Genshin Impact: Xianyun Release Date, Talents, Materials & Constellations

Xianyun is a 5-star Anemo catalyst character coming soon to Genshin Impact in update 4.4.

Known as Cloud Retainer by Ganyu, Shenhe, and Zhongli, she provides healing and buffs to her teammates’ plunging attacks. Here’s everything Genshin Impact players need to know about Xianyun:

Xianyun Release Date

Xianyun’s banner is expected to become available in the first phase of Genshin Impact’s upcoming 4.4 update, which starts on Jan. 31, 2024.

Accompanying her in her banner is Gaming, a 4-star character wielding a claymore and the power of Pyro. He is a brand new character – a caravan guard players have never interacted with so far, per Video Games.

The banner of the Dendro Archon, Nahida, will also be available for players to wish on alongside Xianyun and Gaming, making this her first re-run since her release on Nov. 2, 2022. 

Xianyun Talents

As a character wielding a catalyst and the powers of Anemo, Xianyun can perform up to four normal attacks dealing Anemo DMG, per HoYoverse. Her charged attack launches a Breeze Bolt in a straight line, dealing Anemo DMG to opponents along its path.

Her Elemental Skill, White Clouds at Dawn, allows her to enter a special state called Cloud Transmogrification. While in this state, Xianyun won’t take Fall DMG and has access to Skyladder, which allows her to leap forward and jump above enemies up to three times, dealing Anemo DMG along her path. Note that only one instance of Skyladder DMG can be dealt to any one opponent. Additionally, not using Skyladder after a short period will take Xianyun out of the Cloud Transmogrification state, canceling it in the process.

Players can exit the Cloud Transmogrification state and end their use of Skyladder by executing a Plunge Attack, which – thanks to Xianyun’s elemental skill – is converted to Driftcloud Wave that deals AoE Anemo DMG. Players can use this to end the Cloud Transmogrification state early if needed, though using the Skyladder more than once increases the DMG dealt by the Driftcloud Wave.