Genshin Impact has teased Baizhu as the first in-game Dendro character for a long time and ever since the release of Sumeru in Version 3.0, players have wondered when Baizhu will be available as a playable unit. Yaoyao is another character from Liyue who was featured in many of Liyue’s event pictures but was never introduced to us in-game.
According to recent leaks, these characters have been confirmed as playable along with a few other much-awaited characters. Their speculated release dates are also given so players can know who might drop when and who they would want to save their primogems for.
Upcoming Characters in Genshin Impact’s Future Sumeru Updates
We already know Nahida (the Dendro Archon or Kusanali) and Layla will drop in the upcoming Version 3.2 Update of Genshin Impact through the released splash arts. Since the Final Act of the Sumeru Archon Quest also drops on Version 3.2, we can also expect Scaramouche to be playable in Version 3.3.
Faruzan is leaked to be another 4-star unit from Sumeru and he will likely wield an Anemo bow. His abilities are leaked to resemble a mix between Sucrose and Anemo Traveler.
Version 3.4 has long been leaked to have no new 5-star releases and Yaoyao has been recently leaked to be releasing as a new 4-star character in that patch. Yaoyao and Xiangling are cooking associates so Yaoyao is expected to be another Pyro user.
Dehya is scheduled to release in Version 3.5 and considering we’ve met her in Version 3.0 itself, many players are already excited to pull for her. She’s a Pyro claymore user as we’ve already gathered from the first two Acts of the Sumeru Archon Quest in Version 3.0.
Baizhu is leaked to be releasing in Version 3.6. The most we know about his kit is that he’ll likely be a Dendro healer scaling off of EM.
Finally, Alhaitham is speculated to release in Version 3.7 or 3.8 provided there’s no Version 3.9. He’s also one of the first playable characters we met in the Archon Quests of Version 3.0 itself and so far he’s been a badass. Players are understandably excited about his kit and abilities but they will have to patiently wait through the patches as his release is still far off.