Genshin Impact 4.8 second phase banners might be the most stacked yet

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Yelan sitting and smiling in her character trailer in Genshin Impact.
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With Genshin Impact version 4.8 halfway through, the developers have revealed the second phase of Character Event banners—and they look pretty stacked.

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On Aug. 1, the Genshin Impact devs revealed that the second half of version 4.8 features a new five-star Dendro character, Emilie, and a rerun of Yelan. If adding a new powerful Dendro character to the roster isn’t enough, then adding a rerun banner of one of the best Hydro units in Genshin Impact might mark this version as the best one yet.

Nahida using her Dendro powers to perform her Elemental Burst.
Dendro is one of the best elements. Image via HoYoverse

Emilie and Yelan’s banners both include the same three four-star units: Razor, Yanfei, and one of the best four-star characters in Genshin, Xiangling. Although Razor doesn’t work well with Emilie and Yelan, both Yanfei and Xiangling are fantastic Pyro units that synergize perfectly with the featured five-stars. However, some players are furious that Xiangling is included in yet another banner.

“Xiangling again? Wasn’t she in Arlecchino’s banner? Where Cheveruse,” one player commented on Genshin’s X post. 

Besides two character banners, the second phase of version 4.8 includes their signature five-star weapons. Players can grab Emilie’s Polearm, Lumidouce Elegy, or Yelan’s Bow Aqua Simulacra.

 Although this announcement comes right before the Natlan release, the second half of version 4.8 features a powerful lineup of characters, so it might be worth considering spending your Primogems on them.

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Freelance News and SEO Writer for Dot Esports, covering games like Genshin Impact, VALORANT, World of Warcraft and League of Legends to new releases. When he's not writing, you can find him grinding dungeons and raids in World of Warcraft.