Albedo 2.3 Banner

## Matching Weapon and Element

### Matching Element

[[File:**Geo** Icon.png|**Geo**|24x24px]][[:Category:Matching Element is **Geo**|<span style="color: **Geo**; font-weight: bold;">**Geo**]]

### Matching Weapon

[[File:Sword Icon.png|Sword|24x24px]] [[:Category:Matching Weapon is Sword|Sword]]

## Version and Phase

### Phase

[[:Category:Phase 1 Limited Character Banners|1]]

**Albedo 2.3 Banner** is a weapon-element relationship between Albedo, Bennett, Rosaria, and Noelle.

## Why do these four characters make Albedo 2.3 Banner?

These four characters were ALL featured on Albedo's 2.3 banner!

## Weapon-Element Relationship

### Matching Weapon and Element

Matching Element: Geo

Matching Weapon: Sword

### Details

* Albedo is “both” (Geo Sword, Character B, “Both”)
* Noelle is “element not weapon” (Geo Claymore, Character E, “Geo not Sword”)
* Bennett is “weapon not element” (Pyro Sword, Character W, “Sword not Geo”)
* Rosaria is “neither” (Cryo Polearm, Character N, “Neither”)

### Diagram

Table Representation of Albedo 2.3 Banner
 **Not Sword** | Noelle

This diagram explains which characters are Geo and which characters use a sword.

## Missing Piece

### Directions

To find the missing piece, swap the weapon and element contributions of Noelle and Bennett.

### Element

Since Albedo shares his element with Noelle, the missing piece shares their element with Bennett. Bennett’s element is Pyro, so the missing piece’s element is **Pyro**!

### Weapon

Since Albedo shares his weapon with Bennett, the missing piece shares their weapon with Noelle. Noelle’s weapon is a claymore, so the missing piece’s weapon is a **claymore**!

### Result

Knowing that Bennett’s element is Pyro and Noelle’s weapon is a claymore, the missing piece is a Pyro claymore! Diluc, Xinyan, and Dehya are the ONLY Pyro claymore characters. The missing piece could be either **Diluc**, **Xinyan**, or **Dehya**, but this is a special case.

#### Special Case

##### Original Plan: Special Case

Albedo 2.3 Banner was originally planned to be a special case. Albedo's 2.3 banner took place during 2.3's Flagship Event—a Flagship Event that took place in Mondstadt! Diluc is a Pyro claymore character from Mondstadt, so he deserves to be the missing piece! If Sweet Diva Kay decided that Albedo's 2.3 banner was going to be a special case, the missing piece to be ONLY Diluc! After months of thinking of whether this should be a special case, Sweet Diva Kay approved the decision that this should be a special case. Sweet Diva Kay was in the process of approving this decision, when Alhaitham intervened and made her deny it.

##### Alhaitham's Intervention: Denial

Alhaitham used his own 3.4 banner as evidence to stop Albedo's 2.3 banner from becoming a special case. As Character E on his own 3.4 banner, Alhaitham could use his weapon to track down the missing piece! Using his own weapon and Character W's element, Alhaitham found Albedo as the missing piece. Alhaitham then told Sweet Diva Kay that Character N on his 3.4 own banner is Xinyan. On Albedo's 2.3 banner, Sweet Diva Kay knows that Albedo is Character B and the missing piece is a Pyro claymore character. Xinyan is a Pyro claymore character, but she is NOT Diluc! Knowing this, Sweet Diva Kay included Xinyan as the missing piece for Albedo's 2.3 banner—ON TOP OF Diluc. Diluc and Xinyan were the ONLY Pyro claymore characters as of Alhaitham's 3.4 banner, nullifying the special case status of Albedo's 2.3 banner. Alhaitham told Sweet Diva Kay "F it, that's right!" as he walked away victorious.

##### Dehya's Debut: Special Case—AGAIN!!!

Congrats!This weapon-element relationship is a special case!Dehya was omitted.
Alhaitham's victory over the denial of the special case status of Albedo's 2.3 banner was short-lived, as Sweet Diva Kay REVERSED Alhaitham's verdict after the release of Dehya—a new Pyro claymore character that was released in Version 3.5. Sweet Diva Kay decided NOT to include Dehya as the missing piece of Albedo's 2.3 banner. Dehya was omitted from the missing piece, making Albedo's 2.3 banner a special case.

##### Final Result

Dehya was omitted, so the missing piece could be either **Diluc** or **Xinyan**!

### Diagrams

Diagram BEFORE finding the missing piece
 **Claymore** | Noelle

The missing piece is italicized.

Diagram AFTER finding the missing piece
 **Claymore** | Noelle

Note how Diluc and Xinyan have their names here, but Dehya doesn't. Because Diluc or Xinyan could be the the missing piece, BOTH of their names are italicized.

## Gallery

Albedo 2.3 BannerCharacters on Albedo's 2.3 Banner (also Icon)
## Trivia

* This is the FIRST weapon-element relationship posted on Genshin Weapon-Element Relationships Wiki that:
	+ has a complex history of its special case status.
	+ is a special case but does NOT have a singular missing piece.
	+ was created with TWO navigation sections—one for Real Limited Character Banners and one for the Limited Character Banner Incident of 2.3.
* This real limited character banner happened AT THE EXACT SAME TIME as Eula's 2.3 banner.
* The is the 111th page on Genshin Weapon-Element Relationships Wiki.
* Dehya was FIRST mentioned on this page.
* This is the ONLY real limited character banner in which the matching weapon is a sword.

## Notes and References

### References

1. ↑ Alhaitham's victory ONLY lasted for the duration of Version 3.4. Dehya was released in Version 3.5—ONE version AFTER Alhaitham's 3.4 banner in Version 3.4.
2. ↑ Version 3.5 is ONE version AFTER Alhaitham's 3.4 banner in Version 3.4.
3. ↑ Diluc is the missing piece because he's from Mondstadt, Xinyan is the missing piece because of Alhaitham's 3.4 banner, and Dehya is NOT the missing piece because she has NOTHING to do with the missing piece of Albedo's 2.3 banner.
4. ↑ Definition of a special case.
5. ↑ Albedo's 2.3 banner went from being a pending special case—to a denied special case—and FINALLY to an approved special case.

### Notes

1. ↑ This is Mondstadt, so the missing piece is from Mondstadt! Diluc is the ONLY Pyro claymore character from Mondstadt, so the missing piece MUST be **Diluc**!
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 This is the missing piece for Alhaitham's 3.4 banner—and NOT Albedo's 2.3 banner.
3. ↑ In this case, Character W refers to Yun Jin.

## Navigation

### Real Limited Character Banners

Childe 1.4 ❖ Baal 2.1 ❖ Eula 2.3 ❖ **Albedo 2.3** ❖ Xiao 2.4 ❖ Yae 2.5 ❖ Yelan 2.7 ❖ Itto 2.7 ❖ Kazuha 2.8 ❖ Kokomi 3.0 ❖ Cyno 3.1 ❖ Itto 3.3 ❖ Baal 3.3 ❖ Alhaitham 3.4 ❖ Nahida 3.6 ❖ Baizhu 3.6?

### Limited Character Banner Incident of 2.3

Overview ❖ Eula 2.3 Banner ❖ **Albedo 2.3 Banner**