Genshin Impact's 7 Elements Explained

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There exist seven different elements in the world of Genshin Impact. Each one is ruled over by an Archon who can also grant humans the ability to harness their element. This ability materializes in a Vision, and every playable character — except the Traveler — possesses one. These Vision-wielders are also known as allogenes.

The combat in Genshin Impact primarily revolves around these elements and the reactions they cause. This is why many team comps are comprised of characters with different Visions, thus allowing for different elemental reactions that either buff the player or debuff the enemy.

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Anemo – The Anemo element is associated with Mondstadt and Barbatos or Venti in Genshin Impact. It causes Swirl when combined with Cryo, Electro, Hydro, or Pyro, dealing extra elemental damage and spreading the effects of the second element. Anemo is also known for having great crowd control characters, like Venti, Sucrose, and Kazuha.

Cryo – The Cryo element is tied to Snezhnaya and its Archon, the Tsaritsa. It has specific elemental reactions with Electro (Superconduct), Hydro (Freeze), and Pyro (Melt). Its primary use is debuffing enemies in order to either keep them from attacking or lower their defense. It’s known for having great support characters, like Diona, as well as top-tier DPS characters, such as Ganyu and Ayaka of Genshin Impact.

Dendro – The Dendro element is under the jurisdiction of the Lesser Lord Kusanali of the region of Sumeru. It’s been around since the beginning of the game, but HoYoverse has yet to release Dendro-based characters. That said,Genshin Impact version 3.0 will introduce new Dendro characters, like Collei and Tighnari. It