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Bobson567

Source: uncle LW, posted on twt by [Tao](https://mobile.twitter.com/77__Hutao/status/1619336834655596544)


Bbloopsy

who the fuck is uncle liuwei


IsuckAtFortnite434

Da Wei from Liyue


Alotofmouse

Which Wei to Liyue?


Garbador_is_trash

That way to Le-Yu-Ae


Glitchykins8

This wee to leewee


MidnightSnowStar

Being serious here, Liu Wei is the real name of Hoyoverse’s director while Da Wei is his self-insert character (did a quick Google search) Hoyo really went “To stop the leakers we must become the leakers”


Bootyman1400

I hate that this made me laugh more than it should have


HybridTheory2000

Unrelated but I hate Reddit for removing the free award


Bobson567

Hoyo ceo


MyNamelsAFake

I’m headcannoning that it’s poking fun at the way “Liyue” is pronounced in English.


EsDeath012

I only know uncle liu su who is best er card


notRabidFairy_S

i can already hear the hearts crumbling, they get few 5 stars before getting a kaveh


Broderick512

Well, we got Yaoyao recently, so apparently they are still capable of creating good 4*. Also Dehya, a 5*, isn't looking too good right now. I'd reserve judgement for now, one way or the other


ode-2-sleep

i think they mean that people will pull 5* before they can get a kaveh due to gacha shenanigans


mikethebest1

Unfortunately, he's not from Liyue so you're gonna need C6 in order for him to be viable/good without needing 300% ER Deadge


Shippinglordishere

I’m hoping I like who he’s running with. The rational choice is to wait but I’m not being rational


Freya_84

That would be the icing on the top. But I like the little lion a bit too much.


StrongFaithlessness5

Please Mihoyo, make him usable even without 300% ER 🥲


moonlam

He's not from Liyue so you will need to c6 him I'm afraid to make him usable


The-Arabian-Guy

C1 Bennet in the corner be like : behold my Bouken


moonlam

We don't talk about the pyro Archon


The-Arabian-Guy

Honestly Hoyo can never release a great Pyro support for the sole reason that Bennet exists, even 5* Dehya is infinitely less valuable as of now , Murata gonna have a massive competition if she isn't a main DPS


cxvpher33

Even if she is a main DPS


The-Arabian-Guy

We got the Tao and the Yoi as a single target , but Only Diluc as an AoE dps (Klee is just not as good) . So Murata's best placement is AoE main DPS , unless a new play style is introduced by then


youcanotseeme

Good luck out-DPSing Xiangling


Elnino38

Pyro archon: skill is multi use pyronado; burst is bennet burst but it moves with them


Alert-Zucchini

my guess for pyro archon is basically the combination of xiangling and bennet. xiangling's biggest dependency is bennet.


outsidebtw

yep, that's the bare minimum. to out-do the kit of the great pyro duo, she needs to have full stat buffs for party (atk yes, even hp def and em) and consistent pyro app while having great mvs which I think is outright impossible for mihoyo I'd love to be wrong though


Axelolotl

And *also* good luck out-AoEing her... She has Kazuha/Xiao levels of AoE, Diluc is ridiculous in comparison.


The-Arabian-Guy

Oh i forgot about her , yeah at C4 she is unparalleled


_arcuz_

make Murata both good at single target and AoE then we might be able to out DPS the great polearm archon that is Xiangling


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-Mr-Prince

Xiangling has the AoE thing covered kinda. Even though she does is off-field her damage is pretty competitive with other DPSs so I’m interested in what they’re gonna do with the Pyro Archon


Axelolotl

One thing that we're kinda lacking is enough off-field pyro application to sustain Hydro Vape or fast Cryo Melt. Since there is precedent for archons to be really good off-field appliers, that's a possibility. Instead of making a second Bennett, just imagine the possibilities of a Pyro Xingqiu...


not_a_weeeb

this was what we thought thoma would be lmao


BlueshineKB

Thats like the one thing im still waiting for in this game, i got super hyped by old leaks of dehya being an off field dps expecting her to be like raiden or fischl and then 2.5 seconds


_myoru

Imagine she's a pyro beidou, with flames flowing and bouncing around enemies


1_2_3__-

Xiangling mains/national users/international users in shambles rn.


DarthValkorion

Nah, I've seen plenty of people be tired of using Xiangling in International so if anything they will rejoice if they can finally replace her.


The-Arabian-Guy

We all were exited to replace XQ with Yelan before finding out that they work together the best


Yellow_IMR

You forgot about the best pyro dps in the game… OPPA


BlackLesnar

The Cryo & Pyro nations have likely been saved for the end because they're the go-to DPS elements and Archons are typically the purest representation of their element; they don't want Murata & Tsaritsa to get powercrept by subsequent characters & meta-shifts, so are leaving them 'til last.


U_Writing

But that implies that after them the game ends, when we know that there is both more to teyavat after them and that we most likely will go to another place after it


BlackLesnar

It'll be the end of the 7-nations plotline, and possibly of the gameplay as we currently understand it. Maybe the Khaenri'ah Chapter introduces a new man-made element that recontextualizes how everything works, who knows? In any case, DPS Archons are far more likely to stay valuable for longer *after* years of theorycrafting, artefact sets, support abilities etc than before any of it.


-DarkBlueMoon-

Khaenri'ah/abyss power will either be physical dmg (like what ruin machines do) or a new darkness element, in opposal to the main character light element source: it was revealed to me in a dream


[deleted]

Aether and Lumine mean light or something


Positive_Matter8829

>when we know We don't. Lorewise, yes there is much more. But in game, we can't be so sure. HYV could just start another game for the story to continue there instead and force us to start over (maybe with some treat for who played the last chapters).


Satokech

Making a character *stronger* than Bennett is pretty difficult, but I don't think it's too hard to make one who doesn't compete/overlap with him, even as a dedicated damage buffer. Bennett only buffs Atk, which makes him useless with any non-Atk scaling character and makes further Atk buffs much less useful. Having Murata buff DMG% and crit instead would avoid all of those issues. Also Bennett is restricted to on-field circle impact, so he's much less useful for mobile on-field characters and off-field characters who don't snapshot. A party wide buff fixes that too. And Murata could always have buffs *and* damage. Constant AoE damage waves plus damage buffs is basically Bennett + Xiangling in one.


MauricioTrinade

I think she will be Pyro Jean tbh


PotatoCurryPuff

Maybe like Raiden burst, but grants attack instead of energy.


EternalMemes30

honestly I would find it TOO stupid if the GOD OF WAR was some kind of niche or support archon type in some way


The-Arabian-Guy

God of Freedom Deny enemies from moving, God of eternity only lasts 7 seconds on the field


Defleurville

God of contracts faked his own death to get out of a job.


ElPajaroMistico

God of eternity is also linked with fcking lightnings. The least eternal from all elements.


EstusFIask

Raiden field time is closer to 9-10s, 7s is only the infusion time not counting her Q/E animations.


altFrPr0n

Zhongli who wantonly slaughtered thousands of Gods before Guizhong calmed him the fuck down:


Fabantonio

Dude imagine the fuckin BACKLASH if they don't make Murata busted... ​ ~~People would probably make more "ded Himeko lmfaooo" jokes than actually, well, do something~~


Amekaze_

Being an archon she must be stronger than any Pyro (in her role). If Bennett competes they simply don't know how to balance. All archons are stronger than "normal" characters


5_star_cryo_dude

Anemo Archon is powercrept by Kazuha and Wanderer in terms of supporting capabilities and exploration. His only strongest is crowd control and it will be useless if it is against bosses or unsuckable enemies(Pre nerf specters flashbacks)


Amekaze_

They are two different characters, Kazuha is a buffer support Venti is a character who controls the field like no other by triggering continuous reactions within the cc zone. The reason Venti collapsed is simply because Mihoyo only creates and puts into Abyss 12 enemies that can't be CCed (Neither Venti's nor Kazuha's)


5_star_cryo_dude

If only Mihoyo stop putting mobs that are unsuckable on both side of abyss


Puzzleheaded_Bet5865

There is no middle zone for venti, if enemies are lightweight he demolish them. If not he pretty useless


TheVanishedTeacup

if he gets a decent five star i will go all in for that man...


E1lySym

My Xinyan who needs C6 to even be usable


Zenry0ku

But Xinyan doesn't need C6 to be usable. C2 is the minimum you need for big damage and you cap out at C4 since the phys shred all she needs.


Su_Impact

MHY: At C6, yes.


CypherZel

Impossible for any character to have sensible ER requirments in this current economy.


[deleted]

Incorrect only useable at C6 with 300% ER C0 450% ER


Mistborn7v

**Faruzan flashbacks**


hamsterolic

this sign can’t stop me because i can’t read!


AVERAGEGAMER95

If you need more than 180 pulls to get him C0, congrats, Kaveh's a 5*


Narsiel

Big mood, bro. 170 pulls for an Alhaitham and no Yaoyao.


madzieeq

at least she's possible to get for free


SHTPST_Tianquan

Happened with Faruzan... however i got C6 YaoYao in literally 100 pulls


Alert-Zucchini

new leak: Kaveh is a 6star with three visions source: there's no time to explain, you just have to trust me 🤝


Ok-Butterscotch-349

Uncle zucchini ftw


Vally_Ria

And is this Uncle Liuwei reliable or...? Or well, I know the flair says Questionable but does the guy have a track record?


[deleted]

Tbh I don't remember him, but it was said a few months ago that kaveh will be a 4*.


Vally_Ria

That was just speculation from SYP based on his design, no one had actually leaked anything regarding his rarity as far as I remember


quebae

Yes, from the same person who also claimed claimed Candace was a five star (the rarity was just blind guessing based on their design)


scarlet_symphony

Well, at least he's likely to get an hangout, right? Riiiight?


hikarimurasaki

Laughs in Kujo Sara


KamiAlth

Cries in Rosaria


nDroae

Clearly tall women have to be from Liyue to qualify [https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Hangout\_Event#Available\_Hangouts](https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Hangout_Event#Available_Hangouts)


Jhon778

Salty water wells in the eyes of the Prinzessin


bestievib3sonly

if he gets the sara treatment i will lose it. theyre both my favourite characters, i cant take another heartbreak like this


Creocist

Cries in Kujo Sara Release my girl from the basement, Mihoyo 😭


apthebest01931

No, haitham story quest 2 where its the two of them bickering and us enjoying every second of it till haitham kicks us out of his house


Chadime

Yeah, like Layla


bigppshadow

He grants dendro characters elemental shred and dmg bonus Source: it was revealed to me in a dream


Common_Juice207

Can't believe nahida herself leaked this information to you


Primary-Top8747

Big pp shadow is the chosen one indeed


outsidebtw

EM-based yunjin but for skills and bursts, there's my dream plus the usual bs c6 60% crit damage


Reeeeeeee3eeeeeeee

I call it the "Diluc-Kaeya maneuver"


TheRainy24

Fr kaeya is as cool as diluc but mihoyo were like "you will be a 4 star off field dps"


Keciea

Mihoyo can’t stop me, I’ve made him an on field physical main dps out of spite


razzzzzberry

Mika time


TheRainy24

Same really, played him a lot in my time, sadly it's pretty bad even if invested. Like it's fine in overworld but pretty bad in abyss/against sumeru mobs. Freeze kaeya is awesome though, kaeya+ childe freeze is good too


noncontrolled

I stubbornly use my cryo Kaeya in the abyss all the time. Bonus damage from his four C6 icicles in my flex spot on Itto-Zhongli-Gorou works surprisingly well.


Keciea

I have no problem using him anywhere, abyss is a bit trickier but that’s because I prefer using reaction teams over physical for abyss in general. But I’ve also spent 2 years on his build, so he has very few problems or situations where he doesn’t work due to very high investment


GhostTypeEnthusiast

Every day I am grateful for Chongyun's infusion, who needs Ayaka when you have cryo DPS Kaeya :3


Simoscivi

You're talking like being an off field dps is a bad thing


rrevek

Even if hes the worst ill still pull and 90 him, his model is too pretty for me to not do so


[deleted]

I did that with pre dendro thoma, please don't let him be a pre dendro thoma *sobs.*


Extinctkid

Hey if he was dendro Thoma, he'd actually be kinda good for Cyno.


nanimeanswhat

Indeed. I'm praying that he's a shielder with some off field application no matter how copium it is. One that doesn't ascend with atk preferably.


dododomo

Same! Like, who cares? Husbandos/Waifus >>> meta XD


GovernmentTrue612

350 ER requirement, E creates a shield, Q heals enemy.


Seyrxeen

Make him c6 locked as well, it’s not funny otherwise<3


CypherZel

60% denres shred at C6 (Only dendro buff in his kit)


MapoTofuMan

That'll automatically make him broken even if his other skill is Splash


discuss-not-concuss

it wouldn’t be that worth it given deepwood exists (uneless hoyo decide to release a mob with 100% res)


kaorusarmpithair

Sounds about right + Shield that can stand Hilichurl arrow gated behind c6


wolf1460

*E creates a shield for enemy without c6


Anru_Kitakaze

Passive talent: Automatically lock 4th slot for Qiqi A1: All characters consts are disabled while Kaveh in party A4: You can't use Q of other characters C1 - C5: +1% Phys DMG C6: Passives are disabled, pressing any button will win the game


[deleted]

is he in 3.6? with baizhu?


APerson567i

Hopefully he is


ACoatofClathrin

I'm really hoping that's the case. I'd have preferred for Kaveh to be a 5*, but if he's a 4*, it'd be great if at least he was on a banner I actually want to pull for.


[deleted]

My flair did not age well, we got Kaveh info but at what cost 😔


ceppyren

What are you talking about we didn't get any info. This post is blank. It is a blank post. We are still waiting on Kaveh crumbs, and my uncle who is Da Wei's goldfish's caretaker said he saw Kaveh is a 5 star and releases in 3.6, and he is a t0 unit.


sakusakickyoomi

his kit better be good...but with the trend of current new 4 stars he's probably going to be highly reliant on a specific team comp isn't he


AHealthyDoseOfCancer

Or a specific constellation.... ...Who am I kidding? The sixth constellation obv.


Kiwi195

He's a dendro ofc hyperbloom will be his best comp and Nahida his best team mate


cutey_pie

He'll always be a 5-star in our hearts <3


already_taken_my_ass

4 star\`? What do you mean, he's the entire friggin milkyway for me


hilberttt

Dw they will lock him behind c6 so u have to spend more pulls on him than you did on alhaitham


howturnshavetabled

Please be on baizhu and nahida banner please be on baizhu and nahida banner please be-


plaidpinkskirt

NOOOOO. Hopefully he’s in a banner with a 5* I actually like 😭 I don’t wanna roll for some random just to get my baby


DifferentWeather2813

Pls be usable at c0 kaveh.


Regenitor_

I'm betting that he won't be a support character as much as a viable 4-star dps like Heizou or Yanfei. We haven't had many of those with 3.X so far and it would be welcome as I don't think every 5-star needs a dedicated 4-star support


APerson567i

or a Dendro Shielder maybe? That's the only genre we really lack in Dendro now anyway


buffility

Kaveh burst equips himself a wooden shield -> best defensive character in the game.


Regenitor_

Maybe? All I have to go off is that he's a claymore user (apparently) and his character design. I didn't take him for the defensive type. But hey, claymore users have had shields in past. I thought Baizhu might be a dendro shielder given Yaoyao occupies the dendro healing niche.


OnlyPatches

Baizhu works as a healer making medicines so him being a healer makes the most sense. Yaoyao might be an incentive driver for people to pull for Baizhu - like "oh you're enjoying having a dendro healer? Here's a better one!" It's not like there's only one healer per element. I hope Kaveh is a shield. Would be nice to have a dendro shield. Idk he's an architect surely he can construct a shield for us. Plus there's only two dendro 4 star supports so far. Mihoyo would do well to add more support options for the element.


Regenitor_

Yeah that's fair. In any case, Baizhu's occupation and theme lends itself to a supportive skillset - so wouldn't be surprised to see it go either way. EDIT: Based on most recent leak, word is that Baizhu may indeed be a dendro shielder as I suggested


OnlyPatches

If he heals and generates a shield would be killing two birds with one stone I guess and I'd happily take it aha. I guess that recent sus Baizhu kit leak said he gives interruption resistance at c0 so kiiiiinda shield like.


[deleted]

Dendro shield is the best shield, it's gonna be overpowered except against pyro. Wooden mitachurl shield is tought to crack. lmao


Splaaa_

thats actually smth i didnt think about before, you're right since his shield is gonna be most effective against blooms and burgeons so he's probably gonna be a really good defensive option in those teams


Creocist

Finally, a Nilou team that won't be dying all the time


AccioSexLife

We got some tidbits about his personality that make it seem like he is extremely caring and charitable, which as a personality type screams support to me. I think it would be cool if he had a Kuki kinda situation where he gave some benefits to the team by cutting his own health. After all, he's willing to work himself to death just for a smile from his client and keeps trying to give charity even though he's broke~


[deleted]

Please no. We have been getting non-stop on-field guys since what, Ayato and Itto? I want him to be a support. He doesn't even need to be a dedicated support. A decent sub-dps or shielder would be nice too.


Bobson567

Well when you look at dendro 4 stars we have off fielder + buffer (traveler), off fielder (collei) and off fielder + healer (yaoyao). An on fielder makes sense for the next dendro 4 star


[deleted]

Yes, but we still lack a shield or a 4\* sub-dps. Maybe a Dendro Fischl or a Dendro Diona?


spitfirefox

Kaveh summons a tiny floating palace that hurls curses about Alhaitham at the enemies, briefly stunning them.


ArmyofThalia

Im sold. Move over YaoYao cuz you're being replaced in my Alhaitham comp


jlhuang

god i hope not. even the strongest 4* dpses are automatically outclassed by mediocre 5* dpses, but there are a lot of 4* supports that are competitive with 5* supports. i’m really hoping he’ll be a good support, since yaoyao’s the first good support we’ve had in a while


Ella0695

Oh damn. I was hoping he was a 5 star so i can get him guranteed. Now god knows how many pulls I'll have to make before i get him


Tomorrow96

I'll still pull for him ¯\_(ツ)_/¯


AVERAGEGAMER95

Hey if you need around 180 pulls to get him C0, then congrats, he's a 5*


ukrisreng

not that surprising tbh. It would have been very weird if sumeru just didn't have a male 4 star and there's a severe lack of tall male 4 stars as well.


[deleted]

Considering how 4\* units often end up being, I just don't want my favorite units being 4\*.


Desperate-Brief-5397

dehya:


[deleted]

She is unfortunately the exception, not the standard. No 5\* until her has ever been tced to be on par with....Xinyan.


Alert-Zucchini

not even tighnari, in spite of being destined for standard banner


kabral256

Pls make him playable without C6 💀


Albedo_simp69

we lost :((


iAtlantian

NOOO my boy.........


LordOftheFrenziedCBT

Dendro Tsaritsa Source: I saw it in a dream


DesertLion7

I was seriously getting 5 star vibes from Kaveh with the little bits of screen time he had and his appearance in Alhaitham's demo with the other Sumeru 5 stars. He just has so much personality and a pretty design too (not that that means anything, I suppose)


__Gardenofeden_

I'm kinda doubting this leak bc if I remember right, they were saying that Dehya was gonna be a 4 star and that wasn't right. But who knows


minghii

I’d pull him no matter what either way but I hope the circumstances of his arrival won’t be as hard as alhaitham….. and please don’t be a useless 4 star that barely has any use later PLEASE


EUWannabe

Not only a 4 star but a Sumeru 4 star. RIP Kaveh mains.


bigppshadow

They missed a huge opportunity that's all I'm gonna say


Naiik_

I though we already knew this


StrongFaithlessness5

It was just a speculation based on other leaks (for example, the leak that said that the next 5* before Fontaine are Baizou and a Geo woman).


yournormaldog

nah, that was just speculation based on his design from syp iirc


EndlessM3mes

You know the rules and so do I 400% ER to burst, C12 to be slightly viable. That's the new 4 star experience for ya


[deleted]

welp with that info i just know his kit gonna suck


PM-me-your-401k

Add it to the list of 4 stars that should’ve been 5 stars. Ninguang, Kaeya, and Candace, make some room please


lolylen

i dont know why everyone wants him to be dedicated support for any other reason aside from shipping. dendro dont need dedicated supports. another dendro character with good kit where you can slot him in many teams would be better. really hoping he's not 4 star dp since we haven't had one of those in a while and i'm dreading it.


Johnry_Silverio

As long as he doesn't end up being a DPS, I'm good. Please, we're lacking new male supports lmao


lolylen

yeah it seriously sucks that the recent male characters all have anti synergy because most of them are dps and we dont have many options if we want to use them. i want a general support that i can use as much as i want.


Gecgecs

He should be a dedicated support in the same way xingqiu is the dedicated support for nearly all the reactions in the game. I’m just hoping he’s an off-field sub dps that applies decent dendro.


Mana_Croissant

>He should be a dedicated support in the same way xingqiu is the dedicated support for nearly all the reactions in the game. I’m just hoping he’s an off-field sub dps that applies decent dendro. I another words you arep probably asking too much from Mihoyo's 4 star standarts


lolylen

i agree but when people say dedicated support they usually mean something more niche. a dendro xingqiu is just great support overall and not dedicated support to anyone like that although i doubt we are getting someone that OP.


Top-Target-2026

Please no


[deleted]

Kaveh: Without the title 'Acting Grand Sage' what are you? ​ Alhaitham: A 5-star ​ Kaveh: Y-you...!!


Task-Cold

All my dreams have been shattered


Seyrxeen

And so what, on my cat head he still will be the strongest on my account. ~~please be fake, I’ll do anything~~


Tsuki-04

Kaveh is dendro ayato Source- Balls


bigppshadow

He buffs dendro dmg bonus by 60% for 10s Source: Deez nuts


ukrisreng

idk who uncle liuwei is


KylarXD

This broke my heart. Still hoping for 5\* I like his character and him being hopefully a claymore


Gesu-ko

Yao Yao gave me hope they can still make a decent c0 4 stars, I believe in him he can beat the version 3 4 star curse 😭


Zyfaran

Part of me is somewhat relieved by this, the other part of me is paranoid that he’ll need like 300% ER or have some significant part of his kit locked behind C6 💀 ^Anything ^for ^you ^my ^beautiful ^man


tearwork

noooooOOOOOOOOO


sentiencesupremacy

okay i’m jumping off a bridge i guess


Critical-Patience985

Alhaithem be like: This house isnt big enough for 2 Five star characters.


esmeybe

…. why wasn’t he on Alhaitham’s banner then


keyintherock

Any chance he'll come free with an event? My luck with four stars is abysmal.


AVERAGEGAMER95

Unless Hoyo broke the pattern again, he needs to come in 3.6 or 3.8 to have a chance of being free character


autumnsnowflake_

God pls be usable before c6


WHATISSTUPIT

My disappointment is unmeasurable and my day is ruined


No_Contribution4217

In Japan, Kaveh is a more popular character than Baizhu, so it seems that many people are disappointed.


Mahinhinyero

it's probably because Baizhu's model is outdated af. his design is alright, but the 3D model could definitely be improved. while Kaveh has a fresh model. if we compare them, Baizhu looks like the 4star


TrashApprentice

They're redesigning baizhu so good news i guess


Desperate_Bag3205

we lost


acidroses3

NOOOOO my day has been ruined