Zhongli is a character in Genshin Impact. Guide includes skills and build, how to get Zhongli, voice actor, ascend materials, weapon, talents, & best artifacts.
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Zhongli - Character Ranking
| Reroll Tier | S Tier ▶Reroll Tier List |
|---|---|
| Character Tier | SS Tier ▶Best Character Tier List |
Character Type
| Character Type | SupportDPS |
|---|
Received Additional Buffs On Version 1.3
Zhongli's suppor skill is further powered up enabling him to shred resistance of enemies around his shield. His attacks are now HP scaling making building him easier.
More On Zhongli's Buff Here!Zhongli's Overview & Evaluation
Swift & Fluid Normal, Charged Attacks
While Zhongli's attacks are fast like the other spear user Xiangling, he does not just stab. He kicks the spear making it rotate dealing close to mid-range damage. His charged attack is also great for repositioning.
Elemental Skill Useful In Both Exploration & Combat
Zhongli's Elemental Skill summons a pillar from the ground. Hold your elemental skill button and the pillar will deal continuous AOE go damage to enemies within its range. It can also be climbed, making it useful for traversing and solving puzzles.
Elemental Burst Will Deal Damage & Petrify
The first to deal the Petrify debuff to enemies, Zhongli's Elemental Burst summons a meteor to smith his enemies. All enemies will receive damage from the impact and become petrified for a few seconds.
Good To Have Cradle Of Jade
Out of all of Zhongli's Constellations, it's the Cradle of Jade that will be of must help to him and the team. With it, he will provide all allies around the field with a Jade Shield whenever he casts Planet Befall.
Low Energy Cost Needed To Unleash Elemental Burst
Zhongli's Elemental Burst only costs 40 energy, making it one of the lowest out of character skills. This means he can often launch his Elemental Burst!
Zhongli - Best Build & Weapon
| Character Builds | |
|---|---|
| ▼ Burst & Shield Support | ▼ F2P Physical DPS |
Burst & Shield Support
Zhongli has a powerful shield that gives debuff to enemies around it and a very strong burst that can petrify enemies after dealing huge damage. This build maximizes the damage and absorption output of this skills.
Recommended Weapon
| Weapon | Details |
|---|---|
| Vortex Vanquisher | Increases Shield Strength by 20%. Scoring hits on opponents increases ATK by 4% for 8s. Max 5 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. While protected by a shield, this ATK increase effect is increased by 100%. |
| Weapon Substitute | |
| Skyward Spine | Increases CRIT Rate by 8% and increases Normal ATK SPD by 12%. Additionally, Normal and Charged Attacks hits on opponents have a 50% chance to trigger a vaccuum blade that deals 40% of ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can occur no more than once every 2s. |
| Favonius Lance | CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the Character. Can only occur once every 12s. |
Recommended Artifacts
| Artifact | Details |
|---|---|
| Noblesse Oblige 2-Piece Set | 2-Piece Set Elemental Burst DMG +20% |
| Archaic Petra 2-Piece Set | 2-Piece Set Gain a 15% Geo DMG bonus |
Recommended Artifact Stats
| Artifact | Main Stat Sub Stat |
|---|---|
| Flat ATK (Unchangeable) ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ HP% ④ Energy Recharge |
| Flat HP (Unchangeable) ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ HP% ④ Energy Recharge |
| HP% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ Energy Recharge ④ ATK% |
| Geo DMG Bonus% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ Energy Recharge |
| CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate ① CRIT Damage/CRIT Rate ② HP% ③ ATK% ④ Energy Recharge |
Free-To-Play (F2P) Physical DPS Build
Zhongli's Auto Attacks are not only pleasant to the eyes, it is also quick and can give a huge amount of damage. This build maximizes the damage that its normal attack can do.
Recommended Weapon
| Weapon | Details |
|---|---|
| Crescent Pike | After picking up an Elemental Orb/Particle, Normal and Charged Attacks deal an additional 25% ATK DMG for 5s |
| Weapon Substitute | |
| Vortex Vanquisher | Increases Shield Strength by 20%. Scoring hits on opponents increases ATK by 4% for 8s. Max 5 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. While protected by a shield, this ATK increase effect is increased by 100%. |
| Primordial Jade Winged-Spear | On hit, increases ATK by 3.2% for 6s. Max 7 stacks. This effect can only occur once every 0.3s. While in possession of the maximum possible stacks, DMG dealt is increased by 12%. |
Recommended Artifact
| Artifact | Details |
|---|---|
| Gladiator's Finale 2-Piece Set | 2-Piece Set ATK +18% |
| Bloodstained Chivalry 2-Piece Set | 2-Piece Set Physical DMG +25% |
Recommended Artifact Stats
| Artifact | Main Stat Sub Stat |
|---|---|
| Flat ATK (Unchangeable) ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ HP% |
| Flat HP (Unchangeable) ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ HP% |
| ATK% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ HP% ④ Flat ATK |
| Physical DMG Bonus% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ HP% |
| CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate ① CRIT Damage/CRIT Rate ② ATK% ③ Flat ATK ④ HP% |
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Zhongli - Ascension Materials
Materials for Ascension
| Lv 20 | Prithiva Topaz Sliver×1 Cor Lapis ×3 Slime Condensate ×3 |
|---|---|
| Lv 40 | Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×3 Basalt Pillar×2 Cor Lapis ×10 Slime Condensate ×15 |
| Lv 50 | Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×6 Basalt Pillar ×4 Cor Lapis ×20 Slime Secretions ×12 |
| Lv 60 | Prithiva Topaz Chunk x3 Basalt Pillar x8 Cor Lapis x30 Slime Secretions x18 |
| Lv 70 | Prithiva Topaz Chunk x6 Basalt Pillar x12 Cor Lapis x45 Slime Concentrate x12 |
| Lv 80 | Prithiva Topaz Gemstone x6 Basalt Pillar x20 Cor Lapis x60 Slime Concentrate x24 |
Zhongli - Talent Materials For Level-Up
| Enemy Drops (Slime) | Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun) | Big Boss Drops (Childe) |
|---|---|---|
| Slime Condensate | Teachings of Gold | Tusk of Monoceros Caeli |
| Slime Secretions | Guide to Gold | |
| Slime Concentrate | Philosophies of Gold |
Zhongli - Skills / Talents
| Talent | Talent Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Normal Attack: Rain of Stone | Normal Attack |
| Dominus Lapidis | Elemental Skill |
| Planet Befall | Elemental Burst |
| Resonant Waves | Passive Skill 1 |
| Dominance of Earth | Passive Skill 2 |
| Arcanum of Crystal | Passive Skill 3 |
Normal Attack: Rain of Stone
Perform up to 6 consecutive spear strikes.
| 1 Hit DMG | 30.8% |
|---|---|
| 2 Hit DMG | 31.2% |
| 3 Hit DMG | 38.6% |
| 4 Hit DMG | 42.9％ |
| 5 Hit DMG | 10.8％x4 |
| 6 Hit DMG | 54.5％ |
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, causing stone spears to fall along his path.
| Charged Attack DMG | 111% |
|---|---|
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 25.0 |
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact,
| Plunge DMG | 63.9% |
|---|---|
| Low/High Plunge DMG | 128%/160% |
Dominus Lapidis
Every mountain, rock and inch of land is filled with the power of Geo, but those who can wield such powers freely are few and far between.
Press
Commands the omnipresent power of earth to solidify into a Stone Stele.
Hold
Causes nearby Geo energy to explode, causing the following effects.
- If their maximum number hasn't been reached, it creates a Stone Stele.
- Creates a shield of jade. The shield's DMG absorption scales based on Zhongli's Max HP.
- Deals AoE Geo DMG.
- If there are nearby targets with the Geo element, it will drain a large amount of Geo element from ta maximum of 2 such targets, This effect does not cause DMG.
Stone Stele
When created deals AoE Geo DMG. Additionally, it will resonate with other nearby Geo constructs, dealing Geo DMG to nearby opponents.The Stone Stele is considered a Geo construct that can both be climbed and used to block attacks. Only one Stele created vy Zhongli himself may initially exist at any one time.
Jade Shield
Possesses 150% DMG Absorption against all Elemental and Physical DMG. Characters protected by the Jade Shield will decrease the Elemental RES and Physical RES of opponents in a small AoE by 20%. This effect cannot be stacked.
| Stone Stele/Resonance DMG | 16%/32% |
|---|---|
| Press CD | 4.0s |
| Hold DMG | 80% |
| CD (hold) | 12s |
| Shield Base Absorption | 1232 |
| Additional Shield Absorption | 12.8% max hp |
| Shield Duration | 20.0s |
Planet Befall
Brings a falling meteor down to earth, dealing massive Geo DMG to opponents caught in its AoE and applying the Petrification status to them.
Petrification
Opponents affected by the Petrification status cannot move.
| Skill DMG | 401% |
|---|---|
| Petrification Duration | 3.1s |
| CD | 12.0s |
| Energy Cost | 40 |
Resonant Waves
When the Jade Shield takes DMG, it will Fortify - Fortified characters have 5% increased Shield Strength. This can stack up to 5 times, and lasts until the Jade Shield Disappears.
Dominance of Earth
Zhongli deals bonus DMG based on his Max HP:
- Normal Attack, Charge Attack, and Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 1.39% of Max HP.
- Dominus Lapidis' Stone Stele, resonance, and hold DMG is increased by 1.9% of Max HP.
- Planet Befall deals additional DMG equal to 33% of Zhongli's Max HP.
Arcanum of Crystal
Refunds 15% of the ores used when crafting Polearm-type weapons.
Zhongli - Constellation
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Rock, the Backbone of Earth 【Unlocked at LB1】 | Increases the maximum number of Stone Steles created by Dominus Lapidis that max exist simultaneously to 2. |
| Stone, the Cradle of Jade 【Unlocked at LB2】 | Planet Befall grants nearby characters on the field a Jade Shield when it descends. |
| Jade, Shimmering through Darkness 【Unlocked at LB3】 | Increase the Level of Dominus Lapidis by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| Topaz, Unbrekable and Fearless 【Unlocked at LB4】 | Increases Planet Befall's AoE by 20% and increase the duration of Planet Befall's Petrification effect by 2s. |
| Lazuli, Herald of the Order 【Unlocked at LB5】 | Increases the Level of Planet Befall by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| Chrysos, Bounty of Dominator 【Unlocked at LB6】 | When the Jade Shield takes DMG, 40% of that incoming DMG is converted to HP for the current character. A single instance of regeneration cannot exceed 8% of that character's Max HP. |
*LB＝Limit Breaking, which can be done by acquiring the same character.
Zhongli - Voice Actor & Profile
Basic Info & Voice Actor
| Rarity | ★5 | Element | Geo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | |||
| Polearm | How To Get | ||
| Wish | |||
| Voice Actor (EN) | |||
| Keith Silverstein | |||
| Voice Actor (JA) | |||
| Tomoaki Maeno | Birthday | ||
| December 31 | |||
Profile
| Profile |
|---|
| Affiliation: Liyue A mysterious guest invited by the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Extremely knowledgeable in all things. |
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| Tier Lists | |
|---|---|
| Best Character Tier List | Reroll Tier List |
All Characters
| Characters By Rarity | |||||
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| ★5 | ★4 | ||||
| Characters By Roles | |||||
| DPS List | Support List | Healer List | |||
| Characters By Element | |||||
| Pyro | Hydro | Anemo | Electro | Cryo | Geo |
| ★5 Star Characters | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean | Diluc | Venti | Klee |
| Mona | Qiqi | Keqing | Ganyu |
| Traveler (Geo) | Traveler (Anemo) | Tartaglia | Zhongli |
| Albedo | Xiao | Hu Tao | - |
| ★4 Star Characters | |||
| Amber | Lisa | Kaeya | Barbara |
| Razor | Bennett | Noelle | Fischl |
| Sucrose | Beidou | Ningguang | Xiangling |
| Xingqiu | Chongyun | Diona | Xinyan |
| Unreleased Characters | |||
| Kamisato Ayaka | Dainsleif | Scaramouche | Rosaria |
| La Signora | - | - | - |
