Genshin 2.8 = Kazuha = Amazing

I’m so hyped for Genshin Impact’s 2.8 update that drops on either the 13th or the 14th of July, coincidently just around the time that I get free of my internship and therefore also the obligations that come with it and that just means I get more time with Kazuha. So if you play Genshin but do not know what is in store for the next update – the first half has two banners of Kaedehara Kazuha and Klee, along with the second half having Yoimiya . They will also be accompanied by their respective 5 star weapons, being Lost Prayer and the Freedom Sworn in the first half and the Thundering Pulse in the second half. All of this comes with new co-op limited time events and a re-run of the Golden Archipelago Islands with some different stuff than last time.

Now here is why I am excited – I have been saving up for Kazuha since I got Ganyu and Zhongli, back when they first re-ran in January of 2022, soon after which I lucked out by winning my 50/50 with Venti. I had basically saved 2 pities for a guaranteed Kazuha and when Venti re-ran I couldn’t help myself so I ended up wishing for him. But that is all in the past as I regained the one pity that I spent on him, and also saved up a little extra. This little saved extra had now amounted to about a little more than another whole pity, so I was running around with 3.25 pities in Primogems. Then came along Mr. Arataki Itto, who is also one of my favourite characters in the game so I decided I would drain anything above the 2 pities I absolutely need for Kazuha, on this guy. I tried to gain as many primosgems as I could on top of the stuff that I already had, and funnel them into wishing for Itto and voila! On my 81st wish, after having scavenged and begged, borrowed and stolen primogems from every last chest that I could find, I got…another Jean. Yeah, I finally lost my 50/50 having won the last two, and got my first 5 star constellation in the game, even though I still don’t have Diluc, the first 5 star the game has had since launch.

I still had some wishes left and spent it all on Itto, desperately hoping that I might hit pity early and snag my now guaranteed Itto before Kazuha finally comes along but alas, it hasn’t happend yet. So, there are two ways this can go – First, that I actually somehow hit pity early and get Itto, which would be absolutely awesome, or second (and the more probable), I do not hit pity with Itto at all but this in turn helps me get Kazuha faster, since he would be guaranteed (with a considerable pity already in the bank after wishing for Itto) and then I will have about 1.5 pities for Kazuha’s weapon. Wishing on the weapon banner is something I’ve never done before because it is essentially a money hogging machine and a scam due to the atrocious amounts of gacha that goes into getting the weapon that you want. But this time it is different because the two weapons in the mix are Klee’s best-in-slot (BIS) who I already have and Kazuha’s BIS who I will get, both of which I want and even if I lose my 50/50, I have chances of getting a 5 star bow, that my Ganyu desperately needs. So the chances of me gaining a great, useful 5 star weapon from this weapon banner are odds that I can actually play with and therefore I deem okay for me to wish. I do hope I get Itto though, I have a built Gorou and relatively good Husk of Opulent Dreams artifacts too (I had started pre-farming assuming that I would get him).

So there it is, I am excited for Kazuha, I am excited for the co-op events, I am excited for the Golden Archipelago, and I am excited to see what comes my way from the weapon banner, all of which if I do not get an early Itto within these last few days of his banner. I hope the Genshin nerds understand how good this opportunity is, and if you are wondering whether you should pull for Kazuha – he is without question one of the best characters in the game, from any and all perspectives you look at him. His character backstory is insane (he is the only character who has dual wielded 2 visions, and he’s driven by his best-friend’s death), his personality is amazing (he’s a laid back anemo Samurai), his gameplay is immensely fun (can work as a support, sub-DPS or DPS) and he is the god of Genshin meta at this point of time (absolutely cracked buffs from his burst). His character lines and animations are also fucking wonderful and lastly, I personally love his elemental skill to the point that I think it might be the best in the game. So if you have any remianing wishes at all, you should go for him without question.

Alright, that is my hype rant of the day, I shall see you soon with my Kazuha.

Kazuha Burst