Genshin | Barbara Build & Weapon

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Barbara is a character of Genshin Impact 5.2. See Barbara's, best build, hyperbloom build, best weapon, best artifacts, ascension & talent materials, & bloom team for Barbara.

Table of Contents

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

Barbara Articles
Best Teams for Barbara			Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers

Barbara Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Hydro		Catalyst
How To Get?
Obtained through Wishes Obtained for free by reaching Adventure Rank 20.
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	-		C		S
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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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Strengths & Weakness Of Barbara

Strengths
- 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.

▼ Details about Barbara below.

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

Weapos For Barbara Depends On The Role

Since the release of Dendro, Barbara's Kit and its ability to inflict Hydro on-field consistently allows her to be a good Bloom character and a healer for support.

Weapon Comparison & Ranking For Barbara 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.

Weapon Ranking & Comparisons For Support Healer Build Barbara

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.

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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	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

	Details
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.

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 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

Philanemo Mushroom Farm Routes

Philanemo Mushroom Farm Routes

Philanemo Mushroom Farm Routes

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

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Whisper of Water	★・・・・
Let the Show Begin (Elemental Skill)	★★★★★
Shining Miracle (Elemental Burst)	★★★★・

Barbara Skill Guide & How To Use Barbara

Recommended Rotation For Barbara

	Recommended Rotation
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

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★・・・	C1: Gleeful Songs Barbara regenerates 1 Energy every 10s.
★★★★★	C2: Vitality Burst Decreases the CD of Let the Show Begin by 15%. During the ability's duration, your active character gains a 15% Hydro DMG Bonus
★★★・・	C3: Star Of Tomorrow Increases the Level of Shining Miracle by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★・・・	C4: Attentiveness Be My Power Every opponent Barbara hits with her Charged Attack regenerates 1 Energy for her. A maximum of 5 energy can be regenerated in this manner with only one Charged Attack.
★★★・・	C5: The Purest Companionship Increases the Level of Let The Show Begin by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★・・・・	C6: Dedicating Everything To You When Barbara is in the party but not on the field, and one of your own party members falls: - Automatically revives the fallen characters - Fully restores the revived character's HP to 100% This effect can only occur once every 15 mins.

Becomes A Good Hydro Support At C2

Most of Barbara's Constellation focuses on building her energy for her. Out of all of them, her Constellation 2 makes her a good support for a Hydro team since she can provide additional Hydro DMG to the active character while her Elemental Skill is active.

No Cons Is Good, But C6 Offers Unique Ability

Barbara is viable even at C0 since she can function well as a healer then. However, at C6, she gains a unique revival ability, which increases her viability as a support.

Barbara Skills & Talents Details