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· A major buff for Welt has been announced in Honkai: Star Rail Version 4.2.
· This buff applies to almost all aspects, including his Combat Skill, Ultimate, Talent, Traces, and Eidolons, significantly enhancing Welt's performance.
· Based on the current test server V1, Welt has undergone the most significant changes among the four buffed characters, showing overwhelming performance to the extent that a potential nerf is even being speculated.

· Welt's Combat Skill and Ultimate play a crucial role in applying powerful debuffs to enemies and advancing allies' turns.
· In particular, the Ultimate's action delay effect has been improved, positively impacting gameplay.

Category	Changes
Combat Skill	· Additional hit count increased from 2 to 4 (no damage reduction) · Deals 72% Imaginary DMG to a single target enemy · Additionally deals 72% Imaginary DMG 4 times (to a random enemy) · 75% base chance to reduce the hit enemy's SPD by 10% (for 2 turns)
Ultimate	· Deals 90% Imaginary DMG to all enemies · 100% base chance to Imprison enemies (for 1 turn) · Imprisoned enemies have their actions delayed by 12% and SPD reduced by 10% · New Effect: After using Ultimate, applies 'SL' buff to all enemies · When enemies with 'SL' buff are hit, their actions are additionally delayed by 4% (max 8 stacks per target, lasts for 2 turns)

· Welt's Talent and Traces have also been greatly enhanced, maximizing synergy with his Combat Skill and Ultimate.
· In particular, a new debuff effect that reduces enemy DEF has been added, significantly increasing Welt's damage-dealing capabilities.

Category	Changes
Talent	· Additional DMG multiplier against enemies with reduced SPD increased from 60% to 100% · New Effect: If the enemy is in 'SL' state, their DEF is reduced by 40% (synergizes with Ultimate's 'SL' buff)
Trace 1	· After using Ultimate, the DMG taken by enemies increases from 12% to 35%
Trace 2	· Removed previous effect: restores 10 Energy · New Effect: When using Basic ATK or Combat Skill, triggers 1 additional hit · Basic ATK additional hit: Deals 80% of Basic ATK's multiplier as DMG · Combat Skill additional hit: Deals 120% of Combat Skill's multiplier as DMG
Trace 3	· Removed previous effect: increased DMG to Broken enemies · New Effect: If Effect Hit Rate exceeds 40%, ATK increases by 20% for every 10% excess (max 80% ATK increase) · Restores 5 Energy when using Ultimate (Energy restoration from previous Trace 2 moved and reduced)
Bonus Trace	· Removed previous effect: 28% ATK increase · New Effect: Increases Effect Hit Rate by 28% (synergizes with Trace 3's ATK increase effect)

· Three of Welt's Eidolons have been significantly buffed, making his damage and debuff abilities even more powerful.
· In particular, the changes to E4 and E6 open up the possibility of utilizing Welt as a main DPS.

Eidolon	Changes
E1	· When attacking Imprisoned enemies with Combat Skill or Ultimate, deals additional Imaginary DMG equal to 40% of Ultimate's multiplier (once per target per attack)
E4	· Previous: When using a skill, SPD reduction chance increased by 35% (very weak) · New: When attacking enemies in 'SL' state with Combat Skill or Ultimate, increases Crit Rate by 20% and Crit DMG by 50%
E6	· Previous: When using Combat Skill, triggers 1 additional hit on a random enemy (very weak) · New: If the enemy is in 'SL' state, all their Elemental RES is reduced by 30%

· Welt has been transformed into a versatile character through this buff, capable of performing various roles such as debuffer, sub-DPS, and main DPS.
· His damage-dealing capabilities are significantly enhanced, especially with Eidolon advancements, which will be great news for players who obtained Welt from a 50/50.

Category	Effect
Welt's Debuff Abilities (Base)	· 40% DEF reduction · 35% increased DMG taken by enemies · Up to 44% enemy action delay · 10% enemy SPD reduction
Welt's Debuff Abilities (E6)	· Additional 30% all Elemental RES reduction
Welt's Self-Buff Abilities (Base)	· Up to 80% ATK increase based on Effect Hit Rate
Welt's Self-Buff Abilities (E4)	· When attacking enemies in 'SL' state, Crit Rate increases by 20% and Crit DMG by 50%

· Welt can be utilized as a versatile character, replacing a support role, acting as a buffer to amplify team damage, or even as a main DPS carrying the team.
· Especially with E4 or E6 Eidolon advancements, his damage-dealing capabilities are greatly enhanced, further increasing his potential as a main DPS.
· For Welt's new team compositions, synergy with Aventurine is expected to be very strong.