Genshin Impact Nilou Build

Sword

Hydro Zubayr Theater 3/12 Lotos Somno Steeple of Ignorance

The star of the Zubayr Theater. She is full of warmth and innocence, and her dances are lively and elegant.

Best Nilou Builds

BLOOM SUPPORT Build

Weapons

Key of Khaj-Nisut

HP%

The Dockhand's Assistant

HP%

Elemental Mastery

Elemental Mastery

Elemental Mastery

Elemental Mastery

Energy Recharge

Energy Recharge

Energy Recharge

Energy Recharge

Primordial Jade Cutter

CRIT Rate

Artifacts

HP +20% set

Choose 2

HP +20% set

Hydro DMG Bonus +15% set

Noblesse Oblige

Elemental Mastery +80 set

Deepwood Memories

Substats Priority

1HP%

2HP%

3Energy Recharge

4Elemental Mastery

5CRIT Rate

6CRIT DMG

Talents Priority

1ESkill

2QBurst

3NANormal Attack

Recommended Primary Stats

Sands

HP%

Goblet

HP%

Circlet

HP%

Bloom Support As a Bloom Support, Nilou's role is to maximize a team's Bloom Damage in teams of strictly Hydro and Dendro characters. Level 90 is highly recommended to maximize Nilou's HP and Bloom Damage.
Weapon Choices:

Favonius Sword, Festering Desire, and Sacrificial Sword: Strong options if opting to Burst every rotation. Favonius can potentially help other team members' energy needs.
Do bear in mind though that Nilou strongly prefers Elemental Mastery weapons over Energy Recharge weapons in almost all circumstances.

Artifact Sets:

+80 Elemental Mastery set (2): These sets provide no benefit if Nilou isn't triggering Blooms.
+15% Hydro DMG set (2): This is only really a viable option if Nilou is played mostly on-field instead of off-field.
Deepwood Memories (4): Can be an option if other teammates are not Deepwood Memories holders.

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Weapons

Key of Khaj-Nisut

HP%

Iron Sting

Elemental Mastery

The Dockhand's Assistant

HP%

Favonius Sword

Energy Recharge

Toukabou Shigure

Elemental Mastery

Artifacts

Tenacity of the Millelith

Vourukasha's Glow

Tenacity of the Millelith

Wanderer's Troupe

Gilded Dreams

Tenacity of the Millelith

Heart of Depth

Tenacity of the Millelith

Flower of Paradise Lost

Best Nilou Teams

Nilou Skills

Dance of Samser

Dance of Haftkarsvar

"Daintily her toes touch the water's face, and the light that ripples forth equals even the seven heavens."

Enters the Pirouette state, dealing Hydro DMG to nearby opponents based on Nilou's Max HP.
While she is in the Pirouette state, Nilou's Normal Attacks and Elemental Skill will cause her to enter the Sword Dance and Whirling Steps stances respectively, causing DMG she deals to be converted to Hydro DMG that cannot be overridden and that is considered Elemental Skill DMG.

In these stances, Nilou's third dance step will end Pirouette, and has the following effects based on the type of said dance step:
·Sword Dance: unleashes a Luminous Illusion that deals Hydro DMG to opponents it touches and grants Nilou the Lunar Prayer effect. This effect converts Nilou's Normal Attacks into Sword Dance techniques, and her final hit will unleash a Luminous Illusion.
·Whirling Steps: Nilou unleashes a Whirling Water Wheel that deals AoE Hydro DMG and creates a Tranquility Aura that follows your active character around and applies Wet to opponents within its AoE.

Nilou is unable to perform Charged Attacks when under the effect of Pirouette or Lunar Prayer. These effects will be removed once she leaves the field.

Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring

"We have never witnessed that distant dream, but this dance can bring it to life."

Passive Talent

Court of Dancing Petals

Ascension Phase 1

When all characters in the party are all Dendro or Hydro, and there are at least one Dendro character and one Hydro character:
The completion of the third dance step of Nilou's Dance of Haftkarsvar will grant all nearby characters the Golden Chalice's Bounty for 30s.
Characters under the effect of Golden Chalice's Bounty will increase the Elemental Mastery of all nearby characters by 100 for 10s whenever they are hit by Dendro attacks. Also, triggering the Bloom reaction will create Bountiful Cores instead of Dendro Cores.
Such Cores will burst very quickly after being created, and they have larger AoEs.
Bountiful Cores cannot trigger Hyperbloom or Burgeon, and they share an upper numerical limit with Dendro Cores. Bountiful Core DMG is considered DMG dealt by Dendro Cores produced by Bloom.
Should the party not meet the conditions for this Passive Talent, any existing Golden Chalice's Bounty effects will be canceled.

Dreamy Dance of Aeons

Ascension Phase 4

Every 1,000 points of Nilou's Max HP above 30,000 will cause the DMG dealt by Bountiful Cores created by characters affected by Golden Chalice's Bounty to increase by 9%.
The maximum increase in Bountiful Core DMG that can be achieved this way is 400%.

White Jade Lotus

Passive

When Perfect Cooking is achieved on Food with Adventure-related effects, there is a 12% chance to obtain double the product.

Constellations

Dance of the Waning Moon

Constellation Lv. 1

Dance of Haftkarsvar will be enhanced as follows:
·Luminous Illusion DMG is increased by 65%.
·The Tranquility Aura's duration is extended by 6s.

The Starry Skies Their Flowers Rain

Constellation Lv. 2

After characters affected by the Golden Chalice's Bounty deal Hydro DMG to an opponent, that opponent's Hydro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. After a triggered Bloom reaction deals DMG to opponents, their Dendro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s.
You need to have unlocked the "Court of Dancing Petals" Talent.

Beguiling Shadowstep

Constellation Lv. 3

Increases the Level of Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Fricative Pulse

Constellation Lv. 4

After the third dance step of Dance of Haftkarsvar's Pirouette hits opponents, Nilou will gain 15 Elemental Energy, and DMG from her Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring will be increased by 50% for 8s.

Twirling Light

Constellation Lv. 5

Increases the Level of Dance of Haftkarsvar by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Frostbreaker's Melody

Constellation Lv. 6

For every 1,000 points of Max HP, Nilou's CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG will increase by 0.6% and 1.2% respectively.
The maximum increase in CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG via this method is 30% and 60% respectively.

Stats

Before Ascension

After Ascension

Ascend

Base HP

1182

Base ATK

Base DEF

HP%

0.0%

Ascension Materials

LV.1

Mora

LV.20

Mora

LV.40

20000

Mora

Varunada Lazurite Sliver

Padisarah

Fungal Spores

LV.50

40000

Mora

Varunada Lazurite Fragment

Perpetual Caliber

Padisarah

Fungal Spores

LV.60

60000

Mora

Varunada Lazurite Fragment

Perpetual Caliber

Padisarah

Luminescent Pollen

LV.70

80000

Mora

Varunada Lazurite Chunk

Perpetual Caliber

Padisarah

Luminescent Pollen

LV.80

100000

Mora

Varunada Lazurite Chunk

Perpetual Caliber

Padisarah

Crystalline Cyst Dust

LV.90

120000

Mora

Varunada Lazurite Gemstone

Perpetual Caliber

Padisarah

Crystalline Cyst Dust

Total

420000

168

Talent Materials

LV.1→2

12500

Mora

Teachings of Praxis

Fungal Spores

LV.2→3

17500

Mora

Guide to Praxis

Luminescent Pollen

LV.3→4

25000

Mora

Guide to Praxis

Luminescent Pollen

LV.4→5

30000

Mora

Guide to Praxis

Luminescent Pollen

LV.5→6

37500

Mora

Guide to Praxis

Luminescent Pollen

LV.6→7

120000

Mora

Philosophies of Praxis

Crystalline Cyst Dust

Tears of the Calamitous God

LV.7→8

260000

Mora

Philosophies of Praxis

Crystalline Cyst Dust

Tears of the Calamitous God

LV.8→9

450000

Mora

Philosophies of Praxis

Crystalline Cyst Dust

Tears of the Calamitous God

LV.9→10

700000

Mora

Philosophies of Praxis

Crystalline Cyst Dust

Tears of the Calamitous God

Crown of Insight

Total

1652500