Comprehensive Shenhe guide for Genshin Impact. See Shenhe best build, best team, artifacts, kit, and materials for this 5-Star Cryo Support Polearm user.
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Shenhe Returns for Pick-Up!

Banner Duration | 06/18/2025 - 07/08/2025 |
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Shenhe's Rerun banner is now happening and last from June 18, 2025 until July 8, 2025, during the First Phase of the 5.7 Update. Shenhe is a support for Cryo characters. Do not miss this chance to get Shenhe or her Constellations!
Shenhe Gacha Banner GuideShenhe Character Overview, Base Stats, and Tier
Character Profile
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Element | ![]() | ||
Weapon | Polearm | ||
Ascend Stat | ATK 28.8% | ||
Region | Liyue | ||
Birthday | March 10 | ||
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How To Get | Can only be pulled during Shenhe's Limited-Time Banner (Currently not available) |
Base Stats
Base HP | Base ATK | Base DEF | |
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Lvl. 90 | 12,993 | 304 | 830 |
Lvl. 80 (Ascended) | 12,080 | 282 | 772 |
Shenhe is a 5-star Cryo character that wields a Polearm in Genshin Impact. Her gameplay focuses on being a powerful Cryo support, enhancing Cryo damage and reducing enemy resistances for both Cryo and Physical teams. Her Elemental Skill, "Spring Spirit Summoning," grants nearby allies the "Icy Quill" effect, boosting their Cryo damage based on Shenhe's ATK. Her Elemental Burst, "Divine Maiden's Deliverance," summons a "Talisman Spirit" that deals continuous AoE Cryo damage and reduces Cryo and Physical RES of enemies within its field. Lore-wise, Shenhe is a reclusive adeptus disciple raised by Cloud Retainer, known for her immense strength and cold aura, both results of her sealed mortal emotions and deep connection to the adepti arts.
Shenhe's Tier & Rating
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In battle, Shenhe is a Cryo DPS buffer as an
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Basics Of Using Shenhe
Support for Cryo On-Field Damage Dealers
Shenhe's whole kit is centered on buffing Cryo damage dealers. Her Elemental Skill, Burst, and Passives are support abilities that increase the damage dealt by Cryo characters using different kinds of buffs.
Use Elemental Skill to Buff Cryo Damage and Skill Damage
Shenhe's Elemental Skill grants allies with Icy Quill buff. It increases the Cryo damage dealt based on Shenhe's current ATK but it is triggered by a set number of times. Her 2nd Passive works together with her Skill and has an effect that changes depending if the Skill was tapped or held.
Summary of Elemental Skill's Effect | |
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Icy Quill (Buff) | - Increases Cryo damage dealt by allies based on 82.2% of Shenhe's current ATK. - Can be triggered 5/7 times and lasts 10/15s if Tapped/Held. |
Tap | - Buffs Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst damage by 15% for 10s. |
Hold | - Buffs Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack damage by 15% for 15s. |
Use Elemental Burst for shredding Cryo and Physical RES
Shenhe's Elemental Burst creates a field that deals Cryo damage in intervals and also reduces the Cryo and Physical resistances of enemies inside. Her 1st Passive is related to her Burst on that it buffs the Cryo DMG Bonus of allies inside by 15%.
Roles & Playstyle Of Shenhe and Its Strengths and Weakness
Cryo DPS Support Shenhe
Shenhe's intended role is to be a damage boosting support for Cryo On-Fielders. Her ability to buff the damage dealt by Damaging Skills and Cryo damage makes her a good support for Cryo damage dealers. She can also apply Cryo herself with her Elemental Burst to help in Freezing enemies.
Pros and Cons of Support Shenhe
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- Icy Quill's Cryo damage increase buff scales on Shenhe's current ATK, making it great to build ATK on her to increase it. |
- Shenhe's other buffs don't rely on her Skill levels or stats aside from the RES shred debuff. |
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- Elemental Burst reliant and has a high Energy cost of 80. Energy Recharge is the 2nd priority stat for her. |
- Can be hard to recover from using the wrong Elemental Skill version since her Skill goes on cooldown immediately. |
- Shenhe's Elemental Burst is static and can be placed wrongly if you aren't used to it yet. |
Best Build for Shenhe
Shenhe Works Best As Cryo Support
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Artifact Main Stats | Sands: ATK% or Energy Recharge Goblet: ATK% Circlet: ATK% |
Priority Sub-Stats | ATK% > Energy Recharge |
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Stat Goals For Support Shenhe
ATK | 2500+ |
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Energy Recharge | 200%~ |
Noblesse Oblige is the best artifact set for support Shenhe as it allows her to buff ATK along with the plethora of buffs she can give. For substats, it's best to get more than 2500 ATK and at least 200% Energy Recharge.
Shenhe 's Recommended Talent Priority
Talent | Level Up Priority |
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Normal Attack: Dawnstar Piercer | ★★・・・ |
Spring Spirit Summoning (Elemental Skill) | ★★★★★ |
Divine Maiden's Deliverance (Elemental Burst) | ★★★★・ |
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Best Weapon for Shenhe
Shenhe can use any team buffing weapon but she works better with Attack increasing weapons for her Icy Quill buff.
Premium Weapons for Shenhe
Weapon | How to Get Rating | |
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Best | ![]() | Get from Limited Banner - Shenhe's signature weapon - Increases Elemental DMG - Further increases ATK when using Elemental Skill |
2nd | ![]() | Get from Limited Banner - Increase in Energy Recharge, allowing better Burst uptime - Provides additional ATK depending on Energy Recharge |
3rd | ![]() | Get from Limited Banners - Increase in Energy Recharge to maintain Burst uptime. - Buffs Elemental Skill Damage of nearby allies after Skill use. Allowing even the Hold skill to buff Skill damage as well as Normal Attacks. |
4th | ![]() | Get from Banners - Increase in Energy Recharge, allowing better Burst uptime - Increases Crit Rate & Normal ATK speed. - High Base ATK allowing bigger buff. |
5th | ![]() | Get from Limited Banners - Increased ATK & Crit Rate depending on number of Liyue characters in party |
6th | ![]() | Get from Banners - Increase Energy Recharge and allows her to generate Energy Particles if she CRITs. - Will require CRIT Rate as a stat priority from Artifacts. |
Calamity Queller is Shenhe's best weapon as it has a high Base ATK and massively increases her ATK. Shenhe's other options for premium weapons are support weapons like Mountain-Bracing Bolt or ones that increase Energy Recharge or ATK.
Free-to-Play (F2P Weapons) for Shenhe
Weapon | How to Get Rating | |
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Best F2P | ![]() | Get from Limited Event - Obtained from Version 5.6's main event. - Boosts both Energy Recharge and Attack, making it Shenhe's 3rd best weapon. |
2nd (Event) | ![]() | Get from Limited Event - Obtained from Version 3.1's main event. - ATK substat and weapon effect's ATK buff allows you to build attack easily with it. |
3rd (Fishing) | ![]() | Inazuma Fishing Association Weapon - Obtained from the Fishing Association shop in Inazuma. - Increase in Elemental Burst DMG and Elemental Burst Crit Rate |
Shenhe's best Free-to-Play weapon is the event weapon from Version 5.6. It's a good stat stick for both Energy Recharge and Attack. Other F2P options is Missive Windspear that increases ATK only and The Catch for its Energy Recharge substat.
All Weapon ListBest Team Comp Shenhe
Shenhe Can Be Used with Any Cryo DPS Teams
Instead of building a team around Shenhe, it's best to use Shenhe as a damage-boosting support for Cryo characters. As long as the DPS is Cryo, Shenhe can be used.
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- Wriothesley Freeze team with double Elemental Resonances for Cryo and Hydro. - Dahlia will be able to increase the speed of Wriothesley's fast attacks while Shenhe and Yelan boost his damage. - Dahlia and Yelan can benefit from the Hydro resonance while the CRIT Rate increase from Cryo resonance can help Wriothesley's CRIT. |
Shenhe is best used with Wriothesley since he does not need the healing from Escoffier and prefers a shielder rather than a healer. Ayaka and Skirk are more compatible with Escoffier since they do not have the low HP mechanic but can still be used with Shenhe if you don't have Escoffier.
Other Teams Comps for Shenhe
Free-To-Play Team Comp
Team | Detail | |
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![]() | ![]() | - Free to play Cryo/Physical team with Freminet as the DPS. - Mika provides healing and ATK speed buffs. Xingqiu applies Cryo for Freminet to trigger Freeze then Shatter on. - Mika and Shenhe can also buff Freminet's damage. |
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Team Rotation of Shenhe & Combos
Basic Team Rotation for Shenhe
Basic Rotation of Shenhe |
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1. Use Elemental Skill. Tap or held depends on which damage your DPS deals more. 2. Use Elemental Burst. 3. Switch to your On-Field DPS and execute their damage combo. |
Shenhe has a short buff uptime for her Icy Quill and one of the Skill version's buff. But if you use Thrilling Tales to buff ATK for the DPS, make sure to swap them in before the damage dealer. Viridescent Venerer or Scroll set holders can make use of the Cryo that Shenhe applies during her rotation for boosting the Cryo damage of the DPS.
Elemental Skill, Burst and Abilities Guide for Shenhe
Elemental Skill of Shenhe
Summary of Elemental Skill's Effect |
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Grants allies the Icy Quill buff that increases the Cryo damage dealt based on 82.2% (Skill Lvl. 10) of Shenhe's current ATK. |
Shenhe's Elemental Skill is used for buffing her teammates but it's mostly targetting only the Cryo damage dealt. It has a Tap and Hold version that her 2nd Passive has an additional effect for.
2nd Passive's Effect | |
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Tap | - Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst damage is increased by 15% for 10s. |
Hold | - Normal/Charge/Plunging Attack damage increased by 15% for 15s. |
Elemental Burst of Shenhe
Summary of Elemental Burst |
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- Creates a field that buffs allies and debuffs enemies. L Cryo Damage Bonus buff by 15% for allies and 15% Cryo/Physical RES shred on enemies. - The field also deals Cryo damage in intervals. |
Shenhe's Elemental Burst deals AoE Cryo damage and creates a field that buffs allies and debuffs enemies. Only the RES shred scales on Shenhe's Burst level because the Cryo buff is from her 1st Passive.
Should You Pull for Shenhe's Constellation Or Best Weapon?
Prioritize Shenhe's Constellations
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C2 Is a Good Stopping Point
Apart from her Skill, Shenhe's teams will typically depend on her Burst for the Cryo and Physical RES shred and a modest Cryo DMG Bonus. This requires Shenhe to have relatively high Energy Recharge to ensure you can use her Burst on demand. Because Calamity Queller does not provide Energy in some form, it'll be harder to maintain consistent Burst uptime especially without her first constellation. In comparison, the extra Skill proc from C1 is a decent source of Energy, and C2 lengthens the duration of her Burst and adds an extra Cryo Crit DMG bonus to it, which most Cryo on-fielders will appreciate. C2 is an ideal stopping point, and will be Shenhe's best constellation prior to C6, both for its buffs and by virtue of activating C1 along the way.
Calamity Queller Can Be a Choice after C1
Her Signature Weapon is a good source of damage increase, but will only be comfortable to use on Shenhe if you have her C1 or if you have a lot of Energy Recharge on your artifacts. And although the weapon can be used by other Polearm characters, its value and performance may be lackluster compared to other 5-star Polearms due to Calamity Queller not providing any Crit. Consider getting her constellations first, or at least C1, for easier gains.
Shenhe's Constellations & Effects
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★★★・・ | C1: Clarity Of Heart Spring Spirit Summoning can be used 1 more time. |
★★★★★ | C2: Centered Spirit Divine Maiden's Deliverance lasts for 6 seconds longer. Active characters within the skill's field deal 15% increased Cryo CRIT DMG. |
★★★・・ | C3: Seclusion Increases the Level of Spring Spirit Summoning by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
★★・・・ | C4: Insights When characters under the effect of Icy Quill applied by Shenhe trigger its DMG Bonus effects, Shenhe will gain a Skyfrost Mantra stack: - When Shenhe uses Spring Spirit Summoning, she will consume all stacks of Skyfrost Mantra, increase the DMG of that Spring Spirit Summoning by 5% for each stack consumed - Max 50 stacks. Stacks last for 60s. |
★・・・・ | C5: Divine Attainment Increases the Level of Divine Maiden's Deliverance by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
★★★★・ | C6: Mystical Abandon When characters trigger Icy Quill's effects using Normal and Charged Attack DMG, it does not count toward the Trigger Quota. |
Shenhe's Constellation Name is Crista Doloris
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Ascension Materials for Shenhe Talents & Level
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Talent Materials For Shenhe
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Lvl 11 | Unlocked via Constellation Levels |
Lvl 12 | Unlocked via Constellation Levels |
Lvl 13 | Unlocked via Constellation Levels |
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Shenhe Skills & Talents Details
Normal Attack: Dawnstar Piercer
Normal Attack
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Performs up to 5 consecutive spear strikes. |
Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | |
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1-Hit DMG | 43.4% | 46.8% | 50.3% | 55.3% | 58.9% | 62.9% | 68.4% | 73.9% | 79.5% | 85.5% | 91.6% |
2-Hit DMG | 40.3% | 43.5% | 56.8% | 51.5% | 54.8% | 58.5% | 63.6% | 68.8% | 73.9% | 79.6% | 85.2% |
3-Hit DMG | 53.3% | 57.7% | 62% | 68.2% | 72.5% | 77.5% | 84.3% | 91.1% | 98% | 105.4% | 112.8% |
4-Hit DMG | 26.3%+26.3% | 28.5%+28.5% | 30.6%+30.6% | 33.7%+33.7% | 35.8%+35.8% | 38.3%+38.3% | 41.6%+41.6% | 45.0%+45.0% | 48.4%+48.4% | 52.0%+52.0% | 55.7%+55.7% |
5-Hit DMG | 65.6% | 71% | 76.3% | 83.9% | 89.3% | 95.4% | 103.8% | 112.2% | 120.6% | 129.7% | 138.9% |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Charged Attack
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Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way. |
Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | |
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Charged Attack DMG | 110.7% | 119.7% | 128.7% | 141.6% | 150.6% | 160.9% | 175% | 189.2% | 203.3% | 218.8% | 234.2% |
Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Plunging Attack
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Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact. |
Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | |
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Plunge DMG | 63.9% | 69.1% | 74.3% | 81.8% | 87% | 92.9% | 101.1% | 109.3% | 117.5% | 126.4% | 135.3% |
Low Plunge DMG | 128% | 138% | 149% | 164% | 174% | 186% | 202% | 219% | 235% | 253% | 271% |
High Plunge DMG | 160% | 173% | 186% | 204% | 217% | 232% | 253% | 273% | 293% | 316% | 338% |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Spring Spirit Summoning (Elemental Skill)
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The frosted dew, silvery and dense, shall exorcise all demons. Grants all nearby party members the Icy Quill effect and deals Cryo DMG in different ways based on whether it is (pressed/tapped) or held. |
Tap
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Rushes forward together with a Talisman Spirit, dealing Cryo DMG to opponents along the path. |
Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | Lv12 | Lv13 | |
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Press Skill DMG | 139% | 150% | 160% | 174% | 184% | 195% | 209% | 223% | 237% | 251% | 265% | 278% | 296% |
Duration | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s | 10s |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Hold
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Commands the Talisman Spirit to deal AoE Cryo DMG. |
Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | Lv12 | Lv13 | |
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Hold Skill DMG | 188.8% | 202% | 217.1% | 236% | 250.2% | 264.3% | 283.2% | 302.1% | 321% | 339.8% | 358.7% | 377.6% | 401.2% |
Hold CD | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s | 15s |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Icy Quill
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When Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts deal Cryo DMG to opponents, the DMG dealt is increased based on Shenhe's current ATK. The Icy Quill's effects will be cleared once its duration ends or after being triggered a certain number of times. When held rather than (pressed/tapped), the Icy Quill's effect lasts longer and can be triggered more times. When one Cryo DMG instance strikes multiple opponents, the effect is triggered multiple times based on the number of opponents hit. The number of times the effect is triggered is calculated independently for each party member with the Icy Quill. |
Hold Duration | 10s (Press Once) | 15s (Long Press) |
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Press/Hold Trigger Quota | 5s (Press Once) | 7s (Long Press) |
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DMG Bonus | 45.7% | 49.1% | 52.5% | 57.1% | 60.5% | 63.9% | 68.5% | 73.1% | 77.6% | 82.2% | 86.7% | 91.3% | 97% |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Divine Maiden's Deliverance
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Unleashes the power of the Talisman Spirit, allowing it to roam free in this plane, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. The Talisman Spirit then creates a field that decreases the Cryo RES and Physical RES of opponents within it. It also deals periodic Cryo DMG to opponents within the field. |
Lv1 | Lv2 | Lv3 | Lv4 | Lv5 | Lv6 | Lv7 | Lv8 | Lv9 | Lv10 | Lv11 | Lv12 | Lv13 | |
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Skill DMG | 101% | 108% | 116% | 126% | 134% | 141% | 151% | 161% | 171% | 181% | 192% | 202% | 214% |
RES Decrease | 6% | 7% | 8% | 9% | 10% | 11% | 12% | 13% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
DoT | 33.1% | 35.6% | 38.1% | 41.4% | 43.9% | 46.4% | 49.7% | 53% | 56.3% | 59.6% | 62.9% | 66.2% | 70.4% |
Duration | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s | 12s |
CD | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s | 20s |
Energy Cost | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 |
▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.
Deific Embrace
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An active character within the field created by Divine Maiden's Deliverance gains 15% Cryo DMG Bonus. |
Spirit Communion Seal
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After Shenhe uses Spring Spirit Summoning, she will grant all nearby party members the following effects: ・(Tap) Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG increased by 15% for 10s. ・Hold: Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG increased by 15% for 15s. |
Precise Comings And Goings
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Decreases swimming Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects. |
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