miHoYo (HoYoverse) has announced Genshin Impact Version 3.5 “Windblume’s Breath,” set to release on March 1. The “Windblume’s Breath” update will feature the return of the Windblume Festival, along with the addition of a new Archon Quest, two new characters, and much more.
Check out the Version 3.5 “Windblume’s Breath” trailer below:
Genshin Impact Update Version 3.5 “Windblume’s Breath” New Content:
Windblume Festival:
Mondstadt will once again play host to the springtime Windblume Festival, featuring the rhythm game “Ballads of Breeze,” the maze chase game “Floral Pursuit,” the photo–touring mode “Breezy Snapshots” and more. Collei’s return to Mondstadt along with Tighnari and Cyno will begin a new “adventure surrounding a mysterious prophecy.”
New Characters Dehya (five-star) and Mika (four-star):
Two new characters will be added to Genshin Impact with the new update:
- Dehya is a five-star Pyro Claymore character. The legendary Eremite from Sumeru has unique Pyro abilities: her Elemental Skill creates a field of fire that deals AoE damage and transfers a part of the damage her teammates take to herself. (Cor Leonis!) Meanwhile, her Elemental Burst has her ditch the claymore and switch to Pyro-infused melee combat.
- Mika is a four-star Cryo Polearm character and the “most active” cartographer of the Knights of Favonius. His Elemental Skill lets him use a crossbow to attack enemies at range and buff his teammates’ attack speed and physical damage. His Elemental Burst is a support ability that constantly replenishes his teammates’ HP.
Cyno’s Banner will return for the first of half of Version 3.5, while the latter half will feature Mika’s Banner along with a rerun of Kamisato Ayaka and Shenhe. Dehya will feature in the Event Wish in the first half of Version 3.5, and will join the Standard Wish after the end of Version 3.6.
New Archon Quest & Other Story Content:
A new Archon Quest will debut during Version 3.5, featuring the Abyss Order, Kaeya, Dainsleif, and the twin Travelers. The Traveler will team up with the Khaenri’ans Kaeya and Dainsleif “to find out more about their lost sibling and the Abyss Order.”
Additionally, Dehya’s Story Quest and Faruzan’s Hangout Event will “reveal the hidden past of the two respective characters.”
Special Genius Invokation TCG Update & More:
Genius Invokation TCG so see updates, including three new Character Cards featuring Eula, Sangonomiya Kokomi, and Kujou Sara, as well as another limited run of “Heated Battle Mode,” where the Elemental Dice requirements for playing cards and casting Character Skills will be reduced.
Each Archon Quest players complete will now additionally grant them an extra Intertwined Fate to use with Event Wishes. More add–on functions and optimizations will follow as the game is updated.
Genshin Impact Version 3.5 “Windblume’s Breath” is set to arrive March 1 for PC, PS5, PS4, Android, and iOS. Stay tuned here at MP1st for more details about the update and its content closer to release.