Genshin Impact 2.8 Heizou leaks: Idle animation, skill, burst, ascension materials, and more

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Genshin Impact has officially teased Shikanoin as the latest four-star character to be released in patch 2.8. Heizou is an Anemo character and has been leaked to be the first male catalyst on the roster.

Although previous leaks revealed Shikanoin's abilities, they were text-based leaks and offered no visuals. The latest leaks have finally brought forward clips featuring Heizou showcasing his abilities in Genshin Impact; the recent leaks have actual in-game footage of Heizou casting his elemental skills and bursts.

This article will cover several leaks related to the actual gameplay of Shikanoin Heizou in Genshin Impact.

Heizou has some unique idle animations for a four-star character. As a detective, he is supposed to be very clever, and that has been shown in one of his idle animations, where he is lost in deep thought.

Meanwhile, Heizou's other idle animation shows his playful side where he can be seen inspecting the weapon hanging from his waist and playing around with it. The weapon on his waist is called a Jitte, which is supposed to be a weapon used by Japanese police during the Edo period to block sword attacks.

The leaked data on Heizou discloses that his elemental skill, Heartstopper Strike, has two variations where players can choose to tap or hold to cast the skill. Heizou will do a small Heartstopper strike when the skill is cast using the tap variation of the skill.

During the hold variation of the elemental skill, Heizou will gain Declension stacks that increase his damage output. Up to four stacks can be gained, which will activate the Conviction effect. This new effect will ensure that the next Heartstopper Strike has a much larger AoE (area of effect) and deals more damage.

Based on the leaks, the elemental