В Harbinger of TartagliaIn combat, she takes the role of the main damage dealer from normal attacks and has her own restrictions on allies for the best buff.
Skirk is a mysterious swordswoman and Tartaglia's mentor who resides in the Abyss, the darkest corner of Teyvat. Tartaglia's stories tell of how at the age of 14 he fell into a crack in the ground and found himself in the Abyss, where he was found by a strong and powerful woman in battle. She became Ajax's master, teaching him the art of combat, inciting conflicts, and surviving in the Abyss, after which he returned home and met her again only in the Hydro region.
When released
Skirk will be released in update 5.7, which will take place on June 18. This is confirmed by data from the beta test of the patch.
Character appearance
Skirk was first shown on the 4.2 stream, and then in Chapter 5 of Archon Quest Volume 4 "Masquerade of the Guilty". However, minor changes were made to the game model, which mainly affected the proportions of the body and details of the dress. The swordswoman has two forms, light and dark, the latter is active when she is in a special stance.
Eye of God
Skirk possesses the Cryo element, but according to the lore, her power does not come from the Eye of God, but from some source called the Seven-Faced Serpent.
Abilities
Skirk is a standard primary damage dealer whose main goal is to deal as much damage as possible on the battlefield. She plays from a special stance, Seven-Phase Flash, during which her attack type changes and their damage increases. The main feature is complete independence from energy, which is replaced by stacks of Serpentine Cunning.
The character is fully revealed only in squads consisting of Cryo and Hydro heroes, since skills can only receive full buffs when this condition is met. Reactions with the ice element create Void Tears, which the heroine must absorb to strengthen herself.
Basic skills (active skills)
To make it easier to understand the gameplay, you need to study the skills and the principles of their operation in detail.
Chaos: Split
- Source of damage: ATK.
Basic attack: Performs up to five melee attacks.
Charged Attack: Spends a certain amount of stamina and throws a crystal spear that deals damage to enemies along the way.
Plunging Attack: descends to the ground and hits an area upon landing.
Chaos: Distortion
- Source of damage: ATK.
- Rollback time: 9 seconds
- Duration of the Seven-Phase Flash: 12.5 seconds
- Maximum Snake Cunning: 100 units.
The skill has two ways of application.
Quick press: gains 45 Serpentine Cunning and enters Seven-Phase Flash mode.
Long press: Gains 45 Serpentine Cunning, moves quickly, and increases interrupt resistance. The direction of the fast movement can be controlled, but reactivating it removes the ability to move at high speed.
Chaos: Destruction
- Source of damage: ATK.
- Rollback time: 15 seconds
Elemental Explosion is activated not by energy, but by the amount of Snake Cunning. If it is 50 units or higher, the heroine spends all of its points and cuts the space in front of her, dealing Cryo damage. The damage of the elemental explosion increases depending on the amount of Snake Cunning spent, exceeding 50 units. Thus, up to 12 units of additional Snake Cunning are taken into .
While the Seven-Phase Flash state is active, Elemental Burst is replaced with Chaos: Devastation.
Chaos Devastation: does not consume Serpentine Cunning. Upon activation, grants the effect of Exhaustion that lasts until the end of Seven-Phase Blast. While Exhaustion is active, every 0.1 sec the damage of a normal attack is increased. If Void Tears are consumed during Chaos: Devastation (requires unlocking the Mind Beyond Mind talent), the damage of this attack is further increased depending on the number of Void Tears consumed. The effect disappears after 10 uses.
ive skills
Skirk's additional abilities that do not require leveling up, but are opened automatically as the character levels up:
Martial Arts Conjugation
If a party consists entirely of Cryo or Hydro characters, and there is at least one hero of each of these elements, the party ' Elemental Skill level increases by 1.
Mind beyond mind
When allies trigger Freeze, Superconductor, Cryo Dispersion, and Cryo Crystal reactions, a Void Rift is created near the enemy every 2.5 seconds. Up to 3 Rifts can exist at a time.
Void rifts are absorbed by Skirk in the following ways:
- Defeat enemies with a charged attack while in the Seven Phase Flash state.
- Activate the Chaos Elemental Explosion: Devastation.
- Fast movement after long pressing the skill Chaos: Distortion.
Each Rift consumed grants 8 Serpentine Cunning.
Return to oblivion
When Hydro characters deal Hydro damage, and Cryo characters other than Skirk deal Cryo damage, Death's Crossing effect is granted for 20 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. For each level of Death's Crossing, Skirk's normal attack in Seven-Phase Blast deals 110%/120%/170% of the original damage, and her Chaos: Destruction elemental burst deals 105%/115%/160%.
The order of leveling talents
Elemental Skill (E) = Elemental Burst (Q) > Normal Attacks (optional)
Since the swordswoman is the main damage dealer, it is advisable to pump her main abilities up to level 10. Priority of investments:
- Elemental Skill - enters the Seven-Phase Flash stance. Since all the heroine's attack percentages come from this skill, it needs to be developed to the maximum level.
- Explosion of the elements — has the same level of usefulness as the elemental skill. The ult both deals its own damage and provides multipliers that increase damage for absorbing Void Rifts, so it needs to be pumped up in parallel with the E-shka.
- Normal attacks - not required to develop, since all percentages come from the elemental skill.
Constellations
| Name | Effect |
| 1. Lost in the Ages | Enhances the effect of the ive "Mind Beyond Reason": after consuming Void Rifts, a crystal blade is summoned that deals Cryo damage equal to 500% of attack power to nearby enemies. Damage is considered as a charged attack. |
| 2. Falling into the abyss | After using E, Skirk gains an additional 12 Serpentine Cunning (57 total instead of 45). Chaos Elemental Burst: Destruction gains a buff: Damage increases proportionally to the amount of Serpentine Cunning above 50 at the time of activation. Up to 12 additional Serpentine Cunning are taken into (maximum becomes 74 instead of 62). Normal attack damage in Seven-Phase Flash mode is increased by 60%. |
| 3. Accidental sin | Increases elemental burst level by 3. Max. level: 15. |
| 4. Fragmented flow | Increases the effect of the ive Return to Oblivion: each level of Death's Crossing increases attack power by 10%/20%/50%. |
| 5. End of prayers | Increases elemental skill level by 3. Max. level: 15. |
| 6. To the source | Each Void Rupture consumed grants 1 stack of Chaos: Sever, lasting 15 seconds and stacking up to 3 times. Chaos Cutoff:
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The best constellations of Skirk are С1, С2 и С6.
- first constellation Gives a nice extra damage after consuming Void Rifts. Since this is a mandatory action in the rotation and must be repeated up to 3 times, it will always add up to 1500% extra damage from the Crystal Blade.
- Second constellation Slightly increases the swordswoman's regular Ultimate and basic attacks during Seven-Phase Flash, which are her primary source of damage.
- sixth constellation, like the first one, is connected to the absorption of Void Rifts and gives additional stacks after this action. Spending each of them deals additional damage, which significantly increases the heroine's overall damage and protects her from some damage from enemies.
What characteristics to look for in artifacts
Since Skirk is an active damage dealer from normal attacks in the elemental skill stance and does not have the usual energy scale, there is no point in collecting the VE% stat for her.
The mentor needs ATK hours, on the hat Crete. chance or Crete. damage depending on the weapon and sub-stats, as well as the cup on Cryo.
Collection "The Finale of the Galleries of the Depths". As alternative sets for the first time, you can consider any sets with a Cryo buff or damage from normal hits.
Best weapon
Skirk wields a one-handed sword and her ability scales off of ATK, making her a "classic" damage dealer with a wide range of equipment choices, including legendary and epic options. The heroine deals most of her damage through normal and charged attacks.
Top 3 Legendaries
The best option would be the signature weapon Skirk Azure Glow, but if you can't knock it out, the other two options are also good.
| Azure Glow ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 48-674 Crete. chance: 5.2%-22.1% |
For 12 sec. after using an elemental skill, attack power increases by 24%. If the equipped character runs out of energy during this time, the attack power will be further increased by 24%, and critical damage will increase by 40%. |
Haran Geppaku Futsu⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 46-608 Crete. chance: 7.2%-33.1% |
Gives 12%-24% elemental damage bonus. When allies use the E-shka, the carrier once every 0.5 sec. receives 1 stack of Spike Wave. You can have no more than 2 stacks in total. When the weapon's bearer deals elemental damage, all stacks of Spike Wave are consumed, and the character receives the Wave Chaos effect, increasing the damage of a normal attack by 20%-40% for each stack for 8 sec. |
Cleaving Mist⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 48-674 Crete. damage: 9.6%-44.1% |
Increases elemental damage by 12%-24%, and also gives the Fog Cutter Emblem, each level of which gives a buff 8%-16%, 16%-32% or 28%-56% to the character's elemental damage. Emblem levels can be obtained when dealing damage with a normal attack while infused (lasts 5 seconds), when activating an ult (lasts 10 seconds) and when the hero’s energy has not reached 100%. |
Top 3 Epic Swords
Take this equipment if you don't have the appropriate 5⭐ swords on your :
The Black Sword⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 42-510 Crete. chance: 6%-27.6% |
Increases normal and charged attack damage by 20%-40%. Crete. hit by these types of attacks once every 5 sec. restore health in quantity 60%-100% from attack power. |
Grand finale of the depths⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 44-565 Attack Power: 6%-27.6% |
Activation of E-shki once every 10 sec. increases attack power by 12%-24% for 15 sec., and also gives Life Debt equal to 25% of max. HP. After Life Debt is removed, attack power increases by an additional 2.4%-4.8% from the removed debuff value (max. 150-300 units) for 15 sec. |
Eshu's Disaster⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Base stat: 44-565 Attack Power: 6-27,6% |
Increases normal and charged attack damage by 20-40%, as well as the critical hit chance of normal and charged attacks on 8-16%, if the character is protected by a shield. |
Best Artifacts
Artifacts on Skirk should increase the bonus of Cryo damage or normal attacks.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Finale of the Galleries of the Depths⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
2 parts: Grants 15% bonus Cryo damage. 4 parts: When the equipped character's elemental energy is 0, the damage of normal attack and elemental burst is increased by 60%. After the equipped character deals damage with a normal attack, this effect will not be applied to elemental burst for 6 seconds. After the equipped character deals damage with an elemental burst, this effect will not be applied to normal attack for 6 seconds. This effect can occur even if the equipped character is outside the battlefield. |
Lost in a Blizzard⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
2 parts: Gives 15% bonus Cryo damage. 4 parts: Attacks on enemies with the Cryo effect increase the critical chance by 20%. If enemies have the Frozen status, the critical chance increases by another 20%. |
Echoes of an Offering⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
2 parts: Increases attack power by 18%. 4 parts: Normal attacks have a 36% chance to summon Valley Ritual, increasing their damage by 70%. Hitting with your next normal attack removes the effect after 0,5 seconds. Assuming the buff did not trigger, the chance to summon Valley Ritual increases by 20% with the next hit. The chance of activating a bonus occurs once every 1 seconds. |
Gladiator’s Finale⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ |
2 parts: Increases attack power by 18%. 4 parts: Increases normal attack damage by 35% when using a one-handed, two-handed or polearm weapon. |
Skirk Leveling Materials in Genshin Impact
Resources for leveling up a character consist of items from different regions.
Elevation levels
| Level of | A curiosity | Material from world boss | Resource from enemies in the open world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-40 | 
Cloudy Stoneleaf ×3 |
Not required | 
Clutch gear × 3 |
| 40-50 |
Cloudy Stoneleaf ×10 |
A chilling gaze × 2 |
Clutch gear × 15 |
| 40-50 |
Cloudy Stoneleaf ×20 |
A chilling gaze × 4 |
Mechanism gear ×12 |
| 60-70 |
Cloudy Stoneleaf ×30 |
A chilling gaze × 8 |
Mechanism gear ×18 |
| 70-80 |
Cloudy Stoneleaf ×45 |
A chilling gaze × 12 |
Sophisticated Gear x12 |
| 80-90 |
Cloudy Stoneleaf ×60 |
A chilling gaze × 20 |
Sophisticated Gear x12 |
For a successful ascension, you should have in your inventory:
- Shards, fragments, pieces and precious Shivada jades - for the stages of Cryo Heroes' promotion.
- Clutch, sophisticated dynamic gears and gears of mechanisms - dropped during liquidation meks within the Hydro region.
- Atokpana.
- Binding Gaze - Resource from the enemy Twilight Papilla.
- ×420 hero experience for leveling up.
Talents
| Level of | Talent Books | Material from the weekly boss | Resources from enemies in the open world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
Teachings on "Rivalry" × 3 |
Clutch gear × 6 |
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| 3 | 
Instructions on "Rivalry" × 2 |
Mechanism gear ×3 |
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| 4 |
Instructions on "Rivalry" × 4 |
Mechanism gear ×4 |
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| 5 |
Instructions on "Rivalry" × 6 |
Mechanism gear ×6 |
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| 6 |
Instructions on "Rivalry" × 9 |
Mechanism gear ×9 |
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| 7 | 
Philosophy of "Rivalry" × 4 |
Ascended Paragon: Horse x1 |
Sophisticated Gear x4 |
| 8 |
Philosophy of "Rivalry" × 6 |
Ascended Paragon: Horse x1 |
Sophisticated Gear x6 |
| 9 |
Philosophy of "Rivalry" × 12 |
Ascended Paragon: Horse x2 |
Sophisticated Gear x9 |
| 10 |
Philosophy of "Rivalry" × 16 |
Ascended Paragon: Horse x2 |
Sophisticated Gear x12 |
When developing ability levels, the following resources will be useful:
- Ascended Paragon: Steed - Boss reward in Mondstadt "Game in front of the gate".
- Teachings, guidelines and philosophy about "Rivalry" - talent books from the Pyro Kingdom dungeon "Fiery Ruins". They are mined by Mondays, Thursdays и Sundays.
- Gears from mechs, as with leveling up.
- Crown of Insight - useful for increasing abilities to level 10.
Commands for Skirk
The ive ability implies playing in Cryo-Hydro teams, since the size of the buff depends significantly on the number of heroes of this element. Its damage is based on normal attacks, which allows you to take strong sub-damage dealers into the squad, whose abilities are triggered by this style of play, for example, Chef Escoffier is very important for the heroine's teams and can be considered her signature . In addition to Hydro-Cryo groups, the Mentor can play through Freeze with an Anemo or classic Melt with Pyro Resonance for an ATK buff, but these groups are noticeably weaker.
| Character 1 | Character 2 | Character 3 | Character 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
Skirk |
Hydro |
Hydro 
Cryo |
Escoffier |
|
Skirk |
Shen He 
Ye Lan |
Dahlia |
Escoffier |
|
Skirk |
Hydro |
Hydro
Cryo |
Anemo |
|
Skirk |
Hydro |
Pyro |
Pyro |
In the video you can see the combination of the swordswoman, Escoffier, Furina and Sitlali:
This video shows combat compatibility with Dahlia:
Voice actors
The following voice actors lent their voice to Tartaglia's mentor:
- English: Kat Protano (also voiced NPC Setaria).
- Japanese: Mamiko Noto.
- Chinese: Xie Ying (voted for HSR armor).
- Korean: Seo Dahye (also voiced by HSR's Qingque).
We hope this article helped you find out when Skirk will be appearing as a playable character in Genshin Impact, what skills, ascension resources, and units she has. Share your opinion about Tartaglia's mentor in comments. Follow banner scheduleto save up for your favorite heroes.
and is the signa al-haytama suitable?
Will a wolf's fang suit her?
Will Skirk, Shen, Ye Lan and Kokomi play well together?
I'm still tormented by doubts about the pack for Skirk. I have Furina c1 for it, I have Escoffier and in the future I want to get Shen He's signature for it. But I have a question: Who should I put in the last slot? I don't want to knock out Shen He herself at all, I don't like the character and I'm thinking about Sitlali because there's nowhere else to put her, how sensible is this idea? Or maybe put a conditionally blue in the squad / another hydro epic for the squad?
You can put anyone. She doesn't have a good 4 slot yet, so just some cryo/hydro. I'd say someone with catalyst to take Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers. Mona, Mualani, Sitlali.
Why didn't anyone mention Diona? She will give a heal for the Furina and a shield, and give a set to increase the attack of the next character.
There will be a problem with Sitlali in the rotation: To get the scroll buff, she must come out second, right after Furina. Then, to get the epic buff for Skirk, you need to switch to Skirk, and only then to Escoffier, and then return to Skirk when half of the buff has already ed. Otherwise, Skirk will be left without the attack buff, which will go to Escoffier.
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