Genshin Impact Bug Gives Barbara Infinite Bloom Potential

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A new Genshin Impact bug has made the popular Hydro character Barbara one of the best choices for team compositions that focus a new Dendro elemental reaction named Bloom. She is one of the oldest characters in the game who made multiple appearances through previously limited banners.

Glitches have become very common in the world of Genshin Impact and while some can be frustrating, most of them are actually harmless. In order to trigger Bloom, players need to combine Dendro and Hydro which will drop an explosive Dendro Cores around the field.

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A popular leaker named hxg_diluc has revealed an interesting video showing Barbara triggering Bloom at a very rapid pace which seems unnatural. The team composition is made of the following characters: Barbara, Diona, Collei, and the new version of the Traveler. This bug is possible due to a mechanic on Barbara's elemental skill named Let The Show Begin, which summons a ring around the character that deals Hydro damage. Every time a new entity enters the skills AoE effect, the ring will do damage. However, the Dendro Cores that are dropped by Bloom also count as entities which means that they can also trigger the effect.

The ring applies Hydro every third hit which means that it enters an infinite loop in which Dendro Cores trigger Bloom and create more cores until the enemies are dead. While this bug makes Barbara one of, if not the strongest support in Genshin Impact, it should be noted that there have to be at least three enemies within the reach of her ring effect. This new type of team composition could bring Barbara who is one of the least popular characters in the game, back into the meta.

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