Luna VII drops May 20 with Nicole Reeyn finally making Hexenzirkel playable, and HoYoverse is milking the Sumeru crisis angle hard to justify another gacha dump. Nicole's the 5-star Pyro catalyst support who buffs the whole party's ATK, drops shields, and summons some Arcane Projection for coordinated hits while also pointing out treasure Seelies outside combat. Pair her with Lohen the Cryo polearm DPS who stacks Joy and Will to Win resources, and Prune the 4-star Anemo catalyst who Swirls everything with bell and hammer nonsense, plus reruns for Durin and Mavuika.

The new Archon Quest chapter throws chaos at Sumeru with Nahida sidelined and a Dottore lookalike stirring trouble, handing out 560 Primogems and Nicole mats if you grind it fast enough for a weekly boss with unpredictable abilities. Events lean into Klee's Little Hexenzirkel mini-games with Qiqi, Yaoyao, and Sayu for that exclusive weapon skin, plus some sports festival and upgraded Kamera features that feel like afterthoughts.

X is full of whales already editing Nicole wish animations and Reddit leaks show mixed takes on her kit not being meta enough despite the lore hype, while the PlayStation blog confirms the exact May 20 rollout and codename "N" for the first Hexenzirkel member. Another banner cycle where the story tease exists mostly to sell pulls.