Genshin Impact 2.0: Changes in the Spiral Abyss Revealed

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Spiral Abyss

As the release date of Genshin Impact’s upcoming version 2.0 “The Immortal God and the Eternal Euthymia” is ever closer, miHoYo began to officially reveal all the upcoming features to premiere in the new version.

Among the many reveals, the developers revealed the new effects to take place on the last 4 floors of the Spiral Abyss. The new enemies were not officially revealed, but their lineup changes at least twice per update to fit the new characters and enemies debuting in the game.

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You can check out the new Ley Line Disorders coming to floors 9 to 12 below, as they are present on Genshin Impact’s version 2.0 second update notice, present on HoyoLab:

Floor 9 Ley Line Disorder changed to:

• A Plasma Field will be generated at the edge of the challenge area once the challenge begins. While within the field, characters will be hit by a lightning strike once every 5s and take Electro DMG. The area covered by the field will gradually expand as the challenge proceeds.

Floor 10 Ley Line Disorder changed to:

• There will be a Leader amongst the opponents present in each challenge on this floor. Its Attendants will also be present to provide it with enhancements and protection. Each Attendant will increase the Leader’s Element RES and Physical RES by 10%. The Attendants will restore the Leader’s HP every 12s, with each Attendant restoring 5% HP. When there are no Attendants, the Leader will not have any of the above enhancement and restoration effects.

Floor 11 Ley Line Disorders changed to:

• Pyro DMG dealt by all party members increased by 60%.

• Cryo DMG dealt by all party members increased by 60%.

Floor 12 Ley Line Disorders changed to:

• Energy Tides are present in this challenge. They will switch between Elemental High Tide and Elemental Low Tide in 10s cycles.

• During High Tide, a large amount of Elemental Particles will be generated when a character’s attack hits opponents, restoring 10 Elemental Energy. This effect can occur once every 2.8s.

• During Low Tide, all characters in the party cannot gain Elemental Energy.

The developer also revealed the new Lunar Phase effects to take on the Spiral Abyss during the upcoming version, according to miHoYo:

  • The first phase, Shattering Moon, will take place on the first Lunar Phase change after the update, will decrease the defense of enemies stricken by a character’s normal, charged, and plunged attacks if the energy of the character in question is fully charged, by 7% for 10 seconds. The debuff can be stacked up to 5 times.
  • The second Lunar Phase, Brimful Moon, will allow characters to unleash a shockwave after obtaining a Elemental Orb or Elemental Particle. One shockwave can be unleashe every 4 seconds.
  • THe thrid pahse, Stalwart Moon, will give all the characters in the party a 20% ATK increase for 10 seconds, after unleashing a Elemental Burst. Up to 3 stacks can be unlocked.

You can check out the full list of changes coming to the game in its upcoming version 2.0 on mihoYo’s official HoYoLab page.

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Genshin Impact’s version 2.0 “The Immortal God and the Eternal Euthymia” will be released on July 21st, and will feature Ayaka, Yoimiya, and Sayu’s debuts in the game, as well as the debut of the upcoming Inazuma region, new enemies, items, mechanics, and a new Archon quest featuring Baal, the Electro Archon.

You can take part in the game’s current version 1.6 right now, which features the character banner of Kaedehara Kazuha, as well as his featured weapon banner, a new Archon quest, and much more. 

Genshin Impact is currently available for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, mobile devices – Android and iOS – and for PC, via miHoYo’s official launcher and, since June 9th, in the Epic Games Store. A version of the game for the Nintendo Switch is also reportedly in development.

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So, are you ready for the arrival of the new Spiral Abyss floors on Gesnhin Impact’s upcoming version 2.0?