Genshin Impact 7.2: Mitya's "Just a Little Trick" Teaser, Skill Showcases and Paimon's Update Notes

Genshin Impact's Version 7.2, "Hour of Ruin," is now less than a week away, and HoYoverse has spent the last few days in full countdown mode. Since the Special Program on October 23, the official channels have dropped a character teaser for Mitya, gameplay showcases for both new Electro characters, the first look at the update's quality-of-life changes, and the official name of Mitya's banner.

If you missed the stream recap, our earlier article covers the release date, story, new area and livestream codes. This one rounds up everything HoYoverse has published since then.

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The Mitya teaser: "Just a Little Trick"

The newest video, released on October 29, is a short character teaser called "Mitya: Just a Little Trick." It is a light, playful piece rather than a combat demo. Having come through a rough stretch in one piece, Mitya gives his supervisors the slip one morning and makes the rounds with small gifts for his friends, who are all busy with their own jobs. HoYoverse sums it up as a little trick to make life more fun, with Mitya making clear that nobody needs to thank him.

It fits how the game has framed him all along. HoYoverse describes Mitya as an advisor to Snezhnaya's Energy Commission and a talented researcher, and the official posts lean hard into his sociable, slightly work-shy side. HoYoverse's October 30 post continues the joke: Mitya happily brings up Valeriy and offers to chat about good food or fun plans, but says confidentiality keeps him from talking about his actual research.

Mitya's skill showcase and banner name

On October 27, HoYoverse released the Character Skill Showcase for "Rules Set at Naught" Mitya, the update's new 5-star Electro Catalyst user. It also confirmed the name of his banner: the "Myriad Patterns Unfold" Event Wish, which goes live after the Version 7.2 update on November 4 with a huge drop-rate boost for Mitya.

His kit, as shown so far, is built around Stellar-Conduct:

• Passive role: while he is in the party, Superconduct reactions are converted into Stellar-Conduct, and the party's Stellar-Conduct damage goes up. Doing this also builds a special energy for him.
• Elemental Skill: a tap releases the stored energy as periodic Stellar-Conduct damage from off-field. Holding it instead spends that energy on a quick series of enhanced Charged Attacks.
• Elemental Burst: AoE Electro damage that also generates more of his special energy.

That press/hold split is the interesting part. Mitya can be an off-field enabler in one team and an on-field damage dealer in another, which is the kind of flexibility that tends to keep a character relevant across several versions.

Valeriy gets his own showcase

A day later, on October 28, it was the turn of "Fort Fulguration" Valeriy, the new 4-star Electro sword user and Major in the Special Assignments Battalion. His Character Introduction and Skill Showcase takes the form of a "day in the life" schedule.

In combat, Valeriy is a support. He provides shields and boosts Electro damage, and he gets the most value in Stellar-Conduct teams, which makes him a natural partner for Mitya. HoYoverse confirmed that he gets a huge drop-rate boost after the update. He appears as the featured 4-star on both Phase 1 character banners, so you have a shot at him whether you pull for Mitya or for the returning Furina. Both of those banners share one pity counter, as usual.

Paimon's Version Update Notes

Also on October 29, HoYoverse posted Paimon's Version Update Notes, its illustrated overview of the patch. Besides recapping the new characters and story, it highlights a batch of quality-of-life improvements, with two named up front:

• Specialty Tracking, aimed at players hunting local specialties for ascension.
• Prime Ice Construct sending, which touches the Prime Ice Constructs used for exploring Snezhnaya.

The full patch notes, including any further changes and bug fixes, normally arrive on launch day in the official Update Details notice.

A new 5-star Catalyst: Starsealed Edict

The 7.2 weapon banner, Epitome Invocation, features a new 5-star Catalyst called Starsealed Edict. At level 90 it reaches 542 Base ATK with an 88.2% CRIT DMG substat, and its passive grants a flat CRIT DMG bonus on top. Stellar-Conduct is part of its effect, which points at Mitya, though HoYoverse hasn't formally labeled it his signature weapon. As a Catalyst, it is of no use to Valeriy.

Key dates before launch

• November 3, 14:59 server time: the current Phase 2 Event Wishes for Skirk and Escoffier end, according to HoYoverse's 7.1 wish notice.
• November 4: Version 7.2 goes live, opening Phase 1 with Mitya's "Myriad Patterns Unfold," Furina's rerun and the new weapon banner.
• Phase 2 (later in the version): reruns for Zibai and Linnea, plus the Natlan-themed Chronicled Wish. HoYoverse has not announced the exact start date yet.

HoYoverse usually posts a maintenance preview, with exact downtime, compensation and pre-installation details, a couple of days before each update. Going by the last two versions, the downtime compensation should once again be paid in Primogems.

Why it matters

Pre-launch content like this is where players make their pull decisions, and this week answered the most important question: what Mitya actually does. He looks like a flexible Stellar-Conduct enabler rather than a pure on-field carry, and Valeriy gives anyone, including free-to-play accounts, a cheap way to try the new reaction. With Furina back on the same pity counter, the choice in Phase 1 comes down to whether you want the new Electro specialist or one of the game's most dependable supports. Either way, there are only a few days left to save up before November 4.