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Escoffier
CryoPolearmFontaine★★★★★

Escoffier

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

Escoffier is arguably the best Cryo Sub-DPS available and a top-tier pick in the current meta. Excellent off-field damage capabilities. Keep in mind that only buffs Hydro and Cryo damage, restricting team options.

Escoffier is a 5-Star Cryo user in Genshin Impact who provides powerful support to Freeze teams. She deals high off-field damage with her Elemental Skill while providing Hydro and Cryo RES Shred and healing via her Elemental Skill.

PolearmCryoSub-DPS

Overview

Quick Build

Weapon

Symphonist of Scents

ATK is increased by 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24%. When the equipping character is off-field, ATK is increased by an addit

Artifacts

Blizzard Strayer

When a character attacks an opponent affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the opponent is Frozen, C

Sands

ATK % / Energy Recharge

Main stat

Goblet

Cryo DMG or ATK %

Main stat

Circlet

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > ATK %

Substats

Energy Recharge > CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > ATK %

Strengths

  • Excellent off-field damage capabilities.
  • Massive RES Shred to Hydro and Cryo.
  • Provides teamwide healing, allowing her to cover the team's sustain slot and give great synergy with Furina.
  • Has some good use cases even outside of Freeze teams.

Weaknesses

  • Only buffs Hydro and Cryo damage, restricting team options.
  • Loses a lot of her RES Shred without a full Hydro and Cryo team.
  • Can have high Energy Requirements in some teams.

Talent Priority

1
Low-Temperature CookingPriority: Max (10)

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

2
Scoring CutsPriority: High (8-10)

Important for damage or support value. Level second.

3
Kitchen SkillsPriority: Low (1-6)

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

Substat Priority

1Sands
2Goblet
3Circlet
4Substats
5HP
6ATK
7CRIT Rate
Escoffier Standard Rotation
Standard

Escoffier's playstyle focuses on being used in a team consisting entirely of Hydro and Cryo characters, providing great buffing via 55% RES Shred to both Elements, teamwide healing, and great off-field damage of her own. She will typically swap in and cast her Elemental Skill to get her damage and R

See build guide

Escoffier's playstyle focuses on being used in a team consisting entirely of Hydro and Cryo characters, providing great buffing via 55% RES Shred to both Elements, teamwide healing, and great off-fiel...

Weapons

5-star Weapons

1

CRIT DMG 66.2% · Base ATK 608

2
Engulfing Lightning

Energy Recharge 55.1% · Base ATK 608

3
Calamity Queller

ATK 16.5% · Base ATK 741

4

CRIT DMG 66.2% · Base ATK 608

5

CRIT Rate 9.2% · Base ATK 620

6
Staff of Homa

CRIT DMG 66.2% · Base ATK 608

8

Energy Recharge 30.6% · Base ATK 565

9
Favonius Lance

Energy Recharge 30.6% · Base ATK 565

4-star Weapons

7
Deathmatch

CRIT Rate 36.8% · Base ATK 454

Artifact Sets

Blizzard Strayer
SBlizzard StrayerBest in Slot
2pcCryo DMG Bonus +15%
4pcWhen a character attacks an opponent affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the opponent is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%.
Against enemies that can be Frozen, Blizzard Strayer is Escoffier's best set for maximizing her damage.

Sands

ATK % / Energy Recharge

Goblet

Cryo DMG or ATK %

Circlet

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > ATK %

Golden Troupe
AGolden Troupe
2pcIncreases Elemental Skill DMG by 20%.
4pcIncreases Elemental Skill DMG by 25%. Additionally, when not on the field, Elemental Skill DMG will be further increased by 25%. This effect will be cleared 2s after taking the field.
Golden Troupe is a great set for Escoffier's damage, without having the caveats of Blizzard Strayer, so it is a much more consistent option.

Sands

ATK % / Energy Recharge

Goblet

Cryo DMG or ATK %

Circlet

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > ATK %

Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City
BScroll of the Hero of Cinder City
2pcWhen a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, the equipping character regenerates 6 Elemental Energy.
4pcAfter the equipping character triggers a reaction related to their Elemental Type, all nearby party members gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 15s. If the equipping character is in the Nightsoul's Blessing state when triggering this effect, all nearby party members gain an additional 28% Elemental DMG Bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the elemental reaction for 20s. The equipping character can trigger this effect while off-field, and the DMG bonus from Artifact Sets with the same name do not stack.
In teams where Escoffier is a lower portion of the overall team damage, it can be worth using her on a supportive set.

Sands

ATK % / Energy Recharge

Goblet

Cryo DMG or ATK %

Circlet

CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > ATK %

Team Compositions

Escoffier

Escoffier

Main DPS

Skirk

Skirk

Support

Furina

Furina

Support

Mona

Mona

Sustain

Freeze composition. Skirk is the perfect Cryo DPS to pair with Escoffier, as they both want a team with only Hydro and Cryo characters. Thanks to Escoffier's good teamwide healing, she and Furina are a near-perfect pairing.

Character Synergy
Escoffier
EscoffierMain DPS

As the main DPS, she utilizes her high off-field damage potential while benefiting from teamwide Hydro/Cryo RES Shred to maximize her personal elemental output.

Skirk
SkirkSupport

Skirk is the perfect Cryo DPS to pair with Escoffier, as they both want a team with only Hydro and Cryo characters. Skirk is also currently by far the most powerful Cryo DPS to use in Freeze teams.

Furina
FurinaSupport

Thanks to Escoffier's good teamwide healing, she and Furina are a near-perfect pairing. Together, they provide not just large amounts of buffing for your main DPS to utilize, but also great amounts of sub-DPS damage since they will both benefit from each other's

Mona
MonaSustain

Mona is a very efficient support to use with Escoffier, providing 60 DMG% for a few seconds, as well as Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers. She's usually not the absolute strongest support option, being outclassed by Shenhe for Cryo DPS, but she is a strong alternative.

Talents & Constellations

Talents

Normal AttackKitchen Skills

Performs up to 3 consecutive spear strikes.

Normal Attack
Elemental SkillLow-Temperature Cooking

Behold the true meaning of "cooking"! Escoffier will demonstrate different cooking techniques when you Tap or Hold this skill, but rest assured, each of them is Fontaine's pride and joy. Tap Activates her All-Spectrum Multi-Use Cooking Mek in its Cold Storage mode and deals AoE Cryo DMG to nearby opponents. Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode Follows the current active character and fires Frosty Parfaits at nearby opponents at intervals, dealing Cryo DMG. Arkhe: Ousia At intervals, Escoffier will summon a Surging Blade when activating her Cooking Mek in Cold Storage mode, dealing Ousia-aligned AoE Cryo DMG. Hold Activates her All-Spectrum Multi-Use Cooking Mek's Off-the-Cuff Cookery Mode.

Elemental Skill
Elemental BurstScoring Cuts

Displaying her exceptional knife skills, Escoffier deals AoE Cryo DMG and restores HP to all nearby party members based on her ATK.

Elemental Burst
1st Ascension PassiveBetter to Salivate Than Medicate

After using the Elemental Burst Scoring Cuts, Escoffier will obtain the Rehab Diet effect for 9s: Restores HP for nearby active characters every 1s based on 138.24% of Escoffier's ATK.

Passive
4th Ascension PassiveInspiration-Immersed Seasoning

When there are 1/2/3/4 Hydro or Cryo characters in the party, Escoffier will decrease the Hydro RES and Cryo RES of any opponents hit by her Elemental Skill, Low-Temperature Cooking, or her Elemental Burst, Scoring Cuts, by 5%/10%/15%/55% for 12s.

Passive
Utility PassiveConstant Off-the-Cuff Cookery

When using the Hold form of her Elemental Skill Low-Temperature Cooking, Escoffier will activate her All-Spectrum Multi-Use Cooking Mek in its Off-the-Cuff Cookery mode. Cooking Mek: Off-the-Cuff Cookery Mode · Places the Cooking Mek on the field. The Cooking Mek can absorb elemental attacks. When the absorbed elemental energy hits a certain limit, Escoffier can convert the ingredients placed within it into wonderful food. · Escoffier needs time to purchase new ingredients, so she can only make a certain number of dishes like this each week. The number of dishes Escoffier can make resets every Monday at 4:00 AM {TIMEZONE}.

Passive

Constellations

1
C1
2
C2
3
C3
4
C4
5
C5
6
C6
C1Pre-Dinner Dance for Your Taste BudsPull Target

When 4 party members are Hydro or Cryo, all nearby party members will have their Cryo DMG CRIT DMG increased by 60% for 15s after Escoffier uses her Elemental Skill Low-Temperature Cooking or Elemental Burst Scoring Cuts. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Inspiration-Immersed Seasoning."

Is it worth getting?

Meaningful upgrade worth targeting. Escoffier has an extremely powerful C1, providing 60 Cryo Crit DMG% to both herself and the active character.

C2Fresh, Fragrant Stew Is an ArtPull Target

When Escoffier activates her Cooking Mek in its Cold Storage Mode, she will gain the "Freshly-Prepped Delicacy" effect for 15s. During this time, Escoffier will gain 5 Cold Dish stacks. When nearby active characters apart from Escoffier deal Cryo DMG with a Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attack, or an Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst, they will expend 1 Cold Dish stack to increase their DMG dealt by 240% of Escoffier's ATK. If you hit multiple opponents with a single instance of Cryo DMG, Cold Dish stacks will be consumed based on the number of opponents hit.

Is it worth getting?

Meaningful upgrade worth targeting. Escoffier has an extremely powerful C1, providing 60 Cryo Crit DMG% to both herself and the active character.

C3The Bakery Magic of Caramel BrowningPull Target

Increases the Level of Low-Temperature Cooking by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Is it worth getting?

Large power spike strongly recommended if you play this character regularly.

C4Secret Rosemary RecipePull Target

Rehab Diet lasts 6 more seconds. While it is active, you have a chance of healing 100% extra HP and restoring 2 Energy to Escoffier when you trigger healing through Rehab Diet. This chance corresponds to Escoffier's CRIT Rate. You can trigger this effect 7 times during any one Rehab Diet's duration. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Better to Salivate Than Medicate."

Is it worth getting?

Large power spike strongly recommended if you play this character regularly.

C5Symphony of a Thousand SaucesPull Target

Increases the Level of Scoring Cuts by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Is it worth getting?

Large power spike strongly recommended if you play this character regularly.

C6Tea Parties Bursting With ColorPull Target

Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode is enhanced: · When your party's active character's Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attacks hit opponents, Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode will fire off another Special-Grade Frosty Parfait, dealing 500% of Escoffier's ATK as AoE Cryo DMG. This DMG is considered Elemental Skill DMG. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s, and this effect can be triggered 6 times within the duration of one Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode.

Is it worth getting?

Large power spike strongly recommended if you play this character regularly.

C0 Escoffier is fully functional. Excellent off-field damage capabilities.

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