Overview
Quick Build
Artifacts
Blizzard Strayer
4-Piece recommended
Sands
ATK %
Main stat
Goblet
Cryo DMG
Main stat
Circlet
CRIT DMG %
Substats
CRIT Rate/DMG > ATK% > ER%
Strengths
- Strong Cryo damage
- Versatile team options
Weaknesses
- Requires investment
- Best teams use limited 5-stars
Talent Priority
Primary source of damage or support. Level to 10 first.
Important for damage or support value. Level second.
Lowest priority. Level last or skip unless you have spare resources.
Substat Priority
Cast Skill then Burst each rotation.
Follow the recommended rotation for optimal Ganyu performance.
Weapons
5-star Weapons
4-star Weapons
Artifact Sets
Blizzard Strayer Artifact set which will boost both her ATK and CRIT Rate, allowing to aim more on CRIT DMG on the pieces themselves.
Sands
ATK %
Goblet
Cryo DMG
Circlet
CRIT DMG %
Recommended artifact set for this build.
Sands
ATK %
Goblet
Cryo DMG
Circlet
CRIT DMG %
Recommended artifact set for this build.
Sands
ATK %
Goblet
Cryo DMG
Circlet
CRIT DMG %
Team Compositions
Ganyu
Main DPS
Mona
Support
Venti
Support
Shenhe
Sustain
Ganyu Freeze teams work around using a Hydro unit that can apply Hydro off-field, such as Furina, Mona, or even Sangonomiya Kokomi. Combined to a support such as Shenhe or a Shielder if you want a bit more protection since Ganyu is rather squishy.
Ganyu serves as the primary damage dealer, utilizing her Frostflake Arrows and wide-range Burst to apply Cryo and deal massive AoE damage. Her Burst also grants a 20% Cryo DMG bonus to herself and teammates within its radius.
Mona applies off-field Hydro to keep enemies Frozen while her Omen debuff significantly increases the damage enemies take. This allows Ganyu to land critical hits safely on immobilized targets.
Venti provides unparalleled grouping for Ganyu’s quadratic scaling Burst, ensuring all icicles hit multiple targets simultaneously. His Ascension passive also refunds energy to the team, smoothing out rotations.
Shenhe massively boosts Ganyu's Cryo DMG through her Icy Quill effect and Burst-based Cryo RES shred. Her presence also provides Cryo Resonance, increasing CRIT Rate against Frozen enemies.
Talents & Constellations
Talents
Ganyu performs a sequence of Bow-based Normal Attacks.
Ganyu dashes backwards and deals AoE Cryo DMG that leaves behind an Ice Lotus. This Ice Lotus can taunt opponents for a set duration based on Ganyu's Max HP, once the Ice Lotus is destroyed or its duration is over the Lotus will explode for another round of AoE DMG Cryo .
Summons a Sacred Cryo Pearl that rains down shards of ice, striking opponents for high amounts of Cryo DMG in a large AoE ring.
Constellations
- Taking DMG from a Charge Level 2 Frostflake Arrow or Frostflake Arrow Bloom decreases opponents' Cryo RES by 15% for 6s. - A hit regenerates two Energy for Ganyu.
Is it worth getting?
Decent early constellation. Useful quality-of-life improvement.
Trail of the Qilin gains 1 additional charge.
Is it worth getting?
Strong constellation meaningful power increase worth targeting.
- Increases the Level of Celestial Shower by 3. - Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Is it worth getting?
Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.
- 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.
Is it worth getting?
Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.
- Increases the Level of Trail of the Qilin by 3. - Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Is it worth getting?
Situational improvement. Worth it once you have earlier constellations.
Using Trail of the Qilin causes the next Frostflake Arrow shot within 30s to not require charging.
Is it worth getting?
Major constellation that significantly changes the character. Recommended for dedicated mains.
C0 Ganyu is solid and clears all content without any constellations.
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