Genshin Impact 5.1 banners schedule and official character reruns

The banner schedule for version 5.1 of Genshin Impact has finally been revealed in the Genshin Impact 5.1 livestream. The upcoming patch will be the second one to feature the nation of Pyro, Natlan. One new character from Natlan will be released during version 5.1, while three other characters will have their rerun banners. Signature weapons for all these characters will also be released once the update goes live.

Read on to find out about the banner schedule in Genshin Impact 5.1, along with all character releases, both new and old.

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Genshin Impact 5.1 banner schedule and release dates

Genshin Impact 5.1 will go live on October 9, 2024, and will feature the standard setup of four character banners over two phases. As announced in the Genshin Impact 5.1 livestream, one new character from Natlan will be featured in the Event Wish, while three other characters (including one Archon) will have their rerun banners.

The following is the schedule following which both the new and rerun characters will be featured in their Event Wish banners:

Phase I (begins October 9)

Banner Phase I in Genshin Impact 5.1 (Image via HoYoverse)

• Xilonen (5-star Geo)
• Chiori (5-star Geo)

The first phase will feature Xilonen, the new 5-star character from Natlan. Xilonen will be featured on the Event Wish banner once the Genshin Impact 5.1 update goes live. Another Geo character will have her rerun alongside Xilonen's banner —none other than 5-star unit Chiori. Both Xilonen's and Chiori's Event Wish banners will be available starting October 9, 2024.

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Phase II (begins October 30)

Banner Phase II in Genshin Impact 5.1 (Image via HoYoverse)

• Nahida (5-star Dendro)
• Hu Tao (5-star Pyro)

The banners for the second half of Genshin Impact 5.1 will feature the 5-star Pyro unit Hu Tao, and the 5-star Dendro unit Nahida, who is also the Dendro Archon. Hu Tao and Nahida's Event Wish banners will replace Xilonen and Chiori's banners, starting October 30, 2024.

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Genshin Impact 5.1 Weapon banners and release dates

The signature weapons of all the characters releasing in Genshin Impact 5.1 will be featured alongside their Event Wish banners. The release order for the weapon banners is as follows:

Phase I (begins October 9)

Xilonen's signature weapon Peak Patrol Song (Image via HoYoverse)

• Peak Patrol Song (5-star Sword)
• Uraku Misugiri (5-star Sword)

Similar to Xilonen's character banner, her signature weapon is also the only new 5-star weapon released in the upcoming version. Peak Patrol Song is a 5-star Sword and is Xilonen's best-in-slot weapon. Both Peak Patrol Song and Uraku Misugiri will be featured on the weapon banner starting October 9, 2024.

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Phase II (begins October 30)

5-star weapons for the second phase of Genshin Impact 5.1 (Image via HoYoverse)

• A Thousand Floating Dreams (5-star Catalyst)
• Staff of Homa (5-star Polearm)

The weapons on the Phase II banner will feature the signature weapons of the rerunning characters Nahida and Hu Tao. They will be available on the weapon banner starting October 30, 2024.

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