t revealed ahead of time unless one of them is going to be a new character, trusted community sources often datamine the upcoming four-star characters. According to leaks from HomDGCat, the upcoming four-star characters that will appear on Wriothesley and Furina’s featured Event Wish Banners in phase two of Genshin Impact’s 5.4 update have already been revealed.
5.4 Phase Two Event Wish Banner Four-Star Characters Leaked
- Charlotte (Cryo Catalyst)
- Chongyun (Cryo Claymore)
- Mika (Cryo Polearm)
The phase two Event Wish Banners of Genshin Impact’s 5.4 update will be available from March 4, 2025, until March 25, 2025.
After the recent Cryo drought in Genshin Impact, with Event Wish Banners featuring very few new Cryo characters or reruns of existing Cryo characters throughout 2024, the upcoming Event Wish Banners will give players plenty of opportunities to expand their roster with new Cryo characters. Hopefully, these Banners being stacked with Cryo characters indicates that Genshin Impact will avoid another Cryo drought in 2025.
Genshin Impact’s Leaked 5.4 Reruns Should Spark a Chain Reaction Going Forward
Regardless of the neglect that Cryo characters have faced throughout Genshin Impact’s recent updates, Charlotte’s anticipated rerun is especially long overdue considering that she currently has the longest streak without a rerun among Genshin Impact’s four-star character waiting list as of the 5.4 update. If these leaks about Charlotte’s rerun are true, this will be her first-ever rerun since her debut in the version 4.2 update back in November 2023. While it’s nice to see Genshin Impact finally addressing both the Cryo jail and the character waiting list with this upcoming Banner, it’s arguably time for some permanent changes going forward to prevent additional characters from meeting the same, unfortunate fate as Charlotte in the first place.
How Genshin Impact Can Address the Four-Star Waiting List in 2025
- Adding new characters to the rotation of purchasable four-star characters in the Paimon’s Bargains shop
- A separate pity system specifically for featured four-star characters
- Event Wish Banners could prioritize four-star characters based on their order in Genshin Impact’s character rerun waiting list
- Simultaneous Event Wish Banners could feature separate four-star characters
While the highly-requested third Event Wish Banner in Genshin Impact could address the five-star character waiting list, assuming this Banner shares the same four-star characters with the other active Event Wish Banners, this wouldn’t address the issue of the four-star waiting list. Consequently, further changes might be necessary to address the neglect that some of the newer four-star characters often receive compared to the older four-stars who players have had countless opportunities to unlock and collect all of their character Constellation upgrades by now.
Genshin Impact
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 81 /100 Critics Rec: 87%
- Released
- September 28, 2020
- ESRB
- Teen / Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Publisher(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
WHERE TO PLAY
Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.
You and your sibling arrived here from another world. Separated by an unknown god, stripped of your powers, and cast into a deep slumber, you now awake to a world very different from when you first arrived.
Thus begins your journey across Teyvat to seek answers from The Seven — the gods of each element. Along the way, prepare to explore every inch of this wondrous world, join forces with a diverse range of characters, and unravel the countless mysteries that Teyvat holds...
MASSIVE OPEN WORLD
Climb any mountain, swim across any river, and glide over the world below, taking in the jaw-dropping scenery each step of the way. And if you stop to investigate a wandering Seelie or strange mechanism, who knows what you might discover?
ELEMENTAL COMBAT SYSTEM
Harness the seven elements to unleash elemental reactions. Anemo, Electro, Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, Dendro, and Geo interact in all sorts of ways, and Vision wielders have the power to turn this to their advantage.
Will you vaporize Hydro with Pyro, electro-charge it with Electro, or freeze it with Cryo? Your mastery of the elements will give you the upper hand in battle and exploration.
BEAUTIFUL VISUALS
Feast your eyes on the world around you, with a stunning art style, real-time rendering, and finely tuned character animations delivering you a truly immersive visual experience. Lighting and weather all change naturally over time, bringing every detail of this world to life.
SOOTHING SOUNDTRACK
Let the beautiful sounds of Teyvat draw you in as you explore the expansive world around you. Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the soundtrack changes seamlessly with the time and gameplay to match the mood.
BUILD YOUR DREAM TEAM
Team up with a diverse cast of characters in Teyvat, each with their own unique personalities, stories, and abilities. Discover your favorite party combinations and level up your characters to help you conquer even the most daunting of enemies and domains.
JOURNEY WITH FRIENDS
Team up with friends across various platforms to trigger more elemental action, tackle tricky boss fights, and conquer challenging domains together to reap rich rewards.
As you stand atop the peaks of Jueyun Karst and take in the rolling clouds and vast terrain stretching out before you, you may wish to stay in Teyvat a little longer... But until you are reunited with your lost sibling, how can you rest? Go forth, Traveler, and begin your adventure!
- Engine
- Unity
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms
- Cross Save
- All platforms
- PC Release Date
- September 28, 2020
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- November 20, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- April 28, 2021
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action, Adventure, Gacha, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, iOS, Android
- X|S Optimized
- yes
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
