Genshin Impact announces its answer to Hearthstone

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Big news for fans of Genshin Impact: developer miHoYo has released a full-on trailer for a brand new trading card game (TCG) feature for the much-beloved RPG. 

Set to arrive in patch 3.3, Genius Invokation will allow players to get stuck into a brand-new TCG experience. Though the trailer doesn't tell us much about game mechanics, it's full of the distinctive art style and familiar character designs that you might expect from a Genshin Impact card game. Originally teased back in late October, Genius Invokation TCG was pitched by miHoYo as «a light-hearted, casual gameplay mode with PvE at its core» where «all» of the cards could be «obtained in-game» (via Twitter(opens in new tab)). This is a breath of fresh air, given how hard it can be to get characters in Genshin Impact. Though PvP is possible, the announcement made it clear that «no reward system» is «tied to PvP». However, this brand new trailer gives us a far better indication as to the look and feel of the game than last month's furtive announcement.

Once version 3.3 drops on December 7, so whether you're playing on PC, Xbox Series X, or PS5, simply head on down to The Cat's Tail tavern in Mondstadt and have a chat with Diona.  

Though the trailer only hints at the TCG's mechanics, developer live streams have already revealed a great deal about what the game has to offer. 

Both the streams and the trailer suggest that this game will be far more than just a clone of any existing TCG titles. Rather than using a more static resource system like lands in Magic: Arena or mana in Hearthstone, Genius Invokation opts instead for an Elemental Dice system, adding a degree of variation to the resource-management aspects of the game (via IGN(opens in new tab)). 

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