INTRODUCTION
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Welcome to all Travelers around the world
Today im going to write an article on what is the reason, why Anemo Traveler needs more buff than Geo or Electro Traveler. But First of all before we proceed further lets take a look on what is the kit that only Anemo Traveler have compared to other Anemo characters.
Anemo Traveler Niche / Gimmick
first of all lets take a look at what c6 Anemo Traveler can do, the effect of the c6 are presented on the picture above. For better understanding let me summarize up c6 Anemo Traveler effect into 1 sentence.
Its basically a mini 4 Viridiscent Set ( since it only 20% ) + reduce Anemo RES by 20%
Note : only applied while using elemental burst
this niche / gimmick allows Anemo Traveler to be the only Anemo characters to have the ability of RES shred outside from using 4 Viridiscent Set.
So if you pair 4 Viridiscent + C6 Anemo Traveler, while using the elemental burst you will get a total of :
20% Reduce Anemo RES
60% Reduce elemental RES to the corresponding element inside swirl
however even if it seems kinda powerful there are too many cons about Anemo Traveler that makes him very replaceable on a team, for example :
1. you need to remember that if you reduce the elemental RES below 0% it will have diminishing returns ( i forgot how much is the diminishing returns is ), and because of that its not pure 60% reduce on elemental RES of the swirl element. Thats why all players stated that 4 Viridiscent 40% reduce is enough or should i said already more than enough for debuff purposes.
2. the extra bonus that is 20% reduce Anemo RES is only usable for anemo carry is almost unusable since there are not a focused anemo main dps aside from Xiao. Also for further information, someone made a comparison how much dmg xiao plunge will have boosted by C6 Anemo Traveler, and the surprising part is that the increasing numbers are varied only between around 1000 - 2000 at max which is almost non existant considering how much xiao plunge dmg are. Also its gonna be a wasted slot to bring Anemo Traveler into the team spot since other Anemo characters provide better battery than Anemo Traveler.
3. Very difficult to setup the C6 + 4 Viridiscent combo, there are some dps thats is very awkward to setup when we tried to use Anemo Traveler for example on xiangling or xingqiu case.you need to affect the enemies first with either hydro or pyro before unleashing the elemental burst to trigger the c6, but usually its gonna become a constant dmg loss since that means you need to either damage the enemies first before triggering the elemental burst and unlike any Anemo characters elemental skill or burst the hitbox can be buggy and sometimes won't show numbers of it hitting the enemies if you are too close.
4. damage loss from elemental burst, since the tornado always travels forward you will only get 1 tick of its DoT when you cast it off. The only way to solve this is to cheese the opponent near the wall for full dmg which is very hard or use zhongli pillars to hold it in place. Other Anemo characters doesn't suffer this problem because their ult covers wide range and is stationary on place, they also pull them near the center of the burst unless for kazuha or sayu.
5. very little shield shred, other Anemo characters excel far better on shield shred compared to Anemo Traveler, it will take an eternity to shred the shield even tho you have the counter for the elemental shield on swirl ( unless if you managed to hit the shielded enemies on Anemo Traveler elemental burst DoT near the wall or zhongli pillar )
conclusion : technically, in almost all team comps Anemo Traveler are outclassed by all the other Anemo characters as a whole. there aren't anything that Anemo Traveler can offer in a team comp that is better or atleast unique enough to be utilized. even their C6 is significantly unusable because of diminishing returns
Geo Traveler niche / gimmick
C1 provides increased crit rate for support purposes that no other geo can duplicate
C2 provides a double damage gimmick when using Geo Traveler E
C4 provides self battery which makes Geo Traveler able to refill their elemental burst without commiting into ER substats like other sub dps / quick swap characters out there.
Geo Traveler also have gimmicks with zhongli which is :
Their ultimate counts as four different geo structures, so if you place zhongli’s pillar in the middle of the ring it’ll resonate with all of them. It’s a lot of passive damage
further note :
1. Geo Traveler is also amazing on quickswap Albedo and Ning have higher damage, (and Albedo provides EM share), Zhongli has shields, but Geo MC has good damage with crit rate buffing. also don't forget that his ult scales the shockwaves by 4 times which in return gives Geo Traveler higher multipler than Zhongli elemental burst. The only thing that hinders its damage is that there are no specific passive that scales to make him hit harder.
2. Geo Traveler is used a lot in mono geo team / 3 geo team because of the hard hitting damage and its gimmick with zhongli. Geo Traveler is also commonly used in microwave team comp ( 2 pyro + 2 geo ) along with zhongli as pairing, or C6 noelle, or albedo.
Electro Traveler niche / gimmick
A4 provides boosted energy to all characters who pick the amulet from Electro Traveler elemental skill
C1 provides further boost to amulet amount which in return grants more energy for the characters who picks it up
C4 provides futher energy recharge and remember its universal and not for electro element only
C6 provides further energy regeneration and some extra damage as bonus and dressings for Electro Traveler kits
because of this gimmicks of energy recharge, Electro Traveler has been deemed as a "Super Battery without any firepower" that might sound bad at first, but you need to remember that there are characters that has been categorized as "Hyper Carry DPS" or "Selfish DPS" that require a tons of energy cost for their burst namely : Eula, Xiao, and Noelle. There are many other DPS that can be the candidates to be paired with Electro Traveler as well but the one that comes into mind are those 3, since DPS like Beidou already have fischl as better electro battery. Remember that Electro Traveler battery are geared towards universal characters and not of specific element.
further note :
1. Electro Traveler are viable in hypercarry team comp like Eula, Noelle, and Xiao.
2. Electro Traveler are able to be paired with Beidou and Xingqiu since their ult can be triggered at the same time with taser comp.
Endings / Closing :
Sorry because of the long explanation, but i hope this article could be educative for the readers. So in your opinion what is the best version of Traveler right now? and what do you think need to be changed for the Traveler? Comments down your opinion below and don't forget to give a like
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