A well-known leaker has revealed new content for Genshin Impact. This includes a new female character. Will she be available in update 1.3?
Where did the info come from? The Twitter accounts @Nepnep_Impact and @Zeniiet have gained significant recognition within the Genshin Impact community. They have been posting leaks about the game for many months.
Most of these leaks have proven to be accurate so far. This includes the announcement of Albedo as a new playable character in update 1.2. They are not always 100% correct, but often enough to be fairly reliable.
Recent leaks about the new character Hu Tao and other possible content from 1.3 also came from there.
Which character is new? The possible new character is Hu Tao. Not much is known about her story, except that she is the 77th master of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor and enjoys playing pranks on others.
Data miners have discovered that she is a Pyro character who uses polearms as her weapon. However, it’s still unclear how many stars she will have. While Zeniet seems to be sure that she will be a 5-star character, Nep Nep is still uncertain, wavering between 4 and 5 stars.
Thanks to her passive ability, Hu Tao’s HP has a direct effect on her attack power. At 50% HP or lower, she receives a 25% Pyro DMG bonus. Some of her abilities have also been datamined:
- Her normal attack is a 6-hit combo with the polearm.
- Her charged attack lets her rush at an enemy.
- Her jump attack allows her to leap and land on the ground, dealing damage to all enemies nearby.
However, take this information with caution. These are still leaks and not official information; the character is still in development. This means that changes may still occur.
New weapons and another character in 1.3?
What else is supposed to come in 1.3? In addition to Hu Tao as a new playable character, a whole range of new weapons has also been leaked.
These include the following:
- Bows: Bakufu, Kunwu, Moonfall, and Mondstadt Wildsith
- Catalysts: Bakufu, Kaleido, Narukami, Wildsith, and Jade
- Swords: Bakufu, Boreas, Kunwu, Morax, Narukami, Transcendent, Wildsith
- Claymores and polearms: Appease, Morax, Wildsith, Regicide
On Nep Nep’s Twitter account, you can find images of all the new weapons that may appear with 1.3.
There is also expected to be a new improved splash art for the character Xiao, who is also supposed to be playable from update 1.3.
Again, one should take the information with caution. The leaks may not be 100% correct or there may be changes during development.
When is 1.3 expected to be released? The developer miHoYo has announced in a small roadmap that update 1.3 is expected to be released in February.
However, you should still hurry and complete the new event in Genshin Impact. “Chalk and Dragons” is definitely worthwhile.
