Snezhnaya’s roster keeps filling out, and the latest name to surface is Alyosha, an Electro character who shows up alongside a hunting dog. HoYoverse introduced him through a drip marketing post tied to Genshin Impact’s move into version 7.0, the update that finally takes the Traveler into the Tsaritsa’s frozen homeland.
Quick answer: Alyosha is an upcoming Electro polearm character from Snezhnaya, carrying the title “Swift-Striding Hound.” He is set to release during version 7.0, which goes live on August 12, 2026. His exact banner half has not been confirmed by HoYoverse.
Alyosha character profile
The drip marketing post locks in the core details. Alyosha wields an Electro vision rather than one of the newer Stellar Linchpins, which sets him apart from fellow Snezhnaya reveal Odette. He hails from Sretomorozsk, a settlement deep in Snezhnaya’s snowfields, and carries the constellation Canis Borzoides.
| Detail | Confirmed info |
|---|---|
| Title | Swift-Striding Hound / Winter Hunter |
| Element | Electro (standard Vision) |
| Weapon | Polearm |
| Region | Snezhnaya (Sretomorozsk) |
| Constellation | Canis Borzoides |
| Release version | 7.0 |
| EN voice | Kevin Andrew Rivera |
| JP voice | Gen Satō |
His Chinese and Korean voice work is handled by Wang Fuping and Kim Hye-sung, rounding out the four main dub casts already attached to the character.
Weapon and expected combat role
Alyosha carries a polearm, which he is seen holding in his trailer appearances. There is a twist, though. In the Transcendence trailer “Sudden Snow,” he fights with a rifle, which points to a kit that leans on both weapons at once.
That combination invites a comparison to Chevreuse, who swings a polearm for normal attacks while folding a firearm into her Elemental Skill. If Alyosha follows the same pattern, expect the polearm to cover his basic strings and the rifle to power a skill or burst. Nothing about his numbers has been officially detailed yet.
Who Alyosha is in the story
Alyosha’s official introduction frames him as a gifted hunter who braves Snezhnaya’s brutal frost to bring food and hope back to his community. Locals describe a nose as sharp as any of his hounds and a rifle so precise that some assume he trained with the Armory Palace. His real enemy, the writing makes clear, is the killing cold itself.
Odette, the Prima Ballerina of the Korolevskiy Troupe, sums up his reputation in her own words.
“Some ailments cannot be cured by goodwill alone — we all know that, living on this land as we do. But his passion really can melt the snow that has settled in people’s hearts.”
He first showed up as the unnamed fighter battling beside the Traveler in the Snezhnaya Preview Teaser, “Frozen Tundra Shrouded in Wind and Snow.” His name was only attached later, in the Transcendence trailer, where he trades words with Vodyanitsa about the laws that bind the world and their intent to move past them. That same scene name-drops a character called Lelek, whose connection to the wider Snezhnaya cast remains open.
Alyosha release window in version 7.0
Version 7.0 opens Snezhnaya on August 12, 2026, and Alyosha is confirmed as one of its playable additions. What HoYoverse has not shared is the exact phase he lands in. Based on standard update pacing, a first-half slot looks likely, but no official banner date has been given.
Note: His rarity has not been announced either. Anything beyond his element, weapon, and story role stays unconfirmed until the version 7.0 livestream, where HoYoverse typically lays out the full banner schedule. Until then, treat leaked kit details as unverified and plan pulls around the confirmed August 12 launch.
