Guide to the Jean in Genshin Impact: the best builds

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In Genshin Impact Jean is a 5-star Anemo-type character who is proficient with a one-handed sword. Thanks to her unique abilities, she can play the role of both the main damage dealer and the healer/support in the team. In this guide, we will tell you about her best builds, weapons and artifacts, as well as tell you which heroes she pairs with.

Features and abilities of the Jean

This swordswoman feels great on the battlefield when fighting both powerful bosses and groups of ordinary opponents. In addition, if necessary, she can help or heal the main DPS if she acts as a support. Its main advantages usually include:

The elemental skill can be used to control crowds on the battlefield.
Normal attacks heal the unit (requires the appropriate passive skill).
An Elemental Burst deals area damage and heals team members.

As for the shortcomings, they can not be called serious. Her skills have a long cooldown, and her combos knock enemies back, which can lead to some inconvenience. Plus, she doesn't have very high base damage.

How to play as Jean

Use "Gale Blade" to push back enemies

Jean elemental skill has a unique effect - it not only knocks up enemies, but also launches them in the selected direction. All this provides the character with a high level of control on the battlefield, since opponents can be thrown into the water or from the platforms at any time, which can immediately lead to their death.

Use Dandelion Breeze to heal a squad and quickly kill mobs

When an elemental explosion is activated, a small field with dandelions appears, in the territory of which all opponents are thrown into the air and receive Anemo damage. In addition, the swordswoman restores health points to all members of the group, the amount of which depends on her attack rate.

In addition, characters in the dandelion field receive the Anemo effect. All this makes Jean an excellent support. By activating the “ult”, you can immediately switch to the main damage dealer with a different element to significantly increase its damage. Or you can leave her on the battlefield to continue crowd control.

"Guiding Wind" simplifies cooking

The character's passive skill grants a 12% chance of obtaining an additional dish with regenerative properties if it is cooked perfectly. Therefore, be sure to use a swordsman when crafting these items.

As for her other passives, Wind Companion grants the heroine the ability to heal all members of the squad when dealing damage to enemies with normal blows (the chance of healing is 50%). The skill "Let the Wind Lead" regenerates 20% of energy when an elemental explosion is activated.

Talents (constellations)

They require "character Serendipity " to unlock, obtained by dropping copies of the Jean during prayers. So a lot here depends on the case. Most of Jean talents increase her usefulness as a support.

Spiraling Tempest – Holding Windblade for more than 1 second increases its pull speed and damage by 40%.
People’s Aegis - When receiving an Elemental Mote or Orb, the attack and movement speed of the entire team is increased by 15% for 15 seconds.
When the West Wind Arises, Dandelion Breeze's level increases by three.
Lands of Dandelion - Reduces the resistance to Anemo damage of enemies in a dandelion field by 40%.
Outbursting Gust - Windblade's level increases by three.
Lion’s Fang, Fair Protector of Mondstadt - while in a field of dandelions, the Achievement: Hero takes 35% less damage. If you leave the area, the effect will persist for an additional 10 seconds or 3 hits.

The best builds for Jean

Basic DPS

This build aims to increase the physical damage of the swordswoman, turning her into an excellent fighter-healer hybrid. As a weapon you can use:

Aquila Favonia (5-star) - Increases attack power by 20%. Taking damage restores health points equal to 100% of Attack Rating and deals additional damage to surrounding enemies. The effect occurs every 15 seconds.
Prototype Rancour (4-star) - Dealing damage with normal hits or charged hits increases attack power by 4% for 6 seconds. The bonus stacks up to four times and is given every 0.3 seconds. This weapon can be crafted.
Black Sword (4-star) - Increases damage from normal and charged strikes by 20%. Dealing critical damage with these hits restores health equal to 60% of Attack Rating. The effect occurs every 5 seconds.

Artifact sets should also increase the physical damage bonus or attack power, so you can take the following set:

Gladiator’s Finale: 2 items - Increase attack by 18%; 4P - Basic hits deal 35% more damage when using swords, two-handed swords, or polearms. Can be obtained from elite bosses.

If you are unable to knock out the entire set, then you can use the following alternative:

Bloodstained Chivalry: 2 items - Increase physical damage by 25%. Can be obtained in dungeon "Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern" .
Gladiator’s Finale: 2 items - Increases Attack Rating by 18%.

Support (support)

This build aims to increase the effectiveness of the heroine's elemental explosion so that it starts to restore more health points and at the same time reduce the resistance of enemies for the rest of the squad. In this case, you will need a weapon to Obtaining Energy, in order to use the "ult" more often:

Skyward Blade (5-star) – Increases your critical strike chance by 4%. Elemental Explosion increases attack and movement speed by 10%. Light and charged hits now deal 20% more damage. Effects last no more than 12 seconds.
Favonius Sword (4-star) – Critical hits have a 60% chance to restore 6 energy. The effect occurs every 12 seconds.
Corrupted Desire (4-star) - Increases elemental skill damage by 16% and its critical chance by 6%. Can be obtained during the event "The Chalk Prince and the Dragon" . A budget option for the Jean, which is worth using if there are no other swords from the list.

Given the dependence of healing on attack power, it makes sense to collect the following set of artifacts for the Jean :

Gladiator’s Finale: 2 items - Increases Attack Rating by 18%.
Viridescent Venerer: 2 items - Increase Anemo damage by 15%. Can be obtained from the Valley of Remembrance dungeon.

A combination of the following two sets may also be a good option:

Noblesse Oblige: 2 items - Increase elemental explosion damage by 20%. Can be obtained from the Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern dungeon.
Viridescent Venerer: 2 items - Increase Anemo damage by 15%.

Combination with other characters

Jean is a versatile heroine that can be used as a support in many teams. If you plan to use it as the main damage dealer, then a good squad can be assembled from the following characters:

Primary DPS (Healer): Jean
Secondary DPS: Klee (you will be able to push enemies directly onto the bombs of this crumb; it is not necessary to keep it on the battlefield after activating the explosion of the elements)
Support: Xingqiu (Spawns Elemental Reaction: Swirl if needed)
Support: Albedo (provides additional damage and elemental mastery)

When deciding to use her as a support character, we recommend assembling the following unit:

Primary DPS: Venti (Gains Elemental Resonance and lets you ult often due to high energy regeneration)
Secondary DPS: Klee or Xiangling
Support: Jean
Support: Bennett (increases the team's attack power)

Leveling Jean

How to improve skills

You can do this by collecting certain materials, the list of which can be found below:

Doctrines, directions and philosophies about "Struggle" - you can get them in the Forsaken Rift dungeon on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Shattered, Dirty, and Sinister Masks - Dropped by Hilichurls and crafted using Alchemy.
Feather of Dwalin - Dropped by the elite boss Stormterror.

How to level up a character

To do this, you need to collect certain materials. We have indicated their names and methods of extraction.

First Ascension (Level 20) – 1 Vayuda Turquoise Sliver, 3 Dandelion Seed, 3 Shattered Masks
Second Ascension (Level 40) – 3 Wayud Turquoise Fragments, 2 Hurricane Seed, 10 Dandelion Seed, 15 Shattered Masks
Ascension 3 (Level 50) – 6 Wayud Turquoise Fragments, 4 Hurricane Seed, 20 Dandelion Seed, 12 Filthy Masks
Fourth Ascension (Level 60) – 3 Wayud Turquoise, 8 Hurricane Seed, 30 Dandelion Seed, 18 Dirty Masks
Fifth Ascension (Level 70) – 6 Wayud Turquoise, 12 Hurricane Seed, 45 Dandelion Seed, 12 Sinister Masks
Sixth Ascension (Level 80) – 6 Wayud's Precious Turquoise, 20 Hurricane Seed, 60 Dandelion Seed, 24 Sinister Masks

You can get Vayuda Turquoise and Hurricane Seed from the Elite Boss Anemo Hypostasis. Turquoise also drops from Dwalin. Dandelion Seed are a local curiosity of Mondstadt. IN separate guide indicated their exact location.