Traveler (Anemo) — Build, Teams & Rating Genshin 6.7

Is Traveler (Anemo) worth building?

Anemo Traveler is one of the cheapest, most comfortable RES shredders in the game since you already own a fully built free character. No need for a fancy weapon — the craftable 4-star Iron Sting is enough, so save your resources for a full 4pc Viridescent Venerer. Stack Elemental Mastery across the board to maximize swirl damage; ATK and CRIT barely matter. Build this one early, since almost any team can slot them in.

Traveler (Anemo) Build

Community consensus, patch 6.7 — free-to-play option included

Best weapons

Artifacts

4pc Viridescent Venerer
2pc+2pc Viridescent Venerer + Gladiator's Finale

Main & sub stats

SandsElemental Mastery / ATK%

GobletElemental Mastery / Anemo DMG Bonus

CircletElemental Mastery / CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Priority substats: Elemental Mastery › Energy Recharge › CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG › ATK%

Talent priority

E ≈ Q > NA — level Skill and Burst evenly to keep swirl uptime and RES shred going; Normal Attacks aren't needed.

Teams for Traveler (Anemo)

Xiao Anemo Hypercarry

Xiao

Traveler (Anemo)

Zhongli

Bennett

The Traveler darts in and out to shred Anemo RES for Xiao to plant and grind out damage, Zhongli provides survivability, and Bennett buffs ATK and heals.

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Traveler (Anemo)

Xiangling

Xingqiu

Bennett

The Traveler shreds elemental RES, Xiangling and Xingqiu keep triggering Vaporize, and Bennett heals and buffs the whole team's ATK.

Traveler (Anemo)'s talents

Foreign Ironwind

Normal Attack
Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.

Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.

Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Palm Vortex

Grasping the wind's might, you form a vortex of vacuum in your palm, causing continuous Anemo DMG to opponents in front of you.
The vacuum vortex explodes when the skill duration ends, causing a greater amount of Anemo DMG over a larger area.

Hold
DMG and AoE will gradually increase.

Elemental Absorption
If the vortex comes into contact with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro, it will deal additional elemental DMG of that type.
Elemental Absorption may only occur once per use.

You discussed the way to grasp the formless wind with Paimon.

Gust Surge

Guiding the path of the wind currents, you summon a forward-moving tornado that pulls objects and opponents towards itself, dealing continuous Anemo DMG.

Elemental Absorption
If the tornado comes into contact with Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro, it will deal additional elemental DMG of that type.
Elemental Absorption may only occur once per use.

You and Paimon studied the flapping of a butterfly's wings.

Slitting Wind

The last hit of a Normal Attack combo unleashes a wind blade, dealing 60% of ATK as Anemo DMG to all opponents in its path.

Second Wind

Palm Vortex kills regenerate 2% HP for 5s.
This effect can only occur once every 5s.

Foreign Windwrath

Draw new strength from journeys past. For every element you have resonated with, you gain additional buffs.

Additionally, when Pyro, Hydro, Cryo, or Electro attacks from nearby party members hit opponents, Traveler will receive 1 stack of Blade of the Dawn Breeze. Each Elemental Type can grant 1 Blade of the Dawn Breeze stack. After obtaining at least 2 stacks of Blade of the Dawn Breeze, performing a Charged Attack will consume all stacks of Blade of the Dawn Breeze and transform into the special Charged Attack: Whirlwind.

Charged Attack: Whirlwind
· Each Charged Attack hit deals increased Anemo DMG. Increase in DMG is equal to 60% of Traveler's ATK.
· Every time a Blade of the Dawn Breeze of a certain elemental type is consumed, a Blade Wind matching this elemental type will also be summoned, dealing elemental DMG equal to 50% of Traveler's ATK. This DMG is considered Charged Attack DMG.
· Charged Attack: Whirlwind can be triggered up to once every 15s.
· For the duration of Charged Attack: Whirlwind, no Blade of the Dawn Breeze will be obtained.

Combat Rotation

Get close to the enemy cluster and cast E (Palm Vortex), holding it to gradually increase its DMG and AoE before release.
If Hydro/Pyro/Cryo/Electro is nearby, let the E vortex touch it for Elemental Absorption, triggering a Swirl reaction.
Complete a full Normal Attack combo to trigger the 4th-ascension finisher, releasing a wind blade for 60% ATK AoE DMG.
Once you have 60 Energy, cast Q (Gust Surge) for a 6s tornado that pulls enemies together and absorbs an element again.
Q has a 15s cooldown, so alternate Normal Attacks and E (5-8s CD) while waiting for Q to come back.
Swap in your main DPS while the elemental effects from E/Q are still active to stack up damage.
Repeat the loop of holding E, Normal Attacking, then Q on energy — this kit's role is sub-DPS/support for grouping and elemental reactions, not the main damage carry.

Traveler (Anemo) constellations

C1

Raging Vortex

Palm Vortex pulls in opponents and objects within a 5m radius.

C2

Uprising Whirlwind

Increases Energy Recharge by 16%.

C3

Sweeping Gust

Increases the Level of Gust Surge by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4

Cherishing Breezes

Reduces DMG taken while casting Palm Vortex by 10%.

C5

Vortex Stellaris

Increases the Level of Palm Vortex by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6

Intertwined Winds

Targets who take DMG from Gust Surge have their Anemo RES decreased by 20%.
If an Elemental Absorption occurred, then their RES towards the corresponding Element is also decreased by 20%.