Recently the official Genshin Impact Twitter account released the splash arts of the upcoming Version 3.1 characters– Cyno, Nilou, and Candace. We know a little bit about their titles and general temperament but almost nothing about their playable kits. Recent leaks have however brought some aspects of their kit to light and that is what we will discuss in this article.
Kit Leaks of Genshin Impact Version 3.1 Characters
These are very minor leaks and mostly vague but they give us an idea as to what we can expect from these characters’ gameplay and abilities. Learning these, one might better prepare for Version 3.1 Update and decide on whether they should pull on the upcoming Version 3.0 banners.
Cyno
Cyno’s kit has already been compared to Xiao’s. Leakers say he has a similar dash skill as Xiao’s but it’s only limited to his dash. As for his damage and gameplay, leakers compare him to a 5-star Razor- except Cyno deals Electro DMG and not Physical like Razor. He’s also rumoured to be a main-dps unit so we can expect another Electro-dps in the Genshin Impact character roster.
Nilou
Nilou’s kit will be focused on the Bloom reaction. Leaks say she’ll only accommodate Bloom reactions- not even triple-reactions like Hyperbloom. Her kit best synergises with mono-Hydro teams like Xinqiu, Yelan, Candace and Kokomi so we can expect Candace to be featured in her banner. As the leak says, she’ll most likely scale off of HP and as of now, we do not yet know if she’ll be a support or a dps unit. All we know is that she’s a 5-star Hydro unit who probably wields a sword.
Candace
Candace is rumoured to be like Beidou for part of her kit. With the shield in her drip-art and this information, we can speculate that Candace might feature a similar counter or parry mechanic as Beidou. She also looks like a support unit who buffs normal attacks like Yun Jin, and infuses Hydro to characters with certain weapon types.
There’s still a lot we don’t know about these characters and the above leaks are still very volatile and questionable but at least this gives us an idea about the direction Hoyoverse is taking with these characters. Players, especially F2P will have to decide soon whether they want to pull on Version 3.0 or wait for these characters to drop in Version 3.1.