Genshin Impact Version 5.7 — “A Space and Time for You” Arrives June 18

❄️ Skirk – 5★ Cryo Sword Character

Debuted in Version 5.7

  1. Formerly mentioned as Tartaglia’s mentor

  2. Makes her appearance in the Fontaine storyline

  3. Functions as a flexible DPS: viable both as an on-field carry or quick-swap sub-DPS


🧬 Core Mechanic – Serpent’s Subtlety

  1. Gained by absorbing Void Rifts
  2. Void Rifts are created when your party triggers Cryo-related elemental reactions:
  3. Frozen, Superconduct, Cryo Swirl, or Cryo Crystallize
  4. These stacks power her Elemental Burst and boost her damage output

⚔️ Ability Breakdown

🔹 Normal Attack – Havoc: Sunder

Performs up to five rapid sword strikes.

🔹 Charged Attack

Throws a crystal spear forward, dealing AoE Cryo damage in front.

🔹 Elemental Skill – Havoc: Warp

  1. Tap: Enters Seven-Phase Flash mode
  2. Normal attacks are infused with Cryo
  3. Increases damage, range, and interruption resistance
  4. Hold: Rapidly moves while absorbing Void Rifts, even across water

🔹 Elemental Burst – Havoc: Ruin

Consumes Serpent’s Subtlety to unleash multiple AoE Cryo slashes in an instant.

🔹 Alternate Burst – Havoc: Extinction

  1. Triggered only during Seven-Phase Flash

  2. Absorbs nearby Void Rifts

  3. Greatly increases Normal Attack damage


🎓 Talents / Passives

🔸 Reason Beyond Reason

  1. When allies trigger Cryo reactions, Skirk gains Void Rifts

  2. Each absorbed Rift grants +8 Serpent’s Subtlety

🔸 Return to Oblivion

  1. When Hydro or Cryo allies deal elemental damage:
    → Skirk gains Death Crossing, increasing attack power during Seven-Phase Flash and empowering Havoc: Ruin

🔸 Mutual Weapons Mentorship

  1. If the party has at least 1 Hydro and 1 Cryo member,
    and all party members are either Hydro or Cryo:
    → All characters gain +1 to Elemental Skill level


  1. 📊 Team Strategy & Synergy
  2. Best in Cryo-reaction-focused teams
  3. Ideal pairings:
  4. Hydro: Enables Freeze (e.g., Kokomi, Xingqiu)
  5. Electro: Enables Superconduct
  6. Flexible in playstyle:
  7. Mobility (can cross water)
  8. Quick reaction triggers
  9. High Cryo burst potential with good Void Rift management

  1. 🧠 Conclusion
  2. Skirk introduces a unique Cryo DPS kit with:
  3. A resource-based burst mechanic (Serpent’s Subtlety)
  4. Excellent synergy with Hydro/Cryo team comps
  5. High versatility for both casual and advanced players
  6. She’s one of the most anticipated Cryo characters, and her kit rewards reaction management and strategic timing.
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