Genshin Impact Banners: Upcoming and past
Genshin Impact features rotating Character Event Banners, Weapon Banners, and occasional Recurring (Chronicled / Epitome / Standard) banners. Characters and weapons are featured for limited windows, and players often plan their Primogem spending around them.
The banners are often divided into Phase I and Phase II for each version update, each with different 5★ rate-up characters, and shared 4★ pools.
Upcoming Banners (as of late 2025)
As of October 2025, the currently active banners and the next ones are known.
Active & Next
| Phase / Period | 5★ Character(s) | Additional Notes / 4★ Pool |
|---|---|---|
| Current (ends ~ Oct 21, 2025) | Flins (new, Electro) on “The Lone Light Knocks at Night” | 4★: Aino, Sucrose, Dori |
| Yelan (returning, Hydro) on “Discerner of Enigmas” | 4★: Aino, Sucrose, Dori | |
| Next (from ~ Oct 22, 2025, in Version 6.1 Luna II, Phase I) | Nefer (new, Dendro catalyst) | This will be the featured new 5★ in upcoming banner. |
| Furina (returning, Hydro sword) | Expected as the companion in Phase I of 6.1 | |
| Following (6.1 Phase II) | Zhongli (rerun) | 5★ Geo polearm return |
| Arlecchino (rerun) | 5★ Pyro polearm return |
Weapon Banner Note: The current weapon banner includes Bloodsoaked Ruins (Flins’s signature weapon) and Aqua Simulacra (Yelan’s) as top 5★ picks. Nefer’s signature catalyst is expected to appear on the next weapon banner.
These upcoming banner details help players strategize saving or spending Primogems.
Past Banners: Key Highlights & Timeline
Over the years, Genshin has had many banners. Here are some notable past ones:
Recent Version 5.x Examples
| Version / Phase | 5★ Character(s) | 4★ Featured | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version 5.6 Phase 1 | Escoffier (new, Cryo polearm) | Ifa (new, Anemo catalyst), Ororon, Layla | May 7, 2025 – May 27, 2025 |
| Version 5.6 Phase 2 | Kinich (new, Dendro claymore), Raiden Shogun (rerun) | Lynette, Kujou Sara, Thoma | May 27, 2025 – June 17, 2025 |
Beyond version 5, the Wish Banner History pages and community archives track every banner since launch. For instance, the earliest banner “Sparkling Steps” (October 20, 2020) featured Klee, Xingqiu, Noelle, and Sucrose.
These archives can be invaluable for fans who track rerun gaps, which characters haven’t appeared in a while, or to predict which may return next.
