The official livestream event forGenshin Impact2.8 has officially confirmed the arrival of a new major region named Sumeru. The game’s official story revealed that Sumeru could be divided into two main parts: forests and deserts.
However, recent teaser videos have only revealed the forest part of the map, meaning that deserts will most likely not be a part of the first Sumeru update. A newGenshin Impactleak has revealed more information about the whole Sumeru region.
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A new post on the popularGenshin ImpactLeaks subreddit apparently reveals the size of the whole Sumeru region. The leak confirms previous rumors about Sumeru being the largest region released in the game so far and is even bigger than Mondstadt and Liyue combined. Multiple replies in the comment section claim that in order to make the deserts look realistic, most of them will most likely be empty which could be the reason why they take up such a big portion of the map. A couple of fan-made theories state that the main goal of the Sumeru story will be to bring the desert part of the world back to life with the help of theDendro Archon known as Lesser Lord Kusanali.
Sumeru will most likely be arriving in parts, just like the previous major region named Inazuma. With such a large area, players expect the game to add a new way of traveling. Mounts have been one of the main topics in the community since the game launched back in 2020, however, it’s highly unlikely that they will make their way to the game anytime soon. When it comes to new characters, the game’s official social media accounts have already confirmedthree new additions toGenshin Impact’s playable roster: Tighnari, Collei, and Dori.
Tighnari will be a new five-star DPS Dendro character, and he will most likely arrive on the update’s first banner. The fact that he is the only new five-star unit has led many players to believe that the second banner will most likely introduceanother banner re-run toGenshin Impact. Leaks have already been hinting that the re-run will feature two of the game’s strongest characters, Ganyu and Zhongli.
Collei and Dori will have a lower four-star rating and their positions in the upcoming update are still unknown. Considering that previous leaks revealed thatplayers will receive Collei for freeas a welcome gift to Sumeru, she will probably arrive on the first banner alongside Tignari. This means that Dori will most likely be placed in the second part of the update.
Genshin Impactis available now for Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5. A Switch version is in development.
