Best Teams for Wriothesley guide for Genshin Impact. See Wriothesley melt, Wriothesley burn melt, Wriothesley freeze, Wriothesley mono cryo, characters that work with Wriothesley.
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Best Teams for Wriothesley
Wriothesley Is A Great Cryo DPS
| Rating | Team Description |
|---|---|
| Best | ▼ Melt Team - Mavuika applies Pyro for Wriothesley to trigger Melt on. - Mavuika is able to reach high Fighting Spirit count with Xilonen and buff Wriothesley's damage. - Xilonen & Bennett buffs can also increase the damage dealt and provide healing. |
| 2nd | ▼ Burn-Melt Team - Burning reaction can help maintain the Pyro aura for Wriothesley to trigger Melt on. - Emilie is a good Burning sub-DPS that can deal powerful DMG. - Pyro Traveler or Mavuika can be used for Pyro application and hold Scroll set to buff Dendro/Cryo/Pyro DMG. |
| 3rd | ▼ Freeze Team - Frozen reaction is a good defensive option for Wriothesley. - Cryo resonance can be activated with Citlali, who can buff the Hydro sub-DPS for additional DMG. - This team is weak against enemies that cannot be Frozen like bosses and Hydro Phantasms. |
| 4th | ▼ Mono Cryo - This team focuses on buffing Wriothesley's own damage without reactions. - Shenhe and Xilonen can buff Cryo DMG greatly. - Bennett buffs Wriothesley's ATK stat. |
Wriothesley is a Melt/Freeze DPS that deals damage using his Cryo-infused Normal & Charged Attacks. He has self HP drain which makes Marechaussee set his BiS but it also means he needs a sustain support even though he has self healing as well.
Melt Team
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
 Wriothesley | Cashflow Supervision Marechaussee Hunter x4 Main ATK% / Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% |
Xilonen | Peak Patrol Song Archaic Petra x4 Main Energy Recharge or DEF% / DEF% / Healing Bonus or DEF% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. DEF% |
Bennett | Aquila Favonia Noblesse Oblige x4 Main Energy Recharge or HP% / HP% / Healing Bonus or HP% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% |
Mavuika | A Thousand Blazing Suns Scroll Of The Hero Of Cinder City x4 Main ATK% / Pyro DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% 3. Elemental Mastery |
Mavuika will be applying Pyro on enemies for Wriothesley to trigger Melt on. Xilonen provides healing and buffs the Elemental DMG dealt by Wriothesley. Mavuika can change her artifact set if you want to use her as a 2nd DPS.
Rotation Of Melt Team
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Wriothesley and use his Normal Attack to apply Cryo |
| 2 | Switch to Xilonen and use her Skill then use Normal Attack twice |
| 3 | Get the Cryo Elemental Shard before using Xilonen's Burst |
| 4 | Switch to Bennett and use his Skill then Burst |
| 5 | Switch to Mavuika and use her Burst then Skill |
| 6 | Switch to Wriothesley and use his Skill |
| 7 | Deal damage using Normal Attacks then Charged Attacks once he gains Gracious Rebuke |
| 8 | Use Wriothesley's Burst to end his turn |
| 9 | Repeat from 1 once buffs expire |
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Xilonen | KazuhaCitlaliDionaZhongli | - Kazuha can increase Elemental DMG dealt with VV debuff and his own buff. - Citlali can hold Scroll set and buff both Cryo and Pyro DMG. Her Passive doesn't include Cryo DMG RES shred but she can make rotations shorter compared to when using Xilonen. - Diona and Zhongli are shield supports that can help prevent interruption in rotations. Diona can heal and has an EM buff if C6 while Zhongli can shred enemy resistances for added damage. |
| Bennett | Shenhe | - Shenhe is a premium Cryo support for Cryo DPS. She can buff Wriothesley's Cryo DMG and his Normal/Charged Attacks. |
| Mavuika | Pyro TravelerXianglingDehyaThoma | - Pyro Traveler can buff Wriothesley's DMG. They can hold Scroll set if no one else is using it. - Xiangling can deal powerful off-field Pyro DMG with her Burst. Her high Energy costs requires using a 2nd Pyro character like Bennett to act as a battery. - Dehya and Thoma are defensive Pyro sub-DPS characters that can be used. |
Burn-Melt Team
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Wriothesley | Cashflow Supervision Marechaussee Hunter x4 Main ATK% / Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% 4. Elemental Mastery |
Emilie | Lumidouce Elegy Unfinished Reverie x4 Main ATK% / Dendro DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% 4. Elemental Mastery |
Bennett | Aquila Favonia Noblesse Oblige x4 Main Energy Recharge or HP% / HP% / Healing Bonus or HP% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% |
Pyro Traveler | Freedom-Sworn Scroll Of The Hero Of Cinder City x4 Main ATK% / Pyro DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% 4. Elemental Mastery |
Pyro Traveler can buff Elemental DMG of the whole team with Scroll set. Bennett can buff Wriothesley's ATK and heal with his Burst. Emilie's off-field Dendro DMG can help maintain a Burning aura for Wriothesley to use for Melt.
Rotation Of Burn-Melt Team
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Wriothesley and use Normal Attack once to apply Cryo |
| 2 | Switch to Pyro Traveler and use their Skill then Burst to gain Nightsoul points |
| 3 | Switch to Emilie and use her Burst |
| 4 | Switch to Bennett and use his Skill then Burst |
| 5 | Switch back to Wriothesley and use his Skill |
| 6 | Deal damage with Normal Attacks then use his Charged Attack when he gains Gracious Rebuke |
| 7 | Use his Burst to end his turn once buffs expire |
| 8 | Repeat from 1 |
It may be tricky to refresh Scroll set buff for Cryo DMG since Burning reaction happens. You can refresh Emilie's off-field DMG with her Skill if her Burst is not available in the next rotation.
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Emilie | Nahida | - Nahida is a good Dendro sub-DPS that can buff EM as well. - If you are fighting against one enemy like a boss, Nahida is better to use than Emilie |
| Bennett | Kazuha | - Kazuha can refresh Pyro aura and buff Elemental DMG. |
| Pyro Traveler | MavuikaXianglingDehyaThoma | - Both are good Pyro sub-DPS that can be used. - Mavuika may need Xilonen or another Natlan character to charge her Fighting Spirit for a bigger buff from her Burst. - Xiangling has great Pyro application in her Burst. Her high Energy cost needs a 2nd Pyro character to battery for her. - Dehya and Thoma are both defensive Pyro sub-DPS options that can be used. |
Freeze Team
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Wriothesley | Cashflow Supervision Marechaussee Hunter x4 Main ATK% / Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% |
Citlali | Starcaller's Watch Scroll Of The Hero Of Cinder City x4 Main EM / EM / EM Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. Elemental Mastery |
Kokomi | Thrilling Tales Of Dragon Slayers Tenacity Of The Millelith x4 Main HP% / HP% / Healing Bonus or HP% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% |
Furina | Splendor Of Tranquil Waters Golden Troupe x4 Main HP% / Hydro DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% |
Kokomi and Furina will apply Hydro and provide buffs to the team. Citlali increases both Hydro and Cryo DMG with Scroll set. Although the HP drain is high, Citlali's shield can mitigate damage and Freeze can keep enemies from moving.
Rotation Of Freeze Team
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Furina and use her Skill then Burst |
| 2 | Switch to Citlali and use her Skill then Burst to gain Nightsoul points |
| 3 | Switch to Kokomi and use her Skill |
| 4 | Switch to Wriothesley and use his Skill |
| 5 | Deal damage with Normal Attacks then use his Charged Attack when he gains Gracious Rebuke |
| 6 | Use Wriothesley's Burst to end his turn |
| 7 | Repeat from 1 |
You can refresh Kokomi's healing Jellyfish by using her Burst.
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Citlali | Lan YanLaylaDionaKazuhaShenhe | - Lan Yan is an Anemo support who can hold VV and create shields. With C2, her shield can regenerate with Wriothesley's Normal Attacks. - Layla and Diona are Cryo shield supports that can be used as Cryo sustain support. Diona can heal with her Burst while Layla's Burst deals off-field Cryo DMG. - Kazuha and Shenhe can buff Wriothesley's damage but provide no defensive support. |
| Kokomi | SigewinneBarbara | - Sigewinne can heal and buff Elemental Skill DMG that can increase Furina's sub-DPS damage greatly. - Barbara is a free Hydro healer that can hold Thrilling Tales and use her Skill & Burst for powerful healing. |
| Furina | YelanXingqiu | - Both are good Hydro sub-DPS that be used since they function similarly to Furina. - Yelan buffs DMG increase while Xingqiu provides damage mitigation. |
Mono Cryo
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Wriothesley | Cashflow Supervision Marechaussee Hunter x4 Main ATK% / Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. Energy Recharge 3. ATK% |
Xilonen | Peak Patrol Song Scroll Of The Hero Of Cinder City x4 Main Energy Recharge or DEF% / DEF% / Healing Bonus or DEF% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. DEF% |
Bennett | Aquila Favonia Noblesse Oblige x4 Main HP% / HP% / Healing Bonus or HP% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. HP% |
Shenhe | Calamity Queller Any 2pc ATK Set x2 Any 2pc ATK Set x2 Main ATK% / ATK% / ATK% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. ATK% |
All three support characters provide a multitude of buffs for Wriothesley to increase his damage greatly.
Rotation Of Mono Cryo
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Shenhe and use her hold Skill then Burst |
| 2 | Switch to Xilonen and use her Skill then attack enemies with her Normal Attack twice |
| 3 | Use Xilonen's Burst after activating her Source Samples |
| 4 | Switch to Bennett and use his Skill then Burst |
| 5 | Switch to Wriothesley and use his Skill |
| 6 | Deal damage using Normal Attacks then Charged Attacks once he gains Gracious Rebuke |
| 7 | Use Wriothesley's Burst to end his turn |
| 8 | Repeat from 1 |
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Xilonen | KazuhaLan YanZhongli | - Kazuha is an Anemo support that has similar functions with Xilonen. However he does not have healing but has powerful crowd control. - Lan Yan is an Anemo support that can use VV and provide shields. She can use Thrilling Tales to buff Wriothesley's attack as well. - Zhongli is a Geo shielder with a tanky shield and can shred enemy resistances. |
| Bennett | MavuikaFurinaYelan | - All three are able to buff Wriothesley's damage with DMG increase. - Mavuika will need another Natlan character to charge her Burst. - Furina and Yelan can deal off-field Hydro DMG and enable Freeze. |
| Shenhe | CitlaliRosaria | - Citlali can hold Scroll set and buff Cryo DMG. She can also create a shield. - Rosaria can buff CRIT Rate but Wriothesley using Marechaussee and Cryo Resonance gives a lot of CRIT Rate already. |
Cryo Resonance is not really needed and you can use another support instead of a Cryo support.
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