Genshin Impact reveals Yaoyao and Alhaitham's release date

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HoYoverse has officially revealed that Yaoyao and Alhaitham will be summonable in the first phase of Genshin Impact 3.4. Likewise, they announced that the update would go live on January 18, 2023. This means that Yaoyao and Alhaitham's release date is also January 18, 2023.

Several other details have been revealed about the two characters, as well as some information on the rest of the update. All such knowledge comes from the Genshin Impact 3.4 livestream, which aired on January 6, 2023.

Xiao's rerun banner also launches on the launch day of the new update.

Alhaitham was confirmed to be a 5-star Dendro Sword user who will have a banner called "Caution in Confidence." This Event Wish will run alongside Xiao's rerun "Invitation to Mundane Life" at the beginning of Genshin Impact 3.4. Yaoyao is the only known 4-star character to be featured on these banners at the moment. She has been confirmed to be a Dendro Polearm user.

Light of Foliar Incision is a 5-star Sword intended to synergize with Alhaitham. This weapon will be on Epitome Invocation, which also launches on January 18, 2023. There aren't any other important details on these Event Wishes from official sources to mention here.

Nazeeh Tarsha and Umehara Yuuichirou are the English and Japanese voice actors for Alhaitham. This character prefers to live free from the eyes of ordinary folks, and his nickname is Admonishing Instruction.

By comparison, Yaoyao's English voice actor is Kelsey Jaffer, and her Japanese one is Kadowaki Mai. This character is called a "little adult." Her nickname is Burgeoning Grace.

The second banner phase will feature reruns of Hu Tao and Yelan, two characters that fans have wanted to see for a long time now. It's been over a year since Hu Tao was