Iansan
Version 5.5 introduces us to the long-awaited character featured in the Travail trailer several years ago. Iansan is the renowned fitness coach from the Teteocan tribe. Although she may be small compared to her peers, she mentored many tribespeople to become strong. One of her notable students is Varesa. Additionally, she is one of the Pilgrimage of the Return of the Sacred Flame Champions from her tribe, and bears the Ancient Name Uwezo.
Hi there, I'm Iansan from the Collective of Plenty, and I'm the most well-known fitness coach in my tribe. You look like you're in pretty good shape... do you work out, too?
Biography Details
- Birthday: August 8th
- Weapon: Polearm
- Vision: Electro
- Rarity: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
- Affiliation: Teteocan
- Special Dish: Gold-Standard Healthy Meal
- Voice Actor [EN]: Katrina Salisbury
- Voice Actor [JP]: Ohashi Ayaka (Instagram: ayaka_ohashi | YouTube: @ayaka_ohashi)
- Voice Actor [KR]: Lee Jae-hyeon (Instagram: hyunny83 | YouTube: @이재현-k3q6r)
- Voice Actor [CN]: Zhen Li
Quick Glance Guide
Dracolite Collection Guide
Sauroform Tribal Warrior Materials Collection Guide
Iansan Farming Schedule Checklist
Companionship Details
Popsicle's Short Review
▲PROS: Iansan's kit provides another ATK buffer, relieving Bennett (and in extension Kujou Sara) of their role as the ATK buffer for several years. Her kit synergizes well with all of Natlan DPS, as she is the perfect character to wield the SHCC. Not only that, she is easy to build, requires little on-field time, and her ATK buff mechanic is one of the unique mechanics in the game.
▼CONS: Its unique buffing mechanic limits how many DPS can synergize well on Iansan, since it will be asked about how mobile your DPS is. The more mobile they are, the higher the buff that you can get. Lastly, her healing is lackluster, especially when you're using her as your healer in Furina teams.
Combat Profile
✦ Normal Attack | Weighted Spike
➤ Who the hell fights with a dumbbell? Iansan's Normal Attack allows her to strike her opponents three times, while her Charged Attack allows her to consume certain Stamina to lunge forward, dealing Physical damage across the mentioned Attacks. Her damage multiplier is indeed considered on the low side, even when you use her Nightsoul State, which will be helpful when traversing around Atocpan.
✦ Elemental Skill | Thunderbolt Rush
❝Faster, stronger! That's what all that hard work is for!❠
➤ Using her Elemental Skill allows Iansan to charge forward, dealing Nightsoul-aligned Electro DMG, gaining 54 Nightsoul Points, and entering the Nightsoul's Blessing state. This is great when you want to dash to the enemy while dealing damage against her opponents, thanks to its decent damage multiplier.
➤ Additionally, during her Nightsoul's Blessing state, Iansan increases her Movement SPD and can switch to Rushing Thunderbolt mode when you hold her Sprint, allowing her to traverse water and liquid Phlogiston, as well as making leaps across the terrain in Natlan. Note that she's immune to DMG while this state is active.
✦ Elemental Burst | The Three Principles of Power
❝Power is not about natural talent. Power stems from unceasing practice. Power must be exercised correctly.❠
➤ Iansa's core support kit. It allows her to deal a high Nightsoul-aligned AoE Electro DMG as she stomps her feet to the ground and allows her to use her "Limited-Edition Kinetic Energy Scale (For Workouts)".
➤ Kinetic Energy Scale
Kinetic Energy Scale
Iansan's main kit to buff your active party member, but it is heavily dependent on Iansan's Nightsoul Points. If her Nighsoul Points has greater than or equal to 42 Nightsoul Points, it will activate the "Ardent Support!" (seen on the left side of the GIF), wherre it will give a much higher ATK bonus base on Iansan's current ATK attribute (similar to Bennett's). If her Nightsoul Points is less than 42, the ATK Bonus will scale based on her ATK and Nightsoul Points. You can refill Iansan's Kinetic Energy Scale (her Nightsoul Points) by making your active character mobile and the scale will dsisapper once her Nightsoul's Blessing state ends and if you're not in combat. Do you still remember the audio cues to determine if you're in combat or not?
Passive Ability
✦ Utility Passive | Caloric Balancing Plan
❝I'm all warmed up!❠
➤ Iansan can regain 10 Phlogiston whenever the Phlogiston levels drop below 50% and can occur once every 10 seconds. This prolongs the special movement ability that is unique among Natlan characters.
✦ Night Realm's Gift Passive | Hard Work and Drive
❝We deserve a reward for our hard work.❠
➤ Unique to Natlan characters, she will use Phlogiston to use her special movement ability. You can use Nightsoul Transmission whenever your active character is sprinting.
✦ 1st Ascension Passive | Enhanced Resistance Training
❝The key to effective fitness training is sound methodology. Namely, gradual progression and science-backed nutrition.❠
➤ Iansan's A1 Passive allows her to gain Precise Movement whenever she hits an opponent using her Skill. While the effect is active, her ATK is increases and she gains 1 extra NIghtsoul Points whenever one of her team party regains Nightsoul Points. This further increases the chances to maintain the required Nightsoul Points to provide ATK buff to the main active character.
✦ 4th Ascension Passive | Kinetic Energy Gradient Test
❝A younger me would get all excited whenever I added another push-up to my personal record, but that rarely happens these days. I've come to realize that as long as I stay consistent with my training, progress is the inevitable outcome whether I see it or not.❠
➤ Iansan's A4 Passive will be able to activate the Warming Up effect whenever her one of her team triggers a Nightsoul Burst, providing a little bit of healing based on her ATK and can be trigger once every 2.8 seconds.
Constellations
✦ C1 - Starting's Never Easy
➤ Iansan's C1 allows her to restore 15 Elemental Energy whenever she consumes Nightsoul Points, which lowers her Energy Recharge by a bit.
✦ C2 - Laziness is the Enemy!
➤ Iansan's C2 allows her to use the "Precise Movement" effect from her A1 whenever she's using her Burst for 15 seconds. Not only that, she will increase the current character's ATK by 30%, further increasing the damage of the active character. Remember that Iansan needs tobe off-field while the effect is active.
✦ C3 - Scientific Diet Planning
➤ It further increases her Elemental Skill's Talent Level to 15.
✦ C4 - Slow and Steady Wins the Race
➤ Iansan's C4 allows her Kinetic Energy Scale to gain additional Nightsoul Points whenever someone activates their Elemental Burst (excluding Iansan), gaining more flexibility when using Iansan on most of the team compositions. Additionally, Iansan will gain additional Nightsoul Points when the Scale overflows.
✦ C5 - We Can Push It Further!
➤ It further increases her Elemental Burst's Talent Level to 15.
✦ C6 - Teachings of the Collective of Plenty
➤ Iansan's C6 increases her Kinetic Energy Scale from 12 to 15 seconds, allowing your team to enjoy more duration of her ATK buff. Additionally, addiitonal overflow on her Kinetic Energy Scale will increase the damage dealt by the current active character for 3 seconds. This overflow of Kinetic Energy Scale shows more beneficial when paired with Natlan DPS.
About Constellation
➤ Carnotaurus = Meat Bull
➤ Iansan's constellation Latin name derived from the genus of theropod dinosaurs that roams in South Amerca during Late Cretaceous period. They are lightly built with two legs that measures 7.5 to 8 meters in length and weighst up to 2.1 metric tons. Right now, only one species of Carnotaurus is found, C. sastrei, and it is the most understood dinosaur as it was found with nearly complete skeleton and skull, which is quite rare when finding dinosaur skeletal remains in nature.
Build Section
Support
Build Notes
It is no suprise that Iansan excels on supporting her team due to her unique buffing mechanic with easy way to build her. Your goal is to stuff out ATK to her main stat as much as possible to further increase the buff that she can give to the active character in her team. As always, you can check her talent prioritization in the Quick Glance section.
Support Weapon Recommendation
Calamity Queller
➤ Iansan's recommended five-star weapon because of its high Base ATK and a lot of ATK% that she can get from this weapon. If you're planning to use this weapon, make sure that her personal Energy Recharge requirement is met.
Engulfing Lightning
➤ If Iansan is placed on a team that requires her to have a high Energy Recharge attribute, this weapon is suited for her thanks to its high Base ATK and Energy Recharge, and the amount of ATK that she can get based on her ER.
Vortex Vanquisher
➤ Another option for Iansan because of the amount of ATK that you can get from this weapon. Just remember to have a shielder in your team to take full advantage of the weapon's passive ability.
Skyward Spine
➤ Another decent option for Iansan when you placed her in team composition that requires her to have high Energy Recharge substat. Although it may not be suited to replace Engulfing Lightning, but its high Base ATK and Enegy Recharge is sufficient enough for Iansan to hold this weapon.
Lumidouce Elegy
➤ Another decent option for Iansan especiallyon the amount of Base ATK and ATK% that she can get on this weapon. However, if you're planning to use Emilie in your team with Iansan, just put this weaponon Emilie and find another weapon for Iansan to hold.
Staff of Homa
➤ Assuming that Iansan's HP would be lower than 50%, it would be beneficial for Iansan if you're having a lot of HP% on her substat when farming for her artifacts. Although it is not recommended to lower Iansan's HP just to maximize the weapon's passive ability, its Base ATK and Crit DMG is already a good factor for players to consider this weapon for her.
Favonius Lance
➤ The go-to polearm of every Support characters in the game. It has decent Base ATK and high Energy Recharge substat that Iansan can use in battle. Take note that you need to invest on Iansan's Crit Rate if you're planning to use it on her.
Missive Windspear
➤ Its Base ATK might be lower than Favonius Lance, but the amount of ATK that she can get from this weapon is sufficient enough for players to get this weapon, assuming that you managed to get this weapon from a limited event.
Tamayuratei no Ohanashi
➤ It is similar to Favonius Lance with high Base ATK and Energy Recharge, but it gives you additional ATK when you use her Elemental Skill.
Prosperctor's Drill
➤ Another four-star weapon that Iansan can use thanks to its high Base ATK and ATK% substat. Since she can heal from her A4 Passive, she can take advantage the weapon's passive for Iansan to gain more ATK.
Lithic Spear
➤ Assuming that Iansan will be placed with teams from Liyue, you can use this weapon.
Halberd
➤ New players can use this weapon because of its high ATK substat.
Support Artifact Recommendation
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City
➤ Iansan's default artifact set especially when you place Iansan in Natlan-centric team compositions.
Noblesse Oblige
➤ If you're planning to use Iansan outside of teams with Natlan DPS, this is your recommended set.
(2-pc) +18% ATK set / +20% Energy Recharge set / Brave Heart
➤ You can use it as your temporary set to further assists Iansan's needs
Synergy
The synergy section provides a detailed guide on how much synergistic that character is to Iansan. Please adhere to the legends inside the infographics.
- High Synergy refers to the character that can definitely use in your team without any restrictions. You don't need investments in their constellation to make be synergizes with the featured character on this guide.
- Conditional Synergy refers to the character that you can use with some caveats, unlocking constellation, utilizing one of their passive, or requires high investment to their kit. It is often used as an alternative if you don't have any characters that are synergistic with the featured character on this guide.
- Low/No Synergy refers to the character that don't synergize well to the featured character on this guide.
- To Be Determine refers to the characters that isn't playable yet but it is already confirmed to be playable within the version.
Reason for Conditional Synergy:
- Faruzan can also be used together with Iansan, assuming that you're using an Anemo DPS, like Xiao or Wanderer
- Anemo MC can be paired up with Iansan, but there are other Anemo units that you can use with Iansan to support your team
- Diona can synergize with Iansan in supporting her team, as Diona's healing is more capable than Iansan's. However, it doesn't increase Diona's shielding capabilities.
- Chiori could synergize with Iansan when paired up with another Geo unit.
- Albedo can also synergize with Iansan, assuming that you're using him as Support.
- Noelle can also synergize with Iansan as a Support.
Notes for To Be Determined
- Ifa is an upcoming Anemo unit that will be released on Version 5.6. His kit is yet to be determined whether he synergizes well with Iansan. Please check his full character review and build guide for the updated guide.
- Escoffier is an upcoming Cryo unit that will be released on Version 5.6. Her kit is yet to be determined whether she synergizes well with Iansan. Please check her full character review and build guide for the updated guide.
Team Building
Here are some team compositions you may use for Iansan. If you can use these characters when building her team composition. It will differ depending on your character availability and preferred playstyle. Please in mind that you can use the Synergy section to help you decide your preferred team composition with her.
Rotation Tips
Even though all of her kit is situated on her Burst, you need to use her Skill first before using her Burst for Iansan to funnel Electro particles that she generates, plus it adds up to the overall effectiveness on her Iansan's Passive Abilities.
Community Insight
Conclusion
ATK buffers like Bennett have long been staples in many team compositions, making his abilities essential in the game's meta since Version 1.0. However, Bennett's consistent presence has led to his overuse, limiting team diversity. With the introduction of Iansan, players now have access to a fresh alternative who brings unique mechanics to the role of ATK buffing. While her abilities cater more effectively to mobile DPS characters, Iansan’s inclusion in the game relieves some of the reliance on Bennett and opens up new possibilities for team building. This shift allows Iansan to shine as a versatile support unit, particularly in teams where Bennett’s limitations, such as his confined Burst circle, might not be ideal.
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