Lohen, the 5-star Cryo Polearm carry from the Knights of Favonius, headlines the second half of Genshin Impact Version 6.6, “Luna VII.” His Event Wish, “Frostedge Nocturne,” runs alongside Mavuika’s rerun and lasts about three weeks before the version closes.
Quick answer: Lohen’s banner unlocks on June 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM in your server’s local time. That means it goes live at different real-world moments depending on whether you play on the Asia, Europe, or America server.
Lohen release time by server
The banner switch happens at the same clock time on each region, but those regions sit in different time zones, so the actual moment of release shifts. Here is how the 6:00 PM start lands across the three servers.
| Server | Time zone | Local start | UTC equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia | UTC+8 | June 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | June 9, 10:00 AM |
| Europe | UTC+1 | June 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | June 9, 5:00 PM |
| America | UTC-5 | June 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | June 9, 11:00 PM |
You will know the banner is live when the Event Wish screen updates to show Lohen as the featured 5-star and the new weapon banner appears next to it. There is no separate maintenance period tied to this phase change, so the swap happens at the listed hour.
Featured 4-star characters on Lohen’s banner
Three 4-star characters share rate-up on the Phase 2 banner. All of them fit naturally around a Cryo main DPS, and Bennett and Xiangling in particular remain top-tier units worth picking up for newer players.
| Character | Element |
|---|---|
| Bennett | Pyro |
| Xiangling | Pyro |
| Mika | Cryo |
Weapon banner for the second half of 6.6
The “Epitome Invocation” weapon banner runs at the same time and features Lohen’s signature polearm alongside Mavuika’s signature claymore. Disaster and Remorse is Lohen’s best-in-slot weapon, leaning on ATK and CRIT to power his Cryo-infused attacks.
| Weapon | Type |
|---|---|
| Disaster and Remorse (5-star) | Polearm |
| A Thousand Blazing Suns (5-star) | Claymore |
| The Alley Flash (4-star) | Sword |
| Wine and Song (4-star) | Catalyst |
| Alley Hunter (4-star) | Bow |
| Rainslasher (4-star) | Claymore |
| Favonius Lance (4-star) | Polearm |
What Lohen does as a Cryo main DPS
Lohen is built as an on-field hypercarry. His Elemental Skill converts his Normal and Charged Attacks into Cryo damage that cannot be overridden, even by Bennett’s Pyro infusion. He then builds two separate resources, gaining stacks from his own hits and from off-field damage dealt by teammates.
Because his teammate-driven resource scales his big Cryo strike, high-output sub-DPS units like Durin pair extremely well with him, with Xiangling serving as a cheaper alternative inside a Hexerei team. His strongest setups are Melt and Freeze comps where he stays on field and allies feed his damage.
Note: Lohen is widely expected to join the Standard Banner after Version 6.6, which would let players who lose a 50:50 still pick him up over time. His signature weapon, however, is tied to the limited weapon banner, so the weapon is the harder pull to plan around.
If you intend to wish for him, the practical window is the 6:00 PM local start on June 9 through the end of Version 6.6, which is expected around early July. Set your reminder to your own server’s clock rather than UTC, and the banner will be waiting on the Wish screen the moment Phase 2 begins.
