According to leaked events forGenshin Impact5.3, the upcoming patch may be one of the largest updates yet, with several pieces of content for players to engage with throughout the six weeks it should last.Version 5.3 is still weeks away from arriving as HoYoverse’s action RPG is set to enter Version 5.2. The game is slowing down in terms of the main narrative content in Version 5.2, with what is something of an interlude in the Natlan story. Thecontents ofGenshin Impact5.2will show the Traveler assisting Iansan, while the rest should be centered around events.
Version 5.3 is expected to be the update that will bring forth the final main Archon Quests in the Natlan arc, where the Traveler and their allies from the Nation of Pyro fend off the Abyss’ incursion. What will happen is still a mystery, butthis should be a big patch, introducing Mavuika and Citlali as playable characters and, most likely, a new weekly boss challengethat should drop Talent materials for new characters moving forward. ThePyro Traveler’s release inGenshin Impactis also rumored to occur in Version 5.3, which points to a big patch for the game.
Events For Genshin Impact 5.3 Have Leaked
There May Be Several Activities For Players To Engage With
Despite how large the update should be in terms of content with the arrival of the final Natlan Archon Quests, new characters, a new weekly boss and, possibly, even new map areas where these missions should occur, there are indications that the patch will be even larger than expected.The events for Version 5.3 have seemingly leaked, and there may be tons of activities to go through during the update. According to information provided by SeeleLeaks, which was shared in a post flagged as “Questionable” onReddit, there may be six big limited-time events inGenshin Impact5.3.
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As seen in the leak, the patch may introduce a permanent version of the rhythm game mode, as well as a flagship event with four mini-games divided into a cooperative Tetris-like game, a combat activity, “greeting cards,” and a “worldly journey.” Furthermore, the leak highlights the presence of a combat-centered event, the return of beetle battles in Inazuma, a parkour game mode, and updates to the Serenitea Pot, Artifacts, Guides, and Trails. Alone, these events only seem to fill upGenshin Impact5.3’s contents, complementing the Archon Quests, but there may be more than what is cited in the leak.
2025’s Lantern Rite May Coincide With The End Of Natlan’s Arc In Genshin Impact 5.3
Both Pieces Of Content Could Make For A Huge Update
While the leak does not clearly state it, the flagship event in Version 5.3 is rumored to be the annual Lantern Rite Festival. Version 5.3’s arrival in early January 2025 should coincide, somewhat, with the period when HoYoverse hosts the special Liyue-centered event.The Lantern Rite Festival tends to be the main event during every patch it appears inand, as such, it is speculated that the leaked flagship event with the four mini-games will be exactly that. If this is the case, thenGenshin Impact5.3 will be a huge patch in terms of playable content.
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The Lantern Rite should come accompanied by a lot more than mere mini-games. As the game’s most important event. next year’s Lantern Rite should also feature a whole story arc in Liyue, where the Traveler gets to know more about the local figures and, as usual, the backstory in the Nation of Geo.Players often get themselves involved in stories involving the Adepti, too, and the missions related to the Lantern Rite are spread out across a few days as they are gradually unlocked.
So far, the event has always been the main feature of the patch it starred in, butGenshin Impact5.3’s Lantern Ritecould change things.
If Version 5.3 hosts the annual Lantern Rite, then the patch will feature both a massive conclusion to a regional story arc and the Liyue event. This is somewhat unprecedented.Both these pieces of content, individually, can carry a whole patch forward, sustained by some minor events around them. Version 4.2, for instance, concluded the Fontaine story arc with some events, while Version 4.3 featured the Lantern Rite Festival and some other events. This could mean the Lantern Rite in Version 5.3 will be smaller than usual or thatGenshin Impact5.3 itself will be a gargantuan update.
Lantern Rite Could Actually Occur In Genshin Impact 5.4
Madame Ping’s Leaked Release Is Unlikely To Occur In Version 5.3
The big deal with both the Natlan story arc conclusion and the annual Lantern Rite Festival being held in the same patch is that it is uncertain exactly which will be considered the most important by HoYoverse. As was mentioned, in previous years, each of these sustained its own patches. In Version 5.3,it’s difficult to even imagine how the key art will look like if both pieces of playable content are released during the same period. Furthermore, putting this huge amount of content in a single update could take away from future patches inGenshin Impact.
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Version 5.4, which could host the Lantern Rite Festival alone, may have much less content for players to go throughbecause of how much was added to Version 5.3, for example. Alternatively, Version 5.4 could continue the Lantern Rite Festival in some way – this is because there are several rumors regarding the release of the playable version ofMadame Ping inGenshin Impact. It was expected that Streetward Rambler would become playable in the same patch as the Lantern Rite, in the same way that Xianyun was released with this year’s Lantern Rite.
Version 5.3 is already expected to see the releases of Mavuika and Citlali as the new 5-star characters and,with rumors of Madame Ping being a 5-star character, it is very unlikely she will also be released in Version 5.3. As such, her release should be pushed into Version 5.4, but that may not coincide with the annual Lantern Rite if the leaks are to be believed. Thematically, it would seem strange for the leaked Madame Ping to be released after Lantern Rite and not during the period in which she should be heavily featured inGenshin Impact.
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For now, these leaks should be considered with caution. Information may be incorrect, incomplete, or subject to change. For the sake of content pacing, HoYoverse could push Lantern Rite into Version 5.4, for example, even if it would be somewhat late in the Chinese calendar. Version 5.3 will not be shorter than six weeks, as already confirmed by a post mentioning theXbox glider for other platforms, so players should wait for more leaks and, eventually, an official announcement forGenshin Impactto know what’s in store for the next patches.
