Even though the long-awaitedGenshin Impactupdate 3.0 arrived just a couple of days ago, new leaks have revealed a lot of information about the upcoming Version 3.1. Developer HoYoverse has officially announced three newGenshin Impactcharacters for the update, two of which have a higher five-star rarity.
With every new five-star addition to the character roster, the game usually includes their signature weapon in the same update. One of the most credible leakers in the community named GI__Front has revealed new five-star weapons that will arrive withGenshin Impactupdate 3.1.
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The two weapons are called Key of Hierophany and Staff of the Scarlet Sands. Key of Hierophany will be a new sword that will serve as a signature weapon for thenew five-star character Nilouand according to a popularGenshin Impactstats website called Project Amber, the weapon will have the following stats:
The second weapon, Staff of the Scarlet Sands will be a new polearm designed for another character that is scheduled for Version 3.1, the long-awaited Electro user Cyno. Previous leaks have confirmed that Cyno will be anew DPS character inGenshin Impactand many players consider him to be a stronger five-star version of Razor. According to Project Amber, Staff of the Scarlet Sands will have the following stats:
Staff of the Scarlet Sands will probably be the go-to weapon for most DPS characters from Sumeru considering that most characters from the new region have their build revolve around Elemental Mastery. A big part of Cyno’s damage potential relies onbuilding a significant amount of Elemental Masterywhich makes him the prime candidate to use this weapon.
Genshin Impactis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, and mobile devices. A Switch version is in development.
