Genshin Impact | Snezhnaya - Things To Do, Map, & Gimmicks

Snezhnaya is one of the nations in Genshin Impact. Read about location, release date, map, Snezhnaya characters, details, lore and more.

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Snezhnaya is Now Available!

Snezhnaya was released on August 12, 2026 alongside with the 7.0 Version of the game.

Snezhnaya Promotional Videos

Featured Characters in Snezhnaya

Upcoming Snezhnaya Characters

Character	Details
Vodyanitsa	Rarity: TBA Element: Hydro Vision Weapon: TBA - Prima Soprano of the Korolevskiy Troupe. - Friends with Odette and Alyosha. - Playable in Version 7.1.
Vesna	Rarity: TBA Element: Anemo Stellar Linchpin Weapon: TBA - Commander of the Druzhna. - First mentioned by an NPC named Tyutcheva, who identifies Vesna as a Vila fae. - Playable in Version 7.1

Current Playable Characters

Character	Details
Odette	Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Cryo Stellar Linchpin Weapon: Sword - Prima Ballerina of the Korolevskiy Troupe. - Member of the Fatui and La Signora's student.
Alyosha	Rarity: ★★★★ Element: Electro Vision Weapon: Polearm - A hunter who knows Vodyanitsa due to being a member of a certain organization. - Has a hunting dog known as Tugarin.
Sandrone	Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Cryo Stellar Linchpin Weapon: Claymore - Known as "Marionette", the 7th of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers. - A living construct made by Alain Guillotin and creator of the Katherynes in the Adventurer's Guild branches. - Playable character released in Version 6.7 (Luna 8). - Has a prominent role in the Nod-Krai Archon Quests.
Arlecchino	Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Pyro Vision Weapon: Polearm - Known as "The Knave", the 4th of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers. - Current "Father" of the House of Hearth that Lyney, Lynette and Freminet belong to. - Harnesses a Pyro-like power called the Balemoon Bloodfire as a surviving member of the Crimson Moon Dynasty from Khaenri'ah. - Holds a Pyro Delusion along with her Pyro Vision. - Playable character released in Version 4.6.
Tartaglia	Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Hydro Vision Weapon: Bow - Known as "Childe", the 11th of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers. - Fell into the Abyss as a child and met Skirk who became his mentor. - Involved in the retrieval of the Geo Gnosis. - Uses both Electro Delusion and Hydro Vision during his Foul Legacy transformation. - Playable character released in Version 1.1.

Confirmed Playable Characters

Characters that have appeared with a Vision in-game or in the Transcendence trailer are listed here.

Character	Details
Tsaritsa	Rarity: Expected ★★★★★ Element: Cryo Gnosis Weapon: TBA - Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya, the Cryo Archon and supreme leader of the Fatui. - Ancestor of all Khaenri'ahns. - Unknown release date but likely to be playable as an Archon.
Valeriy	Rarity: TBA Element: Electro Vision Weapon: TBA - Major at the Armory Palace. - Mentioned in an event dialogue by a Fatui oprichniki. - Expected to be playable but release date is unknown
Danica	Rarity: TBA Element: Electro Stellar Linchpin Weapon: TBA - Royal head housemaid for the royal family of Snezhnaya. - Expected to be playable but release date is unknown
Noy	Rarity: TBA Element: TBA Weapon: TBA - A Fae from a distant era. - Expected to be playable but release date is unknown
Mitya	Rarity: TBA Element: Electro Stellar Linchpin Weapon: TBA - Scientist of the Royal Energy Commission. - Expected to be playable but release date is unknown

Unknown Playability Status

Character	Details
Pulcinella	- Known as "The Rooster", the 5th of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers. - Mayor of Snezhnograd and director of Project Stuzha. - Playability unknown.
Pantalone	- Known as "Regrator", the 9th of the Fatui Harbingers. - In charge of Snezhnaya's economic policies and is a director of Project Stuzha. - Playability unknown.
Pierro	- Known as "The Jester", the director of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers. - Former royal mage in Khaenri'ah. - Playability unknown.

Snezhnaya Craftable (Forgeable) Weapons

Snezhnaya Craftable Weapons
Emberwell		Covenant of Frost and Snow		Blade of Atonement
Echoes of the Heart			Song of the Vigil

New forgeable weapons were added with the release of Snezhnaya. You can get the blueprints for crafting them from Kuzmichev at Kuznets, Snezhnograd.

Snezhnaya - Exploration Features & Collectibles

Map Collectibles
Cryoculus			Shadow Wingdrop
Shrine of Depths			Seelie
Remnant Incense Guide Everfrozen Earth		Remnant Incense Guide Fellfrost Peak		Remnant Incense Guide Snowgrave
Local Specialties
Frostfairy Flower		Flockingweed		Golden Fern
Chests
Treasure Chest		Jack Frost Time Challenge		Remarkable Chest

Valiant Chronicles

Snezhnaya has its own Local Legends as well. Some of them still require quest progress to unlock them.

Local Legends in Snezhnaya
Bandersnatch	Furiosa	Churin

Meeting Points

Similar to Nod-Krai, the Reputation System and Sigil Offering system are combined into a single feature. It also acts as a Story Quest for certain Snezhnaya characters.

Cold Mechanic Returns

The environmental mechanic from Dragonspine makes a return in Snezhnaya. This time, more warming elements are added via the Eye of Graeae's energy or Kresnik Kristalls all over the map.

Trains and Ice Constructs

Train	Ice Constructs

Snezhnaya comes with railways and working train stations in various areas within the country. It can be used as a means to travel without unlocking waypoints to get there. Along with the trains, a brand new gameplay mechanic utilizing Prime Ice Constructs are added. It is an overworld construction feature and has co-op utility as well.

Third Person Shooter Gameplay

Another new gameplay system added is the Third Person Shooter. It is the core gameplay for Shadow Realm and appeared in several quests so far.

Snezhnaya Gimmicks & Mechanics

Stellar Glimmer Reactions, a New Elemental Reaction

Similar to Nod-Krai, Snezhnaya comes with brand new Elemental Reactions centered around Cryo. These reactions replace Superconduct and Cryo Swirl with Stellar-Conduct and Stellar Swirl. These reactions are also used in the exploration and against enemies in Snezhnaya.

Stellar Linchpin Holders Enable Stellar Reactions

Similar to Nod-Krai's Moon Wheel vision holders, Snezhnaya has Stellar Linchpin holders as a unique vision for characters who can enable Stellar Reactions. See below for the list of characters who can enable it and which.

All Stellar Reactions
Odette	Cryo Traveler	Sandrone

Older Characters Buffed for Stellar Reactions

Sandrone's release in the the last patch before Snezhnaya came with buffs for older Electro, Cryo and Anemo characters. These buffs are called Witch's Revelations but aren't related to the Hexenzirkel buffs for the Hexerei characters. Click on the toggle below for the list of buffed characters:

Stellar-Conduct & Stellar Swirl
Qiqi	Diona
Stellar-Conduct
Yae Miko	Beidou
Wriothesley	Cyno
Stellar Swirl
Mizuki

Lore & Known Information

Northernmost Nation

Snezhnaya is located to the north of Nod-Krai and like Nod-Krai, it is also expected to be fairly advanced when it comes to machinery and factories, since it is the first in-game country to have a functioning railway system.

Headquarters of the Fatui

Snezhnaya is where the Fatui headquarters are and since they directly serve the Tsaritsa as well, the Archon Quest will be including them in the main cast of the story.

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 their 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

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.

Land of Snow and the Fae

The most notable feature of Snezhnaya is the eternal snow it gets. Upon entry to the country, there is snow and glaciers everywhere. The Fae are the original inhabitants of the country and humans are newcomers compared to them. In-game information indicates that they were a creation of Hyperborea and have many subtypes.

Notable Fae Characters
Flins Lantern Fae	Linnea Augury Bird	Vesna Vila	Vodyanitsa Water Imp
Pulcinella Domovoy	-	-	-

Home to the Shadow Realm

A mysterious realm found only in Snezhnaya that contains the ruins of Hyperborea. This realm is related to the shooter gameplay added in Version 7.0.

The Adventurer's Guild's Headquarters

The main headquarters of the Adventurer's Guild can be found in Snezhnaya, as it first originated there. The head manager of the Guild is still unnamed, but it is 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 financier 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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