Genshin | Gorou Build & Weapon

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Gorou is a character of Genshin Impact 5.3. See Gorou's, best build, support build, best weapon, 4 star weapon, tier, best team comp, rating, kit, & materials for Gorou.

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

Gorou Articles
Best Team for Gorou			Favonius Warbow

Gorou Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Geo		Bow
How To Get?
Obtained through Wishes
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	-		B		D
▶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 Gorou

Strengths
- Provides DEF Bonus ↳ Can also provide increased resistance to interruption & Geo DMG Bonus - Elemental Skill has 100% uptime - Very easy to build since its buff does not require specific stats.
Weakness
- Situational Elemental Skill ↳ Good for Mono-Geo team comp - Limited team comp options - High energy cost for Elemental Burst ↳ Can be aided with Favonius Warbow

▼ Details about Gorou below.

Gorou Best Build

Gorou Geo Support Build

Weapon	Favonius Warbow
Substitute	1. Elegy For The End 2. End Of The Line (F2P)
Best Artifact	The Exile x4
Artifact Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge Goblet: Geo DMG Bonus / DEF Circlet: CRIT Rate / DEF
Priority Sub-Stats	1. Energy Recharge 2. DEF% 3. CRIT Rate 4. CRIT Damage

Great Build For Geo-Defense Teams

This build focuses increasing the up-time of support that Gorou provides and Giving Energy to the team. Amazing when using Gorou as a buffer for Geo-Defense Teams.

Gorou Best Weapon

Gorou Support Build Weapons

	Weapon	Details
Best	Favonius Warbow	Energy Recharge 61.3% (Lvl. 90) - Allows Gorou to be a battery. - Huge Energy Recharge buff from sub-stat. - Requires you to invest on CRIT Rate.
2nd	Elegy For The End	Energy Recharge 55.1% (Lvl. 90) - Huge Energy Recharge sub-stat. - Can provide ATK Buff. - EM Buff does not have much use for teams that uses Gorou.
3rd (F2P)	End Of The Line	Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - Amazing Energy Recharge Stats. - Additional DMG from effects of weapon. - Fairly difficult to obtain but it is obtainable for free.

Energy Recharge Weapons Are Recommended

Maximizing Energy Recharge is great for the up-time of Elemental Burst of Gorou. Weapons that boost them are recommended.

All Weapon List

Gorou Best Artifacts

Gorou Support Build

Best Artifacts For Support Build Gorou

	Artifacts
Best	The Exile 4-Piece
Substitute 1	Emblem Of Severed Fate 2-Piece Husk Of Opulent Dreams 2-Piece
Substitute 2	Noblesse Oblige 4-Piece

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: Energy Recharge / DEF% / CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: Energy Recharge / DEF% / CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
	Main:Energy Recharge Sub: Energy Recharge / DEF% / CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
	Main: DEF / Geo DMG Bonus Sub: Energy Recharge / DEF% / CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
	Main: CRIT Rate / DEF% Sub: Energy Recharge / DEF% / CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Using Gorou for defense buff does not require high amounts of DEF from artifacts since the buff increases based on Talent Level and only DMG increases with Defense. Focusing on Energy Recharge is recommended. The Exile is recommended because it give energy to the team which is needed by most of Gorou's Team Comp.

Gorou Best Team Comp

Best Party For Gorou

Gorou has the ability to boost Defense and Geo DMG bonus of the teams making him a Niche yet very powerful support to Defense scaling Geo Characters.

Support	DPS	Sub-DPS	Battery
Gorou	Arataki Itto	Albedo	Raiden Shogun
Details
- Gorou will be the main support of the team boosting the damage of Itto and Albedo. - With Goro, Itto will get boosted damage and less interruption. - Albedo's flowers will have more damage because of Defense boost by Gorou. - Gorou's high Burst cost will make Raiden easily stack Sigils for her Elemental Burst. - Albedo and Raiden will help in providing Energy for a stable Burst for the whole team.

Other Characters That Works With Gorou

Character	Sub	Details
Albedo	Zhongli	- Zhongli can act as a Sub-DPS and a shielder in this comp though he has less Energy provided.
Arataki Itto	Ningguang Noelle	- Noelle and Ningguang are both characters that is supported well by Gorou and work as a main DPS.
Raiden Shogun	Xinyan Kokomi	- Any off-field characters that can trigger Crystalized is good. Energy providing characters are preferred.

Free To Play Friendly Party

Support	DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Gorou	Noelle	Geo Traveler	Kaeya
Details
- Similar to the previous team, Gorou will mainly be the Defense and Geo support for the team. - Noelle will be the main DPS and healer. - Geo Traveler will be giving energy with his Elemental skill and provide additional damage through Elemental Burst. - Kaeya will enable Crystalize and provide off field Cryo support to the team.

Gorou Ascension Materials

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Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Prithiva Topaz Sliver x 1 Prithiva Topaz Fragment x 9 Prithiva Topaz Chunk x 9 Spectral Husk x 18 Spectral Heart x 30 Spectral Nucleus x 12 Sango Pearl x 108 Perpetual Heart x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Prithiva Topaz Sliver x 1 Prithiva Topaz Fragment x 9 Prithiva Topaz Chunk x 9 Prithiva Topaz Gemstone x 6 Spectral Husk x 18 Spectral Heart x 30 Spectral Nucleus x 36 Sango Pearl x 168 Perpetual Heart x 46

Sango Pearl Farm Routes

Sango Pearl Farm Route

Talent Materials For Gorou

Enemy Drops (Specter)	Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (La Signora Boss)
Spectral Husk	Teachings Of Light	Molten Moment
Spectral Heart	Guide To Light
Spectral Nucleus	Philosophies Of Light

Gorou 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Ripping Fang Fletching	★・・・・
Inuzaka All Round Defense (Elemental Skill)	★★★★★
Juuga: Forward Unto Victory (Elemental Burst)	★★★★・

Gorou Skill Guide & How To Use Gorou

Recommended Rotation for Gorou

	Recommended Rotation
1	Use Elemental Skill to setup General's War Banner.
2	Switch and fight until Gorou's Elemental Burst is ready.
3	Switch to Gorou and use Elemental Burst to provide buffs and shields.
4	Repeat from number 1.

Uses Of Elemental Skill

Provides Buffs Based On Number Of Geo Characters

Gorou's Elemental Skill bonuses activate when the required number of party members is present at the time of casting. The field will be destroyed when you cast another Elemental Skill or Burst.

Buff Scales On Talent Level

You do not need to increase the defense of Gorou to increase its buff but instead you need to increase its Talent Lvl.

Uses Of Elemental Burst

Provides Shields That Pulls Elemental Shards With His Burst

His Burst provides similar buffs with his Elemental Skill but it will also generate crystal collapses that deals AoE Geo DMG to opponents. Gorou will pull an elemental shard in the AoE of his burst towards the active character every 1.5s. This can easily provide your characters a shield created from the Crystallize reaction.

Buff Follows Active Character

Unlike his Elemental Skill, the field created by his Elemental Burst follows the active character.

C4 Will Give Healing

Having Gorou's C4 will give you access to healing whenever his Elemental Burst is in the "Impregnable" or "Crunch" states. The heal is based on 50% of Gorou's DEF and triggers every 1.5s. This applies to active characters within the field's AoE.

Works Best As A Team Buffer

Gorou can buff the team while dealing Geo DMG to enemies. He works best as a team buffer that will only be on the field during the start of the combo with your characters or when his Elemental Burst can be unleashed.

Gorou Wish & Constellation Guide

Should You Get Or Wish For Gorou?

Pull If You Need A Geo-Defense Specific Support

Gorou is a support that can increase the DEF of the whole party. He is a perfect partner for Itto, Albedo, & Noelle. His constellations can be obtained in all banners and limited banners that feature Gorou. If you use a mono-Geo team comp, it is recommended to pull for his constellations.

Best Constellation For Gorou

Rating	Constellation Effect
★・・・・	C1: Rushing Hound: Swift As The Wind When characters (other than Gorou) within the AoE of Gorou's General's War Banner or General's Glory deal Geo DMG to opponents, the CD of Gorou's Inuzaka All-Round Defense is decreased by 2s. This effect can occur once every 10s.
★★・・・	C2: Sitting Hound: Steady As A Clock While General's Glory is in effect, its duration is extended by 1s when a nearby active character obtains an Elemental Shard from a Crystallize reaction. This effect can occur once every 0.1s. Max extension is 3s.
★★★・・	C3: Mauling Hound: Fierce As Fire Increases the Level of Inuzaka All-Round Defense by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★・	C4: Lapping Hound: Warm As Water When General's Glory is in the "Impregnable" or "Crunch" states, it will also heal active characters within its AoE by 50% of Gorou's own DEF every 1.5s.
★★★・・	C5: Striking Hound: Thunderous Force Increases the the Level of Juuga: Forward Unto Victory by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★★	C6: Valiant Hound: Mountainous Fealty For 12s after using Inuzaka All-Round Defense of Juuga: Forward Unto Victory, increases the CRIT DMG of all nearby party members' Geo DMG based on the buff level of the skill's field at the time of use: - "Standing Firm": +10% - "Impregnable": +20% - "Crunch": +40% This effect cannot stack and will take reference from the last instance of the effect that is triggered.

Constellation 4 For Healing Access

With Constellation 4, Gorou will not only provide buffs and shields but also healing. This gives Gorou another role to fulfill besides buffing and shielding your party.

Constellation 6 For Geo Comps

Constellation 6 is ideal for Geo Comps since it will increase the Crit DMG of party members' Geo DMG based on the buff level of the skill.

Gorou Skills & Talents Details

Normal Attack: Ripping Fang Fletching

Normal Attack

Effect
Performs up to 4 consecutive shots with a bow.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
1-Hit DMG	37.8%	40.8%	43.9%	48.3%	51.4%	54.9%	59.7%	64.5%	69.4%	74.6%	79.9%
2-Hit DMG	37.2%	40.2%	43.2%	47.5%	50.5%	54%	58.8%	63.5%	68.3%	73.4%	78.6%
3-Hit DMG	49.5%	53.5%	57.5%	63.3%	67.3%	71.9%	78.2%	84.5%	90.9%	97.8%	104.7%
4-Hit DMG	59%	63.8%	68.6%	75.5%	803%	85.8%	93.3%	100.8%	108.4%	116.6%	124.9%

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Charged Attack

Effect
Perform a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG. While aiming, stone crystals will accumulate on the arrowhead. A fully charged crystalline arrow will deal Geo DMG.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Aimed Shot	43.9%	47.4%	51%	56.1%	59.7%	63.8%	69.4%	75%	80.6%	86.7%	92.8%
Fully-Charged Aimed Shot	124%	133%	143%	155%	164%	174%	186%	198%	211%	223%	236%

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Plunging Attack

Effect
Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Plunge DMG	56.8%	61.5%	66.1%	72.7%	77.3%	82.6%	89.9%	97.1%	104.4%	112.3%	120.3%
Low Plunge DMG	114%	123%	132%	145%	155%	165%	180%	194%	209%	225%	240%
High Plunge DMG	142%	153%	165%	182%	193%	206%	224%	243%	261%	281%	300%

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Inuzaka All-Round Defense (Elemental Skill)

Effect
Deals AoE Geo DMG and sets up a General's War Banner.

General's War Banner

Effect
Provides up to 3 buffs to active characters within the skill's AoE based on the number of Geo characters in the party at the time of casting: • 1 Geo character: Adds Standing Firm - DEF Bonus. • 2 Geo characters: Adds Impregnable - Increased resistance to interruption. • 3 Geo characters: Adds "Crunch" - Geo DMG Bonus. Gorou can deploy only 1 General's War Banner on the field at any one time. Characters can only benefit from 1 General's War Banner at a time. When a party member leaves the field, the active buff will last for 2s.

Effect

Provides up to 3 buffs to active characters within the skill's AoE based on the number of Geo characters in the party at the time of casting:
• 1 Geo character: Adds Standing Firm - DEF Bonus.
• 2 Geo characters: Adds Impregnable - Increased resistance to interruption.
• 3 Geo characters: Adds "Crunch" - Geo DMG Bonus.

Gorou can deploy only 1 General's War Banner on the field at any one time. Characters can only benefit from 1 General's War Banner at a time. When a party member leaves the field, the active buff will last for 2s.

Hold

Effect
Adjust the location of the skill.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	lv12	Lv13
Skill DMG	107.2%	115.2%	123.3%	134%	142%	150.1%	160.8%	171.5%	182.2%	193%	203.7%	214.4%	227.8%
DEF Increase	206	222	237	258	273	289	309	330	350	371	392	412	438
Geo DMG Bonus	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%	15%
Duration	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s
CD	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Juuga: Forward Unto Victory (Elemental Burst)

Effect
Displaying his valor as a general, Gorou deals Aoe Geo DMG and creates a field known as General's Glory to embolden his comrades.

General's Glory

Effect
This field has the following properties: • Like the General's War Banner created by Inuzaka All-Round Defense, provides buffs to active characters within the skill's AoE based on the number of Geo characters in the party. Also moves together with your active character. • Generates 1 Crystal Collapse every 1.5s that deals AoE Geo DMG to 1 opponent within the skill's AoE. • Pulls 1 elemental shard in the skill's AoE to your active character's position every 1.5s (elemental shards are created by Crystallize reactions). If a General's War Banner created by Gorou currently exists on the field when his ability is used, it will be destroyed. In addition, for the duration of General's Glory, Gorou's Elemental Skill Inuzaka All-Round Defense will not create the General's War Banner. If Gorou falls, the effects of General's Glory will be cleared.

Effect

This field has the following properties:
• Like the General's War Banner created by Inuzaka All-Round Defense, provides buffs to active characters within the skill's AoE based on the number of Geo characters in the party. Also moves together with your active character.
• Generates 1 Crystal Collapse every 1.5s that deals AoE Geo DMG to 1 opponent within the skill's AoE.
• Pulls 1 elemental shard in the skill's AoE to your active character's position every 1.5s (elemental shards are created by Crystallize reactions).

If a General's War Banner created by Gorou currently exists on the field when his ability is used, it will be destroyed. In addition, for the duration of General's Glory, Gorou's Elemental Skill Inuzaka All-Round Defense will not create the General's War Banner. If Gorou falls, the effects of General's Glory will be cleared.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Skill DMG	98%	106%	113%	123%	130%	138%	147%	157%	167%	177%	187%	196%	209%
Crystal Collapse DMG	62%	66%	70%	77%	81%	86%	92%	98%	104%	110%	116%	123%	130%
Duration	9s	9s	9s	9s	9s	9s	9s	9s	9s	9s	9s	9s	9s
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.

Heedless Of The Wind And Weather

Effect
After using Juuga: Forward Unto Victory, all nearby party members' DEF is increased by 25% for 12s.

A Favor Repaid

Effect
Gorou receives the following DMG Bonuses to his attacks based on his DEF: • Inuzaka All-Round Defense: Skill DMG increased by 156% of DEF. • Juuga: Forward Unto Victory: Skill DMG and Crystal Collapse DMG increased by 15.6% of DEF.

Seeker Of Shinies

Effect
Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Inazuma on the mini-map.

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Anonymous 13

A 4 star set are they crazy or what? I trash those

Haruto 12

I'd also suggest the Exile 4pc artifact set. +20% ER, and a boatload of particles for the whole team on ult. It's a 4* set, so only raise up to level 16, but Gorou's damage and healing aren't material enough to worry about the missing 4 levels.

wanderer 11

Yeah, I mean, I said he can also "deal damage" while healing, I took in count his passives too. It's just that I wanted to bring attention to his C4, because some people may think that Geo Bonus could be good on him, to which I disagree because he relies a lot on his DEF stat.

Anonymous 10

You have listed that def only affects C4 healing and burst damage.
You might want to double check his second passive talent.
154% of def is applied to his skill damage.

wanderer 9

I was also wondering if EM substats would be useful for him, since some of his constellations and pasives mention shards.

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