Phase 2 of Genshin Impact Version 6.7 (Luna VIII) goes live today, 21 July 2026, at 18:00 local server time. The Phase 1 banners featuring Sandrone and Citlali are wrapping up, and two new Character Event Wishes are taking their place: Columbina on Somnias a Luna and Raiden Shogun on Reign of Serenity. Both banners run until 11 August at 14:59, giving you three weeks to decide before Version 7.0’s Snezhnaya update lands on 12 August.

Phase 2 at a Glance

Both character event wishes are active simultaneously and share a pity count — meaning your accumulated Wishes carry across both banners, and you only need to decide which 5-star you want when you hit your soft pity. Featured 4-star characters are the same on both banners: Jahoda (Anemo, Bow), Ororon (Electro, Bow), and Sethos (Electro, Bow).

Somnias a Luna — Columbina’s First Rerun

Columbina — known in lore as the Harbinger codenamed Damselette — debuted in Version 6.3 and this is her first rerun. If you missed her initial banner, this is the second chance. She plays as an off-field Hydro damage dealer on a Catalyst, excelling in Vaporize and Lunar-Bloom team compositions where her constant off-field Hydro application keeps reactions going without needing her on-field. Her signature weapon is Nocturne’s Curtain Call (available on this phase’s weapon banner).

For Genshin fans who follow the main storyline, Columbina is one of the most story-significant Fatui Harbingers yet to make a full playable appearance before her debut — pulling her adds narrative weight to how you experience scenes where she appears.

Reign of Serenity — Raiden Shogun Returns

Raiden Shogun needs little introduction. The Electro Archon of Inazuma has been one of Genshin’s top support and sub-DPS picks since her debut, primarily for her unmatched team-wide energy recharge and powerful Elemental Burst. She fits comfortably into almost any team archetype that needs off-field Electro application or energy support — which in a game built around reaction damage is a very long list. If you are a newer player who has somehow not pulled her yet, this is a safe investment that will remain useful through Version 7.0 and beyond. Her signature weapon Engulfing Lightning is also on the current weapon banner.

Weapon Banner: Epitome Invocation

The Epitome Invocation weapon banner features Nocturne’s Curtain Call (Catalyst, 5-star) and Engulfing Lightning (Polearm, 5-star) as the rate-up 5-stars. Nocturne’s Curtain Call is Columbina’s best-in-slot weapon, and Engulfing Lightning remains Raiden Shogun’s recommended signature weapon. The 4-star exclusive this phase is Waveriding Whirl (Catalyst). Weapon banners carry inherent risk since you cannot guarantee which 5-star you pull — only commit if you specifically need Nocturne’s Curtain Call for Columbina or want Engulfing Lightning for Raiden.

Pull or Save? The 7.0 Question Singapore Travellers Need to Answer

Version 7.0 — which opens the Snezhnaya region and finally makes the Tsaritsa playable — arrives on 12 August 2026, just one day after these banners close. HoYoverse has confirmed eight new characters tied to the Snezhnaya storyline alongside at least four Harbinger reruns in 7.0 and its follow-up phases. If you have been saving Primogems specifically for the Tsaritsa or another confirmed 7.0 unit, spending them now is a real trade-off.

The cleaner call: Raiden Shogun is a proven investment that fits any future meta because of her energy recharge role. Columbina is more niche but genuinely strong in Hydro compositions. If you have 80+ Wishes saved and are not targeting a specific 7.0 character, either banner is justifiable. If your reserves are thin, hold for Snezhnaya. Check the official Genshin Impact site for the 7.0 preview livestream date, expected in late July.

Phase 2 banners close 11 August at 14:59 server time. Genshin Impact is free to download on PC, mobile, and PS5. Browse our other Game News coverage for the latest updates.

After four years of tantalising hints, Genshin Impact’s most mysterious figure has finally spoken. HoYoverse dropped the “Sudden Snow” Transcendence Trailer on 26 June, revealing 16 characters heading to the Cryo nation of Snezhnaya — chief among them the Tsaritsa herself — and confirming Version 7.0 for 12 August 2026.

The Tsaritsa Has a Face — and a Full Name

The trailer’s headline reveal: the Cryo Archon’s name is officially Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya. She is voiced in English by Lara Korba and in Japanese by Haruka Tomatsu — familiar to anime fans as Asuna in Sword Art Online, Tohka in Date A Live, and countless other leading roles. The casting underscores just how significant a character the Tsaritsa is meant to be.

She delivers a single, devastating line in the trailer, as heard on the official HoYoverse news page: “A tomb and birch trees, the Tsar’s final tokens of affection. That which I set in motion, I shall see to an end.” Few words, enormous weight — Snezhnaya’s storyline has been building to this confrontation since the game launched in 2020.

Eight Brand-New Snezhnayan Characters

The “Sudden Snow” trailer introduces eight characters native to the Cryo nation, each with confirmed English and Japanese voice talent:

• Vodyanitsa (Hydro) — Suzie Yeung / Kanae Ito; star of Snezhnaya’s opera house
• Alyosha (Electro) — Kevin Andrew Rivera / Gen Sato
• Odette (Cryo) — Alexis Tipton / Sumire Uesaka
• Valeriy — Jordan Reynolds / Makoto Furukawa
• Vesna (Anemo) — Ari Thrash / Aya Hirano
• Danica — Natalie Van Sistine / Yumi Hara
• Noy — Jonathan Bullock / Shin’ichiro Miki
• Mitya — Brian Balance / Yusuke Kobayashi

Old Faces, New Roles — The Harbingers Return

Five Fatui Harbingers the community already knows take centre stage. Arlecchino and Tartaglia (Childe) return in expanded story roles, while Pantalone “Regrator” (J. Michael Tatum / Hoshino Takanori) and Pulcinella “The Rooster” (Dave B. Mitchell / Chō) finally receive the screen time they’ve been denied since their early-game introductions. Sandrone joins them — and is actually playable from 1 July, ahead of Snezhnaya proper opening.

Two further significant characters are confirmed: Ronova, the “Ruler of Death” (voiced by Aiden Dawn), and Rhinedottir known as “Gold” (Ivy Dupler) — the enigmatic scientist whose experiments seeded many of the game’s earliest mysteries. Rhinedottir’s appearance alongside a collection of Gnoses signals the Archon War’s final reckoning may be close.

What the Story Is Setting Up

Unlike the high-action reveal trailers of Fontaine and Natlan, “Sudden Snow” is a slow-burn political drama. The central conflict revolves around Project Stuzha, a national initiative causing supernatural freezing to spread across Snezhnayan cities while internal Fatui factions fracture over it. The Tsaritsa’s monologue frames her rebellion against the Heavenly Principles as personal grief rather than political ambition — a revelation that recontextualises years of villain-coded storytelling. A new Stellar elemental reaction type is also hinted, adding fresh tactical depth to the upcoming region.

Version Roadmap for Singapore Players

Genshin Impact is fully available in Singapore across iOS, Android, PS5, and PC. Here is what’s coming:

• Version Luna VIII: Sunny Summer Fontinalia — launches 1 July 2026; includes Sandrone as a playable character and new combat mechanics
• Version 7.0 (Snezhnaya) — launches 12 August 2026

Primogems and Genesis Crystals can be topped up in SGD through the HoYoverse store directly, so there is no region-locking to worry about. With roughly seven weeks to go, now is a good time to start saving Primogems if the Tsaritsa is on your wish list. Explore more game news on GameTrader as we cover the version 7.0 build-up.