Genshin Impact upcoming banner for Patch 4.4 “Vibrant Harriers Aloft In Spring Breeze”
Patch 4.3 “Roses and Muskets” is coming to an end. Hoyoverse has just released details regarding Genshin Impact Patch 4.4, with information on the new and returning banners and some QoL improvements. The devs will conduct a livestream, adding more information about the patch. As usual, there will be giveaway codes in the livestream. If you wish to claim them, check out their official Twitch channel at this link and stay tuned for their codes once the stream is up for some free Primogems and other rewards.
New Banner: Xianyun and Gaming
On January 31, the banner for the Passerine Herald, Xianyun, who will be a 5-star caster Anemo user, and the Lantern Rite performer, Gaming, who is a 4-star archer that utilizes Pyro. As part of the annual Lantern Rite event, Gaming and other Liyue 4-stars like Beidou, Chongyun, and Yanfei can be obtained for free by participating in the event quest.
As for the returning banners, leakers on Twitter and Reddit have pointed out that Xiao, Yae Miko, and Nahida might be part of the re-run banner. The rest of the roster is still unknown, so best keep your Primogems ready if there’s a character you’d like to roll for.
For the current banners, here are the ones available for this month before they are phased out for Patch 4.4’s new banner:
Reign of Serenity
- Raiden Shogun
- Bennett
- Sara
- Chavreuse
Tapestry of Golden Flames
- Yoimiya
- Bennett
- Sara
- Chavreuse
Epitome Invocation Phase 2
- Thundering Pulse
- Engulfing Lightning
- Favonius Sword
- Rainslasher
- Eye of Perception
- Rust
- Wavebreaker’s Fin
There is still time before the next update, so if you wish to roll for Raiden Shogun and Yoimiya, use your Primogems while you still have them.
New Region in Liyue
Situated between Fontaine and Liyue is the new region Chenyu Vale, previously mentioned in Liyue’s lore. This area will be tied to the Lantern Rite festival and contains locales like the Jademouth, Chenlong Pool, Qiaoying Village, and Yilong Wharf for players to discover and explore.
QoL Features
Hoyoverse highlighted in their Dev Discussion blog that they’lll bring a few accessibility changes to the game to make menu navigation a little easier. Starting with the Fast Artifact functionality, this feature will allow players to quickly swap out artifacts on the fly by making a loadout for that specific artifact. Buildcrafting has never been easier now that player can soon run different artifact setups without painstakingly going to the character screen and selecting one artifact for the other. Moreover, the cap for party compositions has been to 15, giving players more opportunity tto experiment with different character setups and builds.
The Serenitea Pot will also receive some optimization, which adds furniture categories and filters for easy organization. Edits to the Serenitea Pot options will no longer reset after entering the menu.
The Adventure Handbook will receive a new tab for Commissions, which serves to help remind players of any unfinished dailies without having to visit the Adventurer’s Guild in person. It will also show notifications of unclaimed rewards, making daily tasks easier to manage.
Lingering Moments will now show characters with unlocked Hangout Moments first on the menu, which makes for easier navigation.
Finally, the game will receive some small visual updates with the addition of a Borderless mode for larger screens and dual monitor setups and the Dynamic Character Resolution to make character models stand out more.
