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A lot of hype is around Genshin Impact's upcoming 4.4 update. This patch will celebrate the Lantern Rite festival and see the release and reruns of some fan-favorite characters. HoYoverse has revealed that Nahida, Xiao, and Yae Miko will accompany Xianyun, aka Cloud Retainer, as the update's featured 5-star offerings.
Genshin Impact's 4.4 patch is scheduled to go live on January 31, 2024. It will be active for 42 days and will host two different sets of banners. While Xianyun and Nahida will become available on the limited-time character banners during 4.4's first half, the second will feature Xiao and Yae Miko.
This article will provide readers with the release dates and times for the Phase I and Phase II banners in Genshin's Impact 4.4 update. It will also include universal countdowns for the reader's convenience.
Genshin Impact 4.4 banners: Schedule, rerun, and release order leaks
According to the information disclosed by HoYoverse, Genshin Impact's 4.4 Lantern Rite update will feature the following gacha banners:
- First half (January 31 - February 21) - Xianyun and Nahida as 5-stars, with Gaming, Faruzan, and Noelle as 4-stars
- Second half (February 20 - March 12) - Xiao and Yae Miko as 5-stars, with Yaoyao, Ningguang, and Xinyan as 4-stars
Phase I of version 4.4 will begin as soon as the update goes live after a maintenance period on January 31, 2024. Players worldwide will be able to pull on Xianyun and Nahida's banner upon this patch's release. The new 4-star Gaming will also get a rate-up on their banners.
However, 4.4's Phase II banners scheduled to arrive on February 20, 2024, will not be released simultaneously for all servers. Xiao and Yae Miko will first become available on the Asia servers, followed by those in Europe and America.
Players can keep track of the 4.4 banners' release times for their respective servers by referring to the timers provided below.
Phase I banner's release date and countdown
Xianyun is the upcoming 5-star Anemo character. She is a support for Plunge attack-focused characters. She will be featured on the limited-time character banner alongside the Dendro Archon, Nahida, on January 31, 2024, at 11 am (UTC +8).
The universal countdown above displays the time remaining till the arrival of version 4.4 and the first half banners.
Phase II banner's release date and countdown
The 5-star Anemo DPS, Xiao, and 5-star sub-DPS Electro unit, Yae Miko, are slated to have a rerun in Genshin Impact version 4.4's second half. Both characters excel at their respective roles in the game and many players will be eager to obtain them.
Their banners will be arriving on Asia servers on February 20, 2024, at 6 pm (UTC +8). The countdown below reflects the time remaining:
On the European servers, the Xiao and Yae banners will be released on February 20, 2024, at 6 pm (UTC +1). The timer below reflects their release time:
American players will be able to wish on the second-half banners from February 20, 2024, at 6 pm (UTC -5). The embed below showcases the time remaining till then:
For more information and updates, follow Sportskeeda's Genshin Impact hub.
