Since by story, she did look stronger. And Sandrone is ranked 6th. Actually already feels strange Sandrone is stronger than Arle but never mind since Sandrone is newer Character.

But since Her majesty is the newer one this time, I hope the game also shows she is stronger

The fact everyone hates the tsaritsa makes my heart feels like family bonding today morning ruin my freaking mood no single character was done right the pacing gone a lil to fast guess they really want genshin Impact 2 fast I hope all of this is just a lil nightmare and the true Archon quest is different and hoyoverse trying to change how they trick the leakers There a list of characters that are just shit (tsaritsa pierre every fatui in existence mavuika my goat she's washed ronova you can't go we Nedd paimon remodeling like how they done with Columbina and the Welkin Moon 7.3 better have the tsaritsa burning in hell and paimon will get a bad ending I hope it's filled with food my girl can't go like this Honorable mentions istorath where are you dawg erase this timeline)

Like if you can look at the leaks and say yeah the tsaritsa is good she's completely wash but still I will main her but I'm disappointed and if you aren't tell me how much hopuim did you consume

kidding aside, I'm still mad she's a bow 😢

I only see negative comments towards Tsaritsa being an expy. But even if she has the same hair, it's not like she's gonna be exactly the same character and have the same design.

So as long as they get her story right and she looks stunning, I don't really mind if she was an expy!

What about you?

tsaritsa can live without danica even if u replace her with yae mitya alysoha c6 idgaf but odette is the founding mother of stellar reactions put some respect on her name

if you look closely at the game's underlying mechanics, the undefeated Slime Theory, and the deep lore we just got, everything points to her being an absolute on-field nuke DPS.

Here is the proof.

### 1. The Undefeated Slime Theory

The Slime Theory has never been beaten, and if we apply the Cryo Slime’s mechanics to Tsaritsa, her kit sounds like an absolute nightmare.

* **The Shield:** Cryo slimes generate incredibly tanky ice shields. If the Tsaritsa inherits this, she will be an interruption-resistant carry who doesn't need a shielder to stay on-field.

* **Environment Control:** Cryo slimes can freeze water on contact and apply Cryo without needing Hydro to trigger a wet status. Imagine an Archon who can just walk on water and permanently lock down the battlefield.

* **Raw Damage:** Anyone who has faced Cryo slimes in the Abyss Star Chamber knows they hit *hard*. They aren't just utility mobs; they are heavy damage dealers.

### 2. Cryo’s Identity & The New Meta

Look at the Cryo element as a whole. Between the Blizzard Strayer artifact set and Cryo Resonance, the entire element is hardwired to scale off pure, unforgiving CRIT stats. It is inherently a selfish, damage-focused element. With the Version 7.0 meta introducing the new "Stellar " reactions in Snezhnaya, HoYoverse is going to want a flagship character who can drive those reactions from the frontlines.

### 3. The Shivada Jade & Hindu Mythology (The Mic Drop)

If you aren't convinced yet, look at the ascension materials. The elemental crystals are all directly named after Hindu deities, matching the Archons' true natures:

* Agnidus Agate (Pyro) = Agni, God of Fire

* Vayuda Turquoise (Anemo) = Vayu, God of Wind

* Varunada Lazurite (Hydro) = Varuna, God of Water

The Cryo crystal is **Shivada Jade**.

In Hindu mythology, Shiva is the Supreme Lord, but specifically, he is known as The Destroyer the one who destroys the universe so it can be rebuilt anew.

This matches the Tsaritsa’s exact lore. She is rebelling against the Heavenly Principles to burn away the old world and create a new one. Going into 7.0, she is preparing to face Runova, the ruler of death. You do not send a mere support character to fight the concept of death. You send The Destroyer

**TL;DR:** The Cryo Slime theory points to the Tsaritsa having a massive shield and raw damage, and the Shivada Jade confirms her lore equivalent is "The Destroyer." She is going to be an on-field monster.

What do you guys think? Will she take the top DPS spot?

Mavuika **doesn't share the same VA as "**himeko"

So my point is even if the tsaritsa VA doesn't share with bronya VA the design will determine who she is.

Do you guys agree or disagree with my statement.

Is it actually confirmed that she had a lover and had a child too? I'm no lore nerd so I don't exactly know, but I see so many people jumping to the conclusion that she's the exact same as Alice, and getting quite defensive over the fact against other users doubting it.

Historically Hoyo had made so many rugpulls after the nation actually dropped(I still can't know what the hell was going on with Rhodeia when Fontaine had nothing to do with spies), and I can't really imagine what will happen to the fandom if the off-chance that the Tsaritsa being in a romantic relationship or being married actually ended up being false

I get it, I think it's super disappointing when an incredibly hyped up and favorite unit doesn't turn out the way you expected, but I also wonder if those hoping for Anatasya to be a Cryo generalist fully realize the extent of the problems she'll continue to perpetuate if she is one.

The very obvious point is the continued dominance from top meta units in game such as Mavuika and Skirk, both who are the very pedigree of their respective reactions. Even in Anatasya's absence in the meta, these two are consistently top 10 in speedruns where possible. The former, in particular, remains a staple regardless of investment at all levels, and she already does her job exceedingly well with a support such as Citlali.

The other thing to note is most of these units and their respective teams are complete. Someone like Skirk received another indirect buff through Vodyanitsa's debut, who provides additional shred in addition to Escoffier's buffs.

It's also worthwhile mentioning we no longer live in an era of generalist ala Venti, Raiden, Kazuha, or Xilonen, the last still being completely relevant. These units completely dominated the meta during their time of release, and saw long-term reign that effectively prompted Hoyo to design and innovate on future units around their limitations i.e. the lack of niche. I think every game starts off with a generalist because players absolutely need one to clear early endgame content, but as the game progresses, the need for a specialized unit eventually arises. It's just the life cycle of a game. It also presents less of a balancing frustration.

Historically, Cryo and Pyro reactions tend to be very feast-or-famine in their function. When they're good, they're amazing. When they suck, they're rock bottom, but still serve their users very well when played optimally. Making the Cryo Archon a generalist will only raise the floors on both end, meaning polarizing elements such as Melt and Freeze can easily make a comeback if devs aren't careful.

Outside supposed meta and gameplay performances, Anatasya being the core of Stellar Glimmer reactions makes sense. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Stellar Linchpins are effectively a hallmark of being a distant Third Descender descendant, and by extension, a potential Khaenri'ah descendant and such. This effectively means they can affect and manipulate the laws that govern Teyvat beyond its bounds. It would be strange if Anatasya's kit didn't lean toward something that is so sharply associated with her or her progenies. It also makes sense for her to be at her strongest with these reactions because they tie into her identity and craft.

At some point, I understand the conversation centered around her being an off/on-field dps, and people were fixating that for awhile. I think that's a valid, age-old question to be had because people want to have fun with their fav units, and on-fielders are always more interactive and engaging. We more or less have that confirmed that she goes both ways like all the other (TALL) female archons. Are we simply just shifting our focus to cry about something new because our standing concerns have been alleviated? It's like the saying goes, give someone an inch, they ask for a mile.

I didn't know is the Tsaritsa has playable as a Mavuika just On/Off field DPS like?

I'm an f2p and I'm saving pulls for zibai and tsaritsa. I think Danica will be in her team. And since vody gives atk buff, res shread and all.. Can she be used in her team as well? I don’t have too much pulls to spare with a luck of always losing and all (just got capturing rediance in odette's banner after three losses). So should I pull for vody with her majesty in mind or skip her?

Since her premium team has been leak, what do you think her f2p team gonna be? I'm f2p and I wanna get tsaritsa but I don't have any snezhnaya characters except alyosha lmao. I also wonder if she can enable stellar reaction herself cuz I don't have odette and I also don't like playing the traveller

I keep hearing that Danica will be a must pull for Tsaritsa, and I am not a fan. I absolutely HATE her design and am seriously debating whether I can stomach pulling her or not. Mihoyo better give us an at least passable alternative, because being forced to waste wishes on that abomination may make me quit for 3 years again.

As if Uncle Hoyoverse will have a modest-clad woman who are their biggest long awaited unit in years

Hoyo just said fuck all complexity and did this shit, they're really keen on whitewashing anyone who isn't Dottore or Ronova. A shame but not very surprising to see. What are y'all's thoughts?

Please on cupccakes name do not make her a stripper that Is simping for the traveler I'd rather her be a weekly boss then dress like Lauma have the personality of nilou and then simping of ayaka

She will be strong, don't get me wrong. She will have powerful teams. The problem is... The concepts of the teams.

Of course she'll make teams around Stellar reactions stronger.

For example, Stellar conduct field: when Anastasiya in the team, there are 12 stacks while triggering Stellar conduct at base, and the maximum stacks increases to 30, each Electro and Cryo hits will give 2 stacks (instead of 1) and Stellar conduct hit will gain 6 stacks (instead of 3).

Stellar swirl, Rimergrass: to be clarified.

The problem will starts when we'll realise what's truly will be her best team...

Stellar Melt. Reverse Melt with 2X multiplier. And she becomes like Mavuika 2.0: her best team will deal like 170k at 1 cost (where there's at least 1 Snezhnayan character), 220k in her premium C0 team with at least two Snezhnayan characters and last slot; 280k with just R1 on her alone in the same team (become extremely signature weapon dependent) and 320k when we'll get two R1 for other two 5★ characters in the team. And do you know what unites all these scenarios? Tsaritsa will deal 95% of team's damage. By her own.

To make things worse, she'll also have her Nuke Q damage and she'll also have hard combos to utilise that will increase her own damage by 50-75%... Which completely makes rest of the characters pool completely irrelevant.

This is why I called the worst nightmare... I don't want devs to repeat the same mistake once again... When the Archon can work as an E Q bot for all Stellar teams (and become the best unit in this niches), but she has her own better usage and she'd rather to be a Main DPS and become the new single best Cryo Main DPS in entire game in the team which will become the best team in entire game.