Kinich Genshin Impact character artwork
Genshin Impact Talents & Skills Guide

Kinich talents, skills, passives and Constellations

Talents & Skills Guide

Grapples an enemy for circling Loop Shots and charged cannon attacks, or swings forward when no target is available. Summons Ajaw for repeated Dendro area attacks and extends an active Nightsoul state by 1.7 seconds.

13 ability entries1 Normal Attack1 Elemental Skill1 Elemental Burst3 Passive Talent1 Special Ability6 Constellation
Talent controls: Normal Attack, Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst have separate buttons. Tap, hold, recast and airborne requirements vary by talent. Passives and Constellations trigger through their listed conditions; they do not have separate activation commands. Energy, cooldown and unlock requirements appear with the talent.

Normal Attack

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Nightsun Style
Normal Attack
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
PC: Left Mouse Button | PlayStation: Circle | Xbox: B | Mobile: Attack icon. Charged attack: hold Attack where supported; plunging attack: press Attack while airborne.

Basic attacks form a 3-hit sequence. Plunging damages enemies on landing.

Cooldown / cost: Charged Attack Stamina Cost: 50.0

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Elemental Skill

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Canopy Hunter: Riding High
Elemental Skill
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
PC: E | PlayStation: R2 | Xbox: RT | Mobile: Elemental Skill icon. Use the tap, hold or recast variant described for this talent.

Grapples an enemy for circling Loop Shots and charged cannon attacks, or swings forward when no target is available.

Cooldown / cost: CD: 18.0s

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Elemental Burst

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Hail to the Almighty Dragonlord
Elemental Burst
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
PC: Q | PlayStation: Triangle | Xbox: Y | Mobile: Elemental Burst icon. Requires sufficient Energy and an available cooldown.

Summons Ajaw for repeated Dendro area attacks and extends an active Nightsoul state by 1.7 seconds.

Cooldown / cost: CD: 18.0s; Energy Cost: 70

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Passive Talent

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The Price of Desolation
Passive Talent
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Requires the listed talent unlock or trigger.

Skill-marked enemies restore Nightsoul points when Burning or Burgeon damages them during his state.

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Flame Spirit Pact
Passive Talent
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Requires the listed talent unlock or trigger.

Allied Nightsoul Bursts build two possible stacks consumed to add attack-scaling damage to his next cannon shot.

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Swift Envoy
Passive Talent
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Requires the listed talent unlock or trigger.

Harvesting specified Natlan items grants temporary movement speed; nearby regional resources appear on the minimap.

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Special Ability

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Night Realm's Gift: Repaid in Full
Special Ability
How it is used
Special ability

Phlogiston enables another airborne swing; Natlan transmission can grapple a sigil, engage an enemy or support movement.

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Constellation

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Parrot's Beak
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Landing after a swing grants temporary movement speed, while cannon shots gain 100% critical damage.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 1

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Tiger Beetle's Palm
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Skill hits reduce Dendro resistance; the first cannon shot gains a wider area and increased damage.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 2

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Protosuchian's Claw
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Adds three talent levels to Canopy Hunter: Riding High, with a maximum level of 15.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 3

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Hummingbird's Feather
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Loop Shots and cannon shots periodically restore five energy; the burst gains 70% damage.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 4

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Howler Monkey's Tail
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Adds three talent levels to Hail to the Almighty Dragonlord, with a maximum level of 15.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 5

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Auspicious Beast's Shape
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Cannon hits add a bouncing Dendro strike that inherits eligible cannon buffs.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 6

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Plan a team around these talents

Read the Elemental Skill and Burst separately from passive talents and Constellations. A listed Constellation effect should only be included in your plan when unlocked.

GetCheatBeacon's practical checklist for Kinich:

  • Which talent needs field time, and which can contribute after switching characters?
  • What Energy, cooldown or unlock requirements are listed for the effect you want?
  • Which teammate covers the gap in your current party?
  • Test a rotation you can repeat before investing further. This reference is not a ranked artifact or weapon build.

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