Genshin Impact 5.0’s Best Change May Have Nothing To Do With Natlan

One of the best leaked changes in 5.0 may have nothing to do with Natlan, the next new region and the most relevant part of the upcoming patch. Version 5.0 is expected to arrive in late August if the regular six-week schedule between updates doesn’t suffer delays. The patch will introduce the first portion of Natlan for players to explore, continuing the Traveler’s journey through Teyvat in search of their lost sibling. With it, players will also see the addition of several Natlan characters in , though their playable versions will be spaced out between updates.

These big annual updates also bring forth a series of modifications, such as the leaked Night Spirit mechanics, which will be exclusive to Natlan characters and will affect both combat and exploration. There are also incoming quality-of-life (QoL) updates, according to the leaks. For example, a leaked Spiral Abyss update in 5.0 will allow players to skip some of the floors in the endgame activity if they meet certain prerequisites from the previous period. Now, there are leaks mentioning other quality-of-life updates, including what may be a much-needed buff to a specific type of enemy encounter.

The popular action RPG by HoYoverse is getting larger with each expansion, but its overload of content is not its main problem: it’s farming.

According to information obtained by the leaker known as HomDGCat, which was then shared in a post tagged as “” on Reddit, some overworld enemies will have an increase to their material drop rates. HomDGCat’s leak mentions that Abyss Mages will see an 18% increase, while Ruin Guards will get a 50% boost. Ruin Graders will allegedly see a 25% drop rate increase, and Specters will have a 66.7% buff. The most surprising, however, is the leaked 100% material drop rate increase for Nobushi and Kairagi, which means these enemies will drop extra handguards in .

As stated in the leak, this buff to drop rates is not related to the rumored increase in world level, which will unlock