Genshin Impact | 5.8 Update Banner Characters & Release Date

5.8 Update Patch Notes and Character Banners guide for Genshin Impact. See 5.8 schedule, new characters, banners, events, and system adjustments for the 5.8 Version!

5.8 Update - Release Date & Overview

Check the upcoming Banners and events for the 5.8 update here!

Banner Dates

The 5.8 Version Update Banners for Genshin Impact will run with the above schedule.

Pre-Installation on July 28. 2025

Pre-installation will be available on July 28, 2025, two (2) days before the Update happens. Pre-installing the update will allow players to immediately be able to enjoy the new Version once the maintenance is done.

5.8 Update Trailer

Compensation Details

5.8 Update Summary

5.8 Update Schedule
1st Phase: 2025/07/30 ~ 2025/08/19 2nd Phase: 2025/08/19 ~ 2025/09/09
Banners (Which Banner Should You Pull?)
Astral Actuation 2025/07/30 ~ 2025/08/19						Starry Night's Whispers 2025/07/30 ~ 2025/08/19
Piercing Shot's Crimson Wake 2025/08/19 ~ 2025/09/09						Sharktacular Surfari 2025/08/19 ~ 2025/09/09
New & Rerun Characters
Ineffa						Citlali
Mualani						Chasca
New Weapons & Items
■ 5 Star Limited Weapon └ Fractured Halo (Polearm) ■ Free Weapon └ Flame-Forged Insight
New Quests & Events
■ Story & Archon Quest └ The Journey Home (Archon Quest) ■ New Events - Sunspray Summer Resort (Holiday Event) - Tracing Vanishing Trails - Mementos Of Teyvat: Prelude of the Frozen Veil
New Area & Enemies
■ New Area - Mare Jivari - Easybreeze Holiday Resort (Resort Area) 　- Explore with Asha 　- Find Dream Extractors 　- Complete Graffiti Zones 　- Find the Buried Man ■ Bosses - Bakunawa - Battle-Hardened Pipilpan Idol
Other Content
■ New Reaction └ Lunar-Charged Reaction ■ New Skins └ Adventures In Blazing Hue (Bennett) └ Tranquil Banquet (Yelan)

5.8 Update - New Characters

Featured 5-Star Character - Ineffa

5.8 Update - Wish Banners

Phase 1 Banners - Ineffa and Citlali

Featured 5-Star Characters
Ineffa [New] Astral Actuation			Citlali [Rerun] Obsidian Opalstar

Phase 2 Banners - Mualani and Chasca

Featured 5-Star Characters
Mualani [Rerun] Splish-Splash Wavechaser			Chasca [Rerun] Skyborne Arbiter

5.8 Update - New Weapons

Ineffa's Signature Weapon

Wish Weapon - Epitome Invocation
5-Star Weapon
Fractured Halo

Event Exclusive Weapon

Free Weapon - Sunspray Summer Resort
4-Star Weapon
Flame-Forged Insight

5.8 Update - New Quests

New Archon Quest

Song of the Welkin Moon Prelude: "The Journey Home"

A new Archon Quest will release with the 5.8 Version Update. This is considered the prelude to the "Song of the Welkin Moon" chapter of the story, which is set in Nod-Krai.

5.8 Update - New Events and Map

Summer Event with a Permanent Summer Map

Sunspray Summer Resort

The 5.8 Version Update will launch with a new Summer event with a permanent location called Tenochtzitoc in Natlan, that will not disappear after the version ends, unlike past Summer events. This event features Mualani, Chasca, Venti, Bennett and other Natlan characters.

Free Bennett Skin and 4-Star Claymore

The main flagship event of the 5.8 Update rewards Travelers with a Free 4-Star Bennett Skin, a 4-Star Claymore, Primogems and other rewards after completing the Summer event content. Note that the minigames and rewards are limited to the duration of the Version 5.8 Update only, and will disappear in the next Version!

Mini-Game	Explanation
Travels are Fuller with Friends	- Guide Kau Kau and Akamai to their destination. - Move stage items to traverse over gaps and obstacles.
Strikers Through the Storm	- Use a special contraption to aim at and take out opponents in the area. - Aim at enemy's weak points to deal more damage.
With Flying (Graffiti) Colors	- Team up with other Travelers and play as Asha. - Spray-paint as many objects as possible within the time limit to score the most points.
A Feast for the Senses	- Press the right buttons at the right time to harness the power of music to defeat enemies. - Raise the level of the shockwaves and deal even more damage.

Tracing Vanishing Trails

Yelan's skin will make a special in-game appearance via an event. In this event, Travelers help Yelan investigate a possible criminal scheme by taking pictures of evidence and accompanying her as she goes undercover in Fontaine.

Mementos of Teyvat: Prelude of the Frozen Veil

Use Paimon's Kamera to take pictures of your friends across Teyvat.

Ley Line Overflow

A Ley Line Overflow event will be available for a limited time in the Version 5.8 Update. Use this as an opportunity to farm EXP and Mora for new characters.

5.8 Update - New Skins

Event Exclusive Skin - "Adventures in Blazing Hue"

Travelers can complete the Sunspray Summer Resort event to receive a free 4-Star Skin for Bennett, "Adventures in Blazing Hue". After the event ends, the skin can still be obtained by purchasing it from Paimon's Bargain's using Genesis Crystals.

Premium Skin - "Tranquil Banquet"

The Version 5.8 Update will also release a 4-Star Skin for Yelan, "Tranquil Banquet". This skin can only be bought using Genesis Crystals from Paimon's Bargain. A skin demo will be made available through the event: Tracing Vanishing Trails, where Travelers will get to see the Skin in action as they assist Yelan in an investigation in Fontaine.

5.8 Update - New Maps (Exploration)

Tenochtzitoc Map

The new location is the Easybreeze Resort in Tenochtzitoc, Natlan. It will be available to explore even after the Summer event has ended.

Mare-Jivari Map

An incident at the Easybreeze Resort leads a shaman from the Masters of the Night-Wind to point the Traveler towards Mare-Jivari, a place where no wind is said to blow. Mare-Jivari was first made known in-game through Bennett's background stories and Venti's Story Quest. There seems to be two versions of Mare-Jivari. The Bakunawa boss can be found in this map.

5.8 Update - New Boss

Bakunawa in Mare-Jivari

The Bakunawa is a new boss that will come with the Version 5.8 Update. It is one of "Gold's" rogue creations and can be found in Mare-Jivari.

5.8 Update - New Reaction

Lunar-Charged

Lunar-Charged is a new reaction that is making its debut with the Version 5.8 Update. So long as Ineffa is in the party, Lunar-Charged can be triggered with Hydro and Electro. This new reaction is an amplified version of the Electrocharged, and takes into account all the team members' stats as scaling. This reaction can also Crit.

5.8 Update - Other Updates

5.8 Update - Myriad Melodies Update

New Melodies	New Instrument

Repertoire of Myriad Melodies is receiving a new Natlan expansion in the Version 5.8 Update. This includes new songs, a new instrument, and new score themes for purchase.

5.8 Update - System Improvements

Tutorial Videos

In-game tutorials will now be available for viewing in Trial Stages and in the talent screens of new characters.

One-Click Time Skip for Quests

Starting in Version 5.8, quest sections that require changing time to a certain hour is now easier to do with the added one-click ease of moving to the time screen and the hour hand being moved to the required time.

Local Specialty Character Display

When tracking local specialties, the map UI will also display which character can track them in the mini-map.

Developer Discussion Changes & QoL Features

Audio Settings Accessibility during Dialogues

Travelers will now be able to toggle the audio settings mid-dialogue by clicking on the volume button on the upper left side of the screen.

Oculus Tracker Upgrade

Starting in Version 5.8, Travelers can use another Oculus Resonance Stone to mark another Oculus if you want to change what Oculus is being tracked.

Artifact and Talent UI Changes

An additional VFX will be added in the Version 5.8 update to guide players on determining if an artifact is compatible to a character. This feature only works on a fully leveled 5-star Artifact.

TCG Updates

• New Character Cards: Heizou, Iansan and Kongamato (Natlan Boss), and their corresponding Talent cards. Corresponding invitation duel and guest challenges have been added to the Player List.
• New Event Cards "Awesome, Bro", "Friendship Eternal"

Genshin Impact Event Related Articles

Current Wish (Gacha) Banners

Banner	Boosted Character / Weapon
Starry Night's Whispers 7/30/2025 - 8/19/2025	Citlali Xingqiu Sethos Fischl
Astral Actuation 7/30/2025 - 8/19/2025	Ineffa Xingqiu Sethos Fischl
7/30/2025 - 8/19/2025	Fractured Halo Starcaller's Watch Mountain-Bracing Bolt Favonius Warbow Sacrificial Greatsword Favonius Codex Sturdy Bone Sword Weapon
Beginners' Wish Permanent	Noelle
Wanderlust Invocation Permanent	-

Version 5.7 Current Events

5.7 Events
A Space and Time for You (Archon Quest) 6/18/2025	The main story (archon quest) for version 5.7.
Fearsome Ferocious Firepower Event 7/21/2025 - 7/29/2025	A shooting game challenge event where players will be tasked to clear out the opponents on every stage.

Version 5.8 Upcoming Events

5.8 Events
Sunspray Summer Resort 7/30/2025 - 8/18/2025	The main event for Version 5.8. This event has 4 mini-games! Participate to this event to obtain amazing rewards!
Tracing Vanishing Trails 7/30/2025 - 8/18/2025	An event where players will be tasked to join Yelan with her investigation and solve various cases.
Mementos Of Teyvat: Prelude of the Frozen Veil 8/21/2025 - 9/1/2025	Another photo-taking event where players will be tasked to capture photos with characters under certain conditions.

Other Events

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To Do List & Event Calendar