Genshin Impact Lantern Rite 2024 leaks: New character skins, banners, artifacts, and more

The Lantern Rite Festival is one of the most significant annual events in Genshin Impact to celebrate the Chinese New Year in Liyue. The officials are expected to rerun the event next year in February during the v4.4 update.

Interestingly, several leaks have hinted that a new character will be released in this patch, and some other popular characters from Liyue will also likely get a rerun banner, including Xiao.

Additionally, it is speculated that three entities might get new skins to celebrate the Lantern Rite Festival. It is safe to assume that Genshin Impact 4.4 will be a huge update. Travelers can find everything they need to know about this patch in this article.

Note: The following info is based on leaks and is subject to change.

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Genshin Impact 4.4 leaks hint at new character skins, artifacts, and more

New character skins

Navia, Lantern Rite, Liondancer, Chiori, late Fontaine banner schedule crumbs byu/vivliz inGenshin_Impact_Leaks

Based on some early leaks, it was speculated that two characters were likely to get new outfits in the Genshin Impact 4.4 update. However, a recent post on the Genshin_Impact_Leaks subreddit suggests three units might get a skin during the Lantern Rite Festival. At the moment, two of the entities are speculated to be Ganyu and Xingqiu, while the third one may be Shenhe.

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New Liyue region

Chenyu vale should be appearing in v4.4 with a possibility of the lion dance boy via videre byu/Admirable-Tell3079 inGenshin_Impact_Leaks

According to a notable leaker known as Videre, it seems that Chenyu Vale might finally be released in v4.4. It is a region in Liyue and is speculated to be located somewhere between Fontaine's Lumidouce Harbor and the current in-game north Liyue.

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Expected v4.4 banners and new artifact set

4.4 Confirmation of Revised Banner Order via Full Stop Chan byu/SexWithDoctorRatio inGenshin_Impact_Leaks

Genshin Impact 4.4 is expected to be a complete Liyue patch. Apart from the rumored Chenyu Vale, it is speculated that two banners in this update will be Liyue characters. It is expected Nahida will be featured in the first half, while Xiao and Yae Miko are expected to get rerun banners in the second half.

Additionally, two new characters have been confirmed to join the game via drip marketing. Xianyun aka Cloud Retainer is revealed to be a 5-star unit from the Anemo element, while the other one will be Gaming, a new Pyro 4-star. Leaks have indicated that Xianyun may be a Catalyst user and that she might get her own dedicated artifact set.

Unfortunately, the leaks have been deleted. If all the info turns out to be true, it is safe to assume the domain of the new artifact set will likely be located in Chenyu Vale.