A new permanent event coming to Version Luna I will allow players to get a free 5-star constellation.

Genshin Impact’s Version Luna I has a ton of new things to look forward to, but the one event every player is most likely incredibly excited for is the “To Temper Thyself and Journey Far” permanent event, simply because its rewards are incredibly worthwhile. 

The rewards? Besides the usual level-up materials and mora, completing the event will reward players with a Stella Fortuna for a 5-star of your choice from a pool of 25 characters. 

How does it work?

To participate in the event, players will need to be Adventure Rank 14, and they will need to have completed the World Quest “Welcome to the Adventurer’s Guild” as well as the “Knights of Favonius” substory in Archon Quest Prologue: Act I “The Outlander Who Caught the Wind”. 

The event is set to last for 12 weeks with every patch starting from Version Luna I, with eight weekly training goals that need to be completed for players to select and redeem 5-star Stella Fortunas. A weekly training goal will be considered complete if a player finishes 5 daily training goals.

The daily training goals will most likely consist of objectives like procuring four Daily Commission rewards, or netting an Original Resin Consumption number of 120. 

Since this is a permanent event, this means you can collect 4 constellations every year, BUT you can only do so once per character. It’s going to be a bit of a grind, but in the end, we’re sure it will be worth it. 

Mondstadt roster: C1 to C4, is it worth it? 

The pool of characters for this event is nothing to scoff at. The list consists of 18 event-exclusive characters and seven standard characters. And although the list does not have any of the meta-changing characters for Genshin Impact’s end-game content recently, you can never be too sure about the future of Spiral Abyss or Imaginarium theatre. 

But here’s where we get down to the details. If you already have these characters but are lacking their constellations, you may be wondering which character will provide more benefit to your account with whichever constellations you can unlock. In that regard, we’ve got you covered! 

Each constellation you’ll be able to unlock may have different effects on how it changes your account per character. We’ll break down each constellation for the Mondstadt characters included in the options, and their benefits (if there are any) to unlock:

CharacterC1C2C3C4AlbedoTransient blossoms generated by Albedo's Skill will regenerate 1.2 energy for AlbedoAlbedo's Skill will provide the Fatal Reckoning Effect to Albedo, which will increase his Burst DMG by 30% of his DEF.Increases Skill level by three.Plunging DMG of party is increased by 30% within Albedo's Skill field.

When it comes to Albedo's constellations, C2, C3, and C4 may provide more benefit when it comes to his overall damage and support capability. Although C1 seems very ideal, it's not as useful considering you can easily mitigate his Energy Recharge requirements through artifacts and the right weapon choice. 

CharacterC1C2C3C4EulaEula gains a substantial Physical DMG bonus every time the stacks from her Skill are consumed. Decreases the cooldown of her Skill's hold mode.Increases Burst level by three.Increases DMG of Lightfall Swords by 25% against enemies with less than 50% HP.

For Eula C1 is definitely a worthy investment. Although she's a Cryo-aligned character, her kit is specifically designed for Physical DMG, making the 30% additional increase given by her C1 an ideal factor to her DPS. 

Although this comes with a need for balance; Physical Damage Bonus multipliers may provide diminishing returns once it reaches a certain threshold. 

C2 to C3 provides more ease and additional damage to Eula's gameplay, with C2 being the best option out of the bunch, as it basically allows you to unleash her Skill's hold mode with only a tap. 

CharacterC1C2C3C4DilucIncreases Diluc's DMG to enemies with HP above 50%.Increases Diluc's ATK and ATK Speed when he takes damage.Increases Burst level by three.Casting Diluc's Burst in rhythm increases the DMG it deals.

Personally, we do not recommend unlocking Diluc's constellations. His C1, C2, and C4 may provide a significant DMG boost to his DPS, however the parameters for its effects are incredibly situational and technical, and requires incredibly heavy investment with admittedly little reward when it comes to current metagame standards. 

But if you're a tried and tested Diluc main, then the pros far outweigh the cons when it comes to his constellations. We've said it before and we'll say it again: at the end of the day, it's your account!

CharacterC1C2C3C4JeanIncreases the pulling speed and damage of Jean's Skill.Increases the party's Movement and ATK SPD when Jean picks up elemental particles.Increases Burst level by three.Decreases enemy's Anemo RES when within the AoE of her burst. 

Jean's constellations aim to increase her capability as an Anemo support unit, but the one most worth getting is her C4. The reduction of Anemo Resistance is ideal when you're an all-out Anemo main, plus her burst also provides adequate healing. 

Although stationary fields aren't as ideal with how Genshin Impact has seemingly moved on from mob enemies in endgame content, that doesn't mean characters with stationary bursts are wholly obsolete in the metagame. 

CharacterC1C2C3C4KleeHas an increased chance of summoning additional sparks that bombard opponent with Normal ATK and Skill. Jumpty Dumpty mines through Klee's Skill will decrease opponents' DEF by 23% for 10s when hit. Increases Skill level by 3. If Klee leaves the AoE of her Burst, she will trigger an explosion that deals 555% of her ATK as AoE Pyro DMG.

Klee's constellations cater wholly to increasing her damage capability as a Pyro DPS. However, similar to Diluc, Klee suffers from insignificance in Genshin Impact's current metagame. However, her constellations do not necessitate situational conditions to be viable in the long run. 

CharacterC1C2C3C4MonaProvides enhancements to Hydro-related reactions if a party member attacks an opponent affected by an Omen.Mona's Normal ATK can be automatically followed up by a Charged ATK through a 20% chance. Increases Skill level by three.Increase's a party member's Crit Rate by 15% if they attack an opponent affected by an Omen. 

With Lunar-related reactions coming into the mix in Version Luna I, it seems like Mona will once again become a significant option as a support character to your party. Her C1, which previously catered to Electro-charged, Vaporize, Hydro Swirl, and Frozen, now also includes a buff for the Lunar-charged reaction. The buff provides a 15% Lunar-charged DMG increase. 

As such, Mona's C1 is a high priority constellation to unlock, followed by her C4 for that juicy 15% Crit Rate increase. 

… Or just get a Masterless Stella Fortuna

Now if the roster of characters for this event aren't to your liking, you can always choose to avail a Masterless Stella Fortuna instead. As the name of the item suggests, it is basically an excess ‘Stella Fortuna’ that can only be received when you have extra copies of a 5-star character’s constellations.

This means that if you’ve already maxed out a 5-star character’s constellations, which is capped at six copies, you will readily have your hands on Masterless Stella Fortuna–given that you pulled another, unusable copy of said 5-star character. or have already reached the maximum constellations for any of the characters included in the roster for “To Temper Thyself and Journey Far” event.

Having Masterless Stella Fortuna will allow you to level up characters of your choosing to 100, which provides additional base stat increases that are worth it in the long run.

And if you want to know which 5-star character is worth maxing their level, then check out our Masterless Stella Fortuna Guide!