In the same way that the Dosdragon Mountains came to expand the Mondstadt region on the first light of Christmas 2020, a new play area will emerge in the coming days in Inazuma. Under Inazuma, to be exact, as Enkanomiya contains the remnants of an underwater nation sealed for thousands of years under the territory of the Shogun Raiden. This area will of course be the scene of new enemies, including the Abyssal Elementosaurs who hunt in groups and will not hesitate to use their environment to their advantage in combat.
“Unlike the other Inazuma Islands, Enkanomiya is a huge floating island located under the ocean that is constantly eroding from the Abyss. The ancestors of the inhabitants of Watatsumi Island once lived there, leaving behind the ruins of an ancient civilization even older than any relics on the surface. In a world without day or night, players will have to explore the depths of Enkanomiya and solve puzzles to use the Dainichi Mikoshi, an artificial sun developed by this ancient civilization.“, details the miHoYo press release about this new territory.
Baptized “Ephemeral colors in flight”, as the tradition of the poetic names of the Chinese studio dictates, the first update of 2022 will celebrate the new year with many activities to be discovered at the Port of Liyue, where the traditional Lantern Festival will be in full swing. full. A good excuse to find Ningguang and help him rebuild the Jade Chamber, a floating palace previously sacrificed in the main scenario of the game. Ningguang but also Keqing will also play the models by wearing two new evening dresses of the most beautiful effect. These outfits will be part of the event rewards, which also include a chance to get ten Doomsday Stones and one of Liyue’s eight 4 ★ characters for free.
But as with every major update, a lot of attention will be focused on the new characters. Shenhe (5 ★) and Yun Jin (4 ★) wield polearm but one is a Cryo Element Exorcist while the other is an opera star with a Geo divine eye. “Shenhe is able to increase Cryo damage to nearby team characters. His elemental skill also allows him to increase the damage dealt by the elemental skill or the normal, charged or diving attacks of his teammates. Yun Jin can increase the damage of his teammates’ normal attacks depending on his defense and the different divine eyes that make up the team.“, can we read.