Lavawalker is an artifact set that provides Electro Resistance at 2 piece set effect and increased Electro damage against certain opponents in the 4 piece set effect. This set is incredibly good in electrocharged teams. Released in Version 1.0, this artifact set delves deep into the details of the Thundersoother, who seems to have slain a beast of thunder.
About Thundersoother
| Minimum Rarity | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Maximum Rarity | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| 2 Piece Bonus | Electro RES increased by 40%. |
| 4 Piece Bonus | Increases DMG against opponents affected by Electro by 35%. |
| Location | Midsummer Courtyard, Mondstat. |
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| Thundersoother's Heart | Thundersoother's Plume | Hour of Soothing Thunder | Thundersoother's Goblet | Thundersoother's Diadem |
| Flower of Life | Plume of Death | Sands of Eon | Goblet of Eonothem | Circlet of Logos |
Pros and Cons
Every artifact set has its own pros and cons. Farming an artifact might not be easy due to the limited amount of resin that a player gets. Artifacts are important to maximize your character’s damage output and spending way too much time on a domain can be exhausting.
Pros
- High Viability - Electro-charged is an incredible reaction against groups of enemies. It not only deals damage quickly, but also makes uses of the properties of this set.
- Decent domain - Midsummer Courtyard is decent as both pieces obtained from the domain can be used for the character which usually farm them. The Thundering Fury also provides Electro Damage bonus, making it so that you will never run out of options.
Cons
- Alternatives - Most Electro Characters that use the Electro-charged reaction usually have better options like emblem of severed fate (EOSF). Due to this, farming this domain for one specific character while the EOSF can be used for multiple characters is wastage of resin.
- Lacks adaptability - Apart from Electro-charged teams, this artifact set does not have much viability due to the requirement of electro application on the opponents. This will especially hurt the team’s damage when the character equipping this set has to function in other teams.
Lore
Thundersoother's Heart
| A flower that blooms even amidst ferocious thunder and lightning. To this day, it still grants courage to travelers in thunderstorms. |
A purple flower plucked in a thunderstorm.
Whoever wears it will no longer fear the thunder and lightning.
This flower blossoms only in thunderstorms, and never withers despite the constant rain.
This is the Flower of Thunder. Kneeling before it, the Thundersoother plucked it with reverence.
The Thundersoother wore this flower on his chest at all times as he fearlessly faced the thunder and lightning.
Even when fighting the fierce Beast of Thunder, his resolve never wavered.
To the Thundersoother, wearing this purple flower may have been merely an act of whimsy,
but to travelers, the flower was the source of the unfaltering resolve that conquered the thunder.
Thundersoother's Plume
| The feather of a predatory bird that soars through lightning storms. It was said to have been adopted as an insignia by the legendary hero who pacified thunder and lightning. |
An insignia made in the shape of the plume of a falcon that soared through the storms.
Its wearer can almost feel the booming of thunder and the heat of a volcano.
Fearing neither the thunder nor the volcano,
the falcon left its plume in the burnt woods.
The Thundersoother fashioned an amethyst insignia in the plume's likeness.
The purple insignia shimmered with light under the gaze of enemies.
On this small object lightning glittered,
as if to foreshadow the downfall of the Beast of Thunder.
Like the falcon, the Thundersoother conquered both thunder and flames,
and eventually beheaded the Beast of Thunder.
Hour of Soothing Thunder
| A timepiece kept by hero who conquered thunder and lightning. The tiny shard of Electro crystal within flow back and forth with the passing of time. |
An hourglass the Thundersoother once used. Flowing within it is not sand, but tiny Electro shards.
The shards shatter and flow down as time passes, then merge together at the bottom of the hourglass.
The one who defeated the Beast of Thunder crafted this hourglass from amethyst.
The passage of time is just like lightning. It bursts through the sky and is gone in a flash.
Even the Thundersoother could not conquer the flash of time.
Within this hourglass, even thunder and lightning have to obey the never-changing law of time.
In the hourglass, the shards shatter and merge countless times while time silently flashes by.
Observing this taught the Thundersoother about the cycle of life and death. Empowered with this knowledge, he was able to defeat the beast.
Thundersoother's Goblet
| The wine goblet from which the Thundersoother, who defeated the Beast of Thunder, once drank violet lightning. |
A goblet that once belonged to the Thundersoother.
Perhaps its former owner once used it to drink the thunder.
Mighty as he was, the Thundersoother was a mere mortal with human feelings.
Rage and ecstasy would come and go in a flash, just like the pounding thunder.
This goblet witnessed not only the feats of the Thundersoother, but also his sorrow and laughter.
From this goblet was drunk the wine used in the sacrificial slaying of the Thundersoother's family.
From this goblet came the courage that helped the Thundersoother venture forth into the beast's cave.
From this goblet came the sole source of companionship for the Thundersoother, who spent his final days in solitude.
Thundersoother's Diadem
| The crown given to the Thundersoother for defeating the Beast of Thunder that had been wreaking havoc upon the land. |
A very ancient diadem.
It shines with the light of the pacified lightning.
The ferocious Beast of Thunder
once enslaved people with its mighty lightning.
But its lightning existed only in a flash,
and like the lightning, its mightiness soon disappeared.
The Thundersoother defeated the beast in a lightning storm.
He claimed this diadem as his trophy.
But the past can never be fully pacified.
Trivia
- Thundersoother is not related to the Thunderbird, the bird mentioned in Ruu’s story.
- This artifact domain is almost identical to the Lavawalker Domain, only having the pyro replaced with electro.
Conclusion
Thundersoother either really good or really bad depending on the playstyle of the character. While being very good on characters which function in an Electro-charged team, it will be incredibly bad on other characters as it requires you to have electro application at all times.
