Genshin Impact's 3.2 update introduces the divine Dendro character Nahida and the ever-sleepy Cyro character Layla.
In lore terms, Nahida is the vessel of Lesser Lord Kusanali, the god or Archon of the region Sumeru. Long trapped within the Sanctuary of Sursathana, she is now free and enters the game as a playable character. In gameplay, Nahida deals Dendro Damage with normal and special attacks. Her elemental skill is called All Schemes To Know, which spreads an area-of-effect Dendro damage around her. Holding the elemental skill button enters aiming mode, which lets her mark enemies and deal damage from afar. Her elemental burst brings forth The Shrine of Maya, which gains different effects based on the members of the player's party.
Layla is a Rtawahist student who studies Theoretical Astrology. She struggles with somnambulism and often can't sleep, and therefore seeks a way to steadily rest. In play, she wields a sword and can place a shield called the Curtain of Slumber. This dome deals area-of-effect Cryo damage and protects those within it. She can also summon a celestial dreamsphere which fires small Cryo bolts at enemies.
The update also adds a new story quest, a new Archon quest, and a new world quest as well as various changes, fixes, and optimizations.
The full patch notes can be seen below or on the Genshin Impact website.
I. New Characters
5-Star Character "Physic of Purity" Nahida (Dendro)
- Gnosis: Dendro
- Weapon: Catalyst
- A caged bird secluded within the confines of the Sanctuary of Surasthana who can only see the world in her dreams.
Elemental Skill "All Schemes to Know"
When tapped, Nahida sends forth karmic bonds of wood and tree from her side, dealing AoE Dendro DMG and marking opponents hit with the Seed of Skandha. When held, she enters Aiming Mode, which will allow you to select a limited number of opponents within a limited area. When Aiming Mode ends, this skill deals Dendro DMG to these opponents and marks them with the Seed of Skandha. Opponents who have been marked by the Seed of Skandha will be linked to one another up till a certain distance. After you trigger Elemental Reactions on opponents who are marked or when they take DMG from Dendro Cores (including Burgeon and Hyperbloom DMG), Nahida will unleash Tri-Karma Purification on this opponent and all connected opponents, dealing Dendro DMG based on her ATK and Elemental Mastery.
Elemental Burst "Illusory Heart"
Materializes the Court of Dreams and brings forth the Shrine of Maya. The Shrine provides different effects depending on the Elemental Types of characters in the party, as follows:
- Pyro: While Nahida remains within the Shrine of Maya, the DMG dealt by Tri-Karma Purification from "All Schemes to Know" is increased.
- Electro: While Nahida remains within the Shrine of Maya, the interval between each Tri-Karma Purification from "All Schemes to Know" is decreased.
- Hydro: The Shrine of Maya's duration is increased.
If there are at least 2 party members of the aforementioned Elemental Types present when the field is deployed, the aforementioned effects will be increased further. Even if Nahida is not on the field, these bonuses will still take effect so long as party members are within the Shrine of Maya.
4-Star Character "Fantastical Evening Star" Layla (Cryo)
- Vision: Cryo
- Weapon: Sword
- A Rtawahist student who specializes in Theoretical Astrology. Heavily prone to somnambulism and locked in a grinding war with sleep deprivation, the problem of restful slumber is a most troubling one to her.
Elemental Skill "Nights of Formal Focus"
Puts forth a shield known as the Curtain of Slumber, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. The Curtain of Slumber's DMG Absorption is based on Layla's Max HP and absorbs Cryo DMG with 250% effectiveness. While the Curtain of Slumber is active, it will create 1 Night Star that will be attached to it every 1.5s. When a character protected by this shield uses an Elemental Skill, 2 Night Stars will be created. Night Stars can be created once every 0.3s in this way. A maximum of 4 Night Stars can be accumulated at any one time. Once 4 Night Stars have been accumulated and there are opponents nearby, these Night Stars will transform into homing Shooting Stars that will be fired off in sequence, dealing Cryo DMG to any opponents hit. If the Curtain of Slumber's duration ends or it is destroyed, the Night Stars will disappear. If they are already being fired off as Shooting Stars, these Shooting Stars will last until this wave of shots ends. New Night Stars cannot be created until the previous wave of Shooting Stars has been fired completely.
Elemental Burst "Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker"
Unleashes a Celestial Dreamsphere that constantly fires Starlight Slugs at opponents within its AoE, dealing Cryo DMG. When a Starlight Slug hits, it will generate 1 Night Star for nearby Curtains of Slumber. Each Curtain of Slumber can gain 1 Night Star this way every 0.5s.
II. New System
New Serenitea Pot System: "Replication"
In the Serenitea Pot, Travelers can generate Replicas to record the Furnishings arrangement of the corresponding area in your realm via the Replication System. Each Replica has a corresponding Replica ID. By using a shared Replica ID, other Travelers can replicate the arrangement of the corresponding Furnishings in their own Realm. If the Replica ID used contains indoor Furnishings, you can reproduce the arrangement of these Furnishings in the same mansion.
Note: To use the Replica ID, you need to unlock the corresponding Realm Layout area and have the required Furnishings. The owner of the Replica ID can choose to enable or disable the Replica sharing function at any time.
If your friend enables sharing of their Replica, you can go to their Serenitea Pot and generate a Replica to record their Realm.
Unlock Criteria:
- Unlock the Serenitea Pot System and complete the World Quest "A Teapot to Call Home: Part II" to unlock the Replication System
III. New Equipment
A Thousand Floating Dreams (5-Star Catalyst)
Party members other than the equipping character will provide the equipping character with buffs based on whether their Elemental Type is the same as the latter or not.
- If their Elemental Types are the same, increase Elemental Mastery by 32.
- If not, increase the equipping character's DMG Bonus from their Elemental Type by 10%.
Each of the aforementioned effects can have up to 3 stacks. Additionally, all nearby party members other than the equipping character will have their Elemental Mastery increased by 40. Multiple such effects from multiple such weapons can stack.
During the event wish "Epitome Invocation," the event-exclusive 5-star weapon A Thousand Floating Dreams (Catalyst) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!
IV. New Main Story
1. New Archon Quest
Archon Quest Chapter III: Act V "Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises"
Quest Unlock Criteria
- Reach Adventure Rank 35 or above
- Complete Archon Quest Chapter III: Act IV "King Deshret and the Three Magi"
After the Version 3.2 update, Archon Quest Chapter III: Act V "Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises" will be permanently available.
2. New Story Quest
Nahida's Story Quest "Sapientia Oromasdis Chapter: Act I - Lingering Warmth"
Permanently available after the Version 3.2 update
Quest Unlock Criteria
- Reach Adventure Rank 40 or above
- Complete Archon Quest Chapter III: Act V "Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises"
3. New World Quest
New World Quest: "Next Time, On King of Invokations..."
V. New Enemies
New Boss
This boss' attacks will create Energy Blocks. Pick these blocks up to recharge the Neo Akasha Terminal. Once it has energy, the Neo Akasha Terminal can be put to various uses.
Dendro Hypostasis
A hypostasis that uses an inert shell to defend itself. It now displays abnormalities due to having been corrupted by some unknown influence.
When it is in danger, it will release Restorative Piths that have the properties of Tri-Lakshana Creatures. Use Dendro to revive these Piths and induce a Normal State in them to continuously cleanse the Dendro Hypostasis, and use Electro to trigger their Activated state and speed up the cleansing process.
Located at Land of Lower Setekh
VI. Other Additions
1. New Recipes:
- Sumeru's Puspa Café: Rose Custard
- Nahida's specialty: "Halvamazd"
- Layla's specialty: "Extravagant Slumber"
2. New Achievements added to the "Wonders of the World" category.
3. New Namecards:
- "Nahida: Crescent": Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Nahida
- "Layla: Daydream": Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Layla
- "Travel Notes: Fungus Land": Reward obtained via the BP system
4. Adds some prompts for loading screens.
5. New Item: Nature's True Fruit
- Purchased from Tubby the teapot spirit via the Realm Depot after completing the Archon Quest "Secret of the Scorching Desert"
6. New Serenitea Pot Realm Layout: "Sublime Spicewood"
- Unlocked after using the item "Nature's True Fruit"
7. On the Celestia Server, testing of the "Past Quest Resource Management" function has begun: Travelers can delete the audio and video resources corresponding to the completed Archon Quests and Story Quests on mobile, thus reducing the size of the game. The deleted audio resources can be re-downloaded after deletion.