Genshin Impact version 'Luna 7' (6.6) release time in your time zone

Genshin Impact‘s “Luna 7” (or 6.6) patch is coming soon, introducing Nicole, Lohen, and Prune as playable characters. This patch is packed with story, as we’ll finally be facing off against Dottore for a much-needed beatdown. As usual with a major update, Genshin Impact will be down for four or five hours, and it’ll return from maintenance with an update.

Below, we explain when Genshin Impact maintenance starts and ends, alongside the release time of version 6.6. We’ve also added some details about what to expect from Genshin Impact patch 6.6.

What time does Genshin Impact go down for maintenance?

Genshin Impact will go down for maintenance on Tuesday, May 19 or Wednesday, May 20 (depending on your time zone) at the following times and will be unavailable for approximately five hours:

3 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, May 19 for the west coast of North America
6 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 19 for the east coast of North America
7 p.m. BRT on Tuesday, May 19 for Brazil
11 p.m. BST on Tuesday, May 19 for the U.K.
12 a.m. CEST on Wednesday, May 20 for western Europe
7 a.m. JST on Wednesday, May 20 for Japan
8 a.m. AEST on Wednesday, May 20 for the east coast of Australia

Make sure to burn your resin before maintenance starts, but consider only using just enough to not overcap on it, as the new battle pass will start when the new patch goes live.

What time does Genshin Impact version ‘Luna 7’ (6.6) start?

Genshin Impact should come back from maintenance with the 6.6 version at the following times:

8 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, May 19 for the west coast of North America
11 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 19 for the east coast of North America
12 a.m. BRT on Wednesday, May 20 for Brazil
4 a.m. BST on Wednesday, May 20 for the U.K.
5 a.m. CEST on Wednesday, May 20 for western Europe
12 p.m. JST on Wednesday, May 20 for Japan
1 p.m. AEST on Wednesday, May 20 for the east coast of Australia

The servers may come up early or late, depending on how maintenance goes, but these are the approximate times 6.6 should go live. Usually, Hoyoverse is pretty good at abiding by maintenance times. We don’t usually get extended maintenance, but it does end early sometimes!

What’s new in Genshin Impact version ‘Luna 7’ (6.6)?

In this version, we’re taking on Dottore as a boss finally, while regrouping with other familiar faces from the Sumeru arc like the Wanderer and Nahida. This patch also introduces Nicole, a Pyro Catalyst-user as a playable five-star character, alongside Lohen, a Cryo Polearm five-star character. This version also gets a new four-star character: Prune, an Anemo Catalyst-user.

There’ll also be a “Phantasmal Pals” event, where you can earn Primogems and a “Super Awesome Magic Key” weapon skin.