Vortex Vanquisher

Vortex Vanquisher (Chinese: 贯虹之槊 Guànhóng zhī Shuò) is a 5-Star polearm. It is part of the Liyue Series.

Ascensions and Stats[]

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Ascension Phase	Level	Base ATK	2nd Stat (ATK)
0✦	1/20	46	10.8%
	20/20	122	19.1%
Ascension Cost (0 → 1) 10,000 5 5 3
1✦	20/40	153	19.1%
	40/40	235	27.8%
Ascension Cost (1 → 2) 20,000 5 18 12
2✦	40/50	266	27.8%
	50/50	308	32.2%
Ascension Cost (2 → 3) 30,000 9 9 9
3✦	50/60	340	32.2%
	60/60	382	36.5%
Ascension Cost (3 → 4) 45,000 5 18 14
4✦	60/70	414	36.5%
	70/70	457	40.9%
Ascension Cost (4 → 5) 55,000 9 14 9
5✦	70/80	488	40.9%
	80/80	532	45.3%
Ascension Cost (5 → 6) 65,000 6 27 18
6✦	80/90	563	45.3%
	90/90	608	49.6%

Total Cost (0 → 6)

225,000 Mora

5 Grain of Aerosiderite

14 Piece of Aerosiderite

14 Bit of Aerosiderite

6 Chunk of Aerosiderite

23 Fragile Bone Shard

27 Sturdy Bone Shard

41 Fossilized Bone Shard

15 Treasure Hoarder Insignia

23 Silver Raven Insignia

27 Golden Raven Insignia

Description[]

This was an ancient time, when ships sailed alongside sea monsters.

In those days, Liyue Harbor was not at peace, not from those creatures from the deep.

They say that a great shadow once dwelt within the oceanic abyss. With great vortexes and whirlpools it would smash even the strongest of ships, and drag its prey down into the sunless depths. They also say that a divine island would emerge from the sea, rainbow-clad and fog-shrouded...

All who are fortunate enough to set foot on that island will find treasures buried for time incalculable.

Still others say that this island is a great monster in a threadbare torpor.

Most legends that pass between sailors and skippers are such bizarre ones as these. But there is one story that they all believe. They believe that Rex Lapis had once wielded a spear that pierced the rainbow, pinning the churning vortex that had once terrorized the oceans in the center of the deep sea.

Legends have it that since then, one can often see dolphins and whales congregate about that patch of ocean, singing.

Some hold that they mourn for the God that they revered, and sing many a winding dirge for it.

Others claim that they do so in awe of Rex Lapis' great power, that he could indeed pierce the rainbow's arc and bring them down the sun.

But folk legend also holds this,

That one day, the vortex, consigned to a dead stillness by the Lord of Geo's divine spear, will once again begin to wake.

When the wind once again brings the stench of the depths onshore, that will be the omen of a hurricane as large as a nine-headed hydra.

Who, then, will be able to subdue That Which Lies in the Deep?

Preview[]

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Gallery[]

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Full Weapon

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Availability[]

Weapon Event Wishes[]

Vortex Vanquisher has been promoted or featured with a drop-rate boost in 4 Event Wishes:

Wish	Featured	Duration	Version
Epitome Invocation 2020-12-01	Vor­tex Van­quish­er Vor­tex Van­quish­er The Un­forged The Un­forged Li­on's Roar Li­on's Roar The Bell The Bell Fa­vo­ni­us Co­dex Fa­vo­ni­us Co­dex Fa­vo­ni­us War­bow Fa­vo­ni­us War­bow Drag­on's Bane Drag­on's Bane	December 1, 2020 – December 22, 2020	1.1
Epitome Invocation 2022-01-25	Vor­tex Van­quish­er Vor­tex Van­quish­er Amos' Bow Amos' Bow Lith­ic Blade Lith­ic Blade Fa­vo­ni­us Sword Fa­vo­ni­us Sword Drag­on's Bane Drag­on's Bane Fa­vo­ni­us Co­dex Fa­vo­ni­us Co­dex Sac­ri­fi­cial Bow Sac­ri­fi­cial Bow	January 25, 2022 – February 15, 2022	2.4
Epitome Invocation 2022-08-24	Hun­ter's Path Hun­ter's Path Vor­tex Van­quish­er Vor­tex Van­quish­er Fa­vo­ni­us Sword Fa­vo­ni­us Sword The Bell The Bell Fa­vo­ni­us Lance Fa­vo­ni­us Lance Fa­vo­ni­us Co­dex Fa­vo­ni­us Co­dex The String­less The String­less	August 24, 2022 – September 9, 2022	3.0
Epitome Invocation 2023-09-05	Vor­tex Van­quish­er Vor­tex Van­quish­er Po­lar Star Po­lar Star The Flute The Flute Sac­ri­fi­cial Great­sword Sac­ri­fi­cial Great­sword Drag­on's Bane Drag­on's Bane The Widsith The Widsith Rust Rust	September 5, 2023 – September 26, 2023	4.0

Chronicled Wishes[]

Vortex Vanquisher has not been included in any Chronicled Wishes.

Trivia[]

• Zhongli is seen wielding this polearm in his official art, as well as in his official Character Demo and in Collected Miscellany - "Zhongli: Dominance of Earth" | Genshin Impact.
• Zhongli formerly wielded this polearm as a trial character in the one-time domains Of Mysteries and Salt and Beneath the Ancient Tree, before it was switched with Staff of Homa, and switched back to Vortex Vanquisher in both instances.

Etymology[]

• The Chinese name of the weapon "Lance of Rainbow Piercer" (Chinese: 贯虹之槊 Guànhóng zhī Shuò) likely refers to the Chinese idiom "a white rainbow pierces the sun" (Chinese: 白虹贯日 bái hóng guàn rì). In ancient China, such a celestial event was regarded as an omen which prophesies a lord will be pierced by an assassin.
  • The connotation of the idiom depends on the perspective and the context, but it can have a positive connotation in Confucianism. According to ancient Chinese historians, this celestial event was observed when the scholar-swordsman Jing Ke attempted to assassinate King Zheng of Qin (who later became the emperor Qin Shi Huang), who had been traditionally considered to be a tyrannical dictator.^[1] Therefore, the idiom often refers to a Confucian philosophy that an unjust ruler will lose the Mandate of Heaven and their dynasty will be overthrown by a virtuous person.^[1]
• The lore in the game is a word play on the idiom in real life. As a shortend form of the above idiom, the hanzi 贯虹 (pierce-rainbow) means a "piercing rainbow" (a rainbow that pierces something). Meanwhile, 贯虹 of the in-game lore means "to pierce a rainbow" (it is Osial's rainbow that was pierced).

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