Genshin Impact's Version 5.3 is scheduled to be released on January 1, 2025. See Version 5.3's estimated dates and countdown, as well as character releases, and all known info about it here in this guide!

Genshin Impact 5.3 Release Date

To Release on January 1, 2025

Genshin Impact Version 5.3 is scheduled to release on January 1, 2025, immediately following the end of Version 5.1's Phase 2. This estimated date is based on the Genshin Impact's usual six-week release pattern and may be subject to change.

Countdown Until Version 5.3 Release

Phase 1
Phase 2	Asia Servers (UTC+8): EU Servers (UTC+1): NA Servers (UTC-5):

Version 5.3 Maintenance Dates & Times

Server	Release Date and Timezones
North America	December 31, 2024 6:00 PM~11:00 PM (UTC/GMT-5)
Europe	January 1, 2025 12:00 AM~5:00 AM (UTC/GMT+1)
Asia	January 1, 2025 7:00 AM~12:00 PM (UTC/GMT+8)
TW, HK, MO	January 1, 2025 7:00 AM~12:00 PM (UTC/GMT+8)

Genshin Impact 5.3 Summary

All New Content in Version 5.3

5.3 News Guides
Everything in 5.3	5.3 Livestream
5.3 Livestream Codes	All Redeem Codes
5.3 Banners	2025 Lantern Rite HOT
5.3 Chronicled Wish HOT	Free Liyue 4-stars HOT
May Fortune Find You HOT
5.3 Characters
Mavuika NEW	Citlali NEW
Lan Yan NEW	Arlecchino
Clorinde
5.3 Weapons
A Thousand Blazing Suns	Starcaller's Watch
5.3 Quests
Chapter 5 Act 5	Citlali Story Quest
Mavuika Story Quest
5.3 Enemies
Wayward Hermetic Spiritspeaker	Lord of Eroded Primal Fire
5.3 Events
Lantern Rite 2025	Emblem of Steadfast Valor
Shuyu's Baffling Beetle Battle Bowl	Repertoire of Myriad Melodies
On the Trail of Behemoths	Overflowing Abundance

Version 5.3 Trailer

Genshin Impact 5.3 Banners

5.3 Phase 1 - Mavuika and Citlali

Phase 1 Banners	Banner Dates	Rate-Ups
Mavuika	Start: January 1, 2025 End: January 21, 2025
Citlali	Start: January 1, 2025 End: January 21, 2025
Epitome Invocation (Phase 1)	Start: January 1, 2025 End: January 21, 2025

The Version 5.3 Phase 1 characters are Mavuika and Citlali, both available from January 1, 2025 to January 21, 2025 on their release banners! The featured 4-stars for Phase 1 of Version 5.3 are still currently unknown.

5.3 Phase 2 - Arlecchino and Clorinde

Phase 1 Banners	Banner Dates	Rate-Ups
Arlecchino	Start: January 21, 2025 End: February 11, 2025
Clorinde	Start: January 21, 2025 End: February 11, 2025
Epitome Invocation (Phase 2)	Start: January 21, 2025 End: February 11, 2025

Meanwhile, the Version 5.3 Phase 2 characters are Clorinde and Arlecchino, featured on their banner reruns from January 21, 2025 to February 11, 2025. The newest 4-star character, Lan Yan, also makes her debut alongside Clorinde and Arlecchino's banners!

5.3 Chronicled Wish Banner

5.3 Chronicled Wish Characters
5.3 Chronicled Wish Weapons

The 5.3 Chronicled Wish banner gets an update for Version 5.3 with all the featured characters included in its roster! Characters such as Shenhe, Ganyu, and Tartaglia, are among of the few characters featured in this banner so make sure to check it out!

Chronicled Wish 5.3 Banner Guide

Version 5.3 Weapons

5.3 Event-Wish Weapons

Version 5.3 Weapons
A Thousand Blazing Suns	Starcaller's Watch

The newest weapons in Version 5.3, the 5-star Claymore, A Thousand Blazing Suns, and the 5-star Catalyst, Starcaller's Watch, are slated to become available alongside Mavuika and Citlali's release. Both weapons are expected to be their best-in-slot weapons, so make sure to save Primogems if you want to get them both!

List of 5-Star Weapons

Version 5.3 Quests

Chapter 5: Act 5 Archon Quest

The newest act of Chapter 5 of the Archon Quest is also scheduled to release once Version 5.3 hits the live servers. As shown in the livestream, this new act features the conclusion of Natlan's final battle against the Abyss!

Incandescent Ode of Resurrection Quest

Mavuika Story Quest

Mavuika gets her own Story Quest on Version 5.3, which was shown to be about a dream message that Citlali relayed to the Traveler!

Mavuika Story Quest Guide

Citlali Story Quest

Aside from Mavuika, Citlali also gets her own story quest, which is also the third and last act of Master's of the Night-Wind's Tribal Chronicles!

Citlali Story Quest Guide

Version 5.3 New Boss

Wayward Hermetic Spiritspeaker Boss

The newest boss of Version 5.3 is the Wayward Hermetic Spiritspeaker, master shaman from the Masters of the Night-Wind tribe! As shown in the livestream, the boss makes an appearance in Citlali's Story Quest!

Wayward Hermetic Spiritspeaker Boss Guide

Lord of Eroded Primal Fire Boss

Aside from the Spiritspeaker Boss, the Lord of Eroded Primal Fire boss also makes its debut on the same version! This dragon boss can weild Pyro, as well as a dark element that seems to be an Abyss-born power!

Lord of Eroded Primal Fire Weekly Boss Guide

Version 5.3 2025 Lantern Rite

2025 Lantern Rite Mini-games

The 2025 Lantern Rite is packed and loaded with goodies and mini-games that will surely keep Travelers busy and wantinig for more! This Lantern Rite features three mini-games namely, Immortal Combat, Drills by Lamplight, and the Custom Game Envelope, all of which combine combat, puzzle, and companionship in one massive event!

Lantern Rite 2025 Springtime Charms

Hu Tao and Xiangling Skins

2025 Lantern Rite Skins
Cherries Snow-Laden	New Year's Cheer

Aside from the mini-games, the 2025 Lantern Rite also offers a new look to Hu Tao and Xiangling with their new skins! Hu Tao's new skin is called the Cherries Snow-Laden, while Xiangling's is called the New Year's Cheer, a 4-star outfit obtainable for free by playing thru Lantern Rite!

Free Liyue 4-Star Selector

As with the previous Lantern Rite celebrations, Travelers could also get any 4-star character of their choice from the 2025 Lantern Rite's Lantern-Lit Gathering Event! The newest 4-star character, Lan Yan, is part of this year's roster, aside from being featured in Phase 2's event wishes!

Lantern-Lit Gathering

2025 Lantern Rite Benefits

All throughout the 2025 Lantern Rite, the May Fortune Find You check-in event is available for every Traveler which rewards a total of 10x Intertwined Fates for players who log-in within 7 days! A Thank You mail will also be given to players which contains 1600x Primogems, alongside other valuable goodies!

May Fortune Find You Event Guide

Version 5.3 Events

All Version 5.3 Events

Events	Description
Emblem of Steadfast Valor	In this obstacle course event, complete challenge stages , and win goodies such as Primogems and Level-up Materials!
Shuyu's Baffling Beetle Battle Bowl	The thrill of Onikabuto beetle battles are no longer just confined within Inazuma! In this Onikabuto event, Travelers are tasked to control a mechanical Onikabuto to defeat enemies! Partake on all difficulty levels to reap the max rewards!
Repertoire of Myriad Melodies	In this permanent rhythm event, Travelers will receive a Ukelele instrument, which they can use to complete rhythm stages! Previously-acquired instruments could also be used in each stage, so make sure to check out this event if you love music!
On the Trail of Behemoths	In Version 5.3's combat event, Travelers must fight against four legendary bosses in varying difficulties to earn rewards such as Primogems, and other growth materials!
Overflowing Abundance	Overflowing Abundance is a new event for Version 5.3 which doubles the amount of talent and weapon level-up materials players can get from domains. More importantly, all domains are unlocked all throughout the event so ensure you make the most out of this event!

5.3 Developers Discussion

All 5.3 Dev Discussion Updates

Update	Description
Cross Co-Op Mode Now Available	In Version 5.3, players with World Levels 8 and 9 can now visit each other freely! The difficulty of enemies, as well as their corresponding drop rates, will depend on the level of the world you're visiting!
Boss Respawn Update	Once 5.3 hits the live servers, boss fights are going to have a major update which makes them spawn immediately after defeating them! This makes for more efficient grinding, to level up your characters!
Artifact Selection Updates	Optimization 1: Suitable substats for each character will now be highlighted to make artifact selection a lot simpler! Moreover, the sorting menu will also highlight each suitable substat to help Travelers sort them properly. Recommended stats will also become a filter option, to easily browse all your artifact pieces!
	Optimization 2: In addition, enhancing artifacts in Version 5.3 will show the number of times each substat has been enhanced. A side-by-side comparison with your equipped artifact piece will also show the same enhancement count to help you wisely decide on which artifact piece to equip!
	Optimization 3: In Version 5.3, the recommended sets will menu will also be optimized with data from recently active players to help you filter out the substats that other Travelers are using for any character! Keep in mind, however, that this data will only be available a week after Version 5.3's release!
Artifact Inventory Limit	The Artifact Inventory Limit will be increased to 2,100 on Version 5.3's release!

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Versions

Version History

All Genshin Impact Versions
Version 5.3	Version 5.2
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 5.3	Version 5.2
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

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