Summary
A new leak fromGenshin Impactis hinting at a future map expansion coming for the Natlan region, potentially teasing a long-rumored area within Teyvat. The HoYoverse RPG’s newest region has already brought with it a variety of different landscapes for players to explore, from its rushing rivers and winding valleys to magma-filled volcanic locales. Natlan’s debut also brought with it multiple new ways to traverse the world, both featuring the special movement mechanics associated with Nightsoul Blessing andNatlan’s Saurian mounts. Now, another new location in Natlan is potentially being teased.
ThroughoutGenshin Impact’s four-year-long history, the game has seen a plethora of locations outside the playable area teased within Teyvat. Dornman Port has long been one of the most-rumored areas inGenshin Impact, with the port town in Mondstadt said to be north of the city and near the border with Snezhnaya. Chenyu Vale was the subject of several rumors about its addition toGenshin Impactbefore the Liyue sub-area was finally introduced during the Version 4.4 update. A new leak fromGenshin Impactmay now be teasing an area hinted at since the game’s early days.
Genshin Impact Leak Teases Potential New Natlan Area
A new update shared byGenshin Impactleaker UTeyvat is hinting at anew area coming to the northwest of Natlan’s mainland. The leak shows a zoomed out overhead map of Natlan’s playable landscape, with an area circled in a body of water to the northwest said to behome to a new Natlan expansion. While UTeyvat did not specify what would be coming within the area, fans have heavily speculated that the location may be home to the long-rumored Mare Jivari. The leak did not give a release window for when the new area would be added toGenshin Impact’s playable boundaries.
The potential addition of the Mare Jivari toGenshin Impact’s playable map comes as the mysterious location has already been referenced multiple times in-game. Some of the earliest references to the Mare Jivari come alongsideAnemo Archon Venti’s Story Quest, with famous Mondstadt adventurer Stanley said to have perished there. The locale is also mentioned in the lore for several ofGenshin Impact’s Artifacts, with both the Wanderer’s Troupe and Lavawalker sets hailing from the mysterious region.
Leaks about the Mare Jivari come asGenshin Impact’s newest region has already seen multiple teasers about its future expansions. HoYoverse has confirmed thatVersion 5.1 will introduce more of Natlan’s tribesto the game, with fans expected to be introduced to the Pyro Flower-Feather Clan and the Anemo Masters of the Night-Wind. Leaks have also hinted at the introduction of the Electro-themed Collective of Plenty during the following Version 5.2 update. Fans ofGenshin Impactshould have plenty more to do in Natlan throughout the game’s next updates.
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Step into Teyvat, a vast world teeming with life and flowing with elemental energy.You and your sibling arrived here from another world. Separated by an unknown god, stripped of your powers, and cast into a deep slumber, you now awake to a world very different from when you first arrived.Thus begins your journey across Teyvat to seek answers from The Seven — the gods of each element. Along the way, prepare to explore every inch of this wondrous world, join forces with a diverse range of characters, and unravel the countless mysteries that Teyvat holds…