Genshin Impact Illuga Kit and Release Date Leaked

As Genshin Impact’s Luna IV update approaches, bringing the anticipated Lantern Rite celebration, Hoyoverse has confirmed Illuga as one of three new characters joining the roster. Based on comprehensive beta testing insights, Illuga emerges as a versatile 4-star Geo support character designed to elevate team performance through consistent elemental application and damage amplification.

Important Update: All Illuga leak information was last verified on December 11, 2025.

Illuga’s official reveal through drip marketing confirms his inclusion in Genshin Impact Luna IV. The character will become available on February 14, 2026, running concurrently with Zibai during the second phase of the update’s banner rotations. For comprehensive details about his banner partner, consult our Weapons Unlock guide for complementary strategies.

Additionally, review our comprehensive Nod-Krai character roster to strategically plan your Primogem allocation for upcoming playable characters from this region.

Illuga occupies the 4-star rarity tier with Geo elemental alignment. He wields polearm weapons and functions as an exceptional off-field Geo applicator, secondary damage dealer, and team support unit. Below you’ll find his complete statistical breakdown and attribute analysis.

Strategic Insight: Illuga’s stat distribution emphasizes defensive capabilities with exceptionally high base DEF, making him naturally durable while his EM ascension bonus enhances his support capabilities. This combination positions him as an ideal candidate for artifact sets that capitalize on both defensive scaling and reaction enhancement.

Illuga’s complete ability set has emerged through the Genshin Impact Luna IV beta release. Here’s our detailed examination of his complete combat mechanics and upgrade progression system.

Illuga Core Kit Mechanics

• Primary Scaling Attributes: Defense and Elemental Mastery
• Off-field Geo Application: Illuga’s elemental skill summons a messenger bird named Gale that autonomously assaults nearby enemies while applying Geo element. The avian companion tracks the active character’s position, establishing Illuga as a potent off-field Geo enabler. This functionality bears resemblance to Fischl’s Oz summoning mechanic.
• Geo Damage Amplification: His elemental burst elevates the Geo damage output of all party members according to his Elemental Mastery. He further augments Lunar Crystallize reaction damage, creating exceptional compatibility with Zibai-focused team arrangements. Furthermore, when Geo constructs are present on the battlefield before or during his burst activation, he receives additional Geo damage enhancement stacks.
• Geo and Hydro Elemental Synergy: His passive talents boost team Geo damage while providing supplementary Critical Rate and Critical Damage bonuses. Additionally, the quantity of Hydro or Geo characters within his party directly influences the Geo damage increase multiplier during his elemental burst duration.

Illuga Talent Breakdown: Normal, Skill, and Burst

• Normal Attack Sequence:
  • Standard Attack: Executes a four-hit spear combination.
  • Charged Attack: Expends stamina to perform forward thrusting maneuvers, damaging enemies along the trajectory.
  • Plunging Attack: Descends from elevated positions to strike the ground beneath, dealing area-of-effect impact damage.
  • First Hit Damage: 93.6309%
  • Second Hit Damage: 95.9225%
  • Third Hit Damage: 62.135% + 62.135%
  • Fourth Hit Damage: 150.7832%
  • Charged Attack Damage: 219.47%
  • Charged Attack Stamina Consumption: 25
  • Plunge Impact Damage: 126.378%
  • Low/High Altitude Plunge Damage: 252.7025%/315.639%
• Elemental Skill: Dawnbearing Songbird:
  • Conjures the faithful messenger bird “Gale.” Distinct effects activate based on whether the ability is quickly pressed or held.
  • Tap Activation: Gale charges toward adversaries directly ahead, inflicting Geo damage to enemies it contacts.
  • Hold Activation: Enters precision targeting mode, directing Gale to assault designated targets with Geo damage.
  • Press Damage Calculation: 868.608% Elemental Mastery + 434.304% DEF
  • Hold Damage Calculation: 1085.76% Elemental Mastery + 542.88% DEF
  • Cooldown Period: 15s
• Elemental Burst: Shadowless Reflection:
  • Ignites his lantern, dealing area Geo damage, and activates Haunted Night’s Oriole-Song for 20 seconds. During this effect, Illuga obtains 21 Nightingale’s Song charges. When active party members’ Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts deal Geo damage to opponents, one Nightingale’s Song stack is expended to amplify the damage dealt. Damage enhancement scales with Illuga’s Elemental Mastery. When damage originates from Lunar-Crystallize reactions, the damage multiplier receives further augmentation.
  • When Geo damage delivered through this method strikes multiple enemies simultaneously, corresponding multiple Nightingale’s Song stacks will be consumed based on the number of targets hit.
  • Additionally, when Geo Constructs generated by nearby party members exist on the battlefield during Illuga’s Elemental Burst activation, or when party members create Geo Constructs while Haunted Night’s Oriole-Song remains active, each Geo Construct present grants Illuga 5 additional Nightingale’s Song stacks. He can accumulate up to 15 supplementary stacks through this mechanism for 20 seconds following burst activation.
  • Upon consumption of all Nightingale’s Song stacks or expiration of the effect duration, the Haunted Night’s Oriole-Song state concludes.
  • Burst Damage Output: 1488.96% Elemental Mastery + 744.48% DEF
  • Geo Damage Bonus Multiplier: 60.48% Elemental Mastery
  • Lunar-Crystallize Reaction Damage Amplification: 508.32% Elemental Mastery
  • Nightingale’s Song Stacks from Burst: 21
  • Nightingale’s Song Stacks from Geo Construct Generation: 5 Per Geo Construct
  • Effect Duration: 20s
  • Cooldown Timer: 15s
  • Energy Requirement: 60
• Passive Talent Abilities:
  • Moonsign Benediction: Unwithering in Winter: With Illuga in the party formation, the team’s Moonsign level increases by 1.
  • Torchforger’s Covenant: Following activation of Elemental Skill Dawnbearing Songbird or Elemental Burst Shadowless Reflection, nearby party members receive the Lightkeeper’s Oath effect for 20 seconds: Geo damage inflicted on enemies and CRIT Rate increase by 5%, CRIT DMG rises by 10%.
    • Moonsign Ascendant Gleam: When party members are under Lightkeeper’s Oath influence, Elemental Mastery increases by 50 points.
  • Demonhunter’s Dusk: Nightingale’s Song effects receive enhancement: With 1/2/3 Hydro or Geo characters in the party composition, Nightingale’s Song further elevates damage output. Damage increase equals 7%/14%/24% of Illuga’s Elemental Mastery. When this specific damage originates from Lunar-Crystallize reactions, the damage amplification equals 60%/120%/200% of Illuga’s Elemental Mastery.
  • Night Warden’s Stride: During nighttime hours (18:00 – 06:00), your party members gain Swift Stride effect: Movement speed increases by 10%. This effect doesn’t activate in Domains, Trounce Domains, or Spiral Abyss. Swift Stride effects do not accumulate.

Illuga Constellation Progression

• Constellation Level 1: Echoing Resonance:
  • When Illuga is active on the battlefield, he regenerates 12 Elemental Energy following Geo-related reaction triggers. This effect can activate once every 15 seconds.
• Constellation Level 2: Harmonious Cadence:
  • During Elemental Burst Shadowless Reflection’s Haunted Night’s Oriole-Song active state, for every 7 Nightingale’s Song stacks consumed, Illuga summons Gale, dealing one instance of Geo damage to a single nearby opponent. Damage calculation derives from 400% of Illuga’s Elemental Mastery and 400% of his DEF.
• Constellation Level 3: Ascendant Refrain:
  • Elevates the level of his elemental Burst by 3.
• Constellation Level 4: Unyielding Vigil:
  • While Elemental Burst Shadowless Reflection’s Haunted Night’s Oriole-Song effect remains active, nearby active party members receive 200 DEF increase.
• Constellation Level 5: Resonant Echo:
  • Increases the level of his elemental Skill by 3.
• Constellation Level 6: Luminescent Covenant:
  • Enhances the Lightkeeper’s Oath effect from Passive Talent Torchforger’s Covenant: For Geo damage dealt to opponents, CRIT Rate increases by 10%, CRIT DMG rises by 30%.
  • Moonsign Ascendant Gleam Enhancement: When characters experience Lightkeeper’s Oath effect, Elemental Mastery increases by 80 points. Requires activation of Passive Talent Torchforger’s Covenant.

Common Team Composition Mistakes to Avoid: Many players underestimate the importance of Elemental Mastery stacking on Illuga, focusing instead solely on DEF. This approach significantly reduces his damage amplification potential and limits team synergy benefits.

Optimal Zibai Synergy Teams: Illuga’s Lunar Crystallize damage enhancement makes him exceptionally compatible with Zibai-centered formations. His ability to generate additional Nightingale’s Song stacks from Geo constructs creates powerful synergy with characters who can consistently produce these structures.

Hydro Character Integration Strategy: The Demonhunter’s Dusk passive creates compelling reasons to include multiple Hydro units. With three Hydro characters, his Lunar Crystallize damage amplification reaches 200% of his Elemental Mastery, making him particularly valuable in teams focused on elemental reaction damage.

Artifact Optimization Guide: Prioritize sets that enhance both Elemental Mastery and DEF simultaneously. The Archaic Petra 4-piece set provides substantial benefits, while Tenacity of the Millelith offers alternative defensive advantages.

Energy Management Techniques: Given his 60 Energy cost burst, strategic rotation planning becomes essential. His C1 constellation significantly alleviates energy requirements through Geo reaction triggers.

For comprehensive team-building strategies and character selection guidance, explore our Class Guide for advanced composition insights.

Advanced Rotation Strategy: Deploy Illuga’s skill first to establish off-field Geo application, followed by his burst to activate damage amplification. Then switch to your main damage dealers to capitalize on the enhanced Geo damage and reaction bonuses.

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