Genshin Impact | Nilou Build & Weapon

Nilou is a character of Genshin Impact 5.6. See Nilou's, talent materials, best weapon, F2P weapon, tier, kit, dps build, bloom team comp, & best build for Nilou.

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Rarity				Element				Weapon
				Hydro				Sword
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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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Nilou Best Build

Nilou Is Best Built As A Bloom Support Character

Weapon	Key of Khaj-Nisut
Substitute	1. The Dockhand's Assistant 2. Freedom-Sworn 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.

Goal Stats

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.

Vaporize DPS Nilou (CRIT Build)

Weapon	Primordial Jade Cutter
Artifact	Heart Of Depth x4
Main & Sub	HP/Hydro / CRIT Rate or DMG CRIT Stats > ER > HP%
Team

This build focuses on increasing the personal damage of Nilou. Note that this ignores the passive of Nilou.

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Nilou Best Weapon

Nilou Requires Different Stats On Weapon Depending On Build

Both damage sources of Nilou scales from HP but Bloom requires Elemental Mastery while CRIT Requires CRIT Stats. For details and F2P option for each build, see below:

Bloom Bot CRIT Build

Bloom Bot Weapon Rankings & Comparison

	Weapon	Details
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	The Dockhand's Assistant	HP 41.3% (Lvl. 90) - Increases HP greatly for powerful blooms. - Increases Elemental Mastery greatly for more Bloom DMG.
3rd	Freedom-Sworn	Elemental Mastery 198 (Lvl. 90) - Boost Elemental Mastery - Provides additional Buff to the team. - Also looks aesthetically great with Nilou.
4th	Xiphos' Moonlight	Elemental Mastery 165 (Lvl. 90) - Boost Elemental Mastery of the team. - Increases the Energy Recharge of the team based on EM.
5th (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 Weapon Comparison & Ranking

	Weapon	Details
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.

Nilou Best Artifacts

Nilou Requires HP In Both Bloom Bot & CRIT Focused

Nilou is a character that requires investments in HP regardless of the build. The artifacts and sub-stat priority changes depending on the role that you want to do.

Bloom Bot CRIT Build

Best Artifact Set For Bloom Bot Build

	Artifacts
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.

Best Artifact Set For On-Field Main DPS Build

	Artifacts
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 Team Comp For Nilou

Enabler	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Nilou	Kokomi	Collei	Nahida
Details
- 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
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
Nilou	Barbara	Dendro Traveler	Collei
Details
- 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

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 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)
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

Nilou Skill Guide & How To Use Nilou

How To Use Nilou?

Nilou Is A Support That Buffs Bloom Reaction

Nilou is a character that is focused on Bloom (Dendro + Hydro) reaction. Her ability requires you to use Dendro or Hydro party members only. Nilou has the power to greatly boost Bloom reaction that she can make even F2P characters deal very powerful damage.

You Can Only Use Hydro Or Dendro Characters & You Need Healers

▲You will also receive damage from explosions of Bountiful Cores.

Bountiful Cores from Nilou's ability, while very powerful, requires you to only have Hydro and Dendro in the team. Additionally, Bountiful Cores also deal damage to the characters on-field so a healer is needed.. Because of this, team comps that Nilou can use are very limited.

Characters That Works Well With Nilou
Kokomi Heal	Barbara Heal	Nahida EM Buff	Dendro Traveler EM Buff

Using Whirling Steps (E. Skill 3 Times) Is The Common Choice When Using Nilou

▲After using Elemental Skill, tap the E. Skill button 3 times to activate.

Nilou can enter different form when using Elemental Skill. This depends on which command you entered at the third step or combo: Normal Attack or Elemental Skill. For a support focused Nilou, just triple tapping Elemental Skill to activate Whirling Steps is recommended. If you want to add a bit more damage, you can opt to use Normal Attacks on the first and second combo of Elemental Skill.

Circling Between Skills Is Very Important For Nilou Comps

Sample Rotation
1. Start with Kokomi and use Elemental Skill 2. Switch to Nilou and use E. Burst (If available) and use E. Skill x3 3. Switch to Dendro Traveler then use E. Burst → E. Skill (for Energy) 4. Switch to Collei and use E. Burst →E. Skill (For energy) 5.Switch back to Kokomi use E. Burst then deal attacks → repeat from no. 1

For Nilou teams, the priority is to quickly produce bountiful blooms. Using Nilou's E. Skill → Dendro Off-Field Skill→Hydro Attacks is the common rotation for most of the team with Nilou allowing you to maximize the power of special blooms.

Particularly Amazing Against Multiple Enemies

Nilou especially shines battle with multiple enemies. Multiple Enemies allows Nilou team to produce plenty of blooms at a very fast pace. The more enemies are gathered, the more the bloom damage produced. However, Nilou teams are weaker against single target.

It Is Also Possible To Use Nilou As Vaporize DPS

Using the sword dance of E. Skill and Burst can provide decent damage. You can ignore the passive of Hydro and Dendro and use Nilou as a Vaporize DPS. However, there are many Hydro characters that can do this outside Nilou so it is not that recommended.

Should You Pull for Nilou's Constellation Or Best Weapon?

Prioritize Key of Khaj-Nisut

Signature VS Constellations
Key of Khaj-Nisut > C2 > C1

Key of Khaj-Nisut Is the Only 5-star HP Substat Sword

Nilou's Bountiful Cores primarily scale off of her HP, and she can easily reach the maximum HP threshold for her Dreamy Dance of Aeons passive with her Signature Weapon, significantly increasing the damage output of her Bloom teams. It is generally recommended to prioritize the Key of Khaj-Nisut if you want Nilou to start reaching her full potential as a Bloom-oriented damage character. Additionally, it can also be used by other sword characters with similar HP-based talents.

If you would like to get her constellations, C2 will be nice to have due to the elemental shred, but hardly necessary.

Nilou's Constellations & Effects

Nilou's Constellation Name is Lotos Somno

Lotos Somno

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