A recent leak in the Genshin Impact community claims that not only will Hu Tao receive a premium outfit for the upcoming Lantern Rite, but she will also be the next character to have a second Story Quest. While an argument could be made that Genshin Impact makes fewer skins than most players would like, the cadence of release for alternate outfits has largely been consistent. Within a single year, there are two windows for character skins to appear in Genshin Impact: the Lantern Rite for Liyue characters and the Summer Event for everyone else.
As Genshin Impact approaches the Lantern Rite in 2025, the community has begun to speculate about the possible candidates to receive a premium skin. The previous beneficiaries were Shenhe and Ganyu in Version 4.4, who have not featured on the Event Banners in over 500 days. In addition to the Cryo pair, Version 4.4 also released an alternate outfit for Xingqiu in Genshin Impact, allowing players to obtain it for free for a limited time. Needless to say, there is no pattern to the characters handpicked by HoYoverse for the Lantern Rite outfits beyond being from Liyue.
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