Thoma in Genshin Impact: Release date, banner, abilities, more

❘ Published: 2021-11-02T14:40:10

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Thoma is finally available to unlock in Genshin Impact’s 2.2 update. Here’s everything you need to know about the Protector From Afar’s banner, abilities, and more.

Genshin Impact’s Thoma commands the battlefield with deadly strikes from his polearm, while also igniting his enemies with scorching hot Pyro attacks.

While many players will be saving their hard-earned Primogems for the Childe and Hu Tao reruns – miHoYo has finally revealed details surrounding Thoma.

The upcoming Pyro character is the chief retainer of the Kamisato Clan and a close friend of the clan’s daughter, Ayaka. Thoma is known for his friendly personality and willingness to help others in need.

If you’re looking to add Thoma to your Genshin Impact roster in the game, we’ve got all the latest information about him below.

Thoma release date in Genshin Impact
Thoma abilities in Genshin Impact
Thoma Genshin Impact character trailer
Thoma story in Genshin Impact
Thoma voice actor in Genshin Impact

Thoma release date in Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact's Hu Tao character, one of the banner reruns

Thoma will release alongside the Hu Tao banner rerun.

Thoma was officially released in Genshin Impact on November 2, 2021.

He is featured as a 4-star character in the Hu Tao banner rerun, alongside Diona and Sayu.

Thoma abilities in Genshin Impact

Normal Attack: Swiftshatter Spear

Normal Attack: Thoma performs up to four consecutive spear strikes.
Charged Attack: Thoma consumes a portion of the stamina bar and lunges forward, dealing damage to all foes in his path.
Plunging Attack: Thoma plunges from mid-air, striking the ground below and dealing AoE damage to all nearby enemies.

Elemental Skill: Blazing Blessing

Thoma plunges his spear into the ground and performs a deadly kick that deals AoE Pyro damage. Blazing Blessing also unleashes a Blazing Barrier, which allows Thoma to absorb a set amount of damage.

Elemental Burst: Crimson Ooyoroi

Thoma spins his spear, slicing through his foes with scorching flames that inflict AoE Pyro damage to all nearby foes. While in this state, Thoma (active characters) will Fiery Collapses that deal AoE Pyro damage and summon Blazing Barriers.

Thoma Genshin Impact character trailer

Thoma’s Genshin Impact gameplay trailer dropped on November 2, finally confirming what we’ve known about the Kamisato Clan housekeeper, and diving a little bit into his backstory.

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As the chief retainer of the Kamisato Clan, Thoma is obviously well versed in both the region’s politics and characters – even if he doesn’t hail from Inazuma himself. It also showcases his sweet Polearm skills, knocking foes about with fire and fury.

Thoma story in Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact's Thoma in his story quest

Thoma isn’t getting a story quest as a four-star character, but he will have a Hangout Event.

Thoma is known for both his loyalty and kindness, often helping those that find themselves in the foreign lands of the Inazuma region. According to the 2.0 livestream, Thoma is “a rather special character”.

“He has blond hair, different from most other characters in the area, and his identity is naturally a bit of a mystery of its own.”

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The majority of this “mystery” comes from the fact that Thoma was born in Mondstadt, but the reasons surrounding his arrival in Inazuma remain unknown. Since then, Thoma has loyally served the Kamisato clan and helped foreign travelers acclimate to life in Inazuma.

Thoma voice actor in Genshin Impact

Thoma was introduced during the Inazuma update.

Thoma’s voice actors have been widely known for some time before his release due his prevalence in the game’s story. For each region, Thoma’s VA’s are: