Summary
- Escoffier is an upcoming five-star character in Genshin Impact, focused on supporting Hydro and Cryo teams.
- Her kit includes healing abilities, elemental shred effects, and a culinary mechanism that follows the active character.
- Fans welcome the Cryo element focus but want Escoffier to be more versatile across team compositions.
A new Genshin Impact leak has revealed more details about an upcoming five-star character named Escoffier, who is expected to join the roster in the coming months. It seems that Genshin Impact will continue its pattern of introducing new playable units in every update since the Natlan region's arrival.
Escoffier has been mentioned in numerous leaks over the past couple of months and was referred to as the "chef girl character." These rumors appear to be true, as multiple credible leakers have all but confirmed Escoffier's arrival. It's likely only a matter of time before HoYoverse officially introduces her.
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Escoffier was also teased in the recent character trailer for the newly released five-star, Varesa. The scene showed the back of Escoffier’s model, confirming that she holds a Cryo Vision. Before each new update, Genshin Impact hosts a beta test server that includes most of the upcoming content for the next update. The current beta version for Genshin Impact Version 5.6 features all the key details about new characters, including Escoffier. According to beta leaks, Escoffier is expected to be a support character, as her effects remain active even when she leaves the field.
Genshin Impact 5.6: Escoffier Complete Kit Revealed
- Escoffier's Normal, Plunging, and Charged Attacks are fairly simple and do not include any special effects.
- Elemental Skill – Tapping this skill activates Low-Temperature Refrigerator Mode, dealing AoE damage to surrounding enemies. During this effect, a Culinary Mechanism follows the active character and periodically attacks nearby enemies. Holding this skill makes Escoffier enter Improvised Cooking Mode.
- Elemental Burst – Escoffier demonstrates her knife skills, dealing AoE Cryo damage and restoring HP to all nearby allies, scaling with ATK.
- Talent 1 – Using her Elemental Burst grants a 9-second effect that periodically restores HP to the active character.
- Talent 2 – When there are Hydro or Cryo characters in Escoffier’s party, she decreases enemies’ resistance to these elemental damage types. The amount of elemental shred depends on the number of Cryo and Hydro characters in her team, making her an excellent choice for Genshin Impact’s Freeze teams.
Overall, many fans believe Escoffier could become a top choice for players who enjoy Hydro and Cryo team compositions. Some have praised HoYoverse for giving more attention to the Cryo element in the recent updates, as Cryo characters have gradually become less popular in Genshin Impact.
However, others dislike that Escoffier's full supportive potential is limited to Hydro and Cryo teams. Some players wish HoYoverse would make her more flexible and able to adapt to many different team composition types in Genshin Impact. Since Escoffier is still in beta testing and there are around six weeks until Genshin Impact Version 5.6 arrives, there is a chance that HoYoverse could adjust her kit based on player feedback.
Genshin Impact
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 81 /100 Critics Rec: 87%
- Released
- September 28, 2020
- ESRB
- Teen / Alcohol Reference, Fantasy Violence, In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items), Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
- Publisher(s)
- HoYoverse (Formerly miHoYo)
WHERE TO PLAY
Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.
You and your sibling arrived here from another world. Separated by an unknown god, stripped of your powers, and cast into a deep slumber, you now awake to a world very different from when you first arrived.
Thus begins your journey across Teyvat to seek answers from The Seven — the gods of each element. Along the way, prepare to explore every inch of this wondrous world, join forces with a diverse range of characters, and unravel the countless mysteries that Teyvat holds...
MASSIVE OPEN WORLD
Climb any mountain, swim across any river, and glide over the world below, taking in the jaw-dropping scenery each step of the way. And if you stop to investigate a wandering Seelie or strange mechanism, who knows what you might discover?
ELEMENTAL COMBAT SYSTEM
Harness the seven elements to unleash elemental reactions. Anemo, Electro, Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, Dendro, and Geo interact in all sorts of ways, and Vision wielders have the power to turn this to their advantage.
Will you vaporize Hydro with Pyro, electro-charge it with Electro, or freeze it with Cryo? Your mastery of the elements will give you the upper hand in battle and exploration.
BEAUTIFUL VISUALS
Feast your eyes on the world around you, with a stunning art style, real-time rendering, and finely tuned character animations delivering you a truly immersive visual experience. Lighting and weather all change naturally over time, bringing every detail of this world to life.
SOOTHING SOUNDTRACK
Let the beautiful sounds of Teyvat draw you in as you explore the expansive world around you. Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the soundtrack changes seamlessly with the time and gameplay to match the mood.
BUILD YOUR DREAM TEAM
Team up with a diverse cast of characters in Teyvat, each with their own unique personalities, stories, and abilities. Discover your favorite party combinations and level up your characters to help you conquer even the most daunting of enemies and domains.
JOURNEY WITH FRIENDS
Team up with friends across various platforms to trigger more elemental action, tackle tricky boss fights, and conquer challenging domains together to reap rich rewards.
As you stand atop the peaks of Jueyun Karst and take in the rolling clouds and vast terrain stretching out before you, you may wish to stay in Teyvat a little longer... But until you are reunited with your lost sibling, how can you rest? Go forth, Traveler, and begin your adventure!
- Engine
- Unity
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms
- Cross Save
- All platforms
- PC Release Date
- September 28, 2020
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- November 20, 2024
- PS5 Release Date
- April 28, 2021
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action, Adventure, Gacha, Open-World
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, iOS, Android
- X|S Optimized
- yes
- OpenCritic Rating
- Strong
