Genshin Impact Player Discovers Major Bug in Kinich

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Key points

  • In Genshin Impact Kinich has a bug that allows his ability to deal double damage, making boss battles much easier to defeat.
  • Game-breaking bugs, such as Kaveh's ability to drop items, have plagued co-op, but Kinich's bug is harmless.
  • The bug will probably be fixed soon by HoYoverse, but for now players can enjoy it and expect a Primogem reward.



Genshin Impact appears to have a major bug with the newly released character, Kinich, who can inexplicably trigger his Elemental Skill damage twice when fighting certain enemies. While gameplay bugs can sometimes occur in Genshin Impacttend not to last very long. Most of them are harmless exploits that can only be activated under specific circumstances, but a few of them have caused damage for Genshin Impact players in co-op mode.

A recent example of a game-breaking bug has Kaveh concerned in Genshin Impactwhich somehow gained the ability to permanently delete objects in any player's world during version 4.0. This allowed malicious actors to target unsuspecting players in co-op, enter their world, and effectively halt their progress. Fortunately, Kinich's bug poses no such dangers and only allows players to be extremely efficient at killing certain bosses in Genshin Impact.


The bug was discovered by Crossarot, who shared a video with the Genshin Impact community on Reddit. In it, Kinich can be seen fighting against the Setekh Wenut under the Sumeru Desert, and after using his Elemental Skill while the boss is diving into the sand, two instances of high Dendro damage can be seen on the screen. While Kinich in Genshin Impact can reach high numbers with the right Burning or Burgeon team, his Scalespiker Cannon should not be able to hit twice in one shot. As a result, the Setekh Wenut falls in a few seconds.


Genshin Impact Bug Doubles Kinich's Scalespiker Cannon Damage


It should be noted that when Kinich fires his Scalespiker Cannon, the shot is treated as a homing projectile. When the Setekh Wenut attempts to dive, the shot will hover in mid-air, before finally dealing its damage. This behavior is in line with other homing projectiles, such as Hyperbloom or Elemental Burst of Yelan in Genshin Impact. What is not expected behavior, however, is that the Scalespiker Cannon deals two instances of Dendro damage instead of one. This effectively doubles Kinich’s damage when fighting certain enemies, though it remains to be seen whether the bug can be replicated in other scenarios.


HoYoverse will fix this in due time, so players are encouraged to have some more fun with the Scalespiker Cannon while they still can. As is tradition, the developers will likely compensate the community with some Primogems in Genshin Impactwhich will definitely come in handy during version 5.1. Version 5.1 is scheduled to launch on October 9, 2024 and will feature Xilonen, Chiori, Nahida, and Hu Tao in event banners.

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