Genshin Impact’s Gorou is an adorable, four-star, geo and bow-wielding pup, with a caring personality. If you want to get to grips with the puppy general, you’re in luck. With our Gorou build, we show you all the best weapons and artifacts for him, as well as take an in-depth look at his skills and how to make the most of them.
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Let’s dig up everything we know about Genshin Impact’s Gorou.
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Best Genshin Impact Gorou Build
Gorou’s best weapon is the Favonius Warbow, a four-star gacha bow. It’s great for buffing his energy recharge capabilities which he needs for his high-cost burst. His best artifact set is Husk of Opulent Dreams for his defense and geo damage bonus stats, but he’s also a great holder for Noblesse Oblige if no one else on the team is running it.
Focus on building his energy recharge, geo damage bonus, crit, and defense. Defense is a higher priority for his Goblet if your Gorou is at constellation four or above to buff his healing. The Favonius Warbow requires slightly less energy recharge than the Elegy for the End.
| Best Weapon | Weapon Substitutes | Best Artifact Set | Artifact Substitutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Favonius Warbow | Elegy for the End | Husk of Opulent Dreams | Noblesse Oblige |
How to Use Gorou Effectively
Gorou is best suited to playing a support role, as he boosts his allies’ defense and can even heal and increase geo crit damage at higher constellations. He has interruption resistance and can deal some strong damage, but you need geo characters in your team alongside him to fully utilize his abilities, and his elemental burst has a high energy cost.
Gorou’s abilities are perfect for supporting defense scaling allies in a mono geo team. Pairing him with characters like Itto, Albedo, Zhongli, and Noelle will guarantee serious damage and survivability for your whole party.
| Number of Geo Characters in Party | Effect |
|---|---|
| One | Defense bonus |
| Two | Defense bonus and increased resistance to interruption |
| Three | Defense bonus, increased resistance to interruption, and geo damage bonus |
Top Weapons for Gorou
KQM’s Gorou guide states that Favonius Warbow is the only weapon you should ever use for him. It has incredible particle generation, a decent energy recharge stat, and it’s decently accessible as you can get a free copy by completing the first Archon quest.
The best five-star weapon for Gorou is the Elegy for the End, which can increase energy recharge rate and elemental mastery. However, since it's a gacha pull from the Epitome Invocation weapon banner, it’s not always available.
| Weapon | Effect | How to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| Elegy for the End | Bonus stat: energy recharge | Gacha |
| Favonius Warbow | Bonus stat: energy recharge | Gacha, A Long Shot quest |
| Sacrificial Bow | Bonus stat: energy recharge | Gacha |
Best Artifacts for Gorou
You can equip Gorou with five artifacts that can help his stats shine. We recommend Husk of Opulent Dreams above all others, as it’s perfect for defense-scaling geo characters and will really enhance his buffs.
Husk of Opulent Dreams is a five-star set, so if you’re struggling to get all the pieces, you can try one of the alternatives below instead. Only go for Noblesse Oblige if you don’t have Itto on your team, as he also benefits from this set, and the effect can’t stack.
| Artifact Set | Effect | How to Obtain |
|---|---|---|
| Husk of Opulent Dreams | Two equipped: defense +30% | Slumbering Court domain in Fort Hiraumi, Inazuma |
| Archaic Petra | Two equipped: geo damage +15% | Domain of Guyun in Sea of Clouds, Liyue |
| Noblesse Oblige | Two equipped: elemental burst damage +20% | Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern domain in Minlin, Mt. Aozang |
| Defender’s Will | Two equipped: defense +30% | Chests, domains, boss drops |
Best Gorou Team Compositions
Gorou shines best in mostly geo team comps, functioning as a support unit to buff and potentially heal your other attackers. The whole geo cast of characters is pretty strong, so you can run whichever mono geo or three geo and one flex team suits your playstyle and resources.
Here are some examples of strong Gorou team comps:
| Gorou | Itto | Chiori | Zhongli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorou | Noelle
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