Genshin Impact devs tease McDonald’s collab: Everything we know
hoyoverse / mcdonald'sGenshin Impact and McDonald’s have just teased a collaboration between the two titans. Here’s everything you need to know.
Genshin Impact has been known to collaborate with various franchises. Previously, the open-world gacha game has had crossovers with popular fast food chains, such as KFC and Pizza Hut. With that in mind, McDonald’s is set to be the next franchise they’ll partner up with, as hinted from cryptic posts on X.
On September 9, 2024, both the official Genshin Impact and McDonald’s accounts posted two images corresponding to one another.
With a text saying “daily commission: text ‘traveler’ to +1 (707) 932-4826 to guess the next quest,” McDonald’s attached an image of slimes in their post – enemies you’ll find in Genshin Impact.
“Daily commissions” and “traveler” are terms in the game that fans should be familiar with. The first refers to daily quests, while the latter is the alias for the protagonists.
Additionally, scroll down enough in the comments, and you’ll even see the Genshin Impact account replying to this post with an image of Paimon wearing a McDonald’s hat.
Shortly after that post, Genshin Impact’s account also posted a picture of various items or materials in a straight line. The clue is: “A mysterious note of unknown origin. All that’s on it are some strange symbols…”
It certainly didn’t take too long for fans of the game to crack the code. From left to right, these items are as follows:
- Mora
- Cecilia
- Dandelion Seeds
- Onigiri
- Noctilucous Jade
- Apple
- Lakelight Lily
- Dandelion Seeds
- Silk Flower
Now, look at the first letter of each item, and you’ll find that it spells “McDonald’s”, all but confirming the collab between the two.
Genshin Impact and McDonald’s collab: meals & rewards
According to the information shared by the official Genshin Impact account on an X post, the collab with McDonald’s will be available from September 17 to 29. During this time, fans can purchase two different themed meals featuring Beidou and Kazuha boxes — each will give you a code you can redeem in the game to get various rewards.
Genshin Impact Apple Pie
The Genshin Impact Apple pie menu comes with a redemption code that offers the following rewards in-game:
- 40 Primogems
- x1 Recipe: Golden Apple Pastry
- x4 Mystic Enchancement Ore
- x20,000 Mora
- x3 Golden Apple Pastry
- x2 Hero’s Wit
Genshin Impact Deluxe Crispy Meal
Meanwhile, the Genshin Impact Deluxe Crispy Meal includes a McCrispy burger, fries, a drink, and an apple pie. Purchasing this meal will also give you a code, which you can redeem in-game to receive the following items:
- Wind glider “Wings of Delicacies”
- Namecard celebration: Crispy and Sweet
Regarding the ordering process, you’ll first have to download the McDonald’s app and register as a MyMcDonald’s member with your email. Once that’s done, head to the app’s Genshin Impact x McDonald’s collab banner to purchase the meals. The codes will then be sent to your email after your purchase, and you can head to Genshin Impact’s website to redeem them.
It’s worth knowing that while this collab is exclusive to the United States only, the codes are available to redeem on all servers. So, as long as you have a friend in the US who can order the meal and give you the redemption code, you can still obtain the rewards in the game.
Just be sure to redeem them as soon as possible because they’ll only be valid until October 29, 2024.