Specters are enemies that drop Spectral Heart, Husk, and Nucleus in Genshin Impact. Learn more about the Specters' enemy information, locations, item drops, and their expedition event in this enemy guide!

All Types of Specters

Specter Elemental Types

Specter Enemies
Anemo Specter	Geo Specter	Hydro Specter	Cryo Specter
Electro Specter	Pyro Specter	Dendro Specter

There are a total of 7 different Specters in Genshin Impact, one for each element. The Anemo, Geo, and Hydro Specters were added in Version 2.1, while the Cryo, Electro, and Pyro Specters were added in Version 2.4.

Depending on the Specter, they will have unique attacks and different effects after beating them.

Dendro Specters in Version 3.0

The Dendro Specters are part of the Version 3.0 update on August 24, 2022!

Version 3.0 Release Date and Patch Notes

All Specter Locations

Specter Locations in Inazuma

Currently, Specters can only be found on Watatsumi, Seirai Island, and Enkanomiya! All Specters have the same item drops, so it won't matter which Specter type you farm.

Note: the numbers on the map indicate how many Specters may be found in each location.

Watatsumi Island Specters

Watatsumi Island has Specters spread far apart from each other, making it take longer to farm all of them.

Seirai Island Specters

Seirai Island has the most Specters that can be found in Inazuma. It is also has the easiest farm route for them.

Enkanomiya Specters

Cryo, Electro, and Pyro Specters can only be found in Enkanomiya. However, they still drop the same Spectral Heart, Husk, and Nucleus.

Inazuma Map Guide

All Specter Item Drops

Item Drops from All Specter Types

Drop	Level
Spectral Heart	Lv. 40+
Spectral Husk	Any Lv.
Spectral Nucleus	Lv. 60+

Characters that Need Spectral Heart, Husk, and Nucleus

List of Characters
Gorou	Kokomi	Aloy
Shinobu	Kirara	Chiori

Several Inazuma Characters need the Spectral items you get from Specters as their character ascension materials.

Weapons that Use Spectral Heart, Husk, and Nucleus

Weapons that use Spectral Husk
Aqua Simulacra	Everlasting Moonglow	Kagura's Verity
Polar Star	Kagotsurube Isshin	Mailed Flower
Mouun's Moon	Oathsworn Eye	The Catch

All Specter Attack Patterns

Elemental Shot

Each type of Specter shoots out an Elemental Shot as its main form of attack. Each type is also immune to its corresponding element.

Anemo Burst

The Anemo Specter collects Anemo energy and releases it in one burst with a small AoE.

Hydro Burst

The Hydro Specter spins in place, gathering Hydro energy and releasing it in a burst with a small AoE, characterized by the area on the ground rippling like water.

Charging Attack

The Geo Specter faces the character and starts spinning, charging forward to attack.

Fury Explosion

All Specter Elements build Fury up when taking a big hit. They will get bigger and stronger the more Fury they build up, then explode violently after you defeat them.

Specter Enemy Information

What are Specters?

Specters
Adventurer Handbook Description
A monster born from highly-concentrated elements that can float in the air. On the whole, they are little sprites that have a gentle temperament, much like Slimes, but they can sometimes explode into a rage.
Specter Locations
Found in Seirai Island, Watatsumi Island, Enkanomiya.

Floating Enemies

Specters are floating elemental creatures that come from high elemental concentrations.

Specter Release Dates

Specter Release Dates
Version 2.1 Release	Version 2.4 Release
Version 3.0 Release

Certain Specter Types were released in the Version 2.1 update, on September 1, 2021, while 3 more Elemental Specter Types were released in Version 2.4, on January 5, 2022.

The Dendro Specters will be added in Version 3.0 on August 24, 2022.

Spectral Secrets Event

Spectral Secrets was an expedition event involving all Specter Types. Take a look at our full event guide here:
Spectral Secrets Event Guide

Specters Update History

Genshin Impact Related Guides

Genshin Impact Enemies

List of All Enemies and Bosses