Wanderer is a Catalyst user whose Elemental Skill puts him into a hovering state where his Normal and Charged Attacks become stronger Anemo attacks. Use him when you want sustained ranged pressure with the freedom to move vertically and horizontally while attacking.
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Wanderer GUIDE
Understand Wanderer
Useful when…
Sustained Anemo Normal and Charged Attack damage while hovering.
Taking advantage of up to two elemental buffs triggered when his Skill contacts party-applied Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro.
Exploration that benefits from mid-air movement.
How his hovering attacks work
Hanega: Song of the Wind deals Anemo damage, lifts Wanderer into Windfavored, and provides 100 Kuugoryoku Points at talent level 1. During the state, Normal Attacks become Kuugo: Fushoudan and Charged Attacks become Kuugo: Toufukai; both gain damage and area, and remain Normal and Charged Attack damage for effects that refer to those attack types. Charged attacks do not consume Stamina. The state steadily uses Kuugoryoku; sprinting faster or rising higher spends additional points, so movement competes with attack time. It ends when points run out or when the Skill is cast again. His Burst deals five instances of AoE Anemo damage and ends Windfavored if used during it.
Elemental contacts and positioning
When the Skill contacts a party-applied element as it is unleashed, Jade-Claimed Flower grants an effect for that Windfavored instance: Hydro raises the Kuugoryoku cap by 20, Pyro increases ATK by 30%, Cryo increases CRIT Rate by 20%, and Electro restores 0.8 Energy when his converted Normal or Charged Attacks hit, at most once every 0.2 seconds. Only two different elemental effects can be active together. To pursue one, apply that element before activating the Skill and make sure the contact occurs at activation. Gales of Reverie can also reward hits during Windfavored: attacks have a chance to enable a cost-free mid-air acceleration that fires four Anemo arrows, with the chance increasing after misses. These mechanics reward staying in the air and attacking while managing movement expenditure.
Investment priorities
The Normal Attack track improves his regular attacks and the converted attacks in Windfavored, making it a direct priority for a damage-focused build. The Skill track improves the Skill and converted attack damage, so it is also relevant to his core field time. The Burst is a separate source of five-hit AoE damage; invest in it when you use it regularly, bearing in mind it ends the hovering state. Ascension improves the character and requires the listed Vayuda Turquoise, Rukkhashava Mushrooms, Perpetual Caliber, and Handguards at the shown stages. His passive also reduces Mora spent ascending Bows and Catalysts by 50%.
Limits and common mistakes
Windfavored does not allow Plunging Attacks, and spending Kuugoryoku on repeated sprinting or jumping shortens the time available to attack. A second Skill cast or Burst ends the state, so do not assume either can be used without sacrificing the current hovering window. The elemental passives require contact at Skill activation; applying an element afterward does not establish the listed buff for that instance. His normal and charged attacks are the relevant attack types while hovering, so effects limited to other attack categories should not be assumed to enhance them.
Limitations and tradeoffs
Using Kuugoryoku to gain altitude or accelerate trades time in Windfavored for movement.
Using the Burst during Windfavored ends the state early.
The elemental-contact passive allows at most two different buffs at once.
Common mistakes to avoid
Treating mid-air sprinting and height gain as free; both spend Kuugoryoku.
Casting the Burst during Windfavored without accounting for its immediate end.
Expecting elemental-contact buffs when the element was not present at Skill activation.
Effects and reference details
Yuuban Meigen · Normal attack
Normal Attack Performs up to 3 attacks using wind blades, dealing Anemo DMG.
Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina, gathers a build up of high wind pressure, and deals AoE Anemo DMG after a short casting time.
Plunging Attack Calling upon the power of Anemo, the Wanderer plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in his path. Deals AoE Anemo DMG upon impact with the ground.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
Effect
Level 1
Level 1
1-Hit DMG
68.7%
68.7%
2-Hit DMG
65.0%
65.0%
3-Hit DMG
47.6%+47.6%
47.6%+47.6%
Charged Attack DMG
132.1%
132.1%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost
50.0
50.0
Plunge DMG
56.8%
56.8%
Low/High Plunge DMG
114%/142%
114%/142%
Hanega: Song of the Wind · Elemental skill
Concentrates the power of the winds to break free from the shackles of the earth, dealing AoE Anemo DMG before leaping into the air and entering the Windfavored state.
Windfavored The Wanderer cannot perform Plunging Attacks in this state. When he uses Normal and Charged Attacks, they will be converted into Kuugo: Fushoudan and Kuugo: Toufukai respectively; the DMG they deal and their AoE will be increased, and their DMG will be considered Normal and Charged Attack DMG respectively. Kuugo: Toufukai will not consume Stamina. The Wanderer will hover persistently during this time. While this state is active, the Wanderer's movements gain the following properties: ·Persistently consumes Kuugoryoku Points to maintain this hovering state. ·When sprinting, additional Kuugoryoku Points will be consumed for the Wanderer to accelerate mid-air. Holding sprint will cause persistent Kuugoryoku Point consumption to maintain speed. This effect will replace his default sprint. ·Jumping expends extra Kuugoryoku Points to increase hovering height. Holding jump will cause persistent Kuugoryoku Point consumption to keep increasing hovering height.
Running out of Kuugoryoku Points will end the Windfavored state. A second cast during the duration of Windfavored will also end it.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
Effect
Level 1
Level 1
Skill DMG
95.2%
95.2%
Kuugo: Fushoudan DMG
133.0% Normal Attack DMG
133.0% Normal Attack DMG
Kuugo: Toufukai DMG
126.4% Charged Attack DMG
126.4% Charged Attack DMG
Initial Kuugoryoku Points
100
100
CD
6.0s
6.0s
Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays · Elemental burst
Compresses the atmosphere into a singular vacuum that grinds all troubles away, dealing multiple instances of AoE Anemo DMG. If the character is in the Windfavored state due to the skill "Hanega: Song of the Wind," Windfavored state will end after casting.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
Effect
Level 1
Level 1
Skill DMG
147.2%×5
147.2%×5
CD
15.0s
15.0s
Energy Cost
60
60
Jade-Claimed Flower
If Hanega: Song of the Wind comes into contact with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro when it is unleashed, this instance of the Windfavored state will obtain buffs according to the contacted element(s): ·Hydro: Kuugoryoku Point cap increases by 20. ·Pyro: ATK increases by 30%. ·Cryo: CRIT Rate increases by 20%. ·Electro: When Normal and Charged Attacks hit an opponent, 0.8 Energy will be restored. Energy can be restored this way once every 0.2s.
You can have up to 2 different kinds of these buffs simultaneously.
Gales of Reverie
When the Wanderer hits opponents with Kuugo: Fushoudan or Kuugo: Toufukai in his Windfavored state, he has a 16% chance to obtain the Descent effect: The next time the Wanderer accelerates in mid-air while in this instance of the Windfavored state, this effect will be removed, this acceleration instance will not consume any Kuugoryoku Points, and he will fire off 4 wind arrows that deal 35% of his ATK as Anemo DMG each. For each Kuugo: Fushoudan and Kuugo: Toufukai that does not produce this effect, the next attack of those types will have a 12% increased chance of producing it. The calculation of the effect production is done once every 0.1s.
Strum the Swirling Winds
Mora expended when ascending Bows and Catalysts is decreased by 50%.
