Over the last couple of months, Genshin Impact has introduced an interesting pattern of placing a new character with two re-runs in one update. Banner re-runs allow players to acquire an older five-star character from the roster. For example, the ongoing Tapestry of Golden Flames banner allows players to pull for the popular Pyro bow user, Yoimiya.
Recent rumors have been hinting that Genshin Impact Version 3.0 will apparently be one week shorter than usual updates which makes sense if HoYoverse wants a new update to drop around the same day as her second anniversary. A popular leaker revealed which five-star characters will be featured on the upcoming banners.
One of the most popular leakers named SaveYourPrimos has confirmed that the upcoming double banner will include re-runs for two popular characters: Zhongli and Ganyu. The game has already indirectly confirmed re-runs for 3.0 by announcing only one new five-star character named Tighnari. He will apparently be a new bow DPS character and the game's first five-star Dendro character. There is a chance that 3.0 won't be the only shorter update in the future as this could be HoYoverse's way to compensate for the three-week delay that occurred during Genshin Impact update 2.6, and this would get the game back to its usual schedule.
Previous leaks also mentioned that the first Sumeru update will apparently have three separate banners meaning that Tighnari, Zhongli, and Ganyu could receive their own limited banners. This wouldn't be the first time for an update to have three banner cycles as Genshin Impact Version 1.3 placed Xiao, Keqing, and Hu Tao in three separate parts of the update. However, it should be noted that this happened before the game introduced the double banner mechanic.
Fans don't seem too disappointed about another set of re-runs since both Zhongli and Ganyu are S-tier characters, previously appearing together on a double banner during 2.4. Zhongli is probably one of the most popular characters in the game, and he has the ability to adapt to almost every team composition. Ganyu is still considered one of, if not the best DPS character in Genshin Impact with a unique Charged Attack that allows her to dish out tons of damage.
Tighnari won't be the only new character to arrive in the first Sumeru update as the game's official social media accounts already confirmed two four-star characters, Collei and Dori. In fact, Collei has been a part of Genshin Impact's official manga for a very long time. According to recent beta leaks, she has a unique kit that allows for constant Dendro application.
Genshin Impact is available on PS5, PS4, PC, Android, and iOS. A Nintendo Switch version is currently in development.