Genshin Impact 4.7 Leaks: Arlecchino's Already Getting Nerfed

Summary Arlecchino in Genshin Impact is getting a minor nerf in Version 4.7 affecting her particle generation cooldown.

Despite the nerf, it's speculated that the gameplay won't be significantly impacted, possibly adapting her for a new endgame mode.

The leaked nerf may be intentional to prepare Arlecchino for the rumored Imaginarium Theater and its gameplay modifiers.

A set of new Genshin Impact 4.7 leaks are highlighting that the recently released Arlecchino is already getting a nerf to her gameplay kit. Arlecchino’s playable version has just been released in Version 4.6 and is one of the most notable additions in the current patch, alongside the character’s dedicated story mission, and the new area to the southern reaches of Fontaine. Arlecchino’s build in Genshin Impact allows players to control a highly destructive DPS, capable of inflicting a huge amount of Pyro damage to enemies, although her strong powers may be slightly nerfed in the upcoming Version 4.7.

The Pyro DPS will suffer a nerf in her gameplay kit, as seen in the information provided by the leaker known as HomDGCat, which was then shared in a post on Reddit. According to the leak, the current Version 4.7 beta sees Arlecchino suffer a slight nerf to her particle generation cooldown. The current cooldown is 0.5 seconds, while the leaked nerf will take it to 1.5 seconds. This seems like a minor tweak rather than a complete nerf, per si, and there is speculation it may not even practically affect Arlecchino’s gameplay kit in Genshin Impact.

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Why Arlecchino’s Leaked Nerf Shouldn’t Affect Her Gameplay In Genshin Impact

Nerf May Be Made To Adapt Character For Rumored New Endgame Mode

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As made explicit by multiple comments on the Reddit post, the 1-second increase to Arlecchino’s particle generation cooldown should not have much of a practical in-game effect. As stated by some users, the rumored change should not affect rotations or how Arlecchino is played. The time spent in animations, even when executing a combo of her Elemental Skill followed by her Burst and another instance of her Skill, is not enough to actually affect how particles are generated by Arlecchino in Genshin Impact.

“There is most likely a reason why Arlecchino is seeing this leaked nerf in the Version 4.7 beta, even if not explicitly clear to players at the moment.”

Other comments state that the leaked nerf may just be a way of correcting some type of bug or even addressing the lack of invincibility frames during Arlecchino’s Elemental Burst. One of the most interesting theories shared by a user is that the alleged nerf may be a tweak to better fit Arlecchino into the rumored Imaginarium Theater. First leaked as an update to the Spiral Abyss, the Imaginarium Theater has now been substantially leaked as a new endgame mode in Genshin Impact. It is said the activity will have several randomized modifiers to gameplay.

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One of the commentators mentions that the leaked nerf to Arlecchino’s particle generation may be a way to allow the character to use her Elemental Skill multiple times in a row in the new endgame mode via specific buffs that may be picked up by players when challenging it. There is most likely a reason why Arlecchino is seeing this leaked nerf in the Version 4.7 beta, even if not explicitly clear to players at the moment. No changes are made in vain, and even if players do not notice it during regular rotations, Arlecchino’s kit may truly be changed.

Leaks should be considered with caution, as the nerf may be inaccurately reported or still subject to change.

For now, a lot of the contents for Version 4.7 are still unknown, other than the addition of three new playable characters: Clorinde, Sigewinne, and Sethos. How they will be split into banners, the true nature of the Imaginarium Theater, the possible nerf to Arlecchino, and more should be confirmed or denied during the Version 4.7 livestream, which is expected to happen on May 24, two weeks before the release of Genshin Impact 4.7 if there are no delays to the regular update schedule.

Source: Reddit