Genshin Impact Gorou Build

Bow Geo Watatsumi Island 18/5 Canis Bellatoris Violet Court

The great general of Watatsumi Island's forces. He is deeply trusted by his subordinates.

Best Gorou Builds

BUFF SUPPORT Build

Weapons

1

Favonius Warbow

Energy Recharge

2

Sacrificial Bow

Energy Recharge

3

Elegy for the End

Energy Recharge

Artifacts

1

The Exile

4

2

Noblesse Oblige

4

3

Emblem of Severed Fate

2

Energy Recharge +20% set

2

Substats Priority

1Energy Recharge

2DEF%

3CRIT Rate

Talents Priority

1ESkill

2QBurst

3NANormal Attack

Recommended Primary Stats

Sands

Energy Recharge

Goblet

Geo DMG Bonus / DEF%

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DEF% / Healing Bonus

Gorou's Elemental Burst duration can be extended from 9 seconds to 12 seconds with C2 if the required Crystallize shields are obtained. This allows his teammates to gain the Geo DMG% 15% bonus for a longer duration, making it preferable to use Burst as the last ability before swapping to the DPS.
To maximize the Geo DMG% bonus, consider the following:

• Use Gorou's Elemental Burst before swapping to the DPS to extend the Geo DMG% bonus duration
• Obtain the required Crystallize shields to extend the Elemental Burst duration from 9 seconds to 12 seconds
• Utilize the 15% Geo DMG% bonus to increase the team's overall damage output

Gorou is a Support character that can give increasing buffs to your party members from his Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst based on the number of Geo characters in your team (capped at 3). Casting his Elemental Skill sets up a banner which gives flat DEF (1 Geo), Interruption Resistance (2 Geo) and Geo DMG% Bonus (3 Geo) for your active character standing inside the banner radius. Casting his Elemental Burst creates a field following the active character which deals periodic damage and offers the same bonuses given by the Skill, destroying any placed banners in the process, it also pulls in nearby Elemental Shards created by Crystallize reactions. Due to his kit focusing on buffing DEF and Geo DMG, he's a specialised support geared towards Geo DPS that scales with DEF, such as Noelle or Itto. He can see niche use at C6 with other Geo characters as well.
Regarding Weapon Choices:

• Elegy for the End: Elegy offers a helpful ER substat alongside an EM and ATK% buff for your teammates. While not directly useful in teams centered around Noelle or Itto, this could possibly be a good choice for future Geo DPS characters, or in a team which utilizes Geo Resonance.

• The Exile (4): Casting Elemental Burst regenerates a total of 6 Energy for each of your party member. This set reduces your Energy Requirements by a bit for all of your party members, which can be quite beneficial. Do note that this is a 4 star set so you're potentially missing out on 5 star stat scaling, which is a 34% difference in mainstat value and 25% difference in individual substat value.
• Noblesse Oblige (4): The effectiveness of this set increases if you've already met the ER requirement for Gorou. At that point, you'd no longer need to run the recommended ER% sets, which means you can opt for this instead.

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Weapons

1

Favonius Warbow

Energy Recharge

2

Sacrificial Bow

Energy Recharge

3

Skyward Harp

CRIT Rate

4

Rust

ATK%

5

The Stringless

Elemental Mastery

Artifacts

1

Husk of Opulent Dreams

4

2

Emblem of Severed Fate

2

Husk of Opulent Dreams

2

3

Noblesse Oblige

4

4

The Exile

4

5

Gladiator's Finale

2

Husk of Opulent Dreams

2

Best Gorou Teams

#1

#2

#3

Gorou Skills

Ripping Fang Fletching

Normal Attack
Performs up to 4 consecutive shots with a bow.

Charged Attack
Performs a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG.
While aiming, stone crystals will accumulate on the arrowhead. A fully charged crystalline arrow will deal Geo DMG.

Plunging Attack
Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Level

1

1-Hit DMG

37.8%

2-Hit DMG

37.2%

3-Hit DMG

49.5%

4-Hit DMG

59%

Aimed Shot

43.9%

Fully-Charged Aimed Shot

124%

Plunge DMG

56.8%

Low/High Plunge DMG

113.6% / 141.9%

Inuzaka All-Round Defense

"Take up this formation and we'll be safe — I guarantee it!" As a general and a leader of troops, the last thing Gorou wants is to see is those who follow him getting hurt.

Deals AoE Geo DMG and sets up a General's War Banner.

General's War Banner
Provides up to 3 buffs to active characters within the skill's AoE based on the number of Geo characters in the party at the time of casting:
· 1 Geo character: Adds "Standing Firm" - DEF Bonus.
· 2 Geo characters: Adds "Impregnable" - Increased resistance to interruption.
· 3 Geo characters: Adds "Crunch" - Geo DMG Bonus.

Gorou can deploy only 1 General's War Banner on the field at any one time. Characters can only benefit from 1 General's War Banner at a time. When a party member leaves the field, the active buff will last for 2s.

Hold
Adjust the location of the skill.

Level

1

Skill DMG

107.2%

DEF Increase

206

Geo DMG Bonus

15%

Duration

10s

CD

10s

Juuga: Forward Unto Victory

"We have the high ground!" Gorou can ever so slightly change the terrain of the battlefield to help win victory. This technique has seen him through many battles against seemingly superior opposition.

Displaying his valor as a general, Gorou deals AoE Geo DMG and creates a field known as General's Glory to embolden his comrades.

General's Glory
This field has the following properties:
· Like the General's War Banner created by Inuzaka All-Round Defense, provides buffs to active characters within the skill's AoE based on the number of Geo characters in the party. Also moves together with your active character.
· Generates 1 Crystal Collapse every 1.5s that deals AoE Geo DMG to 1 opponent within the skill's AoE.
· Pulls 1 elemental shard in the skill's AoE to your active character's position every 1.5s (elemental shards are created by Crystallize reactions).

If a General's War Banner created by Gorou currently exists on the field when this ability is used, it will be destroyed. In addition, for the duration of General's Glory, Gorou's Elemental Skill "Inuzaka All-Round Defense" will not create the General's War Banner.
If Gorou falls, the effects of General's Glory will be cleared.

Level

1

Skill DMG

98.2% DEF

Crystal Collapse DMG

61.3% DEF

Duration

9s

CD

20s

Energy Cost

80

Passive Talent

Heedless of the Wind and Weather

Ascension Phase 1

After using Juuga: Forward Unto Victory, all nearby party members' DEF is increased by 25% for 12s.

A Favor Repaid

Ascension Phase 4

Gorou receives the following DMG Bonuses to his attacks based on his DEF:
· Inuzaka All-Round Defense: Skill DMG increased by 156% of DEF
· Juuga: Forward Unto Victory: Skill DMG and Crystal Collapse DMG increased by 15.6% of DEF

Seeker of Shinies

Passive

Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Inazuma on the mini-map.

Constellations

Rushing Hound: Swift as the Wind

Constellation Lv. 1

When characters (other than Gorou) within the AoE of Gorou's General's War Banner or General's Glory deal Geo DMG to opponents, the CD of Gorou's Inuzaka All-Round Defense is decreased by 2s.
This effect can occur once every 10s.

Sitting Hound: Steady as a Clock

Constellation Lv. 2

While General's Glory is in effect, its duration is extended by 1s when a nearby active character obtains an Elemental Shard from a Crystallize reaction.
This effect can occur once every 0.1s. Max extension is 3s.

Mauling Hound: Fierce as Fire

Constellation Lv. 3

Increases the Level of Inuzaka All-Round Defense by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Lapping Hound: Warm as Water

Constellation Lv. 4

When General's Glory is in the "Impregnable" or "Crunch" states, it will also heal active characters within its AoE by 50% of Gorou's own DEF every 1.5s.

Striking Hound: Thunderous Force

Constellation Lv. 5

Increases the Level of Juuga: Forward Unto Victory by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Valiant Hound: Mountainous Fealty

Constellation Lv. 6

For 12s after using Inuzaka All-Round Defense or Juuga: Forward Unto Victory, increases the CRIT DMG of all nearby party members' Geo DMG based on the buff level of the skill's field at the time of use:
· "Standing Firm": +10%
· "Impregnable": +20%
· "Crunch": +40%

This effect cannot stack and will take reference from the last instance of the effect that is triggered.

Stats

Ascension Materials

LV.1

0

Mora

LV.20

0

Mora

LV.40

20000

Mora

1

Prithiva Topaz Sliver

3

Sango Pearl

3

Spectral Husk

LV.50

40000

Mora

3

Prithiva Topaz Fragment

2

Perpetual Heart

10

Sango Pearl

15

Spectral Husk

LV.60

60000

Mora

6

Prithiva Topaz Fragment

4

Perpetual Heart

20

Sango Pearl

12

Spectral Heart

LV.70

80000

Mora

3

Prithiva Topaz Chunk

8

Perpetual Heart

30

Sango Pearl

18

Spectral Heart

LV.80

100000

Mora

6

Prithiva Topaz Chunk

12

Perpetual Heart

45

Sango Pearl

12

Spectral Nucleus

LV.90

120000

Mora

6

Prithiva Topaz Gemstone

20

Perpetual Heart

60

Sango Pearl

24

Spectral Nucleus

Total

420000

1

9

9

6

46

168

18

30

36

Talent Materials

LV.1→2

12500

Mora

3

Teachings of Light

6

Spectral Husk

LV.2→3

17500

Mora

2

Guide to Light

3

Spectral Heart

LV.3→4

25000

Mora

4

Guide to Light

4

Spectral Heart

LV.4→5

30000

Mora

6

Guide to Light

6

Spectral Heart

LV.5→6

37500

Mora

9

Guide to Light

9

Spectral Heart

LV.6→7

120000

Mora

4

Philosophies of Light

4

Spectral Nucleus

1

Molten Moment

LV.7→8

260000

Mora

6

Philosophies of Light

6

Spectral Nucleus

1

Molten Moment

LV.8→9

450000

Mora

12

Philosophies of Light

9

Spectral Nucleus

2

Molten Moment

LV.9→10

700000

Mora

16

Philosophies of Light

12

Spectral Nucleus

2

Molten Moment

1

Crown of Insight

Total

1652500

3

21

38

6

22

31

6

1