In a nutshell

• Update Launch: Arriving May 7, 2025, the update introduces an amusement park in Fontaine and two new playable characters, Escoffier and Ifa.
• New Characters: Escoffier, a 5-star Cryo polearm wielder, blends culinary flair with elemental power, while Ifa, a 4-star Anemo catalyst user, fights alongside his companion Cacucu and excels in healing and battlefield control.
• Event Wishes: Escoffier, Navia, and Ifa headline the first phase, followed by Kinich and Raiden Shogun, with the Chronicled Wish bringing back popular 5-star characters from Inazuma.

HoYoverse has announced that Genshin Impact is launching its Version 5.6 Update on May 7, 2025.

The latest update lets players run an amusement park in Fontaine, and meet Escoffier and Ifa as playable characters.

Genshin Impact Version 5.6 New Characters

Escoffier

Escoffier is a new 5-star Cryo polearm wielder in Genshin Impact and the former head chef of the famous Hotel Debord. Her combat style blends culinary flair with elemental power. Escoffier’s Elemental Skill allows her to summon the All-Spectrum Multi-Use Cooking Mek, which can either stay in place to absorb Elemental Attacks
and prepare food items, or follow the active character to serve up continuous blasts of Cryo DMG.

Beyond dishing out damage, Escoffier also brings reliable support to the table. Her Elemental Burst
heals allies, and both her Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst reduce enemies’ Hydro and Cryo RES,
an effect that strengthens with more Hydro or Cryo teammates.

Ifa

Ifa is a new 4-star Anemo catalyst user from the Flower-Feather Clan who soars into battle with his Qucusaurus companion, Cacucu. This skilled sauro-vet can rain Tonicshots on his foes while healing teammates, and summon a wind current that pulls in enemies to control the battlefield.

While in the Nightsoul’s Blessing state, Ifa boosts Swirl and Electro-Charged DMG based on the party’s Nightsoul Points. With his sharp medical instincts, Ifa can also automatically heal the active character when their HP falls below a certain threshold, ensuring his team stays healthy and strong in battle.

In Version 5.6’s Event Wishes, Escoffier, Navia, and Ifa will be part of the first phase, followed by Kinich and Raiden Shogun in the latter. The update also brings back the Chronicled Wish, featuring various 5-star characters from Inazuma.

Genshin Impact is launching its Version 5.6 Update on May 7, 2025.