As an open world role-playing game, “Genshin Impact” has always attracted a large number of players with its exquisite graphics, rich plots and strategic combat system. With the continuous update of the version, players have gradually become accustomed to the addition of new characters and the continuous adjustment of the mechanism. The update of version 5.5 in 2025 not only brought two new characters to the players-Varesa and Ianshan, but also made major changes to the relic system, which made the already rich and diverse combat mechanism more complex and challenging. Whether it is the addition of new characters or the changes in the relics, the tactics and strategy of the game have been further improved.
Setting and skill analysis of the new character Varesa
In version 5.5, Varesa, as a newly added five-star thunder attribute magic weapon character, brought great surprises to the players. Varesa is not only concerned because of her powerful combat power, but her background story and personality are also full of fun. She is from Teteokan and is widely known as a “big eater”. It is said that in a big eater competition, she successfully ate 80 servings of food and became a local legend. Because of this, Varesa’s character setting is full of light-hearted humor.
In battle, Varesa’s skill design tends to be explosive output, and she can increase her attack power by accumulating “Night Soul Points”. Her core skill “Fiery Passion” is the key to her battle. This skill can greatly increase Varesa’s damage output and give her strong anti-interruption ability. When using the “Fiery Passion” skill, she can burst out extremely high damage in a short period of time, which allows her to quickly turn the tide when facing the enemy. As a thunder attribute character, Varesa can effectively use elemental reactions to quickly clear enemies while maintaining a high output efficiency.
Varesa’s skills are not just a simple output tool. Her skills are simple to operate and highly explosive, suitable for players who like to quickly solve enemies through powerful attacks. Her design concept is very consistent with the current “fast-paced” game trend, allowing players to experience an extremely fast combat experience.
New character Ianshan’s strategic and buffing skills
In contrast, Ianshan’s design seems to focus more on teamwork and strategy. As a four-star thunder attribute long-handled weapon character, Ianshan’s skill design focuses more on the buff effect on teammates. Her special skill “Kinetic Energy Scale” can provide teammates with continuous attack power improvement based on their behavior and Night Soul points. In battle, Ianshan does not focus on simple output, but creates more output space for teammates through the release of skills.
Ianshan’s design pays great attention to teamwork. Players need to use her skills at a reasonable time to provide teammates with the most effective buff effect. Her skill system revolves around “Night Soul Points”. Through different point accumulation, Ianshan can adjust the intensity of the attack power bonus. Her skills can help teammates restore energy and provide additional attack power support for teammates at critical moments. Ianshan is suitable for players who like to control multiple characters and formulate tactics. Her design focuses on strategy and details, which can help players adjust strategies in complex combat environments and overcome stronger enemies.
Innovation and strategic improvement of the new relic system
In addition to the addition of new characters, version 5.5 also comprehensively updates the relic system. The two newly added sets of relics, “Long Night’s Oath” and “Deep Corridor Finale”, provide players with more diverse tactical options, further increasing the strategy of the game.
The design of the Long Night’s Oath suit is very suitable for characters who mainly use falling attacks. Its two-piece effect can increase the damage of falling attacks, while the four-piece set provides additional buffs after the character hits the enemy with a falling attack, heavy attack or elemental combat skills, allowing players to more easily deal with high-defense enemies. As a powerful output character, Varesa can greatly improve her burst ability with this set of relics, making her performance in battle more shocking. By reasonably matching the “Long Night’s Oath” relics, players can continuously increase Varesa’s output, thereby dealing higher damage in a short period of time.
Another set of relics, Finale of the Deep Corridor, is more suitable for characters who rely on elemental burst and normal attacks. The two-piece set effect increases ice damage, while the four-piece set can significantly increase the damage of normal attacks and elemental bursts when the character’s elemental energy is zero. This set of relics is particularly suitable for characters with high elemental burst output. Through the bonus of this kind of relics, players can greatly improve the output ability of the character, especially when the elemental energy is insufficient, they can still maintain a strong output level.
The design of these relics not only improves the basic attributes of the characters, but also gives players more choices in battle. Players can choose the most suitable relics to match according to different combat needs and character characteristics, thereby providing the characters with higher output efficiency and survivability.
Tactical combination: the complementarity of Varesha and Ianshan
The addition of two new characters, Varesha and Ianshan, provides players with a richer tactical combination. As a damage-type character, Varesha can quickly break the enemy’s defense line, while Ianshan provides teammates with continuous output improvement through her buff skills. The combination of the two can form an efficient offensive and defensive balance, helping players to flexibly adjust tactics when facing different enemies.
For example, players can first use Ianshan to provide buffs to teammates, and then quickly switch to Varesha to attack the enemy with high-burst skills and quickly eliminate the enemy. This combination not only improves the efficiency of the battle, but also allows players to experience richer operating fun.
Conclusion: More tactical choices and strategic depth
In general, version 5.5 has brought great content updates to “Genshin Impact”. The addition of new characters Varesha and Ianshan not only provides players with a brand new combat experience, but also further improves the strategy and depth of the game. The innovation of the holy relic system makes the freedom of character matching more extensive, and players can flexibly adjust their tactical lineup according to different needs. These changes and updates enable “Genshin Impact” to continue to attract players to constantly challenge themselves and experience richer game content in future versions.
With the addition of these new elements, players’ tactical thinking and operating skills will be put to a higher test. Every battle requires precise strategic adjustments based on the characteristics of the enemy, the environment of the battlefield, and the cooperation of teammates. This multi-level game design not only allows players to feel the fun of the game, but also increases the challenge and playability of the game. For players of “Genshin Impact”, the 5.5 version update is undoubtedly a new challenge and a deeper gaming experience.