Genshin Impact pity and gacha system, explained

Like many other gacha games, Genshin Impact has a pity system that guarantees five-stars after 80-90 pulls, depending on the banner. It also ensures that even if you’re extremely unlucky, you can get the character you want with enough pulls. This system can be confusing to understand, so here’s a full breakdown of Genshin Impact‘s pity system. Quick summary On the character banners, you get a five-star every 90 pulls. On the weapon banners, you get a five-star every 80 pulls. Pity carries over between banners of the same type. Table of contentsWhat is pity in Genshin Impact?What is soft pity in Genshin Impact?What is the 50/50?How to check pity in Genshin ImpactFAQ What is pity in Genshin Impact? Pity is a guarantee system in Genshin Impact that ensures you get a character or weapon after a certain number of pulls, which prevents you from completely wasting your Primogems. Once you get a five-star character or weapon, pity resets back to zero. Pity works differently depending on the banner type and only carries over between banners of the same type. For example, if you had 50 pulls on the character event banner, those pulls would carry over to the next one. Every event banner lasts around 21 days. Screenshot by Dot Esports Every 10 wishes grant you at least one four-star character or weapon. Every 90 wishes grant you at least one five-star character. The odds of getting a featured event character are 50/50. If you lose a 50/50, the next five-star character is guaranteed to be a featured event character. If you lose a 50/50 three times in a row, the next non-guaranteed five-star triggers Capturing Radiance and is guaranteed to be a featured event character. The character event banner features limited-time five-stars and is the main banner to pull on. Pity on the character banner is 90 pulls. If you lose, you get a random five-star standard character, and your next five-star is guaranteed to be a featured character. In the worst-case scenario, you may need 180 pulls to get the character you want. Capturing Radiance is a mechanic that can turn a lost 50/50 into a win, accompanied by a signature pink glow and Intertwined Fate’s appearance during the pull animation. It has an extremely low chance to trigger on any non-guaranteed five-star, but if you lose three 50/50s in a row, the next non-guaranteed five-star will instead be the featured character. There are always two. Screenshot by Dot Esports Every 10 wishes grant you at least one four-star character or weapon. Every 80 wishes grant you at least one five-star weapon. The odds of getting a featured event weapon are 75/25. If you lose a 75/25, the next five-star weapon is guaranteed to be a featured event weapon. Getting a weapon that isn’t the weapon selected in the Epitomized Path grants a Fate Point. Fate Point guarantees the next five-star to be the weapon selected in the Epitomized Path. The weapon banner always features two event weapons, one for each featured character. While the odds of getting an event weapon are 75 percent when you get a five-star, which one you get is still random. However, the weapon banner has an Epitomized Path mechanic to target one of the weapons. Whenever you get a weapon that’s not the one you chose, you get a Fate Point, which guarantees the next five-star will be the one you want. Unlike pity, Fate Points don’t carry over between banners. On top of that, changing the target weapon or cancelling the Epitomized Path resets the Fate Point count, so make sure to set it to the weapon you need before pulling. Standard banner Don’t spend your Primogems. Screenshot by Dot Esports Every 10 wishes grant you at least one four-star character or weapon. Every 90 wishes grant you at least one standard five-star character or weapon. Unlike other banners, the standard banner has no additional rules. There’s no 50/50, Capturing Radiance, or Epitomized Path, which also means you can’t guarantee a specific five-star. If you get a five-star, it can be any of the eight characters or 10 weapons. What is soft pity in Genshin Impact? Soft pity raises the chances of getting a five-star as the number of times you wish increases. For character banners, soft pity begins on the 74th wish. On weapon banners, the soft pity begins at the 64th wish. This means that as you go beyond the soft pity starting point, the chances of receiving a five-star steadily increase with every pull. While these are the basic guaranteed rules of the system, luck can entirely shift how your pulls go. Some players may get multiple five-stars in a ten-pull or win multiple 50/50s back-to-back. Ultimately, most things in the gacha system come down to luck. What is the 50/50? 50/50 refers to the 50 percent chance of getting a featured character on the character banner. Luckily, pity ensures that if you lose a 50/50 to a standard character, the next five-star is guaranteed to be the featured character. For the weapon banner, the odds are 75/25, but you still need to win the 50/50 to get the right featured weapon of the two. If you lose, you get a Fate Point on an Epitomized Path, guaranteeing the next five-star weapon to be the one you chose. How to check pity in Genshin Impact Stay on top of your pulls. Screenshot by Dot Esports You can check pity on each banner type. To calculate your pity, first open the Wish menu in Genshin and then select the history button on the banner you want to check. Every page has five items. Four-star items are in purple text and “(4-Star)” next to them, while five-star items are in gold text with “(5-Star)” next to them. To calculate your pity: Go back to the most recent five-star that you received. Multiply the number of pages by five. Subtract the five-star and any wishes before it on the same page. This number will tell you how many wishes you are at, and you can then compare that number to the guaranteed 80 or 90 wishes of the pity system. old pulls: The pull history only goes back six months. While it doesn’t affect your 50/50s and guarantees, you may not be able to see your last five-star if you haven’t played in a while. FAQ Should I build pity in Genshin Impact? You should never “build pity” and pull on a banner you’re not interested in. Always save Primogems for the character/weapon you want to avoid wasting your luck. Does pity ever reset in Genshin Impact? Pity only resets when you pull a five-star. It doesn’t reset on its own. Should I pull on the standard banner in Genshin Impact? Don’t spend Primogems on the standard banner, as you can’t guarantee a specific five-star. Only use Acquaint Fates you get from battle passes, quests, etc. Dot Esports is supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn a small affiliate commission. 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