After a special live broadcast on HoYoverse about Genshin Impact, most of the details in Genshin Impact 5.0 have been fully revealed, including new Natlan characters Mualani, Kinich, and Kachina with unique abilities and play styles.

With Genshin Impact 5.0, players will end their exploration in Fontaine and start a new journey with a Nation of Pyro Natlan. This means you will be exposed to a whole new set of main story quests, as well as Natlan characters in Genshin Impact.

These new characters will be divided into different patches, and what we can know so far is that you can get in touch with three new characters in Natlan. In addition, you will participate in some special limited-time events in Version 5.0 and get rewards. Can’t wait? This guide will list some new things that will appear in Version 5.0, but before that, please prepare your Genshin Impact Accounts so that you can get ahead of the official version.

Release Date

Currently, Genshin Impact 5.0 will be officially released starting from August 27th, US time. Because of time zones, the release time of each country is slightly different, but it won’t be too different. You can wait patiently.

New Characters

As mentioned earlier, three new Natlan playable characters will be introduced in Genshin Impact 5.0, namely: Mualani, Kinich, and Kachina. Now let’s get to know them.

Mualani is a 5-star Hydro character. When she fights, she can use a catalyst to make her normal attack deal elemental Hydro DMG to the enemy. In addition, her attack power is proportional to her HP. The higher HP, the stronger the attack power, so she is considered the main DPS on the team.

Besides Mualani’s own powerful attack power, she can also summon a shark-shaped mount, which can increase her movement speed and change her normal attack. On top of that, this shark-shaped mount can also ram marked targets and even fire missiles.

For Kinich, he’s a 5-star Dendro DPS with a claymore, and he also has a mobility skill that allows him to dodge and attack with a grappling hook while in combat. When used outside of combat, he can reach new heights and dash forward with this skill.

Back in combat, Kinich can hook an enemy with that hook and spin it around, then continue to attack the target. Plus, his bomb skill can connect the target enemy with the surrounding enemies, which is very effective against some group enemies. In addition, he can use his Burst skill to summon a pixel-dragon creature Ajaw and deal AOE Dendro DMG to nearby enemies.

The last one is Kachina. She is a 4-star Geo unit with a polearm. She also has a summon skill that summons a drill to help her finish the battle. If placed in the arena, it can also cause periodic AOE Geo DMG. If Kachina uses the drill as a mount, her normal attacks will change to also deal with AOE Geo DMG.

Since the drill will still be around after she leaves the arena after the fight, Kachina can be used as a DPS or sub-DPS in Genshin Impact 5.0.

New Banners

Next up is the banner order. Mualani will be the first new Natlan 5-star character to debut and will appear in Phase 1 banners, which will last from the official release date until September 17. During this time, Mualani’s banner will appear along with the return of Kaedehara Kazuha.

In addition, both of their 5-star weapons can be claimed in the weapons banner. Besides Mualani, Kachina will also make her debut in Phase 1 banners. And in Genshin Impact 5.0, you can also get a copy of Kachina for free.

In Phase 2 character banners, Kinich will make his debut as a 5-star limited character, and Raiden Shogun will also return. This phase will last from September 17 to October 8, and you can also draw the iconic weapons of these three characters in the weapons banner.

New Story And Mechanics In Natlan

In Genshin Impact 5.0, you’ll enter the region of Natlan. While the size of Nation of Pyro will definitely grow in future updates, the initial area is already large, so you can explore it to your heart’s content.

This new region will have unique gameplay mechanics, such as the ability to use Saurians as a means of traversal. In Genshin Impact 5.0, Saurians are dragon-like creatures that are incorporated into some of Natlan’s social structures, with some tribes worshipping different types of Saurians based on different elements, such as Dendro Saurian tribe and Hydro Saurian tribe you’ll encounter in version 5.0.

In addition, Natlan has a new combat mechanic called Nightsoul’s Blessing. There are three aspects to this, and each aspect plays a different role in how certain Natlan characters work. For example, some units can gain some benefits by collecting Nightsoul points, while others will unlock certain special effects when in Nightsoul’s Blessing state. On top of that, Nightsoul’s Blessing also affects your quest, as you may trigger special movement effects when swapping between certain characters, which can speed up or slow down your quest progress.

In Genshin Impact 5.0, you’ll also be taking part in a new Archon Quests, which means the primary campaign of following Traveler in search of his lost siblings isn’t over yet. After you enter Natlan, you’ll see a sign that the tournament is about to begin, and you might think it’s hosted by Mavuika of the Pyro Archon.

But there’s more to it than that, as Mavuika seems to be hiding the true Pyro Archon or Pyro Sovereign, and Fatui Harbinger, known in the game as Capitano, has also taken an interest in Warring States. The exact ending of these stories will be gradually revealed in the next few patches, so you can wait and see.

In addition to the main story content, this new country also adds several side quests for you to explore. During this update, you can also participate in some limited-time events, such as celebrating the fourth anniversary of Genshin Impact, where you can get a variety of rewards, including some upcoming character and weapons banners.

The above is some information about Genshin Impact 5.0. I hope you can have fun with the new country, new main and side quests and limited-time events, and look forward to more new content from Natlan.

Emilie is a brand new 5-star Dendro character coming in Genshin Impact 4.8.

In this build guide, I’ll cover her kit, the best Artifacts, including Deepwood Memories, Unfinished Reverie, and Golden Troupe. Then Stats you should look for, Attack or Elemental Mastery. And finally, the weapons she can use.

Keep in mind that Emilie is still in beta, and the information we cover here may change by the time of the official release. Without further ado, let’s get started with her kit.

Kit

Emilie is a 5-star Dendro damage dealer that can be used off-site. She wields a Polearm when attacking and has a Critical Damage Boost bonus.

Emilie’s normal attacks deal 4 physical damage, with little impact on other skills. Unleashing elemental skills deals AoE Dendro damage and creates a Lumidouce Case. Lumidouce Case is a turret, similar to Yae Miko’s ability. This Lumidouce Case will periodically deal Dendro damage to opponents within a large radius.

When nearby opponents are currently affected by Burning, they will generate scents every 2 seconds. These scents can be collected by Lumidouce Case, and every 2 scents will cause Case to upgrade, increasing its damage and radius.

Lumidouce Cases start at level 1 and can be upgraded up to level 2. However, please note that only 1 Lumidouce Case can exist at a time.

Emilie’s Elemental Burst creates a level 3 Lumidouce Case that deals Dendro damage within a certain radius, similar to Ganyu’s Burst.

Level 3 Elemental Burst does not collect any scents. Once the duration expires, a level 1 Lumidouce Case will be created. If there is an existing Lumidouce Case before Emilie’s Burst is used, Case will be recreated and its duration reset. This Burst has an energy cost of 50.

Passive

Speaking of her Passives, Emilie’s first Passive will trigger once a level 2 Lumidouce Case has collected 2 scents. Once triggered, Lumidouce Case will release a stream of Cleardew Cologne that deals AoE Dendro damage equal to 600% of Emilie’s attack power. It’s worth noting that this damage is not considered elemental skill damage.

Her second Passive will increase the damage dealt by burning to the opponent. Emilie will increase her damage by 15% for every 1,000 attack power she has, up to a maximum of 36% damage this way.

To get the most out of this Passive, you’ll need 3,000 or more attack power, which can be achieved by using an attack buffer like Bennett in your Genshin Impact Account and activating Pyro Resonance.

Finally, in lieu of a Utility Passive or Exploration Passive, Emilie has another Passive that protects your teammates from burning damage. When Lumidouce Case is present, all teammates will gain 85% Pyro resistance to resist burning damage.

Talent Priority

Before introducing Artifacts, we need to understand Emilie’s Talent priority: upgrade skills first, then Burst. Because level 1 and 2 Lumidouce Case will create scale according to skills, and her Burst will do good damage. But Emilie’s normal attacks don’t contribute much. You don’t have to upgrade them.

Artifacts

Speaking of Artifacts, the new Burning Set, Unfinished Reverie, will be her best choice.

Unfinished Reverie

The 2 piece bonus of this equipment increases attack power, and the 4 piece bonus increases damage by up to 50% when there are burning enemies nearby. If there are no burning enemies for 6 seconds, the damage bonus will be reduced until it reaches 0.

This equipment set is very suitable for Emilie because both require nearby enemies to be affected by burning to work. When this set was first announced, I thought it might be designed for a future character, and that future character turned out to be Emilie.

Deepwood Memories

Deepwood Memories is also a good choice if there are no other current party members. This set provides a Dendro damage bonus, and when the user’s skill or Burst hits the opponent, their Dendro resistance is reduced by 30%.

Deepwood Memories is good choice for Emilie, but it is a better choice for other party members. Any party member can use Deepwood, and simply hitting the enemy with a Burst or skill will provide a Dendro resistance reduction.

Golden Troupe

Golden Troupe does not perform as well as the other two sets because it only provides an elemental skill damage bonus. While Emilie is able to deal a lot of elemental skill damage, her first Passive accounts for a large portion of her damage, and the damage caused by her Passive does not count as elemental skill damage.

Although Golden Troupe provides the most elemental skill damage, the other sets perform better because of the increased damage of Passives.

Stats

Before discussing stats, let’s talk about Energy Recharge. Emilie’s Burst creates a level 3 Lumidouce Case, deals quite a bit of damage, and then creates a level 1 Lumidouce Case. So it’s even possible to rely on her Burst alone to create a Lumidouce Case.

Overall, her Burst is useful, but Energy Recharge required can be a bit high. Since Emilie has a 50 Energy cost and is off the field without a second Dendro unit on the team, Emilie needs about 160% to 180% Energy Recharge to sustain Burst. If you add another Dendro unit, Energy Recharge drops by 30% to 40%. However, I wouldn’t recommend charging Emilie that much, as you might start to lose damage.

While her Burst still deals decent damage, sacrificing skill damage to sustain Burst isn’t worth it. However, these are just estimates and don’t take into account the fact that multiple waves of enemies.

Therefore, for the main stats, it is not worth choosing Elemental Mastery to increase her burning damage. Ideally, choose Dendro damage, which you can use if your attack goblet has better substats and allows you to get extra stacks for her passive.

Weapons

When it comes to weapons, Emilie doesn’t have the most outstanding choices.

So, as always, her signature weapon, Lumidouce Elegy, will be her best weapon. The weapon has base attack damage of 608 and a 33% increase in critical strike rate.

As for its effects, it increases attack damage by 15%, and when the wielding character triggers burning or deals Dendro damage to a burning opponent, the damage dealt will be increased by 18%, up to 2 stacks.

Once 2 stacks are reached, 12 energy will be restored, which can be triggered every 12 seconds. These effects can also be triggered off-field. This weapon provides Emilie with many powerful properties. It can even reduce your energy consumption by about 30% because it will provide additional energy.

The other 5-star weapons are pretty good too, and not too far off from her signature weapon. Calamity Queller, Staff of Homa, and Staff of the Scarlet Sands are all good choices.

Overall, Emilie does have some options available, including multiple 5-star weapons and some 4-star weapons, but seems to lack a strong free option.

That’s all for this guide. Keep in mind that Emilie is still in beta, so the information in this guide may differ from the final version. Regardless, let’s look forward to her arrival!