Genshin Impact 2.6 leaks reveal Black Serpent Knight gameplay (new enemy)

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A new gameplay leak has recently surfaced featuring one of Genshin Impact 2.6's new enemies (the Black Serpent Knight). It's only a 51-second clip, but it does showcase some of this foe's attacks, as well as the fact that it uses a whip-sword in battle.

Some Travelers are always interested in seeing new leaks, so it's worth sharing the gameplay video down below.

This article will also include some brief information on the other enemies that have been leaked thus far, such as the Ruin Serpent and Floating Fungus. It's also worth mentioning that Black Serpent Knight: Windcutter is the full leaked name, but the "Windcutter" part will be excluded for simplicity's sake down below.

This video leak by Yukikami might be short, but it showcases several of this new enemy's attacks. First off, the player will notice that it uses a whip-sword and the Anemo element. It then proceeds to make a few basic slash attacks, which Ayato easily dodges.

Around the 30-second mark is when it does a simple slash with its whip-sword, creating some small stationary projectiles that eventually return to the enemy. The final attack shown here has the enemy standing still while some homing Anemo missiles go after the player.

An older Genshin Impact 2.6 leak stated the Black Serpent Knight would become stronger and faster if it hit a shielded character. Unfortunately, the recent gameplay video shows nothing of the sort, as there were no active shields that could've demonstrated this effect.

The new leaked tutorial for this Genshin Impact 2.6 enemy also references this, indicating that the mechanic wasn't dropped:

There is no specification for how much "faster and stronger" the Black Serpent Knight will become, and there is currently no video that