Now that Sumeru is finally out with Version 3.0 update, we have plenty new weapons coming our way. In additon to the new weapons added in this patch, we have leaks confirming an upcoming F2P 4-star polearm that will be given away for free as an event reward. Since we know Cyno and Candace are both polearm users confirmed to be releasing in Version 3.1, we can expect this weapon to be well suited to their kit.
Upcoming Free Polearm in Genshin Impact 3.1
Interestingly enough, this polearm does not have Sumeru origins. It’s actually from Mondstadt. Mondstadt doesn’t usually have native polearm characters but the only one who does right now which is Thoma, lives in Inazuma. This current polearm is also most likely a weapon for another new Mondstadt character coming to the game soon after Version 3.1.
The weapon- Shifting Sandblade could function as both a support weapon or a dps weapon. Its passive may seem a little underwhelming due to the fact that it has no stacking effect but we’ll only know its true potential when it’s finally released and players obtain it to test it out.
Maybe if not the current polearm characters, there could certainly be future polearm users who could make good use of thai weapon. As of now the weapon seems good on characters like Xiangling, Rosaria and so on.
As you can see, the ascension materials have also been given and while most of them are materials available from Mondstadt, there’s one new material which will likely require us to reach Sumeru first to start farming. Genshin could also repeat what they did for the Rift Hounds by adding them to the Mondstadt region so we could again see new enemies being added to older regions.