Since its launch, “Genshin Impact” has been committed to continuously bringing new content and experience to players, and each update has greatly enriched the world view and combat system of the game. The 5.5 version in 2025 brings two new characters, Varesha and Ianshan, and provides players with a new holy relic system. This version update not only opens up new tactical ideas for players, but also further improves the playability and depth of the game. Behind these updates, we see that Mihoyo has a precise grasp of player needs and efforts to balance “strategy” and “personalization”.
Varesha: The transformation from a big eater to a powerful warrior
In the 5.5 version of Genshin Impact, the addition of Varesha has undoubtedly injected new vitality into the game. This new five-star character is not only known for her “huge appetite”, but also shows extremely high explosive power in her combat style. Varesha is from Teteokan, and her background story is full of humor and peculiar settings. As a “big eater”, she once won the championship in a big eater competition with an astonishing amount of 80 servings of food. Such a character is destined to be completely different from other characters.
Varesa’s fighting style is just like her. She is a thunder attribute magic weapon character who focuses on causing huge damage through powerful falling attacks. Varesa’s core skill is her “Night Soul Points” system. When her “Night Soul Points” accumulate to the maximum, she can enter her “Fiery Passion” state, which greatly increases her output. Compared with other characters, Varesa’s skills not only emphasize high burst attack power, but also have strong anti-interruption ability. Through clever skill combinations, players can instantly defeat the enemy in battle, presenting a very direct and shocking combat experience.
Ianshan: A thoughtful strategy master
Compared to Varesa’s “burst” fighting style, Ianshan is more calm and rational. As a thunder attribute four-star long-handled weapon character, Ianshan not only has a high output potential, but is also good at increasing the attack power of teammates in battle. Her core skill mechanism revolves around the “kinetic energy ruler”, a unique design that allows her to provide great buffs to the entire team in battle based on her “night soul points” and the movement of her teammates.
Ianshan’s skill system pays great attention to the coordination between teams. By activating the “kinetic energy ruler”, she provides a strong attack power buff to the currently active character, especially when her night soul points reach a certain amount, the buff effect will become more significant. In addition, her skill design is not as simple and crude as Varesa. Ianshan’s gameplay relies on precise skill release and teammate cooperation, making her more suitable for players who like to think carefully and focus on strategic layout.
In battle, Ianshan is not only a damage dealer, but also a tactical core in the team. Her skills can not only increase the attack power of teammates, but also help them restore elemental energy at critical moments, greatly enhancing the overall combat capability of the team. Her “kinetic energy ruler” system and the skills of other characters require players to have certain operating skills and strategic thinking, which makes Ianshan a very challenging character.
New Relics: More Efficient Tactical Choices
In addition to the addition of new characters, another important update in version 5.5 is the launch of a new relic system. In this update, we saw two new relic sets – Long Night’s Oath and Deep Corridor’s Finale, which are suitable for different characters and combat methods.
Long Night’s Oath set focuses on enhancing the character’s falling attack damage. The two-piece effect increases the damage of the falling attack by 25%, while the four-piece set allows the character to accumulate the “Eternal Flowing Radiance” effect after hitting the enemy, further enhancing the damage of the falling attack. This set of relics is particularly suitable for output-type characters such as Varesha. After equipping this set of relics, Varesha can quickly destroy the enemy’s defense line by strengthening the falling attack, greatly improving her explosive power.
The Deep Corridor’s Finale set focuses on the management of ice element damage and elemental energy. The two-piece effect increases the character’s ice element damage by 15%, while the four-piece set allows the character to increase the damage of normal attacks and elemental bursts when the elemental energy is zero. This set of relics is especially suitable for characters who rely on normal attacks and elemental bursts, which can significantly improve their output efficiency, especially when energy management is difficult, they can still maintain a high combat effectiveness.
The perfect match of Varesha and Ianshan
Through the update of version 5.5, players can cleverly match Varesha and Ianshan according to combat needs to create a more flexible combat lineup. Varesha’s high burst and Ianshan’s teammate enhancement ability form a strong complementarity. Players can quickly knock down the enemy through Varesha’s powerful output, and maximize the combat ability of teammates through Ianshan’s enhancement skills. The combination between the two breaks the limitation of a single character and greatly enhances the strategic nature of the battle.
Tactical depth and diversity of player choices
The update of version 5.5 not only allows players to have more diverse possibilities in character selection, but also further improves the depth of character and equipment matching through the new relic system. Whether it is a player who pursues high burst or a player who likes fine operation and focuses on teamwork, they can find a tactical method that suits them in this version.
The addition of Varesha and Ianshan makes “Genshin Impact” not only a simple RPG game, but also an arena that requires wisdom and strategy. How to choose the right character and holy relics according to the different characteristics of the enemy has become a question that every player must think about in the game. And this is one of the reasons why “Genshin Impact” can attract players for a long time and remain highly active.
Conclusion
In general, the update of version 5.5 brings very rich content to players. The new characters Varesha and Ianshan each show different combat styles, giving players more tactical choices; at the same time, the newly launched holy relic system also makes the character matching and tactical choices more complex and changeable. Whether you prefer a high-burst combat style or a fine strategic layout, “Genshin Impact” version 5.5 provides you with a battle stage full of possibilities. These updates not only enhance the strategic depth of the game, but also allow players to feel more fun and challenges during the adventure.