Best Teams for Candace guide for Genshin Impact. Read about Normal Attack DPS support Candace, Lunar-Charged support, Hyperbloom, Bloom plus best builds, weapons, and artifacts.
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Best Teams for Candace
Candace Works Best as Normal Attack DPS Support
| Team | Rating Description |
|---|---|
| ▼ Normal Attack DPS Support | ★★★★★ - Candace is great with DPSes that use Normal Attacks since she can buff the damage dealt based on the amount of HP she has. - Damage dealers whose Element is the same as Candace's or can react with Hydro are best to use with her since she can hold Cinder City set to buff the Elemental Damage dealt by the team. |
| ▼ Lunar-Charged DPS Support | ★★★★☆ - At C6, Candace can be viable Hydro teammate option for Flins or Ineffa thanks to her AoE Hydro application. - In Flins' case, it's best to only use Candace in this team if Ineffa is on the team already due to his reliance on Ascendant Gleam for his personal DPS. |
| ▼ Hyperbloom Team | ★★★☆☆ - Candace can be flexed into a Hyperbloom team that consists of an Electro or Dendro On-Field DPS. - With the Hydro infusion with her Burst, Candace can enable characters like Shinobu or Yaoyao to be On-Field reaction drivers. - Her C6 allows her to be the On-Field driver instead. |
| ▼ Nilou Bloom Team | ★★☆☆☆ - Nilou Bloom team with Yaoyao as On-Field driver. - Yaoyao's Burst needs her to be On-Field so that it can attack enemies with Dendro. - Hydro infusion from Candace's Burst allows Yaoyao to generate Blooms with Hydro-infused Normal Attacks. |
Candace can buff Elemental Damage of Normal Attacks as well as the damage dealt. When equipped with a support set, she can be used in various teams but is best at supporting Normal Attack damage dealers.
Normal Attack DPS Support
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Candace | Favonius Lance Noblesse Oblige x4 Main Energy Recharge or HP% / HP% / HP% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% |
Skirk | Azurelight Finale of the Deep Galleries x4 └ Equip Marechaussee Hunter if you don't have a CRIT weapon for Skirk, but do own Furina. Main ATK% / Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% |
Furina | Splendor of Tranquil Waters └ If you're having trouble charging Furina's Burst every rotation, you can try equipping Fleuve Cendre Ferryman, Favonius Sword, or Festering Desire. Golden Troupe x4└ This is a personal damage option. Equip Tenacity of the Millelith if you want to buff Skirk more. Main Energy Recharge / HP% or Hydro DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. HP% |
Escoffier | Symphonist of Scents └ Equip Favonius Lance if the team seems to be lacking Energy. Golden Troupe x4└ This is a personal damage option. Equip other buffing sets, like the Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City set, if you want to buff Skirk more. Main Energy Recharge or ATK% / ATK% or Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. ATK% |
Candace provides a modest Normal Attack DMG% buff for Skirk, while also activating Hydro resonance and generating extra Energy particles for Furina. Since Skirk's fourth teammate doesn't have a definitive best-in-slot option, Candace can reliably find some use here.
It's recommended to equip the Noblesse set on Candace if the On-Field DPS on the team scales on ATK.
Rotation Of Normal Attack DPS Support (Skirk) Team
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Furina and use her Skill, then Burst. You can dash after her Skill to cancel the long animation. |
| 2 | Switch to Escoffier. Deploy her Skill, followed by her Burst. |
| 3 | Use Candace's Skill, then her Burst. |
| 4 | Deploy Skirk as the on-field character. Do a few Normal Attacks before using her Skill (tap). |
| 5 | Use Skirk's Elemental Burst to buff her Normal Attacks. This will also absorb nearby Void Rifts. |
| 6 | Deal damage with Normal Attacks, and after a few Void Rifts spawn, use her Charged Attack to absorb them. └ Optimal combo demo can be found here. |
| 7 | Repeat from Step 1. |
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Skirk | MualaniArlecchinoClorindeAyatoChilde | - Any Normal Attack DPS (or On-Field DPS whose damage is primarily Normal Attack DMG%) that has minimum synergy with Candace being a Hydro support can be considered alternative choices for Skirk. - You can opt into equipping the Cinder City set on Candace if the On-Field DPS doesn't scale with ATK%. - Remember to tailor the rest of the team according to the On-Field DPS. |
| Escoffier | ShenheKazuhaNahidaCitlaliMavuika | - Reserve this spot for the On-Field DPS' ideal support pairing, similar to how Escoffier functions for Skirk. |
| Furina | YelanXilonenZhongliBennett | - Fill the spot with other synergistic supports that align with what your On-Field DPS wants to achieve in the respective team comp. - You'll also want to consider a sustain option here if there isn't one already. - If Xilonen with the Cinder City set is on the team, Candace could be made to hold other buffing sets like Noblesse Oblige, or simply have a 2-piece HP% plus 2-piece HP% setup. |
Lunar-Charged DPS Support
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Candace | Favonius Lance Noblesse Oblige x4 Main Energy Recharge or HP% / HP% / HP% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% |
Flins | Bloodsoaked Ruins Night Of The Sky's Unveiling x4 Main ATK% / ATK% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% until 2000 4. Elemental Mastery |
Ineffa | Fractured Halo Aubade of Morningstar and Moon x4 Main ATK% / EM / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% until 2000 4. Elemental Mastery |
Sucrose | Wandering Evenstar Viridescent Venerer x4 Main EM / EM / EM Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. Elemental Mastery |
This Lunar-Charged team variation should be able to perform decently, provided you have Candace's C6 that lets her apply AoE Hydro while Off-Field. Otherwise, it'd be better to use Candace as the On-Field Driver with just Ineffa and an Electro character other than Flins.
Rotation Of Lunar-Charged DPS Support (Flins & Ineffa) Team
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Ineffa and use her Skill. Burst is optional. |
| 2 | Switch to Candace. Skill into Burst. |
| 3 | Switch to Sucrose and use her Skill or Normal Attack (x1) into Burst. └ If you're using Wandering Evenstar, do Normal Attack into Burst instead so you can use her Skill at the end of the rotation. |
| 4 | Switch to Flins. Use his Skill twice and then his Special Burst whenever it's up. └ His ideal combo will be: Skill (x2) -> Normal Attack (x3), dash -> Normal Attack (x4) -> Special Burst -> Normal Attack (x4) -> Skill -> Special Burst -> Normal Attack (x3) |
| 5 | Swap back into Sucrose to re-use her Skill. |
| 6 | Repeat from Step 1. |
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Flins | IneffaCynoRaidenRazor | - Apart from Flins, ineffa also enables the conversion of Lunar-Charged from Electro-Charged. If you only have Ineffa, it's best to pair her with other On-Field Electro characters (who can trigger Candace's C6 Burst with their Normal Attacks) instead. |
| Sucrose | Lan YanXilonenKazuhaBennett | - Sucrose is the best RES Shred option for Flins due to her accessible Elemental Mastery sharing and low field time. - Other options will be significant downgrades, but the common denominator between them is their ability to provide RES Shred, either through their innate abilities or their equipment. |
| Ineffa | FischlYae Miko | - Ineffa is vital to ensure this team still has Ascendant Gleam active, which is important for Flins' damage due to the amount of benefits he gets from this resonance. Without Ineffa, you're better off replacing Candace with Aino on a Flins team. - If you only have Ineffa, you can fill her old spot with any other Electro Off-Field Sub-DPSes, or pair her alongside other Normal Attack-based Electro DPSes. |
Hyperbloom Team
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Candace | Favonius Lance Instructor x4 Main Energy Recharge or HP% / HP% / HP% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% |
Nahida | A Thousand Floating Dreams Deepwood Memories x4 Main EM / Dendro DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. Elemental Mastery |
Raiden | Staff Of The Scarlet Sands Flower Of Paradise Lost x4 Main EM / EM / EM Sub 1. Elemental Mastery 2. CRIT Rate or DMG |
Yelan | Elegy For The End Emblem Of Severed Fate x4 Main Energy Recharge or HP% / Hydro DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. HP% |
Having two Hydro characters applying the Element increases the amount of Dendro Cores made through the Bloom reaction, which amounts to more Hyperblooms triggered.
Rotation Of Hyperbloom Team
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Nahida and use her Skill to apply Dendro, then use her Burst. |
| 2 | Switch to Candace and use her Skill, then Burst. |
| 3 | Switch to Raiden Shogun and use her Skill. |
| 4 | Switch to Yelan and use her Skill, then Burst. |
| 5 | Switch back to Nahida and use Normal Attacks to apply Dendro. |
| 6 | Repeat from Step 1 once buffs expire. |
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nahida | AlhaithamCynoEmilieYaoyaoKuki ShinobuLauma | - Alhaitham and Cyno work well as Hyperbloom On-Fielders. - Shinobu, Emilie, and Yaoyao can be used as On-Fielders with Candace's Hydro infusion and the application of their own Element to help trigger Hyperbloom. |
| Raiden Shogun | Kuki ShinobuYae MikoIneffa | - These characters are good Hyperbloom Off-Field Sub-DPS and can be built on full EM to boost their Hyperbloom damage. - Ineffa will deal less Lunar-Charged damage due to the inclusion of Dendro application (which lessens the trigger rate of Lunar-Charged), but having her trigger Lunar-Charged reactions every so often is still beneficial for the team's DPS. |
| Yelan | FurinaXingqiuKokomiAyato | - All are good Hydro Off-Field Sub-DPS that can be used. - Be aware of Furina's HP drain that will require a dedicated healer if using her. |
Hyperbloom only needs three core Elements to function properly: Electro, Dendro, and Hydro. The On-Field driver can be characters who are normally Off-Field, since Candace's Hydro infusion allows them to apply Hydro.
▲ Return To Best Teams ListNilou Bloom Team
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Candace | Favonius Lance Instructor x4 Main Energy Recharge or HP% / HP% / HP% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% |
Nilou | Key Of Khaj-Nisut Tenacity Of The Millelith x2 Vourukasha's Glow x2 Main HP% / HP% / HP% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% 3. CRIT Rate or DMG |
| Baizhu | A Thousand Floating Dreams Gilded Dreams x4 Main Energy Recharge or Elemental Mastery (EM) / EM / EM or Healing Bonus Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. Elemental Mastery 3.HP% |
| Lauma | Nightweaver's Looking Glass Deepwood Memories x4 Main Energy Recharge or Elemental Mastery (EM) / EM / EM Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% 3. CRIT Rate or DMG |
Candace can allow all three Off-Fields to be the On-Field driver thanks to her Hydro infusion, as well as buffing their damage. Lauma's Buffs at only 1 Moonsign character allow Nilou's Blooms to CRIT, and Baizhu is the primary healer of the entire party.
Rotation Of Nilou Bloom Team
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Baizhu. Use his Skill, then Burst. |
| 2 | Switch to Nilou. Use her Skill (x3) then Burst. |
| 3 | Swap to Lauma. Use her Skill (hold) followed by her Burst. |
| 4 | Switch to Candace. Use her Skill, then Burst. Use Normal Attacks to apply Hydro on enemies. |
| 5 | Repeat from Step 1 once buffs expire |
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Baizhu | BaizhuDendro TravelerColleiYaoyao | - Apart from Baizhu, you can make do with any other Dendro character with decent elemental application, though you'd lose the healing. - Having two Dendro characters usually generates a more consistent amount of Dendro cores, so it's recommended to stick to 2 Hydro plus 2 Dendro characters in this type of team. |
| Lauma | NahidaBaizhuDendro TravelerCollei | - Lauma lets the Blooms CRIT, but you can also replace her with any other Dendro character with reliable Dendro application or EM-related buffs. |
| Nilou | - | - Without Nilou, Bloom teams generally do worse. - You can opt into using a regular Hyperbloom team instead if this is the case. |
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