Genshin Impact Version 7.1 Weapon Pull Guide: Should You Pull?

Skip the Genshin Impact Version 7.1 weapon banner and save your Primogems if you plan to pull for the Tsaritsa. While the signature weapons for Vesna and Vodyanitsa provide tailored personal stat increases, neither weapon unlocks unique team archetypes or mechanics that justify spending up to 160 or 240 wishes on the Epitomized Path.

Unless you have an excess of wishes or do not want the Cryo Archon, hold your Primogems and equip accessible four-star or universal five-star alternatives instead.

Why You Should Skip the Version 7.1 Weapon Banner

Weapon banners carry a steep opportunity cost. The Epitomized Path mechanic requires significant reserves to guarantee a target weapon, making weapon pulls an inefficient use of resources directly before major character releases like the Tsaritsa.

New character banners expand your roster flexibility and elemental team options. By contrast, five-star signature weapons primarily raise personal damage ceilings without changing how a team functions. High-refinement four-star weapons—particularly energy-generating options like the Favonius series—often provide smoother team rotations that offset the raw stat gains of an R1 five-star weapon.

Vesna's Signature Weapon: Fable of the Butterfly

Fable of the Butterfly is an on-field carry weapon designed around Vesna's skill activation and field time. It provides a high baseline Critical stat and an escalating passive damage bonus keyed directly to her rotation.

However, the weapon features narrow account utility:

• Outside of Vesna's specific field uptime, few current characters can maintain its passive condition.
• When using Vesna primarily as a sub-DPS or reaction enabler, the signature weapon offers only a 12% to 18% damage increase over accessible alternatives.
• This damage gap does not significantly impact clear times in endgame content like Spiral Abyss Floor 12.

Vodyanitsa's Signature Weapon and Energy Alternatives

Vodyanitsa's signature weapon focuses on support scaling, turning utility stats into rotational bonuses that smooth energy requirements and boost party elemental damage.

Her baseline kit functions effectively without a five-star weapon:

• High performance floor: Vodyanitsa provides elemental application and team utility regardless of her weapon tier, as her core value lies in cooldown alignment rather than personal damage output.
• Favonius weapons: Equipping a high-refinement Favonius weapon solves her energy needs while generating neutral particles for the rest of your team.
• Craftable options: Forgeable weapons offer accessible stat baselines that meet operational requirements without spending Primogems.

Banner Pull Decision Criteria

Review your account status and Primogem totals before deciding whether to wish on this banner.

Pull If:

• You already have enough saved Primogems to guarantee the Tsaritsa alongside any weapon banner spending.
• You are specifically min-maxing Vesna or Vodyanitsa to maximize personal damage leaderboards.
• You already maintain a fully developed character roster and deliberately want premium stat sticks.

Skip If:

• You are a free-to-play player, Welkin Moon subscriber, or low spender saving for upcoming Snezhnaya characters.
• You already own refined utility weapons, such as the Favonius Sword or Sacrificial weapons.
• Your current teams already achieve full clears in the Spiral Abyss without needing minor percentage increases in personal DPS.