Genshin Impact Version 3.1 Phase 2 is about to start and alongwith the release of Nilou, we’re also getting a rerun of Albedo’s character. This comes earlier than expected as Albedo usually has his reruns around November or December when winter begins and we have a Dragonspine event.
While Albedo is a very good character indeed, his rerun in the Sumeru patches can suffer a blow since Albedo doesn’t synergise with Dendro in any way. This article will discuss his overall worth and his value in Dendro teams since that’s the current meta in the Genshin community.
Albedo’s Viability in Genshin Impact 3.1
Albedo is a great character because of his flexibility and ease-of-use. While he doesn’t necessarily synergise in teams other than mono Geo teams, he’s still a powerful flex slot unit who only takes up a small amount of field time and does admirable off-field damage. He’s also very easy to use and build.
Albedo’s E skill has a low cooldown and a long duration. After casting it in an AoE, his skill damages every opponent within that AoE every time they take DMG from your active character. This Geo DMG also has a small AoE effect and has high scaling. He can be useful in teams that don’t have a dedicated shielder and because his skill can constantly trigger Crystallize whose crystals can be picked up for temporary damage reduction, survivability and resistance to interruption.
Albedo’s elemental burst also provides his party members with 125 EM which is weird to see in a Geo unit’s kit. Albedo is the only one who buffs all teammates with elemental mastery and this not only increases their overall elemental reaction damage but also increases the durability of the crystal shields formed from his skill.
As you might have guessed, this is the only part of his kit that synergises in Dendro comps. Since Dendro scales off of EM, Albedo’s burst can tremendously buff teammates with a whopping 125 EM. While there are better options for an EM-buff or EM support like Sucrose or Kazuha, it’s still pleasant to see that Albedo’s not completely useless in Dendro teams.
Since he’s also of the Geo element, his skill triggers don’t interrupt with your other reactions as Dendro doesn’t react with Geo. He’s generally a reliable flex slot sub-dps Geo unit who scales off of DEF but in the Dendro meta Albedo ranks low. That said, he still ranks and among the Geo units, he ranks only second to Zhongli. He’s in fact the only other Geo unit other than Zhongli who synergises in Dendro comps if only to a minimal extent.