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Ineffa
ElectroPolearmNod-Krai★★★★★

Ineffa

Published Jul 17, 2026 · Updated v6.7
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Spiral AbyssS
Imag. TheaterS
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Should You Pull?YES

Ineffa is one of the strongest Electro Sub-DPSs in the current meta and worth pulling for most players. Provides tremendous off-field damage while also providing some shielding. Keep in mind that loses almost all of her damage without a source of Hydro application.

Ineffa is a 5-star Electro Polearm character in Genshin Impact.

PolearmElectroSub-DPS

Overview

Quick Build

Weapon

Fractured Halo

After an Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst is used, ATK is increased by 24% / 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% for 20s. If the equ

Artifacts

Aubade of Morningstar and Moon

When the equipping character is off-field, Lunar Reaction DMG is increased by 20%. When the party's Moonsign Level is at

Sands

ATK % > EM

Main stat

Goblet

ATK % > EM

Main stat

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG > ATK %

Substats

ER to requirements > CRIT Rate / DMG > ATK % > EM

Strengths

  • Provides tremendous off-field damage while also providing some shielding.
  • Great variety of weapon options, both 5 stars and 4 stars.
  • Provides Elemental Mastery buffs to herself as well as the active Party member.
  • Can easily maintain 100% uptime on all her abilities.

Weaknesses

  • Loses almost all of her damage without a source of Hydro application.
  • Underwhelming Constellations.

Talent Priority

1
Cleaning Mode: Carrier FrequencyPriority: Max (10)

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

2
Supreme Instruction: Cyclonic ExterminatorPriority: 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

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

Ineffa's playstyle is casting her Skill and/or Burst, and then swapping to the next character in the rotation. With her Skill, she will create her Shield, and summon Brigitta to deal AoE Electro damage every 2 seconds on a long 20 second duration. With Hydro on the team for the Lunar-Charged Reactio

See build guide

Ineffa's playstyle is casting her Skill and/or Burst, and then swapping to the next character in the rotation.

Weapons

5-star Weapons

1

CRIT DMG 66.2% · Base ATK 608

2
Staff of the Scarlet Sands

CRIT Rate 44.1% · Base ATK 542

3
Calamity Queller

ATK 16.5% · Base ATK 741

4
Staff of Homa

CRIT DMG 66.2% · Base ATK 608

5

CRIT Rate 22.1% · Base ATK 674

6

CRIT Rate 9.2% · Base ATK 620

7
Skyward Spine

Energy Recharge 36.8% · Base ATK 674

9
Ballad of the Fjords

CRIT Rate 27.6% · Base ATK 510

4-star Weapons

8
Deathmatch

CRIT Rate 36.8% · Base ATK 454

Artifact Sets

SAubade of Morningstar and MoonBest in Slot
2pcIncreases Elemental Mastery by 80.
4pcWhen the equipping character is off-field, Lunar Reaction DMG is increased by 20%. When the party's Moonsign Level is at least Ascendant Gleam, Lunar Reaction DMG will be further increased by 40%. This effect will disappear after the equipping character is active for 3s.
This is the set to use if you want to maximize Ineffa's personal damage from off-field. However, in teams where she is a lower portion of the overall team damage, it can be better to use her on more supportive sets inste...

Sands

ATK % > EM

Goblet

ATK % > EM

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG > ATK %

Gilded Dreams
AGilded Dreams
2pcIncreases Elemental Mastery by 80.
4pcWithin 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Type of the other party members. ATK is increased by 14% for each party member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character, and Elemental Mastery is increased by 50 for every party member with a different Elemental Type. Each of the aforementioned buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s. The character who equips this can still trigger its effects when not on the field.
If your team doesn't have Ascended Gleam, Gilded Dreams is the best set for Ineffa's personal damage.

Sands

ATK % > EM

Goblet

ATK % > EM

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG > ATK %

BSilken Moon's Serenade
2pcEnergy Recharge +20%.
4pcWhen dealing Elemental DMG, gain the Gleaming Moon: Devotion effect for 8s: Increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 60/120 when the party's Moonsign is Nascent Gleam/Ascendant Gleam. The equipping character can trigger this effect while off-field. All party members' Lunar Reaction DMG is increased by 10% for each different Gleaming Moon effect that party members have. Effects from Gleaming Moon cannot stack.
This set should be included in just about any team with Ascendant Gleam. Thus, if no other support is free to use this set, then Ineffa should.

Sands

ATK % > EM

Goblet

ATK % > EM

Circlet

CRIT Rate / DMG > ATK %

Team Compositions

Ineffa

Ineffa

Main DPS

Flins

Flins

Support

Columbina

Columbina

Support

Sucrose

Sucrose

Sustain

Lunar-Charged composition. Columbina is Ineffa's greatest teammate, providing the Hydro needed for Lunar-Charged, providing fantastic buffs to the reaction, and even dealing excellent Lunar-Charged damage of her own.

Character Synergy
Ineffa
IneffaMain DPS

Functions as an Electro Sub DPS providing consistent Electro application for Lunar-Charged while offering team shielding and Elemental Mastery buffs.

Flins
FlinsSupport

Acts as the primary Lunar-Charged DPS, scaling from Attack and Elemental Mastery to amplify reaction damage triggered by Ineffa.

Columbina
ColumbinaSupport

Columbina is Ineffa's greatest teammate, providing the Hydro needed for Lunar-Charged, providing fantastic buffs to the reaction, and even dealing excellent Lunar-Charged damage of her own. Pairing Columbina and Ineffa together results in a powerful duo that can fit into many different teams, dealing tremendous Lunar-Charged damage from off-field.

Sucrose
SucroseSustain

Shreds enemy resistance by 40% via Viridescent Venerer and provides team-wide Elemental Mastery buffs to maximize Lunar-Charged damage.

Talents & Constellations

Talents

Normal AttackCyclonic Duster

Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes.

Normal Attack
Elemental SkillCleaning Mode: Carrier Frequency

Ineffa engages her Enhanced Cleaning Module, dealing a single instance of AoE Electro DMG to nearby opponents, activating her Optical Flow Shield Barrier, and summoning the Multipurpose Smart Assistance Unit, Birgitta. The Optical Flow Shield Barrier absorbs DMG based on Ineffa's ATK, and it will absorb Electro DMG with 250% effectiveness.

Elemental Skill
Elemental BurstSupreme Instruction: Cyclonic Exterminator

Through Multipurpose Smart Assistance Unit, Birgitta, Ineffa can use Rocket Punches to quickly clean up opponents! Shoots Birgitta into the fray, dealing AoE Electro DMG and allowing Birgitta to remain on the field. If Birgitta is already on the field, having been summoned by Ineffa, this Skill will re-summon Birgitta at the target's location and reset her duration.

Elemental Burst
1st Ascension PassiveOverclocking Circuit

If there are thunderclouds created by Lunar-Charged reactions nearby when Birgitta unleashes Discharge attacks, she will initiate an additional attack, dealing AoE Electro DMG equal to 65% of Ineffa's ATK. This DMG is considered Lunar-Charged DMG.

Passive
4th Ascension PassivePanoramic Permutation Protocol

When using the Elemental Burst Supreme Instruction: Cyclonic Exterminator, all your party members will gain the Parameter Permutation effect: Increases Ineffa and your own active party member's Elemental Mastery by 6% of Ineffa's ATK for 20s.

Passive
Utility PassiveFlavor Synthesis Unit

When Ineffa uses food, there is a 30% chance of gaining a seasoning ingredient. Additionally, in Nod-Krai, it seems you'll be able to change Birgitta's appearance through certain means...

Passive

Constellations

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C1
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C2
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C3
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C4
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C5
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C6
C1Rectifying ProcessorPull Target

When Ineffa activates her Optical Flow Shield Barrier, all nearby party members will gain the Carrier Flow Composite effect for 20s: Increases Lunar-Charged DMG by 2.5% for every 100 ATK that Ineffa has, up to a maximum of 50%.

Is it worth getting?

Solid upgrade, nice to have but not essential for most content.

C2Support Cleaning ModulePull Target

After the Elemental Burst Supreme Instruction: Cyclonic Exterminator hits opponents, it will inflict the Punishment Edict status on one of those hit opponents: After a brief delay, or when this opponent is defeated, nearby opponents will take AoE Electro DMG equal to 300% of Ineffa's ATK. This DMG is considered Lunar-Charged DMG. Additionally, when the Elemental Burst Supreme Instruction: Cyclonic Exterminator is unleashed, nearby party members will gain Optical Flow Shield Barriers.

Is it worth getting?

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

C3Enhanced Emotion EmulatorPull Target

Increases the Level of Cleaning Mode: Carrier Frequency by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Is it worth getting?

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

C4The Edictless PathPull Target

When your own party members trigger Lunar-Charged reactions, recover 5 Elemental Energy. This effect can occur once every 4s.

Is it worth getting?

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

C5Mirror's Dream TranscensionPull Target

Increases the Level of Supreme Instruction: Cyclonic Exterminator by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Is it worth getting?

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

C6A Dawning Morn for YouPull Target

When Ineffa is affected by the Carrier Flow Composite effect, she will deal AoE Electro DMG equal to 135% of her ATK to opponents in the current active character's vicinity after nearby thunderclouds release bursts of lightning at opponents. This DMG is considered Lunar-Charged DMG. The aforementioned effect can trigger once every 3.5s.

Is it worth getting?

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

C0 Ineffa is fully functional. Provides tremendous off-field damage while also providing some shielding.

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