According to a recent leak, the controversial Chronicled Banner might be making a return to Genshin Impact in Version 5.3. Over the course of its long history, Genshin Impact has nearly quadrupled its number of playable characters. Whereas double Event Banners, initially introduced in Version 2.3, have kept reruns at a reasonable pace in Genshin Impact, many players feel that the time has come for the developers to look into a better solution.
The Chronicled Banner in Genshin Impact was an attempt to address this issue, but its execution left a lot to be desired. In Version 4.5, players were encouraged to spend their Intertwined Wishes on standard and limited characters from Mondstadt, all clumped together in the first Chronicled Banner. However, it had a separate pity from Event Banners, and its Fate Points would not carry over. With no guarantee that the Chronicled Banner would ever rerun, most players held onto their Primogems, or chose to spend them on the featured characters from Version 4.5 – such as Neuvillette and Kazuha.
The official lineup for Phase 2 of Version 5.0 is out, as Genshin Impact is bringing back long-awaited 4-Star characters to the Event Banners.
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