After the long wait, and back-and-forth debates about Iansan’s release date and rarity inGenshin Impact, she has been officially announced as an upcoming four-star, Electro Polearm character. Iansan is set to release alongside thenew five-star character VaresainGenshin Impact’s upcoming version 5.5 update.
Ahead of Iansan’s release, recent leaks forGenshin Impacthave already revealed her full kit. Ultimately, Iansan already seems like she could compete with some of the best four-star support characters, while also shaping up to be a powerful DPS unit for free-to-play players.
Iansan’s Strengths
Iansan’s Weaknesses
Iansan’s leaked attributes, attacks, and abilitiesare subject to balancing changes ahead of her official release inGenshin Impact’s 5.5 update.
Iansan Could Replace Bennet as a Support on Natlan and Electro Hypercarry Teams
Overall, Iansan’s combined kit of attack scaling, damage buffs, and off-field healing naturally put her in direct competition withBennet, a four-star Pyro support characterwho has a similar kit. Ultimately, one of the biggest factors of whether Iansan could effectively replace Bennet as a better support unit comes down to how efficient Iansan’s attack scaling will be for her abilities and talents, which remains to be seen. However, there are already a couple of notable differences between Iansan and Bennet that could be considered disadvantages for Iansan:
Since Bennet can provide a universal +25% attack buff viaGenshin Impact’s Elemental Resonance featurewhen paired with a Pyro hypercarry, Iansan likely won’t be able to efficiently replace Bennet on Pyro team compositions. However, Iansan’s natural synergy with Natlan characters and her diverse support kit could give her an advantage on Natlan team compositions and/or as a battery for an Electro hypercarry team.
Iansan Could Be a Great DPS Among Four-Star Characters
Although Iansan’s kit generally lacks a high-damage attack combo or nuke, Iansan can still be considered a powerful DPS unit, specifically when compared to other four-star characters. With seemingly all of Iansan’s abilities and talents scaling with her attack attribute, this naturally makes her flexible as both a DPS and a support unit hybrid.
At first glance, Iansan seems like a blend of many different powerful support buffs. However, as a four-star character, the potency and sheer variety of her buffs might ultimately be too good to be true. Hence, Iansan might not be able to compete with some of the best four-star support characters who players likely already have some or all of their Constellation upgrades, but she could still be apowerful DPS inGenshin Impactfor free-to-play players who might not have some of the newest five-star characters.
