Genshin Impact updates feature two banner cycles and players have the option to pull for a character or wait for the next one. Each banner cycle includes one or two five-star characters and three four-stars.
Developer Hoyoverse has been introducing banner re-runs very frequently to Genshin Impact, and it seems like every update consists of two banners, a new character, and a re-run. The current Genshin Impact update 2.5 has brought a new Electro character Yae Miko, as well as a double banner featuring Raiden Shogun and Sangonomiya Kokomi.
A recent post on the Genshin Impact subreddit shows a chart of the most pulled banners in the game so far. The chart has been taken from the popular Genshin Impact stat website named GenshinLab, and it shows the incredible success of the Electro Archon - Raiden Shogun, who's a part of the second banner cycle of update 2.5. The current double banner re-run featuring Raiden Shogun and Sangonomiya Kokomi is ranked second behind Raiden's first banner which was released back in update 2.1. Even though she's the third released Archon, Raiden Shogun has already surpassed her colleagues - Venti and Zhongli.
Since her release, Raiden Shogun has become a must-have character, and it's safe to say that she's played a huge role in shaping the current meta. She's considered to be the strongest support character in Genshin Impact at the moment, on par with Zhongli and Kazuha. Raiden is an Energy Recharge machine which makes her a crucial part for parties that have energy problems.
One of Raiden Shogun's biggest draws is probably that she's a very free-to-play friendly five-star character in Genshin Impact since she's a top-tier support even at zero constellations. While most Genshin Impact's five-star characters are required to be pulled numerous times to build up their constellations and awake their true potential, the difference between Raiden's C0 and C6 levels is not nearly as big.
Even though the chart represents Raiden's and Kokomi's numbers combined, most players have probably opted for the Electro Archon. However, Sangonomiya Kokomi is a Hydro Catalyst character and one of the best healers in Genshin Impact. With her excellent healing skills and respectable elemental damage output, she would make an excellent addition to any party, and many players online have noted she could be of great value in the upper levels of the current Spiral Abyss.
Genshin Impact is now available on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development.
