The Widsith in Genshin Impact: How to Get It and Who It's For

In Genshin Impact, The Widsith is the default 4-star catalyst, obtained from any banner in the game. Great for both primary and secondary DD, easy to obtain and has several random passive characteristics.

In this guide, we talked about the benefits of the Wanderer's Song, the ways to obtain and upgrade the catalyst, and which characters it is best suited for.

How to get The Widsith

Since The Widsith is a standard weapon, it can be obtained from any banner However, this catalyst will occasionally have an increased drop rate with a number of other 4-star weapons in the Incarnation of the Divine banner.

Key Features of The Wanderer's Song

Main characteristics of the Song of the Wanderer

• Rarity: 4 stars.
• Base Attack: 42/109/205/266/327/388/449/510
• Critical Damage Bonus (in %): 12/21.2/30.9/35.7/40.6/45.4/50.3/55.1

Passive ability: Once every 30 seconds after switching to the bearer of the Song of the Wanderer, one of three random Debut effects is activated for 10 seconds:

• Recitative: Increases attack power (in %) by 60/75/90/105/120;
• Aria: Increases elemental damage (in %) by 48/60/72/84/96;
• Interlude: Increases Elemental Mastery by 240/300/360/420/480.

To understand which of the Debut effects has been activated, the easiest way is to look at the type of note that appears above the character's head. The correspondence between notes and effects is shown in the image below:

How to level up The Widsith

In addition to 605 Magic Enhancement Ore, the following materials are required to upgrade the catalyst to different levels:

In total, to fully upgrade the Song, the material costs will be as follows:

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How to Awaken The Widsith

To awaken the catalyst, you will need a weapon identical to it.

Which characters are suitable for The Widsith

Thanks to the bonus to critical damage , The Widsith will be good for any DD. However, depending on the playstyle and the characteristics of the characters, some of the weapon's effects may be useless for some catalysts. The Widsith is best suited for characters who play from elemental reactions and are not on the battlefield for a long time.

It is recommended to play The Widsith on the following characters:

Character	Advantages and disadvantages
Yae Miko	All three of Debut's effects are useful for giving her a significant boost in combat, and as a sub-DD, the passive ability's duration is enough to activate all of Yae's skills.
Nahida	All passive effects are useful for her. Like Yae Miko, she most often enters the battle as a sub-DD for a short time, during which the Debut effect will be active.
Mona	Able to benefit from all of Debut's effects, and as a sub-DD, able to quickly use enhanced skills while her passive ability is active.
Klee	All passive buffs are useful for her, but if she is on the battlefield for more than 10 seconds, the effectiveness of the weapon will decrease.
Wanderer	Gains a large bonus from all passive effects when playing through Elemental Reaction: Swirl. Like Klee, can only use passive weapon effects for 10 seconds.
Wriothesley	The only benefit from the three passive effects is in the game through Melting, otherwise only two buffs will be useful - for attack power and elemental damage.
Yanfei	Benefits from all of the catalyst's passive abilities, but also cannot remain on the battlefield for long periods of time without losing effectiveness.
Shikanoin Heizou	In a game with Elemental Reaction: Swirl , he is able to benefit from all three passive effects.
Nevillette	Receives significant boosts from passive effects, especially when playing through reactions.
Ningguang	Gains an advantage by increasing elemental damage and attack power. Since Geo does not react with other elements, the Elemental Mastery bonus will be useless for her.

How to play with Song of the Wanderer

To maximize the effects of this weapon, it is worth putting it on characters that play through elemental reactions and spend no more than 10 seconds on the battlefield. It is great for sub-DDs that deal damage from the pocket, as well as for revolver squads. Due to the bonus to critical damage, it shows good results even on the main damage dealers who are on the battlefield for more than 10 seconds.