Listed below are the patch notes for patch 5.5 of Genshin Impact. Make sure to check these out so that you do not miss anything important.
Noteable things include:
- 600 Primogems as compensation
- Quality of life updates to the Training Guide and Enhancement Systems
- Damage cap has been increased to 20,000,000 instead of 9,999,999 for all the whales out there
- Collection of bug fixes for Nightsoul and most Natlan characters
- Traveler Xiao Lantern bug has been fixed
〓Compensation Details〓
Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300 (60 Primogems per hour the servers are down)
Issue Fix Compensation: Primogems ×300 (please refer to the relevant compensation mail for more details)
〓Scope of Compensation〓
Maintenance Compensation: Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2025/02/12 06:00 (UTC+8).
Compensation must be claimed before the end of Version 5.4.
Issue Fix Compensation: Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2025/02/12 06:00 (UTC+8).
Please log in and claim your compensation before 2025/02/15 06:00 (UTC+8).
Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don’t forget to claim the attached compensation in time.
〓Update Schedule〓
Update maintenance begins 2025/02/12 06:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours.
〓How to Update Game Client〓
PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.
iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.
Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.
PS5™ and PS4™: Highlight Genshin Impact from the Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button and select “Check for Update.”
Xbox Series X|S: Open the system main menu, select “My games & apps,” select the “Manage” tab, and on the “Updates” page, find “Genshin Impact” and confirm to update.
Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.
〓Update Details〓
I. New Character
5-Star Character “Embrace of Enchanting Dreams” Yumemizuki Mizuki (Anemo)
◇ Vision: Anemo
◇ Weapon: Catalyst
◇ A shareholder of Aisa Bathhouse, a baku, and a clinical psychologist. Dedicated to the dispersal of nightmares, and to bringing people peace of mind.
◆ Elemental Skill: Aisa Utamakura Pilgrimage
◇ Enters a Dreamdrifter state where she floats above the ground and drifts forward continuously. In this state, Yumemizuki Mizuki will deal AoE Anemo DMG to nearby opponents at regular intervals, and increase the Swirl DMG that nearby party members deal. Dreamdrifter will end when Mizuki leaves the field or uses her Elemental Skill again.
◆ Elemental Burst: Anraku Secret Spring Therapy
◇ Pulls in nearby objects and opponents and deals 1 instance of AoE Anemo DMG, and summons a Mini Baku that follows the current active character. At regular intervals, the Mini Baku will create Snacks near opponents or characters. After one of your party members picks up a Snack, it will deal AoE Anemo DMG or provide healing based on the HP of the character who picked up the Snack. If a Snack is not picked up after a period of time, it will deal 1 instance of AoE Anemo DMG to surrounding opponents.
◆ The 5-star character “Embrace of Enchanting Dreams” Yumemizuki Mizuki (Anemo) will be available in the standard wish “Wanderlust Invocation” in the next Version.
II. New Equipment
New Weapons (Examples based on Refinement Rank 1)
Sunny Morning Sleep-In (5-Star Catalyst)
Elemental Mastery increases by 120 for 6s after triggering Swirl. Elemental Mastery increases by 96 for 9s after the wielder’s Elemental Skill hits an opponent. Elemental Mastery increases by 32 for 30s after the wielder’s Elemental Burst hits an opponent.
◆ During the event wish “Epitome Invocation,” the event-exclusive 5-star weapon Sunny Morning Sleep-In (Catalyst) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!
Tamayuratei no Ohanashi (4-Star Polearm)
Increase ATK by 20% and Movement SPD by 10% for 10s when using an Elemental Skill.
◆ Tamayuratei no Ohanashi (Polearm) and its refinement materials can be redeemed in the event “Enchanted Tales of the Mikawa Festival.”
III. New Main Story
New Story Quest
Yumemizuki Mizuki’s Story Quest – Tapirus Somniator Chapter: Act I “Dream Eater’s Melancholia”
Permanently available after the Version 5.4 update
◆ Quest Unlock Criteria:
• Reach Adventure Rank 40 or above
• Complete Raiden Shogun’s Story Quest – Imperatrix Umbrosa Chapter: Act II “Transient Dreams”
• The “Focused Experience Mode” function is available for this quest.
Starting from Version 5.4, you can accept Story Quests directly from the Quest Menu. Story Quests no longer require “Story Keys” to unlock (Hangout Events still require “Story Keys” to unlock).
IV. Other Update Details
New Recipe:
○ Inazuma Shimura’s: Bathhouse Manjuu
New Character Specialty Dish:
○ Yumemizuki Mizuki’s specialty: Dreams of Healing
Adds Set 38 of “Paimon’s Paintings” chat emojis.
New Namecards:
“Yumemizuki Mizuki: Nightmare Devourer”: Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Yumemizuki Mizuki
“Celebration: Scorch”: Obtained from the “Realm of Tempered Valor” event
“Travel Notes: Reverie”: Reward obtained via the BP system
“Genius Invokation TCG” Gameplay Update:
New Character Cards: Arlecchino, Kinich, and their corresponding Talent cards. Corresponding invitation duel and guest challenges have been added to the Player List.
New Action Cards “Flower-Feather Clan,” “Little Tepetlisaur — Treasure Hunter at Large,” and “Hot Spring O’Clock” have been added which can be purchased from Prince at The Cat’s Tail.
The Forge Realm’s Temper is once again available. The theme of this edition is “The Forge Realm’s Temper: Clever Stratagems”:
1. During The Forge Realm’s Temper: Clever Stratagems, you can select the parameters for each stage. Parameters that may be set include: stage difficulty, enemy health, and the round limit for the match.
2. After completing the challenge, points will be obtained based on the difficulty completed for each parameter. The best score obtained for each stage will be recorded, and will allow you to claim rewards that correspond to certain scores.
Imaginarium Theater
After the Version 5.4 update, the first season of “Imaginarium Theater” will be available on March 1, 2025.
Required Elemental Types: Hydro, Electro, and Cryo
Opening Characters: Kamisato Ayato, Barbara, Raiden Shogun, Ororon, Eula, and Layla
When Imaginarium Theater is open, the corresponding Opening Characters will obtain Fantastical Blessings.
Special Guest Stars: Yumemizuki Mizuki, Navia, Xinyan, and Thoma
After the first season of Imaginarium Theater begins, the characters Barbara, Baizhu, Chiori, and Sethos will each gain a new “Thespian Trick” that can be exchanged from the NPC Wolfy.
Spiral Abyss
After the Version 5.4 update, Phase 1 of the Spiral Abyss will be updated on February 16.
◆ Floor 11 Ley Line Disorder changed to:
• All party members have their Elemental Mastery increased by 200.
◆ Floor 12 Ley Line Disorders changed to:
• First Half: Swirl DMG dealt by the active character increased by 600%.
• Second Half: Characters’ Charged Attack Cryo DMG increased by 75%.
◆ Updated the monster lineup on Floors 11 – 12 of the Spiral Abyss.
◆ Blessing of the Abyssal Moon:
Stirring Moon
When a character receives healing, a shockwave will be unleashed at the character’s position, dealing True DMG to nearby opponents. This effect can be triggered once every 3s.
Phase 2 of the Spiral Abyss will be updated on March 16.
◆ Floor 11 Ley Line Disorder changed to:
• All characters in the party gain a 75% Electro DMG Bonus.
◆ Floor 12 Ley Line Disorders changed to:
• First Half: Characters’ Elemental Skill Hydro DMG increased by 75%.
• Second Half: Characters’ Plunging Attack DMG increased by 75%.
◆ Updated the monster lineup on Floors 11 – 12 of the Spiral Abyss.
◆ Blessing of the Abyssal Moon:
Plunging Moon
When a character’s Plunging Attacks hit opponents, a shockwave will be unleashed at the character’s position, dealing True DMG to nearby opponents. This effect can be triggered once every 3s.
〓Adjustments & Optimizations〓
● Quests
After the version update, Story Quests will no longer require “Story Keys” to unlock (Hangout Events will still require “Story Keys” to unlock).
Removes the secondary confirmation pop-up window for the “Quick Start” function for Archon Quests.
After the version update, the NPC “Cipac” in the Stadium of the Sacred Flame will sell the quest items “Saurus Crackers.” Travelers who have completed Archon Quest Chapter V: Act V “Incandescent Ode of Resurrection” but missed the related quest items can purchase them from Cipac.
● Enemies
Adjusts the game’s camera angle when challenging the opponent “Secret Source Automaton: Configuration Device” to help Travelers better target the enemy and assess arena conditions.
● Map
After the version update, when clicking “Spiral Abyss” or “Theater Lobby” in the top right corner of the map, the map will not only move to the corresponding location, but also automatically select “Spiral Abyss” or “Theater Lobby.”
Adds quest hints for Archon Quests, Tribal Chronicles, and Story Quests to the top left corner of the map. Clicking these hints allows you to view the quest details or accept the relevant quests (only one indicator will be shown when multiple quests are available).
Combines certain reward hints in the top left corner of the “Map” interface (such as Reputation reward hints from different regions will be merged into one).
After the version update, tracked Custom Marker will no longer disappear when zooming in or out on the map.
● Training Guide
Adds the “Level-Up Plans” feature to the “Training Guide” interface. You can set a character as the one you wish to level up, and set level-up goals for their Character Level, Weapon Level, and Character Talent Level. After setting these goals, the system will automatically calculate the amount of materials needed to achieve each goal and display the missing materials if there are insufficient materials.
Additionally, after setting a character as the one you wish to level up:
a. Enemies related to the corresponding character’s “Character and Weapon Enhancement Materials” will be pinned and marked in the “Enemies” interface of the Adventurer Handbook.
b. When available, Domains related to the corresponding character’s “Character Talent Materials” or “Weapon Ascension Materials” will be pinned in the “Domain” interface of the Adventurer Handbook.
c. Materials related to the corresponding character will be marked in certain interfaces in the “Map” that display material drops (such as Domain details interface, local specialty tracking interface, etc.).
d. If you don’t have enough materials to meet the level-up goals, the amount of materials needed to achieve level-up goals and the goals’ completion status will be displayed on the item info pop-up when collecting materials.
● Enhancement Systems
Clicking on “Craftable Amount” in the “Source” section of the details for some enhancement materials will now redirect you to the map and highlight the “Crafting Bench” icon.
When obtaining a new item, if you click on the related item in the main screen to access the “Inventory,” the “Inventory” interface will display the corresponding new item in a prominent, easily visible position.
Optimizes the operation logic, icon display, and interactive experience when filtering, switching pages, and other operations within the “Character” interface.
In the “Character” interface, there will be special effect prompts when a character’s Talent can be leveled up.
Adds an element-based filter for certain situations in Keyboard and Mouse Mode, located below the character avatar list in the “Character” interface.
Adds a feature to the “Character > Weapon > Switch” interface to filter weapons based on their secondary attributes, and the relevant recommended secondary attributes will be marked.
Adds the “Auto Add” function to the “Weapon Enhancement > Refinement” interface.
● Serenitea Pot
Adds usage text instructions and gameplay tutorials to the item details interface of “Radiant Spincrystal.”
Adds a quick access function for Tubby in the Serenitea Pot: When in your realm, click the pot icon in the top right corner of the main screen to access the “Tubby” tab. In this tab, you can quickly switch Realm Layouts, create Furnishings, and open the Realm Depot.
Adds more materials for crafting the 3 types of dye in the “Create Furnishing > Creation/Dye” interface.
● Genius Invokation TCG
Adds a button to the “Edit Deck” screen to change the deck’s appearance.
The “Deck Design Settings” screen now allows you to set the appearance for individual decks, and also apply batch settings to all decks.
The “Deck List” screen now shows the selected appearance for each deck, and you can change the decks’ order by holding and dragging.
When you select either your own or the opponent’s Hand, the interface will display the number of cards in Hand.
The opponent’s “Forbidden Knowledge” card in their Hand will have a special effect on its Card Back.
Cards that are invalid due to other card effects will now have an effect marker when in the Hand.
The Event Card “Bolstering Bubblebalm” generated by the Character Card “Sigewinne” will trigger special effects when activated.
● Battle Pass
The Battle Pass system’s “This BP Period” has been updated to include cross-version tracking for Spiral Abyss task progress: When the Battle Pass is available after a version update, for the “Spiral Abyss” in the same version update, if there are any Abyssal Stars that were not recorded by the previous version’s BP Missions, their progress will now be added to the current mission “Gain a total of 12 stars in the Spiral Abyss.”
*Relevant features will start recording data from Version 5.4, and will be fully implemented from Version 5.5. In this Version 5.4 update (corresponding to the January 16 Spiral Abyss), only Abyssal Stars earned by using the skip function and were not recorded by the Version 5.3 Battle Pass system will be recorded.
● Audio
Adjusts the words of one of Lyney’s Japanese Chat voice line.
Optimizes the English voice lines for some quests.
● Other
Increases the Adventure EXP rewards for certain quests in the “Adventurer Handbook > Experience” interface.
The maximum single instance DMG limit in combat is raised from 9,999,999 to 20,000,000.
In “Shop > Paimon’s Bargains,” Character and Weapon Enhancement Materials will now be sorted based on the enemy types that drop them.
Optimizes the special effects for Citlali’s Opal Shield to make it more visible in Aiming Mode.
Optimizes the combat experience for Chasca when performing Charged Attacks in her Nightsoul’s Blessing state against large-sized opponents in narrow spaces.
Through active communication, after the version update, the character Aloy will be available as a Supporting Cast member in “Imaginarium Theater” (when Cryo is one of Imaginarium Theater’s required Elemental Types for the season).
Optimizes the appearance when Mavuika’s hair effects overlap with translucent scenery in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state.
〓Bug Fixes〓
● Enemies
Fixes an issue whereby the enemy “Qucusaurus Warrior: Blazing Sky” would display abnormal behavior due to incorrect orientation when entering the alert state.
Fixes an issue whereby the enemy “Lord of Eroded Primal Fire” could still be hit by certain characters’ skills after leaving the combat area.
Fixes an issue under certain circumstances whereby there would be a chance that the enemy “Ruin Guard” would fail to cast its skills normally.
Fixes an issue under certain circumstances whereby treasure could not be collected after defeating the enemy “Iniquitous Baptist.”
Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, the enemy Tenebrous Papilla had a small chance of being unable to cast the skill “Beseech the Dark” in the Spiral Abyss.
● Characters
Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, when Xilonen is climbing in her Nightsoul’s Blessing state and triggers Nightsoul Transmission to switch to Mavuika, there was a small chance that Mavuika would be unable to move.
Fixes an issue whereby Citlali’s model would abnormally disappear when entering Aiming Mode in mid-air.
Fixes an issue whereby when Citlali enters her leaping state, her attack range would abnormally decrease and become inconsistent with her Normal Attacks.
Fixes an issue whereby Citlali’s facial expressions would be slightly abnormal when casting her Elemental Skill or triggering her idle animation.
Fixes an issue whereby when Ororon and Citlali leap into the air, glide, and use the gadget “Red Feather Fan,” the corresponding special effects would not display normally.
Fixes an issue whereby some damage had a small chance of not triggering the “Hypersense” effect of Ororon’s Passive Talent “Nightshade Synesthesia” as intended.
Fixes an issue whereby in Co-Op Mode, when Mavuika or Mualani enter the field of view in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state, there was a chance that the special effects of their skills would be abnormal.
Fixes an issue whereby when Mavuika got knocked away on her Flamestrider and defeated, the character’s movements would be abnormal.
Fixes an issue whereby in certain environments, Hu Tao’s glasses when wearing the outfit “Cherries Snow-Laden” did not display correctly.
Fixes an issue under certain circumstances whereby triggering Mavuika’s Lv. 6 Constellation effect would cause abnormal Nightsoul point consumption while in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state.
Fixes an issue whereby some outfit special effects were not displaying normally when Mavuika unleashed her Elemental Burst and entered the “Crucible of Death and Life” state.
Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, when triggering Nightsoul Transmission and switching to another character, the character’s Nightsoul’s Blessing state would be abnormal.
● Open World
Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, a rock near the “Coatepec Mountain” and “Ancestral Temple” areas could not be destroyed by a Flamegranate.
● System
Fixes an issue whereby Lan Yan’s character expressions would be slightly abnormal when switching from other characters to Lan Yan and triggering her animation in the “Party Setup” interface.
Fixes an issue whereby after sorting characters in the “Character Showcase” or “Craft” interface, closing and reopening the interface would not reset the character sorting to its default state.
Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, there was a chance that the tutorial “Unlocking Domains” would be unable to trigger normally. After the version update, Travelers who have met the trigger conditions but have not triggered this tutorial will automatically trigger the relevant tutorial upon logging in.
Fixes an issue in the “Character > Voice-Over” interface for Citlali, whereby the voice-over “About Us: Awkwardness” had an incorrect Friendship Level requirement (should be unlocked at Friendship Lv. 6, previously incorrectly set at Friendship Lv. 4).
*For Travelers who have already unlocked this Voice-Over, if Citlali has not reached Friendship Lv. 6, this Voice-Over will be temporarily unavailable until the character’s Friendship Level reaches 6.
● Audio
Fixes an issue whereby when Citlali or Mavuika triggered their chat voice lines, after swapping to other system interfaces and returning to the original interface, the characters’ interrupted voice lines would not resume playing.
Fixes an issue with the Pyro Traveler Lumine whereby the sound effect of her third Normal Attack was not synchronized with her movements.
Fixes an issue under certain circumstances whereby Mavuika’s Charged Attack voice-lines were abnormally missing in Japanese, Korean, and English.
Fixes an issue with Mavuika whereby after performing a Plunging Attack while riding her Flamestrider, the Flamestrider’s sound effects would keep playing after switching immediately to the All-Fire Armaments form and exiting the Flamestrider.
Fixes an issue whereby when Citlali or Mavuika triggered their Chat voice lines, after swapping to other system interfaces and returning to the original interface, the characters’ interrupted voice lines would not resume playing.
Fixes an issue whereby some background music would play abnormally during the phase transition of the enemy “The Knave” after the Version 5.3 update.
Fixes inconsistencies between Chinese voice-over and text in certain quests, and optimizes some Chinese voice-over sound effects.
● System
Fixes an issue on PS5 devices whereby settings could not be applied when setting the key binding to R2 in the “Instrument Settings” interface of the musical instrument gadgets.
Fixes the issue of abnormal list order in the “Co-Op Mode” interface after the Version 5.3 update.
● Other
Fixes an issue with the text description of the effects of the “Ley Line Disorder” on Floor 3 of the Spiral Abyss.
Fixes an issue whereby the item Xiao Lantern could be abnormally attacked by some characters.
Fixes an issue whereby the camera would abnormally shake slightly in certain areas of Natlan.
Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, some actions of the “Firstborn Firesprite” would be triggered abnormally.
Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, the current progress of “Envisaged Echoes” would abnormally be lost when resuming the challenge.
Fixes an issue whereby after Xiangling dons the outfit “New Year’s Cheer,” selecting “Upbeat Encouragement” in “Take Photo” > “Pose” would result in her actions displaying abnormally.
Fixes an issue in Imaginarium Theater whereby the Performance Event that starts the battle with the character at 50% HP is treated as a healing effect, causing certain character abilities to trigger abnormally at the start of the battle.
Fixes an issue whereby the effect of the weapon “Ferrous Shadow” could not be applied to Mavuika’s Flamestrider Charged Attack.
Fixes some text errors in certain languages and optimizes text. (Note: Related in-game functions have not changed. Travelers can view the changes in different languages by going to the Paimon Menu > Settings > Language and changing the Game Language.)
◆ Optimizes inconsistencies between certain voice-overs and the corresponding lines.
◆ Optimizes certain English translations.
〓Genius Invokation TCG Balance Adjustment〓
Adjusts the HP of the Character Card “Emperor of Fire and Iron”: Adjusted from 6 to 5 HP.
Adjusts the Elemental Skill DMG of the Character Card “Xianyun”: Anemo DMG dealt is adjusted from 2 to 1.
Adjusts the Elemental Dice cost of the Talent Card “In Five Colors Dyed” of the Character Card “Chiori”: The Geo Dice cost is adjusted from 3 to 4.
Adjusts the effect of the Technique “Artful Grapple” of the Equipment Card “Yumkasaurus”: Effect is adjusted to “Deals 1 Physical DMG, steals 1 card from opponent’s Hand with the highest original Elemental Dice Cost. Then, your opponent draws 1 card. If your Hand has no more than 2 cards, this Technique costs 1 less Elemental Die.”
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