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Genshin Impact 7.1 Anniversary Rewards list | August 2026
Updated on 2026-08-18: 7.1 beta is live. The table groups the annual September pattern, the dates the community treats as locked, and one extra selector that is leak-only (STC).
Reward | Amount | Where it lands | Status |
|---|
Standard 5-star selector | 1 Wanderlust Invocation character | Event menu, Invite Character | Expected. Every anniversary since 5.0 |
Primogems (mail) | 1,600 | In-game mail around September 28 | Pattern from the 4th and 5th years |
Intertwined Fates | 10 | 7-day login | Pattern |
Hero's Wit | 8 | Login day 6 | Pattern |
Mora | 80,000 | Login day 2 | Pattern |
Dust of Enlightenment + commemorative item | 1 each | Login banner + day 4 | Pattern |
Sanctifying Elixir | 1 | Mail | Pattern from Year 5 |
Fragile Resin | 2 to 4 | Mail | Pattern |
New wind glider | 1 | Event track | Expected |
Initial Top-Up Bonus Reset | All Crystal pack tiers | Shop after 7.1 maintenance | Expected. Annual |
Maintenance mail | 600 Primogems | Two mails when servers open | Expected |
Special Program codes | 300 Primogems (3 × 100) | Official gift page | Expected September 11. ~24 hours |
1,600 mail Primogems plus 10 login Fates is 20 Event Wishes before events, Abyss, and exploration. Pair that count with the Genshin Impact Primogem Guide if you are banking for Phase 1.
Extra leak: older 5-star + signature (STC)
UnclePigHater and Columbina Mains posted a second selector. HoYoverse has not posted it on the official news feed. Treat every row as subject to change.
Rule | What the leak says |
|---|
Gift | One older limited 5-star + that character's signature weapon |
Separate from | The usual Wanderlust Invocation selector |
Ownership | The character must be missing on the account. Constellations stay off the table |
Archons | Excluded. Venti, Zhongli, Raiden Shogun, and Furina sit outside the pool |
Who benefits | New and returning accounts that skipped older limited units |
Confirmation | None. Wait for the September 11 Special Program |
If you already own every eligible name, this leak pays you nothing. If one older DPS or support never landed, the leak gives that unit and the weapon without a Primogem spend.
What last year's mail and login looked like
Year 5 used the same two pipes: a login card and a mail drop. Year 6 should reuse that skeleton. The Year 5 mail pile was 1,600 Primogems, a Serenitea Pot daybed, a companion gadget, one Sanctifying Elixir, and Fragile Resin. The login card paid 10 Fates, 8 Hero's Wit, 80,000 Mora, and a commemorative feather.
7.1 calendar next to the birthday
Date | What happens |
|---|
September 11, 2026 | 7.1 Special Program. Three codes. Official reward wording |
September 23, 2026 | Version 7.1 live. ~42 days, through about November 3 |
September 28, 2026 | Sixth anniversary. Mail and login open around this date |
Around October 14, 2026 | Phase 2 banner swap |
Leaked Phase 1 names start with Vodyanitsa, a 5-star Hydro catalyst support. Banner order can flip before the stream. Leakers name Skirk / Escoffier or Zibai / Linnea as reruns. Save for the kit you need.
Vesna is the other leaked 5-star: Anemo DPS built around Stellar-Swirl. Pair her with the Mizuki Stellar-Swirl build if you already run that core.
How to claim Genshin Impact 7.1 Anniversary Rewards
Finish Prologue: Act I, The Outlander Who Caught the Wind, so the Wish system and the Invite Character button unlock.
After September 23 maintenance, open Events. The standard selector lives on the anniversary event card. Tap Invite Character, pick one Wanderlust Invocation unit, confirm once. The pick is final.
Log in each day of the 7-day card. Day 7 holds 5 of the 10 Fates. Miss a day and that slot stays empty.
Open Mail after September 28. Claim the 1,600 Primogems and the gadget pile. Mail items expire in 30 days.
If the extra older-5-star leak goes live, check ownership first. Pick a name your account has never held. Archons will not appear.
Redeem September 11 codes on the official gift page at Adventure Rank 10. Use the step-by-step redeem guide if the in-game box rejects the string. Relog, then claim Mail.
Standard selector shortlist for new accounts: Tighnari for a carry, Jean if you run Furina, Mona for burst windows. Long-time accounts that already hold those three can take Mizuki for Stellar-Swirl or a C6 target for Masterless Stella Fortuna. The Mizuki Stellar-Swirl build is the check if Vesna is also on your 7.1 list.
How to bank more before September 23
Clear 7.0 events, Archon Quest, and Snezhnaya chests first. The current patch pays about 15,080 free Primogems if you finish that queue. Numbers live in the August 2026 Primogem Guide.
Redeem the codes that are live today. Livestream strings from August 3 are dead.
Code | Rewards | Status |
|---|
MySnezhnayaCareer | 160 Primogems, 20,000 Mora, 3 Hero's Wit | Active |
2BJ64QRZ7RT8 | 60 Primogems, 5 Adventurer's Experience | Active |
LEGEDILJKSGM | 60 Primogems, 5 Adventurer's Experience | Active |
GENSHINGIFT | 50 Primogems, 3 Hero's Wit | Evergreen, once per account |
Hold unused first-purchase Crystal tiers. The reset returns the double on each pack (60, 300, 980, 1,980, 3,280, 6,480). Unused doubles do not stack into two. Spend leftover Year 5 bonuses before maintenance if that tier was already on your buy list.
Soft pity starts near 74. A lost 50/50 plus a second hard pity is 180 pulls (28,800 Primogems). 20 anniversary wishes cover a gap. They do not cover a cold account.
Need 10 to 20 pulls after the free pile for Vesna, Vodyanitsa, or a leftover Odette guarantee? Convert Genesis Crystals from BitTopup 1:1 and keep Intertwined Fates on the Event Wish.
FAQ
When is the Genshin Impact 7.1 anniversary?
September 28, 2026 is the sixth birthday. Version 7.1 is the patch that holds it, with servers expected on September 23. Events, mail, and the selector open with that patch and run through early November.
Will Version 7.1 give a free 5-star?
HoYoverse has given one Wanderlust Invocation 5-star on every anniversary since Version 5.0. Expect that picker again. A second picker for an older limited 5-star plus a signature weapon is leak-only. The September 11 stream is the confirmation date.
Can I pick Venti, Zhongli, Raiden, or Furina on the extra selector?
The leak excludes Archons. Those four names sit outside that pool. The usual standard selector is a different event and a different roster: Jean, Diluc, Qiqi, Mona, Keqing, Tighnari, Dehya, Mizuki, and any later standard addition.
When does the Initial Top-Up Bonus reset in 2026?
Every year since launch, the double on each Genesis Crystal tier has returned with the September anniversary patch. 7.1 maintenance on September 23 is the expected clock. Official wording comes with the Special Program. Pity and Wish history do not reset.
How long do 7.1 livestream codes last?
Special Program codes last about 24 hours. Redeem them the day of the stream. Keep a live list on the Genshin Impact redeem codes page and paste them on the official gift site.
Conclusion
Genshin Impact 7.1 Anniversary Rewards, as they stand in August, are a 20-wish mail-and-login pile, a standard 5-star, a glider, and a Crystal-tier reset on the September 23 patch. An extra older limited 5-star plus signature is a leak with a hard ownership rule and no Archons. Come back after September 11. If the Phase 1 math is 10 pulls short, convert Genesis Crystals on BitTopup and leave the Fates on the Event Wish.
