Genshin Impact’s Dainsleif may not make his playable debut for some time, but he’s certainly bolstered himself in the game’s story. He frequently shows his face at the end of the region’s quests to drop some lore on us – but here’s what we know about his potential release date, build, and more.
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Here’s everything we know about Genshin Impact’s Dainsleif:
Genshin Impact Dainsleif release date speculation
Unfortunately, we don’t know anything about Dainsleif’s release date or banner yet. He was shown as a playable character way back in 2020, at the Tokyo Games Show celebrating the game’s launch. Hoyoverse referred to him as a ‘new character’, terminology which is generally only used to refer to playable characters. He also possesses a character card, which is another thing usually exclusive to playable characters. In all likelihood, we’ll see him release during a Khaenri’ah version.
Who is Dainsleif?
Dain pops up in plenty of quests to drop a lore bomb on us, and then go back on his merry way to fight evil and do whatever it is he does when not with the Traveler.
Dainsleif is known as the Bough Keeper, likely related to the tree of Irminsul and of Ley Lines. He also has the title of Twilight Sword, though we’re not too sure what this implies just yet. He’s thought to be the former knight captain of Khaenri’ah’s Royal Guard, though he could not prevent the land’s destruction. This led to him being cursed and becoming immortal, which is why he now travels Teyvat – and knew the Traveler’s sibling many years ago.
Dainsleif narrates the Collected Miscellany trailers for most characters aside from Dori, Wanderer, and Aloy, who have Genshin Impact’s Alice as a narrator.
What is Dainsleif’s build?
Much like Dainsleif’s release date, we currently don’t know what his element is. We know that he’s from Khaenri’ah, and his character card has a strange symbol where the element should be. As such, there’s a chance that he could possess a new element, or perhaps two, one celestial and one abyssal, much like Genshin Impact’s Childe.
So far we’ve only seen him use psychic abilities in the game, something that has yet to surface in other playable characters, and some fans have theorized that he may mark the introduction of light and dark powers.
The only thing we know for sure is that he wields a sword. Of course, we’ll be sure to update this guide when any more information about his build surfaces.
We also know his constellation – in Japanese and Chinese – which translates to ‘snake ring constellation’. This is likely a reference to ouroboros.
What quests is Dainsleif in?
You encounter Dainsleif first during the world quest titled ‘Bough Keeper: Dainsleif’. In this quest, he offers to accept commissions related to the Abyss Order, before he and the Traveler (and Paimon) go on a quest to track down an Abyss Herald. From there, he pops up from time to time in lore-filled quests.
Here are all the quests that Dainsleif currently features in:
- Chapter I – Act IV: Prelude: Bough Keeper: Dainsleif (world quest)
- Chapter I – Act IV: We Will Be Reunited (archon quest)
- Chapter II – Act IV: Requiem of the Echoing Depths (archon quest)
- Chapter III – Act VI: Caribert (archon quest)
- Chapter IV – Act VI: Bedtime Story (archon quest)
Who is Dainsleif’s voice actor?
Dainsleif’s Japanese voice actor is Kenjiro Tsuda, who you may recognize as Seto Kaiba from Yu-Gi-Oh or Luxu from Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue.
In English, Dainsleif’s voice actor is Yuri Lowenthal. Yuri is best known as the voice of Peter Parker in the most recent Spider-Man videogame, and Johnny in Final Fantasy VII Remake.
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