Noob here, another quick question ❤️

Hi all. Been watching YT videos and reading a lot of posts. I feel like I got the basics of elements down, but for the life of me, I cannot figure out why my level 20 traveler with the Sword of Descension couldn't kill level 10 pyro slimes in the Kaeya/Arcadian Ruins dungeon. It kept saying 'Immune' and dealing no damage (though one was killed somehow). I only managed to finish because it said the enemies timed out so it still counted 🤷🏻‍♀️
Pyro is only immune to pyro so what gives?

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notthatjaded2026-01-11 05:08

I assume you were using the Traveler's skill (anemo?) which would have swirled pyro which the slims would have been immune to which is why you were getting that notation.

Why were you only using the Traveler? You could have also been using Kaeya or Lisa or someone to get a good reaction going...

rgahner882026-01-11 05:14

Because I don't have reactions down right now and the traveler is my highest level at the moment. But no, I wasn't using the skill. It was just basic slash attack.

notthatjaded2026-01-11 05:19

Okay, so....most of the damage you do in this game is from reactions. *Any* reaction is almost always going to be better than no reaction. Basic sword damage will not take you very far as you are discovering.

rgahner882026-01-11 05:28

So even the normal attack is dependent on your character's element? See, I just thought it only affected skill/burst. That means then, while normal attacking pyro with anemo, that the normal attack is creating a reaction that pyro are immune to? If that's the case, then technically pyro is immune to anemo?

notthatjaded2026-01-11 05:37

If you are normal attacking with a sword (unless the sword is infused with an element but that's not something you're going to be doing in the situation), that's just physical damage, there's no reaction.

When you swirl with anemo, the "swirl" effect basically also affects enemies in the area with whatever element you're swirling. So if you attack a pyro slime with an anemo attack, the attack also "swirls" the pyro around. While the enemo attack can do some damage, the "swirling" pyro will do no damage to the other pyro slimes because you're just blowing more pyro at them.

If it helps, there is a Domain (Temple of the Lion, it's the one where you went to do Lisa's quest) that has a bunch of different trials showing you how the different basic reactions work.

Ahuranni2026-01-11 05:54

The normal attack is usually physical damage, not elemental damage. The immunity you're seeing is probably from Traveler's passive talents causing an Anemo hit that then swirls on the slime, which the slime is immune to. If you're seeing white damage numbers, then that's just physical damage, and that's *not* the damage the enemy is immune to. The color coding is important, that tells you the element of the damage being done.

When you see only "immune" and no damage numbers at all, that means that you aren't doing any damage at all. As for Anemo damage itself, raw Anemo damage still does damage to Pyro, but the reaction (Swirl) just won't do any damage if the enemy is immune to Pyro, in this instance.

As it is though, as early as you are, it's best to just throw random elements together. Pyro enemies like Slimes are *especially* weak to Cryo and Hydro attacks though.

_Cyborg_1208_2026-01-11 05:24

Someone made a good infographic for reactions on the sub, let me find it for you.

Edit: [Here you go](https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact/s/3Yg28jRmaB)

Also full credit to u/Useful-Ad4991

Useful-Ad49912026-01-11 05:35

Thanks a lot man for sharing my guide, 😁 I'm glad it's useful for everyone

_Cyborg_1208_2026-01-11 06:03

Saw it yesterday, i am aware of the element reactions but seemed like nice little info for new players.

rgahner882026-01-11 05:56

I really appreciate this! I don't completely understand it but I'll save it to my phone and study it well.

_Cyborg_1208_2026-01-11 06:02

Will take some time but you will get it, also which server u play on? If on asia, i can help.

Ryuunoru2026-01-11 12:03

Wouldn't call this a good infographic when half of the symbols are invented and things overlap in an unclear way for people who are not yet knowledgable on the topic.

Divide it in two parts - one for the 'simple' reactions with PHEC elements, and one for the other 3 with Swirl, Crystalize and the Dendro group.

dearmusic2026-01-11 05:31

If you put any 2 elements together, there will most likely be reaction. So don't worry about getting the reactions down, just throw elements at them.

Not wind tho, that can't kill Pyro slime...

Zanzi-2026-01-11 05:44

Anemo Traveler has a passive talent at level 20 where they do an Anemo attack as the last hit of a normal attack combo, so that's probably the reason for the Immune message.

Fyi Anemo + Pyro/Hydro/Electro/Cryo will do a Swirl reaction that does damage with the same element as what the Anemo attack came in contact with. So you'd be doing a bit of Pyro damage on a Pyro slime that's immune to Pyro damage.

Physical attacks can still do damage to slimes so that should be fine for now. If there's more than one element to Swirl like Cryo and Pyro, then you'd be able to damage slimes with Swirl.

If you ever get the chance, use Anemo Traveler's skill or burst when there are different element slimes grouped in front of you, it's fun and colourful.

rgahner882026-01-11 05:54

Yes I see that on my character screen except it says that Slitting Wind isn't unlocked yet. I haven't ascended her. That all makes sense but idk, maybe I was mistaken.

rgahner882026-01-11 06:19

Oh! I read the passive trait of the Sword of Descension. It has a 50% chance to deal 200% attack in small AoE. That means the normal attack is sometimes triggering the AoE damage burst. Which in this case is Anemo's Gust Surge. Hence creating immunity with a pyro tornado.

Is this correct? Did I figure it out?

theweirdarthur2026-01-11 07:38

nope the sword effect is just a generic physical AoE , doesn't take intto consideration your character elements just their atk for scaling

rgahner882026-01-11 07:49

Damn, then I've got no clue why this happened on just a normal attack. Oh well. I'm sure I'll be fine as I progress and learn more. I got Keqing now so I'll use her instead.

reformedwageslave2026-01-11 05:18

If you were just starting out with the traveller you were probably using their skill/burst a lot

A lot of anemo characters, including anemo traveller, have the ability to “infuse” their skills with pyro, hydro, electro and cryo, which basically just means they start dealing that type of damage instead of anemo

So your skill would’ve been dealing pyro damage, and the pyro slimes *are* immune to that.

In the kaeya dungeon the game was trying to get you to swap to him, since his cryo skills will do 2x the damage whenever they apply cryo to an enemy with a pyro aura

babangelsin2026-01-11 05:32

Sword of Descension is pure ass. Switch to Kaeya, give him Harbinger of Dawn (3\* trash that drops from gacha wishing but is actually pretty dang good especially at higher refinements as you get more copies), give Kaeya a 3\* or 4\* feather and max it & go to town.

Prototype Rancour is given free from reaching AR10 and you get refunded the materials for ascending it so it is basically free to upgrade. It is not the best sword out there but it has good Base ATK and you can put it on another sword user like Traveler.