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Powercreeping is often inevitable in gacha games likeGenshin Impact. It’s difficult to keep characters around the same strength, and it’s even harder to entice players to get characters if they’re not stronger than their current lineup.
Although there’s barely ever any buff on a character, at times, HoYoverse releases adjustments to ensure the viability of certain mechanics. Certain Elemental reactions, for example, become less viablethanks to how strong Hyperbloom is. Therefore, there’s anElemental reaction buff inGenshin Impact5.2.
Elemental Reaction Buff Before VS After - Genshin Impact 5.2
Unlike the Elemental reaction buff in version 1.6,Genshin Impact5.2 Elemental reaction buff doesn’t change the character’s base reaction damage, but insteadchanges the multiplier of the Elemental reaction itself.
The buff only applies to the followingtransformative reactions:
Here’s the before vs after comparison ofGenshin Impact5.2 Elemental reaction buff:
1.2
2
66.67%
2.75
37.50%
0.5
1.5
200%
3
100%
Elemental Reaction Buff Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2
Against an enemy with 10% RES like a Hilichurl and no external stat bonus, here’s the base damage comparison before and afterGenshin Impact5.2 Elemental reaction buff:
1563
2604
3581
651
1953
3907
Electro-Charged Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2 Reaction Buff
Electro-Charged now has a base multiplier equal to the previous multiplier ofOverloaded inGenshin Impact.
80
2856
4760
6483
10805
81
2943
4904
6679
11132
82
3030
5050
6877
11462
83
3118
5197
7078
11797
84
3208
5347
7282
12136
85
3324
5540
7545
12574
86
3417
5695
7756
12926
87
3514
5856
7976
13293
88
3614
6024
8204
13674
89
3725
6208
8455
14091
90
3835
6392
8706
14510
Overloaded Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2 Reaction Buff
To ensure Overloaded still has an edge overElectro-Charged inGenshin Impact, the developer also boosts Overloaded’s base reaction multiplier.
6545
14857
6743
15306
6944
15761
7146
16221
7352
16688
7617
17289
7830
17774
8052
18277
8283
18801
8536
19375
8790
19951
Superconduct Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2 Reaction Buff
Superconduct now has more damage and not only a niche forPhysical DPS inGenshin Impact.
1190
3570
2701
8104
1226
3678
2783
8349
1262
3787
2866
8597
1299
3898
2949
8848
1337
4010
3034
9102
1385
4155
3144
9431
1424
4271
3232
9695
1464
4392
3323
9970
1506
4518
3418
10255
1552
4656
3523
10568
1598
4794
3627
10882
Shattered Damage Comparison - Genshin Impact 5.2 Reaction Buff
Shattered is likely the least popular Elemental reaction due to how infrequent and unreliable the reaction is. Nevertheless, it’s damage is now comparable to Hyperbloom andBurgeon inGenshin Impact, enabling teams like Shatter-Bloom Kaveh.
7141
16208
7356
16698
7575
17194
7796
17696
8020
18205
8310
18861
8542
19390
8784
19939
9036
20510
9312
21137
9589
21765
