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Genshin Impact 3.8 release date, banners and more

Angana Mazumdar
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The upcoming Genshin Impact 3.8 update has recently had its Special Programme, revealing important information about its release, and upcoming banners. Players eagerly anticipate the precise release date and time of Genshin Impact 3.8 to immerse themselves in the fresh content.

In less than a week, players will have the opportunity to indulge in version 3.8. As customary, there will be a short maintenance period before players can access the new version. To save time, a pre-installation feature will be offered to players a few days before the release.

Enthusiastic travelers are surely anticipating the release of the new area in the update. But along with the featured event, many are curious to pull for the rerun banners. The next sections of this article provide a concise overview of the banners and release date for the 3.8 Genshin Impact patch.

Contents

  • Genshin Impact 3.8 official release date and time
  • Genshin Impact 3.8 five-star characters and weapons
  • Genshin Impact 3.8 rumored 4-star banners
  • When will Genshin Impact 3.8 update be available for pre-installation?

Genshin Impact 3.8 official release date and time

The highly anticipated Genshin Impact 3.8 can be expected to launch simultaneously on all servers at 11 AM (UTC+8) on July 5, 2023. To provide convenience and clarity, the release time has been converted into corresponding times in various popular time zones. Here are the release times in different time zones:
  • Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): July 4, 8 PM
  • Central Daylight Time (CDT): July 4, 10 PM
  • Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): July 4, 10 PM
  • India Standard Time (IST): July 5, 8:30 AM
  • China Standard Time (CST): July 5, 11 AM
  • Philippine Standard Time (PST): July 5, 11 AM
  • Japan Standard Time (JST): July 5, 12 PM
  • Korea Standard Time (KST): July 5, 12 PM
  • Western European Summer Time (WEST): July 5, 4 AM
  • Central European Summer Time (CEST): July 5, 5 AM
  • Eastern European Summer Time (EEST): July 5, 6 AM

The countdown timer below has been added for further ease in tracking the release of Genshin Impact 3.8.

Genshin Impact 3.8 five-star characters and weapons

Genshin Impact 3.8 five-star characters and weapons
Credits: HoYoverse

Genshin Impact 3.8 will have some of the most anticipated rerun banners. Eula and Klee will be making a return in the first phase of the update after a long wait. The second phase will feature the rerun banners of Kokomi and the Wanderer.

Additionally, the weapon banners, as usual, will feature the BiS five-star weapons of the Events Banner characters. During the initial phase, players can look forward to the reappearance of the Song of Broken Pines and Lost Prayers to the Sacred Winds. Subsequently, in the second phase, the banners will feature the Everlasting Moonglow and Tulaytullah’s Remembrance.

Version 3.8 rumored 4-star banners

According to leaks, in the upcoming Genshin Impact 3.7 phase, players can anticipate the introduction of a remarkable lineup of four-star characters. In the first phase, Mika, Thoma, and Razor might be the featured four stars alongside Eula and Klee. The second phase will most probably have Faruzan, Yanfei, and Rosaria.

When will Genshin Impact 3.8 be available for pre-installation?

Genshin Impact usually makes the pre-installation feature available for updates around two days before the release. Following a similar logic, the expected date for the pre-installation of version 3.8 can be expected to be July 3.

Version 3.8 will bring us closer to the release of the new region of Fontaine. This alone is enough to get us all excited. The new region will introduce new Archon Quests and much more. If you enjoyed reading this article, make sure to check out our Genshin Impact page for more, including a lot of news and other content regarding the Fontaine update.

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Angana Mazumdar

Angana Mazumdar

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An avid player of Genshin Impact and several other mobile and PC games. Interested in collecting rocks and minerals and studying about them

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