Wicked Genshin Impact bug allows you to deal terrible, terrible damage to bosses

Genshin Impact players eagerly awaiting the 5.4 update can currently exploit a surprising tactic to effortlessly defeat even the toughest bosses. This counter-intuitive method leverages the Hydro Traveler, often considered a weak DPS character.

The exploit's simplicity is deceptive. Without delving into the game's code, the process involves the Hydro Traveler's Elemental Burst and the Xiao Lanterns collected during the Lantern Rite Festival. By strategically placing numerous Xiao Lanterns near a boss and activating the Elemental Burst, the boss's health plummets dramatically.

This amplified damage stems from the Elemental Burst's interaction with the lanterns, significantly increasing its area-of-effect (AoE) damage. Deploying a large number of lanterns (around a hundred) can result in millions of damage points.

While this exploit is undoubtedly temporary and likely to be patched in a future update, it currently provides a remarkably easy path to victory in otherwise challenging boss encounters.