Genshin Impact Zhongli and Neuvillette Rerun Banners Return 

Two major and beloved Genshin Impact characters are about to return, as the rerun banners for Zhongli and Neuvillette come back on December 10, 2024. They’ll appear alongside an Epitome Invocation weapon banner with their signature weapons Vortex Vanquisher and Tome of the Eternal Flow.

Zhongli is a five-star Geo character in Genshin Impact. He’s best known for his Dominus Lapidis Elemental Skill. That spawns a shield and creates a Stone Stele that deals damage to enemies at increments and can be climbed. Ideally, someone would get one Constellation, so up to two of those steles can be active in the field. His signature weapon is the five-star Vortex Vanquisher polearm.

Meanwhile, Neuvillette is a five-star Hydro character known for his O Tears, I Shall Repay Elemental Skill that causes AOE beams of water. His Elemental Burst called O Tides, I Have Returned also causes AOE Hydro damage based on his HP. His signature catalyst is the Tome of the Eternal Flow.

The two banners share the same four-stars. These are the Anemo catalyst-wielder Heizou, the Electro archer Fischl, and the Dendro polearm-user Yaoyao. We’ve seen all three of these characters before too.

These Genshin Impact rerun banners is particularly notable as they mark the first opportunity for Xbox Series X players to get Zhongli and Neuvillette for the first time. Zhongli has long been considered one of the best support characters in the game, following some patches from HoYoVerse to fix issues. This is due to his shields, which affect the whole party and scale based on his HP. Meanwhile, Neuvillette is considered one of the best primary DPS characters due to his Skill. HoYoVerse even even rolled back a nerf that would have changed how that worked due to player feedback.

At the moment, there’s still time to get characters from the first two banners of 5.2. Those are Chasca, a new five-star Anemo character, and the returning Pyro character Lyney.

Genshin Impact is available for the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, PC, and mobile devices. The Zhongli and Neuvillette rerun banners are expected to run between December 10-31, 2024.