Elemental Manipulation (Genshin Impact)

Summary

Elemental Power are known as the fundamental building blocks of the Genshin Impact Universe, that spreads across all three realms of the Universe; the Human Realm, Light Realm and the Void Realm (The Abyss). It is the cause and manifestation of all phenomenas that occurs throughout the Universe; it can range from a simple ignitiion of pyro to ignite a camp fire, using magic to create arts, all the way to wrecking havoc across the Universe with powers from the Void Realm.

There are currently seven Elements of Teyvat; Anemo, Geo, Electro, Dendro, Hydro, Pyro and Cryo. Those elements are seen in all events of combat across the Genshin storyline. Any mortal who is capable of wielding any of those seven Elements are known as allogenes, while ascended deities are often referred as Archons.

There are also other types of power that do not directly pertain to the seven known Elements of Teyvat, but do serve as the main type of power originated from the Void Realm, which is known as Abyssal Energy and is regarded as the antithesis of Elements.

Universal Energy System

Elemental Power is used by all the characters in Genshin Impact and subsidise them throughout all cases of combat. The section below explains how Elemental Power qualifies for a Universal Energy System. Considering the presented feats and core mechanicisms, the following abilities are granted by default to any user: Energy Absorption, Statistics Amplification & Damage Boost.

Universal Use

Elemental Power is seen to be channelled through the body of all wielders of visions and allogenes, amplifying and suppressing all their statistics including speed, giving them better control over their power. Many of these instances were shown in both in-game combat, storyline battles and action cutscenes consistently throughout the entire franchise.

Notable examples include:

• Tartaglia using electro power from his delusion and uses it to channel electricity throughout his body and amplify his base statistics, then uses Abyssal Energy for him to transform into foul-legacy, further enhancing his statistics, a transformed state that is far beyond his base, to the point he can even contend with the All Devouring Narwhal.

• Signora used her cryo delusion to suppress the uncontrollable flame power, inhibiting it from causing any inadverent destruction. She was also able to reawaken then amplify her power and durability upon re-channeling flames of Pyro throughout her body.

• The Raiden Shogun channels electricity from her Electro powers to enter a new state of transformation that stretches beyond her base power, and allows her to move at flashing lightning-speeds beyond her displayed motions of movement. Raiden Ei is also capable of performing the same feat.

• Scaramouche using the Electro-Gnosis to power-up the Shouki no Kami, allowing him to reach godlike powers on-par with that of The Raiden Shogun's elemental authority, essentially reaching a true state of divinity.

• Mavuika channeling Pyro flames throughout her body and even enflaming her hair, allowing it to glow, while simultaneously enpowering her powers for her to aid herself against Il Capitano.

Ambition and Empowerment

Allogenes are known as vision carriers and anyone who is capable of using Elemental Power. Their abilities and potency to manipulate their respective elements are bestowed by their gods, if they were to have an extremely powerful desire. The ambition of allogenes are even as strong enough, to be able to potentially ascend upon Celestia and achieve godhood.

However, once an allogene loses their vision, their ambition also becomes greatly diminished and causes them a massive change in-personality, usually for the worst and makes it easier for them to manifest their weaknesses.

With that said, all allogenes are automatically granted Supernatural Willpower and Empowerment.

Elemental Power Manipulation

Basic Elemental Manipulation

The manipulation of Elemental Power at its rudimentary level; every vision user, no matter their aptness in their elemental powers, should possess the following abilities based on the element they are affined to:

Anemo

• Wind Manipulation
  • Elemental Absorption (Anemo can absorb various elements such as electro, pyro, cryo and hydro, then infuse with it, allowing it to inflict swirling attacks causing damage pertaining to the absorbed element)
    • Attack Reflection (The elements infused with anemo can be rebounded back with a swirling attack)
  • Enhanced Air Manipulation (Anemo can create vacuum fields, which can pull and suck in objects towards its centre, or repel it away from the centre of its field)

Geo

• Earth Manipulation
  • Crystal Manipulation & Forcefield Creation (Through the Crystalise elemental reaction with any element that is electro, pyro, cryo and hydro, it will create a crystal that can be transformed into an omni-directional barrier)
  • Creation (Wielders of the Geo Element are capable of creating rocky constructs out of nowhere)

Electro

• Electricity Manipulation
  • Magnetism Manipulation (When a character is affected by electro, it'll trigger the response of the Lightning Strike Probe to point towards the electro status of the character)
  • Paralysis Inducement (Electro can paralyse its targets, particularly weak lifeforms)
  • Various Status Effect Inducement (The electro element is extremely reactive with other elements; particularly cryo, hydro, dendro and pyro. A list of elemental reactions that can be induced by electro can be seen here)

Dendro

• Life Manipulation (Dendro is the elemental energy of life itself. It is the vital energy that preserves the life of many elemental beings of Sumeru. Such a time was when the life energy of certain elemental beings were sacrifice, to restore the Heart of Oasis)
  • Plant Manipulation (Wielders of the Dendro element can summon plants out of nowhere)
  • Explosion Manipulation (Through interacting with the hydro element, a Bloom elemental reaction will be triggered and it creates an explosive seed of dendro energy)
  • Various Status Effect Inducement (The dendro element is very reactive with other elements. A list of elemental reactions that can be induced by electro can be seen here)

Hydro

• Water Manipulation
  • Various Status Effect Inducement (The hydro element is very reactive with other elements. A list of elemental reactions that can be induced by electro can be seen here)

Pyro

• Fire Manipulation
  • Heat Manipulation (The pyro element can nullify the frozen effect by transfering heat upon its target through its flames)
  • Various Status Effect Inducement (The pyro element is very reactive with other elements. A list of elemental reactions that can be induced by electro can be seen here)

Cryo

• Ice Manipulation
  • Temperature Manipulation (The cryo element can freeze elements by absorbing the heat in them)
  • Various Status Effect Inducement (The cryo element is very reactive with other elements. A list of elemental reactions that can be induced by electro can be seen here)

Fundamental Mechanisms

The core mechanisms and effects of Elemental Power from down from its root aspects:

• Elemental Manipulation (Self-explanatory)
• Energy Manipulation & Energy Projection (Self-explanatory)
• Aura (Self-explanatory)
• Magic (Visions carry the magical effect to cast out the elemental power of an allogene)
• Transformation, Intangibility (Elemental Energy) & Limited Flight (Wielders of elemental energy can transform into their respectively affined elements for a greater range of movement)
  • Summoning & Limited Weapon Control (Like all Allogenes, the Traveler can freely summon and telekinetically move their primary weapon)
• Forcefield Creation (Wielders of elemental energy can cast an elemental barrier to defend against hostile forces)
• Enhanced Senses/Extrasensory Perception (Elemental energy users have Elemental Sight which allows one to detect elemental traces or objects, objects of interest, and even hidden footsteps)
• Holy Manipulation (The seven Elements of Teyvat originated from the Light Realm, a realm of pure raw and primordial elemental beings who historically held the pinnacle potency of elemental power, known as the Seven Sovereigns. The power from the Light Realm can repel against the Abyssal Energy of the Void Realm, which is extremely harmful against towards elemental beings such as elemental dragons and vishaps)
• Spatial Manipulation (Strong attacks fueled with Elemental Energy can warp space itself. When these attacks are targeted at places where different spaces connect- such as the borders between two spaces, a rift can be torn between the two to allow travel between them)
• Memory, Emotion, Perception, Soul and Information Transmutation (Type 1; Wielders of elements can convert knowledge, speech, emotions and memories into pure elemental energy)
  • Purification (All Types; Upon sacrificing one's own essence, knowledge and overall being to revitalise their homeland and the Heart of Oasis, from dark Abyssal Energy and forbidden knowledge. The Traveller once used his elemental energy to clean Dvalin's tear)
  • Elemental Deconstruction (When one's entire essence, memories and knowledge all revert to elemental energy, their being will gradually erode away, until they won't be remembered by anyone. Nahida and the Traveler lended their assistance during the sacrificing ritual, by using their powers)
• Non-Physical Interaction (Allogenes can interact and fight against each other, using their respective elements)
  • Soul, Mental, Memories, Elemental Energy & Information (Type 1; Allogenes are capable of directly interacting with Elemental Lifeforms. Elemental Power can interact with Ley Lines that contains a network of souls. Elemental energy consists of one's knowledge and speech)
• Disease Manipulation & Empathic Manipulation (The Smaragus Jadeite is a type of crystal resin that contains an immense concentration of elemental energy. Any non-allogene mortal who can't wield Elemental Power, will succumb to its effects and become sick or even experience a drastic change of personality, being a byproduct of exposed to its heavy elemental concentration)

Resistance to:

• Abyssal Energy (The Impurities of Dvalin's contaminated tear are repelled by elemental energy; Dvalin's impurities were caused by the Abyss Order. The seven Elements of Teyvat originated from the Light Realm, a realm of pure raw and primordial elemental beings who historically held the pinnacle potency of elemental power, known as the Seven Sovereigns. The power from the Light Realm can repel against the Abyssal Energy of the Void Realm)
• Sleep Manipulation And Dream Manipulation (The vision is able to resonate and resist the negative effects of meteor constellations that contain elemental energy and cause one to fall asleep and have strange dreams)

Ley Lines Manipulation

Characters who are capable of interacting and manipulating the Ley Lines systems, the foundation network of the Universe, are granted the following abilities:

• Reality Warping & Law Manipulation (Elemental Power is the building blocks of the Universe and the impetus of many phenomenas and manifestations across it. Dainsleif implied that the Abyss Order was capable of altering all of reality through manipulating the Ley Lines, the network of Elemental Power and memories across the Universe, through the Loom of Fate. Caribert also stated that through the use of the Loom of Fate, the world can be changed through tampering with the Ley Lines. If a Ley Lines system that pertains to one's being were to be replaced, then they'll be erased from existence and all of reality will be rewritten according to their disappearance, which causes everyone who remember the erased entity to have all their memories erased. Through the loss of memories due to ley line erasure, all laws that are relevant to the erased will disappear, potentially rewriting everything)
• Conceptual Manipulation Type 2 (Elemental Power is the building blocks of the Universe and the impetus of many phenomenas and manifestations across it and Leyline are conceptual networks that spread throughout the world. Caribert also explains that reweaving the leyline will change the entire world)
  • Soul Manipulation & Memory Manipulation (Elemental Power is the building blocks of the Universe and the impetus of many phenomenas and manifestations across it. The Ley Lines, the network of elemental energy and memories across the Universe, spreads throughout all of the three realms, including the Void Realm. The Ley Lines also contains numerous souls throughout its network)
  • Status Effect Inducement (Sleep & Memory Inducement; The Abyss Order's tampering with the Ley Lines caused the Traveler to fall unconscious and revoke the memories from centuries ago with his sister)
  • Existence Erasure (Fundamental, Memories & Soul; If a Ley Lines system that pertains to one's being were to be replaced, then they'll be erased from existence and all of reality will be rewritten according to their disappearance, which causes everyone who remember the erased entity to have all their memories erased. Arlecchino stated the loss of memories results in the byproduct of losing one-self. Once one's memories becomes consumed by flames, their entire existence in the present will be erased and then wake-up in the past, forever confined with their own past. All of the affairs and memories concerning to them in the present will also be erased, to the point no one practically remembers them and regarded as to have "died")
• Illusion Creation & Perception Manipulation (The Ley Lines caused Qi Ding and many other miners to witness upon a manifestation called a "Wish Granter"; upon them interacting with that Wish Granter, it evoked illusions and manipulated their perspective basing on their yearnful and desired memories. When the Traveller tampered with the Ley Lines of Inazuma, all of the dead soldiers that died 500 years ago suddenly manifested. The Ley Line disroder can manifest apparitions and illusions that were from the past)
• Soul Healing & Regeneration (Memories of the Ley Lines can fill in the gaps of souls and revivify them to their original perserving state. Memories were stated to be the same or correspondent to that of souls; the memory essence which is practically the same as soul essence, are used to repair the souls)
• Conceptual Manipulation (Type 3; The Night Kingdom is a river of ley lines consisted of elemental flow that can be used to create a certain concept, attributing to a certain object. Examples being creating the concept of a net to catch concepts analogous to that of a catching a fish. An instance shown was a concept of a net was created, to catch Kachina's ancient name)

Elemental Authority

The Elemental Authority grants the user divinity and absolute control over their affined element, only exlusive to Archons and Sovereigns:

• Archon Physiology
• Sovereign Physiology

• Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; The Deities with elemental authorities, such as the Archons, are capable of tampering with the realms of consciousness, which are concepts that are independent from a being's consciousness and exists outside of the Universe. One's realm of consciousness may locally shape the history of its nation, or even contain all of Irminsul which is the World Tree of the Universe itself)
• Avatar Creation (Archons can create or possess vessels that serves as their mortal avatars. Any harm that is inflicted upon their vessels has no effect upon their true forms)
• Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 1; Human will consists of the conceptual nature of the spirit and will, systems that consists of the concepts of memories, wishes and the fundamental soul which are practically concepts that make up the entire Ley Lines system, that shapes the Universe itself. Those who achieved divinity are granted a state so-called "True Will", and through this "True Will", it allows a divine being to be completely unbounded by human will, thus the Ley Line network, allowing them to transcend beyond the physical reality. Through Immortality, it allows one to transcend all laws that pertain to the Universe)

Resistance to:

• Sleep Manipulation & Sound Manipulation (Dottore's powerful soundwaves that can induce sleep sent through the Akasha Terminal does not have any effect on gods, including Archons)

Unconventional Resistance to:

• Ley Lines Manipulation (As a divine being who achieved True Will, archons are unbound by all of the concepts that shape up the Ley Line system, the Universe's premise. The ley lines systems contains elemental energy, souls and memories that makes-up reality's fundamental existence, laws and history)
• Fate Manipulation & Causality Manipulation (Upon attaining an elemental authority over one of the seven elements and the throne of it, they'll no longer be bound by the system of fate. Casuality is irreversibly attached by fate, hence, cause and effect is tied and unseparated with the system of fate)
• Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; Through achieving "True Will" derived from the archon's immortality and divinity, they transcend the concepts of spirit of will -- fundamental concepts that shape up the Universal Ley Lines network of souls and memories. Will is correspondent to one's determination and ambition, which transcends all of space and time, therefore lies independent from the Universe)

All powers, abilities and resistances from Archon Physiology to a far greater extent, in addition to:

• Elemental Lifeform Physiology (Sovereigns can only be born from dragons who are elementally pure, therefore can only be born from entities fully consisted of elemental energy, therefore they are pure and refined Elemental lifeforms. The Seven Dragon Sovereigns are considered the pinnacle lifeforms to ever harness primordial elemental energy. The Seven Sovereigns were the Elemental Dragons who originated from the Light Realm, a realm where the most powerful and prominent elemental beings originated. Their Elemental Authorities allowed them to be exceptionally attuned to their elemental affinity, making their being analogous to that of Elemental Lifeforms. Sovereigns can only be born from dragons who are elementally pure, therefore can only be born from entities fully consisted of elemental energy)

Elemental Lifeform Physiology

The Physiology of an elemental lifeform, an entity whose entire existence is solely consisted of Elemental Power; only exclusive to characters who's being are solely consisted of elemental energy:

• Incorporeality (Souls, Memories & Elemental Energy; Elemental lifeforms entirely consist of pure elemental energy, that are the building blocks of the world. It is a part of the Ley Lines system at its fundamental aspect, an interconnected system shared with souls, and memories. Elemental lifeforms are manifestations that are enkindled from the Ley Line network)
  • Abstract Existence (Type 1 [Information (Type 1)]; Elemental lifeforms and spirits consist purely of elemental energy. Elemental energy is said to be the building blocks of all of the Universe; hence, consists of the speech, emotions, memories and knowledge one has learned)

Mystic Arts

The Mystic Arts of Teyvat; a network of various forms of magic, rituals and other supernatural abilities across all of Teyvat. Those who can wield mystic arts may possess the following abilities variants:

Witch Magic and Astrology

Magic is one of the many methods to drawing elemental energy from their affiliated elements. One of the examples include that of a catalyst, a tool that is used to manifest elemental phenomenons through means of magic. One of the notable and prominent factions who makes the use of magic to its peak are the witches of Hexenzirkel. The few notable witches that are known for their reowned and formidable powers; paragons being Alice, the leader of Hexenzirkel and Klee's mother; Rhinedottir, a practitioner of the Art of Khemia; Barbeloth, a preeminent hydromancer, visionary and astrologist -- she is Mona's instructor as well.

The proficient users of magic, alchemy and astrology are granted the following abilities:

• Enhanced Magic
  • Pocket Reality Creation (Through the use of witchery magic, the witches of Hexenzirkel can create entire pocket realities, simply through the use of their quill to cast their magic)
  • Alchemy (The witches of Hexenzirkel are known to be experts of alchemy, a technique that allows the creation of any material through the use of Elemental Powers)
  • Life Manipulation (The witches of Hexenzirkel, particularly Alice the Goddess of Creation, gave life to the beings of Simulanka and vitalised the entire world of Simulanka, by transforming it from a piece of fictional literature into a real world and true fantasy)
• Reality Warping & Precognition (Witches of Hexenzirkel are able to see through fate and create new stories and destinies through prophecies, altering the world and the history of the future to ensure its fulfillment)
• Illusion Creation (Mona can cast an illusionary image of herself using magic and hydromancy; through her elemental skill, Mirror Reflection of Doom)
• Fate Manipulation, Causality Manipulation & Supernatural Luck (Through Mona's elemental skill, Mirror Reflection of Doom, she is able to use the phantom facsimile to ward off her imminent ill-fate. Causality is irreversibly attached to fate, and whatever fate changes will also alter the cause and effect. Witches of Hexenzirkel are able to see through fate and create new stories and destinies through prophecies, altering the world and the history of the future to ensure its fulfillment)

Art of Khemia

• Enhanced Alchemy (Elemental Lifeforms; The Art of Khemia is an alchemist technique that allows a practitioner to create synthetic elemental lifeforms)
• Likely Chaos Manipulation (The Art of Khemia was hinted to be one of the major causes of the cataclysm that occurred 500 years ago, an catastrophic event that caused devastation throughout all realms of the Universe, especially the nation Khaenri'ah which was completely destroyed)

Adeptal Arts and Physiology

Adeptal Arts are the mystic and supernatural techniques used by the adepti of Liyue and their disciples, bestowed by the Geo Archon Morax. Characters who retains adeptal mystic arts include beings such as Xiao, Ganyu and Shenhe; adeptus are granted the following abilities:

Adeptal Arts

• Pocket Reality Creation (Through the technique of Sub-space Creation, the adeptus are able to create pocket realms through their imagination. The realms created by Sub-space Creation are called abodes, which are dimensions separate from the main Universe. Notable abodes include the Realm of Clouds, Sea Gazer's Abode and the Serenitea Pot)
• Enhanced Magic (The adepti casts their elemental power as adeptal energy that is activated through the use of sigils. Examples include Qiqi needing to use sigils to cast her cryo adeptal power)
• Alchemy (The adepti are capable of using their adeptal power to perform alchemy. A known example are elixirs, which are made from alchemy powered by adeptal energy)
  • Power Bestowal & Enhanced Statistics Amplification (The Mist Veiled Gold Elixir can grant and enhance weapons with transcendent powers)
  • Limited Death Manipulation (Anyone who comes to consume the Mist Veiled Mercury Elixir are bound to die)
  • Chaos Manipulation & Law Manipulation (The Mist Veiled Primo Elixir embodies a state of intertwining order and chaos, and is hinted to have symbolised the cataclysm imposed upon the Universe 500 years ago)
• Soul Manipulation, Mind Manipulation & Enhanced Holy Manipulation (The adepti can perform exorcism upon evil spirits and demons, techniques allowing them to expulse away any immoral spirits across that obstructs their path)

Adeptus Physiology

• Elemental Lifeform Physiology (The Adepti, who are "mighty and illuminated beasts" are capable of wielding Elemental Power without a vision, due them being pure elemental lifeforms themselves)

Yaksha Physiology

• Adeptus Physiology
• Enhanced Soul Manipulation, Mind Manipulation & Holy Manipulation (The adepti can perform exorcism upon evil spirits and demons, techniques allowing them to expulse away any immoral spirits across that obstructs their path. Xiao is one of the yakshas who is prominent for their exorcising bane against evil, along with all of the other four yakshas who saved Liyue against the demons during the cataclysm. All yakshas are reveried and admired upon for their purge against demons and divine karma)
  • Fate Manipulation & Causality Manipulation (The Yakshas, with the paragon being Xiao, are predominately reowned for their purge against evil and divine karma. Causality is irreversibly attached to fate)

Harbinger Abilities

The Eleven Fatui Harbingers are the executive heads of the Fatui and been bestowed god-like elemental authority by the Tsarita, the Cryo Archon. Their strength, powers and capabilities surpass that of the ordinary mortals and even certain divine beings, allowing them to contend with the eternal thrones of the Seven Archons themselves.

The Fatui Harbingers are granted the following abilities:

• Greater Basic Elemental Manipulation (The Fatui Harbingers carry an external source of elemental power, called a "delusion" along with their vision, that can enable them to manipulate multiple elements at once. Delusions are denoted to be far more powerful than ordinary visions)

• Additional Non-Physical Interaction
  • Beyond-Dimensional (Type 1; The power of the top 3 Fatui Harbingers are powerful enough to rival, and potentially even surpass that of the Seven Archons of Teyvat, hence, they can successfully interact and compete with their power. Capitano was able to fight Mavuika, the current Pyro Archon)

Notes/Explanations

1. The Reality Warping for Witch Magic is non-combatable.
2. The Chinese description of Mist Veiled Lead Elixir and Mist Veiled Mercury Elixir. Localized into English as "Alchemy" and "the manufacture of elixirs," respectively.
3. This ability should specifically only apply to the Top 3 Harbingers.

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