Genshin Impact | Chongyun Best Build & Weapon Guide

Chongyun is a character of Genshin Impact 5.6. See Chongyun's, best DPS build, best weapon, best artifacts, talent materials, best team, & tier for Chongyun.

Table of Contents

Character Guide & Tier
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Ascension & Talent Materials
How To Use Skills
Constellation & Weapon Priority
Skill Description & Details

Chongyun Related Articles
Best Build			Best Team
Specialty			Story Quest

Chongyun Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Cryo		Claymore
How To Get?
Obtained through Wishes
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	C		D		-
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**The Tiers above are ranked in 6 levels. With SS being the highest and D the lowest.
Tiers: SS → S → A → B → C → D

** Tiers above are at Zero Constellations

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What Kind Of Character Is Chongyun?

Chongyun is an early game Burst DPS character who can use his Skill to infuse melee weapons with Cryo. His Burst is great for oneshotting enemies if you build him right and with the correct setup. In late game, he can be used for National Team along with Xiangling and Xingqiu.

Strengths & Weakness Of Chongyun

Strengths
- Can be either main DPS or support - Low energy cost for Elemental Burst - Can increase Normal ATK SPD & imbue Cryo to all melee characters within his Elemental Skill range ↳ Can also decrease Elemental Skill & Burst cooldown simultaneously at constellation 2
Weakness
- When acting as main DPS, some claymore attack movements are prone to interruption - His Elemental Skill is disruptive to other melee characters that do not need Cryo infusion - Limited options for the main DPS that can benefit from his Skill

▼ Details about Chongyun below.

Chongyun Best Build

Chongyun Is Best Built As Quickswap DPS

Weapon	Wolf's Gravestone
Substitute	1. Serpent Spine 2. Skyward Pride 3. Luxurious Sea-Lord 4. Sacrificial Greatsword 5. Akuoumaru
Best	Noblesse Oblige
Main Stat	Sands: ATK% Goblet: Cryo DMG Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate / DMG
Sub-Stat	1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% 3. Energy Recharge 3. Elemental Mastery
Sample Team	Xingqiu

Can Be Either A Main & Sub DPS, And Support

Chongyun's Elemental Burst has a low cost but can inflict strong damage. His Elemental Skill can also provide support primarily to melee Cryo characters. This build maximizes the potential of Chongyun as DPS & support.

Chongyun Best Weapon

Chongyun Works Best With ATK, CRIT or Elemental DMG-Boosting Claymores

	Weapon	Details
Best	Wolf's Gravestone	ATK 49.6% (Lvl. 90) - Gives additional ATK% - Can periodically increase ATK% of the team for a duration └ The buff gets triggered if Chongyun gets to damage an enemy with less than 30% HP
2nd	Serpent Spine	CRIT Rate 27.6% (Lvl. 90) - CRIT DMG makes it convenient to achieve good CRIT stat ratio - Stacks let you deal more damage to the enemies but the damage you receive is also increased (5 stacks at max) └ Stacks are reduced whenever you get hit
3rd	Skyward Pride	Energy Recharge 36.8% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Increases the damage output of Chongyun └ After using any ability, it can produce 8 vacuum blades when attacking
F2P	Luxurious Sea-Lord	ATK 55.1% (Lvl. 90) - Increases Elemental Burst DMG └ Guaranteed to inflict an Aoe damage periodically - Event-exclusive weapon which makes it easy to R5
5th	Sacrificial Greatsword	Energy Recharge 30.6% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Chance to reset Skill └ Can produce additional Energy upon using Skill
6th	Akuoumaru	ATK 41.3% (Lvl. 90) - ATK% increases overall damage - Increases Burst DMG └ Depends on the combined maximum Energy of the team
7th	Lithic Blade	ATK 41.3% (Lvl. 90) - ATK% increases overall damage - Can provide additional ATK% & CRIT Rate └ Passive is situational since it only takes effect when team members hail from Liyue

Go For Damage Multipliers Aside From CRIT Stat

Wolf's Gravestone is a great claymore since it can boost Chongyun's ATK and can also give an ATK buff to the team. On the other hand, Serpent Spine is an excellent claymore due to its CRIT Rate stat & passive that can further increase Chongyun's damage output.

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Chongyun Best Artifacts

Chongyun Quickswap DPS Artifacts

Best Artifacts For Quickswap DPS Build

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Noblesse Oblige	★★★★★ - Increases Elemental Burst DMG & allows Chongyun to buff his teammates with ATK%. - Great for Quickswap since it can boost the damage of his team.
Blizzard Strayer Noblesse Oblige	★★★★ ・ - Buffs Chongyun's main source of damage.
Blizzard Strayer Any ATK%	★★★ ・・ - Buffs Chongyun's ATK and Cryo DMG.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: ATK% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery
	Main: Cryo DMG Bonus% Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: CRIT Damage / Rate Sub: CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate / ATK% / Energy Recharge

DMG-Boosting Stats For Elemental Burst DMG

Chongyun's main source of damage is his Elemental Burst. Noblesse Oblige can increase his Burst DMG but also buff the team's ATK%. While you lose some damage without other set effects, it allows for other characters in the team to use another set for buffing.

Chongyun Best Team Comp

Chongyun Works Best As Quickswap Burst DPS

Burst DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Sub-DPS
Chongyun	Xiangling	Bennett	Xingqiu
Details
- National team is one of the best and easy to build teams for Chongyun since the team is made up of only 4 star characters. - The combination of Vaporize, Melt and Freeze gives the team powerful damage and survivability. - Bennett's healing and ATK buff helps greatly but having him at C6 can override Chongyun's Cryo infusion buff.

Free-To-Play Party

Team		Details
Chongyun	Collei	- F2P Burnmelt team for DPS Chongyun. - Collei and Pyro Traveler are free once progress on Sumeru and Natlan has been done, Bennett can be obtained from gacha. - Pyro Traveler can buff Chongyun's damage through Scroll set while applying Pyro with Collei extending the Pyro aura. - Bennett provides healing and ATK buff. He can be replaced for another healer compatible for Burnmelt if needing so.
Bennett	Pyro Traveler

Best Teams For Chongyun

Chongyun Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Shivada Jade Sliver x 1 Shivada Jade Fragment x 9 Shivada Jade Chunk x 9 Damaged Mask x 18 Stained Mask x 30 Ominous Mask x 12 Cor Lapis x 108 Hoarfrost Core x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Shivada Jade Sliver x 1 Shivada Jade Fragment x 9 Shivada Jade Chunk x 9 Shivada Jade Gemstone x 6 Damaged Mask x 18 Stained Mask x 30 Ominous Mask x 36 Cor Lapis x 168 Hoarfrost Core x 46

Cor Lapis Farm Routes

Cor Lapis Farm Routes

Cor Lapis Farm Route

Talent Materials For Chongyun

Enemy Drops (Hilichurl)	Domain Drops (Tue/Fri/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (Dvalin)
Damaged Mask	Teachings Of Diligence	Dvalin's Sigh
Stained Mask	Guide To Diligence
Ominous Mask	Philosophies Of Diligence

Chongyun 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Demon Bane	★★★・・
Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost (Elemental Skill)	★★★★・
Gallant Journey (Elemental Burst)	★★★★★

Chongyun Skill Guide & How To Use Chongyun

Recommended Rotation For Chongyun

	Recommended Rotation
1	Use Elemental Skill to place down Cryo infusion
2	Use Elemental Burst when in need of quick Cryo damage

Uses Of Chongyun's Elemental Skill

Can Buff Melee Characters With Infusion

Those wielding melee weapons such as Sword, Claymore, or Polearm get a Cryo infusion when staying inside Chongyun's Elemental Skill. In addition, one of his passive talents enables his Skill to increase the Normal ATK SPD of melee characters while inside the field.

Inflict Debuff To Enemies

One of Chongyun's passive talents enables his Skill to decrease Cryo RES of the enemy if it gets hit by the falling sword at the end of its duration.

Uses Of Chongyun's Elemental Burst

Quick Burst Of Cryo Damage

Chonyun's Elemental Burst doesn't necessarily have other effects besides damaging enemies with Cryo from a distance. It is great to use whenever you need to set up Cryo-related reaction combos.

Should You Pull for Chongyun's Constellation Or Best Weapon?

Any Constellation Level Is Nice to Have

Constellation Priority
C2 or C3 > C6

C2 or C3 are Good But Not Necessary

Chongyun's use-cases are very limited, but he can range from usable to decent in his own niche. His C2 is a rare constellation that can reduce Skill and Burst cooldowns within within the Frost Field created by Spirit Blade: Chonghua’s Layered Frost. The exact amount of damage increase you can get from lowered cooldown is variable, but it can come in handy in specific situations. A more noticeable upgrade would be his C3, since it adds levels to his Burst, thus improving his personal damage. C6 is a flat increase to his burst damage, and is more so a nice add-on rather than a final goal. Any constellation is a good enough stopping point, but the above mentioned are going to be the milestones.

In general, Chongyun is a character whose function and gameplay does not change with his constellations. You don't really need to actively pull more copies of him to get some usage out of his kit. He will perform as intended at C0, and that's perfectly serviceable in the limited amount of teams that he can flex into.

Chongyun's Constellations & Effects

Rating	Constellation Effect
★・・・・	C1: Ice Unleashed The last attack of Chongyun's Normal Attack combo releases 3 ice blades. Each blade deals 50% of Chongyun's ATK as Cryo DMG to all opponents in its path.
★★★★・	C2: Atospheric Revolution Elemental Skills and Elemental Bursts cast within the Frost Field created by Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost have their CD time decreased by 15%.
★★★★★	C3: Cloudburst Increases the Level of Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★・・	C4: Frozen Skies Chongyun regenerates 1 Energy every time he hits an opponent affected by Cryo. This effect can only occur once every 2s.
★★・・・	C5: The True Path Increases the Level of Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★・・・・	C6: Rally Of Four Blades Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star deals 15% more DMG to opponents with a lower percentage of their Max HP remaining than Chongyun. This skill will also summon 1 additional spirit blade.

Chongyun's Constellation Name is Nubis Caesor

Nubis Caesor

Chongyun Skills & Talents Details