| “ | An enormous dragon as ancient as the mountains themselves. In an age that has all but faded from memory, he stood shoulder to shoulder with one who ruled over a harbor of stone. But in the end, the two came into conflict, and the dragon was banished to a dark place deep underground. | „ |
| “ | The memories of rocks do not last long. Those memories that survive are rooted in powerful emotion. But as time passes, so these memories fade into obscurity. Erosion is the world's greatest destroyer of memories. | „ |
| ~ Azhdaha contemplating the cause of his fall |
Summary
Azhdaha is the Overlord of the Geovishaps. Once a blind earth spirit, Azhdaha was gifted sight by Rex Lapis, granting him the ability to finally see the world. In return for this gift, he swore to protect and coexist with the people of Liyue alongside the Geo Archon.
After losing his memories due to his erosion and his mind suffering from the unwitting attacks performed by humans on the leylines that sustained him, driven to madness, he waged war upon Liyue and Rex Lapis, breaking his contract and forcing the Geo Archon to subjugate his long-time friend. After a lengthy battle within The Chasm, Azhdaha was finally defeated and sealed beneath a great tree that would later be called "Dragon-Queller".
Powers and Stats
Tier: 6-C | At least 4-A
Key: Eroded | Prime
Name: Azhdaha, Dragon King.
Origin: Genshin Impact
Gender: Male
Age: Over 6000 years old; Older than Zhongli
Classification: Sealed Lord of Vishaps, The Earth Dragon.
Powers and Abilities:
- Superhuman Physical Characteristics
- Inorganic Physiology (As an Earth Spirit, Azhdaha is composed entirely of elemental crystal)
- Large Size (Type 1)
- Longevity
- Extrasensory Perception (Azhdaha can sense energies and earth-forms)
- Earth Manipulation, Magma Manipulation and Vibration Manipulation (Can emit seismic waves at will)
- Psychometry (Azhdaha can see into the memories of all forms of earth, such as rocks, ores and crystals)
- Elemental Manipulation (Fundamental Mechanisms)
- Elemental Lifeform Physiology and Ley Lines Manipulation; with Elemental Infusion, comprising Pyro, Cryo, Hydro and Electro)
- Danmaku (Azhdaha is capable of raining down elemental projectiles over a large area)
- Leyline Manipulation (Azdaha can tamper with leylines and absorb them)
- Homing Attack (Azhdaha's elemental projectiles are capable of homing in on enemies)
- Breath Attack (With Primordial Shower and normal breath attacks)
- Status Effect Inducement (Can mark struck enemies with an elemental sigil that deals consistent damage over time)
- Disease Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (Prolonged exposure to concentrated elemental energy, can cause effects which vary from illnesses at best to changes in personality at worst[1])
- Minor Paralysis Inducement (With Electro-Charged)
- Explosion Manipulation (With certain Pyro and Geo attacks, as well as Overloaded)
- Damage Boost (With Vaporize and Melt)
- Statistics Reduction (With Superconduct)
- Avatar Creation (Can manifest his consciousness in the form of a child named Jiu)
- Mind Control (Took over the minds of a group of miners to dig a hole to the location of his seal underneath the Dragon-Queller)
- Power Bestowal (Azhdaha's Yin half embued the Traveler and Zhongli with the strength necessary to defeat the rampaging Yang half)
- Healing and Resurrection (Azhdaha's Yin half was capable of resurrecting and healing fallen allies during the fight with his Yang half)
- Resistance to Disease Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (Azhdaha resists the effects of strong concentrated elemental energy which Smaragdus Jadeite causes[1]), Earth Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Water Manipulation, Ice Manipulation and Electricity Manipulation, as well as Sealing (Azhdaha required several dozen seals to be placed upon him and his prison for him to be kept from escaping, one of which was The Unforged)
Attack Potency: Island level (As one of the strongest entities to exist in the Archon War, though considerably weakened from his prime and his power split in half, he should still be comparable to the likes of the other adepti and lesser gods, such as Xiao) | At least Multi-Solar System level (Fought against the Geo Archon Morax, who claimed that he was not superior to Azdhaha in power and struggled significantly just to seal him away[2])
Speed: Hypersonic combat and reaction speed (Fought with the Liyue Traveler and Zhongli, and posed a significant enough threat that his Yin half needed to embue them with his power[2]) | Massively Hypersonic+ combat and reaction speed (Comparable to Prime Morax[2])
Lifting Strength: At least Class 5, likely Class G (Comparable to Morax) | At least Class 5, likely Class G (far stronger in his prime)
Striking Strength: Island level (Azhdaha can damage current Zhongli in the fight against him and the Liyue Traveler) | At least Multi-Solar System level (Comparable to his AP)
Durability: Island level (Azhdaha's vitality surpasses that of Morax, even in his weakened state after over a thousand years of being sealed) | At least Multi-Solar System level (Can take attacks from Morax, who tried to stop him from continuing his rampage)
Stamina: Superhuman (As an elemental being, Azhdaha's vitality vastly outclassed that of Morax's prime, forcing the latter to seal him away to secure his victory)
Range: Tens of Meters normally; at least Tens of Kilometres with magic and earthquakes
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Above Average (Capable of rhetoric that surpasses that of Zhongli in certain subjects but is otherwise not shown capable of practical intellectual brilliance comparable to that of more notable minds such as Tartaglia or Ningguang)
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks and Techniques:
- Earthshock: Azhdaha jumps into the air before slamming back down with great force, producing multiple elemental effects based on the elements Azhdaha has infused himself with.
- When infused with Pyro, Azhdaha causes the ground beneath him to be infused with Pyro energy that will explode twice, while several large fireballs appear in the air and rain down on his enemies.
- When infused with Hydro, Azhdaha causes the ground beneath him to be infused with Hydro energy that will explode twice.
- Tremor: Slamming his legs into the earth, Azhdaha emits continuous shockwaves, ended by one more, much stronger shockwave, further producing elemental effects based on Azhdaha's elemental infusions.
- When infused with Hydro, Azhdaha's final shockwave is accompanied by six lines of water that surge outwards from his location.
- When infused with Pyro, Azhdaha's final shockwave is accompanied by several aerial fireballs that will rain down at random around him.
- The King's Roar: Azhdaha roars with all his might, producing multiple elemental effects based on the elements Azhdaha has infused himself with.
- When infused with Hydro, Azhdaha summons several Hydro orbs almost as large as himself that deal extreme continuous damage on contact with enemies. These orbs will circle the arena with Azhdaha at its center.
- When infused with Electro, Azhdaha summons several Electro orbs almost as large as himself that deal extreme continuous damage on contact with enemies. These orbs will circle the arena with Azhdaha at its center.
- When infused with Pyro, Azhdaha calls down several meteors from the sky, which explode and leave pools of lava on impact.
- When infused with Cryo, Azhdaha summons a single autonomous Cryo orb that generates ice spikes that shoot outward and home in closely on all enemies.
- Elemental Tree: Azhdaha submerges himself underground while leaving its tail above-ground. The tail will call down elemental barrages with wide-spanning AOEs covering the vast majority of Azhdaha's range.
- Electro: Azhdaha's tail calls down countless streams of lightning from above.
- Cryo: Azhdaha's tail will unleash a hailstorm around itself and rain down ice spires around him. These ice spires explode on impact, followed by rings of ice spikes bursting from the ground around the landing zone.
General Techniques:
- Three Waves: Slams his foreleg, emitting three consecutive shockwaves from the point of impact.
- Burrow: Burrowing into the ground, Azhdaha triggers a massive earthquake and causes rocks to fall from above. He then attacks from below.
- Thunder Sphere: Azhdaha forms several lightning spheres and launches them, chasing his enemies.
- Fractal Lance: Forms a Cryo Orb in the air that shoots down homing icicles.
- Elemental Breath: Unleashes a breath of pure elemental power.
- Primeval Spring: Summons a barrage of element-infused stones throughout the arena that explode after a short time, dealing elemental damage and producing various effects based on the infused element.
- Primordial Shower: Unleashes a blast of pure elemental power in a large AOE around Azhdaha.
Notable Matchups
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