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Genshin Impact 7.1 has no official banner announcement yet, and as of this writing HoYoverse has now revealed Vesna and Vodyanitsa themselves — official character teasers went up on 17 and 18 August — but nothing about their banners is official, and the rest of the roster still comes from leaker sources. This guide splits the two categories cleanly, then walks through how to plan Primogem saving when you genuinely don’t know who’s coming. It also covers what’s worth finishing in 7.0 before the version likely closes out.
TL;DR
- HoYoverse has not confirmed the 7.1 banner lineup, phase order, or livestream date as of mid-August 2026
- Vesna and Vodyanitsa are officially revealed characters (HoYoverse teasers, 17 and 18 August); that they headline 7.1, and Zibai/Linnea as reruns, is still leak-only, traced mainly to leaker Kuroo via STC
- 7.1 is projected for September 23, 2026 based on the standard six-week cycle, with a livestream estimate around September 11
- Saving blind has a real cost: over-saving past your comfort point can cost you copies or constellations you actually wanted this patch
- 7.0 Phase 2 reruns (Flins, Ineffa) run through the end of the version, so that’s your deadline for anything you want to finish first
What HoYoverse Has Actually Confirmed for 7.1
Strip away the leak sites and the confirmed list is short. HoYoverse’s confirmed information stops at the end of Version 7.0. Odette’s release banner ran in Phase 1 of Version 7.0 alongside Arlecchino’s rerun banner from August 12 to September 1, 2026, with Flins and Ineffa’s rerun banners available in Phase 2 from September 1 to September 22, 2026. Alyosha, the free 4-star Electro character, released alongside Odette in that same window.
Beyond that, the only other official pieces are the two character teasers HoYoverse posted on 17 and 18 August, introducing Vesna and Vodyanitsa by name. Which version they arrive in, and in which phase, is not official. HoYoverse posted official teasers for Vesna on 17 August and Vodyanitsa on 18 August, so both characters are real and named. What is NOT announced is that either appears in 7.1, in which phase, or beside which reruns — Zibai and Linnea remain leaks entirely. There’s also no confirmed date for the version 7.1 Special Program, the livestream that typically locks in banners and hands out redemption codes.
What's Only Leaked (and From One Main Source)
Vesna and Vodyanitsa are no longer just names on a leak sheet — HoYoverse teased both officially. What still traces back to leak channels is everything about their BANNERS: which version, which phase, and who reruns beside them. Leaker Kuroo, shared through STC, is the main source for the current 7.1 lineup, with two new 5-stars headlining and a rerun pair filling the other slots. A separate leaked roadmap adds more distance to the timeline: a widely shared roadmap from leakers FSC and hxg lists six more characters across 7.1 through 7.3 — Vesna, Vodyanitsa, Mitya, Valeriy, the Tsaritsa, and Danica.
The kit rumors themselves don’t even agree with each other yet. One leak thread describes Vesna as an Anemo main DPS built around Stellar-Swirl, with Vodyanitsa as a Hydro support who could become one of the reaction’s most important enablers, tying both into the Stellar Swirl reaction introduced in 7.0. Another leak source flips it, describing Vesna as a Hydro support and sub-DPS specialist built around healing and energy restoration instead. Even the banner pairing isn’t settled — earlier reports suggested Vodyanitsa and Vesna would headline the first phase together, but current sources now caution it’s no longer certain both characters will actually appear in the same half of the update.
Warning
Character roles, rarities, and even which phase a leaked character lands in have already shifted once this patch cycle — Odette and Alyosha were the confirmed 7.0 launch pair only after an earlier leaked lineup got dropped. Treat every 7.1 name the same way until the livestream airs.
| What's said | Status | What it means if you're saving |
|---|---|---|
| Vesna and Vodyanitsa as new 5-stars | Characters official, banner is leak | Don't commit pity toward either until a kit is officially shown |
| Zibai and Linnea rerunning | Leak, described as uncertain | Low priority to save around unless you already need their constellations |
| 7.1 release on September 23 | Projection from the six-week cycle, not announced | Reasonable planning date, but don't set alarms around it yet |
| Livestream around September 11 | Projection, 10 – 14 days before launch is the usual pattern | This is when phase order and kits actually get locked in |
| Version 6.8 was skipped entirely | Confirmed by the official preview program | Explains why 7.0 followed 6.7 directly with no gap patch |
How to Plan Primogems When the 7.1 Roster Isn't Confirmed
Saving blind isn’t free. Every wish you hold back is a wish you’re not spending on something confirmed and available right now, and every wish you throw at a rumor is a wish you can’t take back if the leak turns out wrong. The safest approach treats the current uncertainty as exactly that — uncertain — rather than pre-committing.
The honest cost here: if you’re saving for two potential 5-stars instead of one, you’re realistically looking at holding well past a single hard pity’s worth of Primogems, and if the leaked four-character patch turns out real, Version 7.1 could get expensive for F2P and low-spend accounts if all four expected characters land in the same patch. Building your talent priority around characters you already own is a more reliable use of resources than banking everything on a roster that hasn’t been shown yet.
Follow this sequence to get it done fast.
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Check your current pity count
knowing exactly how many pulls you're into pity on both the limited and weapon banners is the single most useful number for any saving decision.
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Decide your floor before the livestream
set the minimum number of wishes you want banked by September 11 (or whenever the Special Program actually lands), and don't dip below it for anything in 7.0 you don't already want.
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Track the 50/50 carryover rule
if you lose the 50/50 and move into the next version, your next limited character pull is guaranteed, so a loss now isn't wasted the way it would be mid-patch.
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Wait on new signature weapons
character pulls should take priority over new signature weapons until their final effects and banner pairings are actually known.
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Re-check after the livestream, not before
once HoYoverse airs the Special Program, re-read this against the confirmed banner order and adjust your saved total instead of locking in a plan around leaks.
Myth-Busting: What People Get Wrong About the 7.1 Leaks
Myth: Vesna and Vodyanitsa are locked in as a pair
They’re the most repeated names, but the pairing itself isn’t settled. Earlier reports suggested they’d headline the first phase together, but current sources now caution it’s no longer certain both will actually appear during the first half of the update. Banner phase assignments are one of the last things HoYoverse locks in, even internally.
Myth: September 23 is a confirmed date
It’s a projection, not an announcement. These dates are projected from the six-week schedule, not announced, and HoYoverse has shortened and reshuffled recent patches — treat the timeline as a planning estimate until the 7.1 broadcast confirms it.
Myth: A named leaker means a confirmed leak
Leak reliability varies by source and by patch. Right now there are at least two separate leak threads in circulation — one via Kuroo/STC focused on the immediate 7.1 lineup, and a broader roadmap from FSC and hxg spanning multiple versions. They partially overlap on names but not on details, which is itself a sign neither should be treated as settled.
Our Take: Should You Save Primogems for 7.1
Our Take
Save a comfortable buffer, don’t commit it to a rumor.
The leaks around Vesna and Vodyanitsa are consistent enough in naming to take seriously as a direction, but the kit descriptions contradict each other across sources, and even the phase pairing is in doubt. That’s not a reason to panic-save everything — it’s a reason to keep your Primogems liquid until the actual livestream, then decide fast. The bigger risk isn’t missing a leaked character, it’s holding back so hard on confirmed 7.0 content that you shortchange something you already know you want.
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The Bottom Line
If the six-week cycle holds, Genshin Impact 7.1 is expected around September 23, 2026, with the current version running until then. That gives a hard deadline for anything time-limited sitting in 7.0 right now, including the Flins and Ineffa rerun banners running in Phase 2 from September 1 to September 22, 2026. A full breakdown of which 7.0 events actually expire before the next phase, versus which ones carry over, is covered separately in the Genshin 7.0 events guide rather than repeated here.
Current banners, ongoing events, and character builds like Odette’s build are already covered in their own guides — this piece is specifically about separating 7.1 fact from 7.1 rumor.