Genshin Impact 5.3 Update Highlights Chronicled Banner and 2025 Character Teasers

HoYoverse has offered a sneak peek of what to expect in the upcoming Genshin Impact 5.3 update, including 3 brand-new characters and 5-star weapons. A silhouette teaser also hints at seven combatants coming to the game throughout 2025.

A recent developer livestream disclosed that part one of the patch will go live on January 1, 2025, featuring Mavuika, the formidable Natlan ruler, and Citlali, the sorceress. Part two will launch on January 21, 2024, headlined by Clorinde and Arlecchino, the incredible damage machines.

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The Chronicled Banner is returning to the action-packed RPG, this time, themed around Liyue units such as Tartaglia. A minor adjustment in the latest update will let Genshin Impact’s best characters feature, even with less than three appearances.

This banner also offers you 5-star characters such as Baizhu, Ganyu, and Shenhe during the Lantern Rite in 2025. Lan Yan is expected to join Clorinde and Arlecchino in the second half of version 5.3.

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Below are other playable heroes from Liyue in the Chronicled Wish:

Baizhu (5-star Dendro – Catalyst)
Shenhe (5-star Cryo – Polearm)
Keqing (5-star Electro – Sword)
Ganyu (5-star Cryo – Bow)
Xiao (5-star Anemo – Polearm)
Tartaglia (5-star Hydro – Bow)
Qiqi (5-star Cryo – Sword)

The recent developer presentation also revealed team compositions, combat, and the extremely stacked weapons you can utilize. The Weapon Banner brims with valuable items, from Mavuika’s claymore to Citlali’s best-in-slot catalyst, the Starcaller’s Watch.

New 5-star members of the roster will debut and run in the event simultaneously for the first time since the Inazuma storyline, thanks to a rules update in version 5.3.

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New Characters for 2025

In addition to the livestream announcement, HoYoverse shared a high-quality image of seven silhouettes representing characters you should expect in the remainder of Natlan’s update. While no outright reveal was made, players can easily spot Dahlia, Iansan, and Skirk, the master of Tartaglia.

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