Eula, the Spindrift Knight, may be an outdated relic of a unit in Genshin Impact the game but as for the Genshin community, she’s still loved worldwide by a dedicated fanbase. As a Cryo Claymore user with a short Skill CD and a nuke elemental burst, she is regarded as the strongest Physical DPS in the game. However, lately, there’s hardly any talk about her in the community- save for hushed whispers about her rerun which the fanbase assumes the Genshin Impact management has effectively forgotten about.
She was last seen in Version 2.3 which was during Inazuma and since then has been absent from rerun banners even though she does get featured in story and event quests often- even today. The community believes that this is because of her role or archetype as a Physical DPS which has long since become an outdated archetype to play in the game’s current elemental reactions meta.
How the Physical Playstyle Became Outdated in Genshin Impact
Physical DPS, which was formerly a prominent playstyle, is progressively fading in Genshin Impact. Several causes have contributed to this shift. To begin with, the addition of potent elemental reactions and elemental damage scaling has encouraged players to focus on constructing elemental teams. Elemental damage has a huge edge in terms of adaptability and damage output versus many enemy kinds.
Furthermore, recent character releases have placed a strong emphasis on elemental reactions, burst damage, and support abilities. Characters like Hu Tao, Ganyu, and Alhaitham dominate the meta with their elemental damage output while also providing crowd control and energy recovery.
Furthermore, the Spiral Abyss, a difficult end-game mode, frequently needs players to adjust to different elemental shields and monster resistances. Building a team with different elemental compositions has become critical to success in this content, decreasing the value of pure Physical DPS even further.
However, it is important to note that Physical DPS is not entirely obsolete. Certain enemies and situations still favour Physical damage dealers, and characters like Eula can shine in those scenarios. Even so, such scenarios are few and far between. Additionally, Hoyoverse can always introduce new characters and balance changes, which may impact the meta and playstyles in the future.
In conclusion, despite the Physical playstyle’s overall value declining, Genshin Impact remains a dynamic game in which playstyles and character viability evolve over time. The advent of powerful elemental teams and a focus on elemental damage have clearly weakened Physical DPS’s influence, but it remains a viable option in specific settings, and the meta can always shift with future releases. So while Eula may not be in sight yet, she might just be waiting for us beyond the distant horizon- don’t lose hope Eula-wanters!
