Genshin Impact Wanderer Build Guide: Best Artifacts, Weapons, Talent Priority, and more

Genshin Impact features a newly added 5-star Anemo character named The Wanderer, who uses a catalyst. The Wanderer can carry out the role of the main DPS in a team during battles. The game has a finite window of time during which players can collect the character.

Genshin Impact 3.3 kicked out on December 6, 2022, and Wanderer’s banner will be available until December 25, 2022. Wanderer excels in strong assault depending on the element he is interacting with. Wanderer’s ability to fly makes him one of the most unique Anemo characters in the game.

The Wanderer can become one of the strongest DPS characters in the game with the correct build and weapons. In this article, we will provide you with the best artifacts, weapons, talent priority, and more for The Wanderer Scaramouche.

Genshin Impact The Wanderer: Talents

Normal Attack

SkillDescription
Yuuban Meigen (normal)Performs up to 3 attacks using wind blades, dealing Anemo DMG.
Yuuban Meigen (charged)Consumes a certain amount of Stamina, gathers a build-up of high wind pressure, and deals AoE Anemo DMG after a short casting time.
Yuuban Meigen (plunge) Calling upon the power of Anemo, the Wanderer plunges toward the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in his path. Deals AoE Anemo DMG upon impact with the ground.

Elemental Skill

SkillDescription
Hanega: Song of the WindConcentrates 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 a 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

SkillDescription
Kyougen: Five Ceremonial PlaysCompresses 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,” the Windfavored state will end after casting.

Passive Skills

SkillDescription
Jade-Claimed FlowerIf 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 every 0.2s.

You can have up to 2 different kinds of these buffs simultaneously.
Gales of ReverieWhen 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 produced is done once every 0.1s.
Strum the Swirling WindsMora expended when ascending Bows and Catalysts is decreased by 50%.

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Genshin Impact The Wanderer: Constellations

LevelNameDescription
1Shoban: Ostentatious PlumageWhen 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 Passive Talent “Gales of Reverie” will deal an additional 25% of his ATK as DMG. You must unlock the Passive Talent “Gales of Reverie” first.
2Niban: Moonlit Isle Amidst White WavesWhen 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’ DMG by a maximum of 200%.
3Sanban: Moonflower KusemaiIncreases the Level of Kyougen: Five Ceremonial Plays by 3.
The maximum upgrade level is 15.
4Yonban: Set Adrift into SpringWhen casting Hanega: Song of the Wind, should the Passive 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 unlock the Passive Talent “Jade-Claimed Flower” first.
5Matsuban: Ancient Illuminator From AbroadIncreases the Level of Hanega: Song of the Wind by 3.
The maximum upgrade level is 15.
6Shugen: The Curtains’ Melancholic SwayWhen 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.

Genshin Impact The Wanderer: Ascension Materials

LevelGemsEnemy DropsBoss DropsSpecialtyMora
20x1 Vayuda Turquoise Silverx3 Old Handguardx3 Rukkhashava Mushrooms20,000
40x3 Vayuda Turquoise Fragmentx15 Old Handguardx2 Perpetual Caliberx10 Rukkhashava Mushrooms40,000
50x6 Vayuda Turquoise Fragmentx12 Kageuchi Handguardx4 Perpetual Caliberx20 Rukkhashava Mushrooms60,000
60x3 Vayuda Turquoise Chunkx18 Kageuchi Handguardx8 Perpetual Caliberx30 Rukkhashava Mushrooms80,000
70x6 Vayuda Turquoise Chunkx12 Famed Handguardx12 Perpetual Caliberx45 Rukkhashava Mushrooms100,000
80x6 Vayuda Turquoise Gemstonex24 Famed Handguardx20 Perpetual Caliberx60 Rukkhashava Mushrooms120,000

Genshin Impact The Wanderer: Talent Materials

LevelBooksCommon DropsTrounce MatsCrown of InsightMora
1-2x3 Teachings of Praxisx6 Old Handguard12,500
2-3x2 Guide to Praxisx3 Kageuchi Handguard17,500
3-4x4 Guide to Praxisx4 Kageuchi Handguard25,000
4-5x6 Guide to Praxisx6 Kageuchi Handguard30,000
5-6x9 Guide to Praxisx9 Kageuchi Handguard37,500
6-7x4x Philosophies of Praxisx4 Famed Handguardx1 Daka’s Bell120,000
7-8x6 Philosophies of Praxisx6 Famed Handguardx1 Daka’s Bell260,000
8-9x12 Philosophies of Praxisx9 Famed Handguardx2 Daka’s Bell450,000
9-10 (max)x16 Philosophies of Praxisx12 Famed Handguardx2 Daka’s Bellx1 Crown of Insight700,000

Genshin Impact The Wanderer: Best Artifact

1. Desert Pavilion Chronicle

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SetSet Bonus
Desert Pavilion Chronicle2-piece effect: Increases Anemo damage by 15 percent.
4-piece effect: When charged attacks hit opponents, the equipping character’s normal attack speed will increase by 10 percent, while normal, charged, and plunging attack damage will increase by 40 percent for 15 seconds.

2. Viridescent Venerer

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SetSet Bonus
Viridescent Venerer2-Piece: Anemo DMG Bonus +15%
4-Piece:
Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent’s Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.

Genshin Impact The Wanderer: Best Weapon

WeaponSkill
Tulaytullah’s RemembranceBygone Azure Teardrop
Normal Attack SPD is increased by 10%. After the wielder unleashes an Elemental Skill, Normal Attack DMG will increase by 4.8% every second for 14s. After hitting an opponent with a Normal Attack during this duration, Normal Attack DMG will be increased by 9.6%. This increase can be triggered once every 0.3s. The maximum Normal Attack DMG increase per single duration of the overall effect is 48%. The effect will be removed when the wielder leaves the field, and using the Elemental Skill again will reset all DMG buffs
Mappa MareInfusion Scroll
・Triggering an Elemental reaction grants an 8% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s. Max 2 stacks.

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