Genshin Impact's 2.1 Update is around the corner but fans are yet to know which characters will be available in the first banner.

In the past few months, Genshin Impact has been gaining a lot of popularity. The game surpassed the 40 million player mark last year and hasn't slowed down since then. miHoYo has been releasing new content for the game every six weeks, and that has kept the game pretty fresh.

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The 2.1 Update is the next major update for the game and is slated to arrive in September. In the 2.1 Update, we will be getting new Inazuma islands as well as some new characters. The characters include Raiden, Sara, and Kokomi. We will also be getting a fishing feature arriving in the game.

Genshin Impact 2.1 Leaks: Baal Banner 4 Star Characters and Weapon Banner Revealed

Today, a new leak has revealed all the characters that will be a part of the first banner. Apart from Baal, which is the 5-star character, the 4-star characters that will be featuring in the update are Sara, Sucrose, and Xiangling.

When it comes to the weapon banner, The Unforged and Engulfing Lightning, are the two weapons that will be featuring in the weapon banner.

The characters which will be in the first banner are some of the ones which the community has been asking for quite a while now. Xiangling hasn't been featured in a banner for a long time, and many players wanted it to be a part of the banner.

The weapon banner will be including the all-new 5-star polearm Engulfing Lightning.