Summary
A recent leak fromGenshin Impactis teasing how players will be able to acquire the Pyro version of the Traveler, hinting at major story implications for the new variant. The upcoming addition of Natlan to the HoYoverse RPG has already been shown to feature a wide range of content for players following its launch later this month.Natlan will debut with three new charactersadded to the RPG’s roster, alongside new bosses to challenge and the next expansion of the game’s Archon Quest. Now, one leak is teasing a highly-anticipated addition for the region.
ThroughoutGenshin Impact’s nearly four-year-long life, HoYoverse has given players multiple different versions of the game’s protagonist, the Traveler. Each region introduces a new elemental variant for the character, often featuring sweeping changes to the Traveler’s moveset and abilities. Some variants of the Traveler have even seen inclusions in some ofGenshin Impact’s most powerful team compositions, like the Dendro Traveler’s utility in Bloom teams. However, Natlan’s regional variant looks to be integrated into the region’s main story.
Genshin Impact Leak Hints at Story Event for Pyro Traveler
A new leak shared byGenshin Impactleaker White is teasing how players will be able toacquire the Pyro Traveler within Natlan’s main story. According to the leak, the Pyro Traveler will be directly integrated into the main story of the region,with Pyro Archon Mavuikasaid to give the Pyro Gnosis to the Traveler at the conclusion of the story. The regional Archon Quests have often revolved around each Archon’s Gnosis, with the Fatui looking to gather all the different elemental Gnoses. The leak also hints at the Pyro Traveler’s role, claiming them to be a “mini Bennett” playing a support role.
The addition of the Pyro Traveler through Natlan’s main story would follow in the footsteps of another of HoYoverse’s flagship games.Honkai: Star Railsimilarly locksdifferent variants of the Trailblazerbehind story progression, with players currently able to acquire two new versions of the main character.Genshin Impacthas previously made its elemental Travelers easy to acquire, with players only needing to interact with a Statue of the Seven found in a new region. The leak did not confirm which update will feature the story event granting players the Pyro Traveler.
Alongside the eventual addition of the Pyro Traveler, HoYoverse has revealed plenty of opportunities forGenshin Impactplayers to pick up some free characters soon. An event during Version 5.0 will grant players a free copy of Pyro four-star character Bennett, one of the game’s most popular and powerful supports. The fourth anniversary rewards will also feature a five-star character selector, allowingGenshin Impactplayers to acquire a free copy ofone ofGenshin Impact’s standard five-star characters. Fans ofGenshin Impactwon’t have to wait much longer to dive into all of Natlan’s new content.
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