As an open world game with a grand and detailed world view, “Genshin Impact” brings long-awaited content to players with every version update. Version 5.5 is not just a simple update. It not only enriches the character lineup, but also further enriches the combat system and equipment selection, making players’ strategic thinking more in-depth. The two new characters in this update, Varesha and Ianshan, each represent different combat styles and character choices in the game, and the addition of new relics also provides these characters with more diverse tactical choices.
Varesha – Big Eater and Storm on the Battlefield
Varesha’s character setting is full of personality, and her background story leaves a deep impression: as a member of Teteokhan, she not only won the championship in the big eater competition with her huge appetite, but even made Mavica sigh that she would order a set meal for 80 people every time she checked out. This interesting and unique setting makes Varesha one of the characters that cannot be ignored in version 5.5.
Varesa’s skill system revolves around “Fiery Passion” and “Night Soul Points”. When she is fully charged, she enters the “Fiery Passion” state, which allows her to rapidly increase her attack power and resist interruption. After entering “Fiery Passion”, Varesa’s combat power is greatly enhanced, and her falling attack is extremely powerful, which can cause huge damage to the enemy in a short period of time. Especially after releasing the elemental burst, Varesa can not only restore all Night Soul Points, but also immediately enter the “Fiery Passion” state, allowing her to maintain efficient output throughout the battle.
Her skill design reflects a direct and explosive fighting style. Rather than saying that Varesa is a warrior, it is better to say that she is a “destroyer”. Her fighting style is direct, simple and efficient. Players can suppress the enemy through high-frequency falling attacks and quickly seize the initiative on the battlefield.
Ianshan – a symbol of calm analysis and rational decision-making
Compared with Varesa’s violence and impulsiveness, Ianshan is a typical rational character. She is a four-star thunder attribute long-handled weapon user, full of strategy and calmness. Ianshan’s skill design not only focuses on improving the combat power of a single character, but also provides considerable gains for teammates. Her elemental burst can provide attack power bonus through the “kinetic energy ruler”, and the way of bonus will change according to her night soul points. If Ianshan’s night soul points are less than 42, her basic attack power will be increased; if her night soul points are higher than 42, the bonus will increase according to her attack power.
In addition, Ianshan also has a unique skill-“kinetic energy ruler” will restore her night soul points according to the movement distance of the current active character. This design is very challenging for the player’s operation and tactical coordination, and it is necessary to flexibly adjust the position and attack rhythm of the character according to the situation in the battle. This makes Ianshan’s role in the game not just a damage dealer, her existence is more like a tactical commander, and she needs to help teammates obtain maximum combat power through precise timing and coordination.
Ianshan’s fighting style is in sharp contrast to Varesa’s impulsive offense. She pays more attention to teamwork and calm analysis. She is a character who can quickly provide support to teammates, and players need to give full play to her advantages through precise operations. This rationality and strategy make Ianshan one of the characters that cannot be ignored in version 5.5.
New Relics: A Perfect Combination of Tactics and Combat
Along with the addition of new characters, Genshin Impact version 5.5 also launched two new sets of relics – “Long Night’s Oath” and “Deep Corridor’s End”, which will provide players with more choices and further enhance the combat capabilities of the characters.
The Long Night’s Oath is a set of relics that emphasizes increasing the damage of falling attacks. Its four-piece set effect is that when a falling attack, heavy attack or elemental combat skill hits the enemy, the character can gain the “Eternal Flow of Radiance” effect, thereby increasing the damage of the falling attack. For a character like Varesa who relies on powerful falling attacks, this set of relics will undoubtedly greatly improve her output effect. Every time Varesa releases a falling attack in battle, she will gain additional damage bonus, making her attack more deadly.
And Deep Corridor’s End is a set of relics that focuses on increasing the output of ice element characters. The four-piece set has a significant increase in the damage of normal attacks and elemental bursts when the character’s elemental energy is zero, which is extremely beneficial for characters who mainly rely on normal attacks and elemental bursts. After equipping this set of holy relics, the character can rely on normal attacks and elemental bursts to output higher damage when the elemental energy is insufficient. For those characters who rely on continuous attacks and skill bursts, Deep Corridor Finale is undoubtedly a rare good equipment.
Tactical Diversity: Comparison between Varesha and Ianshan
The two new characters, Varesha and Ianshan, have completely different combat styles. One focuses on bursts and powerful output, and the other emphasizes rational thinking and teamwork. In the combat system of “Genshin Impact”, players can choose the most suitable character to cooperate according to their tactical needs and team composition.
Varesha represents a direct and passionate way of fighting. Players can quickly eliminate enemies through fast attacks and powerful strikes. Ianshan is a character that requires precise operation and rational thinking. Her skills and tactics require players to be flexible and test the tacit understanding and cooperation of the team. The contrast between these two styles not only enriches the character selection of “Genshin Impact”, but also allows players to experience different combat strategies and emotions during the game.