Genshin Impact 4.4 banners: Xianyun and Gaming debut
Update 4.4 of Genshin Impact is already waiting in the wings, bringing the annual Lantern Rite Festival and another duo of playable Genshin Impact characters to the anime open-world RPG.
Appropriately for our return to Liyue – and the region’s massive map expansion – we’ll get two fresh characters hailing from the City of Contracts: Cloud Retainer is finally joining the fray in under a human guide, taking the alias Xianyun, while Gaming is a caravan guard we’ve never really interacted with before. Naturally, you can expect a couple of character reruns as well, giving you the chance to pull for figures you may have missed previously – or finally get those juicy Constellations you’ve been saving up for.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Genshin Impact 4.4 character banners.
Genshin Impact 4.4 banners: Phase 1
Starting on January 31, 2024, with update 4.4’s launch, you’ll be able to call upon the following characters:
- Banner #1: Xianyun (5-Star character, catalyst, Anemo), Gaming (4-Star character, claymore, Pyro), Noelle (4-Star character, claymore, Geo), and Faruzan (4-Star character, bow, Anemo).
- Banner #2: Nahida (5-Star character, catalyst, Dendro), Gaming (4-Star character, claymore, Pyro), Noelle (4-Star character, claymore, Geo), and Faruzan (4-Star character, bow, Anemo).
Xianyun
Gaming
Nahida
Noelle
Faruzan
Genshin Impact 4.4 banners: Phase 2
After a duration of three weeks, the banners will change at the halfway point of the game version on February 21, 2024. That’ll make the following characters available:
- Banner #3: Yae Miko (5-Star character, catalyst, Electro), Xinyan (4-Star character, claymore, Pyro), Ningguang (4-Star character, catalyst, Geo), and Yaoyao (4-Star character, polearm, Dendro).
- Banner #4: Xiao (5-Star character, polearm, Anemo), Xinyan (4-Star character, claymore, Pyro), Ningguang (4-Star character, catalyst, Geo), and Yaoyao (4-Star character, polearm, Dendro).
Yae Miko
Xiao
Xinyan
Ningguang
Yaoyao
Three weeks after the second half of version 4.4 starts, update 4.5 will arrive in the game with the next wave of character and weapon banners.