Skirk may be highly dependent on the rumored Cryo meta inGenshin Impact5.7, according to the leaks, and despite how much the arrival of a period centered around the element is needed, there may be a downside regarding how she adapts to it.Version 5.7 is still plenty of weeks away from occurring as HoYoverse’s action RPG is set to enter Version 5.5’s Phase 2 this weekand has yet to go through the entirety of Version 5.6, which is expected to start in early May. For now, the majority of the leaks are centered around Version 5.6.
This includes the details aboutEscoffier’s gameplay kit inGenshin Impact5.6, for example, which indicate she will be a 5-star Cryo sub-DPS capable of dealing Cryo DMG while off the field. There have also been leaks showcasing two new boss encounters, one of which is a world boss in Natlan, while the other is said to be a weekly boss fight in Mondstadt.Leaks for the next patch stem from Version 5.6’s beta tests, which makes them more reliable than rumors about patches that are further down the release pipeline, but several leaks about Version 5.7 have already emerged.
New Details About Skirk In Genshin Impact 5.7 Have Leaked
The Character’s Abilities Have Been Described
This includes information about Skirk, who is expected to be released before the arrival of Version 6.0 later this year. A new piece of information provided by the leaker known as HomDGRat, whose reliability has yet to be proven, highlights the early sketch of Skirk’s kit. The leak was shared in a post tagged as “Questionable” onReddit.The leaker’s information talks about her active abilities, her Passive Talent, as well as her first two Constellation levels. This contradicts a previous rumor aboutSkirk’s kit inGenshin Impact5.7that mentioned she would be able to summon clones into battle.
The previous leaks said Skirk would be able to summon clones that would copy her movements against enemies in battle, but the most recent leak says that Skirk has no mechanics revolving around clones or summons whatsoever.A lot of the specifics regarding Skirk’s rumored kit are still missing, such as the stat-scaling properties and cooldown times, but the new information, if true, gives us a better perspective on how she will work– and based on the leak,Skirk is a main DPS inGenshin Impactrather than a sub-DPS or a hybrid between both, which had been rumored.
Skirk May Be Reliant Exclusively On Freeze Teams In Genshin Impact
The Character May Benefit From Hydro & Cryo Allies
The leak mentions that Skirk is a sword user whose DMG scales on her ATK stat. According to the leak,Skirk’s Skill grants her special energy, enhances her Normal Attacks, and sees her swap into another combat stance. Details about her new combat stance and how her Normal Attacks are enhanced aren’t provided in the leak. The leaked kit also states that Skirk’s Elemental Burst consumes this special type of energy and deals damage in a way that is comparable to Keqing’s Burst animation inGenshin Impact, which leads to the understanding that it’s a burst of AoE Cryo DMG.
Previous leaks about Skirk had already mentioned she doesn’t utilize traditional Energy, which stacks with the most recent reports about this special energy system.
Furthermore, the leak mentions that whenever allies hit enemies, Spheres will drop (up to three), each possessing an unspecified cooldown time. Skirk can allegedly collect these Spheres by using Charged Attacks and, in doing so, restore special energy. Regarding her Passive Talent,the leak says that when other characters in the party deal Hydro or Cryo DMG to opponents, Skirk gains a stack Fallen Grace effect, up to three stacks. These stacks increase her Normal Attack and Elemental Burst DMG inGenshin Impact. Each character can provide one Fallen Grace stack, and each stack is independent of the other.
Lastly, Skirk’s first two Constellations are described in the leak. C1 (Constellation level 1) sees that the Charged Attacks that collect Spheres deal additional AoE DMG. Meanwhile, C2 is rumored to increase the amount of special energy gained from her Skill and enhances her Normal Attack DMG even further.One of the most noteworthy aspects of Skirk’s leaked kit is her Passive Talent. Based on the description, Skirk will only really work with Hydro andCryo characters inGenshin Impact, as having units that use other elements would only limit the buffs from the Fallen Grace stacks.
This is sustained by another leak provided by HomDGRat, which was shared onReddit. According to them,Skirk could lose at least 30% DMG if her team comp isn’t made entirely of Hydro and Cryo characters. They proceed to mention that Skirk is bad when she isn’t accompanied by these characters. Furthermore, the leak highlights that the best team comp for Skirk will see her accompanied by Furina, Escoffier, and Yelan or Shenhe. This team should provide consistent off-field Hydro and Cryo application to trigger Skirk’s rumored Passive Talent and enable her to trigger Freeze reactions constantly inGenshin Impact.
The Character Allegedly Loses Much Of Her DMG Potential With Other Characters
If the leaks are true, Skirk will be an extremely limited character when it comes to team comps. Being forced to work alongside Cryo and Hydro characters makes her stuck with Freeze reactions and somewhat incapable of triggering other Cryo-related reactions.Allegedly, Skirk cannot fully work when paired up with Mavuika for a Melt team, for example. Players could still use the team comp, but at the cost of a large portion of Skirk’s potential damage output becauseMavuika inGenshin Impactcannot deal Hydro or Cryo DMG and, therefore, cannot activate a Fallen Grace stack for Skirk.
This is seemingly true for various other types of team comps, like those structured around Cryo-based Shatter and Supercharged, for example.There is a chance that Skirk will become the best Cryo DPS for Freeze teams, but if she truly is limited to Freeze, then a lot of her potential as a Cryo DPS will be wasted– so much so that she may easily be considered a skippable character in banners, as much as she is anticipated thanks to her reputation and significance to thestory inGenshin Impact.
For now, the leaks should be considered with extreme caution, as they may be incorrect or subject to change – on top of the fact that they are evidently still incomplete. Even so, these initial reports about Skirk’s limitation regarding team comps sound extremely disappointing, especially for such a highly anticipated character. Even though the game is seemingly headed into a new Cryo meta, it’s quite possible that Skirk will not be at the forefront of team comps inGenshin Impact.
