Ganyu

Learn about Ganyu, the secretary at Liyue Qixing in genshin impact. Details on her skills, talents, constellations, and best builds.

Biography: Ganyu is a female character from Liyue, whose constellation is Sinae Unicornis. She is the secretary at Yuehai Pavilion and has the blood of the Qilin. She can be obtained through Wishes.

Skills Talents:

1. Normal Attack: Liutain Archery Performs up to 6 consecutive shots. Charged Attack: Aimed Shot with increased DMG. Charge Level 1 fires an icy arrow dealing Cryo DMG. Charge Level 2 fires a Frostflake Arrow that blooms on hit, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. Plunging Attack: Fires arrows mid-air before striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG.
2. Elemental Skill: Trial of The Qilin Ganyu dashes backward, leaving behind an Ice Lotus that taunts enemies and deals Cryo DMG. Its endurance scales with Ganyu’s Max HP. It blooms when destroyed or its duration ends, dealing AoE Cryo DMG.
3. Elemental Burst: Celestial Shower Summons an Ice Soul Gem that continuously rains down ice shards, dealing AoE Cryo DMG.

Passive Talents:

• Undivided Heart (Ascension 1): If the initial hit of Frostflake Arrow is a Crit Hit, the AoE DMG afterward will also be a Crit hit.
• Harmony Between Heaven and Earth (Ascension 4): Characters within the radius of Celestial Shower gain a 20% Cryo DMG Bonus.
• Preserved for the Hunt (Unlocked Auto): Refunds 15% of the ores used when crafting Bow type weapons.

Constellations:

• Level 1: Dew Drinker: Taking DMG from a Frost Flake Arrow or its AoE DMG decreases enemies Cryo Res by 15% for 6s. A hit regenerates 2 Energy for Ganyu (once per Frost Flake Arrow).
• Level 2: The Auspicious: Trial of The Qilin gains 1 additional charge.
• Level 3: Cloud Strider: Increases the level of Celestial Shower by 3 (Max 15).
• Level 4: Westward Sojourn: Enemies within the AoE of Celestial Shower take increased DMG, starting at 5% and increasing by 5% every 3s, up to 25%. Lingers for 3s after the enemy leaves the AoE.
• Level 5: The Merciful: Increases the Level of Trial of the Qilin by 3 (Max 15).
• Level 6: The Clement: Using Trial of the Qilin causes the next Frostflake Arrow to not require charging.

Ascension Materials:

• 1st Ascension (Max Lv. 20): 20,000 Mora, 1 Shivada Jade Silver, 3 Qingxin, 3 Whopperflower Nectar.
• 2nd Ascension (Max Lv. 40): 40,000 Mora, 3 Shivada Jade Fragment, 2 Hoarfrost Core, 10 Qingxin, 15 Whopperflower Nectar.
• 3rd Ascension (Max Lv. 50): 60,000 Mora, 6 Shivada Jade Fragment, 4 Hoarfrost Core, 20 Qingxin, 12 Whopperflower Nectar.
• 4th Ascension (Max Lv. 60): 80,000 Mora, 3 Shivada Jade Chunk, 8 Hoarfrost Core, 30 Qingxin, 12 Whopperflower Nectar.
• 5th Ascension (Max Lv. 70): 100,000 Mora, 6 Shivada Jade Chunk, 12 Hoarfrost Core, 45 Qingxin, 18 Whopperflower Nectar.
• 6th Ascension (Max Lv. 80): 120,000 Mora, 6 Shivada Jade Gemstone, 20 Hoarfrost Core, 60 Qingxin, 24 Whopperflower Nectar.

Builds:

Celestial Shower Build:

• Weapon: Favonius Warbow. This weapon, combined with four pieces of the Blizzard Strayer set, helps generate energy quicker for consistent Celestial Shower usage.
• Artifact Set: Blizzard Strayer (4 pcs). Provides a 20% Cryo DMG Bonus and increases CRIT Rate by an additional 20% when attacking enemies affected by Cryo.

Best Weapons Ranked:

• Best: Amos’ Bow (4-star Rating, 46 Base Attack, ATK 10.8% Bonus Effect, Increases Normal Attack and Aimed Shot DMG by 18%, increases DMG by 12% for every 0.1s an arrow is in flight, stacks up to 5 times per arrow).
• Second Best: Favonius Warbow (4-star Rating, 41 Base Attack, Energy Recharge 13.3% Bonus Effect, CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate Elemental Particles, regenerating 6 Energy, occurs once every 12s).
• Third Best: Sacrificial Bow (4-star Rating, 43 Base Attack, Energy Recharge 6.7% Bonus Effect, Skill has a 40% chance to end its CD after damaging an opponent, occurs once every 30s).

Artifact Sets:

• Blizzard Strayer: (2) Bonus: Cryo DMG Bonus +15%. (4) Bonus: When a character attacks an enemy affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%.