Next Genshin Impact banner [Version 3.1] Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Next Genshin Impact banner: release date, time, and featured characters [Version 3.1] Current event: Nilou's debut alongside a rerun for Albedo! Up next: Version 3.2 Guide by Rebecca Jones Guides Writer Updated on Oct. 14, 2022 Who is featured on the Genshin Impact banners in Version 3.1, and when will it go live? Genshin Impact works on a gacha system, where players can spend various in-game and real-world currencies to Wish on a character's banner in the hopes of obtaining a playable version of them. While many characters are permanently available as potential pulls from the gacha, others - usually 5-star characters - are only available during limited periods as part of Character Event Wish banners. Every Character Event Wish banner features one 5-star character and three 4-star characters with a massively increased drop rate, and the 5-star character is often unique to the banner and unobtainable in any other way. On this page, we've compiled everything we know about Genshin Impact's current and upcoming banners, including release dates and times for the next banner changeover. Further down the page, we've included some information about characters who are available to purchase from the current and upcoming stock in Paimon's Bargains. Watch on YouTube Genshin Impact current event banners The concurrent Character Event Wish banners in Genshin Impact for Version 3.1 (Phase II) are Twirling Lotus and Secretum Secretorum. The former introduces Nilou, a brand new 5-star Hydro sword character, while the latter is Albedo's first rerun in 2022! These banners have been available to wish on since Friday, October 14th at 6pm BST / 7pm EDT / 4pm PDT, and are due to end on or around November 2nd, 2022 (end times TBC), preceding the launch of Version 3.2. There are also three 4-star characters who are featured on both banners with an increased drop rate: Xiangling, Beidou, and Barbara. Note that while the trio of promoted 4-star characters can be pulled from either banner, the featured 5-star characters can only be pulled by wishing on their own individual banner. However, pity accumulates on and is shared between both concurrent Character Event Wish banners. See below for full details on the characters with increased drop rates on the current banners: Twirling Lotus Nilou (5-star, new) Xiangling (4-star) Beidou (4-star) Barbara (4-star) Secretum Secretorum Albedo (5-star) Xiangling (4-star) Beidou (4-star) Barbara (4-star) Genshin Impact future event banners Version 3.2 is still several weeks away, with a projected launch date of November 2nd. Firm details of what banners to expect during the next version's five-week run are still unknown. Credible rumours, however, suggest that new characters on the version could include 5-stars Nahida and Layla, with recurring NPC Scaramouche possibly joining the playable roster as a 4-star. As for reruns, the same sources claim Childe and Yae Miko are the event-exclusive 5-star characters who could be returning to the gacha in Version 3.2. These details are still unconfirmed, though, so keep an eye on this page for more information as we get it confirmed! To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings Paimon s Bargains and the Starglitter Exchange Wishes and banners aren't quite the only way to increase your party roster in Genshin Impact. There is another corner of the in-game store where you can potentially get your hands on some new playables. Check out Paimon's Bargains for a regularly rotated stock of common 4-star characters you can purchase outright in exchange for Masterless Starglitter, a currency generated from pulling duplicate characters and high-end weapons from the gacha. The Starglitter Exchange features two characters every calendar month, and though they're a little pricey at 34 Masterless Starglitter each, this is a guaranteed purchase rather than a gamble. For October 2022, the characters in the Starglitter Exchange are Amber and Razor. Paimon's Bargains seem to work on a regular half-yearly rotation, so here's who we can likely expect to see on offer in the Starglitter Exchange over the next few months: November 2022: Bennett and Lisa December 2022: Barbara and Kaeya January 2023: Fischl and Xiangling February 2023: Beidou and Noelle March 2023: Ningguang and Xingqiu Genshin Impact gets a new event banner every three weeks, so be sure to check back for news about upcoming banners! To get to grips with your odds of actually pulling that elusive 5-star character, check out our page explaining Genshin Impact's pity system. In the meantime, if you're eager to get wishing but have made the commendable choice not to put your real money into a gacha, our guide on getting more Primogems in Genshin Impact can help you to maximise your in-game earnings. 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