Guide to Ganyu in Genshin Impact: the best builds

In Genshin Impact Ganyu is a 5-star Cryo archer who can play the role of both a primary and secondary DPS (damager) perfectly. In this guide, we will talk about her features, best builds, suitable weapons and artifacts, as well as pumping.

Abilities and Traits of Ganyu

This character is ideal for destroying mobs and bosses. The strengths of this heroine include:

High base critical damage.
The presence of several attacks that deal damage in an area.
Grants a bonus to cryo damage to other party members.

However, it was not without drawbacks, which include the following weaknesses of the archer:

Low health.
Without the sixth constellation, it takes quite a long time to get a level 2 charged attack.
To reduce the resistance of enemies to Cryo damage, you need to open the first constellation.

How to use Ganyu

Elemental skill allows you to keep enemies at a distance

When using the Trail of the Qilin skill, the archer jumps back, thereby moving away from the opponents. At the same time, an ice flower remains in its place, attracting mobs to itself. This allows Ganyu to continuously deal damage to enemies from afar using his charged shots without being distracted by anything.

Elemental Burst deals permanent Cryo damage in an area

Her skill Celestial Shower costs only 60 energy points and lasts 15 seconds, and the cooldown (cooldown) is also 15 seconds, which allows her to use elemental blast throughout the battle without any problems. Unlocking the "Westward Sojourn" talent allows you to significantly increase the damage from this skill. In addition, the effect of it persists even after switching to another hero, which makes it easier to perform elemental combinations.

Charged Attacks have a chance to deal Cryo Damage in an area

One feature that makes Ganyu quite different from other archers is that her charged shot can deal AOE damage to enemies. This ability will become one of the character's main DPS attacks.

The first constellation is great for secondary DPS

The Thirst for Dew-Drinker talent increases the power of your charged attack, starting to reduce enemies' Cryo resistance by 15% for 6 seconds. In addition, it makes it easier to collect the energy needed for an elemental explosion.

The fourth constellation is great for basic DPS

With the Westward Sojourn talent, you can significantly increase the damage dealt to enemies with Sky Rain. It increases by 5% every 3 seconds, and can reach a maximum of 25%.

Archer background

By the way, if you want to know more information about Ganyu, then we advise you to definitely go through her quest chain called "Holy Doe".

Best builds for Ganyu

Basic DPS

This build is aimed at strengthening the charged shots of the archer. To do this, take a certain weapon and a set of artifacts. Let's start with the first one:

Amos’ Bow (5-star) – Allows you to increase damage from standard and charged attacks by 12%. Every 0.1 seconds (up to 0.5 seconds) while the arrow is in flight, increases the damage of the shot by an additional 8%. Can stack up to 5 times.
Prototype Crescent (4-star) - Charged Weak Spot Shot increases movement speed by 10% and attack power by 36% for 10 seconds. Can be scrapped.
Blackcliff Warbow (4-star) - Defeating enemies increases attack power by 12 percent for 30 seconds. The effect stacks up to three times. The duration of additional effects does not depend on each other. A good alternative to the previous weapon.

As for artifacts for Ganyu, you should pay attention to the following parameters: the probability of crits and critical damage (in a ratio of 1 to 2) /% ATK or mastery of the elements (if you play from the Melt reaction) / Cryo damage. We advise you to collect the following set:

Wanderer’s Troupe (5-star) - 2 items: increase the mastery of the elements by 80 points; 4 items: Increases Charged Shot damage by 35% when using a Bow or Catalyst. Can be obtained by fighting elite bosses.

However, it is extremely difficult to get the above set with suitable stats. If you have not been able to assemble it yet, then you can take incomplete sets for a while:

Gladiator’s Finale (5-star) - 2 items: Increases attack power by 18%. Can be obtained by fighting elite bosses.
Blizzard Strayer (5-star) - 2 items: Increase Cryo damage by 15%. Can be obtained when passing Peak of Vindagnyr Dungeons in Dragon Ridge.

If you have Zhong Ling on your team, you can equip Ganyu with the Counter Comet, which increases the shield's durability by 35 percent, and also increases the damage from normal and charged hits by 40 percent when the character is protected by the shield. This set can be found in Gu Yun's Realm Dungeon.

Minor DPS

Ganyu is one of the best secondary damage dealers thanks to her high damage from elemental skills that continue to work even after switching to other characters. As a weapon, she should be given:

Skyward Harp (5-star) - Increases critical damage by 20%. On a successful shot, there is a 60% chance to create a small AoE attack that deals physical damage. Happens every 4 seconds.
The Stringless (4-star) – Increases the damage of elemental skills and elemental blasts by 24%.
Favonius Warbow (4-Star) - Crits have a 60% chance to create elemental particles that restore 6 points of energy. May occur once every 12 seconds.

If we talk about artifacts, then here you should pay attention to the following characteristics: the probability of crits and critical damage (in a ratio of 1 to 2) /% ATK, mastery of the elements (if you play from the Melt reaction) or Obtaining Energy / Cryo damage. As for sets, take one of the sets:

2 items from the Noblesse Oblige set (increases elemental explosion damage by 20%) and 2 items from the Blizzard Strayer set (increases Cryo damage by 15%).
4 items from the "Noblesse Oblige" set - in addition to strengthening the elemental explosion, increases the attack of all party members by 20% for 12 seconds when using an elemental explosion. Can be found in the dungeon "Clean water and mountain river" .
4 items from the set "Blizzard Strayer" - in addition to increasing cryo damage, it increases the chance of inflicting a critical hit by 20% when attacking enemies with a cryo effect.

Combination with other characters

If you are going to use Ganyu as a secondary DPS, then you can put together the following command:

Primary DPS: Tartaglia (to freeze opponents), Chongyun (to get bonuses from the Blizzard Strayer artifact set), Klee (to create a melt) or Razor (to create superconductive damage)
Secondary DPS: Ganyu
Support: Diona, Kaeya or Xingqiu
Support: Bennett, Sucrose or Venti

If you want to use the archer as your main DPS, we recommend taking the following characters:

Main DPS: Ganyu
Secondary DPS: Chongyun, Xiangling, Mona or Xingqiu
Support: Diona, Zhongli or Bennett
Support: Xinyan, Sucrose or Venti

Leveling Ganyu

How to improve skills

To do this, you will need to collect certain materials:

Diligence Teachings, Directions and Philosophies - Can be obtained from the Taishan Mansion Dungeon on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Whopperflower Nectar, Flickering and Energy Nectar - can be obtained from Jumper monsters or created using alchemy.
Shadow of the Warrior - Dropped by the elite boss Tartaglia.

If you are going to use Ganyu as the main damage dealer, then standard attacks should be pumped evenly with an explosion of the elements, but first strengthen them, and only then the ult. The elemental skill can be left at level 6 and can only be raised if there is an excess of materials from weekly bosses.

For a secondary DPS, the first step is to max out the elemental explosion. When you increase its level to 9-10th, then start increasing the elemental skill. Upgrade your normal attack as you wish. Suddenly you want to see this archer on the battlefield more often.

How to level up a character

For this you will need the following items:

First Ascension (Level 20) – 1 Shivada Jade Sliver, 3 Qing Xin Flowers, 3 Jumping Nectar
Second Ascension (Level 40) – 3 Shivad Jade Fragments, 2 Frost Cores, 10 Qing Xin Flowers, 15 Springbok Nectars
Third Ascension (Level 50) – 6 Shivad Jade Fragments, 4 Frost Cores, 20 Qing Xin Flowers, 12 Shimmering Nectars
Fourth Ascension (level 60) – 3 pieces of Shivad Jade, 8 frost cores, 30 Qing Xin flowers, 18 shimmering nectars
Fifth Ascension (level 70) - 6 pieces of Shivad Jade, 12 frost cores, 45 Qing Xin flowers, 12 elemental nectars
Ascension 6 (Level 80) – 6 Jewel Shivad Jades, 20 Frost Cores, 60 Qing Xin Flowers, 24 Elemental Nectars

Shivad's Jade and Hoarfrost Core can be obtained from an Elite Boss Cryo Regisvine. Jades can also be bought at souvenir shop, crafted by an alchemist or knocked out of Cryo hypostasis. Qing Xin flowers are a local curiosity of Liyue. IN separate guide their location is indicated.