Genshin Impact Introduces Sumeru in New Trailer; Tighnari to Join Standard Banner in 3.1

Written by Tamara Lazic August 13, 2022

Sumeru is almost here, as Genshin Impact revealed the official trailer for the upcoming 3.0 update. Collei, Dori and Tighnari will be among the new playable characters in this update, which brings innovation to the banner system: the next 4 banners (at least) will run for two weeks. Tighnari will be joining the standard banner line-up after his featured wish event is over.

Lesser Lord Kusanali, who is the current Dendro Archon, will also be introduced, along with Cyno (the main character in the quest) and Al Haitham. Abyss Order will be making an appearance, and it seems like lore fans will also be satisfied. Lost Riches event will also be big, among the new ones and fans can expect two new artifact sets: one that boosts dendro damage and one that focuses on elemental mastery. The most exciting part about the update is the introduction of the new element.

MiHoYo also revealed the upcoming update schedule, something we haven’t had a chance to see before:

3.0: August 24
3.1: September 28
3.2: November 2
3.3: December 7

Voice actors for Sumeru characters are:

Tighnari – Sanae Kobayashi, Elliot Gindi
Collei – Ryoko Maekawa, Christina Costello
Kusanali – Yukari Tamura, Kimberly Anne Campbell
Al Haitham – Yuichiro Umehara
Dori – Tomoko Kaneda
Dehya – Ayaka Fukuhara
Nilou – Hisako Kanemoto

The stream will be available on Genshin Impact’s YouTube channel; it was originally streamed on Twitch. As was the case with 2.0 stream, the developers talked about their creative process and the inspiration behind the new region. Live stream codes, which will expire soon, are: