Guide to Ningguang in Genshin Impact: the best builds

In Genshin Impact Ningguang is a great Geo class character that can act as the main DPS (deals damage). If you are lucky enough to get this skilled spellcaster, then check out our guide to learn about the best builds, weapons and artifacts for her.

Characteristics of Ningguang

Skills

In battle, this heroine uses a catalyst, so her standard attack called "Normal Attack: Sparkling Scatter" on normal mode releases gems that deal Geo damage. If Ningguang successfully hits an enemy, he gains 1 jade star. The Charged Strike allows her to launch a huge rock at the cost of stamina. If you have Jade Stars, they are also consumed, causing additional damage.

The main elemental skill is called "Jade Screen" and allows you to create a Hurdle that blocks all enemy projectiles and deals Geo damage in a certain area. Its durability is affected by the caster's maximum health. You can't climb this structure. At the same time, you can create no more than one screen.

Elemental explosion (ultimate) - "Shards of Stars" - causes the heroine to collect a huge number of gems and launch them at opponents, thereby causing damage to Geo. Projectiles automatically detect targets. Gems are also launched from the screen. As for passive skills, they look like this:

• Backup Plan - With Star Jades, Charged Strike doesn't need any stamina.
• Strategic Reserve - Increases the Geo damage bonus by 12% for heroes who pass through the screen for 12 seconds.
• Trove of Marvelous Treasures - indicates the location of the ore (magic, iron, crystal and white iron) on the map.

Talents

Even Ningguang 's initial talents greatly increase her combat potential, so it is not necessary to try to open high-level constellations. Recall that this requires character Serendipity.

• Piercing Fragments - After a successful hit, a simple strike deals damage in an area.
• Shock Effect - Destroying the Jade Screen resets its cooldown. Occurs with a certain probability once every six seconds.
• Majestic Star Scatter - Increases Star Shards by 3 levels. Max level: 15.
• Exquisite be the Jade, Outshining All Beneath - Jade Screen can increase the elemental resistance of nearby allies by 10%.
• Invincible Be the Jade Screen - Increases Jade Screen by 3 levels. Max level: 15.
• Grandeur Be the Seven Stars - When using Star Shards, the heroine receives 7 Star Jades.

How to play Ningguang

First, let's look at the strengths and weaknesses of this character. For example, its benefits include:

• The presence of a powerful shield that protects against long-range attacks.
• Extremely useful for battles at long distances.

As for the shortcomings, they should include:

• Low attack speed.
• The strength of the jade screen directly depends on the number of health points.

Provides protection from ranged attacks

Ningguang biggest asset is her ability to stop ranged attacks, allowing her to easily deal with enemies attacking from afar. Her elemental skill blocks enemy projectiles, allowing her to eliminate opponents while being completely safe.

Most enemy groups will have at least one monster that uses ranged attacks, so there are a huge number of tactics for using this spellcaster when approaching enemy units.

Unique protection can be used in multiplayer

This heroine has excellent defensive skills. In addition, the Jade Screen can deal Geo damage when using a normal attack, which greatly simplifies the creation of Crystallization (elemental interaction).

Crystallization provides characters with an elemental shield that protects against elemental damage. Not a bad thing when fighting slimes or bosses related to certain elements. In addition, these skills perform well in co-op mode, making Ningguang an important defensive asset for any team.

Indispensable for farming ore

The heroine's passive skill makes it possible to see nearby ore deposits on the mini-map. You do not even have to manage it - just take it to your group. Since these resources are used to produce weapons and power-up ore, you will need them in very large quantities. Ningguang will significantly speed up their farming.

Best builds for Ningguang

The best weapon

This build uses the caster's high base Geo damage to quickly take down enemies from afar. As a weapon in this case, you can use:

• Skyward Atlas (5-Star) - Increases the elemental damage bonus by 12%. Has a 50% chance to invoke a blessing of the clouds, dealing 160% damage to enemies over 15 seconds. The effect occurs once every half a minute.
• Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds (5-star) - Increases movement speed by 10%. Gain an 8% elemental damage bonus every 4 seconds while in combat. The effect stacks up to four times.
• Solar Pearl (4-Star) – Normal hits increase the damage of elemental skills and explosions by 20 percent for 6 seconds. When hit by elemental explosions and skills, damage from simple hits is increased by 20% (for 6 seconds).
• Memory of Dust (5-star) - Increases shield durability by 20%. Hitting a target increases Attack Rating by 4% for 8 seconds. The effect stacks up to 5 times and occurs every 0.3 seconds. When equipped with a shield, attack power is increased to 100%.
• Eye of Perception (4-Star) – Hitting with a simple or charged strike has a 50% chance to deal damage equal to 240% of your attack power to enemies. The charge is reflected from one enemy to another up to four times. The effect occurs every 12 seconds. A budget option for Ningguang, which can be used at first.

Best Artifacts

As for artifact sets, we can offer several sets to choose from. The first one is suitable for the main damage dealer with an emphasis on Elemental Burst and looks like this:

• Archaic Petra (2 items) - Increases Geo damage bonus by 15%. It can be knocked out when passing Dungeons of Gu Yun's Realm.
• Gladiator’s Finale (2 items) - Increases attack power by 18%. It can be knocked out of elite bosses.

The second set is not very different from the previous one:

• Archaic Petra (2 items) - Increases Geo damage bonus by 15%.
• Noblesse Oblige (2 items) - Increases elemental explosion damage by 20%. It can be knocked out during the passage of the "Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern" dungeon.

If you plan to use Ningguang as a secondary damage dealer and you have two characters of the same element in your team, for example, Moni and Xingqiu or Beidou and Fischl, then we advise you to collect a complete set archaic stone. In this case, when picking up the shards formed by the Elemental Reaction: Crystallize reaction, the elemental damage bonus of all heroes on the team will increase by 35% for 10 seconds.

Combination with other characters

Ningguang pairs well with a variety of different elemental characters, so you can put together some interesting teams. Below are the best options.

The first command (allows you to maximize Ningguang and get different elemental reactions):

• Ningguang
• Bennett
• Fischl
• Xiangling

Second command (electro or hydro resonances and reactions for Ningguang and debuff from Sucrose):

• Ningguang
• Lisa or Mona
• Fischl or Xingqiu
• Sucrose

Team 3 (shield buff and elemental reactions from Eletro and Pyro):

• Ningguang
• Zhongli
• Fischl
• Xiangling

Fourth command (geo resonance and elemental reactions from Electro and Hydro):

• Noelle
• Ningguang
• Xingqiu
• Fischl

Leveling Ningguang

How to improve skills

For this you will need the following materials:

• Teachings, guidebooks and philosophies about "Prosperity" - can be mined in Dungeon "Taishan Mansion" on Mondays and Thursdays.
• Private, Sergeant and Officer Chevrons - Dropped by Fatui skirmishers. Their location is listed in our separate guide.
• Spirit Locket of Boreas - Dropped by Lupus Borealis Elite Boss.

Elevation

To increase the level of Ningguang, you will need certain items, namely:

• First Ascension (Level 20) - 1 Prithiva Topaz Sliver, 3 Glaze Lily, 3 Private's Chevrons
• Second elevation (level 40) - 3 fragments of Prithiv topaz, 2 Basalt Pillar, 10 Glaze Lily, 15 private chevrons
• The third elevation (level 50) - 6 fragments of Prithiv topaz, 4 Basalt Pillar, 20 Glaze Lily, 12 sergeant's chevrons
• The fourth elevation (level 60) - 3 pieces of Prithiv topaz, 8 Basalt Pillar, 30 Glaze Lily, 18 sergeant's chevrons
• Fifth elevation (level 70) - 6 pieces of Prithiv topaz, 12 Basalt Pillar, 45 Glaze Lily, 12 officer's chevrons
• Sixth Ascension (Level 80) – 6 Prithiv Gem Topaz, 20 Basalt Pillar, 60 Glaze Lily, 24 Officer's Chevrons

Topaz Prithiva and Basalt Pillar can be obtained from an elite boss Geo Hypostasis. Topaz also drops from ancient geovishap And Azhdahi. Glazed lilies are a local curiosity of Liyue. IN our guide their location is indicated.