LogFAQs > #963886823

Venti was considered the top character in the game for the first 6 months of Genshin. He was so overpowered, arguably, that the devs had to change their design philosophy to compensate since they couldn't just nerf him. He's been swept aside as a result of these design considerations, but they won't necessarily continue forever. That said, he's still a very good character, even if he can't lift heavy enemies. The main thing that hurts his playrate is not the design changes so much as the existence of Kazuha since Kazuha (a) circumvents most of the downside of heavy enemies, (b) is generally considered to be more fun to play due to his short E cooldown, and (c) fits into certain specific meta comps better. So in the existing game, if you were offered a choice between Venti or Kazuha, you take Kazuha, but we have no idea when Kazoo's actually getting a rerun and as soon as Sumeru comes out, I'm gonna bet the biggest part of what drives Kazuha is going to falter...because who the heck knows what dendro reactions will be like, but I can bet you good money it won't involve a fifth swirl element.