Genshin Impact's 4.3 Update, 'Roses and Muskets' Will Celebrate With Film in Fontaine, New Characters, and More

So 2023 has been a wild year in the games industry. We've seen multiple MMORPG expansions drop — and not from the genre's heaviest hitters, while the industry itself has had a banner year in the RPG genre alone. Games like Final Fantasy XVI, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and, of course, Baldur's Gate 3 dominated people's playtime this year.

Genshin Impact 4.3 has dropped today on Android, iOS and PC! Titled ‘Roses and Muskets,’ it’s here right after Fontaine’s Archon Quest has wrapped up. So, what’s red and new and what’s old but blue? Keep reading to find out!

Using Navia’s best character builds in along with solid team comps is a great way of maximizing her potential as a DPS hero. Navia is a 5-star Geo character from Fontaine that was first introduced as an NPC in Version 4.0. A few updates later, though, Navia has been confirmed to be a playable character in 4.3, which allows players to control her in-game and use her abilities in combat. The president of the Spina di Rosula, Navia is a capable fighter and excels at dealing damage in parties.

miHoYo’s next big update for Genshin Impact, Version 4.3, “Roses and Muskets”, goes live on December 20th. It adds Navia as a new five-star character, having played a significant role in the story till now. A new Character Demo trailer is available and highlights some of her skills as she ventures through Fontaine to catch a thief.

has just unveiled the most recent character addition to its line-up, and the new arrival has a name that's definitely going to cause some headaches. The ever-expanding roster is a major aspect of 's enduring appeal, as new updates frequently bring characters with different playstyles and personalities. Keeping track of them all can be difficult for newcomers, but the distinct names with linguistic roots in a variety of cultural inspirations can sometimes make it easier to tell them apart.

Drip marketing is here for Version 4.4 of Genshin Impact, introducing a playable version of Cloud Retainer and a brand-new character named Gaming.

Genshin Impact developer Hoyoverse has revealed two new characters coming to the open-world RPG in update 4.4: Pyro user Gaming and Anemo user Xianyun. 

A new 4.4 leak is hinting at a new Adepti character being introduced to players. Version 4.4 is expected to arrive in late January 2024, but there have already been several leaks about the update. One such example is Cloud Retainer’s release date in , which is expected to coincide with an important event that is allegedly scheduled for the upcoming patch. These leaks have even started to reveal some details about how Cloud Retainer’s kit will work, without going into detail but giving enough information to speculate on how she operates.

Fully ascending and getting Navia to level 90 in is the best way to start to build her. Navia is a new 5-star Geo character to be added with Version 4.3. The character had already been previously introduced as an NPC throughout the course of the Archon Quests that take place in Fontaine but is not being added as a playable character with the release of 4.3. Navia is the president of the Spina di Rosula, a welfare institution in the Nation of Justice that occasionally operates as an investigative unit whenever the local Gardes do not handle such a task.

One of the best regions in may become even bigger according to some new Version 4.4 leaks. It is common for the world of Teyvat to expand every so often and it seems like a pre-existing region will be getting new extensions in the upcoming patch. Of course, this is only possible with pre-existing areas, as the new nation is still a ways off. The release of Natlan in is expected for some point in Summer 2024, so the discussed new areas expand nations that have already been explored. Fontaine is in the spotlight, considering it debuted this year and introduced new gameplay mechanics.

Fresh off announcing a release window for Zenless Zone Zero, miHoYo has confirmed that the next update for Genshin Impact will launch on December 20th. Version 4.3, “Roses and Muskets”, sees the celebration of the Fontinalia Festival. It also adds two new characters – 5-star Geo wielder Navia and 4-star Cryo user Chevreuse. Check out the first trailer below.

Most of the upcoming gameplay additions in 4.3 have been revealed by developer HoYoverse in the respective version livestream. Before each update, which tends to occur every six weeks, a livestream is held to present everything new that is coming in the next patch. Some of the main highlights tend to be new playable characters, story quests, limited-time events, and banner reruns. Lately, the game has also been focusing on a lot of system optimizations that improve players’ experience. A few leaks, such as those about the process of claiming rewards getting easier in , even turned out to be true and were confirmed during the livestream.