Genshin Impact Version 4.2 Special Program: New Characters, Locations, Bosses, Archon Quests Revealed (2025)

The Genshin Impact Version 4.2 titled Masquerade of the Guilty is set to come out on November 8, 2023.

The Special Program live stream took place on November 3 at 5:40 PM IST (8:10 AM ET) on the game's official Twitch channel. A lot of new stuff was revealed that is making its way into the game.

Everything new coming in Genshin Impact Version 4.2: Masquerade of the Guilty

During the Special Program, a lot of new content and features for Genshin Impact were revealed, such as the introduction of the new five-star Hydro Archon Furina, four-star Cryo healer Charlotte, along with new regions in Fontaine, two new Bosses, events, and more.

But first, take a look at the trailer for the Masquerade of the Guilty below:

New characters

New characters

The new characters in Genshin Impact Version 4.2 include the five-star Hydro sword user Furina, who is also the Hydro Archon. Furina can switch between two Arkhe alignments, which give her a different look as well as different Elemental Skills, which can be used to attack or heal. Her Elemental burst provides damage and healing for the whole team.

#GenshinImpact #Furina
One lie always follows another, and so "justice" awaits inescapably at the end. The ignorant see this as some kind of farce. But if they trace back to the source, they inevitably realize that they began by deceiving themselves.
— A disordered fable left in… pic.twitter.com/LEg8RZINFf— Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact) September 25, 2023

Charlotte is a new four-star Cryo catalyst wielder, also added in this update. As she’s a reporter, Charlotte has photography incorporated into her kit. She has a custom Kamera Monsieur Verite, and can heal while also doing Cry damage in a field.

#GenshinImpact #Charlotte
"...Euphrasie, three days ago, one of your journalists secretly followed a suspect all the way from the Court of Fontaine to Romaritime Harbor, and almost ended up being tied up and thrown into the sea by a gang of criminals. Whether or not there's any… pic.twitter.com/OaYGtCaESK— Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact) September 25, 2023

4.2 wishes and banner phases

  • First half banner: Furina and Baizhu
  • Second half banner: Cyno and Kamisato Ayato

#GenshinImpact Version 4.2 Event Wishes Announcement
Phase 1
Boosted Drop Rate for "Endless Solo of Solitude" #Furina (Hydro) and "Beyond Mortality" #Baizhu (Dendro)

Phase 2
Boosted Drop Rate for "Judicator of Secrets" #Cyno (Electro) and "Pillar of Fortitude" #KamisatoAyatopic.twitter.com/DzDIJO2XZs— Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact) November 3, 2023

New locations

Genshin Impact Version 4.2 brings us an uncharted Fontaine area, featuring the enigmatic Erinnyes Forest. Players will delve into its mysteries through the Wild Forest of Erinnyes World Quest.

Another new locale to explore is a sealed tower ruin called the Tower of Ipsissimus, featured in the world quest The Narzissenkreuz Adventure. It appears this locked tower is linked to the ancient Primordial Sea.

New bosses

  • Weekly Boss: The All-Devouring Narwhal boss is introduced in this update.
  • Hydro Tulpa is also introduced, which is a human-shaped monster.

New Archon Quest

Version 4.2 will bring the Chapter 4 Act 5 Archon Quest, Masquerade of the Guilty. The story takes place on Fontaine's main stage, and it remains to be seen what our characters will do during the climax of the story.

Events

New events coming in Genshin Impact Version 4.2 include:

  • Thelxie’s Fantastic Adventures: Free Freminet and other rewards such as Crown of Insight.
  • Lil’ Fungi’s Fun-Tastic Fiesta
  • Graph Adversarial Technology Experiment Log
  • Misty Dungeon: Realm of Water

  • Ley Line Overflow

#GenshinImpact New Events
Version 4.2 will see the coming of "Thelxie's Fantastic Adventures," "Lil' Fungi's Fun-Tastic Fiesta," "Misty Dungeon: Realm of Water," "Graph Adversarial Technology Experiment Log," and other events!

Take part in events to obtain rewards such as… pic.twitter.com/yigyeR4xj6— Genshin Impact (@GenshinImpact) November 3, 2023

System optimisations and minor improvements

  • Other minor features will include a “Quick Start” system that will make it easier to challenge Weekly Bosses, without clearing the story related to the boss. Improvements to Story Quests will be made too.
  • An option to lower the difficulty of bosses is also added.

More map pins

There are also some minor updates coming to the in-game map and the Genius Invokation TCG. As previously discussed by the developers, you'll soon be able to add more pins to the map, which is great news because the map has expanded, but the number of pins hasn't kept up. Starting with Version 4.3, you'll have a total of 200 pins available.

Genius Invokation TCG updates

In the Genius Invokation TCG, there will be an “Accelerate Duel” feature that lets you speed up animations in the card game mode. Additionally, they're introducing a new “Deck Sharing Code” system, which will make it easy to share your decks with others online.

Genshin Impact 4.2 livestream codes for Primogems

Similar to previous Genshin Impact livestreams, this one will also provide reward codes that grant Primogems and in-game resources. Click here to find the codes from the livestream.

What's next after Version 4.2

With the launch of Version 4.2, HoYoverse is also set to provide teasers for upcoming characters, following their customary “drip marketing” approach. There are speculations that Fontaine's Navia might be the next character announcement.

Got any news tips, or want to discuss a possible story? Email us at ign_india@ign.com

Rayan Sayyed is a staff writer for IGN India with a primary focus on Asian entertainment spanning from anime, manga, games to films and dramas from the East. You can reach out to him at rayan_sayyed@ign.com, or find him on Twitter @rayanaver.

Genshin Impact Version 4.2 Special Program: New Characters, Locations, Bosses, Archon Quests Revealed (2025)

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