Thanks to Columbina lifting some of the restrictions Asmoday or HP placed upon us, Traveler can already use bit of Cryo powers :)

Bit dissapoiting the cooldown on it is so high, still it is really cool new attack and cool to see Aether using mutliple elements at once

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Flaky-Significance692026-01-19 18:49

How do you do this? And how long is the cooldown?

hraberuka2026-01-19 18:52

Other characters with different elements needs to hit the enemies with their attack, Traveler gets stacks from it and then release the elemental powers with special charge attack, once every 15s ( yeah very long cooldown sadly for such a cool move )

Akikala2026-01-19 18:49

Wait, is this what the new charge attack does?

This looks lame as hell lol. Why are the elements all just silly tornadoes?

grumpykruppy2026-01-19 18:52

Because that's the Anemo charged attack.

It just so happens that Anemo is, well, Anemo. Technically, what's happening here is just advanced elemental swirling, hence the tornado look.

Akikala2026-01-19 18:54

Ahh, so the tornadoes only happen with the anemo traveler? If so then that makes sense.

Hakukei2026-01-19 19:21

All special charged attacks have 15 sec cooldown, they do 2 hits of infused elemental damage with cool effects, for example electro charged attack looks like Ei's burst attack slash (very angular hits).

Then each element has its own extra effect after that.

Anemo - summons up to 4 PHEC tornados depending on your teammate's elemental attacks.

Geo - increases shield strength

Electro - after 3 seconds, deals lightning strike the enemy and drops the electro thingy which regains 3-4 energy when picked up

Dendro - summons 2 plants left one explodes after 4 seconds, right one explodes after 8 seconds.

Hydro - if above 50% hp, lose 10% hp to boost damage, if below 50% hp heal 25% hp.

Pyro - only damage boost, no extra effect.

hraberuka2026-01-19 18:54

I actually think it is cool to see Traveler using more elements at once and no, the charge attacks looks different, but it is nothing like CRAZY crazy

Akikala2026-01-19 18:55

I just think the tornados look dumb as hell lol. The charge attack itself is cool though.

hraberuka2026-01-19 18:57

Take it as part of his kit :) even the burst is tornado afterall, so you can say there is at least continuity

Nero_PR2026-01-19 19:28

That 15 SECONDS COOLDOWN is so unnecessary. It wouldn't turn traveler meta even if it had the standard ICD cooldown for reactions and whatnot. HoYo being this afraid of giving it a buff is so petty tbh.

hraberuka2026-01-19 19:35

It is very unnecessary, i still love the new outfit, even the attacks i think looks cool, but yeah hoyo just give it to us without unnecessary limitations, it is not like this would break the game

UrsaRizz2026-01-19 20:40

We can use multiple elements at once? What?

CrucialElement2026-01-19 22:47

Yeah please can someone explain?!

alvenestthol2026-01-19 23:19

Anemo Traveler gains "Chasca bullets" whenever nearby team-members hit an enemy with the corresponding element, which can be unleashed with a heavy attack every 15 seconds

Crimson_Raven2026-01-19 19:56

All the "buffs" are disappointing.

The stat increases are a nice bonus, but the CA would have to be a Mauvika nuke to be worth including Traveler in a party and using it in a rotation

leakmydata2026-01-19 20:33

But that logic only applies for people who already have meta teams.

Crimson_Raven2026-01-19 20:40

Even as you are building your teams, it's really quick to outclass Traveler with 4 stars alone, with the exception of Dendro and Pyro.

Once you have a team with premium carry and their supports, Traveler is IT filler.

Being relevant for the first few months of the game and then benched forever is a sad fate.

leakmydata2026-01-19 21:49

Yes, and I don’t think they wanted to change that. They want paid characters to be better than the free one that you can’t pay for.

Shmarfle472026-01-19 20:07

The CA really should’ve had no cooldown considering the conditions you need to stack to activate it anyway

hraberuka2026-01-19 20:16

I agree with this if there are already some restrictions for activation of the charge attack, another cooldown on top of that is very stupid

Nero_PR2026-01-19 20:27

It is just HoYo rubbing salt on the wound. They know very well what they were doing.

Particular_Stop_33322026-01-19 22:38

Yes, I too think it makes perfect sense that Hoyo would want to intentionally piss off people who spend money on this game

They wouldn't want to make too much money now would they

Sludgy1012026-01-19 20:25

Like why are they so afraid to make traveler relevant, like wouldn't they want their main character to be used more like??

Nero_PR2026-01-19 20:29

But think of all the pulls and top ups they will be missing if they made Traveler good... (They won't be missing any though)

Sludgy1012026-01-19 20:43

they literally wont! CD on that charged attack should be reduced every time traveler procs a swirl, that would be so fun mannn

Play_more_FFS2026-01-19 23:48

Its crazy how they treat the MC in genshin compared to HSR. HSR went from Preservation MC helping players a lot in 1.X from 1.0, Harmony MC being the meta support in 2.X and is still relevant today in no sustain break teams, and Remembrance MC being so strong that they are an upgrade from limited E0 5 star supports.

Playing the Genshin MC is depressing especially when forced to play them in Archon quests with trial characters. At least the devs showed mercy in the recent quest by giving the Hydro MC Ainos kit, too bad it was just for the Archon quest.

m1ldh1gh2026-01-19 21:18

“wouldn’t they want their main character to be used more” nope they would not!!!! how would they exploit the gacha if players were given a free character that carried them through all the content??

redbossman1232026-01-19 22:49

The Trailblazer is frequently usable

m1ldh1gh2026-01-19 22:55

to be fair i think the traveler is also usable, just never really the best option… i havent played hsr in ages so i cant say i know for a fact, but im inclined to believe the trailblazer is also a downgrade to other limited characters in these scenarios.

i do think hsr feels way less predatory tho, from what i remember of the time i played at least… the impression i felt was a little bit more generous…

Nightphoen1x2026-01-19 23:41

Nope, 2 of the 4 elements of trailblazer are either the best or "the best unless". On the other hand 4 stars have been useless for over a year, a new path meant that existing lightcones (weapons) were useless and f2p ones were awful... With the insane power creep in hsr i would say Genshin is a lot less predatory. I have been relatively lucky with my pulls in both games though.

Siphonexus2026-01-19 23:44

Trailblazers are good. Their kits have been powercreeped by newer units but they are still a strong free unit to use. We have something similar with dendro mc and pyro mc, where yes he was easily powercreeped by 5 stars, but he is still decent if you have no other option. In pyro mc case he was actually rly good against lile papilla shields.

thatguywiththebacon2026-01-19 23:46

I would agree 100% if it wasn't for the atrocity that is the Hydro Traveler.

Low_Artist_76632026-01-20 01:21

but 4\* aren't

Goonders2026-01-19 20:37

On the contrary I think they're saving the big buffs for the future so it makes sense to me. If they juiced the traveller too hard then people would start complaining about powercreep but yeah 15 seconds is a bit of a brutal cooldown.

ComposedOfStardust2026-01-19 21:01

The 15 second cd is fucking foul. Absolutely no reason for being so restrictive.

Sir_Tea_Of_Bags2026-01-19 22:57

Is it a locked 15 seconds, or does the Anemo resonance shave off a bit with its extremely minor Cooldown reduction?

Nero_PR2026-01-19 23:08

It's talent based, so it's locked to 15 seconds.

Sir_Tea_Of_Bags2026-01-19 23:18

Boo! C’mon hoyo, let the already extremely minor thing affect it!

AnonUSA3822026-01-19 19:49

I didn’t even know we could do that lol

Katisurinkai2026-01-19 20:07

You unlock it after the most recent archon quest

FateGrace2026-01-19 20:13

Having the traveler be so restrained makes no sense, there is no good explanation for this and you can't even say it is bad for the game when the MC is more powerful than the pull characters... we would pull regardless.

Ryuunoru2026-01-19 22:13

> Having the traveler be so restrained makes no sense

His powers were sealed. Literally explained at the start of the game.

>there is no good explanation for this

Yes there is... dude.

Someone please help me with this one, I don't even know where to start.

>we would pull regardless.

But less so. When considering purely the financial aspect, the more powerful the Traveler is, the less the desire for premium characters. Even if by only a small amount - it all adds up.

And once again... the Traveler's powers being sealed is integral part of the story. Slowly regaining the powers is part of the story progression.

...

Neofertal2026-01-19 22:22

Yeah, at least integrating the reason in the story is commendable

emberesment2026-01-20 00:35

That's a really lame excuse. If we were really tying character power to gameplay, shenhe should also have a high physical dps, xiao would have a lot more mobility in his attacks rather than just a high jump and a lot of other things.

And besides, it has already been proven by HSR that people will still pull for premium characters/supports despite having a powerful MC.

So yeah they really just don't care about the traveler. I don't get why you're defending a billion dollar company for skimping out on making the MC actually playable. The guy is hailed as a "powerful hero" in several nations but his gameplay is so ass and hits like a wet noodle. Not very lore accurate if you ask me.

Ryuunoru2026-01-20 07:04

> That's a really lame excuse.

Say that to hoyo, not me.

>If we were really tying character power to gameplay

For the most part, we're not. That's an assumption on your side, not mine. Lore-wise, Traveler's powers are sealed. **This is canon, no matter how much you want to disagree.**

>Not very lore accurate if you ask me.

Indeed, almost like it was never really about his gameplay in the first place and you made that up to argue against.

KamelYellow2026-01-19 23:15

>Having the traveler be so restrained makes no sense, there is no good explanation for this

Yes there is. Travelers' powers being sealed away is a major plot point introduced right at the start and then reiterated in the current AQ (probably somewhere in-between as well, I can't remember right now). This also serves as a driving force for the whole mystery behind the elements and light, which has been more or less solved recently in Nod Krai, at least on the surface level. There's genuinely no reason you shouldn't know this stuff unless you're not paying attention, in which case... why are you so confident in your statements about things you know so little about? You could've easily looked it up on the internet in the time it took you to write that comment

emberesment2026-01-20 00:38

Several nations hailing the traveler as a great hero then defending how shit his kit is because of "lore reasons" really shows how brainwashed this community is.

KamelYellow2026-01-20 01:20

Me when I make up an argument and get angry about it. Where do you see me defending traveler's kit? Just because a balance decision is idiotic doesn't mean the in-universe justification is automatically bad or even non-existent you absolute goofball. And how is the gameplay kit relevant to them being hailed as a hero anyway?

emberesment2026-01-20 09:50

Because the comment was referring to traveler's gameplay performance being so restrained. Miyabi pfp with 0 comprehension is funny as hell tho, peak gacha player moment.

KamelYellow2026-01-20 18:21

The comment was saying traveler's gameplay performance is not *explained*, which is untrue. Your comment on the other hand tried to use in-game story as an argument why it shouldn't be this way. Neither makes sense. The former because it is objectively explained, that's a fact. The latter because you're shitting on me for discussing the story as a reason for MC's limitations and then using the very same story for why the gameplay kit specifically shouldn't be like this. Pick a lane. Not agreeing with your nonsense is not a matter of "comprehension", you just can't construct proper arguments. Look up the difference between the words "explained" and "justified", then learn how to form consistent arguments and practice reading comprehension while you're at it. After that you might be able to actually call out "peak gacha player moments" without looking like an absolute moron and a hypocrite (but mostly a moron)

SilverScribe152026-01-19 20:23

Wow that's a cool as heck move

Honest_Milk_82742026-01-19 20:39

Problem with Traveler is that they insist in making in a "on-field DPS" when we all know he will never have enough damage to compete even with mid DPS.

I mean, wtf is Hydro? He could've been a healer, for example, instead of taking field time to hit with a water gun that tickles opponents.

The reason PMC and DMC work is because they know their place: off-field. Back when the game released, Geo was better than Anemo because you could off-field it. They should rework all elements to better work off-field. EMC could have been an Electro Xiangling for example.

I just hope they don't screw up Cryo too, but I don't have my hopes up, considering its buff will be 20% CD. It's clear it gonna take field time, the damage will suck and nobody will use it.

StrongSquirrelKnight2026-01-19 20:44

I mean pretty sure the Crit DMG will apply to all elements. Same all the other stat buffs.

TheWitcherMigs2026-01-19 21:51

No

Sincerely, a Traveler Main.

Most people like to use Traveler in the overworld, for immersion, making every version botched on-field would simple make no one use them REALLY. This game should not be guided purely by Abyss/SO, and I still play it because overall, it is not. Anyway, I clear Abyss/SO with them still, just like other mains do it with their faves, and I'm fine with that

PH_0072026-01-19 23:42

Besides Pyro all of them are botched onfield anyways. An off field kit doesn't prevent you from playing PMC or driving with them. We have infusion options in 4* characters to even dual wield so you can do fun things with them.

TheWitcherMigs2026-01-19 23:46

For worse than he is, Hydro Traveler is also an on-fielder, I also cleared Abyss with them, usually with vape or as a hyperbloom drive at time, took a lot of effort

And is exactly because 4/6 forms are sub-dps or full support that I know very well the dread that it is

Electrical-Call-61602026-01-19 21:56

isn't EMC more considered off-field considering their burst?

The rest of the kit is useless but DMC is also off-field for their burst.

kokko6932026-01-19 20:54

How did you get 4 tornado

hraberuka2026-01-19 20:59

i am not 100% sure tbf, i think i was fighting some pyro enemy and i got stack from it

AppUnwrapper12026-01-19 21:08

Wait what is this lol

ShiftAdventurous46802026-01-19 21:17

Paimon is the last restriction. Her sacrifice will remove the Traveler's limiters.

Electrical-Call-61602026-01-19 21:58

"Why don't we explore your powers later"? :v

Ryuunoru2026-01-19 22:14

Sacrifice? You mean reintegration with the ship's AI P.A.I.M.O.N., to reawaken as the Heavenly Principles?

Demmitri2026-01-19 23:06

10000% on this boat.

Ezzaroth_VII2026-01-19 21:17

I wish all the elemental charged attacks can be activated with any element since they have different conditions anyways. It still wouldn't be that useful but at least I could consistently proc Neuvi's 3rd stack at C0 with double Hydro 😭

Orio_n2026-01-19 21:39

2 steps forward 1 step back

TheWitcherMigs2026-01-19 21:52

Another case of "Where the pyro came from", a tale as old as time

Kingpimpy2026-01-19 22:00

call me crazy if you want to

but i think anemo traveller might be meta now

you swirl multiple elements at once means your VV shreds them ALL at the same time means rather consistent aoe VV for your whole party

people glazed kazutrash a lot because with tech you could double swirl now you got triple/quadruple swirl and it doesnt seem to take skill too no?

KamelYellow2026-01-19 23:23

The cooldown is too long, requires specific setup and the kit over all doesn't really do much beyond vv and minor grouping. It's nowhere near good enough to be meta, especially when your argument hinges on a comparison to a long-outdated unit in a game that's been hit hard by powercreep recently. You can try it yourself, it's really not good enough to compete

Staidanom2026-01-19 22:18

A spoiler tag would be nice? \^\^

hraberuka2026-01-19 22:58

Yeah, sadly i don't think i can change the title now... i was like, it is just a gameplay video and forget the title is kinda spoilery, next time...

Staidanom2026-01-19 23:02

I think there's a button to tag it as spoiler even after you've post it

hraberuka2026-01-19 23:03

i don't think it will hide the title, that's the problem

Staidanom2026-01-20 00:48

Ah, fair enough, but at least it'll be tagged :/

Frostgaurdian02026-01-19 22:28

Blud was it necessary to include the plot in the title.

Dyzinel2026-01-19 22:39

In a way, I love how this Traveler can wield 5 elements in one go (PECH + Anemo), but on the other way... Sad it's 15s cooldown. Btw, if you use Rasengan immediately after using Electro + Hydro charges, chances are you can recycle it all to use again, since other element stacks can be acquired even if Traveler was the one using them. Too bad it's kinda useless, as you'll already have other units to get the stacks anyway. I expect you to already know that tho.

No_Dust_16302026-01-19 22:47

I did not know you could do this 😱 almost looks like a mod lmao

aRandomBlock2026-01-19 22:59

the title is kinda spoilery

hraberuka2026-01-19 23:01

yeah, i am looking at it now, i wish to word it bit differently, can't change it now...

CommanderLouiz2026-01-20 01:14

Yeah, no point bothering with the spoiler tag if you’re just going to say it in the title, lol

Sighto2026-01-19 23:37

Biggest upgrade I want is the ability to change Travelers element from the menu.

hraberuka2026-01-20 00:00

Yeah they need to implement this, going to the statue of the seven is not optimal anymore...

Ornery_Essay_20362026-01-20 00:46

How can she use cryo if he’s not resonated

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OmniOnly2026-01-20 02:16

Outside the Hydro traveler, they have been useful. Anemo and Geo in the beginning. Electro was good even more when dendro came out. Dendro was great and Pyro holds up well. but really who is gonna work on using the traveller.