HoYoverse announced Genshin Impact Version 5.5 “Day of the Flame’s Return” will launch on March 26. In this update, players will go back to Natlan, venturing into the southwestern reaches of the region, where they will meet a new tribe, the Collective of Plenty, and explore the Great Volcano of Tollan.
A New Area Opens in Genshin Impact Version 5.5
Long revered as a sacred mountain, the Great Volcano of Tollan now extends its fiery embrace to all players who dare to tread its depths, where traces of its rich, layered history lie hidden, where a sacred city built by the Dragonborn slumbers, slowly roused by the restless roiling of magma beneath.
Nurtured by fertile volcanic soil, the Collective of Plenty tribe’s harvest is blessed with exceptionally sweet and juicy fruits. However, the volcano, though usually simmering in silence, can occasionally spring to life and spew out showers of falling rocks. When this happens, players can transform into the Tatankasaurus, a new Saurian from the Collective of Plenty, capable of smashing through large chunks of Pulverite and even briefly dashing across water or liquid Phlogiston. New Saurians roam this scorching land, as do the Collective of Plenty’s noble warriors.
New Characters Coming to Genshin Impact
Two new characters will be added to the cast in Genshin Impact. The first is Varesa, a 5-star Electro Catalyst user who uses Plunging Attacks to trigger her Fiery Passion state. While in this state, she deals more Electro DMG, and can access a special Elemental Burst with reduced Energy cost. Furthermore, her unique talent helps restore Phlogiston after the party consumes food.
The second character is Iansan, one of the six heroes of Natlan. She is a 4-star Electro Polearm wielder capable of providing powerful support to the party by enhancing the on-field character’s ATK while also healing her allies. Her Elemental Burst increases the on-field character’s ATK even when she is off-field, and her ATK buff scales with the distance that her teammates move. Additionally, when her teammates trigger a Nightsoul Burst, Iansan obtains the Warming Up effect, allowing her to continuously restore HP to the on-field character for a short duration.
Both Varesa and Iansan will debut in the first phase of Version 5.5’s Wish Banners, alongside a rerun for Xianyun. The second half of banners will feature reruns for both Xilonen and Venti.
Genshin Impact Version 5.5 Events and Optimizations
The main event of Version 5.5 is the Tournament of Glory and Bloom. This event will be composed of several minigames that players can play to obtain several rewards, including Primogems, and a free copy of the 4-star Electro Bow Character Ororon. You can view a full list of events through the trailer below:
Furthermore, several system updates are coming to Version 5.5, such as improvements to the Artifact leveling experience. Now, upgrading Artifacts defined with Sanctifying Elixirs guarantees at least two upgrades to the defined Minor Affixes. In addition, the Treasure Compass will be capable of better detecting items across Natlan.
Genshin Impact Version 5.5 Official Trailer
Genshin Impact is available now for Android, iOS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Windows and Epic Games Store. A Nintendo Switch version is currently in development, but a release date has not been announced yet.
