Slight edit to this site, I will now be featuring the upcoming newest characters for future updates first! I will try to update as much as I can to keep everything as accurate as possible.
> Current Update: 3.0 (August 24, 2022)
Updated Character Roadmap
Cyno *new five star* predicted 3.1 Update dual Five-Star character release September 28

Candace *new four star character* predicted 3.1 Update dual Five-Star character release September 28

Nilou *new five star* predicted 3.1 Update dual Five-Star character release September 28

Tighnari *new five star* first half of 3.0 Update dual Five-Star character release August 24
type: dendro bow


Zhongli *rerun banner* first half of 3.0 Update dual Five-Star character release August 24


Collei *new four star character* released first half of 3.0 Update dual Five-Star character on August 24
type: dendro bow


Ganyu *rerun banner* second half of 3.0 Update dual Five-Star character release September 9
Sangonomiya Kokomi *rerun banner* second half of 3.0 Update dual Five-Star character release September 9


Dori *new four star character* released second half of 3.0 Update dual Five-Star character on September 9
type: electro claymore


Klee *rerun banner* predicated to be released on the 2.8 Update on July 5


Kazuha Kaedehara *rerun banner* predicated to be released on the 2.8 Update on July 5


Yoimiya Banner *rerun banner* predicated to be released on the 2.8 Update on July 5


Shikanoin Heizou *new four star character* predicated to be released on the 2.8 banner


Yelan *new five star* first half of 2.7 Update dual Five-Star character release May 31
type: hydro bow


Xiao *rerun banner* first half of 2.7 Update dual Five-Star character release May 31


Aratakai Itto *rerun banner* second half of 2.7 Update dual Five-Star character release on June 21


Kuki Shinobu *new four star character* will appear on the 2.7 Update on Itto’s banner
type: electro sword


Kamisato Ayato *new five star* predicted to be released 2.6 Update on March 30
type: hydro sword


Venti *rerun banner* first half of 2.6 Update dual Five-Star character release on March 30


Ayaka *rerun banner* second half of 2.6 Update dual Five-Star character release on April 19


Yae Miko *new five star* first half of 2.5 Update dual Five-Star character release February 15
type: electro catalyst


Raiden Shogun *rerun banner* second half of 2.5 Update dual Five-Star character release March 8


Sangonomiya Kokomi *rerun banner* second half of 2.5 Update dual Five-Star character release on March 8


Shenhe *new five star* first half of 2.4 Update dual Five-Star character release January 4
type: cryo spear


Yunjin *new four star* will appear on the 2.4 Update on Shenhe’s and Xiao’s banner
type: geo spear


Xiao *rerun banner* first half of 2.4 Update dual Five-Star character release January 4


Zhongli *rerun banner* second half of 2.4 Update dual Five-Star character release January 25


Ganyu *rerun banner* second half of 2.4 Update dual Five-Star character release January 25
Albedo *rerun Banner* [2.3 Update] dual Five-Star character release November 23


Eula *rerun Banner* [2.3 Update] dual Five-Star character release November 23


Aratakai Itto *new five star* released during the second half of 2.3 Update release December 14
type: geo claymore


Gorou *new four star* will appear on the 2.3+ Update on Arataki Itto’s banner
type: geo bow


Childe *rerun Banner* [2.2 update] release October 12


Hu Tao *rerun Banner* maybe release November 2


Thoma *new four star* featured on Hu Tao’s banner in 2.2 update. The quote “protector from afar” confirms that he is actually from Mondstadt but lives in Inazuma.
type: pyro spear


Baal *new five star* release September 1 [2.1 update]
type: electro spear (dual sword)


Sara *new four star* might be featured on Baal’s banner since they are kind of a duo and would be weird if she was on Kokomi’s banner… (edit: confirmed on Baal’s banner)
type: electro bow


Kokomi Banner *new five star* released September 21
type: hydro catalyst


Ayaka + Inazuma release July 21 [2.0 update]
type: cryo sword


Yoimiya Banner *new five star* [July 2.0 update] release August 11
type: pyro bow


Sayu *four star* (featured on Yoimiya’s banner) release August 11
type: anemo claymore


Aloy *new FREE five star* check your mail! on the [2.1 Update] release October 13 for playStation players only for now. Mobile and PC players will receive in the 2.2 update!
type: cryo bow



With Genshin collaborating with Horizon Zero Dawn, I really hope to see them implement their robot dinosaur mobs into the game!
Klee Rerun Banner [1.6 update] June 10


Kazuha Banner *new five star* release June 29
type: anemo sword


Yanfei Banner Early April *new four star* on the Zhongli rerun banner [1.5 update]
type: pryo catalyst


Eula Banner * new five star * release May 19
type: cryo claymore


Venti *Rerun Banner* March 16 [1.4 update]


Childe/Tartaglia Rerun Banner Late March 28


With the new four star on Childe’s banner: Rosaria
type: cryo spear


February is going to be a huge month for Genshin Impact simps, as Xiao (the edgelord) will finally be released after the 500 leaks of him previously. So mark your calendars for February 3, since he will only be available for two weeks unfortunately.
But Keqing’s banner will be right after Xiao’s, so maybe it isn’t so bad (because it gives us hope that Mihoyo will hopefully give already released characters a chance of the spotlight too)
Xiao February 3 [1.3 update]


Keqing *first ever standard character on featured banner* February 17


** of course any of dates are subject to change or delayed **
Hu Tao *new five star* release March 3 [1.3 update]


(rumored because of April’s Fools Day and Hu Tao is known to be a prankster and ALSO The Qingming festival, also known as “Tomb-Sweeping Day” in English, is a traditional Chinese festival observed by the Han Chinese of mainland China celebrated on April 4)
Leaked Characters
After finishing off the Liyue Story Quest, we’ve already met various characters from our journey and many already released as playable characters.
Also some characters were leaked and some were already established characters from the manga, so I will just organize these characters by region. (If you don’t already know about the seven different kingdoms of Teyvat, I highly recommend checking out my other blog where I kind of went over it: https://madmeaning.com/entertainment/genshin-impact-inazuma-theories-and-updates-2021-1-2-beyond-roadmap/ )
Mondstadt
Kate (Electro / Sword) *DISCONTINUED*


Most likely from Mondstadt but there is little to no information about her, but her outfit design does look European, so I have to assume she is from Mondstadt.
Liyue
Baizhu (Dendro / Catalyst) *should be released whenever the dendro element is finalized*
>> supposedly he has a cameo in the 2.2 MoonChase Festival in Liyue


Yao Yao (Dendro / Catalyst) rumored to be a FREE four star dendro character!



Inazuma
Scaramouche *possible five star* predicated to be released on the 3.2 Update (also as boss)
type: electro catalyst


Sumeru
Cyno *new character* predicated to be released in the 3.1+ Update
type: electro polearm



Collei



Fontaine
Lyney & Lynette (rumored to be a two-in-one character)

Natlan
Iansan (Pryo)

Snezhnaya
Signora (Cryo) *may be released sometime during the Inazuma Questline*
rip…

Dottore


Khaenri’ah
Dainsleif



Thank you so much for reading! Remember all of these are rumors and theories (nothing set in stone) But I will try to update as new and more information comes out! Comment down below which character you are most excited for!