Genshin Impact update 5.1 has been revealed, and the highlight is a new 5-star Geo character named Xilonen, who's poised to become one of the strongest support characters in the four-year history of this open-world RPG. Like update 5.0, it also brings another way to collect free Primogems by finishing new content relatively quickly, not to mention a suite of quality-of-life changes.
As developer HoYoverse explained in the version 5.1 special program – which seems to have been staffed by localization members in English due to the ongoing video game actor strike – Xilonen can skate up walls for exploration purposes, and her elemental skill can shred enemy elemental resistance for up to three different elements based on your other party members. This is similar to the gold-standard Viridescent Venerer artifact set available to Anemo characters, and will make a powerful combo with the new damage-boosting artifact set, Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City, which is tuned for Natlan characters.
