#//VENTI. seriously.

[shadowcatzone]

About genshin impact: don't go over Worl level 5! ...if you're new. (Thats AR ~50)

You should try to lvl up as much as possible before going above 5. Specifically, pick 2 characters of each element to lvl up. Ideally, you pick one dmg dealer and one shield haver. The exception are healers, of course.

You can use the traveler if you're missing characters, but generally, even the 4-star characters are better than the traveler, because you need different builds for the traveler, depending on their element. It's easier to use and farm for the other characters.

They should all get to character level 70, that means you'll have 14 characters that are level 70 all with their abilities as high as possible (i think level 5 or 6 at lvl 70) and the best artifacts in purple.

For the AR ascension quest, pick the characters with the necessary elements and lvl those completely, 80 should be the max at AR 50. At AR 51-60, lvl up the other 10 characters to the max lvl (which should be 90) and max out their abilities if possible. (You need crowns for lvl 10, as well as weekly boss materials starting lvl 7).

If you get to world level 6 before you're ready... it's getting complicated. Sure, starting world level 5 let's you turn down the world level by 1. Only by one. When you reach world level 6, you can lower it... to level 5. It's really important to level up your characters enough.

#i'm eating gilbird #genshin impact #genshin gameplay #genshin guide #genshin impact gameplay #//guess who has only one character 100% done #//it's me and the character is venti. #//VENTI. seriously.

[kkavehs]

★ XIAO “ENDLESS SUFFERING” TRAILER ★

Dedicated to my cutipie Kay @kyaa-a  ♡ ♡ ♡~

#genshin impact #genshinedit #genshinet #genshinimpactedit #dailygaming #gamingedit #gigraphics #giedit #xiao #venti #tw flashing #userkarura #useraria #userchas #userzebra #usersenka #tusersky #userhyu #usermemi #this was so wholesome seriously!!

[wintersettled]

Honestly the way different archons in genshin impact have such different interactions with their nation is very interesting to me, especially with how its further expanded in fontaine recently.

The archons who are closest to the way we traditionally (in the west) think of a god (ie. all-powerful and on a completely other level of existence to humans) would probably be Barbatos first, then Rex Lapis.

Barbatos/Venti having churches dedicated to him and not appearing (as far as most are aware) in society for centuries is very similar to how the christian god is seen, as someone worshipped but never directly interacted with on a level beyond the spiritual. Meanwhile Rex Lapis/Zhongli has tons of myths and stories dedicated to him across lands and made appearances for years until his "death". In this way he's somewhat comparable to Greek gods (or even Jesus, to keep the christianity analogy going). He's far more openly entrenched in humanity but still remains separate and "above".

It's more-so with the three other archons we've encountered that our understanding of what gods must be like in teyvat based on Rex Lapis and Barbatos is totally altered with Ei, Furina, and Buer, all three being the "replacement" archon for their respective nations.

Ei, the third archon we meet, takes a direct role in Inazuman government as the Shogun, a totally different approach than the previous two which i find more similar to various rulers claiming divine right of kings. Also, despite not being the original electro archon most dont actually know this because Ei took on the identity of her sister, who died during the calamity. I think Ei taking on her sisters identity definitely helped her maintain her "divine authority" where other archons (buer) failed to maintain it in their nations.

Speaking of Buer/Nahida, you'd think the whole changing the past to everyone except descenders thing would complicate our interpretation of her but it doesnt at all. I think the reason for this is that destroying the previous archon in irmunsul didnt actually change the past. I also dont think the wanderer/scaramouche actually changed the past. I think they just changed peoples memories of it. but anyway. Nahida also takes on a governmental role at the end of sumerus archon quests while still remaining a somewhat holy figure. She was obviously shut out/disregarded following the passing of the previous dendro archon, unlike Ei she wasn't able to maintain her authority. After the archon quest however, her position in government kind of reminds me of the queen of england early in her rule. There was still a democratic governing body in the prime minister and other representatives but she maintains power.

Furina/Focalors also reminds me of the queen of england but at the end of her career instead. Furina appears to be more of a mascot in fontaine than a proper ruling body. It actually seems that the machine and neuvillette hold more authority that she does. Obviously we havent really explored fontaine much yet (its only been out a few days but im loving it) and we've only gotten so much info from the archon quests but as far as i can tell, furina appears to be kind of scrambling to live up to the previous hydro archon who was seemingly so well liked that fontaines people are repenting to this day. (as am i misremembering or did they say the previous archon didnt side with celestia but her people did?? what!?). Its even actively pointed out how people in fontaine do not view their archon to even a similar level as people in other nations (i mean their archon does meet and greets and is very reckless with her accusations but-).

anyways 👍 yes.

TLDR: zhongli + venti = traditional gods ei + nahida (now) = government furina + nahida = queen of england idk also i dont think they actually changed the past, just people interpretation of it. btw whats up with the fontaine profecy and the whole "they sided with celestia" thing??

#im just rambling rn dont take this too seriously #me spending far too long talking incoherently about obvious things probs #i have a headache sisters this isnt getting reread so good luck understanding it </3 #genshin #genshin impact #furina #focalors #neuvillette #navida #buer #zhongli #venti #barbatos #rex lapis #why do they have so many names omfg #baal #ei #uhhhhh #struggling to recall omg #archons #not tagging xyz archon im tired #GIRL #raiden shogun #got it! #(high off kaeya content cause hes obviously an important character in the overall story of the game) i miss kaeya </3 #omg fontaine is fantastic for me percy jacksoning it up #also robespierring it up #in the sea im percy jackson on land im robespierre only some will get it #this post is so long and i didnt even make a point i kinda just got tired and stopped writing sorry if you wanted in depth analysis #i am not the one

[ink-blot-thoughts]

It is so eternally funny to me that the Fatui have acquired every single gnosis peacefully... except for Venti.

Zhongli had his contract, Yae Miko traded Ei's, Nahida also traded hers and Ei's, and Neuvilette just gave that shit away. Like we're introduced to them as stealing all the Gnoses and then they drop that shit immediately.

Even worse, they steal it from Venti. Fucking Venti. Mr Had a 500 Year Nap. Mr Tells His City To Be Free and Fucks Off. Mr Steals Wine For Himself. That dude. That's the one it was necessary to dropkick.

Like Signora could have sauntered up with an apple in one hand and a bottle of wine in the other and Venti would have given up his gnosis faster than you can say 'Freedom'.

And even if we go with the theory that Venti knows much more than he let's on, he would've have probably given it away anyway considering what we know now about the third Descender and all.

Like Signora had zero need for the bitchslap-dropkick-combo but she needed the Fatui to have a girl boss reputation so she did anyway. Rate. We stan a proactive Queen ig.

#genshin impact #genshin impact fatui #fatui harbingers #genshin #genshin lore #gnosis #like seriously its fucking Venti #its so funny to me not even Scara try to kick Ei's ass for the gnosis #like everyone else gets peace but Signora had to go to Mondstadt and decided nah thats shits personal im dropkicking him #In front of the church too like she did not give a fuck #i like to think she reports back to the tsaritsa who sighs loudly and internally wonders why the fuck she recruited all these batshit people #also rip Raiden she didnt even get to give away her gnosis despite the fact it was traded twice lmao #its the middle of the night and i cant sleep but im exhausted so yall get my insane genshin posting yw x

[followerofmercyart]

Something that I don’t think gets addressed with anemo boys often enough

#genshin #anemo boys #venti #heizou #kazuha #xiao #aether #seriously they're all insanely powerful #and plot relevant #and then there's heizou #he my fave tho

[stardustdiiving]

How evil is arlecchino and what is she cooking

As of 4.2, I’m really curious what they’re planning with Arlecchino as a character, especially as a villain/antagonist/morally dubious character, and how far/which direction they may go with that

Intuitively my impression is we’ll see her do something way more “villainous” than she presents herself as being for majority of Fontaine’s AQ in front of us right—(which isn’t a surprise given that, you know, Arlecchino nor the House of Hearth have never been presented as 110% ethical LOL) but I find myself not being in complete agreement with most analysis or speculation threads I see about Arlecchino’s morality and the like, level of sinister people seem to ascribe to her.

Idk how to put it, especially in regards to her children I do agree they are not a wholesome found family, that Arlecchino is not above pulling strings or using them for her own ulterior motives, but I kind of hesitate on the idea she only cares about the Hearth children as a means to the end/things she can control and there’s nothing else going on with her characterization wise there. I’m not saying that impression seems remotely unreasonable or unfounded, but just that it feels there’s something intentionally missing in how we are supposed to conceptualize her as a person

My main reasoning for this hunch is the fact they have not elaborated on Arlecchino and the previous Knave—who Arlecchino is stated to have taken over the position from by force. The extra tidbits I think about are that 1) Arlecchino was previously an orphan in the Hearth 2) the previous Knave is described as way, way crueler to the children of than Heart than Arlecchino was from when she took control of the House

Often, people’s major indicators that the House of the Hearth is kind of super fucked up are the NPCs we meet in world quests who are part of it and clearly suffering. But one thing I haven’t ever seen people mention w this that i think is a very interesting detail is, in The Very Special Fortune Slip Inazuma worldquest, where we stop this House of Hearth guy (Efim Snezhevich) from manufacturing tension between Watasumi/the Shogunate to restart the war with his other Hearth subordinates, at the end of the quest we get this dialogue that reveals he had been acting under the previous Knave’s directives:

It’s also mentioned he’s employing this plan in an attempt to “rebuild the prestige of the Knave” following Signora’s death, iirc? Now, see, the dialogue itself says that this is “assuming our captive is telling the truth” so who knows what’s really going on, but I find this a really odd/interesting thing to highlight. I’m a bit fuzzy on other world quests with Hearth members, and am not saying none of them were acting and subsequently being treated poorly by our Arlecchino, but like, this gives me a lot of questions especially when paired with implications this previous Knave seemed to be way worse

Like, what drove Arlecchino to take over? How unexpected and controversial was this within the House? Assuming the above information is all true it definitely says something this guy went rogue and acted on what the previous Knave would want and didn’t think our Arlecchino would greenlight it, which does feel consistent with the previous Knave being described as basically worse & crueler than our Arlecchino. It also makes me question how much house of hearth things we’ve seen outside the main story are the work of our Arlecchino or if there’s a bigger divide of loyalty. Heck, I could be wrong but it doesn’t even seem like we know if the previous Knave is dead or not

This isn’t me saying Arlecchino couldn’t possibly be treating hearth children worse than she wants us to know, especially ones who aren’t her “favorites” the way the fontaine trio seem to be, but I really don’t feel sure about making a solid conclusion of her exact level of malice the way ppl r generally understanding it rn when it feels there’s going to be more about her. Just the idea of she, as a Hearth child, clashed with the previous leader who was known for being cruel, overtook their position and took on less harsh methods of leading that made at least some members with more power/possible closer proximity to the previous Knave go rogue and try to commit atrocities in the previous Knave’s name…I feel this leaves a lot of room to suggest there’s more going on with how Arlecchino is as a person

I don’t mind if she’s just very evil and deceptive bc if she totally had me fall for thinking she was less evil than she actually was that’s fun tbh. But I feel people suggest that’s all her character could be with no degree of like, “sympatheticness” or deep grey morality and that if her character did go there it would be automatically poor writing and genshin walking back on making a truly evil woman when IDK. I feel you can claim at this point they have left it open ended and it’s never been completely confirmed she’s pure evil. Also sometimes I just get a hunch and feel cautiously confident in Genshin executing certain characters well. Not all characters, just certain ones. Especially given Fontaine’s character writing being very good and a character like Lyney feeling very solid to me when any development with Arlecchino would likely involve him and his siblings as well, I honestly feel open to the idea of Arlecchino being satisfyingly written to be both villainous/morally dubious but “sympathetic/likable as a person” in ways outside of just her ruthlessness if that makes sense

If I’m wrong/they drop the ball with it more than I anticipate I’ll eat my hat but I am pretty excited about her character and which way they decide to go with it. I will say the only potential impression I have of where they’ll go with her has been wondering if it will go in a “cycles of abuse” direction—I’d be surprised if they ever elaborated on Arlecchino’s character especially in how she feels about things and her also growing up as an exploited child of the hearth wasn’t relevant

#arlecchino #see my track record with said hunch with when I feel I should let genshin cook has been #for months truthing my vision of xiao’s speififc brand of internalized dehumanization induced suicidal ideation #and how genshin will one day he will get another quest of sorts thst develops his character towards #the idea he’s allowed to live and enjoy people’s company and this will likely #also come with following through on yaksha lore and when they do this they will do him SO well and it will be peak genshin quest #all of this Months before the existence of perilous trails was even rumored #and then I was soo stubborn xiao would show up in 2023 lantern rite w more character introspection to follow up PT #and also from the first fontsine teaser I was in the trenches for furina bc I felt so confident #the main storyline would handle her very well & if genshin went anywhere near the direction of her #not being a ‘true archon’ & ppl were Wrong if they thought genshin woudlnt take her seriously #and HAHA. WWOOWOOWOWOEOEOOEOEE #I have also been sent into hysteria multiple times bc genshin keeps canonizing my exact ideas of my favorite character dynamics #and often exceeding my expectations that I thought were jsut wishful thinking #yes I predicted exactly how xiao would interact w Venti & zhongli on screen yes I predicted #the exact nature of hat radish friendship no I was wiped out on the floor #by nahida enrolling wanderer in college & calling him hat guy & zhongli saving xiao’s life #& xiao having hardcore social anxiety from zhongven flirting with each other st the dinner table #this sounds so conceited. see I often don’t know What genshin is cooking but k feel sure in knowing when soemthing is going to be #a shitshow or mediocre or when we need to let them cook. even if it takes 6+ months #TRUST ME <— guy who has been waiting on genshin to cook for several characters for multiple years and is still sure I will get my food #am I crazy. yes. am I also often right when I have hunches on when genshin is going to suck and when it’s going to be good esp character #writing wise. often yes #one day I will annihilate genshined impact with my bare hands #genshin #fern.txt #fandomferns

[vv-ispy]

anyway my other venti's history shaping how he is headcanon is that as a wisp he was rarely taken seriously — people are kind to him and will put faith in him due to his being an elemental being, but between a little wind wisp vs a storm god, the wisp isn't doing much they're in the middle of the archon war, great strong gods are getting struck down all the time. (Even later as a god he's seen as the weakest god, possibly the god with the unlikiest of origins out of a group who were gods and powerful being before reaching archonhood)

But the bard treats him not as a contender, not as a god candidate, not even as their hope to take down Decarabian but as a friend.

So he doesn't take himself seriously either, he knows he has the power now yes but habits remain and he doesn't want to be a tyrannt, and in the end the most impactful relationship in his life will always be the bard who treated him not for his role or his potential but as a friend to love and cherish and understand

#diona and venti's interaction during the alchemy event my beloved #local drunkard and alcohol lover is genuinely interested in why the kid? teen? --idk how old diona is-- hates alcohol #diona and her hatred of alcohol has probably also never been taken seriously in the alcohol city of mondstadt #vs venti 'i'll take you seriously i'm interested to know i'll keep you company and help you' #god i imagine the bard and venti had SO many talks and discussions as they grapple with the rebellion #and not just about the rebellion itself but the bard's dreams and troubles and each other and #and teenagehood being the 'developing an understanding of yourself and the world time' vs the micromanaged environment they grey up under #i think all of that influenced venti and his method of ruling a lot #genshin talk #one of my favourite fics also touches on venti-not-taken-seriously via a zhongven relationship kinda #angsty fic. very good #god killer on ao3 #gotta stuff bardven into the headcanon though the bard is the biggest influence in venti's early life imo

[ramblebrambleamble]

Who/what was Furina/Focalors before she became an Archon?

Venti was a wind sprite who got the job because no one else wanted it once Decarabian was dead. He might have been an important wind sprite, given some of the lore, but he wasn't a god.

Zhongli was already a god and got the job by virtue of being the last man standing once the Liyue part of the Archon War was over.

Ei is currently possessing her own puppet, but has been there in some form basically since the beginning and most people in Inazuma aren't aware that there was ever an Archon before her.

Nahida was created by her predecessor directly out of a twig and people are no longer aware that she is not the original Archon.

Now we have Furina. Fontaine is the first region where everyone knows that their Archon got replaced. Replaced how? It's heavily implied that every other god aside from the original Archons was killed in the Archon War and everything we've seen so far seems to bear this out. So where did Furina (and the next two Archons) come from?

#genshin impact #zhongli #venti #ei #nahida #furina #personal theory right now based on that baby oceanid world quest is that she budded off the original however that works #neuvillette was asked to babysit her as a last request #and so we come to the present day #seriously though what is keeping him there #why is he the way he is and does the things he does? #is he naturally inclined to do this stuff and furina is just extra #or does he have to do because magic or whatever? celestia bound him or something?

[lvnesart]

a god's favorite harbinger

#dont take the harbinger seriously lol #diluven #genshin impact #diluc ragnvindr #venti #cw suggestive

[woebegonewaif]

A long awaited meeting. The rest are all experts in ignoring the anemo and geo archons when they start annoying each other. It’s a good thing too, or nothing would get done.

#pictures taken seconds before zhongli and venti fell off their chairs #nahida is contemplating the reactions of the academics if she were to present them this book with the utmost seriousness #my art #genshin impact #genshin impact fanart #genshin #genshin fanart #Nahida #ei #raiden shogun #zhongli #venti

[inkperch]

"Where are those that share the memory...?" On a hill or in the next city over, take your pick Zhongli-

meanwhile Venti has ghosts, literal and figurative, and two dragons (one who doesn't talk to him, Zhongli-)

And then there's Ei, for whom (with one Miko shaped exception she's locked herself away from in an unhealthy coping mechanism-) the answer is dead to a man, one by her own fucking hands.

Nahida has both no one and no memories to take heart in, protect the Radish at all costs-

Focalor's old friends canonically both hate her, and literally cannot live in her nation without dying and oh yeah she locked herself in a mirror for five hundred years with nothing but second hand interactions from Furina, who was also ridiculously lonely, KNOWING THE WHOLE TIME SHE WOULD NEVER LEAVE AND WOULD, IN FACT, KILL HERSELF AT THE END OF IT AND NO ONE WOULD EVER KNOW HER SACRIFICE.

I am so goddamn normal about the Archons, but Zhongli shut up-

#seriously he does have plenty of room for angst but he also has the HIGHEST ARCHON FRIEND SURVIVAL RATE SO FAR #Venti gets close second but only if you count all of the ghosts he's friends with- #zhongli #venti #ei #nahida #focalors #genshin impact #can't wait for the Tsaritsa to be all 'oh immortality is such a cruel curse' with the biggest inner circle of all the archons tho-

[tomaytow]

currently trying to write a fic about sick windblume and doctor venti but nothing gets done because venti keeps on kissing and cuddling windblume

“t–t–this is— t–too much—mmph—“ you pant out, and push venti away to catch your breath. but venti captures your lips again, and you can hear him hum happily and playfully from the contact, as if he’s teasing you. this jerk. “aa— ah— venti, i can’t— breathe—“

thankfully venti gives you enough mercy, and detaches himself from you. both of you are a blushing, sweaty mess inside his clinic, and man, it’s all so hot. so so damn hot. your head is spinning and you’re overwhelmed because of him. your BODY is hot because of him, instead of the sickness that you have right now.

he chuckles, “oh, is that so? should i give you a CPR then?”

you screech, “e–enough!! and i don’t think that it even works like that! venti, just give me some pills, and i’ll be on my way—!”

“and then i’ll never see you again for two weeks? or maybe more? no can do. later. or better yet,” venti pins you down on the sheets, and you gasp between clenched teeth. his luscious braids hang loosely on the sides of his face. he smiles mischievously. “stay sick forever.”

you begin to struggle from his hold. “NO! I HAVE THINGS TO DO—MMMPHH!” venti starts kissing you again, and you try to thrash away, but again, it’s all futile. he has a strong grip around your wrists. “ve–venti, you’ll— you’ll get sick too!”

“even better!”

#venti x reader #tomato.thoughts #so is this part three? idk #venti where is your professionalism #venti took the TENDER LOVING CARE wayyy too seriously LMAO

[sparksly-mage-of-light]

Traveler: I'm looking for answers about my sibling, can you help me?

Venti: Hehe~

Zhongli: Legally, no.

Ei: Who?

Nahida: I can give you more questions.

#genshin impact #genshin 3.2 #genshin spoilers #nahida #lesser lord kusanali #venti #zhongli #raiden ei #raiden shogun #ei #seriously wtf did any of that mean

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

Rating: General Audiences

Category: Multi (M/M, M/F)

Fandom: Genshin Impact

Relationships: Venti&Zhongli, Venti/Zhongli, Zhongli&Guizhong, Zhongli/Guizhong

Characters: Zhongli, Venti, Guizhong

Chapters: 1/1

Words: 2,399

Additional tags: Zhongli Undergoes Erosion, Flashbacks, Hurt/Comfort, Bittersweet Ending, can be read as platonic or romantic

Summary:

zhongli is starting to feel the effects of erosion and venti's just trying to help him with it (and cope with it) the best he can

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um. Hi? i wrote this today ig. to be perfectly honest i'm not entirely sure where i was going with this but i actually wrote something semi-substantial which is more than what i can say for anything else that i've been doing recently so yeah. um. if it looks alright then enjoy ig?

#throws this super self-indulgent fic at you and leaves #ok but seriously this is soooo fucking self indulgent lol it is intended to cater to me and me only. #if someone manages to find even some modicum of enjoyment in it then that's cool #tempest's writing #zhongven #venti #zhongli #genshin fic #i am actually so nervous to post this but whatever. i shall send it out into the ether regardless

[leafyduckwebs]

sorry but this new training guide is absolute ass if you're AR 45+

why did it tell me to sacrifice some of my Venti's EM for crit. like. that is the EM guy. the og EM archon if you will. he does not need to crit. killing his enemies by sucking them into a fire/electro/water/ice infused black hole is enough.

#genshin impact #venti #yes ik crit sub-dps venti exists #but he's designed as an EM support #& its based off the most popular build #also it didn't like my dps nahida so why #anyway lmao don't take this seriously #the guide being useless and wonky is funny imo

[genshinchica]

Faruzan thought of the day

#genshin impact #chica posts #genshin #faruzan #no but seriously we need to talk about this #faruzan = zhongli but mortal #obv there’s some differences #but surely this would be an interesting connection to explore #Raiden Scara Zhongli Madame Ping Venti all come to mind #I woudlnt say Yae tho cuz she is actually quite well adjusted but we do see hints of it in her story quest