After spending nearly 250 pulls, Xiao Mu finally pulled Mualani from the Event Wish.
"She is finally home." Xiao Mu slumped into his gaming chair like a deflated balloon, looking as though all his strength had been drained.
He had originally wanted to pull Mualani because of her power level.
But now, he had even obtained Kinich's first Constellation.
Kinich is a five star on field DPS character from Natlan. His stat multipliers are extremely high, similar to certain Fontaine characters.
Even though Xiao Mu had not used him yet, his damage output was bound to be explosive.
Although Mualani is strong for a four star character, her base stats would still be completely outclassed by Kinich.
Then what was the point of pulling Mualani?
[The streamer's face has turned green lol (≧∇≦)ﾉ]
[Did the streamer forget his original goal?]
[Weren't you trying to pull Kachina at the beginning?]
Reality was already painful enough, but the teasing from the chat made it even worse.
Thinking about how he had spent so many Primogems just because he wanted one more copy of Mualani, Xiao Mu clutched his chest as if suffering from heartache.
"Fine... let me take a look at Kachina first." Xiao Mu forced himself upright and returned his attention to the game.
He already understood Kachina's basic kit before the version went live.
He had watched her character demo during the Special Program Livestream and also seen detailed breakdowns from various leakers.
How should he describe it? Her overall strength seemed average. She mainly functioned as a support to activate the Natlan artifact set effect and provide Geo Resonance.
However, all Natlan characters can equip the Natlan artifact set, and the Geo element has fewer elemental reactions compared to other elements, so Kachina's value appeared limited to early game utility.
The main reason Xiao Mu pulled for her was simply because she was cute.
But when he clicked on Kachina's Talent screen, his eyes suddenly widened and his mouth fell open.
He blinked in disbelief and rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was mistaken.
Talent 1: The performance of the Skyward Twirl has been enhanced after Xilonen's modifications. When a party member triggers a Pyro Crystallize reaction, the Pyro Crystal Shard will transform into a "Magma Crystal." When the "Magma Crystal" is picked up, it will explode, dealing AoE damage equal to 102% of Kachina's DEF to nearby enemies.
[Kachina's Talent is this?!]
[The leakers clearly said it only increased Kachina's own Geo DMG!]
[Leakers are unreliable now. Missing Chuychu last time already became a meme.]
[Fun fact: Chuychu was two versions ago. Last time they got wrong that Mualani was a four star and that Kinich was Pyro.]
[But Mihoyo Insider did not mention this Talent either.]
[Mihoyo Insider: I just did not say it. I was not wrong.]
[With this change, Kachina is basically a four star Nilou.]
[Xiao Mu, how is her power level now?]
Facing the barrage of questions, Xiao Mu could not immediately answer.
He had just pulled her and had not even leveled her up. How could he determine her full strength so quickly?
Besides, he had not looked at her second Talent yet.
Talent 2: After being upgraded, the Skyward Drill gains the ability to attract nearby ore. When the Skyward Drill triggers a Crystallize reaction, it will pull the generated Crystal Shards toward the active character.
[Crystal vacuum?]
[Is that actually useful?]
[It seems good with Archaic Petra, but should not Kachina be wearing the Natlan artifact set?]
"No, the Natlan artifact set effect does not stack. Even if multiple characters equip it, the DMG Bonus is capped at 40%."
Xiao Mu analyzed calmly.
"Kachina is Geo. Geo does not react with many elements. Even if she can equip the Natlan artifact set, she is still at a disadvantage compared to other elements."
"But if Kachina equips Archaic Petra and another Natlan character equips the Natlan artifact set, their effects can stack in a complementary way, potentially providing up to 75% Elemental DMG Bonus."
"For example, if Arlecchino uses her Elemental Skill first to apply Pyro, then Kachina absorbs the Pyro Crystal Shard, and Mualani enters her Nightsoul's Blessing state to consume the remaining Pyro aura with Hydro, then Arlecchino would receive a 75% Pyro DMG Bonus. That is already comparable to having a C0 Furina."
"Combined with Mualani's coordinated damage and Kachina's Magma Crystal explosions, the total damage ceiling could even surpass a Furina team."
[The streamer suddenly became professional.]
[That buff actually looks pretty strong.]
[Is Geo finally going to rise?]
"It is very difficult for Geo to truly rise." Xiao Mu shook his head.
Putting everything else aside, just from the perspective of elemental reactions, Geo is inherently harder to optimize.
It does not have the Swirl mechanics of Anemo, nor can it maintain elemental auras on enemies like other elements.
The only reaction it triggers is Crystallize, which only generates a shield when the Crystal Shard is picked up.
And Genshin Impact has many characters specifically designed to provide shields.
The shields from those characters are far stronger and more reliable than those generated by Crystallize.
Originally, Crystallize did not deal significant damage like transformative reactions, and in terms of shielding, it had to compete with dedicated shielders, only to be completely overshadowed.
Other elements can scale through reaction multipliers and synergy.
Geo largely relies on raw stats.
"However..."
"Kachina's release does give Geo a bit of hope."
"If future Geo characters all introduce special Crystallize effects like this, then Geo's future may indeed be promising."
"Now that I think about it, the crystal pulling mechanic was originally part of her first Constellation." Xiao Mu recalled the earlier leaks he had seen.
"Now that the crystal attraction has been moved to C0, what does her C1 do?"
He opened the Constellation screen and discovered that both C1 and C2 had been adjusted.
Constellation 1: After triggering a Pyro Crystallize reaction, all party members gain 20% Geo DMG Bonus and 20% Pyro DMG Bonus.
Constellation 2: The damage dealt by "Magma Crystals" is further increased by 50% of Kachina's DEF.
The first further enhances her support capabilities, while the second significantly boosts her off field damage contribution.
"Holy..." Xiao Mu rubbed his chin and spoke fluently.
"I originally thought Kachina was just a utility unit to activate the Natlan artifact set, without much advantage compared to other four star Natlan characters."
"But now I have to apologize to Kachina. This level of support is genuinely impressive. Even if only for this special Crystallize mechanic, she is absolutely worth building."
[Am I the only one who thought of Lava of Fire and Earth when I saw Magma Crystal?]
[Armor Hero, right?]
[HoYoverse is a domestic company. Having a few Armor Hero fans is normal.]
[Earth Tiger is Geo. Kachina is Geo. Both are free characters.]
[So can Kachina play basketball?]
[I do not know about basketball, but since she is from the Children of Echoes, she probably can sing, dance, and rap.]
[When Mualani reaches water, will she say Water makes me stronger?]
[Got it. Chasca from Anemo will miss her Elemental Burst.]
[I understand too. The Pyro Archon uses a bow.]
Thanks to one viewer's interruption, the topic Xiao Mu had been seriously discussing immediately went off track.
Meanwhile, inside the world of Genshin Impact...
At the Affairs Office, Caelus was reading messages from the players' world.
"I did not expect that a sudden idea to have Xilonen work overtime to enhance Kachina's Skyward Drill would actually create an opportunity to adjust her kit again."
Caelus had acted on a whim. Since the playable version of Kachina uses the Skyward Drill as her weapon, he thought that strengthening the drill itself might indirectly improve her overall performance.
As it turned out, events unfolded exactly as he imagined. Once the Skyward Drill was upgraded into a deluxe enhanced version, it gained multiple powerful features, which allowed Kachina's combat design to be modified accordingly.
Fortunately, Xilonen completed the Skyward Drill upgrade before the Traveler arrived at the Children of Echoes.
From the players' perspective, that meant the changes were finalized before the server officially went live.
Otherwise, there might not have been an opportunity to surprise the player base.
Naturally, players were pleasantly surprised by Kachina's current strength.
However, what intrigued them even more was the fact that Kachina had been buffed at the last minute.
[Earlier we said leakers were unreliable, but now even the Special Program Livestream seems incomplete.]
[No, the livestream content was accurate. They just did not mention the part about Kachina being buffed.]
[HoYoverse really does whatever it wants (͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧]
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