Genshin Impact

Epitome Invocation (Weapon Banner) Guide - Should You Roll It? | February 2021

Check out Epitome Invocation is a weapon banner for Genshin Impact! Guide includes 5-star weapon skills, is it worth it or not, drop rate, gacha system, & past promotional weapons!

New Weapons Added In Weapon Tier List!

Staff of Homa and other weapons were included in the Weapon Tier List! Check below for details!

Epitome Invocation - Overview & Drop Rate

Primordial Jade Cutter & Jade Winged-Spear Banner

Second Epitome Invocation Banner Of Version 1.3

The second weapon banner which oddly does not suit the current character Banner,Keqing. It might be a weapon suitable for other unreleased characters like Hu Tao.

Should You Roll At Epitome Invocation?

Roll If You Want ★5 Weapon

A 5-star weapon has significantly higher stats than lower rarity weapons so roll this banner if you have enough characters already. However, the priority of weapons is lower than characters in early game, so pull other banners if you don't have characters you want.

Wolf's Gravestone For Any DPS Claymore Character

Roll If You Are Using These Characters
Diluc	Razor	Chongyun	Xinyan

Wolf's Gravestone is one of the best DPS weapon in the game. It not only boost your ATK it can also give buff to your teammates. If you are using a Claymore character, it is recommended to pull for Wolf Gravestone.

Staff Of Homa For DPS Polearm

Roll If You Are Using These Characters
Xiao	Xiangling	Zhongli

The CRIT DMG substat of Staff of Homa together with its ATK buff when in low HP makes it a very powerful weapon for DPS polearms like Xiao. It will also help Zhongli boost his shields with its huge HP buff.

Weapon Skills Of Promotional Weapons

Name	Weapon Skill
Wolf's Gravestone	Increases ATK by 20%. On hit, attacks against enemies with less than 30% HP increase all party members' ATK by 40% for 12s. Can only occur once every 30s.
Staff of Homa	HP increased by 20%, Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder's Max HP. When the wielder's HP is less than 50%, this ATK Bonus is increased by an additional 1% of Max HP.
Sacrificial Bow	After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.
Lithic Blade	For every character in the party who halls from Liyue, the character who equips this weapon gains a 7% ATK increase and a 3% CRIT rate increase. This effect stacks up to 4 times.
The Widsith	When the character takes the field, they will gain a random theme song for 10s. This can only occur once every 30s. Recitative: ATK is increased by 60%, Aria: Increases all Elemental DMG by 48%. Interlude: Elemental Mastery is increased by 240
Lithic Spear	For every character in the party who halls from Liyue, the character who equips this weapon gains a 7% ATK increase and a 3% CRIT rate increase. This effect stacks up to 4 times.
Lion's Roar	Increases DMG against enemies affected by Pyro or Electro by 20%.

Epitome Invocation - Gacha Rates

Item Probability & Drop Rate

Guaranteed ★5 Weapon With 80 Rolls

Epitome Invocation banner guarantees 5-star weapon at least once per 80 attempts.

The first time you win a 5-star weapon in this event, there is a 75% chance it will be Amos' Bow & Skyward Pride . If you didn't win the promotional 5-star weapons on your first 5-star weapon, the next 5-star will be 100% one of the promotional weapon.

Guarantee Count Accumulates Only Within This Event

Note that guarantee count only accumulates within the weapon event wish. This means that number of times you roll Epitome Invocation does not count for other non-weapon banners or limited character banners.

Past Promotional Weapons Of Epitome Invocation

Staff of Homa & Wolf Gravestone Banner

Banner Schedule
After Updating To Version 1.3 to 2021/02/23 15:59:59 (Server Time)
Promotional Weapons (Pickup)
5-Star Weapons		- Primordial Jade Cutter (Sword) - Primordial Jade Winged-Spear (Spear)
4-Star Weapons		- Rust (Bow) - Sacrificial Greatsword (Claymore) - Eye of Perception (Catalyst) - Favonius Lance (Polearm) - The Flute (Sword)

Amos Bow & Skyward Pride Banner

Banner Schedule
2021/01/12 19:00 ~ 2021/02/02 15:59 (Server Time)
Promotional Weapons (Pickup)
5-Star Weapons		- Skyward Pride (Claymore) - Amos' Bow (Bow)
4-Star Weapons		- Favonius Warbow (Bow) - Sacrificial Sword (Sword) - Eye of Perception (Catalyst) - The Bell (Claymore) - Dragon's Bane (Polearm)

Summit Shaper & Skyward Atlas Banner

Banner Schedule
After Updating to 1.2 - 2021/01/12 15:59:59 (Server Time)
Promotional Weapons (Pickup)
5-Star Weapons		- Summit Shaper (Sword) - Skyward Atlas (Catalyst)
4-Star Weapons		- Favonious Sword (Sword) - Favonius Greatsword (Claymore) - Favonius Lance (Polearm) - Sacrificial Fragments - The Stringless (Bow)

Unforge & Vortex Vanquisher Banner

Banner Schedule
2020-12-01 18:00:00 - 2020-12-22 14:59:59 (Server Time)
Promotional Weapons (Pickup)
5-Star Weapons		- Vortex Vanquisher (Polearm) - The Unforged (Claymore)
4-Star Weapons		- Lion's Roar (Sword) - The Bell (Claymore) - Favonius Codex (Catalyst) - Favonius Warbow (Bow)

Amos Bow & Aquila Favonia Featured Banner

Promotional Weapons (Featured)
5-Star Weapons		- Amos' Bow - Aquila Favonia (Sword)
4-Star Weapons		- The Stringless (Bow) - The Widsith (Catalyst) - Favonius Lance - The Bell (Claymore) - The Flute (Sword)

Skyward Harp & Memory of Dust Banner

Banner Schedule
11/11 ~ 12/01
Promotional Weapons (Pickup)
5-Star Weapons		- Skyward Harp (Bow) - Memory of Dust (Catalyst)
4-Star Weapons		- The Flute (Sword) - Rainslasher (Claymore) - Eye of Perception (Catalyst) - Rust - Favonius Lance (Polearm)

Event & Wish Related Guides

Current Wish (Gacha) Banners

Banner	Boosted Character / Weapon
Dance of Lanterns Mar 2nd - Mar 16th	Hu Tao Xingqiu Chongyun Xiangling
Epitome Invocation Feb 23rd - Mar 16th	- Wolf's Gravestone (Claymore) - Staff of Homa (Polearm)
Beginners' Wish Permanent	Noelle
Wanderlust Invocation Permanent	-

Limited Events Currently Available

Event	Event Details
Daily Check-In Event	Log in every day at Hoyolab to get rewards
Ley Line Overflow Feb 26th - Mar 5th	Doubled reward from completing Ley Line challenges
Vishaps and Where To Find Them Mar 5th- Mar 15th	Expedition & Bounty Event.

Upcoming Limited Events

Event	Event Details
A Wanmin Welcome Mar 20th- TBA	Web Event