Summary
Genshin Impactis due for an update at the end of April. Version 4.6 will add many new features and, perhaps most notably, Arlecchino as a 5-star playable unit. Arlecchino is the Fourth of the Eleven Fatui Harbingers who serve Snezhnaya’s calculating Tsaritsa. The three Harbingers above her in the organization (Colombina, Il Dottore, and Pierro) are said to have powers that surpass those of the gods themselves. This means that Arlecchino is one of the most powerful foes that players have ever faced. She promises to be such a powerful unit that she may shake upGenshin Impact’s meta with her Pyro powers.
Leaks aboutArlecchino’s kitsuggest that she will have incredible abilities on and off the battlefield. If this leaked kit proves true, her Blood-Debt Directive ability and Bond of Life mechanic will make her an extremely powerful DPS, perhaps taking Hu Tao’s place as the most powerful Pyro DPS unit. Off the battlefield, rumors suggest that Arlecchino will have a unique exploration skill that will make overworld travel a breeze.
Arlecchino’s Kit Is Seriously Powerful
TheGenshin Impactcommunity is debating whether Arlecchino’s leaked kit is actually too powerful. That said, it is fitting that a character with a canonical reputation likeThe Knave’swould have significant powers, building off each other to both heal her and cause damage to her enemies. Her Blood-Debt Directive synergizes with Bond of Life.
Bond of Life
Bond of Life is an effect that other Fatui characters have activated in the game. This mechanic blocks the character from being healed and instead releases all the healing points at one time when a certain condition is met. In Arlecchino’s case, leaks say she builds Bonds of Life, which can stack, when:
Creating the bond is step one, and clearing the bond is the next goal. Once cleared, the bond will release the HP all at once. This means that Arlecchino keeps herself alive and healed by dealing damage and collecting kills. Bonds of Life can be cleared by the following:
Blood-Debt Directive
A Blood-Debt Directive is applied to enemies when Arlecchino uses her Elemental Skill, All Is Ash. Each Directive lasts 30 seconds and causesPyro DMGevery three seconds. When she uses Charged Attacks, Arlecchino will absorb a Directive and in turn grants her a Bond of Life worth 20% of her maximum HP. Basically, as long as Arlecchino is attacking, she will heal. It’s a kind of high-risk, high-reward play style. Arlecchino promises to be a high damage DPS without the need of a healer; this combined with her high damage potential makes her a hypercarry.
Arlecchino’s Alternate Sprint
Arlecchino’s alternate sprint abilitywas leaked via footage posted to theGenshin ImpactLeaks subreddit. The animation shows her summoning a giant, crimson-flamed wing that allows her to float over the ground. This is comparable to Mona or Ayaka, although Arlecchino remains visible. Leakers have indicated that this sprint cannot pull Arlecchino up cliffs, however. Furthermore, it’s unclear if this ability will be capped to just a few seconds or if it will last until Arlecchino’s stamina meter reaches zero. If the latter is the case, Arlecchino players can hover over the map like a one-winged angel.
Given Arlecchino’s possible hypercarry potential and her travel abilities, this Fatui Harbinger looks like she will premiere as an SS quality unit. She has been referred to as a more powerful version of Hu Tao, who remains one ofthe best DPS units inGenshin Impact. Her existence will shake up the meta in the sense that she will likely soar to the top tier of the game’s most powerful characters and become a new favorite DPS.
WHERE TO PLAY
Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.You and your sibling arrived here from another world. Separated by an unknown god, stripped of your powers, and cast into a deep slumber, you now awake to a world very different from when you first arrived.Thus begins your journey across Teyvat to seek answers from The Seven — the gods of each element. Along the way, prepare to explore every inch of this wondrous world, join forces with a diverse range of characters, and unravel the countless mysteries that Teyvat holds…
