Genshin Impact 5.6 maintenance starting and ending times

The Genshin Impact 5.6 update will release soon and will introduce new characters, enemies, and events. But before the new version goes live, there will be a short maintenance period during which the servers will be down and you won’t be able to log into the game.

In this article, you can find the complete Genshin Impact 5.6 maintenance schedule.

Genshin Impact 5.6 maintenance and server downtime schedule

As per the usual update cycle, the Genshin Impact 5.6 update maintenance will begin on May 6 at 5pm CT. It’s expected to last five hours, so it should end at 10pm CT. As mentioned, you won’t be able to log into the game during the maintenance, so it is best if you complete any unfinished tasks or consume your Resin.

You can check out the version 5.6 maintenance starting and ending timings for different time zones below:

Once the maintenance ends, you can check your in-game mailbox to collect the compensation of 600 Primogems. Additionally, the first phase banners of Escoffier and Navia will be available.

Genshin Impact 5.6 update overview

Here’s a list of things you can look forward to in the upcoming version 5.6 update:

• New characters: Escoffier and Ifa
• New weapons: Symphonist of Scents and Sequence of Solitude
• Character banners:
  • Phase I – Escoffier and Navia
  • Phase II – Raiden Shogun and Kinich
  • Chronicled Wish – Ayaka, Ayato, Yoimiya, Chiori, Yae Miko, Itto, Kokomi, and Kazuha
• Weapon banners:
  • Phase I – Symphonist of Scents and Verdict
  • Phase II – Engulfing Lightning and Fang of the Mountain King
  • Chronicled Wish – Uraku Misurgiri, Haran Geppaku Futsu, Mistsplitter Reforged, Freedom-Sworn, Redhorn Stonethresher, Kagura’s Verity, Everlasting Moonglow, Thundering Pulse
• New enemies:
  • The Game Before the Gate
  • Secret Source Automaton: Overseer Device
• Events:
  • Whirling Waltz (flagship event)
  • Chronicle of Shifting Stratagems
  • Legends Ablaze: Cross-Border Brawl
  • Operation Downpour Simulation
• Story: Archon Quest Interlude Chapter Act IV and Escoffier Story Quest

While there’s no map expansion in version 5.6, there’s a lot of exciting new content, especially the new Archon Quest Interlude that will take us back to Mondstadt, the place where our journey began.