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Who can hit things in Venti’s Burst in Genshin Impact?

The Ventilift database

Venti’s Burst is the most powerful crowd-control ability in Genshin Impact, able to completely immobilize lighter enemies by lifting them off the ground. Some characters can have trouble reaching enemies lifted too high though, so here’s a full list of characters and how their abilities interact with Venti’s Burst.

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Ratings assume enemies are light enough to be fully lifted by Venti’s Burst. Lifted enemies often jiggle up and down a fair bit, so ratings may not be 100% consistent.

Venti cannot lift enemies who are more than 20 levels higher than himself. It is not recommended to leave Venti under-leveled to avoid lifting enemies, as this severely undermines his damage. If an enemy is light enough to be lifted out of reach, they’re usually weak enough to not worry about a few missed hits.

Plunging Attacks usually miss with their AoE shockwaves upon hitting the ground, but they still do collision damage if an enemy is struck on the way down.

Updated for Version 4.4 (Xianyun and Gaming)

CharacterNormalChargedSkillBurst
Albedo Sometimes No Yes Yes
Alhaitham Sometimes Sometimes Yes
Projections hit
Yes
Aloy Yes Yes Yes
Bomblets are not pulled
Yes
Amber Yes Yes Sometimes Yes
Arataki Itto Sometimes
More reliable during Burst
Sometimes
Regular Charged misses. All Arataki Kesagiri slashes hit
Yes
If point-blank or aimed from above
N/A
Baizhu Yes Yes Yes Yes
Barbara Yes Yes Sometimes
Jump to apply Wet
N/A
Beidou Sometimes No Sometimes Yes
Bennett Sometimes No Sometimes
Tap misses. Charged levels 1 and 2 hit
No
Candace Sometimes No Yes Yes
Charlotte Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chevreuse Sometimes No Yes Yes
Chongyun Sometimes
C1 ice blades hit
No Sometimes
A4 proc hits
Yes
Collei Yes Yes Sometimes
Easy to miss if standing too close
Yes
Cyno Sometimes
Hits during Burst
Sometimes
Hits during Burst
Sometimes
Normal E hits, Burst E sometimes hits, Duststalker Bolts hit
N/A
Dehya Sometimes No Yes Yes
Diluc Sometimes No Yes Yes
Diona Yes Yes Yes No
Dori Sometimes No Sometimes
Misses easily
No
Eula Sometimes No Yes
Must be directly underneath
Yes
Faruzan Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fischl Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freminet Sometimes No Sometimes
Level 4 hits
Yes
FurinaSometimes Yes Yes Yes
GamingSometimes No No Yes
Ganyu Yes Yes Sometimes Yes
Gorou Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hu Tao Sometimes No N/A Yes
Jean Sometimes No Yes No
Kaedehara Kazuha No No Sometimes Yes
Kaeya Sometimes Sometimes No No
Kamisato Ayaka Sometimes Yes Sometimes Yes
Kamisato Ayato Sometimes
All Shunsuiken slashes hit
No Yes Yes
Kaveh Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Yes
Keqing Sometimes No Yes Yes
Kirara Sometimes Yes Sometimes
Kick hits, DoT misses
Yes
Cardamoms are not pulled
Klee Sometimes
Better if point-blank
Yes Yes
Mines are not pulled
Yes
Kujou Sara Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kuki Shinobu No No No Yes
Layla Sometimes No Yes Yes
Lisa Yes Yes Yes Yes
Lynette Sometimes Yes Sometimes
Often misses
Yes
Lyney Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mika Sometimes No Yes N/A
Mona Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nahida Sometimes Yes Sometimes
Tap sometimes hits, hold for consistency
N/A
Navia Sometimes No Yes Yes
Neuvillette Yes Yes Yes Yes
Nilou Sometimes Yes Sometimes
Tranquility Aura sometimes hits, Luminous Illusion always hits
Yes
Ningguang Yes Yes Yes Yes
Noelle Sometimes No No No
Qiqi No No No Yes
Raiden Shogun Sometimes
More consistent in Burst
Yes Yes Yes
Razor Sometimes No Yes Yes
Rosaria No No Sometimes Sometimes
Sangonomiya Kokomi Yes Yes Yes Yes
Sayu Sometimes Yes Sometimes
Can infuse Venti Burst
Sometimes
Daruma ticks hit
Shenhe No No Sometimes
Tap misses, hold hits
Yes
Shikanoin Heizou No Yes Sometimes
Fully charged E hits
Yes
Sucrose Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tartaglia (Childe) Sometimes
Ranged Normals hit, melee Normals miss
Sometimes
Ranged Shots hit, melee Charged are inconsistent
Yes
AoE Hydro on cast and Riptide hit
Yes
Both ranged and melee Bursts hit
Thoma Sometimes No Yes Sometimes
Tighnari Yes Yes No Yes
Traveler (Anemo) Sometimes No No Yes
Traveler (Dendro) Sometimes No No Yes
Traveler (Electro) Sometimes No Sometimes
More likely when further away
Yes
Traveler (Geo) Sometimes No No No
Traveler (Hydro) Sometimes No Yes Sometimes
Hits a few times, then passes through
Venti Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wanderer Yes Yes Yes Yes
Wriothesley Sometimes Yes N/A Yes
Xiangling No No Sometimes
Guoba hits at max range
Sometimes
Xianyun Yes Yes Yes
Driftcloud Wave Hits
Yes
Xiao Sometimes
Can hit midair on the way down. Plunge AoE sometimes hits
No Sometimes
Jump before E
N/A
Xingqiu Sometimes No Yes Yes
Xinyan Sometimes No No Sometimes
Initial strike misses, flame pillars hit
Yae Miko Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yanfei Yes Sometimes Sometimes
Better if point-blank
No
Yaoyao No No Yes Sometimes
Radishes hit
Yelan Yes Yes Yes Yes
Yoimiya Yes Yes N/A Yes
Yun Jin Sometimes No No Yes
Zhongli Sometimes Yes Sometimes
Pillar in middle of vortex can cause collision damage
Yes

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Christine Choi
Contributing Writer - Christine has been gaming since she first stole her brother's Game Boy as a kid. She's come a long way since then and has been creating content for Genshin Impact since 2021.