Genshin Impact 5.7 Skirk Comprehensive Guide, Kit, Skills and More

Genshin Impact 5.7 is expected to be launched on June 17, introducing the long-awaited character Skirk. She's a versatile fighter with unique abilities that fans have been excited about. What can she do? What skills does she bring to the game? Plus, if you want to save battery, you can play Genshin Impact PC on phone remotely using OSlink. Now let’s dive into everything you need to know today!

 

Skirk Overview

Skirk is finally arriving in Genshin Impact with version 5.7, expected around June 17, 2025. She’s a 5-star Cryo sword user, and if you’ve been following the lore, you might recognize her as Childe’s (Tartaglia’s) old teacher, the one who helped him learn that Foul Legacy power during his time in the Abyss.

Gameplay-wise, she’s a flexible Cryo main DPS with a cool stance-switching mechanic that lets you mix up her playstyle. She fits great in Freeze teams and works really well with other Cryo and Hydro characters.

 

Skirk Kit

Here’s a breakdown of her abilities (based on leaks things might still change by release):

 

Normal Attack: Blade of the Abyss

• She does up to 5 sword slashes in a combo.

• Her Charged Attack throws out a spinning Cryo spear that pierces enemies in its path, looks flashy and hits multiple targets.

• Plunging Attack deals AoE Cryo damage when she drops from the air and slams into the ground.

 

Elemental Skill: Havoc: Warp

This skill has two versions: Tap and Hold.

• Tap: Activates Sevenfold Flash mode and gives her 45 Serpent’s Subtlety points. While in this state, her Normal Attacks hit harder with Cryo damage, but the mode drains Subtlety points over time.

• Hold: Still gives 45 points, but instead puts her into a faster, more mobile state, she moves quicker, resists getting interrupted, and you can control where she dashes. You can also cancel this early.

 

Mechanics: Serpent’s Subtlety & Surtalogi Edge

• While in Sevenfold Flash mode, her 3rd and 5th Normal Attacks can consume a Surtalogi Edge stack (if she has one) to trigger three extra Cryo attacks, each dealing 150% of her ATK.

• If Skirk takes a hit while in Sevenfold Flash, a Surtalogi Edge stack reduces that damage by 80% and still triggers those three bonus Cryo slashes.

 

Elemental Burst: Havoc: Ruin 

There are two versions of her Burst:

• Standard Burst: Uses all her Subtlety points to unleash a big AoE Cryo blast. The more points she has (up to 50+), the more damage it deals.

• Special Burst (while in Sevenfold Flash): Doesn’t use any Subtlety. Instead, it activates something called the Withering Effect, which buffs her Normal Attacks every 0.1 seconds, stacking up to 10 times. If she picks up Phantom Rifts while doing this, she deals even more damage depending on how many she absorbs.

Bonus: Even though her Burst has a fixed energy cost, extra energy increases its damage, kinda like how Mavuika works.

 

Passive Talents

These passives are always active and help boost Skirk’s damage and energy management just by playing her in the right teams.

 

Reason Beyond Reason

Whenever a Cryo reaction happens near Skirk (like Freeze or Superconduct), she generates something called a Phantom Rift. She can absorb these to get more Serpent’s Subtlety points and trigger a Crystal Blade attack that deals Cryo damage based on her ATK. Free damage and more uptime, it will be pretty handy.

 

Return to Oblivion 

If any of your Hydro or Cryo teammates hit enemies with their elements, Skirk gains stacks of something called Death’s Crossing (max 3 stacks, lasts 20 seconds).

Each stack boosts:

• Her Normal Attack damage during Sevenfold Flash

• Her Elemental Burst damage

The more stacks, the more bonus damage she gets. Basically, having the right teammates makes her hit even harder.

 

Transcendent Principle

If your whole team is made up of just Hydro and Cryo characters (with at least one of each), then everyone’s Elemental Skill level goes up by 1. That’s a straight-up buff for the whole team, nice bonus if you’re running a themed comp.

 

Skirk Constellations

Skirk Signature Weapon – Azurelight

Type: Sword
Rarity: ★★★★★ (5-star)

Stats Overview:

• High Base ATK

• Secondary stat: Crit Rate (super helpful for hitting that ideal crit ratio without stressing over artifacts)

Weapon Passive:

• After using an Elemental Skill, Skirk gets a solid ATK boost for 12 seconds.

• If her Energy is at 0, that ATK bonus doubles and she also gets extra Crit DMG.

Since her special Burst in Sevenfold Flash doesn’t use energy, she can keep her energy low and constantly benefit from the double boost.

 

Best Artifact Sets for Skirk

Skirk's artifacts are all about boosting her Cryo damage and making the most out of her 0 Energy gimmick. She probably has her own signature set introduced back in Version 5.5.

 

Main Set: Finale of the Deep Galleries

 

• 2-piece bonus: Increases Cryo DMG Bonus, classic.

• 4-piece bonus:

  • Boosts Normal Attack and Burst damage by 40% when the character has 0 Energy.

  • If you deal one type of damage (say, Burst), the buff for the other type (Normal Attack) is paused for 6 seconds, and vice versa.

  • Still works even when Skirk isn’t on the field.

Why it’s great: Skirk’s Special Burst doesn’t use energy, so she can keep her Energy at 0 pretty easily. That means you’re getting that 40% bonus most of the time without doing anything special.

 

Alternative Sets

• 4-piece Blizzard Strayer

  • 2-piece bonus: +15% Cryo DMG

  • 4-piece bonus: +20% Crit Rate against Cryo-affected enemies, and +40% Crit Rate if they’re Frozen

  • Best for Freeze teams, especially with Hydro buddies like Furina, Yelan, or Kokomi.

• 2-piece Blizzard Strayer + 2-piece ATK set (Gladiator’s Finale or Shimenawa’s Reminiscence)

  • A solid mix: you get Cryo DMG and flat ATK% for a balanced damage boost.

  • Great if you don’t have the full 4-piece from any one set or just want simpler stats.

 

Artifact Stat Priorities for Skirk

To get the most out of Skirk, you want to stack stats that boost her Cryo damage and help her crit consistently. 

 

Here’s what to aim for:

Main Stats:

• Sands (Timepiece): Go with ATK% If you’re having trouble getting her Burst up often (especially the standard version), Energy Recharge is a decent fallback.

• Goblet (Chalice): Cryo DMG Bonus, always your top pick here.

• Circlet (Crown): Either Crit Rate or Crit DMG, depends on what balances your overall ratio best.

Try to hit that sweet 1:2 Crit Rate to Crit DMG ratio. Like 70:140, 60:120, etc.

Substats to Prioritize:

1. Crit Rate

2. Crit DMG

3. ATK%

4. Energy Recharge (if needed)

Just remember: don’t stress too much over getting “perfect” artifacts. If the pieces hit the important stats, they’re good enough to start clapping enemies.

 

Skirk Ascension Materials

If you’re planning to take Skirk all the way to level 90, here’s everything you’ll need to farm. Some of these materials are from Natlan and Fontaine, so plan ahead if you’re not caught up yet.

 

Main Materials:

• Shivada Jade (Cryo gem line):

  • 1 Sliver

  • 9 Fragments

  • 9 Chunks

  • 6 Gemstones

  • You can farm these from Cryo bosses like the Cryo Regisvine or Cryo Hypostasis.

• Skysplit Gembloom x168

  • Local specialty from Natlan.

  • Found around the Atocpan area, especially near the Collective of Plenty.

  • Only about 49 spawn at once, so you’ll need multiple farming runs — or co-op with friends to speed it up.

• Ensnaring Gaze x46

  • Dropped by Tenebrous Papilla (Level 30+), also in Natlan.

• Fontaine Gears:

  • 18 Meshing Gears

  • 30 Mechanical Spur Gears

  • 36 Artificed Dynamic Gears

  • These come from Clockwork Meka enemies in Fontaine. You can also grab some from Paimon’s Bargains (but limited monthly).

• Mora:

  • Around 2.09 million to fully ascend her

 

Skirk Talent Materials

If you’re planning to level up Skirk’s Normal Attack, Elemental Skill, or Burst, here’s everything you’ll need for one skill from level 1 to 10. Triple-crowning her? Multiply everything by 3.

 

Books: “Contention” Series

These come from the Blazing Ruins Domain in Natlan (open on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays):

• 3 Teachings of Contention

• 21 Guide to Contention

• 38 Philosophies of Contention

Fontaine Gear Drops (Again!)

• 6 Meshing Gears

• 22 Mechanical Spur Gears

• 31 Artificed Dynamic Gears

• Same ones used for her ascension, time to bully more Clockwork Meka.

Weekly Boss Drop: Ascended Sample: Knight x6

• From “The Game Before the Gate” in the Unresolved Chess Game trounce domain (Falcon Coast, Mondstadt).

• You’ll need to complete Interlude Chapter: Act IV – Paralogism to unlock it.

Crown of Insight x1

• You’ll need one Crown per talent to take it to level 10.

• These come from limited-time events or region reputation rewards, so save them for characters you really like!

 

Best Skirk Team Compositions

Skirk shines when she’s surrounded by Cryo and Hydro teammates. That setup helps her trigger Death’s Crossing stacks and Phantom Rifts, which fuel her damage and skills.

 

💧❄️ Freeze Team (Best Synergy)

• Skirk (Main DPS) – Your on-field Cryo carry, doing most of the work.

• Furina (Hydro Sub-DPS / Support) – Applies consistent Hydro to trigger Freeze and builds Death’s Crossing stacks.

• Yelan or Kokomi (Hydro Sub-DPS or Healer) – Keeps the Freeze up and adds healing or extra damage.

• Shenhe or Escoffier (Cryo Support) – Shenhe buffs Cryo damage, Escoffier adds synergy depending on his kit.

Why it works: This team keeps enemies frozen while Skirk slices them up. Death’s Crossing stacks and Phantom Rifts flow in non-stop, boosting her output.

⚡❄️ Superconduct Team (Alt Option)

• Skirk (Main DPS)

• Raiden Shogun or Kuki Shinobu (Electro Sub-DPS) – Triggers Superconduct, lowering enemy defense.

• Furina (Hydro Sub-DPS) – Still great here for Freeze setup and Death’s Crossing.

• Layla or Diona (Cryo Support/Healer) – Shields and extra Cryo application for reactions and survivability.

Why use this team: Less Freeze, more defense shred. Good for physical damage follow-ups or just mixing things up if you’re bored of Freeze comps.

That’s everything you need to know about Skirk and her full kit in the Genshin Impact 5.7 update! Got a lot of farming ahead? Make it easier by playing on your phone with OSLink,  it lets you run the PC version of Genshin Impact remotely on your phone.

You get the full power of your PC, but on mobile, smooth graphics, fast performance, and no overheating like native mobile gameplay. 

 

Even better, OSLink supports combo chaining, you can create a custom sequence of key presses for your rotations. Just assign your opener, follow-up attacks, and finishers in the right order, then trigger the whole chain by spamming a single button.

So instead of thinking “what’s next?” mid-fight, your full combo plays out in order. It’s perfect for fast starters, burst strings, or defensive swaps, and it keeps the action flowing without you having to look down or second-guess anything.

 

Conclusion

So, Genshin Impact’s Skirk is arriving next month, and she’s definitely going to shake things up in version 5.7. Every skill, artifact, and team tip you need is listed here, so what are you waiting for? Prefarm Skirk materials and get ready! And hey, if you want to grind all this out in comfort, try playing the PC version on your phone with OSLink. It’s like turning your phone into a mini cloud gaming setup, full power, smooth combos, and no stress. Play anywhere, fight smarter, and let Skirk carry the damage while OSLink carries the rest.