Genshin Impact weapon banners are often overlooked because most players pull for the characters. Since about a year ago Genshin Impact started releasing weapons that are the best-in-slots for their corresponding 5-stars in the 5-star feature banners. Since then weapon banners have had more limelight but their position still remains the same. Only those who are dedicated to maxing out one character or the whales and heavy-spenders pull on the weapon banner for their character’s signature weapons.
Genshin Impact Version 3.0 is finally entering Phase II and the character banners and the weapon banner are already out on some servers. In this article, we’re going to discuss the weapon banner so that players can decide if they want to pull on it.
Phase II Weapon Banner Overview in Genshin Impact 3.0
Expectedly, we have the best-in-slot 5-star weapons for our corresponding 5-star reruns in the second half of this patch. The Amos’ Bow is Ganyu’s best-in-slot weapon and Kokomi’s is the catalyst Everlasting Moonglow.
Even the 4-stars in this weapon banner are amazing and apt weapons for the new area of Sumeru and the new element of Dendro. The Sacrificial Bow and the Favonius Greatsword are amazing ER weapon options for our new characters. The Dendro Traveler could use the Sacrificial Sword for his ER needs and the new character Dori would love the Favonius Greatsword as it compensates for her high burst cost by giving her more particles with a Crit build.
The Rust and the Dragon’s Bane are great weapons for maximising damage. The Rust is amazing for Physical DPS Fischl and the Dragon’s Bane is groundbreaking for Burgeon Thoma or even DPS Xiangling. Support polearm users who synergise with Dendro would love this weapon for themselves. The only odd one out is the Eye of Perception which is a decent weapon in general but isn’t the best on anyone in particular.
While the banner does look enticing, it isn’t tempting enough to get many sales. Most players would still opt for the characters or their constellations while using F2P 4-star weapon options. Chances are players already have the 4-star weapons featured in this banner from previous pulls and they’re likely to wait for another copy instead of pulling for them from the banner.