If you’ve been following Genshin’s newest leaks, you’ve probably already heard whispers about the Genshin Impact Nefer kit and for good reason. Nefer is shaping up to be one of the most complex Dendro characters the game has ever seen, blending resource management, reaction control, and flashy Lunar-themed mechanics into one high-skill package. Her kit introduces the new Lunar-Bloom system, redefines how Dendro reactions work, and even lets her manipulate Bloom cores in ways no other character can.
Now that her full ability breakdown is out, let’s take a deep dive into what makes the Genshin Impact Nefer kit so different — and why she might just change how we play Dendro forever.
Genshin Impact Nefer Release Date
While HoYoverse hasn’t officially confirmed it yet, multiple reliable sources and datamines suggest that Nefer’s release date in Genshin Impact is expected to fall within Version 6.1, likely during the second half of the update (around late October 2025).
Version 6.1 is internally nicknamed Luna II, aligning with Nefer’s lunar-themed abilities and lore. Following the usual patch cycle, this would place her banner roughly two to three weeks after the version’s initial rollout, depending on how HoYoverse structures reruns and events.
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As always, treat early leak timelines with caution. Exact dates can shift if other character banners or collaborations take priority. But if current leaks stay consistent, Nefer’s banner should launch before mid-November 2025, marking her debut as the new Dendro 5-star catalyst user tied to the Nod-Krai region.
Core Mechanic: Lunar-Bloom & Veil of Falsehood
Nefer’s kit revolves around converting traditional Bloom mechanics into something more nuanced.
- Lunar-Bloom: Unlike standard Bloom (which spawns Dendro Cores that later explode), Nefer’s Lunar-Bloom is direct damage and in many cases suppresses core explosions during certain states.
- Seeds of Deceit & Veils of Falsehood: In her Ascendant Gleam trait (linked to her Moonsign), existing Dendro/Bountiful Cores convert into Seeds of Deceit, which do not trigger explosion reactions like Hyperbloom or normal Core burst.
- Absorbing Seeds grants Veil of Falsehood stacks, which are buffs that enhance her Elemental Burst damage and Phantasm Performance (special Charged Attack) depending on the number of stacks consumed.
So in short: Nefer wants you to disable normal bursts, absorb special resources, and deal direct Lunar-Bloom damage via her special states.
Genshin Impact Nefer Kit Breakdown
Normal & Charged Attacks
- Normal Attack: Striking Serpent — Up to 4 kicks, dealing Dendro DMG.
- Charged / Slither State — She can enter a “Slither” dash state (lasts up to 2.5s). Releasing or ending stamina triggers a Dendro damage hit. Using her Elemental Skill or sprinting doesn’t break Slither.
Elemental Skill: Senet Strategy: Dance of a Thousand Nights
- Nefer dashes forward, dealing AoE Dendro damage, and enters Shadow Dance state.
- If she has at least one Verdant Dew, her Charged Attacks convert into Phantasm Performance (no Stamina cost), in which she and her shade perform coordinated attacks. The shade’s damage counts as Lunar-Bloom. The first shade cast consumes one Dew.
- Duration, charges, and behavior: appears to have 2 charges of Skill, and a 9s duration + 9s cooldown in leaks.
Elemental Burst: Sacred Vow: True Eye’s Phantasm
- Broad AoE Dendro damage on cast. It consumes Veils of Falsehood stacks to amplify the Burst effect.
- The power of Burst scales heavily with how many Veils she had at time of cast.
Passives & Constellation Highlights
Nefer has several passive/ascension traits tied into her Lunar and Moonsign themes:
- A Wager of Moonlight (Ascension-style): This is tied to her Moonsign “Ascendant Gleam.” It facilitates the conversion of Cores → Seeds, gives Veils when absorbing Seeds, and enhances Lunar-Bloom damage.
- Daughter of the Dust and Sand (Leak version): Extra ATK scaling for Elemental Mastery beyond 500 (0.4 per point, max +200 ATK) in one leak version.
- Moonsign Benediction: Dusklit Eaves: Converts standard Bloom to Lunar-Bloom, gives party-wide Moonsign level bonus when she is in team, and gives scaling of her lunar damage via EM.
Constellations:
- C2 – Observation Feeds Strategy: Extends Veil duration, raises stack cap, and when Veil stack is refreshed at max, gives extra EM buff for 8s.
- C4: While in Shadow Dance state, Verdant Dew gain +25% and nearby enemies’ Dendro RES gets −20%.
- C6: Adds bonus AoE damage stages in her Phantasm Performance (the shade + extra burst after). All count as Lunar-Bloom.
As usual, leaks may not match the final release—but these are the most consistent numbers across sources currently.
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Materials & Build Paths
If you’re planning to pre-farm for Nefer, here’s what leaks suggest:
- Ascension / Talent Materials:
- Nagadus Emerald Sliver / Fragment / Chunk / Gemstone (standard Dendro gem line)
- Teachings / Guide / Philosophies of Elysium (for her talent books)
- Tattered Warrant / Immaculate Warrant / Frost-Etched Warrant (warrant materials)
- Moonfall Silver and Ascended Samples (for weapon materials)
- Signature Weapon: Reliquary of Truth
- Base ATK around 542 / CRIT DMG ~88.2% (in leaks)
- Weapon buffs: CRIT Rate increase, Secret of Lies (boosts EM for 12s on Skill use), Moon of Truth (boosts CRIT DMG for 4s when dealing Lunar-Bloom). When both buffs are active, their effects get amplified by 50%.
- Artifacts / Stats (leaked suggestions / community guesses)
- Since Nefer’s damage is Lunar-Bloom / EM based on leaks, Elemental Mastery is expected to be a key stat.
- She might also benefit from CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate depending on how the leaks lock in scaling.
- Because Lunar-Bloom may bypass Defense/Resistance, normal DMG% or RES shred artifacts might be less efficient for her.
Community leaks also speculate she’ll prefer EM goblet / focus (rather than Dendro DMG goblet) because of how her kit runs off EM conversions.
How Genshin Impact Nefer Kit Changes The Meta
Nefer might be one of the first characters pushing direct reaction damage (Lunar-Bloom) instead of reliance on core explosions or standard burst mechanics. That’s a potential shift in how Dendro DPS is approached.
If her leaks hold up, building her isn’t about stacking flat Dendro DMG or RES shred—it’s about managing resources (Seeds, Veils, Dew), timing skills & bursts, and optimizing EM and CRIT synergy.
She could pair well with characters who generate Dendro Cores, or that benefit from Lunar-type buffs (if those get shared team-wide). She might also slot into some newer nod-Krai / Lunar synergy comps.
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Nefer’s kit feels like a breath of fresh air for Dendro mains. Instead of another reaction spammer, she introduces a system that rewards control, timing, and a little bit of risk-taking. The Lunar-Bloom mechanic doesn’t just look good — it changes how you approach combat. Every Seed, Veil, and charged dash has intent behind it, turning her into a character that thrives on mastery rather than macros.
But until her release, keep your materials ready, parse the leaks, and get hyped for the Genshin Impact Nefer — it just might change how we see Dendro in Genshin.
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