What element is Hydro Traveler?

Hydro Traveler is a 5-star Hydro character from Traveler who uses a sword.

What stat does Hydro Traveler scale on?

Hydro Traveler's abilities multiply HP. That is read from the scaling rows on the Elemental Skill and Burst, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.

What is the best weapon for Hydro Traveler?

Key of Khaj-Nisut is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star sword with HP as its ascension stat, and its passive acts on HP. Serenity's Call is the best 4-star alternative.

Which artifact set should Hydro Traveler use?

Heart of Depth. Its 2-piece bonus is: Hydro DMG Bonus +15% Its 4-piece bonus is: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s.

How much does it cost to level Hydro Traveler's talents?

Taking one talent from level 1 to 10 costs 1,652,500 Mora and 6× Philosophies of Equity among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.

What does Hydro Traveler C1 do?

Swelling Lake: Picking up a Sourcewater Droplet will restore 2 Energy to the Traveler. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Spotless Waters."

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Build guide · Genshin Impact

HydroSwordHealer

The best Hydro Traveler build in Genshin Impact (Version 7.0) is Key of Khaj-Nisut with Heart of Depth, HP% sands, HP% goblet, Healing Bonus circlet. Updated August 22, 2026

How this build was derivedHydro Traveler’s kit multiplies HP, read from the scaling rows on the Elemental Skill and Burst rather than from the ability prose. Weapons and artifact sets below are ranked on whether their stat and their passive text act on that stat. This is a reading of the game’s own numbers, not a community tier consensus — a set that wins a niche team composition will not show up here.

Weapons

3 ranked

Key of Khaj-Nisut — 5★ Sword | Genshin Impact

BISKey of Khaj-Nisut

Highest-rated fit for this kit — HP ascension stat, passive names Max HP.

542

Base ATK · lv 90

66.2%HP

Primordial Jade Cutter — 5★ Sword | Genshin Impact

ALTPrimordial Jade Cutter

Comparable option at the same rarity — CRIT Rate ascension stat, passive names Max HP.

542

Base ATK · lv 90

44.1%CRIT Rate

Serenity's Call — 4★ Sword | Genshin Impact

BUDGETSerenity's Call

Best 4★ that fits — Energy Recharge ascension stat, passive names Max HP.

454

Base ATK · lv 90

61.3%Energy Recharge

Also works: Splendor of Tranquil Waters, Skyward Blade, Fleuve Cendre Ferryman, Finale of the Deep

Artifacts

4 sets

CoreHeart of Depth

2PCHydro DMG Bonus +15%

4PCAfter using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s.

Also works

Main stats

Burst · 80 energy

Sands: HP%
Goblet: HP%
Circlet: Healing Bonus

Substat priority

Highest first

1Energy RechargeBest
2HP%
3CRIT Rate
4CRIT DMG

Talent priority

Upgrade in this order

#1
Elemental Burst
Max first
#2
Elemental Skill
Then
#3
Normal Attack
Next

Teams

No composition on the site currently uses Hydro Traveler. The best teams page carries the ones that are written up.

Genshin Impact 5★ Hydro Sword Healer

Hydro Traveler build summary

Updated August 22, 2026

Key of Khaj-Nisut is the closest fit on the game's own numbers: Hydro Traveler's kit multiplies HP, and a weapon is ranked here on whether its ascension stat and its passive act on that stat. Primordial Jade Cutter, Serenity's Call and Splendor of Tranquil Waters come next. No playtested ranking has been imported for Hydro Traveler, so this is arithmetic over the kit data rather than a damage measurement.

Run Heart of Depth on Hydro Traveler, with Nymph's Dream and Vourukasha's Glow behind it. Main stats are HP% sands, HP% goblet, Healing Bonus circlet. Roll substats in the order Energy Recharge > HP% > CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG.

Talent priority is Elemental Burst > Elemental Skill > Normal Attack. The Elemental Burst costs 80 energy, which is what an Energy Recharge target has to clear.

Role: Healer
Best weapon: Key of Khaj-Nisut
Alternatives: Primordial Jade Cutter, Serenity's Call, Splendor of Tranquil Waters
Artifact set: Heart of Depth
Main stats: HP% sands, HP% goblet, Healing Bonus circlet
Substats priority: Energy Recharge > HP% > CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG
Talent priority: Elemental Burst > Elemental Skill > Normal Attack
Burst energy cost: 80 energy
Key ascension material: 168× Windwheel Aster
Last updated: August 22, 2026

Combat talents

3 levellable

Normal

Foreign Stream

Normal Attack Performs up to 5 rapid strikes.

Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.

Plunging Attack Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Talent level

10 is the cap from materials; C3 and C5 add +3.

1-Hit DMG: 87.9%
2-Hit DMG: 85.9%
3-Hit DMG: 104.7%
4-Hit DMG: 115.3%
5-Hit DMG: 139.9%
Charged Attack DMG: 110.5%+120.0%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost: 20.0
Plunge DMG: 126.4%
Low/High Plunge DMG: 252.7%/315.6%

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
1-Hit DMG	44.5%	48.1%	51.7%	56.9%	60.5%	64.6%	70.3%	76.0%	81.7%	87.9%	94.1%	100.3%	106.5%	112.7%	118.9%
2-Hit DMG	43.4%	47.0%	50.5%	55.5%	59.1%	63.1%	68.7%	74.2%	79.8%	85.9%	91.9%	98.0%	104.0%	110.1%	116.1%
3-Hit DMG	53.0%	57.3%	61.6%	67.8%	72.1%	77.0%	83.8%	90.6%	97.3%	104.7%	112.1%	119.5%	126.9%	134.3%	141.7%
4-Hit DMG	58.3%	63.1%	67.8%	74.6%	79.3%	84.8%	92.2%	99.7%	107.1%	115.3%	123.4%	131.5%	139.7%	147.8%	155.9%
5-Hit DMG	70.8%	76.5%	82.3%	90.5%	96.3%	102.9%	111.9%	121.0%	130.0%	139.9%	149.8%	159.7%	169.5%	179.4%	189.3%
Charged Attack DMG	55.9%+60.7%	60.5%+65.7%	65.0%+70.6%	71.5%+77.7%	76.0%+82.6%	81.3%+88.3%	88.4%+96.0%	95.5%+103.8%	102.7%+111.5%	110.5%+120.0%	118.3%+128.5%	126.1%+137.0%	133.9%+145.4%	141.7%+153.9%	149.5%+162.4%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0
Plunge DMG	63.9%	69.1%	74.3%	81.8%	87.0%	92.9%	101.1%	109.3%	117.5%	126.4%	135.3%	144.2%	153.1%	162.1%	171.0%
Low/High Plunge DMG	127.8%/159.7%	138.2%/172.7%	148.6%/185.7%	163.5%/204.2%	173.9%/217.2%	185.8%/232.1%	202.2%/252.5%	218.5%/272.9%	234.9%/293.4%	252.7%/315.6%	270.5%/337.9%	288.4%/360.2%	306.2%/382.5%	324.1%/404.8%	341.9%/427.0%

Skill

Aquacrest Saber

Unleashes a torrent that can cleanse the world.

Press Sends a Torrent Surge forward that will deal Hydro DMG to opponents it comes into contact with.

Hold Enter Aiming Mode and constantly fire off Dewdrops in the direction in which you are aiming, dealing Hydro DMG to opponents they hit. When the skill ends, it will send a Torrent Surge forward that will deal Hydro DMG to opponents it comes into contact with. Suffusion: When using the Hold configuration of this skill, if the Traveler's HP is higher than 50%, the DMG dealt by Dewdrops will increase based on the Traveler's Max HP, and the Traveler will lose a fixed amount of HP every second.

Arkhe: Pneuma At certain intervals, after using Torrent Surge, this skill will unleash a Spiritbreath Thorn that pierces opponents, dealing Pneuma-aligned Hydro DMG.

You studied the ripples in the water with Paimon.

Talent level

10 is the cap from materials; C3 and C5 add +3.

Torrent Surge DMG: 340.7%
Dewdrop DMG: 59.0%
Spiritbreath Thorn DMG: 59.0%
Spiritbreath Thorn Interval: 9.0s
Suffusion HP Cost: 4.00% Max HP
Suffusion DMG Bonus: 1.15% Max HP
Hold Duration: Max 6.0s
CD: 10.0s

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Torrent Surge DMG	189.3%	203.5%	217.7%	236.6%	250.8%	265.0%	283.9%	302.8%	321.8%	340.7%	359.6%	378.6%	402.2%	425.9%	449.5%
Dewdrop DMG	32.8%	35.3%	37.7%	41.0%	43.5%	45.9%	49.2%	52.5%	55.8%	59.0%	62.3%	65.6%	69.7%	73.8%	77.9%
Spiritbreath Thorn DMG	32.8%	35.3%	37.7%	41.0%	43.5%	45.9%	49.2%	52.5%	55.8%	59.0%	62.3%	65.6%	69.7%	73.8%	77.9%
Spiritbreath Thorn Interval	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s	9.0s
Suffusion HP Cost	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP	4.00% Max HP
Suffusion DMG Bonus	0.64% Max HP	0.69% Max HP	0.74% Max HP	0.80% Max HP	0.85% Max HP	0.90% Max HP	0.96% Max HP	1.02% Max HP	1.09% Max HP	1.15% Max HP	1.22% Max HP	1.28% Max HP	1.36% Max HP	1.44% Max HP	1.52% Max HP
Hold Duration	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s	Max 6.0s
CD	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s

Burst

Rising Waters

Unleashes a slow-moving floating bubble that deals continuous Hydro DMG to nearby opponents.

You studied the ebb and flow of the tides with Paimon.

Talent level

10 is the cap from materials; C3 and C5 add +3.

Skill DMG: 183.4%
Duration: 4.0s
CD: 20.0s
Energy Cost: 80

All 15 levels

Attribute	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Skill DMG	101.9%	109.5%	117.1%	127.3%	135.0%	142.6%	152.8%	163.0%	173.2%	183.4%	193.5%	203.7%	216.5%	229.2%	241.9%
Duration	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s	4.0s
CD	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s	20.0s
Energy Cost	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

Passives

3 fixed

Passive

Spotless Waters

After the Dewdrop fired by the Hold Mode of the Aquacrest Saber hits an opponent, a Sourcewater Droplet will be generated near to the Traveler. If the Traveler picks it up, they will restore 7% HP. 1 Droplet can be created this way every second, and each use of Aquacrest Saber can create 4 Droplets at most.

Passive

Clear Waters

If HP has been consumed via Suffusion while using the Hold Mode Aquacrest Saber, the Torrent Surge at the skill's end will deal Bonus DMG equal to 45% of the total HP the Traveler has consumed in this skill use via Suffusion. The maximum DMG Bonus that can be gained this way is 5,000.

Passive

Foreign Aqualis

Draw new strength from journeys past. For every element you have resonated with, you gain additional buffs.

Additionally, when nearby party members' current HP increases or decreases by 5%, Traveler will receive 1 stack of Blade of Many Waters. You can gain 1 stack of Blade of Many Waters this way once every 4s, max 3 stacks. After obtaining 3 stacks of Blade of Many Waters, performing a Charged Attack will consume all stacks of Blade of Many Waters and transform into the special Charged Attack: Tidebound.

Charged Attack: Tidebound · Each Charged Attack hit deals increased Hydro DMG. Increase in DMG is equal to 150% of Traveler's ATK, · When Traveler's HP is no less than 50%, 10% of Traveler's Max HP will be consumed to increase DMG inflicted by each Charged Attack hit by 100% of Traveler's ATK. · When Traveler's HP is lower than 50%, one instance of healing equal to 25% of Traveler's Max HP will be restored upon hitting an enemy. · Charged Attack: Tidebound can be triggered up to once every 15s.

Full bill

Mora, summed from the tables below

Level 90 and every talent to 10

5,377,500

Mora 20 material lines

Ascension to 90

420,000

Mora 8 materials · 6 steps

All 3 talents to 10

4,957,500

Mora 3× the single-talent bill

Ascension

Level 1 → 90 in six steps

Lv 40
Brilliant Diamond Sliver ×1
Damaged Mask ×3
Windwheel Aster ×3
20,000Mora
Lv 50
Brilliant Diamond Fragment ×3
Damaged Mask ×15
Windwheel Aster ×10
40,000Mora
Lv 60
Brilliant Diamond Fragment ×6
Stained Mask ×12
Windwheel Aster ×20
60,000Mora
Lv 70
Brilliant Diamond Chunk ×3
Stained Mask ×18
Windwheel Aster ×30
80,000Mora
Lv 80
Brilliant Diamond Chunk ×6
Ominous Mask ×12
Windwheel Aster ×45
100,000Mora
Lv 90
Brilliant Diamond Gemstone ×6
Ominous Mask ×24
Windwheel Aster ×60
120,000Mora

Total to level 90

420,000 Mora

Brilliant Diamond Gemstone

Brilliant Diamond Chunk

Brilliant Diamond Fragment

Ominous Mask

Brilliant Diamond Sliver

Stained Mask

Damaged Mask

Windwheel Aster

Talent materials

Per talent · 3 levellable

→ 2
Teachings of Equity ×3
Transoceanic Pearl ×6
12,500Mora
→ 3
Guide to Justice ×2
Transoceanic Chunk ×3
17,500Mora
→ 4
Guide to Order ×4
Transoceanic Chunk ×4
25,000Mora
→ 5
Guide to Equity ×6
Transoceanic Chunk ×6
30,000Mora
→ 6
Guide to Justice ×9
Transoceanic Chunk ×9
37,500Mora
→ 7
Worldspan Fern ×1
Philosophies of Order ×4
Xenochromatic Crystal ×4
120,000Mora
→ 8
Worldspan Fern ×1
Philosophies of Equity ×6
Xenochromatic Crystal ×6
260,000Mora
→ 9
Worldspan Fern ×2
Philosophies of Justice ×12
Xenochromatic Crystal ×9
450,000Mora
→ 10
Crown of Insight ×1
Worldspan Fern ×2
Philosophies of Order ×16
Xenochromatic Crystal ×12
700,000Mora

One talent to 10

1,652,500 Mora

Crown of Insight

Worldspan Fern

Philosophies of Equity

Philosophies of Justice

Philosophies of Order

Guide to Equity

Guide to Justice

Guide to Order

Xenochromatic Crystal

Teachings of Equity

Transoceanic Chunk

Transoceanic Pearl

All 3 talents to 10

4,957,500 Mora

Crown of Insight

Worldspan Fern

Philosophies of Equity

Philosophies of Justice

Philosophies of Order

Guide to Equity

Guide to Justice

Guide to Order

Xenochromatic Crystal

Teachings of Equity

Transoceanic Chunk

Transoceanic Pearl

Hydro Traveler’s constellation — Viator

6 unlocks

C1
Swelling Lake
Picking up a Sourcewater Droplet will restore 2 Energy to the Traveler. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Spotless Waters."
C2
Trickling Purity
The Movement SPD of Rising Waters' bubble will be decreased by 30%, and its duration increased by 3s.
C3
Turbulent Ripples
Increases the Level of Aquacrest Saber by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4
Pouring Descent
When using Aquacrest Saber, an Aquacrest Aegis that can absorb 10% of the Traveler's Max HP in DMG will be created and will absorb Hydro DMG with 250% effectiveness. It will persist until the Traveler finishes using the skill. Once every 2s, after a Dewdrop hits an opponent, if the Traveler is being protected by Aquacrest Aegis, the DMG Absorption of the Aegis will be restored to 10% of the Traveler's Max HP. If the Traveler is not presently being protected by an Aegis, one will be redeployed.
C5
Churning Whirlpool
Increases the Level of Rising Waters by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6
Tides of Justice
When the Traveler picks up a Sourcewater Droplet, they will restore HP to a nearby party member with the lowest remaining HP percentage based on 6% of said member's Max HP.

Hydro Traveler FAQ

What element is Hydro Traveler?: Hydro Traveler is a 5-star Hydro character from Traveler who uses a sword.
What stat does Hydro Traveler scale on?: Hydro Traveler's abilities multiply HP. That is read from the scaling rows on the Elemental Skill and Burst, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.
What is the best weapon for Hydro Traveler?: Key of Khaj-Nisut is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star sword with HP as its ascension stat, and its passive acts on HP. Serenity's Call is the best 4-star alternative.
Which artifact set should Hydro Traveler use?: Heart of Depth. Its 2-piece bonus is: Hydro DMG Bonus +15% Its 4-piece bonus is: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s.
How much does it cost to level Hydro Traveler's talents?: Taking one talent from level 1 to 10 costs 1,652,500 Mora and 6× Philosophies of Equity among other materials. The Materials tab lists every item per level.
What does Hydro Traveler C1 do?: Swelling Lake: Picking up a Sourcewater Droplet will restore 2 Energy to the Traveler. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Spotless Waters."

Hydro Traveler

Weapons

Artifacts

Main stats

Substat priority

Talent priority

Teams

Combat talents

Passives

Full bill

Ascension

Talent materials

Hydro Traveler’s constellation — Viator

Swelling Lake

Trickling Purity

Turbulent Ripples

Pouring Descent

Churning Whirlpool

Tides of Justice

Hydro Traveler FAQ