In Genshin Impact, a new banner featuring the extremely powerful character Venti is launching today, March 17. We will reveal why he is powerful and what your chances are of obtaining him.
Who is Venti? The cheeky and carefree bard from Mondstadt, who has a penchant for wine, encounters players very early in the storyline of Genshin Impact. His musical talent is recognized by all residents of Mondstadt, earning Venti the title of the most popular bard three times.
Venti uses a bow as his weapon, and his element is Anemo. In the Genshin Impact community, he has quickly become a very popular character, due in part to his personality and also to his extremely strong abilities.
At the game’s release, it was temporarily possible to pull Venti from the character Gacha pool. He was later removed and has not been available since then. Players who were unable to pull Venti back then have lamented their loss.
Why is Venti strong? With his introduction as a playable character in Genshin Impact, Venti immediately gained the reputation of being one of the strongest characters overall. He also occupies the top ranks on our tier list. There are several reasons for this:
- His abilities generate large amounts of elemental energy
- His burst deals high damage, has high scaling, and can be combined with other elements
- The burst also provides strong crowd control by sucking in and launching enemies into the air
- Venti works well in many different team compositions
- It is relatively simple to farm a good artifact combination for Venti since he will already deal high damage with 2x Noblesse Oblige and 2x Green Shadow
- He does not require a banner weapon and has several good Free2Play alternatives to deal high damage (for example, Stringless)
- Even the tough challenges in the Spiral Abyss are easier with Venti and his skills
Moreover, Venti is also very powerful at low levels. You don’t need to unlock multiple constellations for him, meaning you don’t have to pull him multiple times before he can fully unleash his power. All of this makes him a very strong character.
You can watch gameplay of an leveled Venti in action in the following comparison video:
These are your chances of getting Venti
What are the odds for Venti? As a 5-star character, Venti is extremely rare. The likelihood of this rarity is 0.6%. However, the odds are slightly different for Venti’s banner. When you pull a 5-star character, there is a 50% chance it could be Venti and a 50% chance it could be another character.
Additionally, you should keep an eye out for the so-called “Pity Mechanic”. This occurs if you are about to make a total of 90 pulls in Genshin Impact. The 90th pull guarantees you a 5-star character, which could be Venti due to the banner’s 50% chance.
All info about Gacha mechanics in Genshin Impact is also available in our FAQ:
Should I try to get Venti? Although Venti is very powerful and useful, you should consider whether you want to spend your Primogems on him. Especially free-to-play players who do not invest money in Genshin Impact have a strong physical DPS option with the new 4-star character Rosaria, who has higher drop rates, coming on the next banner on April 7.
If you are close to the 90th pull, you can try to fish for Venti. His raw power is worth the attempt, even though he is still not guaranteed.
Will you try your luck with Venti or save for another character? Have you already added the cheeky bard to your collection? What do you think of him? Tell us in the comments.
If you still need some Primogems for more pulls, you can get them from a browser game:
Genshin Impact: Simple browser game gives you more Primogems
