Genshin Impact 2.7 weapon banners, 4-star characters, and release dates

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Genshin Impact version 2.7 will finally arrive in a few days with new characters, events, quests, and more. The community was eagerly looking forward to unlocking Yelan and Kuki Shinobu, but the COVID outbreak in Shanghai compelled the developers to delay the 2.7 update.

Following weeks of anticipation, the 2.7 Special Program took place and we now know everything about the upcoming content. Yelan will be a part of the first half while Kuki Shinobu will officially become playable in the second half.

Here's everything Travelers need to know about the character and weapon banners in Genshin Impact version 2.7.

The latest Special Program confirmed that Yelan and Xiao will be featured in the character banners during the first half of patch 2.7. This implies that the five-star Hydro Bow user and the five-star Anemo Polearm user will be available from May 31, 2022.

Leakers have also revealed the four-star characters who will have a boosted drop rate alongside Xiao and Yelan:

It is worth noting that Xiao and Yelan's banners will not only share the four-star characters, but also pity and soft pity count.

Yanfei is a great Pyro Catalyst user who can be used as a DPS/ sub-DPS. Barbara belongs to Hydro and provides healing to the party members. Last but not least, Noelle is a Geo Claymore user who gets significantly better with constellations.

For the second half, players can look forward to Arataki Itto's rerun banner, which will also feature Kuki Shinobu. As of now, the remaining four-star characters on this banner have not been revealed.

Based on Genshin Impact's standard 21-day banner cycle, it is safe to assume that Itto's rerun banner featuring Kuki Shinobu should arrive on June 21, 2022.

In the first half, the weapon banner (Epitome