Weapon Skins Guide and How to Unlock

Weapon Skins Guide and How to Unlock

Weapon Skins in Genshin Impact come from the newest endgame mode Stygian Onslaight, learn about the available weapon skins, what weapon skins look like and how to obtain then.

Last updated Today at 09:00 by Shikhu
1.

What Are Weapon Skins in Genshin Impact?

Weapon Skins are a system available in Genshin Impact allowing you to change the style of your current weapon on your character. These are currently only obtainable through the endgame mode Stygian Onslaught.

2.

How to Unlock Weapon Skins

Weapon Skins are only obtainable through the highest difficulty of Stygian Onslaught. Through the extra difficulty: Dire VI. There are 2 variations of these skins with a 4-Star variant being obtained from simply clearing the hardest difficulty and a 5-Star variant for clearing within 180 seconds.

  • 4-Star: Obtained for clearing difficulty VI in general.
  • 5-Star: Obtained for clearing difficulty VI in 180s total from all 3 bosses. Grants an extra glow.
Genshin Impact Weapon Skins

The only difference in these is that the 5-Star weapon skins have an extra glow.

These skins have a variation for each of the 7 elements as well as a weapon skin existing for each of the weapon types. Totalling to 35 skin variants.

2.1.

Weapon Skins Are Not Permanent

Weapon Skins are not permanent, they will expire at the end of the patch. Players who currently have the skins will also not continue to keep them, they will be gone for everyone at the end of the patch. We do not know if this means that the same skins will be back in Stygian again next patch, or if the developers may rotate through a selection of skins or make them permanently unlockable at a later date.

With difficulty VI being harder than Spiral Abyss floor 12, the fact they are not permanent is likely to alleviate any worries on missing out on these skins while still granting a reward for the highest difficulty.

3.

Currently Available Weapon Skins

Listed below is each weapon skin available and some of the colour options:

Name Image
Serpent Devourer - Sublimation Genshin Impact Weapon Skins Sword
Ardent Storm - Sublimation Genshin Impact Weapon Skins Claymore
Shattered Moon - Sublimation Genshin Impact Weapon Skins Polearm
Hallowed Fetters - Sublimation Genshin Impact Weapon Skins Catalyst
Starpiercer - Sublimation Genshin Impact Weapon Skins Bow
3.1.

Changelog

  • 25 Jun. 2025: Guide Released.
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