Summary
A newGenshin Impactleak has revealed Ifa’s complete kit details, and many fans don’t seem too happy about his on-field potential. After releasing two new playable characters in the ongoingGenshin ImpactVersion 5.5, Varesa and Iansan, it seems that HoYoverse will continue its pattern of expanding the playable roster with each update.
Over the past few days, many credible leakers have hinted at the mysterious Fontaine chef Escoffier and Natlan’s famous veterinarian Ifa. Both of them have been officially announced inGenshin Impact’s promotional videos. Ifa appeared in the Special Program for 5.5, while Escoffier only briefly appeared in Varesa’s character trailer.
A newposton theGenshin ImpactLeaks subreddit has revealed details about the upcoming Anemo user Ifa, who is expected to join the roster in the upcoming Version 5.6 update. According to the leak, Ifa’s Normal Attack is fairly simple, performing three consecutive strikes that deal Anemo damage. Ifa’s Normal Attack grants 80 Nightsoul points and makes him enterGenshin Impact’s Nightsoul Blessing state. Tapping his Elemental Skill will fire a Medicinal Bullet, dealing Anemo damage and providing healing to party members while holding the skill makes Ifa continuously fire Medicinal Bullets. While in the Nightsoul Blessing state, holding the Elemental Skill will cause Ifa to perform a Plunging Nightsoul-aligned Attack. Ifa’s Elemental Burst activates a field effect called Therapeutic Field Sedative, which explodes upon impact, creating a Binding Wind Field that pulls in nearby enemies and deals AoE Anemo damage. If it interacts with Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro, it will apply a special mark that explodes after a short duration and up to four different enemies can be affected by the mark.
Some Genshin Impact Fans Are Unimpressed by Ifa’s Generic Kit
Even though many fans had hoped that Ifa would be a newfive-star character inGenshin Impact, the length of his kit description has led many to predict that he will, unfortunately, have a lower four-star rarity. Some players aren’t too happy about Ifa’s kit, claiming that he will be just another Anemo healer. Others have pointed out that Ifa will be the fifth character inGenshin Impactto have the Anemo-Catalyst combination.
Some Travelers also find it odd that HoYoverse is introducing two on-field, Swirl-focused catalyst healers in consecutive updates. The previousGenshin ImpactVersion 5.4added the five-star character Mizuki, who shares a similar playstyle. The only silver lining, according to some players, is that Ifa will potentially have great on-field synergy with Ororon, which makes sense lore-wise since the two are said to be great friends.
When it comes to Ifa’s exact release date, there is still no official information. If HoYoverse decides to place him on the first banner forGenshin Impact Version5.6, players can expect Ifa to join the playable roster around May 7, at least based on HoYoverse’s usual update schedule.
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