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Genshin Impact Banner History: Every 5-Star Banner So Far

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Since its global launch in September 2020, Genshin Impact has rolled out a wealth of limited-time 5-star character and weapon banners, giving Travelers constant incentive to “wish” for their favorites. From the first character event in Version 1.1 to the dual-phase releases of Version 5.6, every update has spotlighted two alternating 5-star rate-ups, one for characters and one for weapons. Below is a concise, SEO-friendly overview of every 5-star banner to date, organized by major version milestones and highlighting key releases and reruns.

Year 1 (Versions 1.1–1.6): Laying the Foundations

The inaugural 5-star character event was “Farewell of Snezhnaya”, which introduced Tartaglia (Childe) on November 11, 2020, alongside the first Weapon Event Wish, Epitome Invocation, launching the dual-banner format. Subsequent banners brought Albedo (Version 1.2, Dec 23, 2020), Xiao (Version 1.3, Feb 3, 2021), Venti (Version 1.4, Mar 17, 2021), and Zhongli (Version 1.5, Apr 28, 2021), before Klee headlined Version 1.6 on June 9, 2021. These early banners set the template: one Character Event Wish and one Weapon Event Wish per patch, each running for roughly three weeks.

Year 2 (Versions 2.0–2.8): Expanding the Roster

Version 2.0 (July 21, 2021) kicked off Season 2 with the Heron’s Court character banner featuring Hu Tao, and a fitting Weapon Event Wish for polearms, evolving the Epitome Invocation system. Over the next several updates, Travelers saw Eula (2.2), Raiden Shogun (2.1), Yae Miko (2.5), Yoimiya (2.8), and other fan-favorites cycle through, each with its own rerun later in the year. The permanent Standard Wish, Wanderlust Invocation, continued to offer every 5-star character at base rates but without featured rate-ups.

Year 3 (Versions 3.0–3.6): Introducing Rerun Flexibility

With Version 3.0, Genshin Impact began experimenting more with Chronicled Wishes—limited-time rerun banners that let players target specific previously released 5-star characters and weapons. Major new banners included Ayaka (3.0), Yoimiya (3.1), and Ganyu reruns alongside evergreen favorites like Diluc and Jean. This period also saw Epitome Invocation adjust its Fate Point system, guaranteeing the chosen weapon after accumulating one Fate Point.

Year 4 (Versions 4.0–4.6): Peak Popularity and New Mechanics

The 4.x series introduced Cyno, Nilou, Dehya, and Wriothesley, among others, often splitting character and weapon banners into Phase 1 and Phase 2 within each version to maximize rerun opportunities. The game also launched Chronicled Wish in Version 4.5, allowing for simultaneous 5-star character and weapon reruns in one banner.

Year 5 (Versions 5.0–5.6): Dual-Phase Dominance

In Versions 5.0 through 5.6, HoYoverse doubled down on the dual-phase approach. For example, Version 5.6 Phase 1 (May 7–27, 2025) featured Escoffier and Navia on the character banner and Symphonist of Scents (weapon). Phase 2 (May 27–June 17, 2025) then reran Raiden Shogun and introduced Kinich, ensuring that both new releases and beloved fan-favorites share the spotlight.

With each iteration, Genshin Impact Banner History has balanced fresh character debuts with strategic reruns, leveraging evolving mechanics like Fate Points and Chronicled Wishes to keep wishing compelling. As Version 5.7 looms on the horizon, Travelers can look back on more than 50 unique 5-star banner events, and eagerly anticipate what rate-ups await next.

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Jake Skudder

Jake is an SEO-minded Football, Combat Sports, Gaming and Pro Wrestling writer and successful Editor in Chief. Most importantly, he is a Gacha players who specialises in Genshin Impact. On top of that, Jake has more than ten years of experience covering mixed martial arts, pro wrestling, football and gaming across a number of publications, starting at SEScoops in 2012 under the name Jake Jeremy. His work has also been featured on Sportskeeda, Pro Sports Extra, Wrestling Headlines, NoobFeed, Wrestlingnewsco and Keen Gamer, again under the name Jake Jeremy. Previously, he worked as the Editor in Chief of 24Wrestling, building the site profile with a view to selling the domain, which was accomplished in 2019. Jake was previously the Editor in Chief for Fight Fans, a combat sports and pro wrestling site that was launched in January 2021 and broke into millions of pageviews within the first two years. He previously worked for Snack Media and their GiveMeSport site, creating Evergreen and Trending content that would deliver pageviews via Google as the UFC and MMA SEO Lead. Jake managed to take an area of GiveMeSport that had zero traction on Organic and push it to audiences across the globe. Jake also has a record of long-term video and written interview content with the likes of the Professional Fighters League, ONE and Cage Warriors, working directly with the brands to promote bouts, fighters and special events. Jake also previously worked for the biggest independent wrestling company in the UK, PROGRESS Wrestling, as PR Head and Head of Media across the social channels of the company.

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