The Withering isn’t the cause of the desert regions in Sumeru, but it is causing desertification in Sumeru’s forest lands. One of the Sumeru Preview Teasers told us to look west from the Sumeru city to see the land affected by the Withering. Leaked images of the region and even official reveal confirm that the withering can indeed be stopped, but it’s also a dangerous phenomenon. In this article, we’ll explore its various effects and how to stop it from the recently released Sumeru Adventure Journal 3.
The Withering in Sumeru of Genshin Impact 3.0
The Withering in Genshin Impact is not a fixed location but individual patches of decayed and corroded lands affected by a mysterious phenomenon. This strange phenomenon is called ‘The Withering’.
Characters in these areas will accumulate the Decay status, simultaneously affecting all your party members. Characters affected by Decay will continuously lose All Elemental RES, Physical RES, and Max HP. If afflicted long enough, characters will even die after losing their health bar. All party members risk simultaneously going down when in the Withering Zones. The Decay meter will be illustrated as depicted below.
Withering Zones will also have “Candles of Life” and “Flames of Life,” which help decrease the accumulation of Decay. They will look as follows.
How Dendrograna Can Be Used Against Decay
As depicted below, Dendrogranas can be used against the Withering when a bow-user carrying a Dendrograna makes an aimed or charged shot at the Withering Branches that are said to spread this corrosive phenomenon.
When all the Withering Branches within a Withering Zone have been cleansed, travelers will be required to beat the monsters summoned by the ‘Tumor of the Withering,’ which is the core of this phenomenon. Once the summoned monsters have been beaten, Travellers can destroy the tumor and hope to cleanse the area of this effect.
The Decay effect sounds similar to the Balethunder effect introduced in Inazuma, which only affected one of our characters simultaneously. Shields cannot block these environmental status effects, but Travellers can use dedicated healers to overcome them if they want to stay in the region.
To Find Budding Withering Zones in Genshin Impact 3.0
Travelers will often find special towers hosting a ‘Seed Mirror’ which can be used to find Withering Zones that are yet to take shape. Travelers will be required to travel to the observed locations to destroy the ‘Tumor of the Withering’ before it starts decaying the region.