Genshin Impact Version 3.0 releases on the 24th of August and as with every new version update, comes new character banners. Since we’re getting a major update soon with Sumeru and Dendro being dropped, it’s natural for Genshin to release 3 new characters for the upcoming patch. The banner characters have already been confirmed and so are the rerun banners. In this article, we will discuss all the banners in Version 3.0- including speculations about the weapon banners.
Character Banners in Version 3.0 Genshin Impact
Lately, character banners in Genshin Impact have been a bit different. Ever since reruns became a thing and more and more characters started getting added to Genshin’s roster, the game has been cramping every update with character reruns for players to pull on event 5-stars they don’t have or want constellations of. Even newer characters who used to get their own banner running alone for a period of time are now placed alongside character reruns.
New Characters
The three new characters releasing in Version 3.0 are Tighnari, Collei, and Dori. Tighnari is a 5-star Dendro bow user while Collei and Dori are both 4-star units. While Tighnari is expected to be added to the standard banner after Version 3.1, Collei is a 4-star Dendro bow character who we will get for free from the Graven Innocence Event next patch. Dori is a 4-star electro claymore user who uses the child model- similar to Sayu.
First Half Banner Details
The first half of Version 3.0 will have the following banners and they begin on the 24th of August and last a total of 16 days if leaks are to be believed:
- Tighnari (New- Dendro Bow User)
- Zhongli (Rerun- Geo Polearm User)
The 4-stars on these banners are likely to be the following, according to some leaks- even though Collei is confirmed. This is the first time we’ll be getting all 4-star bow-user characters in a banner.
- Collei
- Fischl
- Diona
These banners will likely last till the 8th of September according to leaks.
Second Half Banner Details
According to reliable leaks, the second banner begins on the 9th of September. The following are the 5-stars getting a rerun simultaneously.
- Ganyu (Rerun- Cryo Bow User)
- Kokomi (Rerun- Hydro Catalyst User)
As for the 4-stars featuring in the above reruns other than Dori, there has been no news yet. Dori will be added to both the above reruns so players will have to pull on these to obtain her.
Weapon Banners in Version 3.0 Genshin Impact
The weapon banners for version 3.0 haven’t been confirmed but we do know we are getting a new 5-star bow which is likely going to be Tighnari’s best-in-slot. We also know about a new 4-star bow called “End of the Line” which is of the same sea or fish-themed weapons Genshin’s been releasing lately. This could be a possible new 4-star weapon accompanying the new 5-star bow “Hunter’s Path” but these are just speculations.
The following are our speculations for the weapon banners in Version 3.0.
First Half Weapon Banners
Considering Genshin Impact likes to release best-in-slot weapons for their featured event banner characters or just weapons that match the theme of the character, here are our predictions for the first half of Version 3.0 weapon banners
- Hunter’s Path
- Vortex Vanquisher
Second Half Weapon Banners
As for the weapon banners for the second half of Version 3.0, there must be a bow corresponding to Ganyu’s rerun and a catalyst corresponding to Kokomi’s rerun. With all that in mind here are our speculations
- Amos’ Bow
- Everlasting Moonglow
As for the 4-star weapon in these banners- it could be anyone’s guess. But we can still expect one of these to feature the new End of the Line bow.
This will be a difficult patch for players without Ganyu and Zhongli as they are both meta-defining highly desirable characters. With the release of Dendro and Tighnari as the first 5-star Dendro unit, people are expected to splurge on him too. Without enough primogems, the F2P players will suffer while the whales pay the price.