Patch Timelines
What will 3.3 bring? (December 6th/7th)
3.3 will bring playable Scaramouche (5-star Anemo Catalyst) as well as the new Sumeru 4-star Anemo Bow Faruzan. There will apparently be another
Archon Quest. A new (future playable) character (
a teen male Catalyst named Blinder) will also have a
cameo.
Aside from Scaramouche's
signature catalyst
weapon, there will also be a new 4-star sword codenamed "
Kasabouzu" (
510 ATK and 165 EM, 1st enemy hit by an attack gets the "Fright" debuff that increases damage taken).
Other events: The Hide and Seek (Windtrace) event will rerun, as will the Misty Dungeon event.
There will be a new artifact domain with
two new artifact sets: one increasing NA/CA/Plunge damage and speed, and one with stacking buffs to Bloom/Hyperbloom/Burgeon damage (also applies off-field).
SusAmongUs clarifies that the first set increases attack speed and AA/CA/Plunge DMG every time an enemy is hit by a Charged attack.
What will 3.4 bring? (January 17th/18th)
3.4 will bring possible playable Al-Haitham (5*) and Yaoyao (4*). There will be skins for Lisa ("student") and Ayaka ("spring"). We will also get a
map expansion for Sumeru's desert region (the
sandstorm area including a new Sandworm world boss), an extra 10 Sumeru tree levels, and a new abyss enemy (similar to the Lectors/Heralds). There may also be some sort of
Boat Race event.
What will 3.5 bring? (February 29th/March 1st)
3.5 will bring Dehya's release (5*), as well as possible Mika playable (4*). Hangout with Faruzan, a new Archon Quest, and some sort of "PacMan" and "Brickbreaker" events in Inazuma.
What will 3.6 bring? (April 11th/12th)
3.6 will bring another new
map expansion for Sumeru's desert (a
canyon region with a lake), the last 10 Sumeru tree levels, and a
new Weekly Boss unlocked by an Archon Quest: the Dendro Dragon. Layla will receive a Hangout. Other rumors previously claimed 3.6 may bring the Qiaoying Village expansion of Liyue, and playable Baizhu (5*) as well as a new "Female Villager Leader" character.
How long will the Sumeru patches last?
There is apparently
data for patches numbered up to 3.8 at least.
What do we know about Fontaine?
There is apparently preliminary
data suggesting some sort of high-speed boat mechanic in Fontaine, as well as an
undersea area.
Upcoming Characters
What overall characters will be playable in Sumeru?
- Uncle Lu originally released a Sumeru 5-star roadmap: Nahida in 3.2, Scaramouche in 3.3, no new 5-star in 3.4 but Yaoyao as a new 4-star, Dehya in 3.5, and Baizhu in 3.6
- There is a questionable leak that 3.6 will be the Qiaoying Village expansion of Liyue, which is connected to Fontaine. Baizhu will be playable in this patch, as well as a new "Female Village Leader" character we have never seen before. There will also be an appearance from a male Fontaine playable character.
- Ubatcha revealed a different roadmap: Scaramouche in 3.3 (with Faruzan), Al-Haitham in 3.4 (with Yaoyao), Dehya in 3.5 (with Mika), and Baizhu in 3.6 alongside a new character (possibly the Female Villager Leader character above).
- In total, there are 15 playable Sumeru characters whose names have been leaked so far.
- 11 Characters who have been mentioned in game so far (confirmed 5-stars bolded):
- Female: Nilou*, Dori,* Nahida*, Layla, Candace,* Dehya*, Faruzan*
- Male: Tighnari, Cyno, Al-Haitham, Kaveh
- Auntie Fish Touching described 4 additional playable characters who have yet to be mentioned in game. There are 3 additional female characters: Nafs, Ikhfa, and Soutine. There is 1 male character named Djajeet.
What do we know about a playable Scaramouche/"Wanderer"?
5* Anemo Catalyst Teen Male, to be released in 3.3
- The dataminer Mero AKA Merlin claims Scaramouche will have a banner around 3.2, and that his playable name is "Wanderer."
- Mero reports the playable Scaramouche/Wanderer is Anemo. He apparently has a 60 cost burst and a 9 second cooldown skill.
- Mero reports Scaramouche/Wanderer will be a melee catalyst similar to Heizou. He will also be in the same banner as Faruzan (4* teen female Anemo Bow below).
- Uncle Lu released a Sumeru 5-star roadmap putting Scaramouche in 3.3.
- Per Uncle DD, Scaramouche's elemental burst has similar properties to Venti's burst, though over a smaller area. His skill makes him float for a while.
- Ubatcha reports that Scaramouche's kit involves leaping/floating similar to Heizou. His skill/E switches him to a Sword stance similar to Raiden burst, and he will then focus on auto-attacks with this stance. His burst/Q is a mix of Venti and Heizou's bursts. He gets certain buffs based on swirling different elements (ATK with Pyro, Stamina with Hydro, ER with Electro, Crit with Cryo).
- This is corroborated by Project Celestia who reports that it is his passive ascension talent that gives him these elemental buffs when he Swirls/infuses an element with his skill. His elemental burst involves his hat somehow.
- BLANK elaborates that his signature weapon buffs normal attacks after using a skill, and this buff stacks with further normal attacks.
- Plusle claims that his signature weapon has 674 base ATK and 44% Crit DMG.
- Naevis reports that data for Scaramouche's skill suggests it lets him hover in the air and then spawn a ring that could potentially swirl/infuse with Hydro/Pyro/Electro/Cryo. That element then gets a buff. His burst somehow makes the ring disappear and spawns a fog instead.
- This is corroborated by Project Celestia who reports that this Ring of Anemo can infuse elements while launching him into the air and letting him move around/dash in mid-air.
- SusAmongUs reports that his Constellation 1 increases his attack speed. His C2 adds extra scaling to his Burst. His C6 buffs his burst somehow and might recover stamina.
- His leveling materials are apparently Rukkashava mushrooms (the blue ones), Handguards, and Perpetual Caliber as his boss material.
- Ziao claims that he will be redesigned to have an open chest Kimono, and he will wear his Anemo vision over his heart. He will lose the veil but keep his hat and pants style. His color palette will change to "deep gorgeous blues". His sleeves are short and different colors. His socks will have fancy embellishments. Overall his design is described as "Indie-pop" or "Twee/quaint/pretty/sentimental", a cross between current Scaramouche and Kazuha. He reportedly gives off the vibes of a Hydro catalyst despite being Anemo.
What do we know about Faruzan?
4* Anemo Bow Teen Female, to be released in 3.3
- Mero claims she will be in the same banner as Scaramouche/Wanderer, in 3.3.
- This is confirmed by BLANK.
- Naevis describes her skill/E as spawning an Anemo "Arashi" projectile, and a WindBlackHole (probably similar to Venti). Her burst/Q spawns a HurricaneArrow that is an "enchanted" arrow which can sometimes be Anemo, sometimes not.
- SusAmongUs reports her burst/Q reduces Anemo resistance of enemies. Her A1 passive enchantes her arrows to possibly reduce Anemo resistance. Her second ascension passive buffs the DMG% and Crit DMG of either herself or another unit.
- Her skill/E automatically shoots out arrows. Her C6 increases the speed/frequency of these arrows.
- Project Celestia reports her skill/E has two levels, marks an enemy, and spawns a "Wind Zone" on the ground that sucks in enemies. Her burst/Q spawns a creature that does a burst of damage.
What do we know about Al-Haitham?
5* Dendro Sword Adult Male, likely releasing in 3.4
- Uncle Lu leaked a Sumeru 5-star roadmap up to 3.6 which did not include Al-Haitham at all, suggesting the earliest he could possibly be released is 3.7.
- Ubatcha revealed a different roadmap placing Al-Haitham in 3.4 (with Yaoyao).
- This is corroborated by data placing 3.4 as the release date for the 5* Sword in the Sumeru set (codenamed Ayus, similar to the Tighnari bow)
- Naevis reports Al-Haitham's skill/E throws a Lotus (it has Press vs Hold versions likely similar to Itto throwing Ushi). While on field, he switched into a "ForlornLotus" stance. His Burst/Q makes the Lotuses explode (using Albedo's burst as a placeholder).
- BLANK clarifies that the E's "ForlornLotus" stance switches his weapon into a "RuneWeapon", and his normal attacks in this stance mark enemies. This ForlornLotus skill apparently has 3 levels.
- His burst/Q unleashes some sort of "Fog" that somehow buffs ForlornLotus ATK(?).
What do we know about Yaoyao?
4* Dendro Polearm Child Female, likely releasing in 3.4
- Uncle Lu released a Sumeru 5-star roadmap placing Yaoyao in 3.4.
- Naevis notes she is a Dendro Polearm.
- Per Naevis, Yaoyao's skill throws out a bunny (it has Press vs Hold versions similar to Itto throwing Ushi). Her burst also spawns a bunny (similar to Sayu).
- Per Project Celestia, Yaoyao's skill throws a Turnip while her burst throws a Bunny. Her burst heals all party members based on her max HP.
What do we know about Dehya?
5* Pyro Claymore Adult Female, likely releasing in 3.5
- Uncle Lu released a Sumeru 5-star roadmap placing Dehya in 3.5.
- This is corroborated by data placing 3.5 as the release date for the 5* Claymore in the Desert set (codenamed Deshret, similar to Cyno/Nilou's weapons).
- Per Naevis, Dehya's skill will spawn a gravestone/tomb that buffs the active character. Her Q is described as a "Blade Storm."
- SusAmongUs provided some vague keywords suggesting she perhaps leaves her sword on field, which buffs the active character while in its AoE and launches coordinated attacks with the active character. She can also recall it to deal damage and trigger special effects.
What do we know about Mika?
4* Cryo Polearm Teen Male, likely releasing in 3.5
- SYP reports he is a future playable Cryo 4-star boy.
- Naevis reports he is a Cryo Polearm. His E/skill has Press vs Hold versions that launch projectiles and mark enemies.
- Project Celestia reports his data is preliminary, but it does appear that when he is under the effects of his burst/Q, his autoattacks heal him and possibly the entire party.
What do we know about Kaveh?
Dendro Claymore Adult Male, unknown release date
- SYP reports Kaveh will be a Dendro Tall Male.
- Ubatcha noted he is a Claymore user.
- SYP gave a detailed description of Kaveh: he has medium-length pale-blonde hair with a braid tucked to the left side of his head. His skin is pale, and his overall color scheme has reds, blues, browns, and greys. He is a genius engineer and inventor, hot-tempered and overly honest.
- SYP notes the Twitter artist waternaeng created a fanart of Kaveh which is very close to his actual appearance. (The same artist also made a suspiciously accurate Ayato fanart 2 months before his appearance was drip-leaked).
- SYP later gave another Kaveh fanart by trish_doodles a 9/10 accuracy rating.
What do we know about Baizhu?
5* Dendro Catalyst Adult Male, likely releasing in 3.6
- Uncle W reports Baizhu will likely be a healer.
- Uncle Lu reports he will release in 3.6.
- Naevis reports his skill/E has data suggesting it spawns some kind of trail. His burst/Q does not have much data currently, though it uses Yae's burst as a placeholder.
What other miscellaneous characters do we know about?
- BLANK clarifies the playable character making a cameo in 3.3 is a Teen Male Catalyst named Blinder.
- Ziaobi conveys some questionable leaks that Soutine is a Hydro Claymore from Fontaine who may be releasing in 3.8.
- Uncle Pigeon claims there may be a future Cryo Claymore character who specializes in normal and charged attacks (similar to Itto).
- SYP reports almost all Harbingers will become playable in the (far) future. The exceptions are Capitano who still has a "high chance to be playable", and Pierro/Pulcinella/Signora whose playability is Unknown.
- Auntie Fish Touching previously noted there appears to be a high likelihood of the Fatui Harbinger Capitano becoming playable in the (far) future.
- Hxg_Diluc claims the Harbinger Dottore will eventually be playable. Dottore will apparently not turn good, split into two individuals, or otherwise have major changes to his current personality.
- Per Ubatcha, Dottore is labelled as a Claymore character in-game. This does not confirm that his current model will be the playable one though.
Any news about future skins?
- Mero/Merlin and Blank report Lisa and Ayaka will likely be the next batch of skins released. They will come in 3.4.
- Mero specifies the general themes of the skins are "Spring Ayaka" and "Student Lisa." The full codenames are German words, with Lisa as "Studentin" and Ayaka as "Fruhling."
- Hxg_Diluc reports Ayaka's skin will be 5-star in rarity, and she may have an independent event for her skin similar to Diluc's skin.
