Summary
- Genshin Impact may be adding a new female Hydro 5-star character in Version 5.8.
- Hydro characters remain valuable, with new leaks suggesting that this new 5-star will be an upgrade over Dahlia.
- Leaks also hint at a male Hydro Support coming in a future update.
According to a recent leak, Genshin Impact could be introducing another female Hydro 5-star to close out the Natlan era. Version 5.0 kicked off with the debut of Mualani, who can be considered a counterpart to Neuvillette. While both Genshin Impact characters are Hydro Catalyst hypercarries, their playstyle couldn't be any different. Whereas Neuillette can best be described as having a sustained way to deal damage, Mualani is capable of front-loading her ability kit in a way that makes her extremely desirable in the speedrunning community.
As an element, Hydro in Genshin Impact was always seen as a premium. It enables the strongest reactions in the game and its characters are comparatively easier to build if they scale by HP%. Throughout Genshin Impact's history, the meta always revolved around Hydro in some way, as it flowed from the Freeze era to Hyperbloom and into Fontaine. With Freeze becoming fashionable again in the wake of Escoffier and Skirk, Hydro will once again remain on top.
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This has made 5-star Hydro characters extremely valuable in Genshin Impact, and a recent leak seems to imply that Version 5.8 will continue to grow this esteemed roster. As shared via Genshin Leakflow, Version 5.8 will introduce a female 5-star Hydro character to the game, echoing a previous rumor that suggested the final 5-star of the Natlan era would be an unknown Hydro user with a Medium Female model. Curiously, the leak goes on to claim that this new character will be a direct upgrade over Dahlia in Genshin Impact, who will release in Version 5.7 as a 4-star Hydro Sword.
Genshin Impact: What to Expect in Version 5.8
Dahlia already has an extremely underwhelming ability kit in the beta for Version 5.7, and having him replaced by a female 5-star in the subsequent patch would certainly ruffle some feathers in the Genshin Impact community. One thing that has come to define the past two years of Genshin Impact is its lack of male characters. Between Version 5.1 and Version 6.0, only one male 5-star was introduced to the playable cast. However, the leak also claims that this new Genshin Impact character will be a Hydro Support for Skirk, potentially replacing Yelan in her teams.
It should be noted that leakers aren't guaranteed to be good at theorycrafting, and that players should take this information with a grain of salt. For now, it's best to be cautious and only expect the following: Version 5.8 may introduce a Hydro Support character that allows for a quickswap playstyle with Skirk. As for new content, Mare Jivari in Genshin Impact is expected to debut in Version 5.8 as Natlan's final map expansion. Version 5.8 is set to launch on July 30, 2025.
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
- Engine
- Unity
- Genre(s)
- RPG, Action, Adventure, Gacha, Open-World
