Genshin Impact 5.0 Release Date and Patch Notes

Genshin Impact's Version 5.0 was scheduled to release on August 28, 2024, featuring the opening of the Natlan Region, and Mualani, Kinich and Kachina's releases. See the Version 5.0 speculated release date, countdown, character teasers, and details here in this guide!

Genshin Impact 5.0 Release Date

Likely To Release on August 28, 2024

Genshin Impact Version 5.0 was released on August 28, 2024, following the usual six-week release pattern after 4.8.

Keep in mind, as with previous version updates, a server maintenance that usually takes up to 6-7 hours from the server reset takes place before Travelers can play Version 5.0!

Countdown Until Version 5.0 Release

Phase 1	Version 5.0 Phase 1 has ended.
Phase 2	Phase 2 is now live in Asia Servers Phase 2 is now live in EU Servers Phase 2 is now live in NA Servers

Version 5.0 Maintenance Dates & Times

Server	Release Date and Timezones
North America	August 27, 2024 6:00 PM~11:00 PM (UTC/GMT-5)
Europe	August 28, 2024 12:00 AM~5:00 AM (UTC/GMT+1)
Asia	August 28, 2024 7:00 AM~12:00 PM (UTC/GMT+8)
TW, HK, MO	August 28, 2024 7:00 AM~12:00 PM (UTC/GMT+8)

Version Maintenance Times

Version Calendar

Genshin Impact 5.0 Summary

All New Content in Version 5.0

5.0 News Guides
Everything in 5.0	5.0 Livestream
5.0 Livestream Codes	All Redeem Codes
5.0 Banners	2024 Anniversary HOT
Free 5-star HOT	Capturing Radiance HOT
Pity System Update	Artifact Salvage HOT
5.0 Top Up Reset
5.0 Characters
Mualani NEW	Kinich NEW
Kachina NEW	Kazuha
Raiden
5.0 Map
Natlan HOT	Saurians
Phlogiston
5.0 Weapons
Surf's Up	Fang of the Mountain King
Flute of Ezpitzal	Footprint of the Rainbow
Earth Shaker	Ring of Yaxche
Chain Breaker	Ash-Graven Drinking Horn
5.0 Artifacts
Obsidian Codex	Scroll of the Hero Cinder City
5.0 Items
Sanctifying Elixir
5.0 Quests
Kinich Story Quest	Mualani Story Quest
Chapter 5: Act 1	Chapter 5: Act 2
5.0 Enemies
Gluttonous Yumkasaur Mountain King	Goldflame Qucusaur Tyrant
5.0 Events
Traces of Artistry	Of Thorns and Crowns
Mementos of Teyvat	Dodoco's Boom-Bastic Escapades
Off to the Nation of Pyro!

Version 5.0 Trailer

Genshin Impact 5.0 Banners

5.0 Phase 1 - Mualani and Kazuha

Phase 1 Banners	Banner Dates	Rate-Ups
Mualani Banner	Start: August 28, 2024 End: September 17, 2024
Kazuha Banner	Start: August 28, 2024 End: September 17, 2024
Epitome Invocation (Phase 1)	Start: August 28, 2024 End: September 17, 2024

The Version 5.0 banners for Phase 1 are Mualani's banner debut and Kachina's release, running alongside Kazuha's rerun. Both banners are available for pulling from August 28, 2024 until September 17, 2024!

5.0 Phase 2 - Kinich and Raiden Shogun

Phase 1 Banners	Banner Dates	Rate-Ups
Kinich Banner	Start: September 17, 2024 End: October 18, 2024
Raiden Banner	Start: September 17, 2024 End: October 18, 2024
Epitome Invocation (Phase 2)	Start: September 17, 2024 End: October 18, 2024

Immediately following Phase 1, the Version 5.0 5-star characters for Phase 2 are Kinich's release, and Raiden Shogun's banner rerun. As with the previous banners, they are available all throughout Phase 2, from September 17, 2024, until October 18, 2024.

Version 5.0 New Characters

Mualani, Kinich, and Kachina in 5.0

Upcoming 5.0 Characters
Mualani	Kinich	Kachina

Kinich, Mualani, and Kachina are slated to release in Version 5.0, as announced in the recent Version 5.0 Livestream!

5.0 Livestream Summary and Dates

Version 5.0 New Map

Release Patch of Natlan

More of Natlan's previews were shown during the Version 5.0 Livestream, showcasing the landscape, as well as the flora and fauna of the Nation of Pyro. Furthermore, the clans of Natlan, alongside their corresponding Saurians were shown, as well as the proverbial competition amongst warriors, the Pilgrimage.

Notably, the region seems to border the Sumeru's Desert, with a shadow of a cliff resembling the Girdle of the Sands map from Version 3.6!

Natlan Release Date and Nation Guide

Natlan's Nightsoul's Blessing

Nightsoul's Blessing is a Natlan-exclusive mechanic that combines overworld elements and the nation's lore into one. Lore-wise, Nightsoul's Blessing is characterized by an aura encasing the character, which effectively strengthens their combat prowess. Only Natlan characters can obtain the Nightsoul's Blessing.

Natlan's Tribes and Saurians

There are six tribes in Natlan, each represented by a Saurian that embodies that tribe's livelihood, and possibly the terrain where the tribe is located. From the 5.0 Livestream, only three of the six tribes were named: Childred of Echoes (Tepetlisaurus), People of the Spring (Koholasaurus), and Scions of the Canopy (Yumkasaurus).

What are Saurians Guide

Natlan's Tribe Reputation System

Another unique feature of Natlan is the Tribe Reputation System, since the nation isn't unified under a single city like other nations. This means that each Tribe has different reputation requirements, and most notably Tribe Chronicles, which refer to Story Quests and other quests paraded by each Tribe.

What's interesting with Tribe Chronicles is that the character whose Story Quest is associated to it can get obtain enough ascension materials that can boost them up to Level 60 upon completing the quest!

List of Tribal Chronicles

Version 5.0 New Weapons

Featured 5-Star Weapons

Version 5.0 5-star Weapons
Surf's Up	Fang of the Mountain King

Alongside the new characters, comes the new 5-star weapons expected to be Mualani and Kinich's best-in-slot weapons. Surf's Up is the newest 5-star Catalyst, while Fang of the Mountain King is the newest 5-star Claymore. Each weapon is slated to be available on the release phases of their respective characters!

5.0 Forgeable Weapons

As with the previous major updates, 5 new forgeable weapons make their debut in Version 5.0 namely, Chain Breaker, Ring of Yaxche, Earth Shaker, Footpring of the Rainbow, and Flute of Ezpitzal! Travelers can also get three of these forgeable weapons from the Off We Go to the Nation of Natlan web event starting August 22!

Natlan Craftable Weapons and How to Forge

Event-Exclusive Weapon

Travelers are also given the chance to obtain the free, event-exclusive 4-star catalyst, The Ash-Graven Drinking Horn from the 5.0 event, Traces of Artistry!

Ash-Graven Drinking Horn Weapon Guide

Version 5.0 New Artifacts and Mechanics

Obisidian Codex and Cinder City

New Artifacts in 5.0
Obsidian Codex	Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City

Two new artifact sets. namely, Obsidian Codex and Scroll of the Hero Cinder City, will be available once Version 5.0 hits the live servers. These two sets are likely to be one of the best options for the new Natlan characters, but we'll only know for sure once official info is available. So, stay tuned!

New Artifact System Updates

The Artifact Salvage System is a new addition to the Artifact System which enables Travelers to transmute their extra pieces into Artifact EXP materials. This means it's now easier to level-up good Artifact pieces for characters that you're developing.

In addition, Sanctifying Elixir will also be introduced in Version 5.0, which lets Travelers pre-select an artifact's main and secondary stat. This is an extremely revolutionary QoL update that takes away the gruelsome task of grinding for good artifact pieces!

Artifact Salvage Guide

Version 5.0 New Quests

Mualani and Kinich Story Quests

Version 5.0 Story Quests
Mualani Story Quest	Kinich Story Quest

Aside from their banner releases, Mualani and Kinich also has their own Story Quests to be rolled out the same time as their release phases. Mualani's Story Quest Chapter is likely available on Phase 1, while Kinich's on Phase 2.

List of Story Quests

Chapter 5 Archon Quests Act 1 and 2

New Archon Quests in 5.0
Chapter V: Act I	Chapter V: Act II

The first two acts of the Chapter 5 of Archon Quests, Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn for Act 1, and Black Stone Under a White Stone for Act 2, will be available sometime after Version 5.0.

As revealed in the Livestream, players have the option to Quick Start playing Chapter 6 after completing the Liyue Archon Quests, and reaching AR28!

List of Archon Quests | Story Walkthrough

Free Kachina From Chapter 5 Act 1

Travelers can get the newest Geo 4-star character Kachina by playing Flowers Resplendent on the Stone Under a White Stone Archon Quest! Moreover, travelers will get an extra 500 Primogems by completing Archon Quests moving forward.

Version 5.0 Enemies

New Version 5.0 Bosses

Saurian Bosses in 5.0
Gluttonous Yumkasaur Mountain King	Goldflame Qucusaur Tyrant

New bosses and sets of enemies can be encountered once 5.0 becomes live! Travelers get to meet the two new Saurian bosses, the Gluttonous Yumkasaur Mountain King, and the Goldflame Qucusaur Tyrant, as shown in the 5.0 Livestream!

2024 Anniversary News

In-Game Mail Rewards

As with the previous anniversary, players will get the rewards for the 2024 Anniversary of Genshin Impact directly from the in-game mail starting September 28, 2024. This is in addition to the cumulative log-in rewards to start on the same date!

2024 Fourth Anniversary Date and Rewards

A Quest to Kindle Ancient Flames Event

The newest, and possibly the most exciting news about the 2024 Anniversary is the A Quest to Kindle Ancient Flames Event, where travelers can get a free 5-star standard character of their choice! This free 5-star event is scheduled to be permanent each year after 5.0!

Free 5-Star Character Anniversary Reward

Version 5.0 QoL Updates and Other Info

Wish Banner Updates

Capturing Brilliance is the newest wish-event update slated for 5.0 onward, which increases the odd of getting the featured 5-star banner from their corresponding limited banners!

Also, Epitome Invocation, the weapon banner, gets a major update where the Fate Points will be decreased from 2 > 1, which effectively downsizes the required number of pulls for a guaranteed pull!

Capturing Radiance Wish Mechanic

Version 5.0 New Events

All Events in Version 5.0

Events	Description
Traces of Artistry	Discover new sights of Natlan, and obtain inspiration from combat in Version 5.0's Flagship event, Traces of Artistry!
Dodoco's Boom-Bastic Escapades	Help Klee and Dodoco defeat the fish enemies by bombing your way in exchange of Dodoco's vitality!
Mementos of Teyvat	Recount your adventures with Paimon in this photo-taking event by capturing places of note from all over Teyvat!
Of Thorns and Crowns	In this combat event, defeat enemies within the time limit to obtain rewards!

Version 5.0 Developer Discussion

World Level 9 and Other Updates

Update	Description
World Level Update	In Version 5.0, Travelers AR 58 and up can level up their World Level up to Level 9 to increase the difficulty, as well as the drop rates from defeated enemies. This makes for a more challenging experience for everyone, with the added bonus of obtaining more materials than with the previous Versions!
Regional Specialty Tracking	Once Version 5.0 hits the live servers, the Regional Specialty Tracking function will be added to the game to track local specialties for leveling up characters. Clicking the Go to Collect button directly from the level up screen enables blue circles on the map, marking specialties you haven't collected yet!
Mystic Offering Update	8 additional Artifact Sets will also be included in the Mystic Offering function of the Crafting Bench to give Travelers more sources of Artifact pieces!
Serenitea Pot Updates	In Version 5.0, the max load limit for the Serenitea Pot will be increased from 2,000 to 2,200!
Food Usage and Cooking Optimizations	Travelers can now directly use food items directly from the Food menu. In addition, lower-ranked food revival items will be prioritized while reviving a character to save Special Dishes for a more apt time of use!
Display and Interface Optimizations	In Version 5.0, both the Condensed Resin Crafting and Weapon Enhancement interfaces will have their own respective updates to enhance player experience. The Condensed Resin menu now displays the current number of Condensed Resins you have, and will auto-select the max amount you can craft! Weapon Enhancement, on the other hand, now displays the excess EXP while enhancing weapons!
Profile Display Page Updates	The Profile Card in Version 5.0 displays an increased amount of showcased Characters, as well as new information such as the number of characters at max Friendship Level, and the number of stars obtained from Abyss Floor 9-12. Character Constellation for each showcased characters can be toggled to be displayed as well!
Long Quest Prompt Function	In Version 5.0, quests that have lengthy storyline durations and difficult combat will have their own respective Long Quest Prompt Function, which effectively warns Travelers that the quest is time-consuming, or that it requires certain Elements/Characters to be easily cleared!
Battle Pass Updates	Version 5.0 also features Battle Pass Updates, where the acceptance criteria for weekly Reputation Quests will be adjusted. When the reputation for a certain Region is maxed out, its corresponding reputation quests will no longer be available. Morever, related Battle Pass missions will be removed as well! New artifact-enhancement missions will also be added for the new version.

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Versions

Version History

All Genshin Impact Versions
Version 5.1	Version 5.0
Version 4.8	Version 4.7
Version 4.6	Version 4.5
Version 4.4	Version 4.3
[Version 4.2	Version 4.1
Version 4.0	Version 3.8
Version 3.7	Version 3.6
Version 3.5	Version 3.4
Version 3.3	Version 3.2
Version 3.1	Version 3.0
Version 2.8	Version 2.7
Version 2.6	Version 2.5
Version 2.4	Version 2.3
Version 2.2	Version 2.1
Version 2.0	Version 1.6
Version 1.5	Version 1.4
Version 1.3	Version 1.2
Version 1.1

Previous Special Programs

All Previous Special Programs
Version 5.0	Version 4.8
Version 4.7	Version 4.6
Version 4.5	Version 4.4
Version 4.3	Version 4.2
Version 4.1	Version 4.0
Version 3.8	Version 3.7
Version 3.6	Version 3.5
Version 3.4	Version 3.3
Version 3.2	Version 3.1
Version 3.0	Version 2.8
Version 2.7	Version 2.6
Version 2.5	Version 2.4
Version 2.3	Version 2.2
Version 2.1	Version 2.0
Version 1.6	Version 1.5
Version 1.4	Version 1.3
Version 1.2	Version 1.1

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