Highlights

  • Genshin Impact's 4.6 update will introduce new areas, bosses, events, and characters like Arlecchino and Lyney.
  • The special program for 4.6, possibly hosted by Arlecchino, will likely stream on April 12, teasing the update.
  • Clues like the ending dates for Genshin Impact's current banners make an April 23 or 24 release for 4.6 plausible.

Each Genshin Impact update comes with its own improvements to the game, and Version 4.6 promises to seriously shake things up. Along with finally making the highly anticipated Arlecchino a playable character, 4.6 will allegedly add a new area, two new bosses, two new artifact sets, and considerable quality of life updates. The biggest question remaining is when players can expect to enjoy the newest version of Genshin Impact.

Currently, all signs point to a late April release. Many trusted leakers have indicated that 4.6 will be released worldwide on April 23 or April 24, depending on a player's region. Right now, HoYoverse has not confirmed these dates, but they make sense considering that the current banners bearing Neuvillette and Kazuha will end on April 23. Players will know soon enough, as HoYoverse typically hosts a special stream announcing all the content expected to come with a new update.

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Every Genshin Impact 4.6 Rumored or Leaked Feature Explained

The 4.6 update to Genshin Impact promises to explore new areas of the map, introduce new bosses, and include some highly anticipated content.

Genshin Impact 4.6 Special Program

HoYoverse always hosts special programs that break down all the features within a new update. These are typically hosted by chibi versions of relevant characters. For example, the 4.5 stream was hosted by the Traveler (male), Kirara, Chiori, and Sucrose. While 4.5 was considered a "dry" update by fans because it did not add any major areas to the map, 4.5 did make the new 5-star Geo sword user Chiori available. Kirara and Sucrose were included because of their involvement with the "Alchemical Ascension" event that allowed players to mix up potions and sell them all over Teyvat.

The hosts of the 4.6 special program could be any number of popular characters. It's likely that Arlecchino will be involved, her release being one of the most hyped character releases Genshin Impact has had in quite a while. That said, there are three other 5-star characters that will be made available during 4.6: Lyney, Wanderer, and Baizhu. Furthermore, there are limited-time events that will be hosted by certain characters as well as the alleged inclusion of a new 4-star character. It's not clear yet which characters will host the special program, nor the date it will premiere.

Leakers like Impact Mouse on X have alleged that the special program will stream on April 12. This follows the usual schedule of teasing the new updates approximately two weeks before they are released. If all these dates are correct, then players can expect to see some drip marketing begin around the middle of the month.

Genshin Impact 4.6 Leaked and Revealed Content Highlights

The "Arataki Life Rock Rainbow Grand Tour" suggests the inclusion of Arataki Itto, the oni in charge of the infamous (but ultimately harmless) Arataki Gang. It's possible that he will be one of the hosts for the 4.6 special program because of this as-yet mysterious event. While Windtrace and Vibro-Crystal Research have been featured before, both the Grand Tour and the "Chronicles of the Dragon of Unique Form in Search of Battle" are entirely new events. Fans should note that much of this content is leaked and subject to change, so it may differ from HoYoverse's final plans.

Banners

  • Phase 1 - Arlecchino and Lyney
  • Phase 2 - Wanderer and Baizhu

Events

  • Arataki Life Rock Rainbow Grand Tour
  • Windtrace: The Scheme of a Certain Strategy
  • Chronicles of the Dragon of Unique Form in Search of Battle
  • Vibro-Crystal Applied Research

Artifacts

Bosses

  • New Weekly Boss Arlecchino
  • New World Boss Mechanical Centaur

Map

The 4.6 Patch might be one of the biggest players will get before HoYoverse begins to focus on the upcoming release of Version 5.0 later this year. The aforementioned "dragon" event as well as various leaked voicelines suggest that more and more information about the next Genshin Impact region, Natlan, will be made avaliable. This is the Traveler's next destination, but much about the fiery nation of war remains mysterious. Version 4.6 seems likely to provide more information about the future of Genshin Impact, as well as its past through exploration of the lost kingdom of Khaenri'ah.

As for the near future, players can expect more official news to come from HoYoverse soon in regard to the 4.6 patch. The special program will run down all the details in the middle of the month, most likely on April 12, while the actual update will probably be made available at the end of the month on April 23 or 25.