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Ganyu

"Plenilune Gaze"

★★★★★
Cryo Bow Main DPS Liyue

Constellation: Sinae Unicornis

About Ganyu

The secretary at Yuehai Pavilion. The blood of the qilin, an illuminated beast, flows within her veins.

Recommended Weapons

Polar Star

Best-in-slot

Stacking Crit Rate and ATK% from skill hits.

Stringless

Increases elemental skill and burst damage by 24%.

Best Artifact Sets

Blizzard Strayer

4-piece
Recommended

When combined with Freeze, provides up to +55% Crit Rate — the strongest Cryo DPS set.

Gladiator's Finale

4-piece

Reliable F2P option for physical or normal-attack-focused builds.

Main Stat Priority: Crit Rate / Crit DMG / ATK%

Skill Talents

Normal Attack

Liutian Archery

Normal Attack Perform up to 6 consecutive shots with a bow. Charged Attack Perform a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG. While aiming, an icy aura will accumulate on the arrowhead before the arrow is fired. Has different effects based on how long the energy has been charged Charge Level 1 Fires off an icy arrow that deals Cryo DMG. Charge Level 2 Fires off a Frostflake Arrow that deals Cryo DMG. The Frostflake Arrow blooms after hitting its target, dealing AoE Cryo DMG.

Multipliers

1-Hit DMG31.7%
2-Hit DMG35.6%
3-Hit DMG45.5%
4-Hit DMG45.5%
5-Hit DMG48.2%
6-Hit DMG57.6%
Aimed Shot43.9%
Aimed Shot Charge Level 1 DMG124%
Frostflake Arrow DMG128%
Frostflake Arrow Bloom DMG218%
Plunge DMG56.8%
Low / High Plunge DMG114% / 142%
Elemental Skill

Trail of the Qilin

Leaving a single Ice Lotus behind, Ganyu dashes backward, shunning all impurity and dealing AoE Cryo DMG. The Ice Lotus continuously taunts surrounding opponents, attracting them to attack it. Its endurance scales based on Ganyu's Max HP, and it blooms profusely when destroyed or once its duration ends, dealing AoE Cryo DMG.

Multipliers

Inherited HP120%
Skill DMG132%
Delay2s
Duration6s
CD10s
Elemental Burst

Celestial Shower

Coalesces atmospheric frost and snow to summon a Sacred Cryo Pearl that exorcises evil. While active, the Sacred Cryo Pearl will continuously rain down shards of ice, striking opponents within its AoE and dealing Cryo DMG.

Multipliers

Ice Shard DMG70%
Duration15s
CD15s
Energy Cost60

Passive Talents

Undivided Heart

Unlocked at Ascension 1

After firing a Frostflake Arrow, the CRIT Rate of subsequent Frostflake Arrows and their resulting bloom effects is increased by 20% for 5s.

Harmony between Heaven and Earth

Unlocked at Ascension 4

Celestial Shower grants a 20% Cryo DMG Bonus to active members in the AoE.

Preserved for the Hunt

Unlocked Automatically

Refunds 15% of the ores used when crafting Bow-type weapons.

Constellations

C1

Dew-Drinker

Taking DMG from a Charge Level 2 Frostflake Arrow or Frostflake Arrow Bloom decreases opponents' Cryo RES by 15% for 6s. A hit regenerates 2 Energy for Ganyu. This effect can only occur once per Charge Level Frostflake Arrow, regardless if Frostflake Arrow itself or its Bloom hit the target.

C2

The Auspicious

Trail of the Qilin gains 1 additional charge.

C3

Cloud-Strider

Increases the Level of Celestial Shower by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4

Westward Sojourn

Opponents standing within the AoE of Celestial Shower take increased DMG. This effect strengthens over time. Increased DMG taken begins at 5% and increases by 5% every 3s, up to a maximum of 25%. The effect lingers for 3s after the opponent leaves the AoE.

C5

The Merciful

Increases the Level of Trail of the Qilin by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6

The Clement

Using Trail of the Qilin causes the next Frostflake Arrow shot within 30s to not require charging.

Ascension Materials

LevelMaterials
Level 20
Shivada Jade Sliver×1Qingxin×3Whopperflower Nectar×3Mora×20000
Level 40
Shivada Jade Fragment×3Hoarfrost Core×2Qingxin×10Whopperflower Nectar×15Mora×40000
Level 50
Shivada Jade Fragment×6Hoarfrost Core×4Qingxin×20Shimmering Nectar×12Mora×60000
Level 60
Shivada Jade Chunk×3Hoarfrost Core×8Qingxin×30Shimmering Nectar×18Mora×80000
Level 70
Shivada Jade Chunk×6Hoarfrost Core×12Qingxin×45Energy Nectar×12Mora×100000
Level 80
Shivada Jade Gemstone×6Hoarfrost Core×20Qingxin×60Energy Nectar×24Mora×120000

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