Genshin Impact 5.0 leaks show nerfs, buffs, and changes to Mualani, Kinich, and Kachina's kits

New Genshin Impact 5.0 leaks from reliable sources have surfaced hinting at several changes in Mualani, Kachina, and Kinich's kit. Luckily, there's not much change in the Geo unit's kit, but the other two received multiple buffs and nerfs. There were also some changes in their potential Constellations.

This article will briefly cover all the recent changes made to Kachina, Kinich, and Mualani's kits in Genshin Impact.

NOTE: The following info is based on leaks and is subject to change.

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Genshin Impact leaks hint at several nerfs and buffs in Kachina, Kinich, and Mualani's kit

Kinich

All Kinich Changes from TeamMew via Hakushin byu/APerson567i inGenshin_Impact_Leaks

According to the beta leaks via Hakush.in, Kinich's Elemental Skill received a minor nerf and buff at the same time. Hakush.in is a reliable source as it keeps all the latest info from the beta.

Here are the changes made to Kinich's Elemental Skill at talent level 10:

• Loop Shot DMG: 115.5% x 2 -> 103.2% x 2
• Scalespiker Cannon DMG: 1078.1% -> 1237.4%

The Loop Shot will slightly do less damage, but the Scalespiker Cannon will deal more Dendro DMG.

Some of Kinich's rumored Constellations also got major buffs:

• C1: Kinich's movement speed was increased from 20% to 30%. Additionally, the Scalespiker Cannon CRIT DMG is increased to 100%.
• C4: Kinich's Elemental Burst will deal 70% more damage.
• C6: If the Scalespiker Cannon triggers the enhancement effect of the Flame Spirit Pact passive or C2 effect, the bounce attack caused by it will also gain a similar effect.

For an early Constellation, C1 changes are pretty good. Kinich's C4 and C6 also received significant buffs, increasing his overall damage potential. It is safe to say that the changes were mostly in Kinich's favor.

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Mualani

All Mualani V3 changes via Hakushin byu/APerson567i inGenshin_Impact_Leaks

Mualani seems to have received the most changes in her kit, as per leaks via Hakush.in. Her Elemental Burst DMG at talent level 10 was slightly buffed:

• DMG: 75.7% Max HP -> 84.1% Max HP

On the other hand, Mualani's Elemental Skill received a lot of nerfs. Here are the changes at talent level 10:

• Sharky's Bite Basic DMG: 22.6% Max HP - > 15.6% Max HP
• Wave Momentum DMG Bonus: 11.3% Max HP/stack -> 7.8% Max HP/stack
• Sharky's Surging Bite additional DMG bonus: 56.6% Max HP -> 39.1% Max HP
• Sharky's Bite Cooldown: 2.0s -> 1.6s

The Sharky's Bite cooldown was reduced, but Mualani's damage and other bonuses were significantly nerfed.

Moving on, Mualani's first ascension passive was slightly buffed. Her Floater will now restore 35 Nightsoul points, which is a nice bonus.

Lastly, there were several changes in Mualani's Constellations in Genshin Impact:

• C1: The Nightsoul point and Phlogiston consumption in the Nightsoul Blessing state was reduced to 30. However, the Shark's missile damage also decreased from 75% Max HP to 60% Max HP.
• C2: Mualani's Nightsoul point generation was changed from 20 points in 4s to 25 points in 5s.
• C4: Energy regeneration after obtaining a Floater was increased from 7 to 15. However, the Stormburst Shot DMG was reduced from 200% to 75%.
• C6: The CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG buffs have been removed.

Besides the slight increase in Nightsoul points and energy regeneration from multiple sources, nearly all the other changes in Mualani's kit were major nerfs, especially her Constellations. That said, it shouldn't affect a player much if they don't plan to get more copies.

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Kachina

Kachina didn't have any major changes in her kit, as per leaks via HomDGCat, one of the most reliable sources that usually shares all the beta info and in-game changes.

Here are all the changes made to Kachina's kit in Genshin Impact:

• Elemental Skill: Nightsoul points restoration increased from 50 to 60.
• First passive: Geo DMG bonus duration increased from 10s to 12s.
• Third passive: Gains 30 Nightsoul points.
• Second Constellation: Nightsoul points restoration increased from 16 to 20.

Overall, Kachina received minor buffs in her Elemental Skill, passives, and C2.

All three characters will be released in Genshin Impact 5.0, but there's still some time left until the update goes live. Thus, it is likely that their kits might receive a couple more changes.

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