Genshin Impact is an open-world action role-playing game that allows the player to control one of four interchangeable characters in a party. Switching between characters can be done quickly during combat, allowing the player to use several different combinations of skills and attacks.
There are seven Genshin Impact elements:
1. Pyro
2. Hydro
3. Dendro
4. Electro
5. Anemo
6. Cryo
7. Geo
Each one – except for anemo and geo – has its own status effect. For the most part, these don't cause much harm, but that doesn't mean that they aren't worth inflicting. Each of these elements has its respective god or Archon and hence, an associated nation. Other than Archons, certain people have the ability to control a particular element known as a Vision. With the exception of the Traveler and the Archons, all of the game's playable characters are Vision bearers.
Pyro:
Pyro also known as fire is an element whose Archon is Murata, honored as the God of War. Not much is known about the Pyro Archon except that she is female and leads the nation of Natlan.
Pyro is used for a variety of in-game features, such as lighting stoves and lights, aside from fighting. Due to the Sheer Cold mechanic in the Dragonspine, having this element is the most practical when visiting that area.
Hydro:
Hydro also known as water is an element whose Archon is the currently unnamed God of Justice. She is also female and presides over the region of Fontaine.
Hydro can easily apply a “wet status” to your character once you step on a puddle, swim in a body of water, or get soaked in the rain. 4-star Hydro catalyst user Barbara’s elemental skill also does the same to your party’s characters. While it does not deal any damage, it can be a bit tricky when combined with another reactive element.
Dendro
Dendro also known as nature is an element whose Archon is Kusanali or the God of Wisdom. Her domain is the currently locked region of Sumeru where the renowned Sumeru Academiia sits. The Dendro Archon Nahida is playable as a 5-star dendro catalyst user.
As of the 3.2 update, Baizhu, Tighnari, Collei, Nahida and the Traveller are the only Dendro characters in the game.
Electro:
Electro also known as lightning is an element whose Archon is Beelzebul or the God of Eternity, more commonly known as Raiden Shogun. The Electro Archon is playable as a 5-star Electro polearm user. She openly rules over the city of Inazuma.
Applying the Electro status to your own characters outside combat can be difficult. A possible way to inflict Electro damage is through a lightning hit during thunderstorms. Also, in Inazuma specifically in Kannazuka, there are Thunder Sakura trees that can cause AoE Electro damage.
Anemo:
Anemo also known as wind is an element whose Archon is Barbatos or the God of Freedom. The Anemo Archon is playable under the disguise of “tone-deaf bard” Venti, a 5-star Anemo bow user. Barbatos or Venti silently watches over his nation which is Mondstadt, the first unlocked region in Teyvat.
Anemo is also the first element the Traveler has resonated with and wielded. In some quests especially in Mondstadt, you can be asked to sweep a pile of leaves. This is an easy task as long as you have an Anemo character at your party.
Cryo:
Cryo also known as ice/frost is an element whose Archon is the Tsaritsa presiding over the nation of Snezhnaya. There is still no known information about the Archon other than she is female and leads the Fatui, a group of loyal diplomats. Most Snezhnayan characters serve as the main antagonists in-game.
Your character can be applied with a Cryo status even outside combat with a Mist Flower Corolla, a flower enclosed with ice. In general, once you’re affected by Cryo, your overall movement and attack speed will be reduced by 15%.
Geo:
Geo also known as the earth is an element whose Archon is Morax or the God of Contracts. He used to rule the city of Liyue until he retired and adopted the persona of Zhongli, a playable 5-star Geo polearm user. He now works as a consultant for the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Like Anemo, the Geo status will not have any effect on your characters. However, only in-game enemies like Geo slimes and Geovishaps can inflict a Geo status as well as damage.
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