Mona Buff Genshin Impact: Leak Hints at Major Kit Upgrade

Recent leaks indicate that Mona, a Hydro catalyst character in Genshin Impact, is likely to receive drastic buffs, making her at least moderately relevant once more in the current meta. This information was shared on Reddit by user HXG in the r/Genshin_Impact_Leaks community, although it has not been officially confirmed by Hoyoverse.

Mona Hydro buff Leak Details

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The leak suggests that Mona will receive direct changes to her abilities. This would be a notable shift, as Lukas has noted that recent updates focus mainly on new character releases or team compositions as opposed to any single character kits. The changes are meant to happen, reportedly linked with the mermaid lore, she will experience these days into the next Nod-Krai region. Being an apprentice of Barbeloth in the Hexenzirkel, character development will have major implications on the nature of these changes.

The leak also compares to other Hoyoverse updates, like Honkai: Star Rail, wherein older characters had big kit changes made to make them more effective. There is little said yet as to what is dryly speculated to be a permanent buff, on a very large scale.

Community Response

Reactions from the community are varied and a bit muddled. Some people seem enthused that the buff could make Mona a more viable Hydro support, or sub-DPS option, overall improving the unit’s utility in reaction-heavy teams. Others are still skeptical, insisting that it is all speculation until an official announcement is made.

Potential Impact

If it is all really true, and the buff happens as planned, it may significantly improve Mona’s gameplay. The buff improves her Elemental Burst, which is a damage-dealing ability that applies the Omen debuff to enemies, which has the potential to increase damage output from teams. Hydro application improvements may also facilitate better elemental reactions, causing Mona to be a better option in several team comps.

Mona is a classic five-star character, making her a unit to replace Vander, and may convince players wanting extra versatility on their teams with a Hydro character who can be a hybrid DPS or support role.

Conclusion

The leak about Monk receiving a buff is very exciting, but still unconfirmed. Players should be waiting to check with Hoyoverse for announcements to ultimately confirm the buffs and offer clarity on the leaked details. If the buffs happen as indicated, she could be placed back on the player’s radar as an effective option across many team comps and ultimately, receive more player attention.

Ahsan Kabir

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