Diving

Diving is an exploration mechanic in Fontaine that requires the blessing of the Transoceanic Sourcewater, unlocked after touching the first Statue of The Seven in Fontaine. It allows players to explore the waters underneath mainland Fontaine except around the Nostoi Region and prevents them from drowning.

Overview[]

While diving, all characters have the same abilities, and the player is able to switch between different members of the party. Aquatic Stamina is used instead of Stamina while sprinting and cannot be further unlocked or increased.

Fontemer Aberrants and specialized Clockwork Meka can be found while diving in Fontaine's waters. Rather than being able to attack them with their own weapons and skills, the player's characters instead use a water string that replaces their Normal Attack and a special skill that can be acquired by attacking a Xenochromatic Creature which replaces their Elemental Skill. The damage of a single type of underwater ability is the same across all characters regardless of level, equipment, and stats. Some underwater abilities may deal more damage than others, with some being able to break rocks and crystal ores and dealing more poise damage.

The Transoceanic Sourcewater takes the form of a small blue bubble floating near the active character's right shoulder. When a Xenochromatic Creature Ability is held, the bubble center changes to display its icon. If the character has an Arkhe alignment, the bubble will be surrounded by its corresponding aura. The ability will be held if the player transfers from one underwater point to another.

Recovery Orbs are found underwater near schools of fish and are used to restore Aquatic Stamina and HP for the entire party. Underwater currents can help the player explore and cross greater distances more quickly.

When exiting the water while diving, characters will slowly resurface. If sprinting while exiting the water, Fontainian characters and the Traveler will leap out of the water. Those characters can resume diving immediately if the leap is not vertical and the player holds the directional inputs during the water re-entering animation. Otherwise, they will exit Diving and turn to regular Swimming mode.

Xenochromatic Creature Abilities[]

Icon	Ability	Cooldown	Charges	Source
	Armored Shield	2s	1	Xenochromatic Armored Crab
Creates a shield and unleashes shockwaves. Press Unleashes a shockwave around the character, dealing AoE True Physical DMG equal to ${\displaystyle 11.6889 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$ and creates a shield. Hold Enters aiming mode, and unleashes a forward blast upon releasing, dealing AoE True Physical DMG equal to ${\displaystyle 12.4681 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$ and creates a shield. If the character is hit by an attack while holding this ability, a counterattack will be unleashed upon releasing in the form of a projectile, which has its DMG increased to ${\displaystyle 46.8202 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$. The shield created by this ability can absorb DMG equal to ${\displaystyle 3.2 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$. Level Press DMG Hold DMG Counterattack DMG Shield HP 1 200 214 803 54 5 264 282 1,060 72 10 399 425 1,598 109 15 628 670 2,516 171 20 941 1,004 3,772 257 25 1,267 1,351 5,075 346 30 1,593 1,699 6,381 436 35 1,976 2,108 7,917 541 40 2,424 2,585 9,709 663 45 2,993 3,192 11,988 819 50 3,782 4,034 15,151 1,035 55 4,659 4,969 18,662 1,275 60 5,733 6,115 22,964 1,569 65 7,105 7,579 28,461 1,945 70 8,417 8,979 33,718 2,304 75 9,712 10,360 38,903 2,658 80 11,062 11,799 44,309 3,028 85 12,467 13,298 49,939 3,413 90 14,059 14,996 56,315 3,849 95 16,501 17,601 66,097 4,517 100 19,576 20,881 78,414 5,359 Gauge Units Internal Cooldown Poise Damage Stagger Effect Blunt TagTagAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. TypeTypeAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. S. L.S. L.Stagger Level H. F.H. F.Horizontal Force V. F.V. F.Vertical Force Press DMG/Hold DMG — No ICD 90 Air 480 600 ✔ Counterattack DMG — No ICD 50 Light 200 0 ✘ Hover over previews to view in higher quality. (Preview Preferences) Media:Xenochromatic Creature Armored Shield.mp4 Media:Xenochromatic Creature Armored Shield 2.mp4 Media:Xenochromatic Creature Armored Shield 3.mp4
	Water Blades	4s	2	Xenochromatic Hunter's Ray
Unleashes water blades that deal DMG and can cut through Fontemer Seagrass. Press Unleashes a water blade that deals True Physical DMG equal to ${\displaystyle 19.3515 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$. Hold Enters aiming mode, and unleashes a bigger water blade that can pierce through targets upon releasing, dealing True Physical DMG equal to ${\displaystyle 24.1569\times {\text{Level Multiplier}}}$. Level Press DMG Hold DMG 1 332 414 5 438 547 10 660 824 15 1,040 1,298 20 1,559 1,946 25 2,097 2,618 30 2,637 3,292 35 3,272 4,085 40 4,013 5,009 45 4,955 6,185 50 6,262 7,817 55 7,713 9,628 60 9,491 11,848 65 11,763 14,684 70 13,936 17,397 75 16,079 20,072 80 18,313 22,861 85 20,640 25,766 90 23,276 29,056 95 27,319 34,103 100 32,410 40,458 Gauge Units Internal Cooldown Poise Damage Stagger Effect Blunt TagTagAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. TypeTypeAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. S. L.S. L.Stagger Level H. F.H. F.Horizontal Force V. F.V. F.Vertical Force Press DMG — No ICD 120 Light 200 0 ✘ Hold DMG — No ICD 120 Air 480 600 ✘ Hover over previews to view in higher quality. (Preview Preferences) Media:Xenochromatic Creature Water Blades.mp4 Media:Xenochromatic Creature Water Blades 2.mp4
	Sonar Waves	1s	1	Xenochromatic Blubberbeast
Releases pulsing sonar waves that deal DMG and can resonate with objects to mark their location. Press Unleashes a sonar wave that deals True Physical DMG equal to ${\displaystyle 7.0133 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$. Hold Enters aiming mode and continuously releases sonar waves, each dealing True Physical DMG equal to ${\displaystyle 5.0652 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$. Level Press DMG Hold DMG 1 120 86 5 158 114 10 239 172 15 376 272 20 565 408 25 760 549 30 955 690 35 1,185 856 40 1,454 1,050 45 1,795 1,297 50 2,269 1,639 55 2,795 2,018 60 3,439 2,484 65 4,263 3,079 70 5,050 3,647 75 5,827 4,208 80 6,637 4,793 85 7,480 5,402 90 8,435 6,092 95 9,900 7,150 100 11,745 8,483 Gauge Units Internal Cooldown Poise Damage Stagger Effect Blunt TagTagAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. TypeTypeAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. S. L.S. L.Stagger Level H. F.H. F.Horizontal Force V. F.V. F.Vertical Force Sonar Wave — No ICD 0 Mute 0 0 ✔ Hover over previews to view in higher quality. (Preview Preferences) Media:Xenochromatic Creature Sonar Waves.mp4 Media:Xenochromatic Creature Sonar Waves 2.mp4
	Hat-Shaped Bombs	1.5s	1	Xenochromatic Jellyfish
Creates hat-shaped bombs. Once a bomb is created, using this ability again will detonate the bomb. Cooldown starts after the detonation. Press Creates a bomb at the player's location. Upon detonation, deals AoE True Physical DMG equal to ${\displaystyle 15.5851 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$. Hold Enters aiming mode. Upon release, throws a bomb that travels forward until it hits an enemy or the environment. Upon detonation, deals True AoE Physical DMG across a larger area equal to ${\displaystyle 23.3777 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$. Level Press DMG Hold DMG 1 267 401 5 352 529 10 532 798 15 837 1,256 20 1,255 1,883 25 1,689 2,534 30 2,124 3,186 35 2,635 3,953 40 3,232 4,848 45 3,990 5,986 50 5,043 7,565 55 6,212 9,318 60 7,644 11,466 65 9,474 14,211 70 11,223 16,835 75 12,949 19,425 80 14,749 22,123 85 16,623 24,935 90 18,745 28,119 95 22,002 33,003 100 26,102 39,153 Gauge Units Internal Cooldown Poise Damage Stagger Effect Blunt TagTagAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. TypeTypeAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. S. L.S. L.Stagger Level H. F.H. F.Horizontal Force V. F.V. F.Vertical Force Hat-Shaped Bomb — No ICD 90 Air 480 600 ✔ Hover over previews to view in higher quality. (Preview Preferences) Media:Xenochromatic Creature Hat-Shaped Bombs.mp4 Media:Xenochromatic Creature Hat-Shaped Bombs 2.mp4
	Energy Spout	0.5s	1	Xenochromatic Ball Octopus
Used to cleanse away the contamination clots and contamination cores from the bacterial mats. Also used to solve certain puzzles and powering certain objects. Can be used on the surface with help from a special device. Hold Enters aiming mode. When valid targets come into range, fires off a laser that automatically targets them, repeatedly dealing True Physical DMG equal to ${\displaystyle 3.8963 \times \text{Level Multiplier} }$. Level DoT 1 66 5 88 10 133 15 209 20 313 25 422 30 531 35 658 40 808 45 997 50 1,260 55 1,553 60 1,911 65 2,368 70 2,805 75 3,237 80 3,687 85 4,155 90 4,686 95 5,500 100 6,525 Gauge Units Internal Cooldown Poise Damage Stagger Effect Blunt TagTagAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. TypeTypeAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD. S. L.S. L.Stagger Level H. F.H. F.Horizontal Force V. F.V. F.Vertical Force Energy Spout — No ICD 10 Shake 0 0 ✘ Hover over previews to view in higher quality. (Preview Preferences) Media:Xenochromatic Creature Energy Spout.mp4

Note that the Level Multiplier used by underwater abilities is the environmental Level Multiplier, not the character's Level Multiplier. The environment's level is equal to that of nearby enemies. Level Multipliers for each level can be found in Elemental Reaction/Level Scaling § Level Multiplier.

Diving Talents[]

Aquatic Stamina[]

There are 2 Talents that match the category selection:

Talent	Description	Type
Deepwater Navigation Deepwater Navigation Freminet	Decreases Aquatic Stamina consumption for your own party members by 35%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.	Utility Passive
Loci-Based Mnemonics Loci-Based Mnemonics Lynette	Shows the location of nearby Recovery Orbs on the minimap. The Aquatic Stamina and HP gained from touching Orbs will be increased by 25%.	Utility Passive

Diving Speed[]

There are 1 Talents that match the category selection:

Talent	Description	Type
Gather Like the Tide Gather Like the Tide Neuvillette	Increases underwater Sprint SPD for your own party members by 15%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.	Utility Passive

Other Talents[]

Passive effects from any other Talents and Constellations with requirements that are fulfillable while diving will still trigger, such as the healing from Dehya's 4th Ascension Passive, the coordinated attacks from Raiden Shogun's Elemental Skill, the healing from Baizhu's Utility Passive, etc.

Tutorials[]

Fontaine's Blessing

A mysterious power that flows out from a statue to imbue you with the blessing of the Transoceanic Sourcewater.
Your progress will remain unhindered so long as you are moving through the lakes of Fontaine.
A mysterious power that flows out from a statue to imbue you with the blessing of the Transoceanic Sourcewater.
Your progress will remain unhindered so long as you are moving through the lakes of Fontaine.

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Under the protection of the Transoceanic Sourcewater, what you expend while moving underwater is not Stamina but "Aquatic Stamina." As such, when your Aquatic Stamina is expended, you will not drown.
Under the protection of the Transoceanic Sourcewater, what you expend while moving underwater is not Stamina but "Aquatic Stamina." As such, when your Aquatic Stamina is expended, you will not drown.

Gallery[]

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High-Pressure Water Vent

Recovery Orb

Echoing Conch

Fantastical Floating Ball

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