Snezhnaya is one of the nations in Genshin Impact. Guide includes location, release date & countdown, other Snezhnaya information and playable characters!
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Snezhnaya - Release Date & Countdown
Snezhnaya Will Release in August 2026
Snezhnaya Release Countdown
Similar to the Nod-Krai Behind the Scenes video, the Behind the Scenes for Snezhnaya revealed through the Redeem Code towards the end that the nation will officially release on August 12, 2026.
Check Here for More Updates & News!Promotional Snezhnaya Videos
Transcendence Trailer
The video above is the official Snezhnaya trailer that showcases possible upcoming playable characters, including the first look at the Cryo Archon, the Tsaritsa.
Snezhnaya Ecology Teaser
The Version 6.7 (Luna 8) Special Program or Livestream included more footage of Snezhnaya's environment and NPC appearances. It also teased possible major story developments involving the Fatui, alongside a voice line from the Tsaritsa towards the end.
Snezhnaya Preview Teaser
This was the very first Snezhnaya video teaser that exhibits the inside of the trains in Snezhnaya, as well as the first glimpse of the Stellar-Conduct reaction and a few enemy designs. The Cryo version of the Traveler also makes an appearance.
Playable Snezhnaya Characters
| Upcoming Characters | |
|---|---|
 Tsaritsa | Details |
| Element: Cryo Gnosis Weapon: TBA Rarity:Expected ★★★★★ | |
| - Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya, the Cryo Archon. - Supreme leader of the Fatui. - Likely Fae. - Expected to be playable, release date unknown. Appears in: - Snezhnaya Ecology Teaser - Laws of the Bitter Frost (Voice only) - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow (First appearance) | |
| Odette | Details |
| Element: Cryo Stellar Linchpin Weapon: TBA Rarity: TBA | |
| - Prima Ballerina of the Korolevskiy Troupe. - A Fatui member. - Confirmed playable in Version 7.0. Appears in: - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow (First appearance) | |
| Alyosha | Details |
| Element: Electro Vision Weapon: TBA Rarity: TBA | |
| - Personally associated with Vodyanitsa. - Wields a gun. - Confirmed playable in Version 7.0. Appears in: - Snezhnaya Preview Teaser - Frozen Tundra Shrouded in Wind and Snow (First appearance) - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow | |
| Vodyanitsa | Details |
| Element: Hydro Vision Weapon: TBA Rarity: TBA | |
| - The Koreivskiy Troupe's Prima Soprano. - Likely Fae. - Has some sort of connection with La Signora. - Expected to be playable, release date unknown. Mentioned in: - The Final Gift Animated Short Appears in: - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow (First appearance) | |
| Vesna | Details |
| Element: Anemo Stellar Linchpin Weapon: TBA Rarity: TBA | |
| - The likely leader of the Druzhna, a police-like force that patrols Snezhnaya and are in servitude of the Tsaritsa. - First mentioned by an NPC named Tyutcheva, who identifies Vesna as a Vila fae. - Vila Fae may be actual fairies due to Vesna and the other Druzhna's wings. - Expected to be playable, release date unknown. Appears in: - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow (First appearance) | |
| Danica | Details |
| Element: TBA Weapon: TBA Rarity: TBA | |
| - Seems to be a maid that conducts assassinations, who she serves is unknown. - Expected to be playable, release date unknown. Appears in: - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow (First appearance) | |
| Noy | Details |
| Element: TBA Weapon: TBA Rarity: TBA | |
| - Likely of Fae origin. - Dialogue in the trailer hints at him being fairly old. - Expected to be playable, release date unknown. Appears in: - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow (First appearance) | |
| Mitya | Details |
| Element: TBA Weapon: TBA Rarity: TBA | |
| - May be some sort of researcher. - Mentions something called the Kresnik's Torch. - Expected to be playable, release date unknown. Appears in: - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow (First appearance) | |
| Released Characters | |
|---|---|
| Sandrone | Details |
| Element: Cryo Stellar Linchpin Weapon: Claymore Rarity: ★★★★★ | |
| - Known as "The Marionette" and the seventh Harbinger. - A living construct made by Alain Guillotin. - Creator of the Katherynes in the Adventurer's Guild branches. - Has notable presence across most of the Song of the Welkin Moon Archon Quest chapters. - Playable character released in Version 6.7 (Luna 8) Appears in: - Teyvat Chapter Interlude Teaser: A Winter Night's Lazzo - The Final Gift Animated Short - Snezhnaya Ecology Teaser - Laws of the Bitter Frost - Song of the Welkin Moon Acts 1-9, Song of the Welkin Moon: Scherzo: Sunny Summer Fontinalia | |
| Arlecchino | Details |
| Element: Pyro Vision Weapon: Polearm Rarity: ★★★★★ | |
| - Known as "the Knave" and the fourth Harbinger. - The current "Father" of the House of Hearth. - Lyney, Lynette and Freminet all directly answer to her. - Can harness a power called the Balemoon Bloodfire since she is a surviving member of the Crimson Moon Dynasty. - Has a Pyro Delusion. - Playable character released in Version 4.6. Appears in: - Teyvat Chapter Interlude Teaser: A Winter Night's Lazzo - Overture Teaser: The Final Feast - The Song Burning in the Embers Full Animated Short - The Final Gift Animated Short - Snezhnaya Ecology Teaser - Laws of the Bitter Frost - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow - Archon Quest Chapter 4: Act 3-5, Song of the Welkin Moon Act 3-8 | |
| Tartaglia | Details |
| Element: Hydro Vision Weapon: Bow Rarity: ★★★★★ | |
| - Known as "Childe" and the eleventh Harbinger. - Fell into the abyss as a child before coming under Skirk's mentorship. - Involved in the retrieval of the Geo Gnosis. - Has an Electro delusion and can use both Hydro and Electro through his Foul Legacy transformation. - Playable character released in Version 1.1 Appears in: - Teyvat Chapter Interlude Teaser: A Winter Night's Lazzo - The Final Gift Animated Short - Snezhnaya Ecology Teaser - Laws of the Bitter Frost - Transcendence Trailer - Sudden Snow - Archon Quest Chapter 1: Act 1-3, Chapter 4: Act 1-5, Song of the Welkin Moon Act 7 | |
Known Information About Snezhnaya
Northernmost Nation
Snezhnaya is most likely found somewhere north of Nod-Krai, and it is fittingly said to be a very cold nation that experiences both constant blizzards and beautiful auroras. Like Nod-Krai, it should also be fairly advanced when it comes to machinery and factories, since it is the first in-game country to have a functioning railway system.
Homeland of the Fatui and the Fae
Snezhnaya is the designated nation of Cryo and serves as home for the surviving Fae lineages. This is also the primary headquarters of the Fatui, who are considered to be a prominent but sometimes antagonistic military organization within the setting of the game.
Under the Cryo Archon's Rule
The Fae and the Fatui, and the ordinary people of Snezhnaya are all under the rule of her royal majesty, the Tsaritsa. She serves as Snezhnaya's highest authority by being the Cryo Archon and the supreme leader of the Fatui.
The Eleven Fatui Harbingers
The Tsaritsa's Fatui are further overseen by eleven Harbingers and their Director. Each of them holds some amount of authority over the organization in relation to their overall goals. The Harbingers are currently ranked based on an unknown metric. Additionally, some of these Harbingers have already become playable, while the rest are known to have come into direct conflict with the Traveler and his or her allies.
Apart from political and commanding power, some Harbingers are also in the possession of a strange elemental power called Delusions that functions similarly to a Vision, allowing them to wield different elemental powers.
| Playable Fatui Harbingers | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Associated with the Fatui | |||||
| Arlecchino | Sandrone | Tartaglia | |||
| No Longer in Active Association | |||||
| Wanderer | Columbina | ||||
The Snowland Fae
Snezhnaya is home to an ancient race known as the Snowland Fae. Information available within the game tells us that the Fae were initially made by the citizens of Hyperborea under the teachings of the first Angel, Koitar.
The Fae were once considered nobility within Snezhnaya during the reign of the previous Cryo Archon, the Belyi Tsar. They have since fallen out of favor once the Tsaritsa became the ruler. The majority of the Fae populace still reside within Snezhnaya, such as in the capital city Snezhnograd, but there are a few who have ventured even further towards Nod-Krai.
There are many subtypes of Fae, and they can also take on different forms and even disguise themselves as humans. Fae do not typically need Visions to use elements, and they also seem to possess their own powers outside of the seven elements.
New & Upcoming Characters Guide Here!Stellar Linchpins
Like the Moonwheels from Nod-Krai, some Snezhnaya characters will have a unique vision type that will let them enable Stellar reactions. Sandrone will be the first character to release with a Stellar Linchpin.
Stellar reactions may be centered around Cryo reactions, similar to how Lunar reactions are Hydro-based.
The Adventurer's Guild's Headquarters
The main headquarters of the Adventurer's Guild can be found in Snezhnaya, since it first originated there. The head manager of the Guild is still unnamed, but it has been made known that some Harbingers are directly involved with the Guild.
Sandrone, the seventh Fatui Harbinger, is the one responsible for creating the Katherynes that are placed in each Adventurer's Guild branch across the seven nations. Pantalone is also the primary financer of the guild, which allows them to pay Adventurers for completing commissions.
Nod-Krai Is Part of Snezhnaya
Nod-Krai can be found at the very edge of Snezhnaya. However, despite being in Snezhnaya, it is an autonomous region that doesn't abide by the Tsaritsa's rule.
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