All the details about 5.1, including its release date, character banner structure, teasers of the story updates, and the patch’s events, have been confirmed during the update’s official livestream. Version 5.1 is the next major patch for HoYoverse’s action RPG and it will continue the story focused on the region of Natlan introduced with Version 5.0. During the update, players will be able to play through new Archon Quests related to the Nation of Pyro, as well as claim several exclusive rewards via events. Of course, they will also have the chance to obtain Xilonen in .
Xilonen had already been teased as the next Natlan character to be added, but HoYoverse has now confirmed that information and presented her entire gameplay kit – showing that many of the leaks about Xilonen’s abilities and role in team comps were accurate as the beta tests for the update took place. Now, players do not have to wait too much longer to be able to play with the Geo character and get deeper into the efforts to stop the Abyss’ incursion on Natlan, starting by assembling Mavuika’s heroes in .
The definitive release date for Version 5.1 was confirmed by HoYoverse during the livestream on the official channel on Twitch. As was previously speculated based on the game’s regular six-week schedule, 5.1 will be released on October 9, across all platforms on which the game is currently available – this does not include the Xbox version of , which will be released in November. Some regions of the USA will have access to the update on October 8 due to time zone differences that affect the maintenance process.
As was previously mentioned, Xilonen is the new character arriving with Version 5.1. The livestream confirmed that Xilonen is a 5-star Geo sword user who mostly operates as a support unit, even if she is capable of dealing damage to opponents with some of her abilities. Xilonen’s main trait is being capable of inflicting RES shred on opponents via her Elemental Skill. She can reduce the
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