Genshin Impact – Best Traveler Builds Guide (5-Star / Anemo)

Traveler: Anemo DPS Build

Equipment

Weapon

• 1. Freedom-Sworn (5✩)
• 2. Primordial Jade Cutter (5✩)
• ~= Mistsplitter Reforged (5✩)
• 3. Sacrificial Sword (4✩)*
• 4. Iron Sting (4✩)
• 5. Summit Shaper (5✩)
• ~= Skyward Blade (5✩)
• ~= Festering Desire (4✩)
• 6. Aquilla Favonia (5✩)
• 7. Lion’s Roar (4✩)
• ~= Amenoma Kageuchi (4✩)[R1]*
• ~= Favonius Sword (4✩)*
• 8. Dark Iron Sword (3✩)

Artifact

• 1. Viridescent Venerer (4)
• 2. Viridescent Venerer (2) / Wanderer’s Troupe (2) / Noblesse Oblige (2) / 18% ATK set (2)

Artifact Stats

Main Stats

• Sands – Elemental Mastery / ATK% / Energy Recharge
• Goblet – Elemental Mastery / Anemo DMG
• Circlet – Elemental Mastery / Crit Rate / DMG

Substats

• 1. Elemental Mastery
• 2. Energy Recharge
• 3. ATK%
• 4. Crit Rate / DMG
• 5. Flat ATK

**Crit Rate / DMG will have higher priority for a full Crit build

Talent Priority

• 1. Skill
• 2. Burst

*For an EM-focused build, upgrading Traveler’s talent levels isn’t a necessity.

Gameplay Tips

This section is dedicated to utilising the Anemo Traveler’s Elemental Skill / Burst. Due to how little field time this playstyle takes, the Traveler can also fulfill the role of a quickswap style Sub-DPS.

Anemo Traveler can require up to 160% Energy Recharge.

Regarding Weapon Choices:

• Anemo Traveler can either go for a full Elemental Mastery build or a full ATK/Crit build without much difference in damage. The weapon rankings listed here will not change much between the two builds.
• Sacrificial Sword: This weapon’s ranking assumes you make use of the passive Elemental Skill reset, however doing so will require you to stay onfield for a much longer period of time which may not be ideal sometimes.
• Amenoma Kageuchi: This weapon reduces your ER% requirements to ~135% at [R1] and ~110% at [R5]. At [R5], this weapon will be better than Sacrificial Sword.
• Favonius Sword: Although this weapon does not provide much damage, the Energy generated by the passive can sometimes be more beneficial to your team. Make sure to build some amount of Crit rate to reliably trigger the passive.

Traveler: Physical DPS Build

Equipment

Weapon

• 1. Aquila Favonia (5✩)
• 2. Summit Shaper (5✩)
• 3. Primordial Jade Cutter (5✩)
• 4. Skyward Blade (5✩)
• 5. Blackcliff Longsword (4✩)
• 6. The Black Sword (4✩)
• 7. Prototype Rancour (4✩)
• 8. Harbinger of Dawn (3✩) [R5]
• 9. The Flute (4✩)
• 10. Royal Longsword (4✩)
• 11. Fillet Blade (3✩)

Artifact

• 1. Pale Flame (4)
• 2. Pale Flame (2) Bloodstained Chivalry (2)
• 3. Gladiator’s Finale (4)
• 4. +18% ATK set (2) / Pale Flame (2) / Bloodstained Chivalry (2)

Artifact Stats

Main Stats

• Sands – ATK%
• Goblet – Physical DMG
• Circlet – Crit Rate / DMG

Substats

• 1. Crit Rate / DMG
• 2. ATK%
• 3. Flat ATK
• 4. Energy Recharge

Talent Priority

• 1. Normal Attack
• 2. Skill
• 3. Burst

Gameplay Tips

Not Recommended for End Game Content.

Regarding Artifact Sets:

• Pale Flame (4): When running this set, make sure you do Press Cast and not Hold Cast, as the Hold Cast Skill Cooldown would be too long for you to refresh your stacks.