Flins vs Ineffa Malaysia Time: Genshin 7.0 Phase 2 Ends 22 September
Published: 2026-09-07
Genshin Impact 7.0 Phase 2 closes on 22 September 2026 at 2:59pm Malaysia time. The two banners running until then, Flins and Ineffa, share the same pity counter. That single quirk changes how Malaysian players should spend their Primogems across the next 15 days. All timings below are MYT (GMT+8), matched to the game's Asia server reset.
Reading the Flins vs Ineffa split
Both featured 5-stars are Electro, both are event-exclusive, and they go off-rate together at the same server maintenance the moment Phase 2 ends. The polearm 5-star Flins headlines "The Lone Light Knocks at Night" as an on-field DPS built for the Lunar-Charged reaction, while Ineffa headlines "Astral Actuation" as an Electro sub-DPS engineered to pair with him. You are picking one carry and one enabler this phase, not two random pulls, and the pity math actively treats them as one account decision instead of two.
The three promoted 4-stars appear on both banners at the same rate: Aino (Hydro), Iansan (Electro), Lan Yan (Anemo). Because the guarantee count is shared, a hard pity spent on Ineffa still counts if you swap to Flins the same night. That is a rare setup. Most banners punish you for splitting attention. This one refunds it.
What "shared guarantee" actually means for your account
Normal Genshin character banners keep separate pity counters. Version 7.0 Phase 2 uses a shared count across Flins and Ineffa. In plain terms: 60 losing pulls on Ineffa's banner leave you 30 wishes from a soft-pity attempt on either banner. Malaysian players used to grinding each Genesis Crystal top-up for a single character get two shots at the same account, not one. Pivot after a 50/50 loss on one banner to guarantee the other. You keep the count. Guarantee status transfers too. That is new for Genshin.
Nod-Krai patch impact if you skip both
Version 7.0 Phase 2 is the last banner window before the expected 7.1 update. HoYoverse has not confirmed the 7.1 Special Program date or lineup as of 5 September 2026, but the six-week cadence points to Wednesday, 23 September for the version launch. Vesna and Vodyanitsa have been officially teased for 7.1 without a phase slot. No phase assignment means no confirmed timing. Plan around what you can see today.
Skipping Flins now means banking Primogems for an unannounced roster that could pan out into a full 5-star flop for your team composition. Fine if you already own a Lunar-Charged main DPS. Risky if you do not, because the Flins and Ineffa duo is currently the cleanest way to run the reaction without piecing together clumsy Electro-Charged workarounds from four separate patch cycles. Icy Veins flagged the pair as "the core of Lunar-Charged teams" at Flins' 6.0 debut. Six weeks of blind saving is a real cost against that opportunity.
Weapon banner: two polearms, both signature
Epitome Invocation runs Bloodsoaked Ruins and Fractured Halo, both 5-star polearms tied to Nod-Krai's designer set with Electro-flavored passives that reward on-field uptime. Flins wants Bloodsoaked Ruins. Nobody in the current roster wants Fractured Halo more than a spare on-field carry, and even that use case is thin on Asia-server ladder builds. Ineffa uses catalyst-tier stats and does not benefit from either 5-star, so weapon-banner pulls this phase point at Flins players only in every reasonable team build. Skip the weapon banner if you are Ineffa-first. The 4-stars in rotation are The Flute, Favonius Greatsword, Favonius Lance, Eye of Perception, and The Stringless.
Wish math in ringgit
An 80-wish soft pity, worst case, is 12,800 Primogems. Genshin's Genesis Crystal exchange runs 1:1 into Primogems, and Malaysian players can buy them through REDX Game at a live MYR-priced Genshin Impact top-up that avoids the App Store's iOS surcharge. App Store pricing on the same 8,080 Genesis Crystal pack runs roughly RM 15 to RM 20 higher per bundle in KL and Petaling Jaya carts. The gap compounds fast. Boleh tahan the savings across four packs and you have funded one extra ten-pull.
A realistic 90-pull budget means about 14,400 Primogems if the shared guarantee saves you from a full second cycle. Free-to-play accounts sitting on 12,000 Primogems from Version 7.0 exploration plus the Battle Pass can clear Flins outright and still keep 4,000 in reserve for Ineffa's soft pity. That is the healthy line. Anyone under 8,000 Primogems is realistically topping up through REDX Game's Genesis Crystal packs to close the gap before Tuesday's cutover.
Fastest DuitNow top-up for the deadline
Sit down and read the clock. REDX Game advertises 1 to 3 minute delivery on Genshin Impact packs, which matters when Phase 2 closes at exactly 2:59pm MYT on a Tuesday afternoon that lines up with mid-lunch queues in Shah Alam and mid-meeting slots in Johor Bahru offices. DuitNow through Boost lands within that delivery window during business hours on any Malaysian bank account, so a 2:45pm top-up still clears in time. App Store card payments, on the other hand, do not always post to the account before the server cutover if you tap "buy" after 2:50pm MYT and Apple queues the receipt review. Senang gila to say, tak perlu tunggu lama on the direct route through REDX Game's Genshin Impact page.
FAQ: Flins, Ineffa, and the 22 September cutoff
When exactly does Genshin 7.0 Phase 2 end in Malaysia?
22 September 2026 at 14:59 MYT (GMT+8), matching the Asia server maintenance window. After that, both banners lock and any half-built pity carries into the Version 7.1 banners.
Does pity carry from Flins/Ineffa into the 7.1 banners?
Yes. The pity counter itself transfers to the next character event wish banner. Only the featured character and the 50/50 guarantee status stay with you.
Should I pull Flins or Ineffa first?
Start with Flins if you need a Lunar-Charged DPS, because the shared guarantee then leaves Ineffa's soft pity fully primed for a pivot within the same top-up cycle. Go Ineffa first if you already own Raiden Shogun or Clorinde and want the support half of the Electro combo without breaking your existing team-building progress.
Is the shared guarantee count official?
Yes, it's the confirmed banner mechanic for Phase 2, published on the Genshin Impact official news feed. Murah giler compared to running two separate pity cycles across two versions.
How many Primogems is a guaranteed Flins?
Worst case 180 wishes = 28,800 Primogems if you lose the 50/50, then hit hard pity on the guarantee. Best case, 79 wishes = 12,640 Primogems on a soft-pity 50/50 win. Shared count halves the effective worst case if you are chasing both. Budget accordingly. Do not overspend chasing a rerun.
Local tips before the timer runs out
Selangor Red Giants and Team SMG members have both streamed live Flins comps on the Asia server this week, giving Malaysian viewers a real Southeast Asian reference for what the character does at C0 rather than the C6 whale footage most guides lean on. Ignore Reddit theorycraft that treats him like a Beidou reskin, because his kit centers on the Lunar-Charged reaction rather than vanilla Electro-Charged and swings differently in team-DPS numbers. Pro reference beats forum guessing every time in a Genshin release window.
For the top-up itself, REDX Game keeps Genshin Genesis Crystal packs in MYR only, where RM 50 buys the 980-crystal pack while the equivalent App Store purchase runs closer to RM 65 for the same crystals at a worse exchange rate on iOS. Malaysian players in Penang and Kuching report the same one-to-three-minute DuitNow-to-in-game delivery window that KL and Ipoh players see across the last month of live orders. Memang best for closing pity on time before the Tuesday cutover.
One safety note: never buy Primogems through third-party "cheap" resellers. HoYoverse bans accounts caught with unauthorized recharges, and the pity you build on a banned account resets to zero. Bans are permanent. Stick with REDX Game's licensed Genshin Impact top-up or the official in-game store. Top up before 2:00pm MYT on 22 September. Treat the shared guarantee as free insurance rather than a reason to overspend on a rerun banner cycle.
