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Genshin Impact's Version 4.8 was scheduled to release on July 17, 2024, featuring the release of Emilie. See the Version 4.8 speculated release date, countdown, and details here in this guide!
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Genshin Impact Version 4.8 was released on July 17, 2024, following the usual six-week release pattern after 4.7.
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 4.8!
| Phase 1 | Version 4.8 Phase 1 has ended. |
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| 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 |
| Server | Release Date and Timezones |
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| North America | July 16, 2024 6:00 PM~11:00 PM (UTC/GMT-5) |
| Europe | July 17, 2024 12:00 AM~5:00 AM (UTC/GMT+1) |
| Asia | July 17, 2024 7:00 AM~12:00 PM (UTC/GMT+8) |
| TW, HK, MO | July 17, 2024 7:00 AM~12:00 PM (UTC/GMT+8) |
| 4.8 News Guides | |
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| Everything in 4.8 | 4.8 Livestream |
| 4.8 Livestream Codes | All Redeem Codes |
| 4.8 Banners | Free Kirara! HOT |
| Nilou Skin HOT | Kirara Skin HOT |
| Envisaged Echoes HOT | Natlan HOT |
| 4.8 Characters | |
 EmilieNEW |
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| 4.8 Map | |
| Simulanka | |
| 4.8 Weapons | |
| Lumidouce Elegy | |
| 4.8 Quests | |
| Emilie Story Quest | |
| 4.8 Events | |
| Summertide Scales and Tales | 4.8 Outside the Canvas, Inside the Lens |
| Bing-Bang Finchball | Energy Amplifier: Lemma |
| 4.8 Overflowing Mastery | |
| Phase 1 Banners | Banner Dates | Rate-Ups |
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 Navia Banner |
Start: July 17, 2024 End: August 6, 2024 |
   
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 Nilou Banner |
Start: July 17, 2024 End: August 6, 2024 |
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| Epitome Invocation (Phase 1) |
Start: July 17, 2024 End: August 6, 2024 |
 
    
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The 4.8 Banners for Phase 1 are Navia and Nilou's banner reruns, available from July 17, 2024 to August 6, 2024. The 4-star characters for Phase 1, on the otherhand, are the reruns of Ningguang, Kaveh, and Kirara!
| Phase 2 Banners | Banner Dates | Rate-Ups |
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 Emilie Banner |
Start: August 6, 2024 End: August 27, 2024 |
   
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| Yelan Banner |
Start: August 6, 2024 End: August 27, 2024 |
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| Epitome Invocation (Phase 2) |
Start: August 6, 2024 End: August 27, 2024 |
 
    
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Meanwhile, the Phase 2 Banners for Version 4.8 are Emilie's debut banner, and Yelan's rerun! Both banners are available from August 6, 2024 until August 27, 2024.
| Summertide Scales and Tales Map | |
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Simulanka is the newest map expansion available on Version 4.8, and is also exclusive map for Summertide Scales and Tales Flagship Event! The area features a fairytale-like theme, with astonishing forests, talking frogs, and a magical Train express!
| 4.8 Nilou and Kirara Skins | |
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In Version 4.8, Nilou will get her 4.8 skin, Breeze of Sabaa as a paid outfit from the Character Outfit Shop. Alongside her skin is Kirara's free skin from the 4.8 Flagship event, Summertide Scales and Tales, which Travelers can get by playing through the event!
In Version 4.8, Travelers can get the Envisaged Echoes, a new cosmetic feature that adds a visual effect on a character's sprint animation. Envisaged Echoes can be obtained from the Theater Lobby, and by exchanging Keys of Echoes thru Wolfy!
In the recent 4.8 Livestream, portions of the Natlan overworld map has been revealed, alongside characters that are possibly upcoming playable characters from the region!
Natlan Release Date and Location Guide
Alongside her debut banner, Emilie also gets her Act 1 Story Quest of the Pomum de Ambra Chapter, likely to release on Phase 2 of Version 4.8, alongside Emilie's banner release!
The newest 5-star Polearm, Lumidouce Elegy, gets its banner release, likely alongside Emilie's schedule on August 6, 2024 until August 27, 2024. Lumidouce Elegy is possibly Emilie's best-in-slot, so if you plan of pulling for her, make sure to check out this weapon, as well!
Lumidouce Elegy Details and How to Get
| Events | Description |
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 Summertide Scales and Tales |
The Version 4.8 Flagship Event which features a new event-exclusive map, and loads of other goodies and minigames! |
 Outside the Canvas, Inside the Lens |
Outside the Canvas gets its rerun on 4.8, where Travelers help Asagiri snap the sceneries of Fontaine with her new Kamera! |
 Bing-Bang Finchball |
The 3.8 Tabletop game featuring cute Finches also gets its rerun on Version 4.8 with more exciting and challenging stages! |
 Energy Amplifier: Lemma |
Help Hosseini once more with his research in the Energy Amplifier: Lemma, a rerun of the combat event that lets you gain buffs as you collect Motive Force! |
| 4.8 Overflowing Mastery | Get double the rewards from Talent domains to help you upgrade your characters' Talents! |
| Update | Description |
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| Encounter Points | Excess Encounter Points now accumulate called Long-Term Encounter Points, and will last until the next major Version update! Travelers can then convert excess points using a Condensed Resin to claim Daily Commission rewards! |
| Decreased Boss Respawn Time | In Version 4.8, the respawn time of all bosses except Lupus Boreas will be shortened to 10 seconds! |
| Spiral Abyss Optimization | Travelers can now drag characters from in the Party Setup Menu in Spiral Abyss, which makes for easier and more convenient party setup! In addition, Astral Mark Status will be added in Version 4.8 to easily find characters from your roster! |
| Hide Dialogue and Dialogue Review | In Version 4.8, Travelers can now hide dialogues during quests, as well as review dialogue logs to trace back previous conversations between characters! |
| Hide UI Feature | In addition to hiding dialogues, Travelers can also hide the entire UI, for a more immersive experience! |
| Gameplay and Quest Adjustments |
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| Mondstadt and Liyue Domain Adjustments |
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| Quest Resource Management Update | To help Travelers manage their device storages to make room for future game updates, Past Quest Resource Management will have a small QoL update in Version 4.8, where a red dot will now appear on Past Quests that Travelers can remove to save-up space! |
| All Previous Special Programs | |
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| 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 | |
| Other Version Guides |
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| Server Maintenance Guide |
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