HoYoverse announced the Genshin Impact 3.6 banners set to go live on April 11, 2023, with Nahida and another, long-awaited Dendro character in the spotlight The Liyue pharmacist Baizhu, first teased as a playable character when the RPG launched in 2020, will finally show up in a banner – but not until the update’s second half.
The first round of banners will feature Nahida, the Dendro Archon, and Nilou the Hydro swordswoman as the two 5-star characters with increased pull rates. Their unique weapons will also show up again in the Epitome Invocation weapon banner. HoYoverse hasn’t announced who the accompanying 4-star characters will be, though some unverified rumors speculate that Dori, Layla, and Kuki Shinobu may turn up again.
None among the three have made an appearance in a banner for at least six months, though as with all other 4-star characters, they do have a lower chance of appearing in a Wish at any time. Genshin 3.6 marks the first rerun for Nilou and Nahida.
The second set of banners will go live on May 2, 2023, with Baizhu’s first run and another rerun for Ganyu. Baizhu uses a catalyst, and his skills heal the party, while creating a Dendro shield. Since Dendro doesn’t react with Geo, Baizhu is the only way to make a Dendro shield at present. Kaveh, a new 4-star Dendro character who uses a claymore, will also run on both banners. His skills are designed to increase elemental reaction damage, especially from Bloom reactions.
The version update’s flagship event will also give players a chance to recruit Faruzan, a 4-star Anemo character whose abilities reduce enemy Anemo resistance, for free.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
