Traveler (Anemo) Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Traveler (Anemo) is a character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Traveler (Anemo)'s stats, strengths and weaknesses, best Artifacts build, and our rating of the character in this complete profile!

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Traveler (Anemo) Rating and Basic Information

Traveler (Anemo)
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Anemo (Wind) Weapon: Sword EN Voice Actor: Zach Aguilar / Sarah Miller-Crews JP Voice Actor: Horie Shun (M), Yuki Aoi (F)

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Stats

Traveler (Anemo) Strengths and Weaknesses

How to Use Traveler (Anemo)

Spread Elements to Nearby Enemies

Elemental Skill: Palm Vortex

The Anemo Traveler's Elemental Skill, Palm Vortex, can be used to not only pull enemies in but to also spread any elemental auras or applications to near by enemies. This is usefull for setting up large chains of Swirl and other Elemental Reactions.

Elemental Skill: Gust Surge

The Elemental Burst, Gust Surge, summons a tornado acts similar to Palm Vortex in spreading elemental effects but will also pick up a carry off smaller enemies. Like all Anemo Element skills the tornado can also absorb other elements and deal additional elemental damage.

Combine Skills With Cryo to Cross Water

Crossing Water with Anemo and Cryo

The ability of the Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst to spread elements does not work only on enemies. When a Cryo character freezes water with their Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst, the Anemo Traveler can switch in and use their own Skill or Burst to spread the ice further along the surface of the water.

Best Build For Traveler (Anemo)

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Traveler (Anemo) Sub DPS Builds

Anemo Sub DPS

Weapon	Artifact Set
Skyward Blade	Viridescent Venerer x4
Set Bonus
• Anemo DMG Bonus +15% • Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent's Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
Talent Priority
Gust Surge Guiding the path of the wind currents, you summon a forward-moving tornado that pulls objects and opponents towards itself, dealing continuous Anemo DMG.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	Energy Recharge Anemo DMG Bonus CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	・Energy Recharge ・CRIT Rate

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Sacrificial Sword	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.
Festering Desire	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 16% and Elemental Skill CRIT Rate by 6%.

Best Artifacts and Weapons for Traveler (Anemo)

Best Artifacts Ranked

Rating	Set	Bonuses
Best	Viridescent Venerer	• Anemo DMG Bonus +15% • Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent's Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
Second Best	Noblesse Oblige	• Elemental Burst DMG +20%. • Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Third Best	Gladiator's Finale	• ATK +18%. • If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Best Weapons Ranked

Rating	Weapon	Stats (Lv.1)
Best	Skyward Blade	Base Stats Base Attack: 46 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 12.0% Skill Effect CRIT Rate increased by 4%. Gains Skypiercing Might upon using an Elemental Burst: Increases Movement SPD by 10%, increases ATK SPD by 10%, and increases the DMG of Normal and Charged Attack hits by 20% for 12s.
Second Best	Festering Desire	Base Stats Base Attack: 42 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 10 Skill Effect Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 16% and Elemental Skill CRIT Rate by 6%.
Third Best	Sword of Descension	Base Stats Base Attack: 39 Bonus Effect: ATK 7.7% Skill Effect Hitting enemies with Normal and Charged Attacks grants a 50% chance to deal 200% ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can only occur once every 10s. Additionally, if the Traveler equips the Sword of Descension, their ATK is increased by 66.

List of Swords

Recommended Party Members for Traveler (Anemo)

Character	Element	Weapon
Fischl
	· Can easily inflict Electro debuff using Oz · Traveler (Anemo) can spread Fischl's Electro attacks for more damage
Klee
	· High Charge Attack DMG · Easy to imbue Pyro into Traveler's Elemental Burst.
Chongyun
	· Traveler can easily spread Cryo across multiple enemies.
Xingqiu
	· Traveler can easily spread Hydro across multiple enemies. · Rainswords provide supplemental DMG, Heals and DMG Reduction.

Traveler (Anemo) Ascension and Talent Materials

Traveler (Anemo) Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Windwheel Aster ×3 Brilliant Diamond Sliver ×1 Damaged Mask ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Windwheel Aster ×10 Brilliant Diamond Fragment ×3 Damaged Mask ×15
Lv.50→Lv.60	Windwheel Aster ×20 Brilliant Diamond Fragment ×6 Stained Mask ×12
Lv.60→Lv.70	Windwheel Aster ×30 Brilliant Diamond Chunk ×3 Stained Mask ×18
Lv.70→Lv.80	Windwheel Aster ×45 Brilliant Diamond Chunk ×6 Ominous Mask ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Windwheel Aster ×60 Brilliant Diamond Gemstone ×6 Ominous Mask ×24

Traveler (Anemo)Talent Level-Up Materials

The Traveler (Anemo) requires various different materials depending on the Talent.

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Mon/Thu/Sun Teachings of Freedom	Samachurls Divining Scroll	Dvalin Challenge Reward Dvalin's Sigh
Guide to Freedom Guide to Resistance Guide to Ballad	Sealed Scroll
Philosophies of Freedom Philosophies of Resistance Philosophies of Ballad	Forbidden Curse Scroll

Talent Materials per Level

Traveler (Anemo) Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Foreign Ironwind

Palm Vortex

Gust Surge

Slitting Wind

Second Wind

Traveler (Anemo) Constellations

Raging Vortex	Palm Vortex pulls in enemies within a 5m radius.
Uprising Whirlwind	Increases Energy Recharge by 16%.
Sweeping Gust	Increases the Level of Gust Surge by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Cherishing Breezes	Reduces DMG taken while casting Palm Vortex by 10%.
Vortex Stellaris	Increases the Level of Palm Vortex by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Intertwined Winds	Targets who take DMG from Gust Surge have their Anemo RES decreased by 20%. If an Elemental Absorption occurred, then their RES towards the corresponding Element is also decreased by 20%.

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