#Genshin Influence bug turns the weakest character into the strongest DPS within the recreation – Destructoid

Not all DPS characters are made equal in Genshin Influence, and we now have a reasonably complete record of who’s sturdy and who isn’t. However one unusual interplay between a capability and a consumable merchandise has elevated a sure Traveler from the underside of the rankings to the highest.

Hydro Traveler’s lantern bomb

Genshin Influence is at the moment celebrating the lunar new yr with its annual Lantern Ceremony occasion. As a part of the occasion, gamers can buy objects referred to as Xiao Lanterns from an NPC in Liyue. Older gamers would possibly even have some Xiao Lanterns stockpiled from the very first Lantern Ceremony occasion in 2021. Xiao Lanterns are consumable objects that, when used from the stock, summon fairly paper lanterns that float gently into the sky. You possibly can summon as many Xiao Lanterns as you want, filling the sky with a cloud of lanterns till they despawn a number of seconds later.

Effectively, for those who create a number of Xiao Lanterns on high of an enemy after which use Hydro Traveler’s Burst, you possibly can deal many cases of Hydro injury in fast succession. The injury is sufficient to decimate the hardest enemies and presumably crash your recreation. The sheer variety of lanterns could cause large quantities of lag, too.

How does the Hydro Traveler bug work?

There are two theories for the way the Hydro Traveler/Xiao Lantern interplay works. Hydro Traveler’s Burst is normally fairly mediocre. It creates a transferring ball of water that, whereas decently highly effective, passes by way of enemies too rapidly to deal significant injury. When the ball of water first hits an entity, it triggers one tick of AoE injury. Further injury is dealt at a hard and fast price if the enemy stays inside the water bubble because it strikes ahead.

The primary concept is that Xiao Lanterns are coded as distinctive entities, so when the ball of water hits a lantern, it triggers an occasion of injury. Multiply this by a number of dozen lanterns, and also you get a number of injury ticks directly. This explains the fast price of injury that outpaces the power’s regular tick price.

The second concept is that Xiao Lanterns are bodily stopping the ball of water from passing by way of the enemy. The lanterns have collision, so a wall of lanterns can stop Hydro Traveler’s Burst from transferring ahead, forcing the enemy to take repeated ticks of injury. Whereas this interplay could also be taking place, it doesn’t clarify how a lot injury occurs directly, properly past the everyday tick price for a Hydro Traveler Burst.

Will Hydro Traveler be patched?

As of writing, Genshin Influence’s developer HoYoverse has not acknowledged any points with Hydro Traveler or Xiao Lanterns. It’s unclear if this interplay will probably be patched, since Xiao Lanterns are solely obtainable for buy for a restricted time. Objects like Xiao Lanterns can’t be used within the Spiral Abyss, both, limiting the place this technique can be utilized.

I don’t suggest attempting to set off this bug your self. It’s clearly unintended habits, and HoYoverse has a historical past of cracking down on gamers who exploit bugs to achieve a bonus. Your account could face a brief or everlasting ban. Within the meantime, let’s simply wait and see if we get apologems within the mail.