Genshin Impact banner schedule: What’s the next & current banner in 2024?

Thanks to the rotating banners in Genshin Impact, you can regularly pull for new characters. Here are all the details you need about the current and upcoming banners in the beloved gacha.

The current and future banners in Genshin Impact allow Travelers to obtain new characters and try out different team comps. Like most gacha games, these banners regularly change, impacting pick rates and the all-important tier list.

If you’re looking to spend your hard-earned Primogems on the current version 5.3 banners, we’ve got everything you need to know about them right here.

Updated December 20, 2024, to add 5.3 banner details.

What is the current Genshin Impact banner?

The Genshin Impact 5.2 Phase 2 banners are the ‘Decree of the Deep‘ rerun for Neuvillette and the ‘Gentry of Hermitage” for Zhongli.

The 4-star characters you can get from both reruns include:

• Heizou (Anemo)
• Fischl (Electro)
• Yaoyao (Dendro)

When does the current Genshin Impact banner end?

The version 5.2 Phase 2 banners will end on December 30, 2024, which gives Travelers plenty of time to save up Primogems and spend them on their banners.

We’ll update this section should HoYoverse extend the date further. 

Genshin Impact weapon banner

The Genshin Impact weapon banner is the Epitome Invocation. The 5.2 Phase 2 banner includes the following weapon rate-ups: 

5-star weapons

• Tome of the Eternal Flow (Catalyst)
• Vortex Vanquisher (Polearm)

4-star weapons

• Mitternachts Waltz (Bow)
• Favonius Sword (Sword)
• Favonius Greatsword (Claymore)
• Dragon’s Bane (Polearm)
• Sacrificial Fragments (Catalyst)

HoYoverse

The Genshin Impact 5.2 Phase 2 weapon banner will also end on December 30, 2024, so players will have plenty of time to obtain the new set of weapons. 

Next banners: Genshin Impact 5.3

The next banners, Ancient Flame Ablaze and Starry Night’s Whispers, are coming with update 5.3 Phase 1 and star Mavuika, and Citlali. These banners will run from January 1 to January 21. Here are the details on all three characters:

• Mavuika (5-Star Pyro Claymore) – Featured on the Ancient Flame Ablaze banner.
• Citlali (5-Star Cryo Catalyst) – Featured on the Starry Night’s Whispers banner.
• Lan Yan (4-Star Anemo Catalyst) – Featured on both banners.

That’s everything you need to know about Genshin Impact banners! For more on the game, check out all the free characters you can get, how the Pity system works, and whether or not it’s cross-platform.