Hey, hey! I’m virtual YouTuber Lu Luo Luo, and today I’m bringing you the “Song of the Empty Moon” from *Genshin Impact*: “Month Four“A Quick Guide to the Highlights of the Preview Stream for the [Version] Patch; the patch is expected to be released on1/14Update: A brand-new 5-star Water-element character—and the centerpiece of the Monday Reaction—the Moon Maiden—will be making her debut this time:Colombia, as well as the five-star Geo-element White Horse Immortal—This is to inform you, Four-Star Rock Element CharacterYe Luoya, ReissueIneve、Na ViletteIf you’re looking for recommendations on the new gacha pool, Lolo will also provide some guidance and highlight other changes not mentioned in the official preview. All of this information will be compiled in a future article.Whoa!

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00:00​​ Chapters
00:48 All-New Storyline
01:09 Pyramida City
02:34 Plot of “The Lantern Festival”
03:08 Brand-New Outfits
04:13 Brand-New Boss
04:45 Upper Card Pool
05:03 Second Half of the Card Pool
05:17 5★Colombia
06:52 Moon Crystallization Reaction
07:14 5★Zi Bai
08:09 4★ Ye Luoya
08:50 Preliminary Recommendations for Card Pool Draws
11:31 Download the Quick Guide
12:22 Brand-New Artifacts
13:22 Version Events
14:49 Other Additions & Optimizations

All-New Storyline

Song of the Empty Moon: Acts 7 & 8
The Archon Quest of the Fourth Moon will also reach a critical juncture, with even Liyue facing a crisis. A White Horse Immortal—whom the Travelers have never seen before—will even appear, arriving in a celestial chariot.As for Dr. Nordkale, he has harnessed the power of the Moon’s Essence to take his experiments to a whole new level, so in this version, we’ll face him in our final showdown.Complete Acts 7 and 8 of “Song of the Empty Moon” during the event period to receive Primogems and cultivation materials for Colombia (Levels 1–60). As shown in the screenshot, in addition to defeating wild bosses,Lord of the Celestial Spirits on a Frosty NightIn addition, there are local specialties from new regions.

New Area

Pyramida City
The “Month 4” update will also introduce a brand-new area, “Pyramida City“This is also the location where Grand Commander Falgar went to provide support in the “Moon’s First” version. Situated at the northern tip of Nordkale, the area suffers from even more severe Abyss corruption and more frequent Frenzy attacks, making it the base of operations for the Lampbearers.”When we look toward the west, we can see the “Pillar of Ebra” in the distance, which is also an area with a very strong lunar gravitational field.Meanwhile, at “Bitter Ravine Cliff,” the corruption of the abyss has already spread all the way to the heavens.The creatures here have also harnessed the Lunar Gravitational Force to evolve their own methods of fighting the Abyss. For example, the ubiquitous “Manda Grass,” or the powerful “Otter-Lazy Sheep,” to unleash waves of lunar energy to clear a path or block damage from the Abyss.In the new version of the World Quests, we’ll also fight side by side with the Lantern Bearers here,…and witness Ye Luoya’s abilities as a squad leader while exploring new areas together.In addition, we can also build homes for the celestial spirits and search for the “great treasures” left behind by Red Miller to the east of the moon and west of the sun.There’s even an underground test facility where you’ll encounter giant, rampaging Mandrake plants.New regions will bring new local legends, and this time, the brand-new formidable foe is actually going up against this old Red Riding Hood—it’s truly powerful and amazing.At the gathering in the new region, you’ll also learn about the camp setup and daily work of the lantern bearers,And in a nearby cave, you’ll also receive a request from a mysterious figure—it seems to be from a witch.You can also complete special knight training with the Grand Commander here.

The Plot of “The Lantern Festival”

According to divination lore, Liyue will experience the celestial phenomenon known as “Zhan Zhu Swallows the Moon” this year, which is somewhat similar to a lunar eclipse. For this reason, Liyue Harbor has been decorated with an abundance of lanterns to ensure that the night there isn’t shrouded in darkness.This year’s lantern also features a white horse, which perfectly complements the White Horse Immortal who guards the moon.In addition to the lantern festival, Liyue Harbor is also hosting an antique exhibition this year that really caught Zhongli’s eye.In addition, the immortal who has long lived in seclusion—This is to inform you…and will return to the mortal world. This time, through the storyline of the Sea Lantern Festival, we’ll also learn more about Zi Bai’s story.If you complete the quest within the time limit, you can also earn materials for leveling up Zi Bai from Level 1 to 60. To prepare for this, you can start by gathering some resources in the Liyue region.Glass Lily。

Brand-New Outfits

The Traveler: Returning to the Heavens
In this update, the Traveler finally gets a brand-new outfit! You can get it for free by completing the Archon Quest in the “Moon IV” update. The style of this outfit is as if the Traveler siblings’ signature colors had been swapped. Upon obtaining this new outfit, you’ll also gain a deeper understanding of your own origins. There will be a brand-new interface for displaying elemental powers—judging by the visuals, it seems only the power of the Ice element hasn’t returned yet!

Yao Yao · Listening to the Rain and the Bamboo
Just by participating in the Sea Lantern Festival, you can get Yao Yao’s new outfit for free—and the little backpack she’s carrying is said to have been woven for her by Qiqi! They’re so close.

The Gift from Navilette Xinlu
Navelette’s brand-new outfit is back! Judging by the name, it seems to be a gift from the Merushins to Navelette. It will be available at a limited-time discount during the “Moon’s Fourth” update. If it’s the same as before, the update sale period will be1350 Genesis Crystal, and the regular price will resume after the event ends1680 Genesis Crystal。

Qiou Clothing · Benteng
After the update, you can also get the “Galloping” Odd-Even outfit for free via email. Although it looks a bit wacky—and the hood bounces around in a cute, bouncy way—it’s a perfect fit for this year, the Year of the Horse.

Qiou Clothing · Elegant Suits
By participating in the “Thousand Star Wonderland” event, you can also earn another elegant “Excellence” set, featuring butler and maid styles.

Qiou Clothing · Lunar New Year Apparel
To celebrate the arrival of the New Year, we’ll be adding festive red outfits that capture the spirit of the season, as well as a lobby decorated in a New Year’s theme.

Brand-New Boss

“Ph.D.”
In previous episodes, the Doctor successfully seized March’s power, fulfilling his ambition and truly attaining godlike powers. During combat, we find ourselves in a space he has created, as if we were test subjects held in the palm of his hand. The Doctor also subverts the rules of the world—for example, when we try to move in one direction, we end up moving in the opposite direction.Defeating her will also drop materials for cultivating the girl’s talents. D’Torre, here I come.

Lord of the Deep, Dark Nightmares
In addition, there is a brand-new field boss, “Lord of the Deep, Dark Nightmares“, This powerful Abyss monster summons its minions to fight alongside it; defeating it will also reward you withThis is to inform youRelated breakthrough materials.

“Moon” Card Pool Information (Part 4)

First Half—Colombia, Inéve
In the first half of the card pool, a brand-newFive StarsThe Element of WaterRitual Object Characters－Columbia, as well as reissuesFive StarsElement of LightningPolearm Character—Ineve。The weapon pool will also include Colombia’s signature weapon, “Nocturne Behind the Curtain“, along with the rerelease of Inene’s signature weapon.Inef’s signature weapon increases the entire party’s Lunar Electro damage, so if you’re looking to strengthen your Lunar Electro build, this weapon pool is a pretty good option.

Second Half—Zi Bai & Ye Luoya
The second half of the card pool will feature brand-newFive StarsRock ElementsOne-Handed Sword Character—Zi Bai, as well as reissuesFive StarsThe Element of WaterArtifact Character—Navelette, Add a brand-newFour starsRock ElementsLong-Handled Weapon Character—Yeloya。The weapon pool will also include Zi Bai’s signature weapon, “The Moon’s Radiance Shines Brightly“, along with the rerelease of that Vileite’s signature weapon.

New Character

5★．Colombia
Columbia forFive StarsThe Element of WaterRitual Object CharactersHer walking animation is quite unique. If you’ve played the “Night of the Moon’s Prayer: Farewell to the Maiden” event from the third month of the Trial, you’ll have experienced her distinctive way of walking, which gives her a light, floating appearance. As a core character in the Monday Reaction, whenever Colombia is in the party, she will immediately apply the damage dealt by the party toWaterThunder、WaterGrass、WaterRockAll relevant reactions are directly upgraded to the Monday Reaction, meaning a single character can trigger all Monday Reaction conversions. In other words, any Water, Grass, or Rock character can be paired with Colombia to directly deal Monday Reaction damage—it’s incredibly powerful and astonishing. Here, we can also see that a brand-new reaction has been added, namely “Moon Crystal“reaction.” After casting her Elemental Skill, a special ring similar to the one behind the Thunder General also appeared behind Colombia, known as “Gravitational Ripples“, this “Gravitational Ripple” can perform a water-element combo attack, and it is alsoRange Water Dispenser, and whenever a character on your team triggers a Monday Reaction against an enemy or deals Monday Reaction damage, “Gravity Points” are accumulated for this ring. Once the “Gravity Points” are fully accumulated, a powerful coordinated attack is unleashed.

This powerful coordinated attack will also deal elemental damage corresponding to the Monday Reaction type with the highest accumulated Gravity value, choosing from among the three Monday Reactions.After unleashing her Elemental Burst, Columbia opens her eyes, spreads her wings, and briefly transforms the surrounding area into the “Moon’s Realm.” Within this realm, all teammates’ Lunar Reactions are enhanced; for example, the Lunar Electro-Charged reaction willThere is a chance of an additional lightning strike, the “Monthly Bloom” reaction will grantAdditional Grass Dew Resources…while the Moon Crystallization Reaction allows the Moon Shroud ConcertoHas a chance to trigger an additional attack。In conjunction with her innate talent, if you are in the Nordkale region and one of your party members falls, Colombia will immediately revive them and restore a certain amount of health.In addition, the new version of Colombia will feature a small Easter egg—it appears you’ll be able to choose whether or not to have Colombia wear an eye patch.

A Whole New Reaction

Moon Crystal
The original crystallization reaction produces crystal shards that grant a shield effect based on the corresponding element when picked up,The brand-new “Lunar Crystal” reaction not only shares the “Resonance” property with Rock-elemental structures, but whenever a character in the party triggers the “Lunar Crystal” reaction, it generates three “Lunar Shrouds” nearby—which are also treated as Rock-elemental structures. After characters on the field trigger the “Lunar Crystal” reaction a certain number of times, the “Lunar Cages” will activate a concerted attack through Resonance.

New Character

5★．Zi Bai
I hereby submit thisFive StarsRock ElementsOne-handed Sword Character…As I watched, it actually reminded me of Master Yixuan. So, the Void Hunter-level enemy Master Yixuan encountered on his way back to Chenghuiping was actually here to film the character introduction? But thankfully it wasn’t a Grass Elemental—otherwise it would have been…I lie near the mountains and forests in the coolness; the wind blows, and the grass here turns white.。Zi Bai is also a white-horse immortal who appears in various Liyue books and folk tales, and has a very deep connection to the moon.Zi Bai is also an old friend of Zhongli; during the War of the Demigods, Zi Bai even lent his support to the Rock King.When Zi Bai joins the party, she transforms the Water + Geo elemental crystal reaction into a “Lunar Crystal” reaction. She can also accumulate special energy to unleash her unique Elemental Skill, “Spirit Steed’s Stomp,” dealing substantial Geo damage and “Lunar Crystal” damage. Based on the preview demo, Zibai serves as a primary frontline character, and her normal attacks feel quite responsive. She can be paired with characters who coordinate with her through backline Hydro attacks after her normal attacks, or with those who boost Geo damage or Monday Reaction damage.

4★．Ye Luoya
Ye Luoya forFour starsRock ElementsCharacters with PolearmsAlthough she appears quite young, she is already one of the squad leaders in the Lantern Bearers. As a member of the Lantern Bearers, Ye Luoya can understand the language of the Mad Hunters, so even travelers who haven’t drawn the Felins card can still use her ability to decipher some of the Lantern Bearers’ Easter eggs.Yeloya can be considered a dedicated support character for the “Moon Crystal” reaction. During combat, Yeloya summons Adong to attack enemies; after she unleashes her Elemental Burst, Adong will, based on Yeloya’sElemental Mastery, to improve the on-field performance of the playersDamage from Rock-type moves against “Moon Crystals”。Furthermore, both Ye Luoya’s Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst can grant teammates the “Oath of the Lamp-Bearer” bonus, causing them to dealIncreased Critical Strike Chance and Critical Damage for Rock-Element Damage, and if Yue Zhao’s moon sign is “Full Radiance,” you can also get an additionalIncrease Elemental Mastery。

Preliminary Gacha Recommendations for the “Four Moons” Pool

Colombia
Here are some preliminary gacha recommendations for the “Moon IV” version. First up is Columbia, the Moon Maiden, who serves as the core of the Monday Reaction. As long as youIf you want to play Monday Reaction, you have to pull., and with Colombia’s arrival, the existing “Monday” effects have been further enhanced—for example, “Lunar Shock” and “Lunar Crystal” now have a chance to trigger an additional instance of damage, while “Lunar Blossom” increases the Grass Dew cap. If you’ve always found that Grass Dew gets stuck when playing Nefiel, pairing her with the Maiden is essential to optimize your combat experience. Furthermore, with more Grass Dew available, Rauma can use her extended E ability to consume it, thereby gaining more damage-boosting opportunities.Looking ahead, the girl’s skill mechanics are relatively easy to understand. She is a character who does not rely on her own Hydro element to deal damage. Instead, she primarily boosts the team’s Monday reaction damage and works in conjunction with her teammates’ Monday reactions to deal corresponding damage, while also providing stable, area-of-effect Hydro application from the backline. As such, she is a more well-rounded and powerful upgrade over Aeno.Second, the girl character can rotate and jump while moving around the map. Even with my eyes closed, she moves faster than some adult male characters—though not as fast as the Nata character. Still, at least in areas where you need to switch between Monday’s reactions to fight, you don’t have to keep switching back and forth, and you get a pretty good experience moving around the map.

Ineve
As for Inene, she is the only sub-DPS character in the Monday Reaction set who is capable of surviving even at 0-star. Not only does she provide a more comfortable damage-dealing environment for a Moon-Electric team led by Filins as the main DPS, but she can also fill the gap after Filins has finished three rounds of damage output by by delivering a Grand Skill with decent damage multiplier and providing solid backline synergy damage. She can also be paired with other Water/Thunder DPS characters to directly transform Water/ Thunder DPS characters into Lunar Electro damage dealers. Whether in the Abyss, in “Dramatic Poem” environments featuring Water + Thunder combinations, or against enemies that require Lunar Electro to be countered, Inene delivers a solid experience even at 0 ascensions.

This is to inform you
Zi Bai is the first 5-star character to undergo the Lunar Crystallization reaction, paired with the supporting characters from the second half of the gacha pool—Ye Luoya…It could be said that by summoning Zi Bai, you have the chance to pick up the Moon Crystal Support character at the same time, so this is primarily a character for Travelers who want to try out a Moon Crystal team—one they can acquire all at once.Since the Moon Crystal requires both the Rock and Water elements to be activated, your party must include at least one Water-element character. The Maiden is naturally the best choice, but you can also opt for other characters with Water as their secondary element, such asXing Qiu, Ye LanandAino…But since Lunar Crystal is a brand-new reaction—following Lunar Shock and Lunar Blossom—I believe its damage output will be on a similar level. However, since Zi Bai follows the “Maiden” in the gacha pool, I’d recommend getting the “Maiden” first and only pulling for Zi Bai if you have the budget.

Na Vilette
Finally, there’s the rerun of Fontaine’s Dragon King, Naville. The Dragon King still has plenty of potential for strong performance; his Noble Water element pairs well with various other elements to trigger reactions and tackle stages. However, I’d recommend having at least a 1+1 set for a more complete build. So if you’re still using the Dragon King and don’t yet have a Traveler with the 1+1 constellation, you can take advantage of this rerun to acquire a 1-star constellation or his signature weapon. While a 0+0 setup isn’t completely unplayable under extreme conditions, but that requires a sufficiently powerful support character. So you’ll need to allocate gold either to a support character or to upgrade the Dragon King’s ascension and signature weapon. If you want to remain competitive, the base stats are essential—unless you’ve already decided not to tackle challenges like Abyss Layer 12, the Epic Poem: Lunar Edict mode, or the Shadow Realm Crisis.

Download the Quick Guide
Finally, here’s a quick guide to the gist of it all. Looking ahead, the girl’s mechanics are essentially fully developed even at 0 stars, but as a character ranked among the Seven Gods,2 Livesand6 LivesThere will inevitably be options available for players with ample raw material resources or those at the Section Chief level and above, as well as those at certain strength tiers. Therefore, if you enjoy the Monday Reaction or want to maximize its stats in the current version, you may also want to check out the recommended gold-spending tiers to prepare accordingly.The remaining characters each have their own roles, so you should mainly choose the ones you’re missing or the ones you want to focus on strengthening.Zi Bai also appears to be a character with a fully functional 0-star mechanism. Plus, since there’s a dedicated support character in the same gacha pool, as a Geo character, she’s likely a damage-dealing character who benefits from the Defense mod. So, if you have Chiyo’s dedicated weapon, the need to pull for it might be reduced. Therefore, if you want to try out the Lunar Crystal reaction, you can basically start by using the base character to get a feel for it.Ineve is essentially a 0-life character with a very well-rounded kit and plenty of weapon alternatives, while Violet has been rerun several times. Therefore, I recommend that players who don’t yet have her at 1+1 level should aim to get her to that point—it’ll make clearing various stages a bit easier.

Brand-New Artifacts

Morning Star and Moon: A Dawn Song
The “Month 4” update will also introduce two brand-new artifact sets. The first set, “Morning Star and Moon: A Dawn Song“, which is mainly to addMonday Reaction Backstage Damage…and it’s clearly Columbia’s graduation artifact set. This set also provides quite high Moon Reaction damage—essentially serving as a Moon Reaction version of the “Golden Troupe” set. However, since there aren’t many characters currently focused on backline Moon Reactions, the main options right now are justIneveandColumbiaApplicable.

The Day the Wind Rises
Another set of “The Day the Wind Rises“, then the mainFor Mage CharactersSet bonus: 2-piece set bonusAttack Power 18%, When the 4-piece effect is triggered by hitting an enemy with a Normal Attack, Heavy Attack, Elemental Skill, or Elemental Burst, you gain 6 seconds of25% Attack PowerIncrease; if you complete “The Witch’s Lessons,” it will increase even further.Drop Rate: 20%, which takes effect in both the front and back lines. Therefore, any Archmage character that benefits from Attack modules can essentially switch to this new set of artifacts, such asWendy, Dulin、Keli, Leize, ifFischerThere’s already a great “Golden Theater Troupe” 4-piece set. Since the set works so well, there’s no need to replace it.In addition, even characters who aren’t part of the Magic-User system can generally benefit from it.43% Attack…If you were originally wearing a mixed 2+2 attack set, switching to this set will result in an even higher total attack percentage.

Version Events

Sea Lantern Festival Event: 20 Draws
Complete the limited-time check-in event during the Sea Lantern Festival to claim10 Tangled Bonds, Pick up by Mail1,600 rough stones, and there will also be moreFrost of Consecration, Crown of Knowledge…including related in-game rewards.

A total of 20 free pulls—just like last year.There will also be mini-games with different themes. The first one is “The Brush Soars, the Ink Dances“, a 2D side-scrolling platformer in which players use their character’s special abilities to overcome obstacles and collect jade stones along the way.

The second “Ruyi Doucai“, a combat event where you can use trial characters to take on limited-time challenges and collect coins that drop as rewards.

The third “Moonlight Reflects the Footsteps of Immortals“, a “danmaku” gameplay mode where you must light up the sky lanterns while defeating Da Zhan one by one.

The fourth “The Moon Illuminates the Night Sky“, you can use special festive sky lanterns. When you’re in your own world, you can directly receive sky lanterns released by other travelers in your world, and we can also release sky lanterns for travelers from other worlds to collect. By collecting the “auspicious coins” from these sky lanterns, you can redeem rewards, including a choice of one 4-star character from Liyue.

The fifth “A Commentary on “The Monthly and Weekly Cycles”” is an auto-battler game where you set up your units and watch them defeat your opponents.

The sixth “Fleeting Shadows Travel Collection“, a thrilling and fun photo challenge。

Finally, the seventh one is an old friend, “The Earth’s Veins Surge“, along with the double resource reward event during that period.

Choose 1 Out of 11 Four-Star Characters in Liyue
As always, this Sea Lantern Festival features the “Pick 1 Out of 11” event for Liyue’s 4-star characters. If you’re a new player, Luo Luo recommendsXing QiuandXianglingYou can prioritize maxing out the character’s level first, followed byJiamingIt’s also an excellent damage-dealing option for common characters, and works quite well when your team is short on Fire-type DPS in “Dramatic Poem.” For other roles, you can choose support characters to fill in the gaps based on which characters you’re missing, such asBeidou, Yao Yao, Lan Yan, Chong Yun。

Version Event Calendar
We’ve also included the version event calendar here; if you need to, you can pause the video.

Other Additions & Optimizations

Task Overview Feature
Following the Moon 4 update, the “Story Recap” feature has finally been implemented. You can click “Journey Log” in the “Quest Overview” section, where you can revisit memorable story moments at any time—such as the scene from nearly three years ago when the Doctor first appeared in Sumeru, complete with that perfect jawline and round face.In addition to the Sea Lantern Festival storyline, the production team has also tried something new. Since this Sea Lantern Festival storyline is closely tied to Zi Bai, the storyline will remain available even after the event ends. You’ll be able to experience it at any time under “Hot Events” in the Mission Overview.It’s unclear whether the storyline for the summer limited-time event will be included, but the screenshots show a recap of Bennett’s previous summer event storyline. Do you guys think they’ve covered everything?

Seven Saints Summon Update
“Summoning of the Seven Saints” also introduces brand-new character cards and event cards, includingOloron, Skork, Holy Relic Beast。

Thousand Stars: The Mysterious Realm Update
As for the updates to the Thousand Star Wonderland, in the newly launched “Classic Mode,” we can also send our characters into the world of the Thousand Star Wonderland.In addition, when designing future content, Qijiang will be able to create its own “Original Demons,” featuring a wider variety of body types as well as unique tactics and skills.In addition, a new gift pack feature will be introduced: “Colorful Surprise Gift Box“, a high-level Creative Artisan who can design their own gift boxes and set their own prices. Players who purchase these gift boxes can unlock additional gameplay experiences, and purchasing them requires “Marvelous Crystals.” After the update, each Traveler will receive150trial credits, and the version promotion will also provide additional credits150…so you can buy the Qiyu gift packs you like.

Teaser for Upcoming New Characters
At the end of the teaser, silhouettes of other new characters were also revealed. The one that stands out most clearly in the image is the one in the middle,Nico, as well as the Grand Commander standing next to himFargha…and the weapon he was holding wasn’t even Langmo, but a brand-new greatsword,

The remaining three silhouettes are outlines of new characters we’ve never seen in person—characters with the physiques of a young boy, a loli, and a teenage girl. Among them may be characters whose names have come up in recent storylines. The character on the far left looks like a young knight wearing a cloak; he might be the Deputy Captain of the Westwind Knights mentioned in this Snow Mountain event.Lorn…Nico also mentioned that when testing resistance to lunar gravitational forces, Lorn could take a beating better than Falga,

The loli to Nico’s right has ice-like elements; she seems like she might be a character such as a snow fairy.

As for the figure on the far right, there’s a small object resembling a mechanical summoning device following her—it’s possible this is the one mentioned in both Inéve’s and Aino’s voice messages.Linaia。

But I don’t seem to see anyone resembling Alice or Sandonne in the silhouette. Or perhaps there’s a character to the right of the five figures—one with no visible form, only a reflection—could that be Sandonne? If that’s the case, though, Alice might not appear in the *Song of the Empty Moon* version after all.

That wraps up this quick recap of the “Moon Phase 4” update preview livestream. After the update goes live, Lolo will also be creating videos sharing hands-on impressions of the new characters and gacha tips., I’m Lu Luo Luo, a virtual YouTuber. See you next time!

Source: KOCPC Chinese