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Time of India
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Skirk Ascension and Talent Materials in Genshin Impact
Image via: HoYoverse Finally, with Skirk's long-awaited arrival in Genshin Impact Version 5.6, players now have the opportunity to add a mysterious swordmaster from Fontaine to their roster. Whether you have pulled her already or are saving Primogems for her, proper planning is needed to ascend and level her talents efficiently. This detailed walkthrough will help you get what you require, so you never find yourself grinding at the very last moment to upgrade Skirk. Skirk Ascension: A Cryo Journey Since Skirk is Cryo, her ascension mainly asks for Shivada Jade, which can be obtained from Cryo bosses, namely Cryo Hypostasis, Icewind Suite (Coppelius), and the usual ones like Andrius or Childe. However, what makes her ascension stand out is the blending of materials from Fontaine with those of the upcoming Natlan region. Breakdown of Ascension Here is what full ascension requires for Skirk: Shivada Jade Sliver/Fragment/Chunk/Gemstone x1/9/9/6 Skysplit Gembloom x168 (dropped in Atocpan) Ensnaring Gaze x46 (from the weekly boss Tenebrous Papilla) Meshing Gear / Mechanical Spur Gear / Artificed Dynamic Gear x18/30/36 (drops from Clockwork Meka) Mora x420,000 Skirk COMPLETE Farming Guide – Best Artifacts & Weapons, Ascension Materials (Genshin 5.7) Talent Level-Up: Investing in Her Swordmaster Skills The talent of Skirk grows enormously with investment, thus her elemental skill and elemental burst should be top priority for any player wishing to abuse her power both in the Abyss and exploration. Talent materials, on the other hand, are another beast of grinding. What You Will Need Per Talent Meshclo Gear x6 Mechanical Spur Gear x22 Artificed Dynamic Gear x31 Teachings/Guide/Philosophies of Contention x3/21/38 Ascended Sample: Knight x6 (drop from weekly domain boss) Crown of Insight x1 Mora x1,652,500 M by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Indian Truck Driver Now Earns ₹2.9 Crore Monthly (See how) prestigetrophy Learn More Undo ultiply these numbers by three if you intend to max all of Skirk's talents. ULTIMATE Skirk Guide! [Best Builds, Weapons, Artifacts, and MORE] Genshin Impact Farming Tips: Get Ahead Early Weekly Boss Drops: Consider Tenebrous Papilla and Ascended Sample: Knight as bottlenecks in the upgrade process. Cryo Gems: Rotate through Cryo bosses to avoid burnout and maximize gains. Time Management: Considering this character requires more than 8 million EXP and nearly 5 million Mora to be maxed out, you should start farming before pulling her. Skirk is quickly becoming one of the most exciting Cryo characters from recent updates due to her fluid swordplay and rich storytelling. Yet, unlocking her complete potential demands heavy dedication. Thanks to this guide, you know exactly where to farm and what to farm. Game On Season 1 kicks off with Sakshi Malik's inspiring story. Watch Episode 1 here
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
5 best team compositions for Skirk in Genshin Impact
(Image via miHoYo) Skirk's finally here, and she's every bit the icy menace we hoped for. With her Cryo swordplay and normal attack-focused kit, she thrives when surrounded by off-field Hydro and Cryo allies. But let's be real, not every Cryo/Hydro duo will do the trick. If you want Skirk to hit like a truck and freeze the field in style, you need the right squad. Here are the 5 best team comps to bring out her inner beast 1. Skirk + Furina + Escoffier + Shenhe This is the ultimate Skirk lineup. Furina rains Hydro from the sidelines while Escoffier heals and debuffs enemies like a multitasking queen. Shenhe is your personal Cryo damage steroid, buffing Skirk's every slash. Team: Skirk = Main DPS Furina = Hydro spam + Team-wide buffs Escoffier = Cryo support + healing Shenhe = Cryo buffer + RES shred Best for : Boss melting, Spiral Abyss domination, and maximum Skirk flexing. DON'T BUILD HER WRONG! Best Skirk Guide & Build (Techs, Weapons, Teams, Artifacts) Genshin Impact 2. Skirk + Kazuha + Furina + Layla Kazuha is the only Anemo unit you should pair with Skirk, period. He boosts Cryo DMG like crazy and groups enemies like a vacuum cleaner. Furina keeps the Hydro pressure on, while Layla keeps Skirk safe and adds a bonus Cryo application. Team: Skirk = Cryo blade queen Kazuha = Crowd control + Cryo boost Furina = Hydro enabler + bonus damage Layla = Shield + Cryo support Best for : Crowd-clearing chaos and stylish frozen combos. 3. Skirk + Nahida + Thoma + Shenhe Who said Skirk only needs Hydro? This Melt comp is all about cooking enemies with the Burning + Cryo synergy. Nahida keeps Dendro flowing, Thoma applies Pyro over time, and Shenhe ensures your Melts hit hard . Team: Skirk = Cryo pro Nahida = Dendro enabler + buffs Thoma = Pyro source + shield Shenhe = Cryo steroids again Best for : Off-meta enjoyers and high-risk, high-reward thrill seekers. 10 C0 Skirk Team Comps | Genshin Impact 5.7 Build & Showcase 4. Skirk + Xingqiu + Mika + Diona No 5-stars? No problem. Xingqiu's Hydro swords are the MVP here, freezing enemies left and right. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Memperdagangkan CFD Emas dengan salah satu spread terendah? IC Markets Mendaftar Undo Mika buffs ATK SPD and healing, while Diona shields + adds more Cryo. You're not missing out on much. Team: Skirk = Queen bee Xingqiu = Hydro swords + minor heals Mika = ATK SPD + healing Diona = Shield + Cryo + energy Best for: New players, budget bros, and casual cruisers. 5. Skirk + Yelan + Citlali + Escoffier This comp is fast, aggressive, and frozen nonstop . Yelan's off-field Hydro matches Skirk's rapid normal attacks perfectly. Citlali adds Cryo shreds, while Escoffier keeps the team alive and enemies debuffed. Team: Skirk = DPS monster Yelan = Burst Hydro & HP buff Citlali = Cryo application + RES shred Escoffier = Heals + Cryo off-field Best for : Fast clears and consistent Frozen uptime. Skirk's team building isn't just about spamming Hydro and Cryo—it's about choosing the right off-field enablers and buffers who match her aggressive playstyle. Whether you're going all-out with 5-stars or keeping it real with 4-star champs, there's a squad out there that'll make Skirk the lethal ice queen she's meant to be. Game On Season 1 kicks off with Sakshi Malik's inspiring story. Watch Episode 1 here
Time of India
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Imaginarium Theater Guide (June 2025) in Genshin Impact
Image via: HoYoverse Being set in June 2025 is Season 12 of the Performance Tour in the Imaginarium Theater of Genshin Impact, a fast, combat-heavy event. The Theater level domain, permanent domain challenge, upholds higher difficulties of strategy, placing even higher importance on making old-time Travelers dust off their elemental team rosters. Cryo, Electro and Dendro Win the Spotlight The hustle and bustle of the season have their spotlight on a new intriguing elemental reaction, a frosted combination of Cryo and Dendro that rewards teams who manage to balance freezing control with the aggression of withering thorns. The interaction comes in handy against Act bosses tuned to apply elemental pressures. New Imaginarium Theater Act 1 - Act 10 | Genshin Impact 5.6 Given that the roster of characters limits to Cryo, Electro, and Dendro, careful planning goes into team building. Starting from the opening casts, Cyno, Nahida, Qiqi, Fischl, Collei, and Mika lay down a good early base for a team leaning heavily onto reaction. Special Guests and Backing Cast Those who own Furina, Dehya, Xiangling, and Xingqiu can invite them as Special Guests this season, so consider yourself majorly blessed with their solid elemental support and myriad of uses! Although it's a drag not having any of these stars yourself, the Supporting Cast allows you to borrow them from other players. Team Compositions Mastering Season 12 is all about balance. Here's how the meta is formed: Names like Raiden, Ganyu, Alhaitham, and Eula take center stage. These characters put out enough elemental damage required by the theme of the season. Sub DPS picks expose Yae Miko and Beidou as optimal Electro anchors, while Rosaria and Emilie provide Cryo and Dendro burst support, respectively. The benefits Baizhu, Shenhe, and Yaoyao confer include healing and resistance shredding, an edge vital for survivability and keeping uptime on reactions. Team synergy is important. Ensure that your sub-DPS and support characters enhance effects such as Rimegrass or conventional reactions like Superconductor Quicken. New 5.6 Imaginarium Theater June 2025 | New Dendro & Cryo Reaction & 9-Star Bonus Reward Difficulty Scaling: A Theater for All Players The Imaginarium Theater opens its doors to all, no matter if you're stepping into the limelight for the first time or back for the encore: Easy Mode (3 Acts): For entry-level players, it demands very little in terms of requirements. Normal to Hard Modes (6–8 Acts): Stand on the shoulders of deeper rosters and greater foresight in strategy. Visionary Mode (10 Acts): Aplomb beyond all tests, requiring 22-26 characters level 70 or above and meticulous role tiling. Every additional character past the minimum requirements offers a passive buff, preparation hence becoming power itself. With all new mechanics, elemental reactions including Rimegrass, and a hand-picked roster of characters, Imaginarium Theater Season 12 is one of Genshin Impact's most complex combat performances to date. Whether you're pursuing Stella for ultimate-tier prizes, or just pushing the art of the possible in team synergy, this season requires more than raw power. It requires artistry. So assemble your talent, tune up your orchestra and get ready for the performance. The curtain is going up and the stage awaits you.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Genshin Impact 5.7 Update, New Characters, Banners and More
Image via: HoYoverse As the worldwide Genshin Impact community counts down to Version 5.7, anticipations soar around the arrival of two fresh playable characters: Skirk and Dahlia. HoYoverse is yet to officially release either of these characters in a drip marketing manner, but some very reliable leaks have revealed players' expectations and in a sense, it will create another edition in team-building strategies. Skirk: From lore to meta defining DPS Long teased in Genshin lore as Childe's mysterious mentor from the Abyss, Skirk is stepping out of the shadows at last. Leaks say she will be a 5-star Cryo sword user, but what offers her originality is her unusual mechanics. Her kit, supposedly, ushers in a "Sevenfold Flash" mode, where her Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks are inflected by Cryo, and this cannot be overwritten. This mode expands her attack range to some measure and offers interruption resistance but demands a very particular resource called Serpent's Cunning in lieu of Energy to trigger her Elemental Burst. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The place-to-be for automation and robotics Undo Relevant topics from automation, AI and robotics Undo Valuable contacts with international exhibitors Undo Fresh input at the top-class supporting program Undo The leading trade fair for automation & robotics Undo This unique Burst will bomb her enemies with Cryo AOE slashes, which scale in strength with the extra Serpent's Cunning sacrificed, and what threatens to get even more amusing is her interaction with certain Area-effects on the map known as Phantom Rifts, generated by reactions such as Freeze or Superconductor. Skirk can suck these up to further augment the potency of her attacks, really tying her playstyle into Freeze comps, making her a prime contender to work with Cryo buffers. Dahlia: Hydro support with a hidden role? Entering the roster as a 4-star Hydro sword-user, Dahlia seems to require at least some kit polishing, according to early beta impressions. Leaked reports hint at his synergy designed for Skirk to provide a quick swap Hydro application for consistent triggering of Freeze. While the numbers do not presently impress, the tactical niche in new comps might develop, especially should HoYoverse opt to rebalance his scaling pre-launch. Genshin continues to be a controversial opponent of male characters with the coming of Dahlia. There has been only one male 5-star character since Version 5.1, and the community has been expressing growing frustration regarding the gender-imbalance statement from the character lineup. If this is really an underwhelming character, then the reception for him might indeed put some fresh fuel on the debate. Leaked Banners Banners of Version 5.7 shall feature Skirk alongside the rerun banner of Shenhe, Emilie in the words of the respected leaker HomDGCat. Even though the banner phases are not confirmed to date, it is speculated that Phase 1 shall feature Skirk and Shenhe, the two sharing the Cryo element and maybe some synergy. This will make for an attractive Freeze team package for players who want to build around Skirk right away. ✅UNEXPECTED!!? HOYOVERSE DID THIS TO 5.7 BANNERS TODAY (New Updates) - Genshin Impact Phase 2 may feature Emilie and Mavuika, even if they are somewhat niche in the current meta. It goes without saying, though, that rerun banners represent one of the few opportunities crucial for new players to make up for missing the release of these must-have units and that each phase could very well provide an important piece towards team optimization. What lies ahead in Version 5.8? Where Version 5.7 is mostly centered on character additions and team-building changes, Version 5.8 is expected to focus on exploration. The long-awaited regions of Mare Jivari are rumored to make an appearance, thus serving as Natlan's final expansion before the official launch of the region. Considering its tentative release on July 30, 2025, this update may lay down key narrative context and set up more dramatic shifts in power within the game. Furthermore, some occasional leaks are indicating the introduction of a Hydro support that synergizes well with Skirk in 5.8 possibly displacing characters like Yelan in some rotations. If this QA female 5-star turns out to be the strong contender developers have hinted at, it is going to add on more fuel into the ongoing debates around character design direction of the game. JUST IN! NEW & UPDATED BANNER LINEUP FROM 5.7 TO 6.0, All Leaked And Confirmed Characters-Genshin While the Genshin Impact 5.7 leaks seem detailed and credible, one has to keep in mind that nothing is actually confirmed until the official release by HoYoverse. Kits can be amended, banners may be rejigged, and characters could be bumped forward to later updates. Yet, while past precedence and the consistency of current leaks almost lean to performing the long-awaited debut of Skirk, the character may very well rewrite the dynamics of the Cryo team forever. Patch 5.7 seems to go beyond just being another update, it could well be the beginning of a whole new meta era.
Time of India
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Top 6 characters in Genshin Impact Imaginarium Theater for May 2025
Image via HoYoverse New month, new chaos. Genshin Impact's Imaginarium Theater in May 2025 brings a fresh lineup of enemies and an elemental twist that favors Hydro, Cryo, and Geo. That means your Pyro and Electro mains will have to sit this one out. If you're wondering which characters are popping off this season, then you're at the right place. Whether you're going for Visionary Mode or just looking to complete your daily run with fewer retries, these are the MVPs. New 5.5 Imaginarium Theater May 2025 : Visionary Mode Act 10 | Cryo/Hydro/Geo : 7.3M HP Boss Add 1. Navia – Geo Queen of Burst Damage Navia is having a field day this month. With several Geo-shielded enemies in play, her crystal-loaded damage and natural shield-breaking talents shine. Whether you're rushing through standard stages or braving Visionary Mode, Navia makes sure every shot counts. She's your go-to main DPS if you want quick clears and satisfying crits. 2. Wriothesley – Cryo Punching Power Wriothesley thrives in Cryo-heavy environments, and May's Theater is practically begging for him. Pair him with a Hydro unit, and he'll plow through mobs with Freeze and Shatter chains. Plus, his hypercarry potential is hard to beat, especially in fights requiring sustained damage over time. 3. Xilonen – The Healer Who Does It All Xilonen isn't just a healer—she's a game-changer. She can climb enemy-created structures, shred DEF, and heal your squad mid-fight. If you've unlocked Visionary Mode, don't even think twice. Use her. Imaginarium Theatre 5.4 Guide (March 2025) ! - How to EASY beat IT #genshinimpact #hoyocreators 4. Furina – The Versatile Hydro MVP If you can get Furina on your team, do it—no second thoughts. Her synergy with multiple DPS units, solid Hydro application, and utility-packed kit make her a top-tier Sub-DPS and support pick this month. She fits perfectly in Freeze comps and helps sustain longer battles with style. 5. Citlali – Freeze Support Extraordinaire Looking for a smooth Freeze team experience? Citlali's Cryo application and shielding make her a perfect partner to Hydro units like Kokomi or Furina. She's especially useful against summon-heavy enemies like Hydro mimics or swarming mobs. 6. Zhongli – The Wall Zhongli's shield makes tough bosses like the Legatus Golem feel like slimes. You don't need a shielder this month, but if you want comfort and control, there's no one better. Plus, his burst can still chunk Geo enemies. The May 2025 Imaginarium Theater is all about synergy, elemental control, and smart team building. Prioritize Hydro and Cryo units, bring a Geo breaker or two, and you're golden.
