Genshin Impact Shinobu Leaks: Skillset, Talents and More

Genshin Impact’s new upcoming 4-star character has been leaked.

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With the Genshin Impact 2.7 beta rounding up, Genshin leakers have been hard at work informing fans of the game about what’s coming next. The newest 4-star character, Shinobu, has appeared in plenty of leaked content, which comes straight from reliable leakers dimbreath and UBatcha from the Wengsheng Funeral Parlour Discord Server, and compiled on Honey Impact.

So, what do Shinobu’s leaks tell us about how she plays? And does she have much utility?

Shinobu’s Attacks

Normal Attack	Perform up to 4 rapid strikes.
Charged Attack	Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.
Plunging Attack	Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Shinobu’s Elemental Skill – Sanctifying Ring

Creates a Grass Ring of Sanctification at the cost of part of her HP, dealing Electro DMG to nearby opponents.

Grass Ring of Sanctification:

Follows your current active character around. Deals Electro DMG to nearby opponents every 1.5s and restores HP for active the character within the ring based on Kuki Shinobu’s Max HP.

The HP consumption from using this skill can only bring her to 20% HP.

Shinobu’s Elemental Burst – Gyoei Narukami Kariyama Rite

Stabs an evil-excoriating blade into the ground, creating a barrier that cleanses the area of all that is foul, dealing continuous Electro DMG to opponents within its AoE based on Shinobu’s Max HP.

If Shinobu’s HP is less than or equal to 50% when this skill is used, the barrier will last longer.

Shinobu’s Passive Talents

Protracted Prayers	Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on an Inazuma Expedition for 20 hours.
Breaking Free	When Shinobu’s HP is not higher than 50%, her Healing Bonus is increased by 15%.
Heart’s Response	Sanctifying Ring’s abilities will be boosted based on Shinobu’s Elemental Mastery: • Healing amount will be increased by 75% of Elemental Mastery. • DMG dealt is increased by 25% of Elemental Mastery.

Shinobu’s Constellations

To Cloister Compassion	Gyoei Narukami Kariyama Rite’s AoE is increased by 50%.
To Forsake Fortune	Grass Ring of Sanctification’s duration is increased by 3s.
To Sequester Sorrow	Increases the Level of Sanctifying Ring by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
To Sever Sealing	When the Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attacks of the character affected by Shinobu’s Grass Ring of Sanctification hit opponents, a Thundergrass Mark will land on the opponent’s position and deal AoE Electro DMG based on 9.7% of Shinobu’s Max HP. This effect can occur once every 5s.
To Cease Courtesies	Increases the Level of Gyoei Narukami Kariyama Rite by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
To Ward Weakness	When Kuki Shinobu takes lethal DMG, this instance of DMG will not take her down. This effect will automatically trigger when her HP reaches 1 and will trigger once every 60s. When Shinobu’s HP drops below 25%, she will gain 150 Elemental Mastery for 15s. This effect will trigger once every 60s.

Shinobu’s Kit Breakdown

So, from these Shinobu leaks, how can we expect her to play? Well, she’s a healer whose healing scales off her Max HP and comes from her Skill. Her Skill has an activation at the cost of Shinobu’s own HP, and her healing only applies to the active character – much like Barbara’s Skill when she isn’t auto attacking. Her Burst’s DMG also scales off her Max HP, and lingers for a little while in an AoE. Shinobu’s Passive Talents are also quite significant to her kit, increasing her healing when she is below 50% HP and additionally scaling off 75% of her Elemental Mastery. The split here between balancing her HP and Elemental Mastery could make her a little finicky to build.

From a meta perspective, Shinobu doesn’t seem to be a significant addition. The DMG from her Skill and Burst’s Electro application doesn’t appear to be on par with characters like Beidou or Fischl, who are also 4-stars. Her healing output is also a little underwhelming, andconsidering she only heals one character at a time, it’s unlikely she’ll be a viable designated healer – especially when your team is suffering from Corrosion. She could have some usage with healing during Diona or Bennett’s Burst downtimes if you’re struggling with Corrosion, but having two healers on one team will tank the team’s DPS significantly.

On the plus side, she appears to be a solid 4-Piece Tenacity of the Millelith user, which could be beneficial in certain circumstances. For instance, she could work on a Eula team and proc Superconduct with her, buffing her with TotM and providing her with basic heals. But if you have them, it seems that Beidou and Fischl will generally outperform Shinobu’s Electro DMG. However, if you’re not too bothered about the meta or just like using characters because they look cool, Shinobu seems like she’ll be OK overall, if not a little niche.