Genshin Impact | 4.1 Update Release Date, Countdown & Banners

4.1 Update Banners & Release Date for Genshin Impact. See 4.1 Banners, release date of version update 4.1, 4.1 wish gacha banners, all 4.1 contents, & events for 4.1 Update.

4.1 Update - Release Date

The 4.1 Update is scheduled to be released on September 27, 2023. The update will start at 6AM Server Time and can last a few hours before it is live.

Maintenance Compensation

60 Primogems every hour will be given per maintenance.

4.1 Update - Content Summary

Summary Of 4.1 Update

New Banners
Decree Of The Deeps 1st Phase 9/27/2023 - 10/17/2023
Neuvillette	Xingqiu	Fischl	Diona
Moments Of Bloom 1st Phase 9/27/2023 - 10/17/2023
Hu Tao	Xingqiu	Fischl	Diona
Tempestuous Destiny 2nd Phase 10/17/2023 - 11/07/2023
Wriothesley	Chongyun	Thoma	Dori
Ballad In Goblets 2nd Phase 10/17/2023 - 11/07/2023
Venti	Chongyun	Thoma	Dori
Events
■ Waterborne Poetry └ Main event for version 4.1 └ Get Ballad Of The Boundless Blue ■ Dodoco's Bomb-Tastic Adventure └ Mini-game that involves puzzles and bombs. ■ Radiant Harvest └ Event featuring underwater creatures. ■ The Peaks and Troughs Of Life └ Fighting Event
New Quest
■ New Archon Quests └ To The Stars Shining In The Depths └ Cataclysm's Quickening ■ New Story Quest └ Diluvies Chapter: Act 1 └ Cerberus Chapter: Act 1 ■ New World Quest └ Unfinished Comedy Quest Chain └ Fontaine Research Institute Chronicles 　 └ Fontaine Research Institute, Stagnating In The Rubble └ Villains └ Both Brains and Brawn └ Treacherous Light of the Depths └ Road to the Singularity └ Our Purpose Is in Another Canal └ In Search of Lost Time └ A Letter └ Scene From Life In Meropide
New Enemies
■ Bosses └ Millennial Pearl Seahorse └ Experimental Field Generator ■ Enemies └ Frost Operatives & Wind Operatives ■ Local Legends └Automated Supercomputing Field Generator └Luachra The Brilliant └Yseut ■ Hidden Boss └Thorny Cyst
New Weapons
■ 5 Star Limited Weapons └ Tome Of The Eternal Flow └ Cashflow Supervision ■ 4 Star Limited Weapons └ The Dockhand's Assistant └ Portable Power Saw └ Prospector's Drill └ Range Gauge ■ Event Weapon └ Ballad Of The Boundless Blue
New Area & Materials
■ New Area └ Fontaine Research Institute └ Jadewater Fruit Locations └ Fortress Of Meropide └ Liffey Region ■ New Materials └ Subdetection Unit └ Lumitoile └ Credit Coupons └ Mysterious Ore ■ New Gimmicks └ Strange Eel
New Achievements
■ Fontaine Achievements └ Undocumented Feature └ The Calendar of the Future Is Longer Than the Diary of the Past └ The Worst! Fontaine's Eight Evil Clockwork Knights! └ Le Scaphandre et le Pufferfruit └ Luachra The Brilliant └ This Ends Here └ Mired in Red Tape └ Consumer Society └ When the Clock Strikes Midnight └ Les Quatre Coups └ Come on out, Mystery Ore! Grant my wish! └ The Remains of the Day └ Break the Time Zone └ The Forgotten Ream └ While Motors Sleep... └ Automated Supercomputing Field Generator └ Solitary Report └ There Is One Spectacle Grander Than the Sea, That Is the Sky └ Non-Zero-Sum Game └ What Lies at the End of the Rainbow...? └ The Distance of the Moon └ Gravity Front └ Shackle Me, That I Might Willingly Be Destroyed └ Crabs for the Crab Throne └ Collezione di Sabbia └ Fulgura Frango └ ...What New Tide? └ The Final Fonta Sea

4.1 Update - New Characters

New Playable Characters

Neuvillette - 5 Star

Wriothesley - 5 Star

Other Characters Shown In The 4.1 Update

Arlecchino

4.1 Update - Banners & Event Wishes

First Phase - Neuvillette & Hu Tao

Featured 5-Star Characters
Neuvillette Decree of the Deeps			Hu Tao Moment of Bloom
Featured 4-Star Characters
Diona		Fischl		Xingqiu

Second Phase - Wriothesley & Venti

Featured 5-Star Characters
Wriothesley Tempestuous Destiny			Venti Ballad in Goblets
Featured 4-Star Characters
TBA		TBA		TBA

4.1 Update - New Weapons & Artifacts

New Weapons

Wish Weapons - Epitome Invocation
5-Star Weapons
Tome Of The Eternal Flow		Cashflow Supervision
4-Star Weapons
The Dockhand's Assistant (Sword)	Portable Power Saw (Claymore)	Prospector's Drill (Polearm)	Range Gauge (Bow)

Free Weapon From Waterborne Poetry Event
Ballad Of The Boundless Blue

4.1 Update - New Areas

Ruins Of An Experiment

A location wherein Hydro Cubes float in the air, this new area was said to have been turned that way due to a failed experiment by the Fontaine Research Institute Of Kinetic Energy.

Fortress Of Meropide

Considered as Fontaine's Prison, the Fortress of Meropide is actually where exiles come and gather. It exhibits a very steampunk aesthetic with its structures being made primarily of pipes, gears, and steam-valves.

Credit Coupon

A new in-game currency that can only be used inside the Fortress of Meropide.

4.1 Update - New Materials

New Fontaine Creatures & Collectibles

Name	Details
Subdetection Unit	A Detection Units produced by the Institute using new models of artificed components. This creature monitors all kinds of environmental data.
Lumitoile	A soft-bodied animal that emits a gentle light. This creature can be found on building walls near the water or underwater.

New Drop Materials From Enemies & Bosses

With two new bosses and two additional enemies, you can expect new materials to be added in the game. It's highly likely that Neuvillette or Wriothesley will use these new materials.

New Recipes

Here are the new Recipes for the 4.1 update, you can check the table below for reference.

4.1 Update - New Enemies

New Bosses

Experimental Field Generator

Millenial Pearl Seahorse

New Enemies

Frost Operatives & Wind Operatives

These new Fatui enemies can be found around the new areas of Fontaine that will be introduced in the 4.1 update.

4.1 Update - New Events

Waterborne Poetry

Dodoco's Bomb-Tastic Adventure

Radiant Harvest

The Peaks And Troughs Of Life

4.1 Update - New Quests

Archon Quest

Fontaine's story continues in the 4.1 Update. With the traveler imprisoned, you get the chance to explore the Fortress of Meropide. You also meet another Fatui Harbinger, Arlecchino.

Story Quest

Neuvillette	Wriothesley
Diluvies Chapter: Act 1	Cerberus Chapter: Act 1

World Quests

4.1 Update - New Features

Updates To Daily Commissions

Starting in the 4.1 Update, players will be able to go through their Daily Commissions in a more dynamic way.

Genshin Impact Event Related Articles

Current Wish (Gacha) Banners

Banner	Boosted Character / Weapon
La Chanson Cerise 5/7/2025 - 5/27/2025	Escoffier Ifa Ororon Layla
In The Name Of The Rosula 5/7/2025 - 5/27/2025	Navia Ifa Ororon Layla
5/7/2025 - 5/27/2025	Symphonist Of Scents Verdict The Dockhand's Assistant Portable Power Saw Prospector's Drill Range Gauge The Widsith
Beginners' Wish Permanent	Noelle
Wanderlust Invocation Permanent	-

5.6 Current Events

5.6 Events
Whirling Waltz 5/9/2025 - 5/26/2025	The main event for 5.6 Update. This event has 3 mini-games, participate to get more exciting rewards!

5.6 Upcoming Events

5.6 Events
Operation Downpour Simulation 5/19/2025 - 6/3/2025	A new upcoming Tabletop Wargame event for the 5.6 Update that includes Co-Op (Multiplayer).
Legends Ablaze: Cross-Border Brawl 6/5/2025 - 6/16/2025	In this event, players must collect the most coins, competing with other players to win.
Chronicle of Shifting Stratagems 05/27/2025 - 06/09/2025	A new upcoming domain combat event for the 5.6 Update.
Ley Line Overflow 6/9/2025 - 6/16/2025	Ley Line event rerun for 5.6 Update.

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