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Genshin Impact

The State of Meta: Nod-Krai Edition

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Genshin Impact State of Meta - Nod-Krai

Nod-Krai brought us the Lunar Reactions, a new combat mechanic focused on amplifying existing reactions, but you can only play it as long as you have the correct character. How has the recent addition of this new mechanic affected Genshin Impact's meta? Read on for our first edition of the State of Meta featuring the new region: Nod-Krai!

Analysis on Meta Changes in Nod-Krai

  • Lunar Reactions are a more restrictive Nightsoul.
  • Only Nod-Krai 5-Stars can enable Lunar Reactions.
  • Character checks in Endgame, as it continues to be tailored to newer characters.
  • An average player with only F2P teams cannot fully clear endgame easily.
  • Hexerei buffs on off-meta Mondstadt units are a good sign of improvement.

Lunar Reactions is the New Nightsoul, But With A Catch

Genshin Impact - Ineffa Lunar-Charged Reaction
Lunar Reactions were introduced as an exclusive Nod-Krai mechanic that alters the base effect and damage formula of existing reactions, like Electro-Charged and Bloom. This is reminiscent of the Nightsoul Mechanic in Natlan and the characters from that region that possess such abilities in their kit.

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1 Anonymous Anonymous about 1 hour

All my favourite characters are ancient in comparison (Wanderer, Tighnari, Lyney), so that even getting their BiS supports won't let me reach close to the new restrictive meta teams. But even if I wanted to pull one new character for meta, guess what - they don't function without their desired teammates, which are also new 5 star characters I don't have. Kazuha, Nahida, Furina, Xilonen. All worthless now. And by when I manage to pull both new chars, they'll likely have been powercrept already.

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