Genshin Impact | Best Teams for Illuga

Anemo
Anemo Traveler	Chasca
Jean	Kaedehara Kazuha
Mizuki	Varka
Venti	Wanderer
Xianyun	Xiao
Hydro
Childe	Columbina
Furina	Hydro Traveler
Ayato	Mona
Mualani	Neuvillette
Nilou	Kokomi
Sigewinne	Yelan
Geo
Albedo	Arataki Itto
Chiori	Geo Traveler
Linnea	Navia
Xilonen	Zhongli
Zibai
Electro
Clorinde	Cyno
Electro Traveler	Flins
Ineffa	Keqing
Raiden Shogun	Varesa
Yae Miko
Dendro
Alhaitham	Baizhu
Dendro Traveler	Emilie
Kinich	Lauma
Nahida	Nefer
Tighnari
Pyro
Arlecchino	Dehya
Diluc	Durin
Hu Tao	Klee
Lyney	Mavuika
Nicole	Pyro Traveler
Yoimiya
Cryo
Aloy	Citlali
Escoffier	Eula
Ganyu	Kamisato Ayaka
Lohen	Qiqi
Sandrone	Shenhe
Skirk	Wriothesley

Anemo
Ifa	Jahoda
Lan Yan	Lynette
Prune	Sayu
Shikanoin Heizou	Sucrose
Hydro
Aino	Barbara
Candace	Dahlia
Xingqiu
Geo
Gorou	Illuga
Kachina	Ningguang
Noelle	Yun Jin
Electro
Beidou	Dori
Fischl	Iansan
Kujou Sara	Kuki Shinobu
Lisa	Ororon
Razor	Sethos
Dendro
Collei	Kaveh
Kirara	Yaoyao
Pyro
Amber	Bennett
Chevreuse	Gaming
Thoma	Xiangling
Xinyan	Yanfei
Cryo
Charlotte	Chongyun
Diona	Freminet
Kaeya	Layla
Mika	Rosaria

Last Updated: August 22, 2026 1:52 PM

Best Teams for Illuga early guide for Genshin Impact. Read about Lunar Crystallize and characters that work with Illuga!

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Team	Rating Description
▼Lunar Crystallize Team	★★★★★ - Illuga is designed to be a dedicated Lunar Crystallize support, with him being less effective elsewhere. - Illuga cannot activate the conversion of Crystallize to Lunar Crystallize himself, so he needs either Columbina or Zibai, or both in the team to take full advantage of his abilities.

Illuga plays a similar role in Lunar Crystallize teams as Faruzan does in her Anemo Hypercarry teams. He is a 4-Star niche support whose abilities are best utilized by Lunar Crystallize DPSes, likely with his C6 being especially impactful.

Enables Moonsign Ascendant

When added to a party, Illuga adds +1 to the party's Moonsign Level, which is the nation-specific mechanic of Nod-Krai. Each Nod-Krai character increases it by 1 level and at the 2nd level, various buffs for Lunar Reactions will be activated. This helps characters that unlock certain buffs or passives when Ascendant Gleam (level 2) is activated.

Lunar Crystallize Team

Team Composition & Equipment

Character	Weapon Artifacts & Stats
Illuga	Favonius Lance Silken Moon's Serenade x4 └ Requires C2 for him to reliably trigger the 4-piece effect. Equip Wanderer's Troupe x2 and Gilded Dreams x2 for the EM instead for pre-C2 Illuga. Main Energy Recharge or EM / EM / EM or CRIT Rate (for Favonius Lance) Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. Elemental Mastery or CRIT Rate (for Favonius Lance)
Zibai	Lightbearing Moonshard Night of the Sky's Unveiling x4 Main DEF / DEF / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. DEF 3. Energy Recharge
Columbina	Nocturne's Curtain Call Aubade of Morningstar and Moon x4 Main Energy Recharge or HP% / HP% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. HP%
Linnea	Golden Frostbound Oath Aubade of Morningstar and Moon x4 Main DEF% / DEF% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. DEF% 3. Energy Recharge

Note!	Illuga's Skill and Burst have longer cooldowns (CDs) than the 4-piece effect of Silken Moon's Serenade, making his C2 necessary to maintain the artifact's full passive since it enables him to deal off-field DMG.

Illuga was clearly designed to be paired alongside Zibai, who is the dedicated Lunar Crystallize DPS. In addition, Columbina is also the premier Lunar reaction support, so she naturally fits this team as well. Linnea's personal damage, despite filling the sustain role in this team, further elevates the team's total DPS by a significant amount.

Rotation Of Lunar Crystallize Team

No.	Procedure
1	Start with Columbina. Use her Skill then Burst.
2	Deploy Illuga's Skill before following it up with his Burst.
3	Swap to Linnea. Use her Skill once. Burst is optional if you need the healing.
4	Switch to Zibai. Use her Skill, do a few Normal Attacks while waiting to activate her special Skill. You can do this several times. End the combo with her Burst, then Skill again.
5	Repeat from Step 1.

Zibai will unsurprisingly take up most of the field time, but aside from her personal combo, the team's rotation should be fairly straightforward.

Substitute Characters

Character	Sub	Details
Linnea	Zhongli Gorou	- Linnea helps Zibai's premium Lunar Crystallize team reach its full potential thanks to her Geo RES Shred, damage contribution, and healing. - Some notable replacements for Linnea are (C6) Gorou, who provides a lot of DEF% buffs, or Zhongli with his Universal RES shred.
Columbina	Aino Yelan Xingqiu	- While Columbina will likely provide the most DPS, you may find that replacing her with any generic Hydro applicator is a decent alternative for this slot.
Zibai	Columbina Navia	- Replacing Zibai will drastically lower Illuga's effectiveness, especially if it's a DPS who doesn't enable Lunar Crystallize. - Columbina is the better option since she activates all Lunar reactions, while a different Geo DPS like Navia will strictly require Columbina in the party in order to gain access to Lunar Crystallize.

Currently, Illuga's team flexibility is extremely limited due to how his abilities were designed to really only complement Lunar Crystallize and Zibai. She is his most ideal On-Field DPS choice unless a new Lunar Crystallize DPS is released.

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