Genshin Impact: Pneuma & Ousia Mechanic Complete Guide

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Pneuma And Ousia Mechanic In Genshin Impact

Characters With Pneuma And Ousia Arkhe In Genshin Impact

Every region in Genshin Impact always features its own mechanics, and some are more complicated than others. For instance, the puzzles in Mondstadt and Liyue are rather tame compared to those in Inazuma and Sumeru. In Sumeru, players are even locked from a massive chunk of the map if they fail to prioritize the adventure with Aranara as their music is required to solve a lot of Sumeru puzzles.

In Genshin Impact 4.0, Fontaine comes with its Pneumousia mechanic, which consists of Pneuma and Ousia energy, and the Arkhe mechanic. The system itself is rather straightforward, but it brings a new twist into combat that demands people to have Fontaine characters in the party.

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Pneuma And Ousia Mechanic In Genshin Impact

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Pneuma and Ousia are energy that exists in Genshin Impact Fontaine. Players can use it to either solve puzzles or overload enemies.

Pneumousia Puzzle

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Pneumousia puzzles consist of objects with either Pneuma or Ousia energy. Yellow/White indicates Pneuma and Purple/Black indicates Ousia. Players must balance the energy in these objects by hitting them with the opposite type, so a Purple/Black object must be hit by Pneuma energy, and vice versa. This will either break the object in question or turn its color to Mint/Green.

This will solve the puzzle and eventually unlock chests for the Travelers. Some notable Pneumousia Puzzles would be the Mysterious Core devices in Genshin Impact.

Enemies With Pneumousia

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Sometimes, enemies that hail from Fontaine have Pneumousia energy, and it’s a common occurrence among the Clockwork Meka robots. Players can see the energy they have by looking at the color hint. Yellow/White indicates Pneuma and Purple/Black indicates Ousia. Simply attack the Genshin Impact enemy with the opposing energy to overload them and incapacitate them momentarily.

Characters With Pneuma And Ousia Arkhe In Genshin Impact

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Exclusive to characters that hail from Fontaine, they have innate Pneuma and Ousia Arkhe, removing any need to pick up the respective Energy Blocks when completing puzzles or even attacking enemies. Here’s a full list of characters with Pneuma and Ousia Arkhe in Genshin Impact, along with the required method to get the energy.

Underwater, the “Normal Attack” button will trigger the character’s Arkhe as normal skills can’t be used while diving.

Pneuma Arkhe Characters

Character	Arkhe Source	Interval	Details
Hydro Traveler	Elemental Skill’s Torrent Surge	9s	Torrent Surge occurs when Traveler uses their tap skill and at the end of hold skill. Every 9s, Pneuma-aligned energy will also hit the enemy.
Lyney	Charge Level 2’s Prop Arrow	6s	Prop Arrow is fired when Lyney uses Charge Level 2.
Charlotte	Charged Attack	6s	–
Neuvillette	Elemental Skill	10s	–
Freminet	Elemental Skill	9s	–
Furina	Normal Attack	6s	Furina must be on Pneuma alignment, signified by her long white hair and Elemental Skill that summons a healer.

Ousia Arkhe Characters

Character	Arkhe Source	Interval	Details
Lynette	Elemental Skill’s Surging Blade	10s	Every 10s, Lynette will unleash Surging Blade after using Enigma Thrust. Enigma Thrust can be used instantly by using her tap skill. When using the hold skill, Enigma Thrust will occur after the high-speed state ends.
Navia	Elemental Skill	7s	–
Wriothesley	Elemental Burst	10s	–
Chevreuse	Elemental Skill	10s	–
Furina	Normal Attack	6s	Furina must be on Ousia alignment, signified by her short hair and Elemental Skill that summons three damage dealers.

Other Sources For Arkhe

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Currently, the only way to get Arkhe for non-Fontainian is by using the Sword of Narzissenkreuz. The alignment of this weapon can be changed at the Little Fountain where players offer the Drained Conch Cup in Genshin Impact. Unfortunately, this equipment is only usable by Sword characters, so even though it gives better access to the Fontaine mechanic, the most reliable way to have Arkhe is still by using Fontaine characters.