Wriothesley | Genshin Impact

Wriothesley is a Five-Star Character in Genshin Impact.

Duke of the Fortress of Meropide, Lord Incognito of the murky depths.

How to acquire Wriothesley

As Wriothesley is a Five-Star Character, there is a small chance of unlocking them through the normal banner, but if the following Banners are active, there is a higher chance of unlocking the character:

• Tempestuous Destiny

Talents

Talents are the special abilities and attacks your character possesses. They can be combat orientated, or benefit other areas like expeditions, cooking and more.

• Forceful Fists of Frost
• Attack
  • Normal Attack - Perform up to 5 rapid attacks that deal Cryo damage.
  • Charged Attack - Consumes Stamina to leap and unleash a Vaulting Fist, dealing area of effect Cryo damage.
  • Plunging Attack - Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing area of effect Cryo damage upon impact.

• Icefang Rush
• Elemental Skill
  • Enter the Chilling Penalty state.
  • Chilling Penalty - Increases Wriothesley's interruption resistance.
    • When his HP is above 50%, it will enhance the Normal Attack: Forceful Fists of Frost and increase its damage.
    • When such an attack hits, it will consume a fixed amount of Wriothesley's HP.
    • HP can be lost this way once every 0.1s. This effect will be canceled should Wriothesley leave the field.

• Darkgold Wolfbite
• Elemental Burst
  • Wriothesley strikes, then uses Icicle Impact to cause multiple instances of area of effect Cryo damage in a frontal area.
  • Arkhe: Ousia - After Icicle Impact ends, a Surging Blade will descend upon the opponent's position, dealing Ousia-aligned Cryo damage.

• There Shall Be a Plea for Justice
• Passive (1st Ascension)
  • When Wriothesley's HP is less than 60%, he will obtain a Gracious Rebuke.
  • The next Charged Attack of his Normal Attack: Forceful Fists of Frost will be enhanced to become Rebuke: Vaulting Fist.
  • It will not consume Stamina, will deal 50% increased damage, and after hitting will restore HP for Wriothesley, equal to 30% of his Max HP.
  • You can gain a Gracious Rebuke this way once every 5s.

• There Shall Be a Reckoning for Sin
• Passive (4th Ascension)
  • When Wriothesley's current HP increases or decreases, if he is in the Chilling Penalty state conferred by Icefang Rush, Chilling Penalty will gain one stack of Prosecution Edict. Max 5 stacks.
  • Each stack will increase Wriothesley's attack by 6%.

• The Duke's Grace
• Passive (Utility)
  • When Wriothesley crafts Weapon Ascension Materials, he has a 10% chance to receive double the product.

Constellations

Constellations are passive upgrades to characters that increase the effectiveness of their abilities. You must spend a character specific Stella Fortuna to activate a constellation, which will be obtained by collecting a duplicate of the character.

• Terror for the Evildoers
• Constellation 1
  • The Gracious Rebuke from the Passive Talent "There Shall Be a Plea for Justice" is changed to this:
    • When Wriothesley's HP is less than 60% or while he is in the Chilling Penalty state caused by Icefang Rush, when the fifth attack of Normal Attack hits, it will create a Gracious Rebuke.
    • 1 Gracious Rebuke effect can be obtained every 2.5s.
    • Additionally, Rebuke: Vaulting Fist will obtain the following enhancement:
      • The damage bonus gained will be further increased to 200%.

    • When it hits while Wriothesley is in the Chilling Penalty state, that state's duration is extended by 4s.
    • 1 such extension can occur per 1 Chilling Penalty duration.

• Shackles for the Arrogant
• Constellation 2
  • When using Darkgold Wolfbite, each Prosecution Edict stack from the Passive Talent "There Shall Be a Reckoning for Sin" will increase said ability's damage dealt by 40%.

• Punishment for the Frauds
• Constellation 3
  • Increase the level of Forceful Fists of Frost by 3 to a maximum of 15.

• Redemption for the Suffering
• Constellation 4
  • The HP restored to Wriothesley through Rebuke: Vaulting Fist will be increased to 50% of his Max HP.
  • Additionally, when Wriothesley is healed, if the amount of healing overflows, the following effects will occur depending on whether he is on the field or not.
  • If he is on the field, his attack speed will be increased by 20% for 4s.
  • If he is off-field, all of your own party members' attack SPD will be increased by 10% for 6s.
  • These two methods of increasing attack SPD cannot stack.

• Mercy for the Wronged
• Constellation 5
  • Increase the level of Darkgold Wolfbite by 3 to a maximum of 15.

• Esteem for the Innocent
• Constellation 6
  • The critical rate of Rebuke: Vaulting Fist will be increased by 10%, and its critical damage by 80%.
  • When unleashed, it will also create an additional icicle that deals 100% of Rebuke: Vaulting Fist's Base damage as Cryo damage.
  • Damage dealt this way is regarded as Charged Attack damage.

Ascension Costs

Characters can be ascended when they reach maximum level, and you have a high enough adventure rank. To do so, open the character page and click the ascend button, which will show required materials.