Genshin Impact: Everything We Know About Yae Miko

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Genshin Impact’s 2.5 Special Program announced major updates including new events, Character and Story Quests, and the reveal of the two featured Character Banners. Electro-user Yae Miko — head shrine maiden of the Grand Narukami Shrine — is confirmed to be the first featured 5-star. Genshin Impact’s Raiden Ei and Hydro-user Kokomi will feature concurrently in the second half of Version 2.5.

[Warning: Spoilers for Inazuma’s main story below.]

Yae Miko was first introduced as an NPC in Genshin Impact’s Version 2.0 update along with the new region of Inazuma. The Traveler meets Yae Miko at the Grand Narukami Shrine as she solves the mystery of a supposed demonic possession. She then reveals that she has high expectations for the traveler, seemingly forewarning the future that lays ahead.

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As a descendant of Kitsune lineage, Yae Miko is extremely clever. She often uses her wit and intelligence to achieve her goals as well as neutralize dangerous situations. This is shown at the end of Version 2.1’s Archon Quest when she allows Genshin Impact’s Sixth Harbinger, Scaramouche, to have the Gnosis in exchange for Paimon and the Traveler’s safety. As the Electro Archon’s right hand, Yae Miko proves to be a powerful and cunning ally.

Yae Miko is the first 5-star Electro-user in Genshin Impact to use the Catalyst weapon. Yae Miko’s Normal Attack, Spiritfox Sin-Eater, deals Electro DMG with every hit. Like other Catalyst-users, Yae Miko will be able to act as a reliable applicator of her Element with every attack. Yae Miko’s Elemental Skill, Yakan Evocation: Sesshou Sakura, allows her to swiftly dash forward, leaving behind a fox-shaped Electro construct called a Sesshou Sakura.