Player trading has been one of the longest-standing requests from Genshin Impact players, and a fresh leak points to it finally arriving with the Snezhnaya update. The claim is that Version 7.0, the Nation of Cryo, will introduce a system that lets players exchange certain resources directly with each other.
Quick answer: The leak says Snezhnaya (Version 7.0) adds a trade system for food items and materials, including character ascension materials. Boss drops cannot be traded, and there is a daily limit on how much you can exchange.
What the trading system would let you swap
The core of the leaked feature is player-to-player exchange of consumables and farmable resources. That covers cooked food and general materials, and it specifically extends to character ascension materials, which is the part most players care about.
Ascension materials are the items you grind through repeatable open-world routes to level and unlock a character’s ceiling. Being able to trade them would cut down the time spent running the same collection loops, which matters most for players who only get a short window to play each day.
The limits on trading
The system would not be a free-for-all. Two restrictions stand out in the leak, and both are aimed at keeping the exchange from breaking progression.
| Rule | What it means |
|---|---|
| Tradable items | Food items and materials, including character ascension materials |
| Boss drops | Cannot be traded between players |
| Daily limit | A cap on how much you can trade each day |
| Currency | Not confirmed; likely Mora or other materials |
Blocking boss drops is significant. Those are the weekly and world boss materials tied directly to talent upgrades and specific character ascensions, so keeping them out of trading protects the value of actually fighting those bosses. The daily limit works the same way, preventing players from mass-transferring resources in a single session.
How trades might work
The exact currency for trades is not spelled out. The most likely candidates are Mora or a material-for-material swap, both of which already exist in the game’s economy.
There is also a suggestion that players could create their own listings and set their own asking price for what they put up. That would turn the feature into a lightweight marketplace rather than a fixed exchange, though the specifics of how listings would be posted and fulfilled remain unclear.
Note: This is a leak, not an official HoYoverse announcement. Details like the trading currency, listing behavior, and the size of the daily cap could change or be dropped entirely before release.
When Snezhnaya arrives
Snezhnaya is the Version 7.0 region and the Nation of Cryo led by the Tsaritsa. The game is currently working through Version 6.7, the final major patch of the Nod-Krai arc, with 7.0 expected to follow in August. No official date and time for the update has been confirmed yet.
If trading ships alongside 7.0, its most immediate use would be easing the material grind for the region’s new characters, including Odette and Alyosha, whose ascension materials players will start farming from launch.
The economic risk
Adding trading this far into a game’s life is a delicate move. The biggest concern is the economy. Any open exchange of materials can push players toward account sharing, boosting, or real-money resale, which is why the boss-drop lockout and daily cap read as deliberate guardrails.
How HoYoverse ultimately balances convenience against those risks will decide whether the feature looks anything like this leak. For now, treat it as a promising rumor rather than a confirmed system, and watch for an official Version 7.0 reveal to see which parts hold up.
