Genshin Impact: Should You Pull Vortex Vanquisher And Amos' Bow For Zhongli And Ganyu?

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Weapon banners can be risky and costly for Genshin Impact players to pull from. Therefore, it’s important to understand whether a certain weapon is worth it for their desired character. In Genshin Impact 2.4, the second weapon banner features Vortex Vanquisher and Amos’ Bow. This is to support the character banner, which contains Zhongli and Ganyu.

Considering there are many changes since their initial release in Version 1.1 and 1.2 (respectively), players may wonder if the featured weapons are still good for the characters or not. To understand better, players can read on.

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Ganyu can greatly benefit from having Amos’ Bow as her weapon. Even after the release of other bows, none manage to shift Amos as Ganyu’s best-in-slot. Considering the Qilin has a high base attack (fifth highest in Genshin Impact), Amos’ Bow ATK Sub-stat will be a major boost for her. Furthermore, the Adeptus can easily utilize the equipment’s passive, making it a must-have weapon for players who wish to maximize their Ganyu’s performance.

However, it’s worth noting that this bow doesn’t offer a Critical Sub-stat, so players may struggle to get a decent Crit ratio. Luckily, though, because Ganyu is a Cryo unit, building Critical Rate stat should be a walk in the park.

Shortly, the answer is “no.” Vortex Vanquisher is not good for Zhongli. To understand why, players must first understand Vortex Vanquisher’s mechanics. First, the weapon’s passive gives 20% Shield Strength, an important buff, but only works on the character holding the weapon. The other passive, which grants an ATK bonus when the character hits an enemy, only works if the wielder is on-field. So it won’t work if Zhongli is off-field. And