The Ballad of the Wanderer in Genshin Impact: how to obtain it, who it suits, and how it works.

The Catalyst from the Wandering Minstrel series in Genshin Impact is in high demand. The Wandering Minstrel’s Song, a 4-star catalyst in Genshin Impact, often raises many questions among players. Not many know the rules of its usage.

How can you obtain the Wandering Minstrel’s Song? Detailed guide!

This catalyst is a standard weapon that can be obtained from any banner in Genshin Impact with a basic chance. According to practice, it is sometimes considered a rare item. Purposefully awakening the catalyst is quite challenging. The drop of the book can be overshadowed by other items of the same rarity. As for the catalyst’s characteristics, it has a rarity of 4 stars, a base attack of 42-510, and can deal critical damage in the range of 12-55%. Regarding passive effects, when switching to the character for 10 seconds, a random melody will play, and the effect can work once every 30 seconds. There are several types of melodies, such as:

• Recitative, where the attack power is +60-120%;
• Aria with elemental damage +48-96%;
• Interlude with elemental mastery +240-480 units.

The book can apply a passive effect to its owner as soon as they enter battle. Simply switch to the catalyst with the Wandering Minstrel’s Song to get one of the enhancing melodies. The main challenge here is to understand which melody is currently activated since it can have a positive or negative impact on the battle strategy. A note appears above the character’s head immediately after activation, indicating the nature of the received buff.

How can you awaken and ascend the Wandering Minstrel’s Song? Detailed instructions!

To upgrade the catalyst, players will need components and materials as shown in the image!

It’s worth noting that for each awakening rank of the Wandering Minstrel’s Song, a duplicate of the book is required, with a total of four duplicates needed for maximum enhancement. The catalyst is the best option for elemental and secondary DPS characters who can switch every half minute to cast skill enhancements and deal some extra damage to enemies. The list of characters for whom the Wandering Minstrel’s Song is a meta weapon in case there is nothing better includes:

• Lisa;
• Mona;
• Klee;
• Yanfei.

Damage can also be boosted with this catalyst for characters like Kokomi, Barbara, and Sucrose. Guides for the latter three contain information about catalysts that help maximize the potential of these characters.

Playing with the Wandering Minstrel’s Song can be either easy or challenging, depending on whether the player can keep an eye on the note displayed above the character’s head. If the reaction speed is sufficient, players can switch to melee attacks, and when the attack boost is obtained, they can cast skills with enhanced or normal mastery. Otherwise, the equipped book will automatically handle everything for its owner, so there are no complex mechanics involved.