As Genshin Impact 5.7 is live, HoYoverse has started conducting beta tests for version 5.8. As a result, there are now tons of Genshin Impact 5.8 leaks available online, showcasing a new 5-star character named Ineffa, the upcoming Mare Jivari region, and, as always, a summer event before Travelers enter the next nation.
In this article, you will find the leaks for all the main new content coming in Genshin Impact 5.8, according to leaks.
New 5-star Character: Ineffa
Ineffa is a 5-star Electro character rumored to become playable in Genshin Impact. She is the first character we will meet from the Nod-Krai region. Her origin isn’t the only thing special about Ineffa. Ineffa appears to be a robot maid and features a special type of elemental reaction called Lunar-Charged. This seems to be a special power of characters from Nod-Krai, similar to the Nightsoul mechanic of Natlan.
Ineffa can trigger the Lunar-Charged Electro-Charged reaction when her Electro attacks meet Hydro. This special reaction scales from Elemental Mastery and is based on the stat of all characters participating in the Lunar-Charged Electro-Charged reaction. Unlike other transformative reactions, Lunar-Charged Electro-Charged can also deal critical hits.
Click to get a summary of Ineffa’s character kit
Normal Attack: Cyclonic Duster
Basic spear strikes with a charged spin attack and a strong plunge. Nothing fancy, but solid animations.
Skill: Cleaning Mode – Carrier Frequency
Pops a big Electro AoE, generates a strong Electro-absorb shield, and summons Birgitta, her trusty robot companion that zaps enemies automatically. Shield scales off ATK, lasts 20s, and has 16s cooldown — so great uptime!
Burst: Supreme Instruction – Cyclonic Exterminator
Launches Birgitta for a massive Electro nuke. If Birgitta’s already out, it refreshes her and repositions her. High damage and great for keeping pressure up. Costs 60 Energy, 15s cooldown.
Passive 1: Overclocking Circuit
If there are thunderclouds around (implied from field or another source), Birgitta gets bonus attacks that scale off Ineffa’s ATK — deals Lunar-Charged DMG.
Passive 2: Panoramic Permutation Protocol
After Burst, she boosts Elemental Mastery for herself and allies by 6% of her ATK for 20s — makes her a nice EM buffer too!
Utility Passive:
Has a 30% chance to get seasoning when using food — basically, she’s your high-tech kitchen bot too.
New area: Summer Event Island and Mare Jivari
As of current leaks by reliable leakers, Mare Jivari is rumored to be a domain area instead of a hidden region located underneath like Ancient Dragon City, Remuria, or Enkanomiya. In the Mare Jivari domain, players will get to fight a giant creature named Bakunawa, who is another deadly creation of the Sinner Rhinedottir, “Gold,” like Durin, Elynas, and Rifthounds.
Leakers have confirmed that there’s going to be a summer event in Genshin Impact 5.8. However, instead of adding a temporary map, HoYoverse will be adding a permanent map area. Whether this new area will have more Pyroculus and Pyro Sigils remains unknown.
Below, I have linked some Reddit posts related to Mare Jivari leaks. Feel free to check them out for more info:
New Characters Skins for Yelan and Bennett
Bennett, our beloved 4-star, also referred to as the Pyro Archon by the community at times, is finally getting a skin in Genshin Impact 5.8. Players will get a free 4-star skin for Bennett in the main summer event of the Version 5.8 update. It is a Natlan-themed skin, focused on the appearances of the Children of Echoes Tribe.
As for Yelan, she is getting a 5-star skin. HoYoverse finally remembered they can release 5-star skins for characters. It has been a long time since they released the 5-star Diluc skin. Unfortunately, leakers haven’t revealed Yelan’s skin yet, but players can expect it to have a similar quality as the Diluc skin.
New Weapons
Genshin Impact 5.8 will bring two new weapons:
- Fractured Halo, a 5-star polearm
- Flame-Forged Insight, a 4-star claymore
Fractured Halo is the signature polearm for Ineffa in Genshin Impact. Like all signature weapons, this chainsaw-like polearm fits Ineffa’s theme and offers a tailor-made passive for the Electro robo-maid. Fractured Halo comes with a high base attack of 608 and has 66.2% Crit DMG as its secondary stat. Talking about its passive at Refinement Rank 1, it gives a useful 24% ATK boost upon using Elemental Skill and Burst. On generating a shield, the polearm boosts Lunar-Charged damage for the party by 40%.
As for Flame-Forged Insight, it is a free 4-star claymore available in the main event of Genshin Impact 5.8. This weapon gets a decent 510 base attack and has 165 Elemental Mastery as its secondary stat. As it’s an event weapon, you can get it to max Refinement Rank by simply finishing the event challenges. At R5, the weapon provides 24 Energy and an extra 120 EM when the wielder triggers Electro-Charged, Lunar-Charged, or Bloom reactions. It has a cooldown of 15 seconds and can be triggered when the character is on or off-field.