Genshin Impact Wishes & Pity Guide
Learn how banners, Fates, pity, 50/50, guarantee, Capturing Radiance, weapon banner pity, and F2P Primogem saving work before you spend your wishes.
Genshin Impact 2025 Wishing Guide | F2P Beginner Tips to Get 5★ Characters Fast!
A beginner-friendly explanation of Fates, banners, pity, Primogem saving, and how to avoid wasting pulls.
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Primogems per wish
90
Character banner hard pity
180
Worst-case featured character guarantee
80
Weapon banner hard pity
Golden rule: save Primogems for limited banners.
Use free Acquaint Fates on the Standard Banner, but spend Primogems mainly on Intertwined Fates for limited character banners. This is the easiest way to avoid wasting F2P pulls.
Fates
Intertwined Fate vs Acquaint Fate
Wishes use Fates. The most important beginner mistake is converting Primogems into the wrong Fate type.
Intertwined Fate
Limited banners
Used for limited character banners, weapon banners, and Chronicled Wish. This is usually what Primogems should become.
Acquaint Fate
Standard banner
Used on the permanent Standard Banner. Spend free Acquaint Fates here, but do not usually convert Primogems into them.
Banner types
Where Should You Wish?
Each banner has its own purpose, pity rules, and risk level.
Limited Character Banner
Intertwined Fate
Best target for most F2P and beginner players.
Only pull if you actually want the featured 5-star or are okay building pity toward them.
Weapon Banner
Intertwined Fate
For players who already have the character and can afford risk.
Even after the 5.0 improvement, this can still cost up to 160 wishes for the chosen weapon.
Standard Banner
Acquaint Fate
Use free Acquaint Fates from progression and rewards.
Do not spend Primogems here unless you fully understand what you are giving up.
Chronicled Wish
Intertwined Fate
Occasional rerun-style banner with a fixed lineup.
Check the lineup and rules first. Fate Points do not carry after the banner ends.
Pity basics
What Is Pity?
Pity is your safety net. It counts how many wishes you have made since your last 5-star on that banner type.
Pity
Your wish counter
Pity is the number of wishes since your last 5-star on that banner type.
Soft pity
Odds start rising
A community term for the range where 5-star odds usually increase before hard pity.
Hard pity
Guaranteed 5-star
Character banners guarantee a 5-star by 90 wishes. Weapon banners guarantee one by 80 wishes.
Reset
After a 5-star
When you get a 5-star, that banner type's 5-star pity counter resets.
Character banner
50/50 and Guarantee
Starting point
If you are not on guarantee, your limited character 5-star is normally treated as a 50/50.
Win
If you get the featured character, your next limited character 5-star is back to 50/50.
Lose
If you get a standard 5-star instead, your next limited character 5-star is guaranteed featured.
Worst case
Plan around up to 180 wishes if you want to fully guarantee a limited character from zero pity.
Updated mechanic
Capturing Radiance
Capturing Radiance
When you are not already guaranteed, this can sometimes turn the result into the promotional 5-star. For planning, beginners can still think 50/50 plus guarantee, with slightly better odds.
Character Event Wish-2
The two simultaneous limited character banners share pity and guarantee with each other.
Guarantee matters most
Even with updated odds, the safest question is still: am I on 50/50 or am I guaranteed?
Weapon banner
Weapon Banner and Epitomized Path
The weapon banner is better than it used to be, but it is still expensive. Set your Epitomized Path before pulling.
Hard pity
80 wishes
Weapon banners guarantee a 5-star weapon by 80 wishes.
Featured weapon chance
75%
A 5-star weapon has a high chance to be one of the two featured weapons.
Epitomized Path
1 Fate Point
Choose a weapon path before pulling. If your 5-star is not the chosen weapon, you gain 1 Fate Point.
Chosen weapon guarantee
Up to 160 wishes
After 1 Fate Point, your next 5-star weapon on that banner is guaranteed to be your chosen weapon.
Carry-over rules
What Carries Over and What Resets?
This is where a lot of new players get confused. Pity and Fate Points are not always the same thing.
Character Event Wish
Pity and featured guarantee carry to future limited character banners.
Character Event Wish-2
Shares pity and guarantee with the main limited character banner.
Weapon Event Wish
Weapon pity carries to future weapon banners, but Fate Points reset when the banner ends or you change/cancel the path.
Standard Banner
Standard Banner pity is separate from limited character and weapon banners.
Chronicled Wish
Chronicled Wish pity is separate. Chronicled Fate Points do not carry after that Chronicled Wish ends.
Saving pulls
Where to Get Primogems
How much to save
Wish Saving Targets
Casual target
75-90 wishes
Enough to usually reach one 5-star from low pity, but not enough to guarantee the featured character if you lose.
Safe character target
160-180 wishes
Enough to plan for a worst-case limited character guarantee from zero pity.
Weapon target
Up to 160 wishes
Only consider this if you can finish the Epitomized Path before the banner ends.
Pity tracking
How to Track Your Pity
Before pulling, check your history so you know how close you are and whether you are on 50/50 or guarantee.
Open Wish History
Check the banner type you are pulling on. Character, weapon, standard, and Chronicled Wish are separate.
Find your last 5-star
Count how many wishes happened after your last 5-star on that banner type.
Check what the 5-star was
If your last limited character 5-star was standard, you are guaranteed featured next time.
Check banner-specific paths
For weapon or Chronicled Wish, remember that Fate Points reset when that banner ends.
F2P strategy
Smart Wishing Rules
These rules keep your account from losing months of Primogem progress to impulse pulls.
Avoid these
Common Wishing Mistakes
Spending Primogems on Standard Banner
Free Acquaint Fates are fine, but Primogems should usually be saved for limited banners.
Pulling to build pity
You can accidentally get a 5-star you do not want and reset your pity.
Ignoring guarantee
Always know if you are on 50/50 or guaranteed before spending.
Weapon banner without enough wishes
Fate Points reset, so do not start a weapon path unless you can afford the plan.
Chronicled Wish confusion
Chronicled Wish has its own rules. Check the lineup and path before pulling.
Chasing every banner
F2P accounts grow faster when they save for characters they actually want.
Video reference
Updated Pity Video
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Related Genshin Guides
Beginner Guide
Start with the major systems before spending your Primogems.
Daily & Weekly Checklist
Track repeatable sources of Primogems and progression rewards.
Team Building
Know which characters are worth saving for based on your teams.
Artifacts Guide
Build the characters you pull with better artifact decisions.
Wishing summary
Save Primogems for limited character banners, know your pity and guarantee before pulling, avoid casual weapon banner pulls, use free Acquaint Fates on Standard Banner, and only wish when you are happy getting the featured 5-star.