Item from Genshin Impact by HoYoverse
Artificial Visions manufactured by the Fatui using residual Archon energy, granting elemental power at a severe cost to the user's life force and physical health.
Delusions are the Fatui's answer to Celestia's monopoly on elemental power. Created using energy harvested from Archon residue, they grant their wielders elemental abilities without divine permission — but at terrible cost. Prolonged use drains the bearer's life force, and the less physically resilient the user, the faster they deteriorate. The Fatui Harbingers wield Delusions alongside or instead of Visions, and during the Inazuma conflict, mass-produced Delusions were distributed to resistance fighters as a cynical manipulation that cost many lives. Tartaglia uses both a Vision and Delusion simultaneously, while Signora relied on her Delusion to contain her own Pyro curse.
Visually similar to Visions but with a darker, more sinister quality — the gem pulses with unstable energy and the frame bears Fatui insignia. The elemental glow flickers irregularly, and prolonged use causes visible physical deterioration in the wielder: greying hair, cracked skin, or premature aging.
Also known as: Delusions, Fatui Delusion