It's almost that time of year when Genshin ImpactThe annual Lantern Rite Festival event begins. Before this year's Lantern Rite Festival event, in Genshin Impactplayers should know what to expect based on what has been officially revealed so far.
This year's Lantern Rite Festival will mainly consist of three main event mini-games, although there will also be some additional festivities at Liyue Port. Between some exclusive event rewards like Xiangling's new character outfit Genshin Impact and some common rewards such as Primogems and character enhancement materials, this will be an extremely rewarding event with some memorable festivities that players will not want to miss.

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Genshin Impact 2025 Lantern Rite Festival event start and end date
As of now, there is no official date for when the 2025 Lantern Rite Festival will start and for how long it will be available. However, it is widely believed that this event will begin when the second phase a Genshin ImpactThe 5.3 update starts on January 21st, and the event is also expected to run for the rest of the 5.3 update.
Genshin Impact 2025 Lantern Rite Festival Mini-Games
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Immortal fight
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Drill by lamplight
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Personalized gift envelope
The Immortal Combat event mini-game has been described by the community as similar to the Puyo Puyo games, where players will complete a matching puzzle game while competing against an AI opponent. Drills By Lamplight is a typical combat-oriented mini-game where players will face waves of enemies and completing specific challenges during combat will give players extra scores. Finally, Custom Gift Envelope is a mini-game where players will be able to create custom decorations for some of the playable characters in Genshin Impact.
Outside of these three main event mini-games, there will be other festivities and quests available during the Lantern Rite Festival 2025. So far, it has been revealed that there will also be: a unique quest line for this year's Lantern Rite Festival, fireworks . launch tubes and collectible Fortune coins scattered around Liyue Harbor and an opera performance by Yun Jin.
Genshin Impact's Lantern Rite 2025 Event Rewards
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New Outfit for Xiangling “New Year's Eve”
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Intertwined destinies
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Primogems
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The Crown of Insight
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Artifact Upgrade Materials
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Weapon Enhancement Materials
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Character Level Upgrade Materials
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Mora
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Talent upgrade materials
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Brittle resin
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Sanctifying Elixir
Players can earn multiple rewards throughout the Lantern Rite Festival 2025, from unique event-exclusive items to common rewards such as Primogems and various upgrade materials in Genshin Impact. Some of the rewards throughout the Lantern Rite Festival will be limited to daily login rewards, while others will be available as players progress through the event's missions and mini-games, so waiting until the final days of the event would it could mean players will miss out. with certain rewards.
Granny Shan, the toy vendor in Liyue Harbor, will be selling several event-exclusive items during the 2025 Lantern Rite Festival, including Xiao Lanterns, Floral Cither Tool Gadget, Fireworks Launch Tube Gadget, and Fireworks Consumables.
Genshin Impact's Lantern Rite Festival 2025, which collects free four-star characters.
Character: | Elements: | Weapon Type: |
Xinqiu | Water | Sword |
games | Pyro | Claymore |
Beidou | Electro | Claymore |
Chongyun | cryo | Claymore |
Yan Lan | Anemo | Catalyst |
Ningguang | Geo | Catalyst |
Xiangling | Pyro | Bar arm |
Yaoyao | Dendro | Bar arm |
Yanfei | Pyro | Catalyst |
Yun Jin | Geo | Bar arm |
Xinyan | Pyro | Claymore |
Players will be able to claim a free four-star character from the Liyue region during the Lantern Rite Festival 2025. This year's selection of free characters from the Lantern-Lit Gathering notably includes Lan Yan, a new four-star Anemo Catalyst character who will Also available in the 5.3 Phase 2 update will be Event Wish Banners and Xiangling, for which players will be able to earn a new outfit for free. during the 2025 Lantern Rite Festival.