How is Chronicled Wish different from a limited banner?

Both use a 50/50, but Chronicled Wish adds Fate Points — losing the 50/50 guarantees your chosen target on the next 5-star — and lets you select any one character or weapon from the pool, while a limited banner only offers its current featured 5-star.

Do Fate Points carry over?

No. Your pity count carries into the next Chronicled Wish, but Fate Points reset when the banner ends — losing the 50/50 and stopping early wastes the point entirely.

What is the worst-case pull count?

Two 5-stars maximum to guarantee: 90 + 90 = 180 pulls (~28,800 Primogems), usually 150-160 with soft pity.

Does it mix characters and weapons?

The pool contains both, but you select only one target. Choosing a character means losses give characters; choosing a weapon means losses give weapons.

How often does Chronicled Wish run?

Irregularly — not every version (it debuted in 4.5, with later cycles at 5.3, 5.6 and beyond). It runs for a full version rather than splitting into phases.

Is Chronicled Wish worth it?

Yes if you specifically want an older character and can save 160-180 pulls. If your resources are short or you are saving for a new character, skip it and keep your Primogems for the limited banner.

Genshin Chronicled Wish Guide: Mechanics, Fate Points & Pull Strategy

Chronicled Wish is Genshin's third banner type: pick one target from a pool of older characters and weapons, then pull under a "50/50 + 1 Fate Point" guarantee. It exists to solve "I want that old character but the limited banners never cycle back". This guide covers the mechanics, the carry-over rules, and when it is actually worth pulling.

How is it different from a limited banner? Same 50/50, but with Fate Points: after losing the 50/50, your next 5-star is guaranteed to be your chosen target — two 5-stars max (the weapon banner needs three).
Do Fate Points carry over? Pity count carries over; Fate Points do not. If you lose the 50/50, gain a Fate Point and stop before the second 5-star, that point vanishes when the banner ends — the single easiest way to waste pulls.
What is in the pool? Each cycle offers a set of 5★ characters and 5★ weapons (characters typically older, long-absent reruns). You choose exactly one as your target.
Is it worth pulling? Worth it if you want an old character's constellation or signature weapon and can save 160-180 pulls. With only half a guarantee saved, the risk is high — wait for a limited banner instead.

What is Chronicled Wish

Added in Version 4.5, Chronicled Wish is a limited-time banner type sitting between Character Event Wish and Weapon Event Wish:

Choose your target: pick one 5★ character or one 5★ weapon from the current pool.
No cross-type losses: choose a character and losing the 50/50 gives another character; choose a weapon and it gives another weapon.
Costs Intertwined Fates: the same currency as limited banners, so it competes directly for your Primogem budget.

Pool eligibility originally required characters who had appeared in limited banners at least three times and had been absent recently; HoYoverse later relaxed the rules to bring back long-awaited units. Characters featured here can still return in future limited reruns or later Chronicled Wish cycles.

Guarantee mechanics: 50/50 + 1 Fate Point

It blends the character banner's 50/50 with the weapon banner's Fate Point system:

Item	Rule
Hard pity	90 pulls (soft pity kicks in around 73-75)
First 5-star	50% chance to be your chosen target
Lose the 50/50	gain 1 Fate Point; the next 5-star is 100% your target
Max 5-stars to guarantee	2 (the weapon banner needs 3)
Pity carry-over	✅ carries to the next Chronicled Wish
Fate Point carry-over	❌ reset when the banner ends

Worst case: 90 + 90 = 180 pulls; realistically 150-160 with soft pity. Against the weapon banner's 240-pull worst case, that is comparatively tame.

The Fate Point trap

The rule that punishes careless pulling, by example:

You target Character A. On pull 78 you lose the 50/50 and receive 1 Fate Point.
You only have 30 pulls left and never see another 5-star before the banner ends.
Result: the Fate Point is deleted and you return to 50/50 next time — but your pity count survives (you resume 12 pulls from hard pity).

Hence the iron rule: either enter with enough pulls to reach a second 5-star after losing, or do not enter at all. Half an investment just donates a Fate Point.

All three banners compared

Feature	Character banner	Weapon banner	Chronicled Wish
50/50	✅	— (Epitomized Path)	✅
Guarantee	next 5★ is the featured unit	2 Fate Points	1 Fate Point
Worst case	~180 pulls	~240 pulls	~180 pulls
Target scope	current featured 5★	current featured weapons	any one item in the pool
Carry-over	✅ pity	✅ pity, ❌ path points	✅ pity, ❌ Fate Points

Simple decision rule: brand-new character → limited banner; current signature weapon → weapon banner; older character, constellation or legacy weapon → Chronicled Wish.

Who should pull (and who shouldn't)

Good fit:

You missed an old character and no rerun is on the roadmap — Chronicled Wish is often the only guaranteed route.
You want a key constellation (C1/C2 breakpoints) on a legacy unit.
You want an old signature weapon without accepting the weapon banner's 240-pull worst case.
You already have 160-180 pulls and can commit to finishing the cycle.

Skip it if:

You are saving for a new character next patch — this banner shares your Primogem wallet.
You cannot cover the worst case: a half investment loses the Fate Point.
The target has clearly fallen behind in the current meta and it is not a favorite.
You are pulling hoping "any 5-star is fine" — losing gives the same type but rarely what you wanted.

Pull strategy

Set the budget first: plan for 180 pulls (~28,800 Primogems) worst case, 150-160 with soft pity.
Confirm the cycle: Chronicled Wish does not run every version (4.5, 5.3, 5.6 …) — check the pool actually contains your target.
Once in, go to the end: if you lose the 50/50, finish the guarantee; otherwise do not start at all.
Stop the moment you get the target: the Fate Point clears on acquisition and you return to 50/50 — chasing another copy needs a fresh plan.
Do not split budgets across banners: pity is separate but your Primogems are not; halving your savings usually guarantees neither banner.

Summary

Chronicled Wish is a targeted ticket for old characters — not a charity banner: the 1-Fate-Point guarantee beats the weapon banner and pity carries over, but the non-carrying Fate Point alone can eat a careless player's entire investment. The rule is one line: either save 180 pulls and finish, or do not pull at all. Think it through and it is the most reliable way to reclaim a legacy unit; skip the thinking and it is an expensive lesson.

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