I Think I've Solved What Genshin Impact's New Material Is Teasing

One of the new materials from ’s Natlan region is oddly specific and I think I figured out what it may be teasing, even if very subtly. Version 5.0, which arrived in late August to HoYoverse’s hit action RPG, brought forth the sixth major region of the game called Natlan, also known as the Nation of Pyro. With the first few zones of Natlan introduced, several other components were added to the game, from brand-new gameplay mechanics to enemy types and, of course, the first few Natlan characters in 5.0, namely Mualani, Kachina, and Kinich.

With the addition of an entire new nation, even if it is still not complete, many new materials were added to the game. This includes boss materials, such as the ones dropped from Gluttonous Yumkasaur Mountain King and Goldflame Qucusaur Tyrant to the drops from the several new enemy types across the region of Natlan. This, of course, also includes Local Specialties, such as the Sprayfeather Gills in , which are some of Mualani’s Ascension materials. However, one group of Natlan materials seems to be hinting at what may come in the future, and I find it particularly exciting.

Among the new enemy types, Saurians stand out as they are new creatures that can either be opponents or serve as mounts via Saurian Indwelling. They drop materials that are needed in certain character Ascension processes. When defeated, the Saurians can drop Juvenile Fangs, Seasoned Fangs, and Tyrant’s Fangs. These are all part of the same item family. When checking how to obtain them in the game, I noticed they all drop from “” which sounds oddly specific when the game could simply refer to their drop source as Saurians in , without stating they are from Natlan.

While Natlan Saurians are the enemy group to which these Saurians pertain, it seems somewhat strange since Saurians are only confirmed to live in Natlan – and, as such, it is quite redundant to say so at the moment. However, I have been led to believe that there may be more Saurian types in the