Genshin Impact 2.8 Update Release Date and Everything You Need to Know

If you have ever been asked what the most popular gacha title in the world is, it should be the Genshin Impact, and there is no doubt about it as well. It has never failed to amaze us over the past days, and since its release, it has always managed to come up with the right elements and right tactics to amaze the players. And one of the co-factors that contribute towards building up such a huge demand for this game is their constant updates. And now, it has been closed to another update, which is about that Genshin Impact 2.8 update.

 

Content

• When Will Genshin Impact 2.8 Update Release?
• Genshin Impact 2.8 New Characters
• Genshin Impact 2.8 New Skins
• New Banners
• New Quests
• The New Events with Genshin Impact 2.8 Update
• Conclusion

 

 

Now that the Genshin Impact 2.8 update is soon to be released, there are more players who are looking for a date of an official launch of it, and most importantly, they are looking for what things will be introduced in this game. As you assumed, there will be a lot more things to come up with in this new update, like new characters, new banners, skins, events as well as quests, so if you are looking for some ideas for them, stay with this guide as we can teach you everything about the upcoming update.

So we are going to discuss the things set to release in this game, and let's look at its specific release date as well. This is everything we know so far about the 2.8 updates of Genshin Impact. Let's start.

When Will Genshin Impact 2.8 Update Release?

It is said that the Genshin Impact 2.8 update release date is the 13th of July 2022, and Hoyoverse announced via Twitter that they are going live on the 11th of July with an added pre-installation for the updates as well. The date that this new update is going live will follow up a maintenance period for the game with an offline time of several hours.

 

 

The game will be released on UTC+8 at 11 am, and on the 12th of July, It will arrive at 4 am CEST, 3 am GMT, 10 pm EST and 7 pm PST respectively.

Genshin Impact 2.8 New Characters

A few new characters will be released to the game, and the first one you will see will be the Shikanoin Heizou. This character Is coming as the first anemo catalyst melee-centric hero to the game, and he will be the one who is going to hail from the Inazuma. Shikanoin Heizou will use martial arts with air-based attacks to defeat the enemies and go to work as a detective from the Tenryou commission.

And next, Diluc will be paid more attention to this new update, and he will be added with more lore as well. You will also encounter Fischi as a new character for the Genshin Impact 2.8 update, and she will be available to take through the currency.

If we brief all the characters with their respective weapons and elements to the game, there will be a total of 4 characters who are going to be featured in this new update as follows.

 

• 5-star Kazuha with Sword from Anemo element

 

• 4-star Heizou with Catalyst from Anemo element

 

• 5-star Yoimiya with a Bow from Pyro element

 

• 5-star Klee with a Catalyst from Pyro element

 

All the details for the entire character roster can be learned from our Genshin Impact tier list.

 

Genshin Impact 2.8 New Skins

The newly released update is going to release some of the new skins to Fischl and Diluc, and Diluc will take the Read Dead of Night skin while Fischl takes the Ein Immernachtstraum as a new skin. Diluc's skin will have to be bought from the game, while Fischl's skin is free for you.

 

New Banners

There will be several new banners as well as the rerunning banners coming with this new update, and they can be listed as follows.

 

• Leaves in the Wind – 13th of July to 02nd of August 2022
• Sparkling Steps – 13th of July to 02nd of August 2022
• Tapestry of Golden Flames – 02nd of August to 23rd of August 2022
• Epitome Invocation Phase 1 – 13th of July to 02nd of August 2022
• Epitome Invocation – 02nd of August to 23rd of August 2022

There will be rerunning events for the Kazuha and Klee from this new update, and during phase 1 of Kazuha and Klee's banners, the Heizou will be the new 4-star hero to be featured. When these banners are coming to an end, there will be another rerunning banner starting for Yoimiya as well.

New Quests

Two new quests for Heizou and Kazuha will be started from Hangout and Story, respectively, and we will be able to know more about these two heroes with these new quests.

The New Events with Genshin Impact 2.8 Update

Reminiscent Regimen

This is a co-op event for the game that you can engage with friends. And it also comes with so many themes to do by you and your friends on the summer islands.

 

Summertime Odyssey

This is a summertime event to be enjoyed this summer with your favorite character from the game.

 

 

Hidden Strife

This event will be a new combat event for you all, and there you have to beat so many enemies, take many buffs and also learn more about Diluc.

 

Evermotion Mechanical

This event is testing how far you can think and will be a brainstorming event. There will be several mechanical puzzles in this event that need to be put so much effort into dealing with.

 

 

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Conclusion

So that is all that we can bring you as the details of this new 2.8 update, and we hope you are waiting eagerly to have this experience the best. Enjoy your summertime with new characters, new events, and new adventures here, and Genshin Impact is ready to bring you many things to please you soon.