The Dendro element is to be introduced in Version 3.0 Sumeru and it can make or break the elemental gameplay of Genshin Impact. With players awaiting the addition of Sumeru and the Dendro element, Genshin Impact has to fill huge expectations as to what role Dendro will play in the game and how it will interact with the other elements.
Why Genshin Impact’s Elemental Gameplay is Flawed
Genshin Impact’s Elemental Gameplay is severely flawed. Each element in Genshin has a role- Pyro deals damage, Cryo slows enemies down, Anemo is used for crowd control, Geo stands for shields, Hydro is a support element and finally Electro is reactionary.
Despite having specific roles, at the end of the day, people still prefer Pyro units the most, followed by Cryo, Hydro, and Anemo taking the second place spots as per their needs. Geo units are hardly used except for Zhongli’s shield and Electro has been consistently blamed for poor damage numbers. Pyro’s damage-dealing ability trumps all other elements because at the end of the day Genshin Impact’s combat is based on getting the kill as fast as possible by dealing the biggest damage numbers.
Other Geo characters have underwhelming shielding abilities and since Geo does not cause any other reaction other than “Crystallise”, Geo units are hardly used. The only reason Cryo is relevant is that Cryo units’ damage is comparable to that of Pyro units and Cryo units have added utility with their “Frozen” and “Shatter” reactions.
Hydro is seen as the element of healing and powerful reactions with Pyro in the form of “Vaporise”. Anemo is one of the most used elements due to its crowd control utility and powerful Swirl reactions. Electro, despite being fun and reactive element is hardly used due to its comparably low damage numbers.
Dendro might finally change all that with the introduction of triple-reactions which might bring Electro back into the meta and make Hydro more versatile and usable. With the introduction of enemies that will drop specific items by the way they are killed, we might finally see balanced elemental gameplay in Genshin Impact as Dendro will prioritize and try to uplift most other elements to be more viable.