Barbara Guide for Genshin Impact 4.5. See what kind of character is Barbara, review, weapon, artifacts, talent materials, rating, kit for Barbara.
Table of Contents
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Barbara Build & Team | Barbara Lore & Voiceline |
Barbara Tier & Review
Rarity | Element | Weapon | |||||||||
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Hydro | Catalyst | ||||||||||
How To Get? | |||||||||||
Obtained through Wishes Obtained for free by reaching Adventure Rank 20. | |||||||||||
DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Healer | ||||||||
- | - | C | S | ||||||||
▶All Character Tier List |
**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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Strengths & Weakness Of Barbara
Strengths |
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- Is able to spread Hydro to opponents easily. - Powerful and consistent healing. |
Weakness |
- Inflicts Hydro to oneself that can trigger freezing and other reaction to self. ↳ May be an advantage at certain stages. - Elemental Burst & Skill does not produce damage. ↳ Ocean-Hued Clam Set enables it to produce damage. |
Barbara Skill Guide & How To Use Barbara
Recommended Rotation For Barbara
Recommended Rotation | |
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1 | Use her Elemental Skill to heal active characters |
2 | If team needs burst healing, use her Elemental Burst |
Uses Of Barbara's Elemental Skill
Primarily Used To Heal Active Character
Barbara's Skill provides on-field healing, making it valuable to support your other on-field characters. This is best used for Main DPS characters who are constantly the active character.
Can Also Apply Hydro For Elemental Reactions
The Elemental Skill applied Hydro to nearby enemies. You can use it to set up Elemental Reactions since it can apply Hydro to multiple enemies the whole of its duration.
Barbara's Elemental Burst
Burst Healing For The Whole Team
Barbara's Burst can easily heal up a whole team since her Burst will heal every member of the party. It doesn't have any drawbacks, but it's best to use it when the party's health is below 50%.
Barbara Wish & Constellation Guide
Should You Get Or Wish For Barbara?
Barbara Is A Free Character
Barbara can be obtained upon reaching Adventure Rank 20. Her constellations can be obtained in all banners and limited banners sometimes features Barbara. While Barbara's constellation gives her more support capabilities, it is not recommended to aim for Barbara when pulling unless Barbara's rate is boosted.
Best Constellation For Barbara
Constellation 2 For Hydro DMG Boost
Constellation 2 will not only decrease the cooldown of the Skill of Barbara, it will also give Hydro DMG Bonus to the active character making it a great character especially when supporting a Hydro Character.
Constellation 6 Revives You Automatically
The constellation of Barbara revives your fallen character and it works even in domains and Spiral Abyss.
Barbara Best Build
Barbara Bloom Bot Build
Weapon | A Thousand Floating Dreams |
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Substitute | 1. Sacrificial Fragments 2. Wandering Evenstar 3. Mappa Mare (F2P) 4. Fruit of Fulfillment (F2P) |
Best | Flower Of Paradise Lost x4 |
Artifact Stats | Sands: EM Goblet: EM Circlet: EM |
Priority Sub-Stats | 1. EM 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% |
Quickly Produce Dendro Cores That Deal Powerful Bloom Damage
Barbara's Normal & Charged Attack, and Skill can apply Hydro which can immediately produce Dendro cores if it reacts with Dendro. Typically, only 5 Dendro cores can simultaneously exist and the succeeding Dendro cores that are produced can result in the explosion of prior Dendro cores.
Barbara Support Healer Build
Weapon | Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers (F2P) |
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Substitute | 1. Everlasting Moonglow 2. Prototype Amber (F2P) 3. Favonius Codex 4. Otherworldly Story (F2P) |
Best | Ocean-Hued Clam x4 |
Artifact Stats | Sands: HP% Goblet: HP% Circlet: Healing Bonus |
Priority Sub-Stats | 1. HP% 2. HP 3. Energy Recharge |
Consistent High HP Regeneration & Periodic Attack Buff
Barbara's Skill can consistently restore a significant amount of HP to the active character while Burst can instantly recover a high amount of HP for everyone in the team. In addition, Thrilling Tales can provide an ATK% buff to the next character that gets switched.
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Barbara Best Weapon
Barbara Bloom Bot Weapon
Best Weapons For Bloom Bot Build
Weapon | Details | |
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Best | A Thousand Floating Dreams | Elemental Mastery 265 (Lvl. 90) - Currently has the highest EM among the existing catalyst - The user can accumulate stacks that give buffs depending on the elemental type of other characters in the team (3 stacks at max) └ Buff can either be EM increase for other members of the team or Elemental DMG bonus for the user |
2nd | Sacrificial Fragments | Elemental Mastery 221 (Lvl. 90) - Highest EM for 4* catalyst - Has a chance to reset the CD of Skill which is great for sustaining Hydro application & healing with Barbara's Skill |
3rd | Wandering Evenstar | Elemental Mastery 165 (Lvl 90.) - Can give an ATK buff periodically to everyone which is beneficial for the team └ Passive can stack with weapons of similar effect |
F2P | Mappa Mare | Elemental Mastery 110 (Lvl. 90) - Gain stacks that give Elemental DMG bonus by triggering an elemental reaction (2 stacks at max) - Great for characters that are always on the field - Craftable which makes it easier to refine |
F2P | Fruit of Fulfillment | Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - Stacks reduces ATK% for additional EM └ ATK% is not that important for Bloom damage - Craftable which makes it easier to refine |
Aim Elemental Mastery For Higher Bloom Damage
Barbara has a fantastic Hydro infliction with Elemental Skill and normal attacks. The introduction of Dendro enables Barbara to produce an outstanding amount of Bloom, making her a great Bloom Bot.
Barbara Support Healer Weapon
Best Weapons For Support Healer Build
Best | Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers | HP 35.2% (Lvl. 90) - Can provide ATK% buff periodically to the next character that takes the field - Easy to refine & upgrade since it is 3* |
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2nd | Everlasting Moonglow | HP 49.6% (Lvl. 90) - Currently has the highest HP for a catalyst - Can provide Energy to the team by hitting the enemy with Normal Attack after using Burst |
F2P | Prototype Amber | HP 41.3% (Lvl. 90) - Restore 4 Energy for a period after using Burst └ Also restore HP% for a period - Craftable which makes it easier to refine |
4th | Favonius Codex | Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime |
F2P | Otherworldly Story | Energy Recharge 39.0% (Lvl. 90) - ER substat is convenient for Burst uptime - Recover a small amount HP when receiving Energy orbs & particles - Easy to refine & upgrade since it is 3* |
Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers Is Preferred For ATK Buff
With this build, Barbara is going to focus on off-field healing-per-second with Skill & strong healing with Burst and Thrilling Tales can provide an ATK buff to the next character that takes the field. On the other hand, substitute weapons can provide additional HP recovery due to a higher HP stat compared to Thrilling Tales.
All Weapon ListBarbara Best Artifacts
Barbara Bloom Bot Artifacts
Best Artifacts For Bloom Bot Build
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Best | Flower of Paradise Lost [4-Piece] |
Substitute 1 | Gilded Dreams [4-Piece] |
Substitute 2 | Any Elemental Bonus [2-Piece] Any Elemental Bonus [2-Piece] |
Recommended Artifact Stats
Main: Flat ATK Sub: Elemental Mastery / HP% | |
Main: Flat HP Sub: Elemental Mastery / HP% | |
Main: Elemental Mastery Sub: HP% | |
Main: Elemental Mastery Sub: HP% | |
Main: Elemental Mastery Sub: HP% |
Maximize Elemental Mastery For Higher Bloom Damage
HP only matters to increase the healing that Barbara provides. If you want to increase the damage of Bloom, focus on increasing the EM of Barbara.
Barbara Support Healer Artifacts
Best Artifacts For Support Healer Build
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Best | Ocean-Hued Clam [4-Piece] |
Substitute 1 | Maiden Beloved [4-Piece] |
Substitute 2 | Any Healing Bonus [2-Piece] Any Healing Bonus [2-Piece] |
Recommended Artifact Stats
Main: Flat ATK Sub: HP% / Energy Recharge | |
Main: Flat HP Sub: HP% / Energy Recharge | |
Main: HP% Sub: Energy Recharge | |
Main: HP% Sub: Energy Recharge | |
Main: Healing Bonus Sub: HP% / Energy Recharge |
Aim HP For Higher Healing
Barbara is a powerful healer with a weakness of inability to produce damage using her Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst. Ocean-Hued Clam artifact is great for Barbara enabling her to deal physical damage using her skills. The substitutes are great for recovering a high amount of HP with consistency.
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Barbara Best Team Comp
Premium Party For Barbara
Barbara is great for Hydro Reactions. Since her Elemental Skill does not damage but has a high Elemental infliction making her suited for Blooms and reaction teams.
Support | Sub DPS | Sub DPS | DPS |
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Barbara | Dendro Traveler | Nahida | Nilou |
Details | |||
- Barbara is the healer of the team who can also produce Dendro cores together with Nilou - Dendro Resonance increases bloom damage - Nahida can further amplify bloom damage - Nilou works well with Barbara because of HP increase through Resonance that benefits both of them and also upgrades Dendro cores to Bountiful cores |
Other Characters That Works With Barbara
Character | Sub | Details |
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Dendro Traveler | Raiden Shogun Yae Miko | - Choose the Sub DPS based on the Main DPS that you chose. It is preferred that it reacts well with Hydro or Bloom |
Nahida | Kazuha Venti | - Choose the support based on the main DPS instead of Barbara |
Nilou | Ayato Yoimiya | - Nilou can be replaced with a character that works well with Hydro |
Free-To-Play Party
Support | Sub DPS | Support | DPS |
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Barbara | Dendro Traveler | Collei | Lisa |
Details | |||
- Team comp can trigger Electro-charged, Hyperbloom, Aggravate, Quicken, & Spread reactions |
Barbara Ascension Materials
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Materials Needed for Level Ascension
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80 |
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Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 9 Divining Scroll x 18 Sealead Scroll x 30 Forbidden Curse Scroll x 12 Philanemo Mushroom x 108 Cleansing Heart x 26 |
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90 |
Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 9 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x 6 Divining Scroll x 18 Sealead Scroll x 30 Forbidden Curse Scroll x 36 Philanemo Mushroom x 168 Cleansing Heart x 46 |
Philanemo Mushroom Farm Routes
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Talent Materials For Barbara
Enemy Drops (Samachurls) | Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun) | Big Boss Drops (Andrius) |
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Divining Scroll | Teachings Of Freedom | Ring Of Boreas |
Sealed Scroll | Guide To Freedom | |
Forbidden Curse Scroll | Philosophies Of Freedom |
Barbara 's Recommended Talent Priority
Talent | Level Up Priority |
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Normal Attack: Whisper of Water | ★・・・・ |
Let the Show Begin (Elemental Skill) | ★★★★★ |
Shining Miracle (Elemental Burst) | ★★★★・ |
Characters With Same Role As Barbara
Best Characters With Same Role
Support | |||
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Baizhu SS | Bennett SS | Furina SS | Kazuha SS |
Kokomi SS | Nahida SS | Raiden Shogun SS | Zhongli SS |
Diona S | Jean S | Kuki Shinobu S | Mona S |
Nilou S | Sucrose S | Xianyun S | Xingqiu S |
Healer | |||
Baizhu SS | Bennett SS | Jean SS | Kokomi SS |
Xianyun SS | Barbara S | Yaoyao S | Charlotte A |
Chevreuse A | Diona A | Furina A | Qiqi A |
Kuki Shinobu B | Sayu B | Dori C | Mika C |
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