Ganyu
Roles
On-Field DPS
Off-Field DPS (Elemental Burst)
Support: Crowd Control (Taunting), Buffer (C4)
Character Breakdown
Ganyu's Charged Attack has two Charge levels:
Charge Level 1: Fires a single arrow that deals Cryo DMG
Charge Level 2: Fires a Frostflake Arrow that deals Cryo DMG. The Frostflake Arrow blooms after hitting it's target, dealing additional AoE Cryo DMG.
Elemental Skill deals AoE Cryo DMG and leaves an Ice Lotus on the ground that taunts surrounding enemies. The Ice Lotus deals AoE Cryo DMG if destroyed or when it's duration ends.
Elemental Burst creates a field which continually rains shards of ice on enemies inflicting Cryo DMG.
Ganyu's primary source of damage when used as an On-Field DPS character is her Charged Attack.
Additional Notes
Ganyu’s Frostflake Arrow Bloom from her fully Charged Attack has a separate internal cooldown for reactions from the initial attack which allows Ganyu to trigger reactions with both components of her Charged Attack. This is incredibly powerful with Ganyu's Melt teams as both parts of the attack can Melt.
Ganyu's Elemental Burst is typically not used much in Melt teams as the application of Cryo on enemies from her Elemental Burst can interfere with the Melt reactions coming from her Charged Attacks.
When used as an Off-Field DPS or Support, Ganyu's Elemental Burst can apply Cryo to enemies but this is not fast enough to enable Melt teams by herself.
While Ganyu can be used to apply Cryo for Freeze teams or Physical teams in an Off-Field DPS and Support role as well, Ganyu deals so much damage with her Charged Attacks that this often performs worse than simply just using Ganyu as the On-Field DPS character.
Works Well With
Anemo Support characters can debuff the Cryo RES of enemies with the Viridescent Venerer set.
Many can also create persistent fields that can absorb elements to help enable Melt or Frozen Elemental Reactions to take place.
Mona is currently the premier Support for Freeze Ganyu teams.
When using Mona's Elemental Burst, Omen and Hydro are applied to the enemy, amplifying DMG and also inflicting the Frozen status on them.
Omen's duration is also extended while enemies are Frozen allowing Ganyu to continue attacking enemies affected by Omen for longer.
A second Cryo character is often used in Freeze teams to provide Cryo Resonance, which increases the team's CRIT Rate against enemies that are affected by Cryo or Frozen.
Not all Cryo characters are appropriate choices. Typically, Cryo characters that fulfill other roles are chosen.
One of the most popular options is Diona as she can additionally provide healing, shielding, cleansing, and carry the Noblesse Oblige set.
Zhongli provides a universal debuff to Elemental RES for all elements while also providing the strongest shielding in the game.
Shielding is particularly useful for Ganyu as her Charged Attacks take time to charge fully and can be interrupted if not shielded.
The two primary Pyro character options for a Melt teams using Ganyu.
Xiangling's Elemental Burst in particular can apply Pyro to enemies consistently, allowing Ganyu to Melt every Charged Attack however this requires sticking quite close to the enemy to stay within range of her Elemental Burst.
Does Not Work Well With
Ganyu’s primary source of damage is not Physical resulting in other Physical characters and Electro characters not working well with her when Ganyu is used as an On-Field DPS.
While Ganyu can be used as an Off-Field DPS in those teams instead to provide Cryo for Superconduct, this is often seen as a waste since other Cryo characters can work equally well in that role.
Geo DMG shatters Frozen enemies making these characters not ideal in Freeze teams.
Zhongli is also not used in Ganyu Freeze teams for this reason.
Geo can be used with Cryo if you do not intend to Freeze enemies.
Teams
Click on the team names below for more details on how the team works and alternative support options that can work with that team.
This particular example is often called Morgana due to the combination of Mona and Ganyu.
Ganyu makes use of Mona's Elemental Burst to Freeze enemies while amplifying DMG done to them with Omen. Omen's duration is extended while enemies are Frozen allowing Ganyu to continue dealing amplified DMG for a longer period of time.
Ganyu uses Xiangling’s Elemental Burst to apply Pyro to enemies to create Melt reactions with Ganyu’s Charged Attacks.
Bennett's Elemental Burst can also be used apply Pyro although only a single Charged Attack can be Melted off of it.
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