Genshin Impact version 7.3 beta has started, and the Anastasya kit leaks are already pouring in. We have our first look at Anastasya’s complete kit, and she looks to be one of the best characters in the game. If she remains mostly unchanged during her beta phase, Stellar reaction teams are going to be significantly better than any other in Genshin Impact.
I have been going over her kit in Genshin Impact and checking different theorycrafters for the calcs, and now I’m going to give you a complete breakdown of Anastasya’s kit and explain what teams she works best in. I will also go over her farming materials in case you want to prepare the resources right away.
Credit to Seele for the information.
Anastasya Tsaritsa Complete Kit In Genshin Impact, Explained
Anastasya is a 5-Star Cryo Bow character in Genshin Impact, and her kit is designed to make her a great addition to your Stellar reaction teams. She works incredibly well as both a main DPS and sub-DPS, in a way that I would consider much better than Mavuika, who falls short as a sub-DPS. Similar to Mitya, tapping her Elemental Skill enables her sub-DPS mode, while holding it switches to main DPS.
UPDATE: The kit information has been updated as of Beta V2.
Normal Attacks
As a Bow user, Anastasya has weaker Normal Attacks than an average character and should not be used on-field without her Elemental Skill. Besides the pretty animations, the Normal and Charged Attacks have the same functionality as any other Bow character. The multipliers at Lv. 10 as of V2 are also low, but let’s go over them.
| Damage Type | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| 1-Hit DMG | 78.3% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 79.7% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 49.9% x2 |
| 4-Hit DMG | 36.2% x3 |
| 5-Hit DMG | 129.9% |
| Aimed Shot | 86.7% |
| Fully Charged Aimed Shot | 223.2% |
| Plunge DMG | 112.3% |
| Low/High Plunge DMG | 224.6% / 280.6% |
Elemental Skill
Anastasya Tsaritsa’s Elemental Skill can be used as either a tap for sub-DPS or a hold for main DPS. By tapping her Elemental Skill, players will deal two instances of Cryo DMG every 2s, and if you have Stellar Radiance active, the 2nd instance will be converted into Stellar DMG each time.
After holding her Elemental Skill, her weapon becomes a Polearm, similar to how Tartaglia switches to Dual Blades or Raiden Shogun switches to Sword. She can then perform quick and heavy Cryo-infused attacks, up to 5 times in a sequence. However, her 2nd attack in this state hits twice, while her 4th and 5th attacks hit three times, and only the final hit in these and the 1st and 3rd attacks will deal Stellar DMG if you have Radiance active. Moreover, she cannot do Charged Attacks in this mode.
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If her Cryo attacks are low, why bother mentioning them? Because they keep up the Cryo aura on the enemy and allow you to consistently deal Cryo-related reactions. Lastly, depending on your stance, Anastasya Tsaritsa will have a different Elemental Burst that further enhances that playstyle. Her Elemental Burst by default will be that of the sub-DPS mode. In both modes, her Elemental Skill has a 100% uptime. Make sure you read her Ascension talents because one of those works with her Elemental Skill and grants a teamwide Crit DMG buff.
Here are the multipliers on her Elemental Skill at Lv. 10 as of V2.
| Damage Type | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| Tap Initial DMG | 212.8% |
| Hold Initial DMG | 283.7% |
| Azure Star Crown Cryo DMG (Tap) | 115.2% x2 |
| Azure Star Crown Stellar-Conduct/Stellar Swirl DMG (Tap) | 60.48% / 90.72% |
| 1-Hit Cryo DMG (Hold) | 112.9% |
| 2-Hit Cryo DMG (Hold) | 59.1% x2 |
| 3-Hit Cryo DMG (Hold) | 143.5% |
| 4-Hit Cryo DMG (Hold) | 53.0% x 3 |
| 5-Hit Cryo DMG (Hold) | 63.8% x3 |
| 1-Hit Stellar-Conduct/Stellar Swirl DMG (Hold) | 70.6% / 105.9% |
| 2-Hit Stellar-Conduct/Stellar Swirl DMG (Hold) | 74.0% / 110.9% |
| 3-Hit Stellar-Conduct/Stellar Swirl DMG (Hold) | 89.8% / 134.7% |
| 4-Hit Stellar-Conduct/Stellar Swirl DMG (Hold) | 97.9% / 146.9% |
| 5-Hit Stellar-Conduct/Stellar Swirl DMG (Hold) | 119.5% / 179.2% |
| Azure Star Crown Duration (Tap) | 20s |
| Glory Blessing Duration (Hold) | 15s |
| Cooldown | 15s |
Elemental Burst
While the Elemental Skill is the most important part of Anastasya’s kit, her Elemental Burst is the most unique one we have in the game, and also equally important with a low Energy Cost. She essentially has two Bursts, each with different animations, and it depends on what stance you are in (main or sub).
Moreover, she seals herself or party members, preventing you from switching to them during your rotations. If you tap your Skill, Anastasya seals herself, and you cannot switch to her, whereas if you hold your Skill, Anastasya seals party members for a certain duration, forcing you to stay on-field with her as the main DPS.
Is this a cause for concern? Only if you are using characters that have low uptime on their abilities. There might be a character you use that needs to be rotated into twice during a rotation, but that’s a very niche situation. Most of the time, you should be completely fine with this, and I honestly like how this will make her rotations much more linear and player-friendly.
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As for how the Burst enhances her Elemental Skill gameplay, she deals an additional instance of Stellar DMG every 2s after the Tap Skill Burst mode. She will be sealed, but she will increase the party’s Stellar DMG by 30%. Dealing Stellar reaction DMG will reduce her sealed time, which is 20s at initial cast. Once she is unsealed, switching to her will deal an instance of heavy Stellar damage.
In the Hold Skill Burst mode, Anastasya will deal a large initial Stellar hit and seal the rest of the party. In this case, the party members will be unsealed one by one, and their seal duration will be reduced whenever you perform Normal Attacks in Anastasya’s main DPS mode. Each time a party member is unsealed, you can perform a special attack dealing decent Stellar DMG.
Anastasya’s kit makes her appear as a very selfish character in Genshin Impact at first, but she is actually making the best use of her party members. She is, quite honestly, exactly what an Archon kit should look like, and I’m mainly talking about the playstyle, not the numbers, because she is broken.
Here are the multipliers on her Elemental Burst at Lv. 10 as of V2.
| Damage Type | Multiplier |
|---|---|
| Tap Skill Burst Initial DMG | 360.7% |
| Tap Skill Burst Stellar Reaction DMG Bonus | 30% |
| Azure Star Crown (tap) Stellar-Conduct / Stellar Swirl DMG | 20.2% / 30.2% |
| Tap Skill Burst Unseal Special Attack Stellar-Conduct / Stellar Swirl DMG | 400.8% / 601.2% |
| Hold Skill Burst Initial Stellar-Conduct / Stellar Swirl DMG | 561.1% / 841.7% |
| Hold Skill Burst 1st Unseal Cryo DMG | 48.1% x5 |
| Hold Skill Burst 1st Unseal Stellar-Conduct / Stellar Swirl DMG | 120.2% / 180.4% |
| Hold Skill Burst 2nd Unseal Stellar-Conduct / Stellar Swirl DMG | 160.3% / 240.5% |
| Hold Skill Burst 3rd Unseal Stellar-Conduct / Stellar Swirl DMG | 200.4% / 300.6% |
| Tap Skill Burst Duration | 20s |
| Hold Skill Burst Duration | 14s |
| Cooldown | 15s |
| Energy Cost | 50 |
Ascension Talents
The names of the following Ascension Passives are subject to change as they are most often placeholders or inaccurate translations. As part of her Ascension, Anastasya gets Crit Rate as the stat, so you will have an easier time building a good Crit ratio.
Glory of the Radiant Night – After casting Elemental Skill, the entire party, including Anastasya, gets 12% Crit DMG for 20s. If Anastasya is sealed after Burst, her Crit DMG is temporarily distributed to other party members, totaling theirs to 16% each. If the other party members are sealed, their Crit DMG is temporarily transferred to Anastasya, bringing the total to 48%.
An Unfinished Requiem – When Anastasya is in the party, she grants a few buffs. When the Polestar Field grants a buff, its effects are increased, and when a Stellar Prism is created, the Polestar Field immediately grants one instance of that buff. Moreover, Stellar Vortexes are upgraded to level 2 upon creation, and the base multiplier of Stellar Swirl is increased by 15%.
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Stellar Benediction, Untainted Rebirth (Passive) – Anastasya enables Stellar reactions and increases the base DMG of the corresponding Stellar reaction by 0.7% of every 100 ATK she has, up to a maximum of 14%.
Blessing of Falling Snow – When in Snezhnaya and with Anastasya in the party, party members gradually restore HP outside of combat. The Kresnik Energy of Eye of Graeae will not decrease. If it falls below 30%, it will immediately go back to 30%.
Is Anastasya Tsaritsa’s Kit Good For Main or Sub-DPS in Genshin Impact?
She is an S-Tier main-DPS and Sub-DPS character. One playstyle is not inherently better than the other, though she can have higher DPS with teams if paired with a more front-loaded main DPS like Sandrone.
Anastasya Tsaritsa’s kit is amazing because she works so well in both playstyles in Genshin Impact. Even her buffs are applicable in both Stellar-Conduct and Stellar Swirl teams, which can make her the best support after Odette in some teams. Her Ascension talent, which grants Crit DMG to herself or team members, combined with the damage numbers, is simply too good and makes her almost impossible to skip.
In almost every single Stellar team, Anastasya is either a big upgrade or a sidegrade to existing characters. However, if she gets noticeable buffs or nerfs to one playstyle or the other, the situation will change significantly. As it stands currently, she is the best unit in Genshin Impact.
One question many players may have is whether she has greater value than Danica, another 5-Star character coming in Genshin Impact version 7.3. In truth, the answer would be yes for most people, given her versatility. Danica is a support unit, and her value only increases if you have teams like Sandrone premium that see a massive DPS boost from her buffs. Moreover, Danica is one of the best supports to pick if you use Anastasya as your main DPS. Unfortunately, they are in the same patch, but maybe you can get one in the reruns.
Anastasya Tsaritsa Pre-Release Farming
If you want to pre-farm for Anastasya after looking at her kit like me, you will be happy to know that most items are already in Genshin Impact. The only thing that will restrict your plans to max out on day 1 is the weekly boss material. Spoiler alert: Genshin Impact version 7.3 will introduce a new weekly boss, the lore of which is not of importance in this guide.
Anastasya needs the Shattered Stability Anchor dropped by the Wavebinder boss in Port Belovodye. She also requires the Fairy Wormwood, found in abundance in Teplo Oasis. Moreover, she needs the Chimeric Cores, dropped by Aberrant Chimeric Monsters. One quick tip on farming the Chimeric Cores is to defeat the Bandersnatch every day. It drops a good amount of them, and it’s not the most difficult Local Legend.
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As for Anastasya’s Talent Books, you need the Books of Charity. You can farm these from the Relics of the Fallen Grace Domain on Mondays, Thursdays, and Sundays. It’s not possible to crown her on the first day, as the weekly drops for talents beyond Lv. 6 come from a new boss we haven’t seen yet, and you would need 18 of them. You can get one of each drop after your first successful fight as a reward, plus whatever your luck gives you with the Resin.
As for her artifacts and other equipment, I won’t be discussing that yet, as it is too early. But fret not, because I will be making a detailed guide on that once the beta is almost over. This article will be updated throughout the beta phase, so keep this saved whenever there’s something new.
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