The newest update for Genshin Impact is coming around, and the newest additions to the roster will soon be here with Dehya and Mika. Although there’s not a lot of actual new content to dive into in this update, the story is being expanded with some new quests, and many QoL were also implemented too.

Preload for the3.5 Versionis already up, and players will enjoy their freebies, such as the extra Intertwined Fates for completing Archon Quests, immediately following maintenance’s end.

Genshin 3.5 Patch Notes Characters

Genshin Impact 3.5 Maintenance Schedule and Compensation

Maintenance starts onFebruary 28, 17:00 (UTC -5),with an estimated duration of five hours. Don’t forget to convert it to your own time zone if you need to. As per usual, players get x300 Primogems as compensation and 60 more for each extra hour (if it takes longer than usual), as well as x300 extra for all of the bug fixes implemented into the patch.

Genshin Impact 3.5 Official Patch Notes

The biggest stars in this update are the newcomersDehya and Mika. The 5-star girl will be present alongside Cyno in the update’s first half banners. Mika, being a 4-star, will be present in the latter half with Ayaka and Shenhe. Both are scheduled to hit standard banners following this update, so don’t fret if they don’t come now.

Instead of a new area, we only get events such as the return of theWindblume Festival in Mondstadt, this time with Sumeru characters visiting over. We’ll be presentedwith a new free 4-star weaponwhile completing the many minigames available.

Story content is another big addition here.Faruzan received her own Hangout Event and Dehya got her Charactar quest,while the main story follows withCaribet, a new entry in Dainsleif quests. Also, players also get a free Intertwined Fate for each completed Archon Quest, including this new one.

Related:All Materials Required for Ascending Dehya in Genshin Impact

They’ll also introduce two new enemies: ACryo Abyss Herald and a new Black Serpent Knight. The TCG mode is also being updated once more with three new character cards:Sangonomiya Kokomi, Kujou Sara and Eula.

See below for more updates.

Adjustments & Optimizations

● Genius Invokation TCG

Patrick Souza

Patrick has been working for Prima since 2022 and joined as a Staff Writer in 2023. He’s been interested in gaming journalism since college, and that was the path he took once he had his degree in hands. Diligently ignores his ever-growing backlog to keep raiding in Final Fantasy XIV, exploring in Genshin Impact or replaying some of his favorite RPGs from time to time. Loves tackling hard challenges in games, but his cats are still the hardest bosses he could ask for.