HoYoverse has confirmed the release of Genshin Impact 4.3, and shared a series of information on the pieces of content arriving with the patch. Purchase Genshin Impact Accounts to play!
Genshin Impact 4.3 - Release Date
Although it was not highlighted too extensively during the livestream, which was held on the official Genshin Impact channel on Twitch, HoYoverse has confirmed that Version 4.3 arrives on December 20. This means that the current patch is going to continue following the six-week schedule for Genshin Impact updates and that there have not been any delays for the upcoming content. At this point, it is very unlikely that the patch will get postponed in any way, as content delays in the game tend to happen even before an official release date is revealed. The last time content has been delayed was with Version 2.8.
Recently, Genshin Impact 4.2’s livestream was postponed, but that did not affect the arrival of the content itself in due time.
Genshin Impact 4.3 - Character Banners (& New Characters)
As was previously mentioned, Navia and Chevreuse are the two new playable characters confirmed to arrive with Genshin Impact 4.3. Navia is a 5-star Geo character that uses a claymore in battle. Her role is a mix between a DPS and a sub-DPS unit. Navia’s specialty is triggering Crystallize reactions with her Elemental Skill, in which she pulls out her umbrella which also works as a rifle, and shoots at an enemy. This also imbues her regular strikes with Geo and increases her power. By triggering Crystallize reactions, Navia can generate and then pick up Crystal Shrapnel charges, which allow her to fire special rounds from her weapon.
Navia’s Elemental Burst sees her command a barrage of AoE Geo DMG. This can also trigger Crystallize, which in turn feeds her with more power. Chevreuse, on the other hand, is a 4-star Pyro unit that equips a polearm. She will mainly be a support character in Genshin Impact 4.3, healing active team members after firing her musket with her Elemental Skill, while also decreasing enemies’ Pyro and Electro RES when in a team comp with only Pyro and Electro units. Navia will be featured in Phase 1 banners, along with Ayaka Kamisato. The Phase 1 weapons banner will also debut Verdict, Navia’s signature 5-star claymore, which resembles an axe.
Phase 1 weapons banner will also feature the 5-star sword Mistsplitter Reforged, Ayaka’s signature weapon.
Phase 2 banners in Genshin Impact 4.3 will be composed of reruns of Raiden Shogun and Yoimiya. Chevreuse will make her debut in the Phase 2 banners, having an increased drop rate during the period. As a 4-star hero, she will be incorporated into the standard loot pool in the gacha system. The fact that Chevreuse is paired up with an Electro and a Pyro unit, respectively, makes perfect sense for her gameplay kit, which works around Overloaded Reactions. The weapons banner in Phase 2 will feature the 5-star polearm Grasscutter’s Light and the 5-star bow Thundering Pulse, Raiden Shogun and Yoimiya’s signature weapons, respectively.
Looking forward to the new version!