Nilou Guide for Genshin Impact 4.5. See what kind of character is Nilou, review, materials, weapon, tier, kit, rating for Nilou.
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Best Build | Best Teams | ||||
Lore & Voice Actor | Story Quest: Act 1 |
Nilou Tier & Review
Rarity | Element | Weapon | |||||||||
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Hydro | Sword | ||||||||||
How To Get? | |||||||||||
Obtained through Wishes (Limited Banner) | |||||||||||
DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Healer | ||||||||
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▶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 Nilou
Strengths |
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- Powerful Bloom reaction and amazing passive that increases Elemental Mastery of the team. - Great Hydro Application on-field or off-field. - Bloom Teams are amazing at group battles, with Nilou you can clear group battles in a second. - Leveling up talents is optional since its main source of damage are Blooms. |
Weakness |
- Very limited teams and weapon to use to maximize all of her kit. - Performs decently at best outside her own niche. - Very difficult for beginners to maximized since her team requires unique builds for characters. ↳ For end-game players, maximizing Nilou is fairly cheap because of not needing Talents for DMG. |
Nilou Skill Guide & How To Use Nilou
Recommended Rotation for Nilou
Recommended Rotation | |
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1 | Use off-field skills of Dendro Characters. |
2 | Use Elemental Skill of Nilou 3 times to summon water ring. |
3 | Switch to your main DPS or continue using Nilou to deal further damage. |
4 | Repeat from number 1. |
* | Use Elemental Burst to trigger more damage when it is available. |
Uses Of Elemental Skill
Nilou's Elemental Skill changes its effects depending on your action the button that you push after the skill.
Sword Dance: Gives You Hydro Infusion
Command | Skill →Skill → Normal Attack |
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If you ended your combo with a Normal Attack, Nilou's Normal attack will be infused with Hydro and will give a ranged slash at the end. If you plan to use Nilou on-field, it is recommended to use this combo.
Whirling Steps: Releases A Hydro Aura
Command | Skill → Skill → Skill |
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After using Skill in the final combo of the Elemental Skill, Nilou will perform a dance that will release a hydro circle around her. It will inflict continues hydro around Nilou and it will stay even after switching. This form is great for more blooms to be produced. Use this combo if you want to use Nilou off-field.
Uses Of Elemental Burst
Deal HP Scaling Damage
Elemental Burst deals powerful hits of Hydro Damage around Nilou. This scales from Nilou's HP and has the ability to crit. Enemies hit by the Elemental Burst will also receive a second explosion for a bigger damage.
Procs Reactions Every Hit
This Elemental Burst is also able to proc Bloom each of its hit making it an amazing move to produce reactions.
Nilou Wish & Constellation Guide
Should You Get Or Wish For Nilou?
Pull If You Like Playing With Bloom Reactions
Nilou is a character that is great at her specific Niche which is Bloom reaction. If you like playing with Dendro and Hydro reactions, pulling for Nilou is recommended. She can also be put in different teams outside Blooms but as a reaction focused character.
Best Constellation For Nilou
Constellation 2 For Great Damage Increase
With Constellation 2, you can decrease the Hydro and Dendro resistance of enemies enabling bigger damage from Bloom.
Nilou Best Build
Nilou Bloom Bot Build
Weapon | Key of Khaj-Nisut |
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Substitute | 1. Freedom-Sworn 2. Xiphos' Moonlight 3. Iron Sting (F2P Option) |
Best Artifact | Vourukasha's Glow x2 Tenacity Of The Millelith x2 |
Artifact Stats | Sands: HP% Goblet: HP% Circlet: HP% |
Priority Sub-Stats | 1. HP% 2. Elemental Mastery 3. CRIT Rate Or DMG 4. Energy Recharge |
This build focuses on increasing the damage of Nilou's special bloom and maximizing the buff she provides through her passive. This is a fairly easy build that provides maximum damage for Nilou provided that you fulfill the team requirements.
CRIT DMG & CRIT Rate Is Not A Priority
Since Bloom is a transformative reaction, it does not deal Critical Attacks so you will only need CRIT DMG and CRIT Rate to increase the personal damage of Nilou's Elemental Burst and Skills.
Nilou Main DPS Build
Weapon | Primordial Jade Cutter |
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Substitute | 1. Haran Geppaku Futsu 2. Festering Desire (F2P) 3. Harbinger Of Dawn (F2P) |
Best Artifact | Heart Of Depth x4 |
Artifact Stats | Sands: HP% Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate / DMG |
Priority Sub-Stats | 1. CRIT Rate Or DMG 2. HP% 3. Elemental Mastery 4. Energy Recharge |
This build focuses on increasing the damage of Nilou's Normal Attack enabling her to deal damage outside her Bloom. This may be a unusual build for Nilou but if you want to use Nilou outside Bloom, this build is recommended.
Requires A Balance Between HP and CRIT Stats
When using Nilou as a Hydro DPS, you need to balance HP and CRIT Stats since most of her damage scales from those stats. Primordial Jade Cutter is an amazing weapon for it since it does not only increase HP it also provides significant CRIT Stats for Nilou.
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Nilou Best Weapon
Bloom Bot Build Weapons
Weapon | Details | |
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Best | Key of Khaj-Nisut | HP 66.2% (Lvl. 90) - Boost HP by 80%. - Buffs the Elemental Mastery of the Team and Nilou herself. - Nilou's Signature Weapon. |
2nd | Freedom-Sworn | Elemental Mastery 198 (Lvl. 90) - Boost Elemental Mastery - Provides additional Buff to the team. - Also looks aesthetically great with Nilou. |
3rd | Xiphos' Moonlight | Elemental Mastery 165 (Lvl. 90) - Boost Elemental Mastery of the team. - Increases the Energy Recharge of the team based on EM. |
F2P | Iron Sting | Elemental Mastery 165 (Lvl. 90) - Free to Play option. - Provides decent Elemental Mastery boost. - Increases reaction damage of Nilou. |
HP Or Elemental Mastery Increasing Weapon Are Recommended
Bloom Damage of Nilou scales from HP and Elemental Mastery. It is recommended to choose weapons that will boost those stats for bigger Bloom Damage.
On-Field Main DPS Build
Weapon | Details | |
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Best | Primordial Jade Cutter | CRIT Rate 44.1% (Lvl. 90) - Increases HP and CRIT Rate Greatly. - Also increases ATK based on HP making Normal Attack of Nilou (without Skill) deal more damage. |
2nd | Haran Geppaku Futsu | CRIT Rate 33.1% (Lvl. 90) - Increases DMG bonus of Elements. - Boost CRIT Rate. - Increases Normal ATK DMG. |
3rd | Festering Desire | Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - Great increase of Skill DMG at R5. - Free Weapon if you have it. - Energy Recharge increases the up-time of Elemental Burst. |
F2P | Harbinger Of Dawn | CRIT DMG 46.9% (Lvl. 90) - Greatly increases CRIT Stats. - 3 Star so it is easy to obtain and fully refine. - HP condition can be difficult to hold without a healer. |
CRIT Weapons That Increases Normal Attack Damage & HP Works Great
To increase the personal damage of Nilou and her Normal Attacks, you need a balance of CRIT Rate, Damage and HP. Weapons that boost the said stats are recommended for this build.
All Weapon ListNilou Best Artifacts
Nilou Bloom Bot Artifacts
Best Artifacts For Bloom Bot Build
Artifacts | |
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Best | Vourukasha's Glow 2-Piece Tenacity Of The Millelith 2-Piece |
Substitute 1 | EM Artifacts 2-Piece Tenacity Of The Millelith 2-Piece |
Substitute 2 | Flower Of Paradise Lost 4-Piece |
Artifact Stat Priority
Main: Flat HP Sub: HP% / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG | |
Main: Flat ATK Sub: HP% / Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG | |
Main:HP% Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG | |
Main: HP% Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG | |
Main: HP% Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG |
Prioritize Increasing HP
To maximize Nilou's passive, you need 75,000 HP. Once you reached 75,000HP, it is better to invest on EM instead of it. If you have the Key Of Khaj-Nisut, it is possible to reach 75,000HP without using 2 sets of 2-piece HP Artifacts. If that is the case, you can opt to use 2pc. HP Set and 2pc. EM Set.
Flower Of Paradise Lost Is Good But Not Good For HP Building
Flower Of Paradise Lost can also work on Nilou but it is not ideal since you will have difficulty increasing HP. If you have amazing HP% rolls that allows you to reach close to 70,000 HP in this artifact, you can also use this artifact.
Nilou On-Field Main DPS Build
Best Artifacts For On-Field Main DPS Build
Artifacts | |
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Best | Heart Of Depth 4-Piece |
Substitute 1 | Heart Of Depth 2-Piece Tenacity Of The Millelith 2-Piece |
Artifact Stat Priority
Main: Flat HP Sub: CRIT Rate & DMG / HP% / Elemental Mastery | |
Main: Flat ATK Sub: CRIT Rate & DMG / HP% / Elemental Mastery | |
Main:HP% Sub: Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate & DMG | |
Main: Hydro DMG Bonus% Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / HP% / Elemental Mastery | |
Main: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG Sub: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG / HP% / Elemental Mastery |
Prioritize Increasing HP While Having Balanced CRIT Stats
Most of the Damage of Nilou scales from HP. To boost it, you need to have a high total HP and a decent CRIT Stats. Aiming for 40,000 HP with Artifacts, weapon and Hydro Resonance can make it possible though it requires a fairly high investment.
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Nilou Best Team Comp
Best Teams For NilouPremium Team For Nilou
Enabler | Sub-DPS | Support | Support |
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Nilou | Kokomi | Collei | Nahida |
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- Nilou will be the enabler in this team, focusing on spreading Hydro on the field to trigger multiple instances of Bloom. - Kokomi will heal the team using its Elemental Skill preventing damage from Dendro Cores. - Collei and Nahida provides the off-field Dendro allowing the continuous production of Blooms. |
Other Characters That Works With Nilou
Character | Sub | Details |
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Kokomi | Xingqiu Furina Baizhu Yaoyao | - Xingqiu can produce a lot more damage but produces less heals which can be dangerous for Bloom. - Baizhu and Yaoyao is also good as a healer replacement but you need to put another Hydro in the team. |
Collei Nahida | Dendro Traveler Kaveh | - If you are using Kaveh, this means that you will be using Nilou as an off-field. - Dendro Traveler is also a more comfortable pick than Collei but with less blooms. |
Free To Play Friendly Party
Reaction | Heal | Sub-DPS | Support |
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Nilou | Barbara | Dendro Traveler | Collei |
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- This team functions the same as above but has less heal and hydro infliction because Barbara has a less infliction range compared to Kokomi. |
Notes About Team Comps For Nilou
To maximize the passive of Nilou, you will need to fulfill the following requirements: First, all members must be Hydro or Dendro. Second, one slot for a healer is preferred.
All Members Of The Party Must Be Either Hydro Or Dendro
Nilou's passive restrict which element can you use for her teams. She can still be use outside these teams but she will perform better with Hydro and Dendro only teams because of the buff that she provides for the team. 2 Hydro and 2 Dendro Characters are recommended for resonance but the passive will still trigger even if there is an unequal amount of elements (e.g. 3 Hydro and 1 Dendro).
Healers Are Preferred
The Bloom explosions that Nilou triggers also hits the teammates so it is normal for your character's HP to decrease while using Bloom. This may cause losing all HP of the characters because of the amount of Blooms Nilou can trigger. To mitigate this, it is recommended to have one healer in the team. Using Kaveh, who heals from explosions from blooms can also be a good way to mitigate this damage.
Nilou Ascension Materials
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Materials Needed for Level Ascension
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80 |
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Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 9 Fungal Spores x 18 Luminescent Pollen x 30 Crystalline Cyst Dust x 12 Padisarah x 108 Perpetual Caliber 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 Fungal Spores x 18 Luminescent Pollen x 30 Crystalline Cyst Dust x 36 Padisarah x 168 Perpetual Caliber x 46 |
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Talent Materials For Nilou
Enemy Drops (Fungi) | Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun) | Big Boss Drops (Raiden Shogun Puppet) |
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Fungal Spores | Teachings Of Praxis | Tears Of The Calamitous God |
Luminescent Pollen | Guide To Praxis | |
Crystalline Cyst Dust | Philosophies Of Praxis |
Nilou 's Recommended Talent Priority
Talent | Level Up Priority |
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Normal Attack: Dance Of Samser | ★★★・・ |
Dance Of Haftkarsvar (Elemental Skill) | ★★★★★ |
Dance Of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring (Elemental Burst) | ★★★★・ |
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Kokomi SS | Nahida SS | Raiden Shogun SS | Zhongli SS |
Diona S | Jean S | Kuki Shinobu S | Mona S |
Nilou S | Sucrose S | Xianyun S | Xingqiu S |
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