Genshin Impact Skirk release date and countdown

Genshin Impact has officially revealed that Skirk will be released as a playable character in version 5.7. During the update's special program, they shared details regarding her role, gameplay, animations, and signature weapon. The developers confirmed that the brand-new 5-star Cryo Sword unit, Skirk, will be released in v5.7 Phase 1 on June 18, 2025. Furthermore, her signature weapon will be available on the weapon banner from June 18, 2025.

This article will provide the release dates and times for the character Skirk in Genshin Impact version 5.7.

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Genshin Impact Skirk global release schedule and countdown

Skirk's banner drops in Phase 1 of version 5.7 (Image via HoYoverse)

Skirk will be released alongside the Genshin Impact version 5.7 update on June 18, 2025, at 11:00 am. (UTC+8).

However, due to time-zone differences, the release times for Skirk would be different for some regions. Thus, here is a list of the release dates and times for Skirk's launch in version 5.7 for some major areas:

America

• Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): June 17, 2025, at 8 pm
• Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): June 17, 2025, at 9 pm
• Central Daylight Time (CDT): June 17, 2025, at 10 pm
• Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): June 17, 2025, at 11 pm

Europe

• Western European Summer Time (WEST): June 18, 2025, at 4 am
• Central European Summer Time (CEST): June 18, 2025, at 5 am
• Eastern European Summer Time (EEST): June 18, 2025, at 6 am

Asia

• India Standard Time (IST): June 18, 2025, at 8:30 am
• China Standard Time (CST): June 18, 2025, at 11 am
• Japan Standard Time (JST): June 18, 2025, at 12 pm
• Korea Standard Time (KST): June 18, 2025, at 12 pm

Here's a global countdown to keep track of how much time is left till the release of Skirk in Phase 1 of version 5.7:

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Skirk's signature weapon - Azurelight

Azurelight will feature during the Phase 1 banners in v5.7 (Image via HoYoverse)

HoYoverse has officially announced during the v5.7 live stream that Skirk is a 5-star Cryo Sword character. Furthermore, they shared details regarding her signature weapon, Azurelight. This sword should be her best-in-slot weapon, and could potentially boost her damage numbers by a considerable amount.

However, the passive effect, primary, and secondary stats for Azurelight have not been officially revealed. Thus, we still do not fully know how good this weapon would be for Skirk or other Sword units.