Anastasya, the Tsaritsa of Snezhnaya, is expected to make her playable debut in Genshin Impact Version 7.3. The update is projected to launch in mid-December 2026. This guide breaks down her two playstyles, what to equip, and which materials to farm.
Character Overview
Anastasya is a Cryo bow character who can support a teammate from off-field or stay in to deal damage herself. Tap her Skill for the Blessing of Love, which lets the Palestar Crown follow your active character. Hold it for the Blessing of Honor, which gives Anastasya her own Cryo Normal Attack chain.
Sealing determines who can take the next turn. Love temporarily locks Anastasya out when she swaps away during her Burst. Honor temporarily locks teammates out while she stays on-field. Both routes can work with Stellar-Conduct or Stellar Swirl.
Skill Kit
Normal Attack
The Dawn Beyond the Everwinter
Normal Attack — Anastasya fires up to five consecutive bow shots.
Charged Attack — A more precise Aimed Shot deals increased DMG. Cryo builds up on the arrowhead as she aims, and the shot deals Cryo DMG at full charge.
Plunging Attack — Anastasya fires arrows from midair, hitting opponents in her path and dealing AoE DMG when she lands.
Elemental Skill
Polestar’s Divine Judgment
Polestar’s Divine Judgment reveals Transcendence and deals AoE Cryo DMG on either input.
Tap — Anastasya gains the Blessing of Love and throws the Palestar Crown. The Crown follows the active character and deals two instances of AoE Cryo DMG to nearby opponents every 2s. In Radiance: Stellar Glimmer, the second instance still deals AoE Cryo DMG and counts as DMG from the corresponding Stellar Glimmer reaction.
Hold — Anastasya gains the Blessing of Honor. Blessed Armament: Dekhomenon replaces her Normal Attacks with up to five attacks that deal AoE Cryo DMG. Other Elemental Infusions cannot override that damage, and Charged Attacks are unavailable in this mode. In Radiance: Stellar Glimmer, the final instance of DMG from each of these Normal Attacks deals AoE Cryo DMG and counts as DMG from the corresponding Stellar Glimmer reaction.
Elemental Burst
To the New World
Requires the Blessing of Love. The Burst deals AoE Cryo DMG and pauses the Palestar Crown’s countdown. While the Burst effect lasts, nearby party members deal increased Stellar Glimmer reaction DMG, and each Crown attack adds one instance of AoE Cryo DMG classified as Stellar-Conduct reaction DMG. Anastasya becomes Sealed if she switches off-field during this effect. Once her Seal ends, she can use the special unsealing Elemental Skill Palestar Edict: Triumph.
The Evernight Yields to Dawn
Requires the Blessing of Honor. Anastasya unleashes the Blessed Armament for AoE Cryo DMG classified as Stellar-Conduct reaction DMG, pauses the Blessing of Honor countdown, and Seals up to three other party members. When Sealing ends, she can use the special unsealing Elemental Skill Palestar Edict: Doom.
Radiance: Stellar Glimmer — Across both Burst variants, the listed Stellar-Conduct hits deal AoE Cryo DMG classified as the corresponding Stellar Glimmer reaction’s DMG.
Passive Talents
The Radiant Reign of Night
When Anastasya uses Polestar’s Divine Judgment, all party members receive Accolades for 20s, granting 12% CRIT DMG. A Sealed party member’s Accolades are split evenly among unsealed party members until 8s after that character’s Seal ends.
Lament for the Lost
While Anastasya is in the party, Stellar Glimmer reactions triggered by any party member gain these effects.
Stellar-Conduct — Each buff granted by the Polestar Field further enhances the Field. Creating a Starlight Prism makes the Field grant a buff immediately.
Stellar Swirl — Its base reaction multiplier increases by 15%. Newly created Stellar Vortices and Drifting Vortices are immediately raised to Lv. 2. The level increase has a 1s trigger interval.
Stellar Jubilee: Immaculate Return
Anastasya enters Radiance: Stellar-Conduct while inside a Polestar Field. She enters Radiance: Stellar Swirl for 8s after a party member triggers Stellar Swirl nearby. Party members trigger Stellar-Conduct in place of Superconduct and Stellar Swirl in place of Cryo Swirl. The base DMG of both reactions for party members rises by 0.7% per 100 ATK Anastasya has, up to 14%.
The Falling Snow’s Favor
Outside combat, party members gradually recover HP in Snezhnaya, excluding Nod-Krai. If Anastasya is in the party, the Eye of Graeae retains its Energy and is immediately restored to 30% if it drops below 30%. Neither effect applies in Domains, Trounce Domains, or the Spiral Abyss.
Rule Terms
Transcendence and Blessings
Tapping Polestar’s Divine Judgment grants the Blessing of Love. Holding it grants the Blessing of Honor. The Blessing changes the available Elemental Burst and how it applies Sealing. Anastasya holds Love whenever she does not hold Honor.
Radiance: Stellar Glimmer
Radiance: Stellar-Conduct and Radiance: Stellar Swirl are both forms of Radiance: Stellar Glimmer. A character can have only one Radiance state at a time. Radiance: Stellar-Conduct takes priority when both would apply.
Sealing
Anastasya’s Elemental Burst can apply Sealing. A Sealed character cannot be switched in. The Seal’s starting duration equals that of the corresponding Burst and can be shortened.
Love — Anastasya Seals herself on switching out during the Burst. Stellar Glimmer reaction DMG from any nearby party member can shorten her Seal. For a short window after it ends, switching her back in triggers Palestar Edict: Triumph.
Honor — The Burst Seals up to three other party members. Anastasya can shorten their Seals with Normal Attacks. For a short window after an ally’s Seal ends, selecting that ally for the first time triggers Palestar Edict: Doom in place of the swap.
Freeze
Freeze suspends the affected effect’s countdown until the effect that caused the pause ends.
Palestar Edict: Triumph
Switching Anastasya in after her Seal ends can trigger this special Elemental Skill. It deals AoE Cryo DMG to nearby opponents, classified as Stellar-Conduct reaction DMG. In Radiance: Stellar Glimmer, it still deals AoE Cryo DMG and counts as DMG from the corresponding Stellar Glimmer reaction.
Palestar Edict: Doom
During the window after another party member’s Seal ends, their first selection triggers this special Elemental Skill instead of bringing them on-field. Doom advances through three stages in order via first selections of the corresponding characters or by pressing the Elemental Skill.
Stage 1 — Dekhomenon strikes several times for AoE Cryo Elemental Skill DMG that other Elemental Infusions cannot override. The final AoE Cryo hit counts as Stellar-Conduct reaction DMG.
Stage 2 — Anastasya leaps forward and slashes for AoE Cryo DMG classified as Stellar-Conduct reaction DMG.
Stage 3 — Anastasya fires the Blessed Armament as an arrow for greater AoE Cryo DMG classified as Stellar-Conduct reaction DMG and ends The Evernight Yields to Dawn.
Radiance: Stellar Glimmer — Doom’s Stellar-Conduct hits remain AoE Cryo DMG and count as DMG from the corresponding Stellar Glimmer reaction.
Elevation
Elevation is a special DMG boost calculated separately from other DMG boosts.
Constellations
C1 To Years Past, To Hearts Still Alight
Enhances The Radiant Reign of Night. Accolades additionally grant 15% ATK to Cryo characters and 60 Elemental Mastery to characters of other elements. Sharing Accolades during Sealing no longer removes them from the character sharing them. While Anastasya is Sealed, the Accolades she shares grant 300% of their original bonuses.
C2 To Winter, All Who Taste Its Bite
Using Polestar’s Divine Judgment applies effects based on Anastasya’s current Blessing.
Love — All party members gain 60% CRIT DMG on Stellar Glimmer reaction DMG for 30s.
Honor — Anastasya’s Normal Attacks, The Evernight Yields to Dawn, and Palestar Edict: Doom deal 125% of their original DMG for 15s.
Stellar Glimmer reaction DMG from all nearby party members also gains 5% Elevation.
C3 To White Nights, Set Our Grief Afire
To the New World gains 3 Elemental Burst levels. The maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 To Tyrants, Sing The Rebel’s Choir
Accolades grant 130% of their original CRIT DMG, ATK, and Elemental Mastery bonuses.
C5 March On, Till Rot’s Last Ember Dies
Polestar’s Divine Judgment gains 3 Elemental Skill levels. The maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Look Up, a Dawn Unstained Shall Rise
After Anastasya uses Polestar’s Divine Judgment, her current Blessing determines the effects.
Love — The next switch to another character triggers an effect equivalent to Palestar Edict: Triumph at 250% of its original DMG. Nearby party members’ Stellar Glimmer reaction DMG gains 10% Elevation.
Honor — The next Skill tap triggers an effect equivalent to Doom’s third attack at 200% of its original DMG. If the other party members are unsealed, this attack treats Anastasya as holding the entire party’s Accolades. Her Stellar Glimmer reaction DMG gains 20% Elevation.
These effects last 30s, have a 15s trigger interval, and are removed when the other party members’ Sealed status ends.
Skill Leveling Priority
TBD
Anastasya Upgrade Materials
The tables cover Anastasya at Lv. 90 and all three combat talents at Lv. 10. Silverdawn’s materials are listed separately.
Character Ascension and Leveling to 90
All Three Talents to Level 10
Best Artifacts for Anastasya
Best
Set name TBD
2-piece bonus ATK +18%.
4-piece bonus Using a Skill, Burst, or Normal Attack grants 1 Starspark, up to 2. At least 1 stack grants Undying Radiance, adding 20% CRIT Rate to Cryo DMG and another 20% when that damage counts as Stellar Glimmer reaction DMG. The buff works off-field. On-field, the wearer loses 1 stack every 3s. The buff ends at zero stacks.
The ATK bonus helps Anastasya reach the cap on her partywide Stellar Glimmer passive. The four-piece bonus can benefit both playstyles. Honor’s Normal Attacks can replenish stacks, and the CRIT Rate bonus can apply to Love’s Palestar Crown while Anastasya is off-field.
Alternative Sets
TBD
Artifact Stats and Targets
TBD
Best Weapons
Signature Weapon: Silverdawn
5-Star Bow • Signature Weapon
White Star Overture
Using an Elemental Skill or Burst grants White Crown’s Bequest for 6s, giving the wielder 40% ATK and 40% Stellar Glimmer reaction CRIT DMG. While active, triggering a Stellar Glimmer reaction or dealing its reaction DMG adds 3s, up to eight extensions per activation with a 0.1s interval. Either reaction event also restores 10 Energy to the wielder, once per 15s.
Alternative Weapons
TBD
Pull Recommendations
TBD
Best Teams and Rotations
TBD
Conclusion
When you test a lineup, run two full rotations against the same enemy. Check whether Anastasya’s Burst is ready again and whether each teammate is available at the planned swap. If the sequence breaks on the second loop, adjust your Energy Recharge or swap timing before judging the build by its damage.
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