The Lantern Rite event inGenshin Impactis the biggest time of the year when players can participate in numerous fun activities and claim numerous rewards. These rewards primarily include Primogems, but by tradition, you’re also rewarded with a free 4-star unit, making this event a must for new players.
The Lantern Rite event of 2025 is called Springtime Charms and it it features four main activities in addition to a massive story quest centered around Hu Tao and Lan Yan. If you’re looking to participate in the event and claim all the rewards, here’s a guide that will finish the event in no time.
Springtime Charms Eligibility
Springtime Charms in Genshin Impactstarted on June 13, 2025,and willconclude on July 30, 2025. You will need to reachAdventure Rank 20and also completePrologue Act 3 Archon Quest Song of Dragon and Freedomto participate in the event. These are mandatory requirements and you must meet them.
you may take part in the event without completing the optional quests. However, there will be interactions and characters that will act as spoilers if you don’t complete the optional quests.
Additionally, you are recommended to complete someoptional quests, which include theArchon Quest Incandescent Ode of Resurrection, Baizhu’s Story QuestLagenaria Act 1: The Heart of Healing, and Hu Tao’s Story QuestPapilio Charontis Act 1: Yet the Butterfly Flutters Away.
Springtime Charms Overview
Lantern Rite 2025 is divided into four major events -Immortal Combat, Drills by Lamplight, Custom Gift Envelope, and Festive Travel Journal. Each of these events feature a different activity, and you’ll need to complete them to claim the rewards.
In addition to receiving the Primogems, your primary objective here is to gather Festive Fever. You’ll receive Festive Fever as you complete the various tasks and once you have met certain requirements, you can claim a free 4-star character.
Additionally, you’ll also receive a free costume for Xiangling as part of the event. ensure to complete the event within the time limit and claim the costume, as otherwise it will be added to the store, and you’ll have to spend Genesis Crystals to purchase it.
Immortal Combat Guide
Immortal Combat is an interesting event where yourprimary objective is to match the blocks. The core gameplay is not very different fromsomething like Candy Crush,where once youmatch multiple blocks of the same color, they will destroy themselves, and you’ll receive a lot of points. However, there’s a lot more to this event.
Before starting the event, you’ll have toselect a Rattanand each of them will come with certain buffs. Once you have selected a Rattan, and the event begins, blocks will fall on both your side and the opponent’s side.
You can play this solo as well as in co-op mode. When playing solo, you’ll face NPC characters while in co-op you will face other players.
As more blocks are cleared,your Rattan will attack the opponent oneand deal damage to its HP. Additionally, these attacks will alsodeploy obstacles in the path of the enemy’s blocks, thereby making it difficult to clear them.
Once a certain set of blocks matches, and they are cleared, the blocks above those will fall. When that happens, if the falling blocks also end up matching, then aChain Clear will be triggered. This willprovide Energyto the Rattan while alsoincreasing its ATK powerand the potency of any obstacles that may have been deployed.
After one of the sidessuccessfully depletes the HPof the other side, the last one standing is declared the winner. While when in co-op anything can happen, the enemies you face in solo mode are fixed.
The various Rattan that you should be picking to counter the opponents across the multiple stages are listed below:
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Wuwang Kid (Beidou)
Drills By Lamplight
This is a combat event where you have toselect a team and then focus on defeating enemiesby enhancing your power throughStratagems. The points received will depend on the kind of Stratagems you use, how fast you have defeated the enemies, and the difficulty multiplier of the stage.
During this event,you’ll receive Stratagems of Engagementthat will increase the points you gain after defeating opponents. Additionally, you’ll also receiveStratagems of Assault,which will increase the multiplier of the score you receive when defeating opponents.
Finally, you’ll also triggerStrategems of Variationwhich is fixed before the start of a round, and it multiplies the points that are gained by your party. Once you have defeated a wave of enemies, all the points you gained from defeating the enemies, alongside the multipliers of the Strategems and the difficulty multiplier will be added, and you’ll receive a final score.
You receive trial characters which you’re able to use to complete the various trials.
Stage 1- Fiery Assault
In this stage, you receive theStratagem of Variation: Pivotal Crux,where defeating two opponents with Elemental Skill will grant your entire party around 250% points for 18 seconds. As such, in this stage, you need to focus on team compositions that can deal heavy damage with Elemental Skill. You also receiveKinich and Emilie as trial charactersfor this stage.
The best way to go with this stage isnot to use your Ultimates at allso that you don’t defeat the enemies accidentally.
Some of theteams that are recommended for this stageare:
Stage 2- General Insights
In this stage you receive theStratagem of Variation: Unpredictabilitywhere triggering three different Elemental Reactions will increase the points gained by 250%. As such, you have to keep triggering Elemental Reactions and selecting compositions that can do so easily will be vital. You also receiveChasca and Xilonen as trial charactersin this stage.
You’ll need to ensure that youswitch between the characters and trigger the elemental reactionsquickly, which means the Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst needs to have low cooldown.
Some of theteams that are recommendedfor this stage are:
Stage 3- Slowing Defense
In this stage, you receive theStratagem of Variation: Slowing Defense,where defeating three frozen characters grants your party 250% points for 15 seconds. The key to this stage is tokeep freezing your enemiesas fast as possible, which means Hydro and Cryo characters are essential. You also receive,Citlali and Furina as trial unitsfor this stage.
Make sure to freeze as many enemies as possible quickly before finishing them off for the points to trigger. Thebest Stratagems to selecthere are:
Stage 4- Chain Reaction
In this stage, you receive theStratagem of Variation: Thunderstrike,where defeating 4 Electro-Charged enemies will increase points gained by 250%. As such, you’ll need to select units that canapply Electro and Hydro fastto trigger the reaction and ensure to defeat enemies while in that state. You also receiveKokomi and Ororonas trial units.
Stage 5- Strike Where It Hurts
In this stage, you receive theStratagem of Variation: Felling Blow,where defeating 3 enemies with Normal Attacks will grant a 250% points boost for 15 seconds. Any character that uses Normal Attacks to deal damage, especially those who can empower themselves with Elemental Infusions works exceptionally well. You receiveMualani and Dehyaas the trial characters in this stage.
The key here is toempower Mualani with buffsso that her Normal Attacks deal massive damage while also triggering Vaporize for fast clear. Thebest Stratagemsfor this stage are:
Thebest teams that are recommendedfor this stage are:
Stage 6- Grand Finale
In this stage, you don’t have any restrictions on what to use sinceall the previous Stratagem of Variations are opento you. Additionally, all the trial characters from the previous stages are also available, which means you have several premium options for your party setups. You will also receiveMavuika and Lan Yanin addition to the other characters.
Custom Gift Envelope
This one is the simplest of all the events asall you need to do is craft envelopes. Theseenvelopes need to meet certain specificationswhich will be suggested by your character companions. Once all the specifications are met, the crafting process will be completed.
The various characters and their envelope requirements are as follows:
Mika needs colors in his envelope with
a theme of orange and yellow
Add five yellow stickers to complete
Sara wants an envelope with various
flowers
Add five flower stickers to complete
Dehya wants an envelope themed around
red and pink
Use any sticker that is red or pink
Candace wants her envelope to have a lot
of green
Add any stickers that are green to
Noelle wants her envelope to have clouds
If you check the Artful Motifs and Curious
Motifs sections, you’ll find several balloon
Chevreuse wants her envelope to have blue
Any blue sticker will be enough to make
Paimon wants her envelope to have stars
You’ll find stars in the Curious Motifs section
Festive Travel Journal
In this activity,you’ll have to visit and interact with the various toysthat have been placed by the Ministry of Travel Affairs all across Liyue Harbor. These toys includeLaunch Tubes, Fortune Coins, and Sightseeing Scopes. The locations are marked on the main map of Lantern Rite, and you can also find them marked on the minimap.
TheFortune Coins can be interacted with normally,as you’ll need to simply hit them with Normal Attacks to count towards progression. TheSightseeing Scopes will let you look at faraway locations. Once you look through the Scopes, your progress will be counted.
Finally,Launch Tubesare quite interesting as initiallythey will have a rotating picture. Hitting them with Normal Attacks will stop the rotation, and it will stop at a picture. If the Launch Tubes stop while showing a particular picture, they will release fireworks.
Launch Tube 1 Location
The first Launch Tube can befound at the top of the large staircasethat directly leads to the location where the Lantern Rite shops are situated. It can be foundnear the Central Plaza.
Launch Tube 2 Location
The second Launch Tube is located right in front of the port and can bereached if you move right from Launch Tube 1. You’ll also notice that there are a couple of ships parked on the water right in front of Launch Tube 2.
Launch Tube 3 Location
Launch Tube 3 islocated near the toy shop in Liuye Harbor. If you don’t know where the Toy shop is, it can be found close to the Teleport Waypoint toward the East of Liyue Harbor.
Sightseeing Scope 1 Location
The first Sightseeing Scope is found at thetop of the Bell Tower, which is located near the primary staircase that leads to the Lantern Rite shops. it’s close to the Central Plaza in Liyue Harbor.
Sightseeing Scope 2 Location
The second Sightseeing Scope is found on thesecond floor of the building near Central Plazawhere you can find the Tea Shop. You visit this location during the first part of the Lantern Rite story quest.
Sightseeing Scope 3 Location
The final Sightseeing Scope can be found to theEast of the Lantern Rite tree, which is located in the middle of the harbor. It’s alsovery close to Launch Tube 2, if you follow the small bridge on the left and then take a right, you will find Sightseeing Scope 3.
Fortune Coin 1 Location
The first Fortune Coin is located at thefoot of the primary set of stairsleading to the Lantern Rite shops in Liuye Harbor.
Fortune Coin 2 Location
The second Fortune Coin is locatednear the bridge connecting the Southern Liyue Harborto the central area.
The third Fortune Coin is locatedright outside Bubu Pharmacy.
Fortune Coin 4 Location
The fourth Fortune Coin can be found near themain entrance gate to Liyue Harbor.
Fortune Coin 5 Location
The fifth Fortune Coin is located rightnear the Teleport Waypoint to the North of Liyue Harbor.
Fortune Coin 6 Location
The sixth Fortune Coin can be foundin front of the Xinyue Kiosk, which is located near the main set of stairs leading to the Lantern Rite festival.
Fortune Coin 7 Location
The seventh Fortune Coin can befound on the bridge connecting the Central Plaza to Southern Liuye Harbor. You will alsofind Amber very closeto this Fortune Coin.
Fortune Coin 8 Location
The eighth Fortune Coin can be foundnear the office of the Liyue Qixingunder a gazebo.
Fortune Coin 9 Location
The ninth Fortune Coin can be foundat the top of the Yanshang Teahouse, located very close to the Southern Teleport Waypoint.
Fortune Coin 10 Location
Fortune Coin 10 is located rightnear Dongshong’s shop, very close to the Southern Teleport Waypoint in Liyue Harbor.
Fortune Coin 11 Location
Fortune Coin 11 is located at thetop of the platformwhere thewoman with the Reputation Rewardsfor Liyue stands.
Fortune Coin 12 Location
The final Fortune Coin can be found to thesoutheast of Liyue Harbor, near the entrance to the dockyard.
Springtime Charms Rewards
Lantern Rite 2025 offers a wide range of rewards which includePrimogems, a costume for Xiangling, and a free 4-star unit. The list of standard awards that you will receive as part of Lantern Rite 2025 is as follows:
How to claim free 4-star
If you want to claim the free 4-star from Lantern Rite 2025, you’ll have toreach Festive Fever 1200. The 4-star units you’re able to claim are as follows:
How to claim the free Xiangling outfit
The Xiangling Outfit can be claimed after reaching1500 Festive Feveras part of Lantern Rite 2025. This means you’ll have to complete every activity that you can find and the outfit will be the final reward for that.
