Genshin | Hydro Traveler Build & Weapon

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Hydro Traveler is a character of Genshin Impact 5.2. See Hydro Traveler's, rating, materials, best weapon, kit, & best dps build for Hydro Traveler.

Table of Contents

Character Guide & Tier
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Ascension & Talent Materials
How To Use Skills
Should You Get & Constellation Guide

Hydro Traveler Articles
Best Team for Hydro Traveler			Sword Of Descension

Hydro Traveler Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Hydro		Sword
How To Get?
Interact with the Statue of Seven in Fontaine
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	D		D		-
▶All Character Tier List

**The Tiers above are ranked in 6 levels. With SS being the highest and D the lowest.
Tiers: SS → S → A → B → C → D

** Tiers above are at Zero Constellations

Strengths & Weakness Of Hydro Traveler

Strengths
- Powerful consecutive Hydro DMG when holding Skill - Better damage output when max HP is high & current HP is above 50% - Can restore subtle amount of HP with C6
Weakness
- Cannot move when holding Skill - Burst has long downtime

▼ Details about Hydro Traveler below.

Hydro Traveler Best Build

Hydro Is Best Built As Skill DPS

Hydro Traveler mostly deals damage from Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst. Boosting Elemental Skill will make Hydro Traveler a better character. For F2P option and best weapons see the chart below:

Hydro Traveler DPS Build

Weapon	Primordial Jade Cutter
Substitute	1. Mistsplitter Reforged 2. Wolf-Fang 3. Festering Desire (F2P)
Best Artifact	Any Hydro DMG Bonus x2 Any ATK% Bonus x2
Artifact Stats	Sands: ATK% Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus Circlet: Crit DMG
Priority Sub-Stats	1. Crit Rate 2. CRIT DMG 3. Energy Recharge 4. ATK%

This build focuses on increasing all of the damage output of Hydro Traveler. Most damage comes from Skill so it is ideal to use a weapon that affects the Skill performance.

ATK Is Better Than HP Generally

While HP can improve the damage output of Skill, ATK is still better as it affects both Skill & Burst. However, if you focus on improving the Skill, it is ok to go for HP than ATK.

Hydro Traveler Best Weapon

Best Weapons For Hydro Traveler

Hydro Traveler is a decent DPS that can deal damage with Elemental Skill. Increasing the DMG of Elemental Skill with weapons is crucial for Hydro Traveler. For weapon ranking, F2P options and comparisons see the chart below:

Weapon Ranking & Comparison For DPS Hydro Traveler

	Weapon	Details
Best	Primordial Jade Cutter	CRIT Rate 44.1% (Lvl. 90) - Provides ATK bonus depending on the wearer's Max HP - Crit Rate sub-stat is convenient for achieving good CRIT stat ratio - Optimal for Hydro Traveler as DPS
2nd	Mistsplitter Reforged	CRIT DMG 44.1% (Lvl. 90) - High Elemental DMG ceiling - Crit DMG sub-stat is convenient for achieving good CRIT stat ratio
3rd	Wolf-Fang	CRIT Rate 27.6% (Lvl. 90) - Improves the wearer's Skill & Burst DMG output - Crit Rate sub-stat is convenient for achieving good CRIT stat ratio - Hydro Traveler can fully utilize its passive
4th	Kagotsurube Isshin	ATK 41.3% (Lvl. 90) - Greatly increases the ATK of Hydro Traveler. - Can be easily obtained for free.
F2P	Festering Desire	Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is helpful for the uptime of Burst - Improves the wearer's Skill DMG output - Event-exclusive weapon which makes it easy to R5

CRIT Stat Is Ideal

For a general DPS build, it is essential to have a weapon with CRIT stats or ATK. However, Hydro Traveler also benefits from HP bonus which is why Primordial Jade Cutter is the best weapon to use as it gives CRIT Rate, max HP bonus, & subtle ATK bonus.

Skill-Related Stats Are Good

Hydro Traveler's damage mainly comes from Skill which makes a weapon with Skill-related stats a great choice to use if Primordial Jade Cutter is not available.

All Weapon List

Hydro Traveler Best Artifacts

Hydro DMG & ATK Boost Artifacts Help With DMG

The damage of Hydro Traveler mainly scales from Hydro DMG and ATK. Artifacts that boost those damage is good for Hydro Traveler.

Best Artifacts For Hydro DPS Traveler

	Artifacts
Best	Any Hydro DMG Bonus 2-Piece Any ATK% Bonus 2-Piece
Substitute 1	Any Hydro DMG Bonus 2-Piece Golden Troupe 2-Piece

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: ATK% Sub: CRIT Rate/DMG / Energy Recharge / HP%
	Main: Hydro DMG Bonus Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%
	Main: CRIT Rate or DMG Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / Energy Recharge / ATK%

Elemental Mastery Is Also Good

Besides ATK stat, you can also go for EM stat if you use want to include Hydro Traveler in an elemental reaction team like Vaporize.

Hydro Traveler Best Team Comp

Best Team For Hydro Traveler

Hydro Traveler is a good Hydro DPS who can consecutively hit when holding Skill. Since you cannot move while in this stance, it is ideal to include off-field DPS for additional damage & supports for protection & buffs.

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Heal
Hydro Traveler	Dehya	Nahida	Kokomi
Details
- Hydro Traveler is the main DPS of the team - Dehya's Skill provides increased resistance to interruption that protects Hydro Traveler while channelinng & periodic Pyro DMG for Burgeon - Nahida marks the opponents for Dendro application - Kokomi is an excellent healer who also enables Hydro resonance that benefits herself, Hydro Traveler, & Dehya

Other Characters That Work With Hydro Traveler

Character	Sub	Details
Dehya	Xiangling Raiden Shogun	- Hydro works well with Pyro & Electro, especially when Dendro application is present └ Reserve this slot for off-field DPS
Nahida	Collei Kazuha Zhongli Layla	- Aside from Dendro, Anemo is also a good option for support that can improve the DPS' damage output and provide crowd control - Shielder is also a good option to protect Hydro Traveler while channeling with Skill
Kokomi	Furina Barbara Bennett Diona Baizhu	- Use a healer depending on the reactions that you want to achieve with Hydro Traveler

Free-To-Play Friendly Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Heal
Hydro Traveler	Xiangling	Collei	Barbara
Details
- Functions similarly like the best team mentioned above - Utilizes Vaporize & Burgeon reactions

Hydro Traveler Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Brilliant Diamond Sliver x 1 Brilliant Diamond Fragment x 9 Brilliant Diamond Chunk x 9 Damaged Mask x 18 Stained Mask x 30 Ominous Mask x 12 Windwheel Aster x 108
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Brilliant Diamond Sliver x 1 Brilliant Diamond Fragment x 9 Brilliant Diamond Chunk x 9 Brilliant Diamond Gemstone x 6 Damaged Mask x 18 Stained Mask x 30 Ominous Mask x 36 Windwheel Aster x 168

Windwheel Aster Farm Routes

Windwheel Aster Farming Route

Talent Materials For Hydro Traveler

Enemy Drops (Fontemer Aberrants)	Domain Drops (Mon/Thurs/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (Guardian of Apep)
Transoceanic Pearl	Teachings Of Equity	Worldspan Fern
Transoceanic Chunk	Guide To Order Guide To Justice Guide To Equity
Xenochromatic Crystal	Philosophies Of Order Philosophies Of Justice Philosophies Of Equity

Hydro Traveler 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Rapid Fire	★★★・・
Frozen Wilds (Elemental Skill)	★★★★・
Prophecies Of Dawn (Elemental Burst)	★★★★★

Hydro Traveler Skill Guide & How To Use Hydro Traveler

Recommended Rotation For Hydro Traveler

	Recommended Rotation
1	Use Traveler's Elemental Skill to attack enemies and gain energy.
2	Use Elemental Burst once Energy is full.
3	Switch to main DPS to deal damage.

Uses Of Elemental Skill Of Hydro Traveler

Shoots Water To Enemies & Reduced HP

Press and holding Elemental Skill will release a series of Hydro hits to enemies. You can control where it hits too.

Releases Orb Every Time You Hit An Enemy

Every hit from Elemental Skill releases an orb. You can get the orb to heal the lost HP.

Uses Of Elemental Burst Of Hydro Traveler

Not Very Good Off-Field

Elemental Burst summons a huge bubble that hits opponents from the front. It deals damage but moves really fast so it is not very ideal for off-field DMG.

Hydro Traveler Wish & Constellation Guide

Should You Get Or Wish For Hydro Traveler?

Best Constellation For Hydro Traveler

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★★★★	C1: Swelling Lake Picking up a Sourcewater Droplet will restore 2 Energy to the Traveler. Requires the Passive Talent "Spotless Waters."
★★・・・	C2: Trickling Purity The Movement SPD of Rising Waters' bubble will be decreased by 30%, and its duration increased by 3s.
★★・・・	C3: Turbulent Ripples Increases the Level of Aquacreast Saber by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★・・	C4: Pouring Descent When using Aquacrest Saber, an Aquacrest Aegis that can absorb 10% of the Traveler's Max HP in DMG will be created and will absorb Hydro DMG with 250% effectiveness. It will persist until the Traveler finishes using the skill. Once every 2s, after a Dewdrop hits an opponent, if the Traveler is being protected by Aquacrest Aegis, the DMG Absorption of the Aegis will be restored to 10% of the Traveler's Max HP. If the Traveler is not presently being protected by an Aegis, one will be redeployed.
★★★・・	C5: Churning Whirlpool Increases the Level of Rising Waters by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★・・・	C6: Tides Of Justice When the Traveler picks up a Sourcewater Droplet, they will restore HP to a nearby party member with the lowest remaining HP percentage based on 6% of said member's Max HP.

Generally Aim For Constellation 6

Since it's easy to get the Constellation for the Traveler, it's always best to have them at Constellation 6.

Characters With Same Role As Hydro Traveler　

Best Characters With Same Role

SUB DPS
Emilie SS	Furina SS	Nahida SS	Xiangling SS
Xingqiu SS	Yae Miko SS	Yelan SS	Chiori S
Fischl S	Kuki Shinobu S	Raiden Shogun S	Albedo A
Ayato A	Beidou A	Collei A	Dendro Traveler A
Support
Baizhu SS	Bennett SS	Furina SS	Kazuha SS
Nahida SS	Xilonen SS	Zhongli SS	Chevreuse S
Diona S	Jean S	Kokomi S	Kuki Shinobu S
Mona S	Nilou S	Raiden Shogun S	Sucrose S

Character Tier Lists

Tier Lists
Best Character Tier List	Reroll Tier List
Best Teams For Each Character	Meta Team Comps

All Characters

Characters By Rarity
★5			★4
Characters By Roles
DPS List		Support List		Healer List
Characters By Element
Pyro	Hydro		Anemo		Electro
Dendro		Cryo		Geo
Characters By Nation
Mondstadt		Liyue		Inazuma
Sumeru		Fontaine		Natlan

All Playable Characters

★5 Star Characters
Albedo	Alhaitham	Aloy	Anemo Traveler
Arlecchino	Ayaka	Ayato	Baizhu
Chasca	Childe	Chiori	Clorinde
Cyno	Dehya	Dendro Traveler	Diluc
Electro Traveler	Emilie	Eula	Furina
Ganyu	Geo Traveler	Hu Tao	Hydro Traveler
Itto	Jean	Kazuha	Keqing
Kinich	Klee	Kokomi	Lyney
Mona	Mualani	Nahida	Navia
Neuvillette	Nilou	Qiqi	Raiden Shogun
Shenhe	Sigewinne	Tighnari	Venti
Wanderer	Wriothesley	Xianyun	Xiao
Xilonen	Yae Miko	Yelan	Yoimiya
Zhongli	-	-	-
★4 Star Characters
Amber	Barbara	Beidou	Bennett
Candace	Charlotte	Chevreuse	Chongyun
Collei	Diona	Dori	Faruzan
Fischl	Freminet	Gaming	Gorou
Kachina	Kaeya	Kaveh	Kirara
Kujou Sara	Kuki Shinobu	Layla	Lisa
Lynette	Mika	Ningguang	Noelle
Ororon	Razor	Rosaria	Sayu
Sethos	Shikanoin Heizou	Sucrose	Thoma
Xiangling	Xingqiu	Xinyan	Yanfei
Yaoyao	Yun Jin	-	-

The Traveler

The Traveler & Their Elements
Pyro			Hydro			Anemo			Electro
Dendro				Cryo				Geo

Unreleased Characters

Capitano	Citlali	Columbina
Dainsleif	Dottore	Hroptatyr
Iansan	Ifa	Lan Yan
Mavuika	Nicole	Pantalone
Pierro	Pulcinella	Rerir
Rhinedottir	Sandrone	Skirk
Surtalogi	Tsaritsa	Varka
Vedrfolnir	Xbalanque	-

Story Characters

Ajaw	Alice	Egeria
Guizhong	Kamuna Harunosuke	Kusanali
La Signora	Lumine	N/A
Teppei	Tomo	Vennessa

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Anonymous 5

*hydroculi

yayie 4

I only rely on HydroMC's skills more than the burst.
That just show how bad HydroMC's kit is.

In this case I try to maximize her skill dmg output by giving her :

- Summit Shaper (lvl90),
- 2p ATK% + 2p Hydro DMG
- Team : Zhongli, Bennett, Rosaria
- Talent 1/9/1

SCARAnonyMOUS 3

Hydro MC Burst is highly need C2, so the bubble stay longer on the enemy location.

We can use Dehya Burst after Hydro MC Burst.

SCARAnonyMOUS 2

the burst style is similar to ayaka burst, a bit.
But this one just passing the enemy after contact.

SCARAnonyMOUS 1

The problem of MC Hydro Burst is the Bubble is stay moving, passing the enemies, also leaving the enemy behind. Cause the pyro combo given will lose the hydro application.

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