Genshin Impacthas officially confirmed the arrival of a brand-new region named Sumeru to come in future updates. Multiple NPCs in the game have already described Sumeru as a mysterious land filled with rainforests and deserts.
One of the most important things about Sumeru’s arrival is the fact that it will introduce a new element named Dendro.Genshin Impact’s whole combat system is based on triggering various elemental reactions and adding a new element will certainly shake up the current character meta.
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Two posts on the popularGenshin ImpactLeaks subreddit show two new tripleelemental reactions related to the new Dendro element. Both of the elemental reactions are tied with the previously leaked Bloom reaction, which causes explosive seeds to drop on the ground once Hydro and Dendro are combined. The first video shows that if the explosive seed is affected with Pyro, it will cause an AoE explosion that will knock back enemies. Multiple replies in the comment section like the fact that enemies didn’t get flown around like with Overload, which will allow players to deal consistent AoE damage to a group of enemies.
Numerous comments claim that this elemental reaction couldbring Pyro DPS charactersback in the meta. Pyro users have taken a backseat through the whole Inazuma storyline with Thoma being the only new Pyro character in the whole Inazuma arc. The second triple elemental reaction can be triggered if players apply Electro to the Dendro/Hydro explosive seed. According to the video, this elemental reaction apparently converts into Catalyze which can also be triggered if Dendro and Electro are combined.
According topreviousGenshin Impactleaks, Catalyze grants a significant damage buff against the target that is affected by the elemental reaction. Players are expecting the recently announced five-star character, Tighnari, to rely heavily on Catalyze in order to achieve his full damage potential. He will apparently be the only new five-star character who is scheduled to arrive in the first Sumeru update.
Even though he is the only new five-star character,Genshin Impact’s official social media accounts have already confirmed the arrival of two four-star characters: Collei and Dori. Collei is a familiar face in theGenshin Impactworld as she played a major role in the game’s manga series. She will apparently be a Dendro bow character obtainable for free during the 3.0 events. Dori is a four-star Electro user and according to numerous leaks, she will be anewGenshin Impactsupport.
Genshin Impactis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices. A Switch version is in development.
