The Wanderer has already been announced for release in Version 3.3 of Genshin Impact and his design looks fresh and powerful. He’s already been leaked to be an Anemo catalyst DPS similar to Heizou but like all Anemo 5-star characters, he’s expected to bring something special to the table.
The Wanderer’s Kit in Genshin Impact 3.3
The Wanderer has been confirmed to be an Anemo unit but from leaks we also know he will wield the Catalyst weapon and will play the role of an Anemo DPS or sub-dps. The only other Anemo DPS to receive this much hype is Xiao so of course comparisons will be made. Nevertheless, Wanderer looks like a fun character to play with from the leaks below.
Talents
We’re still not sure what the actual names of his talents are but according to leakers, their abilities and functions are reliable. Even though all is subject to change, players can be sure we’ll get some variation of this kit upon his release.
NA: Normal Attack
Normal Attack: Performs up to 3 attacks using wind blades, dealing Anemo DMG.
Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina, gathers a build-up of high wind pressure, and deals AoE Anemo DMG after a short casting time.
Plunging Attack: Calling upon the power of Anemo, The Wanderer plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in his path. Deals AoE Anemo DMG upon impact with the ground.
E: Skill
Concentrates the power of the winds to break free from the shackles of the earth, dealing AoE Anemo DMG before leaping into the air and entering the Windfavored state.
Windfavored
The Wanderer enters a persistent hovering state, with increased Normal and Charged Attack AoE and DMG. Charged Attacks no longer consume stamina. While this state is active, The Wanderer’s movements gain the following properties:
- Persistently consumes Sky-Dweller Points to maintain this hovering state.
- When sprinting, additional Sky-Dweller Points will be consumed for The Wanderer to sprint mid-air.
- Holding down Sprint will cause persistent Sky-Queller point consumption to maintain speed.
- Jumping expends extra Sky-Dweller Points to increase hovering height.
- Holding Jump will cause persistent Sky-Dweller point consumption to increase hovering height.
Running out of Sky-Dweller points will end the Windfavored state. A second cast during the duration of Windfavored will also end it.
The world dances in a weightless whirl, presenting a secret that can only be found in the flowers.
CD: 6 sec.
Q: Burst
Compresses the atmosphere into a singular vacuum that grinds all troubles away, dealing multiple instances of AoE Anemo DMG. If the character is in the Windfavored state due to the skill Hanega: Fushi Kakka, the Windfavored state will end after casting.
Bright be the narrowed gaze of the sky, casting its gaze on dreams both past and present, like radiance washing over dust on the winds.
CD: 15 sec.
Energy Cost: 60
P1: Ascension Talent
If Hanega: Fushi Kakka comes into contact with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro, this instance of the Windfavored state will obtain buffs according to the contacted element:
- Hydro: Sky-Dweller Paint cap increases by 20.
- Pyro: ATK increases by 30%.
- Cryo: CRIT Rate Increases by 20%
- Electro: When Normal and Charged Attacks hit opponents, 0.6 Energy will be restored. Energy can be restored in this manner every 6.2s.
You can have 2 different kinds of these buffs simultaneously.
P2: Ascension Talent
When The Wanderer hits opponents with Normal and Charged Attacks in his Windfavored state, he has a 16% chance to obtain the Descent effect.
Descent Effect
The next time The Wanderer sprints while in this instance of the Windfavored state, this effect will be removed, this sprint instance will not consume any Sky-Dweller Points, and he will fire off 4 wind arrows that deal 35% of his ATK as Anemo DMG each. For each Normal and Charged Attack that does not produce this effect, the next attack of those kinds will have a 12% increased chance of producing it. The calculation of this effect production is done once every 8.15s.
P3: Overworld Passive Talent
Mora expended when ascending Bows and Catalysts is decreased by 50%.
Constellations
The Wanderer’s constellations are DPS focused which confirms his role as an Anemo DPS.
C1
When in the Windfavored State, The Wanderer’s Normal and Charged Attack SPD is increased by 10%.
C2
When in the Windfavored State, the Kyougen: Shikiraku Gobandate skill will see its DMG increased by 3% per point of difference between the max amount of Sky-Dweller Points contrasted with Sky-Dweller’s present capacity when using this skill. Through this method, you can increase Kyougen: Shikiraku Gobandate’s DMG by a maximum of 150%.
C3
Increases the Level of Hanega: Fushi Kakka by 3, Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4
When casting Hanega: Fushi Kakka, should the Passive Talent “Jade-Claimed Flower” be triggered, the character will gain enhancement effects in correspondence to the contacted Elemental Type(s), and also gain a random untriggered enhancement effect.
You need to unlock the Passive Talent “Jade-Claimed Flower” to use this constellation.
C5
Increases the Level of Kyougen: Shikiraku Gobandate by 3. The maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6
When The Wanderer actively hits opponents with Normal Attacks while in the Windfavored state, the following effects will occur:
- Deals an instance of 40% ATK as Anemo DMG. This DMG will be considered Normal Attack DMG.
- Restores 4 Sky-Dweller Points to The Wanderer. Sky-Dweller Points can be restored in this manner once every 0.2s. This restoration can occur 5 times within one Windfavored duration.
From the looks of it, a majority of Wanderer’s gameplay will be mid-air which will be one of a kind and we’re excited for his gameplay and animation leaks. We’re not sure if his skill can also be used for travelling but considering how many of Genshin’s recent characters have skills that can be used for travel (Yelan, Sayu), we sure hope it’s the same for the Wanderer.
