Breaking News! Sneak Peek at Genshin Impact 5.7 Version New Character Info: Ice Element New Star Silva Makes Her Debut!
Travelers, take note! Recent reliable sources indicate that the 5.7 version of Genshin Impact will introduce a new character—Silva (referred to as “her” below). She has a close relationship with “Young Master” Dainsleif, one that can be described as a deep mentor-student bond. In this article, we’ve compiled all the known information about her and another new character. If you’re interested, keep reading!
Genshin Impact 5.7 Version Banner Info
First Half of the Banner (June 18 – July 8)
5-Star Character: Silva
4-Star Characters: Thalia, Candace, Diona, Shenhe
Weapon Banner Highlights:
5-Star Weapon: Azurelight
Other Weapons: Xiphos’ Moonlight, Makhaira Aquamarine, etc.
Second Half of the Banner (July 8 – July 29)
5-Star Characters: Mavuika, Emilie
Weapon Banner Highlights:
5-Star Weapons: A Thousand Blazing Suns, Lumidouce Elegy
Detailed Analysis of Silva
Combat Positioning
According to well-known leaker Full Stop Chan, Silva is an ice-element character who wields a sword. Sounds impressive, right? Once she’s released, she’s expected to become a core character in many ice-element teams.
Skill Analysis
Law Beyond the Law:
When a nearby character in the party triggers Freezing, Superconduct, Ice Elemental Spread, or Ice Elemental Crystallization reactions, a rift in the virtual realm will be created near enemies. This can occur once every 2.5 seconds, with a maximum of 3 rifts created by Silva on the field.
Silva can absorb these rifts in the following ways:
Landing a Heavy Attack on enemies while in the Seven Stances Mode.
Using her Elemental Burst “Gokuen: Keshin” in Seven Stances Mode.
Performing a quick movement by holding her Elemental Skill “Gokuen: Koku”.
Each absorption grants Silva 8 points of “Serpent’s Cunning”.
Flowing Waters Return to Silence:
When a nearby Hydro character deals Hydro damage or a Cryo character deals Cryo damage, Silva gains a stack of “River of Death” effect that lasts 20 seconds, with a maximum of 3 stacks, each with independent durations.
Each stack of “River of Death” increases Silva’s:
Normal Attack Damage by 110%/120%/170% while in Seven Stances Mode.
Elemental Burst “Gokuen: Metsu” damage by 105%/115%/160%.
Exclusive Artifact Set
It appears that the “Deep Corridor Final Song” artifact set, introduced in version 5.5, is likely tailored for Silva.
Artifact Set Effects:
2-Piece: Gain 15% Cryo Elemental Damage Bonus.
4-Piece: The wearer’s Normal and Elemental Burst Attacks are enhanced by 60%, though not simultaneously active. The effect can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.
Background Story
Silva is the master of “Young Master” Dainsleif and also a disciple of the “Evil Rider” Tsaritsa. She is renowned as the strongest warrior in the Abyss. In Dainsleif’s memories, Silva is always taciturn but only acknowledges the truly strong.
Silva has followed the “Evil Rider” to learn martial arts since she was young and rarely returns to the land of Teyvat. When Ajax was 14, she mistakenly entered the Abyss, awakening the Whale of the Deep and leaving its mark on her. Silva informed the young Dainsleif about this and spent three months teaching her the Abyssal martial arts and secrets she had learned.