Genshin Impact released a new trailer and gameplay details for the upcoming character Hu Tao. Here’s what we know about her so far.
Who is Hu Tao? Although she appears quite young, Hu Tao is the 77th director of the Wangsheng Funeral Home in Liyue. She started working at a very young age and performed the burial ceremony for her grandfather, who was the 75th director of the company, at just 13 years old.
In Liyue, Hu Tao is also known as a trickster. She enjoys pranking others, scaring them, and generally causing mischief. However, she is also a poet whose talent is recognized by the city’s residents.
You can watch the new character trailer featuring Hu Tao here:
What is Hu Tao like to play?
- Rarity: 5 Stars
- Element: Pyro
- Weapon: Polearm
- Constellation: Papilio Charontis
Hu Tao is a nimble polearm fighter whose gameplay is closely tied to her HP and her Pyro element.
For example, she can enter the ‘Paramita Papilion State’. Her ATK value increases based on how much HP she had when she entered the state, up to +400%. During this state, her damage is converted to Pyro damage, which cannot be overwritten by other elements. This is also why the new 5-star polearm is perfect for Hu Tao.
While in the Paramita Papilion State, her charged attack applies the ‘Blood Blossom’ effect to enemies, inflicting Pyro damage every 4 seconds.
With her ultimate attack ‘Spirit Soother’, Hu Tao, alongside a fire spirit, creates a large AoE that deals Pyro damage. The damage done to enemies regenerates a certain percentage of Hu Tao’s maximum HP. If her HP is below 50% at that time, both the damage to enemies and the HP regeneration are increased.
On the official Genshin page, you can now also find short demonstration videos of Hu Tao’s individual skills under ‘Talents’.
- Here’s the skill preview on Hoyolab
In a gameplay leak, her combos and skills were shown in action ahead of her reveal:
When is Hu Tao released? Although the character was leaked a few months ago, Hu Tao is still not playable. The developer miHoYo has not yet announced an official release date.
Players in the Genshin Impact community hope that Hu Tao will appear in the next banner, which comes at the beginning of March. Others speculate that she will only come with update 1.4, for which miHoYo has also not revealed a release date so far.
Currently, the Lantern event is still running in Genshin Impact, where you can choose one of 6 4-star characters:
Genshin Impact gifts you a 4-star character – Which one should you choose?
