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Genshin 7.2 Release Date: Official Date, Maintenance Time on Your Clock and What Ends First
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin 7.2 Release Date: Official Date, Maintenance Time on Your Clock and What Ends First

Version 7.2 is no longer a projection. HoYoverse has put a date on it, named it, and shown the first banner. What is still missing is the exact maintenance noti...

Genshin Livestream Codes 7.2: Code Status, Rewards and October Expiry
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Livestream Codes 7.2: Code Status, Rewards and October Expiry

Genshin livestream codes for Version 7.2 "Hour of Ruin" have passed their official redemption deadline. HoYoverse's Special Program recap confirms...

Genshin Banner Schedule: Current Banners and Confirmed 7.2 Lineup
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Banner Schedule: Current Banners and Confirmed 7.2 Lineup

The Genshin banner schedule now has a confirmed next-version lineup. HoYoverse's October 23 Special Program recap names the two 7.2 character-banner pairs, ...

Genshin Alyosha Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Is He Worth Building at C0?
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Alyosha Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Is He Worth Building at C0?

Quick answer. The best Alyosha build in Version 7.1 is an Energy Recharge support build: ER or ATK% Sands, ATK% Goblet, and a Healing Bonus, ATK% or CRIT Rate C...

Genshin Qiqi Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Is She Worth the Free Pick?
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Qiqi Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Is She Worth the Free Pick?

Quick answer. In Version 7.1 the best Qiqi build is an ATK% support build: ATK% Sands, ATK% Goblet, and a CRIT Rate Circlet if she holds Favonius Sword (ATK% or...

Genshin Yae Miko Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Stellar-Conduct Teams and the Witch's Revelation Upgrade
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Yae Miko Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Stellar-Conduct Teams and the Witch's Revelation Upgrade

Quick answer. In Version 7.1 the best Yae Miko build is the Stellar-Conduct build, and it only exists after you finish her Witch's Revelation quest. Run 4-p...

Genshin Spiral Abyss Floor 12 (October 2026): Enemies, Ley Line Disorders and Teams
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Spiral Abyss Floor 12 (October 2026): Enemies, Ley Line Disorders and Teams

The Spiral Abyss rolled over on 16 October 2026, and Floor 12 is now built around one idea: the first half pays you for Stellar Glimmer reactions, the second ha...

Genshin Mavuika Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the 200 Fighting Spirit Rule
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Mavuika Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the 200 Fighting Spirit Rule

Quick answer. Mavuika is a 5-star Pyro Claymore character who works best as an on-field main DPS, though her Tap Skill also makes her a strong off-field Pyro ap...

Genshin Lauma Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Which Moonsign to Run
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Lauma Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Which Moonsign to Run

Quick answer. Lauma is a 5-star Dendro Catalyst support for Lunar-Bloom and Bloom teams. Build her on Elemental Mastery: an EM or Energy Recharge Sands, an EM G...

Genshin Chiori Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Whether to Take Her Free
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Chiori Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Whether to Take Her Free

Quick answer. Chiori is a 5-star Geo Sword character who does most of her damage off-field through her automaton doll, Tamoto. Build her on DEF: a DEF% Sands, a...

Genshin Baizhu Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the 50,000 HP Cap
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Baizhu Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the 50,000 HP Cap

Quick answer. Baizhu is a 5-star Dendro Catalyst support who heals, protects and buffs Dendro reactions. Build him for Max HP and Energy Recharge: an ER% or HP%...

Genshin Arlecchino Build and Best Teams (7.1): Artifacts, Weapons and Why You Skip Her Burst
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Arlecchino Build and Best Teams (7.1): Artifacts, Weapons and Why You Skip Her Burst

Quick answer. Arlecchino is a 5-star Pyro polearm user who deals almost all of her damage with Normal Attacks powered by a Bond of Life. Build her with an ATK% ...

Genshin Childe Build (7.1): Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Is He Worth the Free Pick?
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Childe Build (7.1): Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Is He Worth the Free Pick?

Quick answer. Tartaglia, better known as Childe, is a 5-star Hydro Bow character who does his damage in a melee stance that his Elemental Skill switches on. Bui...

Genshin Durin Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Which Form to Pick
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Durin Build (7.1): Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and Which Form to Pick

Quick answer. Durin is a 5-star Pyro Sword off-field Burst character and one of the twelve Hexerei. His Elemental Skill lets you pick one of two forms before yo...

Genshin Zibai Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons, and Teams (Version 7.1)
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Zibai Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons, and Teams (Version 7.1)

Quick answer. Zibai is a 5-star Geo Sword on-field DPS whose entire damage kit scales off DEF, not ATK — every one of her listed multipliers is a percentage of ...

Genshin Lohen Build: Best Weapons, Artifacts, Teams and the Will to Win Threshold
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Lohen Build: Best Weapons, Artifacts, Teams and the Will to Win Threshold

Quick answer. Lohen is a 5-star Cryo Polearm on-field DPS from Mondstadt who released on 9 June 2026. He is not obtainable in Version 7.1 — the two live Charact...

Genshin Furina Build in Version 7.1: Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the ER Bracket That Picks Her Sword
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Furina Build in Version 7.1: Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the ER Bracket That Picks Her Sword

Quick answer. Build Furina around Max HP and Energy Recharge, not ATK. Run 4-piece Golden Troupe with an HP% or ER% Sands, an HP% Goblet and a CRIT circlet, and...

Genshin Linnea Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the 2,000 DEF Breakpoint
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Linnea Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the 2,000 DEF Breakpoint

Quick answer: Linnea is a 5-star Geo Bow off-field support whose entire kit reads one stat — DEF. Her damage, her healing, her Elemental Mastery buff and her re...

Genshin Varka Build: Best Weapons, Artifacts, Teams and the Lv. 70 Gate Behind Half His Kit
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Varka Build: Best Weapons, Artifacts, Teams and the Lv. 70 Gate Behind Half His Kit

Quick answer: Varka is a 5-star Anemo Claymore on-field DPS whose damage is decided by your party list before you touch a single artifact. Run him with a second...

Genshin Odette Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons and Teams (Version 7.1)
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Odette Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons and Teams (Version 7.1)

Odette has two separate ATK thresholds printed in her own talent text, and they stop in different places. Every Odette guide tells you to stack ATK. None of the...

Genshin Clorinde Build: Best Weapons, Artifacts and Teams (Version 7.1)
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Clorinde Build: Best Weapons, Artifacts and Teams (Version 7.1)

Clorinde is a sword character whose Normal Attack talent barely matters. That one sentence breaks most of the sword-DPS instincts people bring to her, and it is...

Genshin Navia Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the Three-Stack Cap (Version 7.1)
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Navia Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the Three-Stack Cap (Version 7.1)

Navia can hold six stacks of Crystal Shrapnel. Almost everything in her kit stops paying at three. That single mismatch is the most expensive thing most Navia p...

Genshin Escoffier Team Guide: Best Comps for Her Version 7.1 Rerun
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Escoffier Team Guide: Best Comps for Her Version 7.1 Rerun

Almost every Escoffier team guide opens with the same number: 55 percent resistance shred. Almost none of them tell you that against a standard enemy, going fro...

Genshin Mika Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the Detector Stack Trap
Sam Okonkwo

Sam Okonkwo

Senior Games Writer

Genshin Mika Build: Best Artifacts, Weapons, Teams and the Detector Stack Trap

Most Mika guides quote his Physical DMG buff as 30 percent. Against a single boss at C0, his own talent text says you will be running on 10 percent.