Lunar Crystallize is the only one that's actually different. It also looks cool and feels good and is usable with non-nod krai characters
Lunar Bloom is just extra steps for three specific characters
Lunar Charge looks nice but it's not really different than regular electrocharged
TopDragonfruit52026-01-30 00:02
Lunar bloom didn't really do anything with the reaction itself as well atleast lc is somewhat diffrent to ec
Nocturne35702026-01-29 23:59
there more then likely gonna be something similar to lunar pyro and cyro in teh future
But as for now my favorite is Lunar Charge, so simple and easy to use.
where lunar bloom is a bit over the top micro managing Dont get me wrong higher number for sure, just not something i like to focus on unless i have to.
Lunar Cry, i feel like this is gonna be the one most heavy on Team Comps then any of the others form what am seeing form the beta servers, maybe they chagne a few things before drop, but in the current state the team just feel heavy dependent
MidsummerAnti2026-01-30 00:13
I think the lunar reactions are just their roundabout way of buffing reactions. Electrocharge is okay but bloom (no nilou) and crystallize are like nothing.
So I don’t think lunar vape or lunar freeze are gonna be coming out since vape is one of the strongest reactions and freeze has escoffier / citlali
Maybe? a lunar swirl tho
i like lunar charge tho, and im looking forward to getting zibai and illuga
omegavolt92026-01-30 00:58
Swirl is also one of the most relevant reactions though, due to Viridescent Venerer
Shadow_Xylex2026-01-30 03:12
An artifact set that got powercrept by a single character skill
omegavolt92026-01-30 05:26
Which character skill?
Last I checked it was still the best Anemo support artifact on almost every anemo character, and used in meta teams even today such as Sucrose in Lunar-Charged teams. And if that single character can use Viridescent Venerer they would still be better off stacking it with their skill for even more damage potential.
Shadow_Xylex2026-01-30 11:48
Xilonen, who has a similar res shred with a longer duration and easier activation conditions. Anemo is getting carried by Sucrose nowadays and it's not because of VV
Casserole_Lasagna2026-01-30 00:15
Lunar charge is by far my favorite and I now have the complete premium team. Lunar bloom would be nice if it weren't so nitpicky. I haven't gotten to try Lunar Crystallize yet since I have no geo 5 stars but, I have high hopes for it!
Lunar freeze would be amazing, especially considering it would bring Freeze up to a whole new level.
-average-reddit-user2026-01-30 00:19
They're a bit disappointing in my opinion, but if I had to rank them.
1. Lunar-Crystalize: A completely new concept, and actually makes Geo application matter.
2. Lunar-Charged: I like the fact that it can CRIT and characters can share ownership of it, but it's just passive DMG happening in the sidelines. Not terrible though.
3. Lunar-Bloom: This one I actively dislike. Literally the same as Bloom, but you get a special resource every 2.5s, meaning it doesn't matter how fast you trigger Lunar-Bloom in most cases, you just get it passively. And Lunar-Bloom DMG only comes from characters themselves. And the resource only matters for 3 characters, and if the character is Columbina, or Nefer to a lesser extent, their Lunar-Bloom DMG is carried by Lauma.
TopDragonfruit52026-01-30 00:36
I hate how lunarbloom isn't bloom at all
modusxd2026-01-30 00:19
I love thunder so Lunar Charge for me. Some players will remember the Mono Electro builds on theater mechanicus event, it just looked so cool, thunder around the entire arena just appearing and disappearing
Shahadem2026-01-30 00:43
There is no difference here.
They are just empty particle effects and meaningless numbers.
Not one of them changes the way players interact with the game world.
omegavolt92026-01-30 01:01
Name any reactions that change how players interact with the game world.
romp0m812026-01-30 01:46
Frozen
omegavolt92026-01-30 05:23
True.
Frozen and Burning are the only ones that really interact with the world
Electro-charged kind of does but it can mostly be ignored because if you have a shielder or flinch immunity it doesn't do enough damage to be dangerous.
balMURRmung2026-01-30 02:36
Swirl?
omegavolt92026-01-30 05:21
How so?
fubukishirou072026-01-30 01:14
Really like lunar crystalize since you can pretty much use non nod krai units and also this reaction made zhongli's pillars pretty relevant which is a nice touch. Even without zibai, i can still utilize lunar crystalize using navia. Lunar charge is also great since its very easy to use and can dish out great damage.
Lunar bloom is by far i hate since you really need lauma to have a big damage to even play it and using only nahida is not really worth it.
_ironhearted_2026-01-30 02:43
Crystallise>Charge>>bloom
Myriad102026-01-30 02:46
Freeze reactions coming in 7.x source trust me bro 🙏
Seraph1992026-01-30 03:20
My favorite is just the one that was designed for me to go for, while the others were designed to put me off of them, specifically through their choices of characters. Lunar Charged has Flins as the face of the team, and I have been starved for tall males who are actually good in the meta, so he just became my defacto fave of the region and Lunar Charged is the only Lunar reaction that I get to see pop off and get big numbers on my account. So that one is just my fav by default.
I would have loved Lunar Bloom, despite it being a bit of a disappointment, if I liked either Lauma or Nefer. Dendro is my favorite element, so it felt pretty bad not wanting any of the characters for Lunar Bloom. I tried running a Columbina Lunar Bloom DPS team with Nahida as support and it barely reached 10k per hit so 30k total per charged attack... Not really that exciting.
Lunar Crystallize is really cool, I love that it brings back Zhongli's pillar resonance as a great way to tackle AOE content. But I don't want Zibai. So it will never really be that strong or impactful on my account. Still probably my second favorite because even with just Columbina I can pull together a Lunar Crystallize team that reaches nearly 100k DPS, and I love using Zhongli or Albedo who both work great in variants of the team.
Helgen_2026-01-30 07:50
There wouldn't be such a Lunar Freeze, Lunar Vape or Lunar Swirl... first of all, this region is already focusing on 3 "new" reactions (and the Hexerei stuff) and we only have 1 real 5\* dps to play each of those. Columbina already has a kit around 3 different buffs and reactions, if they add any other Lunar reaction Columbin as the only 5\* hydro enabler would need to amplify her kit, constellations and buffs to support Freeze, Swirl, Vape, etc. in their Lunar variant. One thing is giving some characters a "viable" Lunar playstyle with a new mini buff or sinergy and other is making Columbina the absolute buffer for 7/8 reactions. We had never repeated a mechanic between regions, so Fontaine and its up/down hp mechanics, Natlan's Nighsoul mechanics and Nod Krai Lunar reactions are limited to their region and characters, Snezhnaya will have its own mechanics for sure.
We had Lunar Electrocharge, Bloom and Cristallize bcz they were dead reactions (Bloom has a point with Nilou but u know) and casually next region will be the CRYO nation and didn't get any update on Freeze, Shatter, Superconduct or Cryo/dendro so far, of course they will make new mechanics/reaction updates around Cryo.
Vaporize and Melt are probably the best reactions in the game, they don't require specific characters from a region or any special condition, just apply both elements and get your HIGH NUMBER. I can't see why would they need an update or a buff. Swirl, Burn, Burgeon, Aggravate/Spread, Superconduct, Shatter and Freeze are the weakest for now so....
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Lunar Bloom is just extra steps for three specific characters
Lunar Charge looks nice but it's not really different than regular electrocharged
But as for now my favorite is Lunar Charge, so simple and easy to use.
where lunar bloom is a bit over the top micro managing Dont get me wrong higher number for sure, just not something i like to focus on unless i have to.
Lunar Cry, i feel like this is gonna be the one most heavy on Team Comps then any of the others form what am seeing form the beta servers, maybe they chagne a few things before drop, but in the current state the team just feel heavy dependent
So I don’t think lunar vape or lunar freeze are gonna be coming out since vape is one of the strongest reactions and freeze has escoffier / citlali
Maybe? a lunar swirl tho
i like lunar charge tho, and im looking forward to getting zibai and illuga
Last I checked it was still the best Anemo support artifact on almost every anemo character, and used in meta teams even today such as Sucrose in Lunar-Charged teams. And if that single character can use Viridescent Venerer they would still be better off stacking it with their skill for even more damage potential.
Lunar freeze would be amazing, especially considering it would bring Freeze up to a whole new level.
1. Lunar-Crystalize: A completely new concept, and actually makes Geo application matter.
2. Lunar-Charged: I like the fact that it can CRIT and characters can share ownership of it, but it's just passive DMG happening in the sidelines. Not terrible though.
3. Lunar-Bloom: This one I actively dislike. Literally the same as Bloom, but you get a special resource every 2.5s, meaning it doesn't matter how fast you trigger Lunar-Bloom in most cases, you just get it passively. And Lunar-Bloom DMG only comes from characters themselves. And the resource only matters for 3 characters, and if the character is Columbina, or Nefer to a lesser extent, their Lunar-Bloom DMG is carried by Lauma.
They are just empty particle effects and meaningless numbers.
Not one of them changes the way players interact with the game world.
Frozen and Burning are the only ones that really interact with the world
Electro-charged kind of does but it can mostly be ignored because if you have a shielder or flinch immunity it doesn't do enough damage to be dangerous.
Lunar bloom is by far i hate since you really need lauma to have a big damage to even play it and using only nahida is not really worth it.
I would have loved Lunar Bloom, despite it being a bit of a disappointment, if I liked either Lauma or Nefer. Dendro is my favorite element, so it felt pretty bad not wanting any of the characters for Lunar Bloom. I tried running a Columbina Lunar Bloom DPS team with Nahida as support and it barely reached 10k per hit so 30k total per charged attack... Not really that exciting.
Lunar Crystallize is really cool, I love that it brings back Zhongli's pillar resonance as a great way to tackle AOE content. But I don't want Zibai. So it will never really be that strong or impactful on my account. Still probably my second favorite because even with just Columbina I can pull together a Lunar Crystallize team that reaches nearly 100k DPS, and I love using Zhongli or Albedo who both work great in variants of the team.
We had Lunar Electrocharge, Bloom and Cristallize bcz they were dead reactions (Bloom has a point with Nilou but u know) and casually next region will be the CRYO nation and didn't get any update on Freeze, Shatter, Superconduct or Cryo/dendro so far, of course they will make new mechanics/reaction updates around Cryo.
Vaporize and Melt are probably the best reactions in the game, they don't require specific characters from a region or any special condition, just apply both elements and get your HIGH NUMBER. I can't see why would they need an update or a buff. Swirl, Burn, Burgeon, Aggravate/Spread, Superconduct, Shatter and Freeze are the weakest for now so....