It looks like Genshin Impact update 1.2 just came out last month (because yes), but Mihoyo is already giving information about the upcoming 1.3 update. The new update will sound at the annual Lantern Rite festival, a new playable character and various festival activities.
To start the event, we will meet with Xiao, the new playable character, for a story search after which you can return to the decorated harbor to participate in the Lantern Rite festival. The festival adds a tower defense-type minigame for up to two players called Theater Mechanicus, which will give you an event-specific currency to spend on the event market.
There is also a daily photography challenge to participate in, called Five Flushes of Fortune, which can attract you to the ever-needed Primogems. Mihoyo says the Lantern Rite festival will also give you a chance to win your choice of any Liyue four-star character without spending your gems. If you need help choosing, see the list of RPS Genshin Impact character levels.
The new character Xiao is a polearm user with the anemo element who will receive his own character event wishing you would try to capture him when the update falls in February.
You can watch the trailer above to see how Liyue Harbor has been transformed for the festival, but for the full breakdown of Lantern Rite you can check out the video program that Mihoyo put together. They also handed out some Primogem codes during the video and I know how important they are, so here are three codes transcribed and lovingly tested by yours:
- jsSK8n23jzR
- dU2mhjQL1ZT
- nBEm3myAL2b
They will provide you with a total of 300 Primogems at the site of redemption and will be fine until January 22 at 20:00 PST, which is 04:00 on 23 GMT. That’s a few hours from here, mind you.
The 1.3 “All That Glitters” update from Genshin Impact will be released on February 3rd.