This Genshin Impact team comps breakdown walks through the 7.1 phase two windows, the role gap between Skirk and Escoffier, how to use Epitomized Path on the Frostbearer and Ceremonial Censer weapon banner, and how to finish the Prophecy of Victory event before 2026-10-20. Banner dates and the 4-star list come from the official notice; drop rates and pity follow the in-game details and the official rate disclosure.
Applicable version: 7.1 "Requiem for the Netherrealm" (live 2026-09-23; phase two banners open 2026-10-13)
Genshin Impact 7.1 Phase Two Windows: Skirk And Escoffier Dates
Both banners open and close together
Both character banners open at 18:00 on 2026-10-13 and end at 14:59 on 2026-11-03 . The 14:59 finish matters: treating the final day as a full day costs you half of it.
The shared 4-star lineup
Both banners feature Talia (Hydro), Candace (Hydro) and Mika (Cryo) as rate-up 4-stars . An identical 4-star list means your opinion of the 4-stars gives you no reason to pick one banner over the other.
Genshin Impact 7.1 Banner Choice: Skirk Versus Escoffier
Skirk is the damage slot
The official notice lists Skirk as a 5-star Cryo character . The version's two new 5-stars, Visena (Anemo, sword) and Voyanisa (Hydro, catalyst), already landed in phase one, which shows 7.1 spends its character budget on reaction systems . If your Abyss runs stall on damage, phase two is the slot to fill.
Escoffier leans utility
Escoffier is also a 5-star Cryo character and covers more of a support route (source: official Wish notice, 2026-10-08). The new catalyst Turbulent Hymn grants the holder extra Max HP while healing and converts that Max HP into ATK for the active character, which suggests the version pairs healing with buffing by design. Accounts short on support should look at Escoffier first.
Genshin Impact 7.1 Epitomized Path: Frostbearer And Ceremonial Censer
The two 5-star weapons
The weapon banner features the 5-star sword Frostbearer and the 5-star polearm Ceremonial Censer, with Fragile Bone (sword), Sacrificial Greatsword, Favonius Lance, The Widsith and Sacrificial Bow as rate-up 4-stars; Epitomized Path can target one of the two 5-stars .
How to choose the path
Epitomized Path turns "which weapon do I get" into a single decision. Check which weapon type your carry needs first, then check the character banners: if you are chasing a Cryo main DPS, the weapon banner comes after the character banner, because a weapon without its owner is dead weight (rationale: owner before specialization).
Genshin Impact 7.1 Pity And Pull Order: Using Shared Counts
Pity is shared across both banners
The official notice states that Character Event Wish and Character Event Wish-2 share pity completely, accumulating together and staying independent of other wish types. Shared pity means pulls banked on Frostgaze Voyage also count on Rosy Chanson, so you never need to funnel everything into one banner to protect your guarantee.
Two rules for sequencing
Set your primary target before you start, so you do not end up halfway on both. Do not burn pity early for 4-stars either, because both banners carry the same 4-star lineup and 4-stars return through the standard pool and later versions (rationale: 4-star availability).
Genshin Impact 7.1 Prophecy Of Victory: Finish Before 2026-10-20
Timing and structure
The event's battle period runs from 10:00 on 2026-10-12 to 09:59 on 2026-10-20, with results shown from 10:00 on 2026-10-20 to 09:59 on 2026-10-23. Entry requires Adventure Rank 20 and completion of Prologue Act III . It runs eight rounds, each with a 24-hour prediction window.
Do not skip a round
Because each round lasts 24 hours, a single day away can cost you a full round, and rewards for a closed round cannot be claimed later. Treat logging in daily from 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-20 as a hard task and cast your tokens before anything else.
Genshin Impact 7.1 Phase Two Pull And Resource Plan
| Priority | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pull Skirk if you need a main DPS | Damage is the common gate for Abyss and the Spiral Abyss |
| 2 | Pull Escoffier if you need support | Pity is shared, so fix the primary target first |
| 3 | Finish Prophecy of Victory rounds daily | Each window is 24 hours, closing 09:59 on 2026-10-20 |
| 4 | Route weapon Epitomized Path after characters | A weapon matters only once its owner is in hand (rationale: build order) |
Patch 7.1 compensates 300 Primogems for the maintenance and another 300 for fixed issues, both to Travelers who reached Adventure Rank 5 before 06:00 on 2026-09-23 . Clear those two mails before you start counting your pull budget.More Genshin Impact guides on gghubs.com.
Genshin Impact 7.1 Phase Two FAQ
Skirk or Escoffier first?
A: Skirk first if you lack a main DPS, Escoffier first if you lack healing and buffing; the banners share pity and guarantee a 5-star within 90 pulls .
Do both banners share the same 4-stars?
A: Yes. Both feature Talia (Hydro), Candace (Hydro) and Mika (Cryo) as rate-up 4-stars (source: official Wish notice, 2026-10-08).
When do the banners close?
A: 14:59 on 2026-11-03, not midnight on that day .
Can I use Epitomized Path?
A: Yes. The two 5-star weapons Frostbearer and Ceremonial Censer share the banner and you can set the path to either.
How long does Prophecy of Victory take?
A: Eight rounds of 24 hours each until 09:59 on 2026-10-20, so log in once daily to cast tokens .
Genshin Impact 7.1 Phase Two Action List
- Decide whether you need a main DPS or support before choosing which banner to pull.
- At 18:00 on 2026-10-13, confirm the rate-up characters and 4-star list in the Wish screen.
- Before pulling the weapon banner, confirm the target character is already in your roster.
- Cast one Prophecy of Victory prediction every day from 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-20.
- Finish your pulls before 14:59 on 2026-11-03 and claim both 7.1 Primogem compensation mails.
Game Guides
- Palworld v1.0.5 Base Guide: Work Suitability After The Ancient Bark Lv.1 Change
Palworld v1.0.4 dropped the Work Suitability needed to gather Ancient Bark to Lv.1, and that single line rewrote how early bases split their jobs . The current build is v1.0.5 (2026-09-15), which only fixes terrain, building and other textures loading at noticeably reduced resolution for some players . This guide skips Tower bosses and covers the two things bases get wrong: how to assign Work Suitability, and how to set building limits.
- Reverse: 1999 4.0.0 Build Order Guide: Core Units, Psychubes And Clear Drop Spending
The official Reverse: 1999 site lists the current version as 4.0.0 "Gatekeeper", updated on 2026-09-24, alongside the 2026 Box Parade celebration . This version's build fork is simple: upgrade your core system unit or fill in generic units. Go core first, because 4.0.0's Insight and Afterglow systems only run when specific units connect them, and spreading resources across generic units buys parts without an engine (rationale: system triggers depend on named units).
- Love and Deepspace October Pull Plan: Birthday Banner Closeout, Wishes And Diamonds
October is crowded in Love and Deepspace: the birthday 5-star Memory "Wish Granted Now" for Xavier runs from 05:00 on 2026-10-11 to 04:59 on 2026-10-18, a seven-day window that hands you a rerun wait if you miss it . After 2026-10-18 the rhythm goes back to the regular multi-select banner. This guide skips how to play the birthday event and covers only sequencing: count what you hold, then decide what to top up.
- Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 Pearl Build Guide: Dreamlit Troupe Relics And Planar Fissure Farming
Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 "Moonrise, Dance With Beasts" adds the 5-star Pearl (Elation, Ice), a defensive unit who spends Resplendence to shield the whole team and whose Ultimate advances one ally's action, granting that ally an extra turn loaded with Jokes and Resplendence under the right conditions . She is not a damage dealer, so decide whether your team lacks survival and turn order before pulling. The new Cavern Relic "Dreamlit Troupe" is built around Elation stacks, which pairs directly with her kit.
- Wuthering Waves 3.7 Echo Guide: COST Budget, Substats And Sonata Set Choice
The rule that governs every Wuthering Waves 3.7 "Moonlit Realm" echo build is simple: fit five echoes inside a 12-point COST budget before arguing about substats . A main DPS picks a Sonata set by element, while supports prioritise Energy Regen and survival lines. Farming echoes costs far more time than character ascension, so getting the order wrong wastes a full week.
- Zenless Zone Zero 3.2 Wrap-Up Guide: Claret Banner Pity And What To Clear Before 2026-10-21
Zenless Zone Zero 3.2 "Her Secret Past" ends at 06:00 on 2026-10-21, and the version switch takes unclaimed event rewards with it . The real risk this cycle is not pulling, but pity counters and expiring rewards: Exclusive Channels guarantee an S-Rank Agent within 90 pulls and W-Engine Channels guarantee an S-Rank W-Engine within 80, with the two counters tracked separately (source: miHoYo Zenless Zone Zero rate disclosure). Before 2026-10-21, clear the event pages and confirm your counters, and you are done.
- Arknights Hengyuan Jinliang Collab Guide: Start Time, Login Furniture And Yesterday's Sea YW Stages
Arknights x National Library of China "Hengyuan Jinliang" runs from 16:00 on 2026-10-16 to 03:59 on 2026-10-30, and three cumulative login days during the event grant furniture including the Fluffy Reading Companion set . Stage two of SideStory "Yesterday's Sea" opens at the same hour. Both tracks share the 10-30 deadline, so finish the login streak first.
- Palworld v1.0.5 Tower Boss Order Guide: Elements, Counters and Squad Choices
Palworld's v1.0.5 patch (2026-09-15) only fixed texture loading, so what actually shapes tower runs is the 1.0 release itself: the boss count expanded from 7 towers in early access to 9, the level curve runs from 10 all the way to 80, and the new Sunreach sky islands and World Tree finale sit at the end of it . Clearing towers is less about raw investment than about picking Pals that exploit each boss's element.