Build entirely around ATK-scaled Stellar-Swirl DMG using ATK%/ATK%/CRIT. Stat goals: 2,000-3,000 ATK, ~100-135% Energy Recharge, 50-60% CRIT Rate, and 180%+ CRIT DMG with 120-180 Elemental Mastery. Energy Recharge only until the threshold, or skip the Burst every other rotation.
HP/HP/HP is the default because everything in her kit scales off Max HP. An HP/HP/Healing Bonus spread is viable if you want to lean into sustain, but it is niche and full HP is usually better. Energy Recharge is optional — only build it if you plan to weave her Burst into the rotation.
Aim for around ATK 2,400, Energy Recharge 125–145%, CRIT Rate 70%, and CRIT DMG 140%+. Keep the 1:2 crit ratio for balanced damage.
Aim for 180-230% Energy Recharge and 2,000-3,000 ATK. Use a CRIT Rate circlet if running Favonius Lance, otherwise stick with ATK%.
Odette's ascension stat is CRIT DMG, so prioritize CRIT Rate in the Circlet to balance the ratio. Cryo DMG% on the Goblet is not recommended; stack ATK% to fuel her A4 passive.
Goal: 2000+ ATK, 125-145% Energy Recharge, 30-40% CRIT Rate before set bonus, 180%+ CRIT DMG, 150-200 Elemental Mastery. ATK/ATK on Sands and Goblet is generally better due to A4 passive converting ATK into Elemental Mastery.
Combo: N1 > CA > N1 > CA > E > N1 > CA > N1 > CA, repeat 3 times.
Using Lohen's Charged Attack automatically performs a Normal Attack first, so you can input CA alone to execute N1 > CA.
Nicole needs 4000 ATK to reach her full ATK buff.
Her Burst damage is credited to the triggering character; it matches their element but applies none.
Teams that gain little from the Burst can skip Energy Recharge entirely.
Tolling Rally doesn't apply to Prune herself.
The buff caps out at 4,000 ATK—a threshold rarely reachable unless she's fielded in a Hexerei team.
Lumi [1E]: continuous Lunar Crystallize + Geo DMG. [4E]: Million Ton Crush converts all Lunar Crystallize DMG to one hit, then only continuous Geo DMG.
Both similar damage; [1E] generally better.
Varka needs a second Hex and Anemo ally, and two sharing one of Pyro/Hydro/Electro/Cryo. Missing any drastically lowers his damage.
Lightkeeper's Oath doesn't apply to Illuga.
Nightingale's Song starts at 21 stacks; each Geo Construct on field when Burst is used—or created during it—adds 5 stacks, up to +15.
Lunar-Crystallize Moondrifts count as Geo Constructs.
Zibai needs a second Moonsign teammate to unlock most of her damage.
Full combo: Skill → 4×[N4E]; swap one N4E for N1QBurst when available.
Condensed: E n4 n4 E n1E n1E QE — no extra damage and tends to land inside teammates' Skill cooldowns; use only for front-loaded damage.
Slower off-field Hydro appliers often mistime Lunar-Crystallized, so stay flexible.
Starting at Constellation 1, Columbina's rotation changes: cast Burst before Skill so the extra Gravity Interference from C1 gets the Burst buff.
Denial form activates when Durin uses Burst right after an E N1 (Skill + Normal Attack).
In Denial, the Burst hits once per 1.25s and can Vaporize/Melt on every other hit.
Jahoda wants Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam active for full value.
Infusion priority on Skill and Burst: Pyro > Hydro > Electro > Cryo.
If the active character sits at 70% HP or above, the Burst also heals whoever has the lowest HP.
[C6] only triggers while the Purr-Loined Treasure Flask is full.
Seeds of Deceit deal no damage and cannot enable Hyperbloom or Burgeon. They exist solely to amplify Nefer's Elemental Burst and grant Lunar% buffs to her Elemental Skill.
Flins requires a second Moonsign character in the party to unlock a large portion of his damage potential.
Aino's A1 passive upgrades her Elemental Burst: while Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam is active, it strikes more frequently and deals larger AoE DMG. Requires 2+ Nod-Krai characters in the party — she counts toward that total herself.
Lauma's Burst buffs 36 instances of Bloom damage — counted per target, so AoE depletes it much faster.
Holding Elemental Skill consumes Verdant Dew (gained by triggering Lunar-Bloom every 2.5s). Bank 2-3 stacks before holding; otherwise tap the Skill to conserve them.
Birgitta outlasts Ineffa's Skill and Burst cooldowns, ensuring 100% uptime.
If Ineffa needs high Energy Recharge (140%+), building ER for every-rotation Burst sacrifices personal damage for longer team buff uptime. When Ineffa deals significant damage, cast Burst every other rotation and ignore ER.
Dahlia's shield takes overflow damage the moment it breaks — this resolves before the shield is renewed by a Benison stack.
A4 passive maxes out at 40,000 HP, so stack HP to hit that cap.
Skirk runs on Serpent's Subtlety, not Energy — Energy Recharge is dead weight and Elemental Energy stays at 0.
Burst-ready opener: Burst > Skill > N5 > CA > 2N5 > CA > N5
No Burst: Skill > N5 > Burst > 2N5 > CA > N5
Escoffier's Hold Skill yields up to 10 special dishes per week — a purely out-of-combat perk. It offers no combat value, so never tap it mid-fight.
Iansan's buff scales off Total ATK, current Nightsoul Points, and Kinetic Energy Scale.
Max 54 Nightsoul Points; below 42 the buff drops. Keep moving to maintain uptime.
C4 frontloads Nightsoul Points if they previously overflowed.
Combos are flexible: En1P En1P (Q) chunks work at any time in the rotation.
Pre-C2, fast animations leave field time unfilled by Skill alone — slot a secondary DPS or use Cp Cp to prep the next rotation.
Opening with a short Hold Skill under Obsidian Codex (4) gives the highest average DMG.
Lan Yan's shield can undergo Elemental Absorption.
It can absorb Pyro, Hydro, Electro, or Cryo.
When absorbed, the shield gains increased resistance to that element.
Absorption only triggers if she contacts an enemy when the Skill is cast.
Traveler's Skill has 2 variations:
Tap — forms a ring around the active character, damaging nearby enemies.
Hold — deals damage as a conjoined attack whenever the active character deals damage.
Mavuika runs on Fighting Spirit instead of Energy, so Energy Recharge substats are deadweight.
Fighting Spirit builds when a Natlan ally spends Nightsoul Points, or when the active character lands Normal Attacks.
Only half the Burst gauge is required to cast, but damage scales with banked Fighting Spirit — fill it first.
Easier melt line: 4CA > jump > 3CA > Final Slash. Practiced line: 3CA > Final Slash > dash > 3CA > Final Slash.
Optimal on-field for Vaporize, Kaeya melt, or reactionless (Pyro mono / Overload): 5[2CA > dash].
With a permanent Cryo/Hydro aura, 6[CA > dash > NA] performs better and breaks shields well.
Chasca's bullets fire last-in, first-out: the final one loaded hits first, while the slot-1 Anemo bullet hits last.
Needs 3 distinct Pyro/Hydro/Electro/Cryo allies to cap conversion rate and DMG Bonus from Bullet Trick.
Ideal combo: 4[CA6] (number after CA = bullets loaded).
Xilonen's Burst: heals the active character over time if 2+ Samplers had their element converted; otherwise it adds extra Geo DMG.
Samplers shred resistance only with 2+ PHEC (Pyro/Hydro/Electro/Cryo) teammates. Tap Skill, then Normal Attack until Nightsoul Points fill (2–3 hits).
At C2, Geo Samplers stay active, so she fits teams already running 2+ Geo.
Pair with Xiangling and rotate counter-clockwise to let Pyronado connect more often.
Turbo Twirly counts as a Geo Construct.
Kachina's Burst recalls it to her position if it's on the field—quick repositioning without riding it. C2 instead summons a new one when none is deployed.
At C1, Sigewinne instead gains 18 Convalescence stacks.
Skill Combos
With Burst: Q > E > E > 5N3E > N2 or N3; Q > E > 6N3E
Without Burst: E > 6N3E
N = Normal Attack, E = Skill, Q = Burst
Skill combo: Skill > team buffs > Charged Attack > 6× (N3D)* or 3× (N5D)
*In Vaporize or Melt teams, 6(N3D) is preferred.
Chaining all three Skill leaps on Xianyun burns too much field time for most teams. A single E into Burst — E Q — is the standard rotation.
Navia full combo: Skill > N3D > N2 > Skill > N3D > N2.
Omit the final N2 if Fischl or Xiangling are used during Bennett's Burst before her.
Charlotte's Hold Skill switches to Photo Mode while the Special Analysis Zoom Lens gadget is toggled on. Toggle it off in the inventory to use it in combat.
Furina's Burst drains HP from the entire team, so a teamwide healer is strongly encouraged to offset the drain.
Rotation:
E → Q → N2 → E → 3×[N1 → E → N2 (E or NA)]
E = Skill, Q = Burst, N = Normal Attack
At Pressure Level 4, a Normal Attack can replace Skill — it also ends the Pers Timer state.
Skip Hydro Traveler unless Pneuma mechanics are required and you don't yet own the Sword of Narzissenkreuz.
Interrupting the hold state of the Skill generates no Hydro particles.
Baizhu's Elemental Skill heals 2–3s after cast, not on swap-in. Hold off fielding low-HP allies until that heal lands, or they risk taking a hit unhealed in the gap.
Kaveh's optimal combo is N3D: three Normal Attacks, then a Dash at the end to cancel the final swing's recovery. Cutting that animation keeps the rotation tight.
Support Dehya fulfills her damage-tank role without needing her Elemental Burst.
Burst ready: Burst → Skill → N2D + 2N3D + N1C + 2N2C
Burst on cooldown: Skill → N1C + 5N2C + N1
Weave dash cancels (D) after 2 normals; end chains with a charged hit (C) to reset the combo window.
The extra Yueguis from Yaoyao's Burst vanish when she leaves the field.
With Favonius Lance, use Skill then two Normal Attacks to trigger its passive.
Regarding Optimal Rotations
To funnel particles to Faruzan: Skill → Charged Shot → Burst
To funnel particles to other units: Skill → Burst → Charged Shot
At C6, the Charged Shot step becomes unnecessary since Burst triggers Pressurized Collapses instead.
Desert Pavilion Chronicle + signature: Burst→Skill→CA→N3 loop
Standard: Burst→Skill→N3 loop
Desert Pavilion: Burst→Skill→CA→N2C loop
Other sets: Burst→Skill→N2C loop
Shimenawa's Reminiscence: Skill→N2C loop→Burst
Swirl driver: Skill→N3C loop
In some teams, Candace's held Skill CD is too long for rotations. If she isn't C4, avoid getting hit and tap Skill as quickly as possible.
Rotations:
Thundering Fury (4): E N1 Q E 6[N4E]
Non-Thundering Fury: E N1 Q N2E 3[N5 N2E]
*E = Elemental Skill, N = Normal Attack, Q = Elemental Burst.
Use 2 Elemental Skills per Burst rotation to alleviate her extreme Energy requirements.
Standard Collei rotation: Skill > Burst > swap.
With Polar Star: Normal Attack > tap Charged Attack > Skill > Burst > swap.
Tighnari combos:
1 Skill→CA→Burst→CA×2: hardest; Burst gets A1 and Skill particles funnel to next Burst.
2 Skill→CA×3→Burst: Burst gets A1; no funnel.
3 Skill→Burst→CA×3: simplest, weakest; prefunnels; Burst lacks A1; best at C4, EM.
Aim for roughly 850–950+ Elemental Mastery; the exact target depends on whether an Elemental Mastery weapon is equipped.
Cast Ayato's Burst before Skill to boost Normal Attack DMG. Energy Recharge requirements vary by team; long cast time may not justify snapshotting buffs. Slash count during Skill depends on FPS.
Open with Yae Miko's Skill ×3 to stack Sesshou Sakura and boost Burst DMG.
Combo: Skill×3 → Burst → Skill×3.
After first EEE, swap out for buffs, then return for Burst.
None of her abilities snapshot.
Shenhe's Tap Skill grants teamwide 15% DMG to Skill and Burst DMG for 10s. Hold grants teamwide 15% DMG to Normal Attack, Charged Attack, and Plunge Attack DMG for 15s.
Gorou's C2 extends Burst duration from 9s to 12s when you pick up Crystallize shards, so teammates keep the 3-Geo 15% Geo DMG bonus longer. Cast Burst last before switching to your DPS.
Kokomi's Burst dynamically alters her Skill's DMG, so you can't snapshot the buff onto the Bake-Kurage and swap out.
To generate particles, Kujou Sara must cast Elemental Skill then Charged Shot to place a Crowfeather. Explosion hitting an enemy yields 3 particles. Crowfeathers from C2 do NOT generate particles.
Open with Raiden's Elemental Skill.
Burst:
•Burst > 4N4D (Rec. general use)
•Burst > 3N3C + N1C (Rec. with Attack Speed)
N=Normal Attack, C=Charged Attack, D=Dash, E=Elemental Skill.
Hold Skill, then immediately tap it again to generate additional particles.
Yoimiya's hardest-hitting hit in her Normal Attack string is N5. In Vaporize teams, aim to Vaporize N1 (first hit), N3, and N5.
Ayaka's Charged Attack, Skill, and Burst all reach foes vacuumed into Venti's Burst.
Her Burst stays planted on Frozen targets, but drifts and knocks unfrozen enemies slightly back.
Skip Elemental Skill and Burst levels past talent level 7—energy generated does not increase further.
Kazuha's Burst absorption follows the priority Pyro > Hydro > Electro > Cryo.
It can absorb auras from the active character and enemies alike — standing inside Bennett's Burst infuses Pyro, since that field applies Pyro to the active character.
No Burst: NA spam → tap Skill → NA spam → tap Skill
Burst: tap Skill → Burst → 4 NA → hold Skill → 4 NA
Energy-favored (slightly less DPS): tap Skill → Burst → tap Skill → 4 NA → dash cancel → 2 NA → hold Skill → 2 NA
NA = Normal Attack
Yanfei's A4 requires a CRIT Hit to trigger, so aim for a CRIT Ratio of 3:4 or 3:5 rather than the usual 1:2.
Cast Skill before Burst: the CRIT Rate from Ascension 1 Talent also counts toward Ascension 4 Talent Bonus.
Rosaria's Skill and Burst can trigger Reverse Melt (1.5x) with another Pyro applier for quick, powerful damage.
Hu Tao ending combos: Burst gets Skill buff even if the last Charged Attack isn't jump/dash-canceled.
Cancels boost damage: N2CJ (C0), N2CD (C1). N3CJ/N3CD saves stamina, loses damage.
N=Normal, C=Charged, J=Jump, D=Dash
Xiao Skill→Skill→Burst→Plunge spam. Single: Normal Attack→Charged Attack→High Plunge (no collision) or Low Plunge (collision only). High Plunge spam (collision). Multi: High Plunge spam.
Avoid Ganyu's Elemental Burst in most Melt teams. Its Cryo hits can consume the Pyro aura, so her Charged Attacks fail to trigger Melt.
Casting Albedo's Elemental Skill directly on top of a boss summons a Solar Isotoma, as long as the initial cast connects with the opponent.
Diona's Skill creates an Cryo shield that cleanses. Swapping characters while the shield holds reapplies Cryo to the new active character, stripping elemental debuffs on each swap.
Skill duration targets — C0: 7s / 9s / 12s · C1: 9s / 11s / 14s
Melee Burst: only when a single rotation clears the fight — sustaining its uptime needs 170–190% Energy Recharge. Otherwise open every rotation with Ranged Burst to refund energy.
Skill combos (NA = Normal Attack, CA = Charged Attack):
• 2 NA + 1 CA — highest damage, drains stamina
• 3 NA + 1 CA — stamina neutral, default for most weapons
• 5 NA + 1 CA — pair with Rust or Thundering Pulse
The recommended combos trade a little damage for stamina neutrality.
Barbara's Skill heals on a pulse every 5s, each pulse imbuing the active character with Hydro — a status cleanse: Pyro clears in one pulse, other elements take several.
Beware Frozen: Hydro plus Cryo locks you in place, so check the field before casting.
Bennett's C6 infuses melee weapons with Pyro, disrupting some team comps. But with C6, you likely already own the supports those teams prefer over him.
Chongyun's Elemental Burst is treated as Claymore damage, so it breaks Geo Structures/Shields far faster and can trigger Shatter.
Diluc combo notation: N=Normal Attack, E=Skill, Q=Burst.
Standard: Q N2 E N2 E N2 E fits team buff windows.
Burst opener: E Q N1 E N1 E N1 for frontload; falls off if no kill.
Full: Q N2 E N2 E N2 E N4 N3 E N1 E E.
Alternate Fischl's Skill and Burst—both summon Oz—to maintain high uptime.
Recommended combos:
With Thundering Fury (4): EQE 2N1C E 2N1C
Without Thundering Fury (4): EQE 4N1C
E = Skill
Q = Burst
N# = Normal Attack(s)
C = Charged Attack
Klee uses animation cancels to land Normal Attack, Skill, and Burst hits faster.
A1 gives Explosive Spark stacks on those hits; consuming one adds Charged Attack DMG and skips the Stamina cost.
Keep Hexerei maxed: up to 150% Enhanced Charged Attack DMG.
Combos: N1C / N3 with Hexerei resonance; N1C / N1W without.
Lisa rotation: use Hold Skill+Burst every rotation mix NAs with tE or CAs.
Ex: tE Q tE C N1 tE C tE …swap… tE h3E 2[N2C]
*N/NA=Normal Attack, C/CA=Charged Attack, E=Elemental Skill (tE=Tap, hE=Hold), Q=Burst
Apply Pyro, cast Mona's Burst to clear it, wait 2.5s for ICD (stay on-field for Bennett buff), swap to Pyro and reapply, then Burst pops Hydro for Vaporize 2.0x.
Ningguang's Skill has a 6s internal cooldown on energy generation — if you need particles, wait 6s before recasting to keep Burst uptime.
Casting onto an existing Geo Structure shatters the screen, so you can intentionally break one on demand.
1–2 targets: N1>N2>N3>N4>dash/hop — cast time and knockback often make this unfeasible.
Multiple targets: N1>N2>N3>dash/hop.
Redhorn Stonethresher makes Charged Attack spins worth it: open/close the map or Adventurer's Handbook once mid-spin to bypass the 5s cap.
Razor favors Tap Skill over Hold Skill for its cooldown advantage.
His Burst resets his Elemental Skill CD, so tE > Q > tE is the standard combo opener.
Running Viridescent Venerer (4)? Don't swap off immediately after casting Skill or Burst — the holder must be on-field when Swirl actually triggers, otherwise the 4-set RES shred never applies.
Don't swap off right after casting Burst — stay on-field so the Viridescent Venerer 4-pc shred procs on the Swirl first; Skill → Burst sidesteps this issue.
Walking into the storm carrying an elemental aura infuses it, e.g. Bennett Burst → step in to infuse Pyro.
Link below lists which characters can still hit enemies sucked in and ragdolled.
Rotations:
Skill→Dash→Burst→Normal Attack(N1)
(C4+): Burst→Normal Attack→Skill→Dash→Normal Attack(N2)*
*Use Book trick (open menu 1s to pause) to collect particles instead of N2.
