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Dahlia
HydroSwordMondstadt★★★★

Dahlia

Published Jul 17, 2026 · Updated v6.7
Content Tier List
Spiral AbyssA
Imag. TheaterA
OverworldA
Should You Pull?YES

Dahlia is a solid Hydro Shield Support with strong team options; worth pulling if you enjoy the playstyle.

Dahlia is a 4-star Hydro Shielder in Genshin Impact. Our Dahlia guide and build will focus on Dahlia's best weapons, best artifacts, skills, constellations and Dahlia's best teams.

SwordHydroShield Support

Overview

Quick Build

Weapon

Favonius Sword

Favonius Sword as building this weapon on Dahlia allows you to further support your teams ER requirements.

Artifacts

Noblesse Oblige

4-Piece recommended

Sands

ATK%

Main stat

Goblet

DMG%

Main stat

Circlet

CRIT Rate

Substats

- CRIT Rate (For Favonius) > - Energy Recharge ~200%+ > - HP %

Strengths

  • Strong Hydro damage
  • Versatile team options

Weaknesses

  • Requires investment
  • Best teams use limited 5-stars

Talent Priority

1
Elemental BurstPriority: Max (10)

Primary source of damage or support. Level to 10 first.

2
Elemental SkillPriority: High (8-10)

Important for damage or support value. Level second.

3
Normal AttackPriority: Low (1-6)

Lowest priority. Level last or skip unless you have spare resources.

Substat Priority

1Substats
Dahlia Standard Rotation
Standard

Cast Skill then Burst each rotation.

See build guide

Follow the recommended rotation for optimal Dahlia performance.

Weapons

5-star Weapons

1
Favonius Sword

· Base ATK 0

4-star Weapons

2

· Base ATK 0

3
Key of Khaj-Nisut

· Base ATK 0

4
5
Fleuve Cendre Ferryman

· Base ATK 0

Artifact Sets

Noblesse Oblige
SNoblesse ObligeBest in Slot

Noblesse Oblige or 2-Piece HP if you need further HP buffs. Otherwise build Dahlia with Scroll but be mindful of the fact that they need to trigger the correct reactions to provide the right buffs.

Sands

ATK%

Goblet

DMG%

Circlet

CRIT Rate

Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City
AScroll of the Hero of Cinder City

Recommended artifact set for this build.

Sands

ATK%

Goblet

DMG%

Circlet

CRIT Rate

Team Compositions

Skirk

Skirk

Main DPS

Furina

Furina

Support

Dahlia

Dahlia

Support

Escoffier

Escoffier

Sustain

Dahlia's best team comps will generally focus on freeze teams, especially Skirk who has Hydro/ Cryo team restrictions albeit much stricter than Dahlia.

Character Synergy
Skirk
SkirkMain DPS

Skirk is the on-field Cryo DPS responsible for maintaining the Freeze state on enemies. Her damage is significantly boosted by the buffs provided by Furina and the elemental resonance of the team.

Furina
FurinaSupport

Furina provides a powerful universal DMG buff and consistent off-field Hydro application for Freeze reactions. Her presence enables the team to maintain high damage output through her Fanfare stacks.

Dahlia
DahliaSupport

Dahlia provides the necessary Pyro application for occasional Melts or supporting utility within the Freeze framework. Their role focuses on enhancing the team's elemental versatility and reaction potential.

Escoffier
EscoffierSustain

Escoffier provides the healing required to manage Furina's HP drain and ensures the team's survival. Their Cryo application contributes to Cryo Resonance, increasing the team's Crit Rate against Frozen targets.

Talents & Constellations

Talents

Normal AttackNormal Attack

Dahlia performs a sequence of Sword-based Normal Attacks.

Normal Attack
Elemental SkillImmersive Ordinance

Time for a fun little trick! Summons the Sacramental Shower in different ways depending on whether you Tap or Hold it. Tap After a short prayer, summons the Sacramental Shower in front. Hold Engages in continuous prayer, and when done, summons forth a Sacramental Shower in the designated position. Sacramental Shower When opponents or nearby party members touch the Sacramental Shower, different effects will occur depending on the one who touches it: If an opponent touches the Shower, it will explode and deal AoE Hydro DMG to nearby opponents. If a nearby party member touches it, it will bounce the one who touches it high in the air. Only 1 Sacramental Shower summoned by Dahlia himself can be on the field at once.

Elemental Skill
Elemental BurstRadiant Psalter

Appeals to the divine with earnestness and song, dealing AoE Hydro DMG to nearby opponents and granting his party members Favonian Favor, summoning a Shield of Sacred Favor. The Shield of Sacred Favor's DMG absorption is based on Dahlia's Max HP, and it will absorb Hydro DMG with 250% effectiveness. Favonian Favor While this effect is active, 1 Benison stack may be consumed to summon a new Shield of Sacred Favor when an existing Shield is broken via DMG. Dahlia can obtain Benison via the following methods: · He will gain 1 Benison stack when his own active party member hits opponents 4 times with Normal Attacks while affected by Favonian Favor. · After triggering the effect of his Ascension Talent, "The Wind's Gentle Grace" (You must first unlock this Ascension Talent.) Dahlia can gain a maximum of 4 Benison stacks per Favonian Favor duration.

Elemental Burst

Constellations

1
C1
2
C2
3
C3
4
C4
5
C5
6
C6
C1Infallible Procession

Each time Dahlia gains 1 of his Elemental Burst Radiant Psalter's Benison stack, he will regain 2 Elemental Energy.

Is it worth getting?

Decent early constellation. Useful quality-of-life improvement.

C2Revelation of MercyPull Target

After Dahlia consumes his Elemental Burst Radiant Psalter's Benison stacks to summon a Shield of Sacred Favor, the character protected by said Shield will gain 25% increased Shield Strength for 12s.

Is it worth getting?

Strong constellation meaningful power increase worth targeting.

C3Windblume Offertory

Increases the Level of Radiant Psalter by 3.

Is it worth getting?

Raises a talent level useful but not a game-changer by itself.

C4Collect of the Assembly

The Favonian Favor from Dahlia's Elemental Burst Radiant Psalter lasts 3 more seconds.

Is it worth getting?

Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.

C5Let It Be Subtly So

Increases the Level of Immersive Ordinance by 3.

Is it worth getting?

Raises a talent level useful but not a game-changer by itself.

C6You Shall Go Out With JoyPull Target

The current active character affected by the Elemental Burst Radiant Psalter's Favonian Favor has their ATK SPD increased by 10%. Additionally, when an active character affected by Favonian Favor falls, immediately: - Revive them. - Restore their HP to 100%.

Is it worth getting?

Major constellation that significantly changes the character. Recommended for dedicated mains.

C0 Dahlia is solid and clears all content without any constellations.

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