Genshin Impact 6.4 Luna V Arrives February 25 With Varka, Skirk Banners

Version 6.4 of Genshin Impact, officially titled Luna V by Hoyoverse, arrived February 25 and runs through April 7, splitting into two distinct phases that each bring their own banners, events, and reasons to log back in.

Phase 1, which runs through March 17, centers on two concurrent Event Wishes: the debut of Varka and the first rerun of Flins. Both banners share the same boosted four-star lineup of Bennett, Xiangling, and Sucrose. Alongside those character wishes, the Epitome Invocation weapon banner is offering Bloodsoaked Ruins and Gest of the Mighty Wolf as its featured five-stars, with Favonius Sword, Favonius Greatsword, Sacrificial Fragments, Sacrificial Bow, and Sacrificer rounding out the pull pool. The Chronicled Wish, also active through March 17, brings back a Mondstadt-heavy roster: Eula, Albedo, Mona, Klee, Diluc, and Jean.

Varka's arrival comes with more than just a banner. A new world boss called Radiant Moongecko has been added to the game, and Hoyoverse specifically flagged it as the source for Varka's ascension materials. A Varka Story Quest is also live, and the character comes paired with the Gest of the Mighty Wolf claymore and an exclusive claymore weapon skin. A separate Star Omen Catalyst weapon skin is obtainable as well.

Phase 2, labeled Abyssal Echoes and Strategic Defense, begins March 17 and runs to April 7. It shifts the banner focus to two returning five-stars: Skirk, a Cryo sword-user, and Escoffier, a Cryo polearm-user. The four-star boosts on both Phase 2 banners have not yet been confirmed.

On the events side, the flagship celebration this patch is Homeward, He Who Caught the Wind, a Windblume-style festival set in Mondstadt built around story content, minigames, and exclusive rewards. The event is structured around four main activities: spotting out-of-place discrepancies around the city, mixing drinks for various characters, aerial combat sequences, and additional minigames. Completing its content yields 960 Primogems. Running alongside it for the entire length of the patch is Stygian Onslaught, a challenge-focused event that opened February 25 and rewards 450 Primogems plus high-level materials for clearing its toughest combat scenarios. Across all 6.4 events combined, players can earn well over 1,000 Primogems.

Two more events fill out the back half of the version. Sightseeing With Friends began March 16 and runs for ten days, sending players to explore landmarks across Sumeru's landscapes in a non-combat format. Operation Stronghold Defense launches March 23 and introduces base-defense mechanics, asking players to set up elemental mechanisms and hold off waves of enemies through tactical placement rather than straight DPS. Overflowing Abundance is also listed for the patch, and Travelers' Tales is receiving a new set of Anecdotes with this update.

Three redeem codes were distributed during the 6.4 livestream: Homeward, VarkaArrives, and VisitWonderland. Version 6.5, currently carrying the working title Luna VI, is already on the horizon as the next chapter in the patch roadmap.