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Genshin Impact 4.8 is almost here, and with it comes new characters, banners, and events. The release date is set for July 17th, so get ready to explore Teyvat! Version 4.8 is expected to be the final six-week patch before the release of Version 5.0 and Natlan.
Genshin Impact 4.8 will arrive on July 17. This means that the popular action RPG is sticking to its regular six-week schedule. Version 4.8 should last from July 17 to August 27 and, of course, should be split into two phases.
Genshin Impact 4.8 will only receive one new playable unit, Emilie, who is a 5-star Dendro character. The rest of the 5-star units featured during the update will be reruns.
Phase 1 banners will feature Navia and Nilou reruns. The 5-star Geo DPS unit and the 5-star Hydro sub-DPS character will be available in the gacha system from July 17 to August 6.
Phase 2 will commence on August 6, shifting the featured characters. During it, Yelan will be a rerun character in one of the banners. The 5-star Hydro sub-DPS will rerun alongside the debut of Emilie. Emilie will be available from August 6 to August 27.
In addition to Emilie as a brand-new playable unit with Burning Reactions, there will be additional playable content in Version 4.8 in the form of events. The most important one is the flagship summer event, Summertide Scales and Tales. The event will take players to a new limited-time map called Simulanka where they will participate in a new narrative quest and various activities.
The event will feature two new outfits for Nilou and Kirara in Genshin Impact. Players will be able to claim Kirara’s new skin for free by participating in the event. A free copy of Kirara will also be distributed via the special event.
Envisaged Echoes will be a new update within the Imaginarium Theater, and is considered a new permanent game mode. Diluc, Jean, Qiqi, Ningguang, and Kirara are the characters confirmed to get trails in Genshin Impact.
There will also be several other limited-time events, including Bing-Bang Finchball, Outside the Canvas, Inside the Lens: Dew-Kissed Chapter, Energy Amplifier: Lemma, and Overflowing Mastery.
HoYoverse announced a series of quality-of-life (QoL) updates that will arrive in Version 4.8. One of them is the Hide UI function, which will allow players to remove elements from the interface as they explore Teyvat. Furthermore, world bosses that are not part of Trounce Domains will start respawning faster, with the five-minute cooldown reduced to a mere 10 seconds.
The encounter point system will also be enhanced. The long-term encounter points can be stored and then used to supplement daily encounter points by using Resin. A Dialogue Review feature will also be added, which will allow players to check what is said during a conversation.