What is the current and next Genshin Impact banner?

Find out how long the current Genshin Impact banner is scheduled to last and who you’ll be able to pull on the next banner using primogems in the 4.2 update.

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Genshin Impact 

Genshin Impact banners rotate every few weeks on a precise schedule, and we always know what to expect thanks to regular updates from Hoyoverse. The developer of the anime game always keeps its fans in the loop with regular Twitter posts and live streams, so you can plan where you want to spend your hard-earned primogems.

With a two to three-week turnaround for banners, the roster of Genshin Impact characters is always changing, and the free PC game regularly introduces two new characters to wish for. Every limited-time character banner – or event wish – contains a five-star character and three four-star characters with increased drop rates. There’s also a Genshin Impact weapon banner, which runs alongside each character banner and changes weapons every update.

Genshin Impact current event banner

The second phase of Genshin Impact banners arrived on Wednesday, November 29, and runs until Tuesday, December 19, 2023. These banners feature five-star characters Cyno and Ayato, as well as increased drop rates for the selection of returning four-star characters.

Cyno’s banner ‘Twilight Arbiter’ includes:

Ayato’s banner ‘Azure Excursion’ features:

  • Ayato (Hydro)
  • Kirara (Dendro)
  • Xiangling (Pyro)
  • Kuki Shinobu (Electro)

Genshin Impact current weapon banner

The Genshin Impact weapon pity system allows you to pull a five-star weapon on the current weapon banner.

The featured weapons on the current Epitome Invocation banner are:

  • Splendor of Tranquil Waters
  • Jadefall’s Splendor
  • Sacrificial Sword
  • Sacrificial Fragments
  • The Stringless
  • Dragon’s Bane
  • The Bell

Next Genshin Impact banner

The next Genshin Impact banner is likely to contain two brand-new characters, Chevreuse and Navia. We haven’t been told when these characters are likely to drop, but we suspect at least one of them will be available in the first banner update of the 4.3 patch.

We’ll let you know when any new Genshin Impact banners are revealed. For now, you can read our Genshin Impact tier list, plus our Genshin Impact hangout guide, as well as the best Genshin Impact builds for each character. We also have a list of the best anime games if you want to try something similar to Genshin Impact, as well as all the Honkai Star Rail codes if you want to wish on more banners.

Christian is PCGamesN’s deputy guides editor. In West London, born and raised, on the virtual battlefield is where he spends most of his days. You might see him twirling his Fade Bowie Knife in Counter-Strike 2, racking up win streaks in Street Fighter 6 as JP, and scoring hat-tricks with his unstoppable Arsenal FC team in EA Sports FC 24. He’s been working in the games industry as both a video producer and writer for several years, and has written for Rock Paper Shotgun, Wccftech, The Loadout, Pocket Tactics, and GameWatcher. When he’s not writing guides about the latest games, he’s probably reviewing something hardware-related to improve his computer setup.