Genshin Impact’s Ganyu is a key member of the Liyue Qixing, who we meet in the Liyue storyline. She’s half qilin, and is an adeptus with some fancy red horns. Ganyu is an excellent DPS, with some really strong cryo capabilities, or she can be a great sub-DPS thanks to her big ult move. Here’s the best Ganyu build to make the most of her talents.
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Here’s everything in our Genshin Impact Ganyu build guide:
What’s the best Ganyu build?
Ganyu is a five-star character who uses a bow and the cryo element.
| Best weapon | Polar Star |
| Weapon substitutes | Amos Bow, Prototype Crescent |
| Best artifact set | Blizzard Strayer |
| Main stats | Sands – Attack Goblet – Cryo damage bonus Circlet – Crit rate/damage |
| Sub stats | Crit rate, crit damage, attack |
Ganyu is a super powerful ranged DPS that deals cryo damage and uses a bow. She’s reliable in a wide range of team comps and, with some investment, is capable of dishing out some of the highest damage in the game. Ganyu’s elemental skill acts as a taunt to draw enemy fire away, but you’re best off using a shielder or healer to keep her safe as she charges her shots. Pairing her with hydro units is especially effective thanks to her AoE elemental burst which can freeze enemies in a large area.
The best pieces to equip her with are the Polar Star or Amos Bow, and a set of Blizzard Strayer artifacts to up her cryo damage.
How do I use Ganyu?
Ganyu can deal a ton of damage with her charged shots, so we recommend focusing most of your time on that. Make sure to set up any other elements or healing and shields on field beforehand, so Ganyu can create any reactions you may be going for.
Dropping her ultimate, especially if you also have a unit like Ayato, Xingqiu, Furina, or Mona that can deal off-field hydro damage, will keep enemies frozen so you can take your time targeting them. Or, you can use her with an on-field hydro to freeze, too.
What are the best weapons for Ganyu?
Generally, the best weapon for Ganyu depends on your build. In a freeze team where Ganyu is your main, on-field DPS, Polar Star is the best choice. For a quickswap freeze team where you’re switching between characters regularly, Aqua Simulacra takes the top spot. For a melt team, Hunter’s Path charges into the lead.
For a strong four-star choice in both freeze and freeze quickswap teams, Mouun’s Moon at refinement rank five is your best option. However, if you’re looking for something that relies on a little less RNG, R5 Prototype Crescent is a great option.
| Polar Star | Stat: Increases crit rate Skill: Increases elemental skill and elemental burst damage by 12%. After a normal attack, charged attack, elemental skill, or elemental burst hits an opponent, gain one stack of Ashen Nightstar for 12 seconds. When 1/2/3/4 stacks of Ashen Nightstar are present, your attack increases by 10/20/30/48%. The stack of Ashen Nightstar created by the normal attack, charged attack, elemental skill, or elemental burst counts independently of the others. | Weapon banner |
| Hunter’s Path | Stat: Increases crit rate Skill: Gain a 12% elemental damage bonus. Obtain the Tireless Hunt effect after hitting an opponent with a charged attack. This effect increases charged attack damage by 160% of Ganyu’s elemental mastery. This effect ends after 12 charged attacks or ten seconds. You can only gain one instance of Tireless Hunt every 12 seconds. | Weapon banner |
| Aqua Simulacra | Stat: Increases crit damage Skill: Increases HP by 16%. When there are opponents nearby, your damage increases by 20%. This takes effect whether Ganyu is on-field or not. | Weapon banner |
| Amos Bow | Stat: Increases attack Skill: Increases Ganyu’s normal and charged attack damage by 12%. After a normal or charged attack is fired, damage dealt increases by a further 8% every 0.1 seconds the arrow is in the air up to 5 times. | Weapon banner |
| The Viridescent Hunt | Stat: Increases crit rate Skill: Upon hit, normal and aimed shots have a chance to create a Cyclone, which pulls in opponents and deals 40% of Ganyu’s attack as damage to said opponents. | All banners |
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