Genshin Impact 5.7 early patch notes: New characters, quest, and more

The Genshin Impact 5.7 is set to go live within a few hours, bringing in fresh content to the game. One of the most anticipated characters, Skirk, will finally arrive with the Phase 1 banner of the Genshin 5.7 patch, while the second half will be headed by the Pyro Archon, Mavuika. The upcoming update will also feature a new Archon Quest featuring Dainsleif.

This article will cover everything coming with the Genshin Impact 5.7 patch.

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Genshin Impact 5.7 early patch notes: Banners, and more

Character and Weapon Banners

Phase 1 Character Banners

• Shenhe (5-star)
• Skirk (5-star)
• Candace (4-star)
• Diona (4-star)
• Dahlia (4-star)

Phase 1 Weapon Banner

• Azurelight (5-star)
• Calamity Queller (5-star)
• Xiphos Moonlight (4-star)
• Favonius Lance (4-star)
• Sacrificial Bow (4-star)
• Wandering Evenstar (4-star)

Phase 2 Character Banners

• Mavuika
• Emilie

Phase 2 Weapon Banner

• A Thousand Blazing Suns
• Lumidouce Elegy

Note here that only 5-star characters and their signature weapons are known, as of this writing, for Phase 2 of the upcoming update.

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Story Quests

As announced during the Genshin Impact 5.7 Preview Livestream, the upcoming update will have a new Archon Quest, featuring the twins and Dainsleif, titled A Space and Time for You. Skirk will also get her own story mission that will explore her background further, called Crystallina Chapter: Act 1.

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Events

The following events will be available for a limited time during version 5.7 of Genshin Impact:

• Battle of Imagined Arrays
• Fearsome Ferocious Firepower
• Reminiscent Regimen: Frenzy
• Traveler's Tales: Gilded Chapter
• Overflowing Abundance

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New game mode

Stygian Onslaught (Image via HoYoverse)

A new endgame mode is coming to the game called Stygian Onslaught. It will be similar to the Spiral Abyss, where you must face waves of enemies and defeat them in a given time before the counter runs out. This mode will reward you with various items, such as Primogems and Dust of Enlightenment.

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Quality-of-life updates

The following system optimizations will be added to the game with the upcoming Genshin Impact 5.7 update:

• Any artifact defined using Sanctifying Elixir will get two guaranteed rolls on the substats you selected.
• The Treasure compass will mark more chests alongside Monetoos in the Plenty of Collectives area.
• New undisclosed plan for the mailing system.
• Clicking on a boss icon on the map will allow you to quickly navigate to its location.

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New Envisaged Echoes

Two new Envisaged Echoes trails will also be available for Shenhe and Raiden Shogun that you can earn by completing challenges in the Imaginarium Theater endgame mode.