Each version update is like a new journey in the world of Genshin Impact, with a fresh look and unforeseen challenges. Version 5.5 not only made adjustments to the combat content, but the most eye-catching one is undoubtedly the addition of two new characters, Varesha and Ianshan. Their arrival enriches the pool of thunder attribute characters and provides players with more tactical options.

In this article, we will conduct an in-depth analysis of the two new characters, Varesha and Ianshan, to explore their skills, combat styles and their performance in actual combat. At the same time, combined with the changes in the matching of holy relics, we will provide players with the best character construction strategy to maximize the potential of these two characters.

Varesha: High burst output of thunder attribute magic weapon characters
As a five-star thunder attribute magic weapon character, Varesha has impressive single-target output capabilities. Her skill design revolves around the “Night Soul Points” mechanism, which is one of her biggest features. By releasing elemental skills, Varesa can accumulate Night Soul points until the maximum value triggers the “Fiery Passion” state, which greatly increases her attack power in a short period of time. This design gives Varesa a strong burst ability in a short period of time, which is particularly suitable for defeating strong enemies.

Varesa’s elemental burst skills can hit enemies in a large area and restore all Night Soul points, allowing her to quickly enter the next round of attack state. For those enemies with high health, Varesa’s output can weaken the enemy to a very low health in just a few seconds, and with her powerful general attacks and skills, it can change the battle situation in an instant.

However, Varesa’s weaknesses are also very obvious. She lacks strong survivability, especially when facing enemies with continuous high pressure, and is often easily defeated quickly. Therefore, how to make up for Varesa’s survival problem has become a key consideration for players.

Ianshan: Auxiliary gain of thunder attribute long-handled weapons
Unlike Varesa’s high burst output, Ianshan is a four-star character that focuses on auxiliary gain. Her skills and elemental burst skills focus on providing attack power bonuses and elemental energy recovery for teammates. Especially in long battles, Ianshan can ensure that teammates always maintain efficient output.

Ianshan’s elemental skill “Kinetic Energy Ruler” can provide teammates with continuous attack power bonuses, while her elemental burst skills further enhance the output potential of the entire team. In addition, her skills can also accelerate the recovery of elemental energy, helping teammates to release powerful skills more quickly. This allows Ianshan to not only increase the output of teammates in a short period of time, but also ensure that the attack rhythm of the entire team can be sustained.

Ianshan’s positioning is relatively special, and she plays more as a support role. In terms of lineup selection, Ianshan is suitable for matching with characters with strong output capabilities, especially burst output characters such as Varesha. Through Ianshan’s buff effect, Varesha’s burst output can be more rapid and efficient.

New Relics Matching: The Best Choice for Varesa and Ianshan
With the update of version 5.5, the new relic set provides players with more abundant character matching options, especially in the configuration of Varesa and Ianshan, the reasonable relic selection is crucial. The following are the relic matching suggestions tailored for these two new characters.

Varesa’s Relics: Long Night Oath Set
Varesa is suitable for the Long Night Oath Set, especially the four-piece effect. The two-piece effect of the Long Night Oath can increase the damage of the falling attack, while the four-piece set can trigger the “Eternal Radiance” effect after attacking the enemy, further increasing the damage of the falling attack. For Varesa, her attack method itself emphasizes high burst, and the Long Night Oath Set can greatly enhance her output ability, especially when facing a single enemy, the bonus effect of this set of relics is very obvious.

For Varesa, a reasonable relic match can enable her skill damage to achieve the optimal output, especially after entering the fiery passion state, her attack power will be greatly improved. At this time, the four-piece effect of Long Night’s Oath can maximize her burst potential.

Ianshan’s Holy Relic: Deep Corridor Finale Set
For Ianshan, Deep Corridor Finale Set is her best choice. The two-piece effect can increase the ice element damage bonus, while the four-piece set can increase the damage of normal attacks and elemental bursts when the elemental energy is zero. Although Ianshan is not mainly for output, her elemental skills and elemental burst can provide buffs for teammates. At this time, the bonus of Deep Corridor Finale Set can help her improve her output ability when necessary, especially when there is no energy support from other characters.

Through the Deep Corridor Finale Set, Ianshan can better play her auxiliary and buffing role, while improving her self-protection ability in battle. For a character like her, the choice of holy relics is not only to enhance output, but more to enhance her all-round support role in battle.

The combination of Varesha and Ianshan: a perfect combination for coordinated operations
The combination of Varesha and Ianshan is undoubtedly a highlight in combat strategy in version 5.5. As a burst damage character, Varesha can quickly consume the enemy’s health when facing the enemy, while Ianshan ensures the team’s continuous damage through her buff effect. The combination of their skills allows them to complement each other in battle, forming a powerful combination of both offense and defense.

Under the buff of Ianshan, Varesha can continuously release high burst damage, and quickly recover energy through skills to enter the next round of attack state. Ianshan’s elemental skills can not only increase the attack power of teammates, but also accelerate energy recovery, so that the overall team’s damage output can be maintained continuously. When facing difficult enemies, the coordinated operations of Varesha and Ianshan can greatly improve combat efficiency, allowing players to always maintain high-pressure damage in battle.