Genshin Impact Events

Current Events

Verified for 7.0

Active now · ending soonest first

The Clink Clank Whiz-Kid!Permanent · Invite Aino — permanent, no time limitPermanent — no end date

The Hunt Begins!Event · Free Electro character Alyosha via the Archon QuestPermanently available after the Version 7.0 update

Imaginarium Theater — September seasonEvent · New season: Hydro, Electro and DendroRuns until the next season

Version 7.1 — A Rekviem for the UnderworldEvent · Chapter VII Acts III and IV, two new 5-stars, and a new weeklyPermanent content — a version update, not a timed event

Version 7.2 maintenance compensationEvent · 300 Primogems by mail after the Version 7.2 update; the mail expires after 30 daysMail expires 30 days after it arrives, around December 4

Details

The Clink Clank Whiz-Kid!from Jul 1

GachaPermanent event

A permanent event introducing Aino (4-star). Invite Aino while progressing through 'A Dance of Snowy Tides and Hoarfrost Groves'; complete 'Paralogism' and 'The Journey Home' to unlock.

How to accessEvent menu → The Clink Clank Whiz-Kid!; complete the prerequisite quests to invite Aino.

RewardsAino (4-star character), event rewards

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The Hunt Begins!from Aug 12

GachaLimited-time event

Progress the Archon Quest "Everwinter Without Mercy" to invite "Swift-Striding Hound" Alyosha (Electro). Archon Quest Chapter VII Act I and Act II become permanently available after the update.

RewardsAlyosha (Electro, free) and the 5-star enhanceable weapon Exaiphanes Blade (Sword). Awaken the Statues of The Seven in Snezhnaya with Cryo to enhance it.

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Imaginarium Theater — September seasonfrom Sep 1

GachaRecurring content

The new season of Imaginarium Theater. Required elemental types: Hydro, Electro and Dendro. Several characters gain a new "Thespian Trick", exchangeable from the NPC Wolfy.

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Version 7.1 — A Rekviem for the Underworldfrom Sep 23

GachaContent update

Version 7.1 concludes the current Snezhnaya arc with Archon Quest Chapter VII Acts III ("White Night, Like a Dream Upon Waking") and IV ("A Rekviem for the Underworld"), both permanently available. It adds two 5-star characters — Vesna (Anemo sword) and Vodyanitsa (Hydro catalyst) — two world quests, a new boss at Fellfrost Peak, two Edge of Survival stages, new TCG cards, and the "Secret Tsarist Assignments" weekly under the Special Recruitment Project.

How to accessLive after the September 23 maintenance, which began 06:00 (UTC+8) and was estimated at 5 hours.

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Version 7.2 maintenance compensationfrom Nov 4

GachaLimited-time rewards

Server maintenance compensation for the Version 7.2 "Hour of Ruin" update, 60 Primogems per hour of downtime for an estimated 5 hours. Sent by in-game mail within 5 hours of the update completing.

How to accessReach Adventure Rank 5 or above before November 4 at 06:00 (UTC+8), when maintenance starts. Claim the mail within 30 days; HoYoverse also says it must be claimed before Version 7.2 ends.

RewardsPrimogems ×300

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