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Barbara Best Build & Team

Barbara is a character in Genshin Impact 3.4 that uses Hydro Catalyst. See best builds, teams, weapons, skills, weapon, artifacts, talent materials, rating for & tier!

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Barbara Tier

Rarity				Element				Weapon
				Hydro				Catalyst
How To Get?
Obtained through Wishes Obtained for free by reaching Adventure Rank 20.
Character Tier						Reroll Tier
A ▶Character Tier						C ▶Reroll Tier
DPS			Sub-DPS			Support			Healer
-			B			B			S

Strengths & Weakness Of Barbara

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Barbara Best Build

Barbara Bloom Bot Build

Weapon	A Thousand Floating Dreams
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)
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.

Barbara Best Weapon

Barbara Bloom Bot Weapon

Best Weapons For Bloom Bot Build

	Weapon	Details
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*
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.

Barbara Best Artifacts

Barbara Bloom Bot Artifacts

Best Artifacts For Bloom Bot Build

	Details
Best	Flower Of Paradise Lost [4-Piece]
Substitute 1	Gilded Dreams [4-Piece]
Substitute 2	Gilded Dreams [2-Piece] Wanderer's Troupe [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

	Details
Best	Ocean-Hued Clam [4-Piece]
Substitute 1	Maiden Beloved [4-Piece]
Substitute 2	Ocean-Hued Clam [2-Piece] Maiden Beloved [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
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
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
Barbara	Dendro Traveler	Collei	Lisa
Details
- Team comp can trigger Electro-charged, Hyperbloom, Aggravate, Quicken, & Spread reactions

Barbara Guide - How To Use Barbara?

Recommended Rotation For Barbara

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 Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
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

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Talent Materials For Barbara

Enemy Drops (Samachurls)	Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (Andrius)
Divining Scroll	Teachings Of Freedom	Ring Of Boreas
Sealed Scroll	Guide To Freedom
Forbidden Curse Scroll	Philosophies Of Freedom

Barbara 's Recommended Talent Priority

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.

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