Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Just who is Wriothesley?
I loved most of the Fontaine characters’ designs from the moment Hoyo released the trailer, but there was something about Wriothesley which really caught my eye.
I couldn’t wait to meet him. But while I enjoyed some of his scenes in the archon quests, he left almost no lasting impression on me, aside from his love for tea.
His playstyle, too, felt absolutely fantastic in his trial, so I pulled and built him straight away, and enjoyed him a ton. But unlike the rest of my Fontaine characters, after the first few weeks I pretty much entirely forgot that he existed. I’ve barely touched him since.
I feel like he deserves better than that.
So. Time to think back to the Fontaine Archon Quests, and to finally play his story quest, and find out who he really is. And, of course, it’s time to punch some robots!
00:00 Intro
00:44 First impressions
01:34 Archon quests • Act III
02:40 Archon quests • Act IV
03:51 Archon quests • Act V
04:20 Story quest
05:25 Who is Wriothesley? • Justice & redemption
06:17 Who is Wriothesley? • Intelligence
06:53 Who is Wriothesley? • Compassion
07:22 Who is Wriothesley?
07:55 Kit overview
08:35 Kit overview • Normal attacks
08:50 Kit overview • Elemental skill
09:16 Kit overview • A1 passive
09:43 Kit overview • A4 passive
09:58 Kit overview • Elemental burst
10:12 Build • Priorities
10:31 Build • Weapon
11:09 Build • Artifact stats
11:30 Build • Artifact sets
12:08 Build • Talents
12:19 Why I never used him
13:33 Team archetypes • Melt
14:32 Team archetypes • Freeze
15:29 Team archetypes • Mono cryo
15:56 Team archetypes • Double geo
16:19 Team archetypes • Burgeon
16:50 Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm UK every Wed/Sat/Sun
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
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Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
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#genshinimpact #hoyocreators #genshin #wriothesley
Just who is Wriothesley?
I loved most of the Fontaine characters’ designs from the moment Hoyo released the trailer, but there was something about Wriothesley which really caught my eye.
I couldn’t wait to meet him. But while I enjoyed some of his scenes in the archon quests, he left almost no lasting impression on me, aside from his love for tea.
His playstyle, too, felt absolutely fantastic in his trial, so I pulled and built him straight away, and enjoyed him a ton. But unlike the rest of my Fontaine characters, after the first few weeks I pretty much entirely forgot that he existed. I’ve barely touched him since.
I feel like he deserves better than that.
So. Time to think back to the Fontaine Archon Quests, and to finally play his story quest, and find out who he really is. And, of course, it’s time to punch some robots!
00:00 Intro
00:44 First impressions
01:34 Archon quests • Act III
02:40 Archon quests • Act IV
03:51 Archon quests • Act V
04:20 Story quest
05:25 Who is Wriothesley? • Justice & redemption
06:17 Who is Wriothesley? • Intelligence
06:53 Who is Wriothesley? • Compassion
07:22 Who is Wriothesley?
07:55 Kit overview
08:35 Kit overview • Normal attacks
08:50 Kit overview • Elemental skill
09:16 Kit overview • A1 passive
09:43 Kit overview • A4 passive
09:58 Kit overview • Elemental burst
10:12 Build • Priorities
10:31 Build • Weapon
11:09 Build • Artifact stats
11:30 Build • Artifact sets
12:08 Build • Talents
12:19 Why I never used him
13:33 Team archetypes • Melt
14:32 Team archetypes • Freeze
15:29 Team archetypes • Mono cryo
15:56 Team archetypes • Double geo
16:19 Team archetypes • Burgeon
16:50 Conclusion
Genshin Impact is an open-world action/exploration game, available on PC, PS4, PS5 and mobile devices (iOS & Android).
I'm always happy to talk Genshin and other games, streams 3pm UK every Wed/Sat/Sun
twitch.tv/saurusness
Genshin rotation app: genshin-rotation.com
Twitch: twitch.tv/saurusness
Merch: saurusness-shop.fourthwall.com
Twitter: twitter.com/saurusness
Discord: thatsaurus.com/discord
#genshinimpact #hoyocreators #genshin #wriothesley
