Elemental Reaction Buff Damage Comparison (Before VS After) - Genshin Impact 5.2

Powercreeping is often inevitable in gacha games like Genshin Impact. It's difficult to keep characters around the same strength, and it's even harder to entice players to get characters if they're not stronger than their current lineup.

Although there's barely ever any buff on a character, at times, HoYoverse releases adjustments to ensure the viability of certain mechanics. Certain Elemental reactions, for example, become less viable thanks to how strong Hyperbloom is. Therefore, there's an Elemental reaction buff in Genshin Impact 5.2.

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Elemental Reaction Buff Before VS After - Genshin Impact 5.2

Unlike the Elemental reaction buff in version 1.6, Genshin Impact 5.2 Elemental reaction buff doesn’t change the character’s base reaction damage, but instead changes the multiplier of the Elemental reaction itself.

The buff only applies to the following transformative reactions:

• Electro-Charged
• Overloaded
• Superconduct
• Shattered

Here’s the before vs after comparison of Genshin Impact 5.2 Elemental reaction buff:

Elemental Reaction Buff Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2

Against an enemy with 10% RES like a Hilichurl and no external stat bonus, here's the base damage comparison before and after Genshin Impact 5.2 Elemental reaction buff:

Electro-Charged Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2 Reaction Buff

Electro-Charged now has a base multiplier equal to the previous multiplier of Overloaded in Genshin Impact.

Overloaded Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2 Reaction Buff

To ensure Overloaded still has an edge over Electro-Charged in Genshin Impact, the developer also boosts Overloaded's base reaction multiplier.

Superconduct Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2 Reaction Buff

Superconduct now has more damage and not only a niche for Physical DPS in Genshin Impact.

Shattered Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2 Reaction Buff

Shattered is likely the least popular Elemental reaction due to how infrequent and unreliable the reaction is. Nevertheless, it's damage is now comparable to Hyperbloom and Burgeon in Genshin Impact, enabling teams like Shatter-Bloom Kaveh.

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