Genshin Impact Version 3.5 – Release Date, New Characters, Banners And More!

The Genshin Impact Version 3.5 release date is approaching really fast. Just recently, the Version 3.5 livestream revealed a lot about the upcoming characters, banners and more. Here is everything you can expect from Genshin Impact Version 3.5.

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Genshin Impact Patch 3.5: Everything in the new update | © HoYoVerse

Genshin Impact version 3.5 is aproaching faster and faster. The latest livestream revealed some interesting new hints about the upcoming update. New characters, events, archon quests, banners and so on. Here is everything we can expect from Genshin Impact version 3.5.

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Genshin Impact Version 3.5 – What To Expect

Genshin Impact version 3.5 is the next big update coming to the game. Two new playable characters that fans love, a new Archon Quest and awesome events. Here you can find everything we expect in Genshin version 3.5

Release Date

Not long until the next big update launches and we get to pull for two new characters. Genshin Impact version 3.5 will launch on March 1, 2023. As always, the Genshin servers will go down for a for hours for maintenance. Here are all down-times that you should look out for:

RegionServer Maintenance
North AmericaFebruary 28, 6 PM – 11 PM (UTC/GMT-5)
EuropeMarch 1, 12 AM – 5 AM (UTC/GMT+1)
AsiaMarch 1, 7 AM – 12 PM (UTC/GMT+8)
TW, HK, MOMarch 1, 7 AM – 12 PM (UTC/GMT+8)

New Characters

Even ahead of the livestream, the Genshin Impact developers have revealed two new characters on Twitter. Dehya and Mika are coming to Genshin as playable characters in version 3.5.

Dehya is a popular five-star character and already appeared in the story as one of the strongest members of the Eremites in Chapter III of the Archon Quests. The second character Mika is known from the event "Of Ballads and Brews". He is a decent 4-star Cryo character.

If you would like to know more about these two, have a look at this:

Genshin Impact Mika
Mika and Dehya are the new characters coming to Genshin Impact version 3.5 | © HoYoVerse

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Banners: Phase 1

Banner NameCharacter or WeaponDuration
Auric BlazeDehya (five-star, pyro, claymore)March 1 – March 21
Twilight ArbiterCyno (five-star, electro, polearm)March 1 – March 21
Epitome Invocation(expected) Beacon of the Reed Sea & Staff of Scarlet SandsMarch 1 – March 21

Banners: Phase 2

Banner NameCharacter or WeaponDuration
The Heron's CourtAyaka (five-star, cryo, sword)March 21 – April 11
The Transcendent One ReturnsShenhe (five-star, cryo, polearm)March 21 – April 11
Epitome Invocation(expected) Mistsplitter Reforged & Calamity QuellerMarch 21 – April 11

Windblume's Breath Event 2023

The most romantic Genshin Impact event will make it's way back to Mondstadt with the upcoming update. Many of you should already be familiar with the Windblume's Festival, it is and event that consists of three modes, the Floral Pursuit, Ballads of Breeze, and Breezy Snapshots. In each of these mini game modes, you'll have the opportunity to unlock amazing rewards, including the Mailed Flower, a new four-star claymore coming in Version 3.5.

Several leakers have announced that there will be some interactions between Amber and Collei at the Windblume event. As was said in the last livestream, we will also learn more about Collei's background, I can't wait!

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