Genshin Impact Version 5.6 Launches on May 7

by James Lara April 27, 2025 9:05 pm in News
Genshin Impact version 5.6

The next major Genshin Impact update, version 5.6, is arriving next week! The update is set to introduce new characters, continue the story with new quests, and feature additional events!

Here’s a sneak peek of the update ahead of its launch next week. 

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Highlights of Version 5.6 “Paralogism”:

  • New Archon Quest: An interlude chapter set back in Mondstadt, where Albedo faces a trial, and Mondstadt faces a monstrous invasion. Venti, Lady Alice, and Dahlia will make an appearance in the story.
  • Management Event: Run an amusement park in Fontaine with management gameplay and lots of rewards!
  • New Characters: Escoffier (5-star), who turns her culinary skills into battlefield prowess, and Ifa (4-star), a sauro-vet who flies in the face of danger with his saurian buddy Cacucu.
  • Event Wishes: First half – Escoffier, Navia, Ifa; Second half – Kinich, Raiden Shogun; together with a Chronicled Wish featuring Inazuma characters.

Genshin Impact Version 5.6 arrives on Wednesday, May 7, on all major platforms.

In related miHoYo news, if you didn’t know, Zenless Zone Zero version 1.7 is now live! A good time to jump in before the big version 2.0 launches this June!

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