Genshin Impact Leak Shows New Character Layla's Animations
A new leak from Genshin Impact's closed beta test shows off the animations for upcoming four-star character Layla. Layla was revealed alongside the five-star Nahida earlier this week as the new characters coming to the game's Version 3.2 update in November. HoYoVerse's breakout hit RPG has become quite familiar with leaks from the game's closed beta test with players often getting a sneak preview at what to expect from new characters. Now, fans have gotten their first looks at the sleepy Akademiya student, Layla.
Genshin Impact's newest four-star character was revealed to be a Cryo Sword user in the two-minute-long video from prominent Genshin Impact leaker Ubatcha1. Layla's idle animations show the character constantly dozing off and sometimes even drawing up star charts in her sleep. Her Normal Attacks feature Layla hitting a golden star-shaped particle shooting out stardust for the finisher of her combo. Her attack animations also feature very lively movements to contrast her half-asleep personality, with the character incorporating small hops into her attack pattern.
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Layla's Elemental Skill shows the character creating a Cryo shield and dozing off within it, while generating Night Stars which deal Cryo Damage to enemies after amassing four of them. Her Elemental Burst uses the «Celestial Dreamsphere» often seen in her idle animations to deal Cryo damage to enemies across a wide area, similar to characters like Ganyu. Layla's shielding ability and focus on wide off-screen damage may lead to the character being seen as a strong support or sub-DPS for Cryo teams.
Layla's introduction as a new Cryo Sword-wielding character will be the fourth member of Genshin Impact's roster to
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