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An overview of Genshin Impact 5.4 and the character Mizuki
Genshin Impact is an open-world RPG developed by miHoYo. The game stands out with its rich storyline, stunning graphics, and diverse cast of characters. In the upcoming 5.4 update, Genshin Impact continues to bring fresh content and improvements aimed at enhancing the player experience. This update features exciting new scenarios, expanded storylines, and balance adjustments for several characters, including Mizuki Genshin.
Mizuki is a character belonging to the Anemo element, known for her elegant design and versatile skill set. As a 5-star character, Mizuki previously played a support or sub-DPS role in combat teams. However, her power was often considered weaker compared to other characters in similar roles within the meta. With the beta version 5.4 update, Mizuki has received significant improvements to her skill mechanics, making her more powerful than ever. This change not only maximizes her potential but also opens up new strategic possibilities for players.
The updates to Mizuki in Genshin Impact 5.4
Receiving positive reviews in the Genshin Impact 5.4 update, Mizuki has become one of the most used characters among fans. The character has been revamped in several aspects by the game developers:
Mizuki Genshin's Skills
In the Genshin Impact beta version 5.4, the character Mizuki has undergone significant adjustments, making her a prime choice for many team compositions. These changes primarily focus on enhancing her skill strength and improving her overall combat effectiveness, as outlined below:
Enhanced Skills
- Elemental Skill (E): Compared to the previous version, the character’s damage output has been increased by 20%. This improvement allows Mizuki to deal greater damage when attacking single or group enemies.
- Elemental Burst (Q): Overall damage has been boosted by 30%, along with an extended effect range. These changes make her Q skill much more effective for dealing with large groups of enemies or supporting teammates.
Activate the new basic skill
- New effect from Elemental Burst (Q): When activated, Mizuki creates a “Water Swirl” that lasts for 8 seconds. This swirl deals Hydro damage over time and increases the team’s Hydro damage by 15%.
- Enhanced passive skill: When Mizuki uses her Elemental Skill, she gains a stacking effect that boosts her attack speed and reduces cooldowns. This allows her to increase combat speed and avoid being caught in vulnerable situations.
About Mizuki Genshin's mechanics and stats
In addition to Mizuki Genshin's skills, miHoYo has implemented significant changes to her base stats and the mechanics of her abilities. Here are the highlights of these updates.
Boosted Overall Strength
- Base HP stat: Mizuki's HP has been increased by 12%, reaching 12,736 HP at level 90. This makes her more resilient in prolonged battles, especially when facing wide-ranging enemy attacks.
- Attack stat: Mizuki's base attack has been raised by 15%. At level 90, her attack stat will be 215. This change significantly boosts the damage of both her normal attacks and skills.
- Defense stat: Her defense has been increased by 10%, reaching 757 at level 90. This enhancement helps Mizuki withstand attacks better, reducing her dependency on health regeneration.
Adjustments to Skill Recharge Time and Energy Consumption
- Elemental Skill (E) cooldown: Reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds, allowing Mizuki to use her skill more frequently during combat. This not only increases combat speed but also enables her to trigger more elemental reactions.
- Elemental Burst (Q) energy cost: Reduced from 80 to 70, making the skill more versatile and easier to use in battle.
About Mizuki Genshin's Constellations
In the beta version 5.4, miHoYo not only gave a significant buff to Mizuki's skills but also improved her Constellation levels. Specifically:
C1: Enhanced Elemental Skill Effectiveness
When using her Elemental Skill (E), Mizuki gains a thin shield that absorbs damage equal to 15% of her maximum HP, lasting for 10 seconds.
C2: Strengthened Elemental Burst Power
Elemental Burst (Q) now creates 2 additional small water vortexes, each dealing 50% of the main damage. Additionally, the elemental resistance of targets affected by this skill is reduced by 20% for 8 seconds.
C3: Enhanced Elemental Skill
The Elemental Skill (E) now gains an additional 3 levels, bringing it to a maximum of level 15. This significantly boosts both the damage and effectiveness of the skill, making it especially valuable for DPS roles.
C4: Improved Team Support Capabilities
When Mizuki triggers an elemental reaction (such as Vaporize, Electro-Charged, etc.), the entire team receives a 15% elemental damage buff for the corresponding element, lasting for 10 seconds.
C5: Enhanced Elemental Burst
The Elemental Burst (Q) now gains an additional 3 levels, raising the maximum level to 15. This improvement increases both the damage and the duration of the effects applied by the burst skill.
C6: Boosted Overall Combat Effectiveness
When Mizuki uses either her Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst, she gains a 25% attack speed boost and reduces the cooldown of her Elemental Skill by 30% for 10 seconds.
Regarding Mizuki's Weapons
In addition to the buffs to Mizuki's skills and base stats, the beta 5.4 update for Genshin Impact also brings several important adjustments to her weapons. Specifically:
Base Stat Changes:
- Base attack increased from 608 to 620 at level 90.
- Substat (Energy Recharge Effectiveness) increased from 33.1% to 36.8%, allowing Mizuki to more easily utilize her Elemental Burst (Q).
Content Adjustments at:
- Previous version: Activating Elemental Skill (E) increases Elemental Burst damage by 20%.
- Current version: Using either Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst increases Hydro damage by 12% for 10 seconds. This effect can trigger up to 3 times.
Remarks: This weapon now boosts Elemental Burst damage and supports overall elemental damage, making it particularly effective for flexible playstyles or as a primary DPS role.
Adjusting Suitable Equipment for Mizuki
- Skyward Harp (Cánh Thiên Không): Increases critical damage from the passive effect from 20% to 25%, allowing Mizuki to better utilize regular attacks and elemental skills when focusing on critical damage builds.
- Final Song (Cung Hòa Ca): The stacking effect of the passive now boosts energy recharge efficiency by 10% (up from 8%), allowing Mizuki to charge her internal skills faster when playing a support role.
The significance of the changes to Mizuki's power and mechanics
The major updates in beta 5.4 have granted Mizuki new power, making her stand out more in the current game meta. With her versatile role, Mizuki can now function as both a primary DPS and elemental support, thanks to her powerful damage output, enemy elemental resistance debuff, and ability to buff team damage. These buffs make Mizuki a promising character for elemental reaction teams like Vaporize or Electro-Charged.
For returning players, improvements in damage, cooldown times, and skill effectiveness have encouraged them to use Mizuki in difficult content like the Spiral Abyss. New players find Mizuki easier to pick up due to her strong support abilities and well-balanced stats, allowing her to seamlessly complement other characters without requiring heavy investment.
These modifications not only boost Mizuki's worth within teams but also make her an appealing option for both experienced and new players. Consequently, her influence in the current meta of Genshin Impact version 5.4 is undeniable.
In conclusion
The powerful buffs and changes given to Mizuki Genshin in the 5.4 beta not only reshape her role in the meta but also open up new opportunities for creative team compositions. With substantial improvements to her skills, base stats, constellations, and weapon synergies, Mizuki has become a more versatile character, fitting various strategies. These changes not only attract returning players but also make it easier for new players to get involved. All of this promises an exciting experience for the Genshin Impact community in 2025.
