Wanderer build guide · GenGuru: Your guru for Genshin Impact

Overview

On-field Anemo damage

The Wanderer fights in the air. His Elemental Skill lifts him into the Windfavored state, where his Normal and Charged Attacks become stronger wind attacks with a bigger area, and Charged Attacks cost no Stamina. The state runs on Kuugoryoku Points, so it ends when they run out or when you use his burst. Most of his damage comes from Normal Attacks during that window, with the burst as a finisher.

His first passive rewards the right teammates: if his skill touches Pyro, Cryo, Hydro or Electro when cast, he gains extra ATK, CRIT Rate, more time in the air or Energy. Pyro and Cryo give the biggest damage boost. Build him for ATK, Anemo DMG and crits.

Weapons

Best first. Every catalyst on this list links to its page.

Tulaytullah's Remembrance ★★★★★
His signature catalyst. After his skill, his Normal Attack damage climbs every second and with every hit, which fits the long Windfavored window.
Kagura's Verity ★★★★★
A large CRIT DMG stat and stacking Elemental Skill and elemental damage from repeated skill casts.
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds ★★★★★
CRIT Rate and an elemental damage bonus that builds the longer he stays on the field.
The Widsith ★★★★
A 4-star with CRIT DMG and a random ATK, elemental damage or Elemental Mastery boost when he takes the field. The ATK and damage rolls help him most.
Flowing Purity ★★★★
Craftable at the Blacksmith. Gives ATK and an elemental damage bonus after his skill, at the cost of a Bond of Life.

Artifact sets

Desert Pavilion Chronicle 4-piece
The best set for him. Anemo DMG from two pieces, then faster and stronger Normal Attacks after a Charged Attack hit.
Desert Pavilion Chronicle + Shimenawa's Reminiscence 2-piece each
Anemo DMG plus ATK. A solid choice while you look for a better four-piece.
Gladiator's Finale + Desert Pavilion Chronicle 2-piece each
Works the same way as the Shimenawa pairing. Use whichever pieces roll better.

Main stats and substats

Sands: ATK%
Goblet: Anemo DMG Bonus
Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats: CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK% > Energy Recharge

Talent priority

Normal Attack Yuuban Meigen
Elemental Skill Hanega: Song of the Wind
Elemental Burst Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays

Teams

Faruzan hypercarry
- Wanderer
- Faruzan
- Bennett
- Zhongli
Faruzan lowers Anemo RES and boosts his Anemo damage. Bennett gives ATK and triggers his Pyro buff, and Zhongli keeps him safe in the air.
Pyro and Hydro support
- Wanderer
- Faruzan
- Bennett
- Yelan
Yelan's Hydro gives him more time in the air while Bennett's Pyro gives ATK. Yelan's burst also adds damage that ramps over time.
Budget hypercarry
- Wanderer
- Faruzan
- Bennett
- Layla
All 4-stars. Layla's shield keeps him from being interrupted while he hovers, and her Cryo can give him the CRIT Rate buff when his skill touches it.

Tips

Before casting his skill, have Bennett or another Pyro or Cryo unit apply their element nearby so he absorbs the buff.
His burst ends the Windfavored state. Use it when your Kuugoryoku Points are almost gone, not at the start.
Use Charged Attacks in the air when you need to reposition. They cost no Stamina during Windfavored.
Faruzan is a big upgrade for him. Her Anemo RES shred and damage bonus are hard to replace.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP: 10164
Base ATK: 328
Base DEF: 607
CRIT Rate: 24.2%

Talents

Normal Attack Yuuban Meigen

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.

Elemental Skill Hanega: Song of the Wind

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.

Elemental Burst Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays

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.

Passive talent 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.

Passive talent 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.

Passive talent Strum the Swirling Winds

Mora expended when ascending Bows and Catalysts is decreased by 50%.

Constellations

C1 Shoban: Ostentatious Plumage

When in the Windfavored state, the Attack SPD of the Wanderer's Kuugo: Fushoudan and Kuugo: Toufukai is increased by 10%. Additionally, the wind arrows fired by the Ascension Talent "Gales of Reverie" will deal an additional 25% of his ATK as DMG. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Gales of Reverie."

C2 Niban: Isle Amidst White Waves

When in the Windfavored state, Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays will see its DMG increased by 4% per point of difference between the max amount of Kuugoryoku Points contrasted with Kuugoryoku's present capacity when using this skill. Through this method, you can increase Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays's DMG by a maximum of 200%.

C3 Sanban: Moonflower Kusemai

Increases the Level of Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4 Yonban: Set Adrift into Spring

When casting Hanega: Song of the Wind, should the Ascension Talent "Jade-Claimed Flower" be triggered, the character will gain buffs in correspondence to the contacted Elemental Type(s), and also obtain a random untriggered buff. A maximum of 3 such corresponding elemental buffs can exist simultaneously. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Jade-Claimed Flower."

C5 Matsuban: Ancient Illuminator From Abroad

Increases the Level of Hanega: Song of the Wind by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6 Shugen: The Curtains' Melancholic Sway

When the Wanderer actively hits an opponent with Kuugo: Fushoudan while in the Windfavored state, the following effects will occur: ·Deals an additional instance of Kuugo: Fushoudan at the position hit, dealing 40% of the attack's original DMG. This DMG will be considered Normal Attack DMG. ·When the Wanderer falls below 40 Kuugoryoku Points, restores 4 Points to him. Kuugoryoku Points can be restored in this manner once every 0.2s. This restoration can occur up to 5 times within one Windfavored duration.