Genshin Impact has made a huge splash in the weeks since its release, living up to the incredible hype it had built up pre-release as a game that plays something like a F2P Breath of the Wild meets Spellbreak – easily becoming a nine-figure IP. Not only does this success give hope to the free-to-play solo RPG space and pave the way for further innovation, the popularity that comes with it means there are more eyes on the game, more brains tweaking every performance indicator to the max in the quest to find godlike endgame power.

As images of six-figure damage counters continue to surface online, one word has been running through the minds of many Genshin Impact gamers: HOW!

Part of the answer to that question is Elemental Mastery (although with one important caveat).

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