Genshin Impact 2.6: Venti and Ayato Re-runs Officially Confirmed

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Genshin Impact has a very frequent six-week update schedule which keeps the game's content fresh. Each new update brings new events, characters, and weapons which are obtainable for a limited time.

With the update 2.6 just around a corner Hoyoverse released a new livestream event about the upcoming content. The Genshin Impact 2.6 livestream event has officially confirmed a brand-new character as well as two banner re-runs.

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The new livestream event has officially revealed the two characters that will arrive in the upcoming update. The first banner will include two five-star characters — Kamisato Ayato and the Anemo Archon Venti. The second banner cycle will include only one character, Ayato's sister, Ayaka. Genshin Impact Version 2.6 is officially scheduled to be released on March 30. Some players were speculating that another character named Albedo could arrive in this update since he was featured on the official art that was previously leaked, but that doesn't appear to be the case.

Multiple leaks have created a lot of hype about Kamisato Ayato. Genshin Impact fans went wild when his voice was teased in the character teaser for Arataki Itto. Ayato is confirmed to be a Hydro sword user and according to multiple rumors, he will be a very offense-minded character. Considering that his ascension stat is Crit rate, he will most likely be a new DPS character. Ayato's elemental burst creates an area of damage and all allies standing within the field will receive an attack speed buff which means that he could also have sub-DPS capabilities.

Fans are expecting Ayato and Ayaka to have good synergy considering they are siblings. Their elements, Hydro and Cryo,