Summary
- Version 5.8 of Genshin Impact will introduce a new female 5-Star character focusing on buffing or transforming the Electro-Charged reaction.
- This new character could breathe new life into several old hypercarries like Tartaglia, or even enhance newer ones like Clorinde.
- Players will be able to find out more concrete information after June 18, 2025.
According to a reliable source in the Genshin Impact community, Version 5.8 will introduce a new female 5-Star character who will buff or even transform the Electro-Charged reaction. While Genshin Impact has toyed with giving powerful buffs to underrepresented reactions, it has been a while since a character transformed a reaction the way Nilou did for Bloom. Chevreuse, Emilie, Citlali, and Escoffier have significantly buffed their respective Elemental Reactions, but have otherwise kept the gameplay intact.
With Pyro reactions mostly taken care of between Version 4.3 and Version 5.3, it appears that HoYoverse is taking a stab at Hydro reactions next. Ifa in Genshin Impact is one of Ororon's best teammates, enjoying a niche as an Electro-Charged driver. However, a few hurdles prevent Electro-Charged from becoming a premium reaction – hurdles that the new Genshin Impact character from Version 5.8 could remove.
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As shared by hxg_diluc and Uncle Kokomi, the upcoming character will be an Electro 5-Star designed with Electro-Charged teams in mind. Namely, this new 5-Star will seemingly have an ability kit inspired by Nilou, potentially hinting at a new version of Electro-Charged – a version that can critically hit, or even deal all of its damage at once. It should be noted that Uncle Kokomi claims that the new 5-Star character in Genshin Impact won't be restricted to just Electro-Charged party members, making her functionally similar to Emilie rather than Escoffier.
Genshin Impact: Everything Known About the New Character from Version 5.8
- Model: Medium Female
- Rarity: 5-Star
- Element: Electro
- Role: Electro-Charged Support
Provided that this turns out to be an accurate assessment of the Version 5.8 character, she could breathe new life into several old hypercarries like Tartaglia, or even enhance newer ones like Clorinde. The new 5-Star could potentially be synergistic with Ifa and Ororon in Genshin Impact, as both characters are already tuned for Electro-Charged. However, it's important to remember that it's too early to predict her place in the meta.
For now, all reliable sources in the Genshin Impact community are pointing towards a new character coming to Genshin Impact in Version 5.8, and that she will be a Medium Female 5-Star. While they are also claiming that she's a 5-Star Electro user with a focus on Electro-Charged, it's wise to treat any further details as speculation until Version 5.8 launches its beta. Given that Emilie is a superb teammate of Kinich in Genshin Impact, there is a high probability that the new 5-Star in Version 5.8 is intended for a Nod-Krai character. Players will be able to find out more concrete information after June 18, 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
