Genshin Impact | Prune Build Guide & Release Date

Early Prune guide for Genshin Impact. Learn Prune's release date and countdown, best build, team, kit, and best weapon for this 4-Star Anemo Hexerei Catalyst user.

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This article assumes Prune is a Support for Anemo characters since she was shown with Venti and Varka. Prune is also assumed to scale on ATK.

Prune Release Date

Countdown Until Release (Version 6.6 1st Phase)!

Prune Releases On May 20, 2026 in Version 6.6 (Luna 7)

Following the announcement from official sources, Prune is also one of the characters that will be featured in the next update, Version 6.6 (Luna 7), alongside Nicole and Lohen.

Prune Character Overview

Character Profile

	Rarity
	Element	Anemo
	Weapon	Catalyst
	Ascend Stat	TBA
	Region	Mondstadt
	Birthday	TBA
	Roles	Off-Field Support
How To Get	- Can only be pulled as 4-Star Rate Up during Nicole and Durin's Limited Time Banner. - Will be available in all Banners at a low drop rate after Version 6.6 ends.

Best Build for Prune

Build ATK and Energy Recharge for Prune

Weapon	Favonius Codex
Best Artifact	Celestial Gift x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: ATK% Goblet: ATK% Circlet: ATK% or CRIT Rate (if using Favonius Codex)
Priority Sub-Stats	CRIT Rate (if using Favonius Codex) > ATK% > Energy Recharge
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Stat Goals For Prune

Prune will need a lot of ATK to get the best buff from her. If there's an ATK buffer in the team, the ATK requirements for Prune are lower, but outside of Hexerei teams, she will need more.

Prune's Recommended Talent Priority

*Since the livestream only showed her Passive giving buffs, it's likely she won't need Talent levelling for her buffs.

Best Weapon for Prune

As a support who is reliant on her Elemental Burst for buffing, Prune is best used with weapons that have Energy Recharge and mechanics related to Energy. She can also use ATK stat sticks but Energy Recharge stat sticks are better on her.

Premium Weapons for Prune

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best	Favonius Codex	Get from Banners - Favonius Codex allows Prune to generate more Energy Particles that benefit the whole team. - ER substat helps in building her Energy Recharge to increase her Burst uptime.
2nd	Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Get from Banners - Next best support weapon for Prune if you don't have Favonius Codex. - HP substat won't benefit her but the ATK buff from the weapon effect is good for ATK DPS characters.

Prune's premium weapon options are Favonius Codex and Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers. Aside from those two, you can use ATK stat sticks but they'll have worse performance compared to support weapons or ER weapons.

Free-to-Play Friendly (F2P Weapons) for Prune

	Weapon	How to Get Rating
Best F2P	Oathsworn Eye	Get from Past Limited Event - This weapon was obtainable during Version 2.5's flagship event. - ATK substat and ER buff after using an Elemental Skill makes it a good stat stick weapon for Prune.
2nd	Etherlight Spindlelute	Get from Past Limited Event - This weapon was obtainable during Version 6.0's flagship event. - Used as an ER stat stick for Prune since the EM buff doesn't benefit her.

Prune's best F2P weapon is Oathsworn Eye since it gives both stats she needs as a support. The alternative weapons that can be used for her are ER or ATK stat stick weapons.

Prune Best Artifacts

Since Prune is an Anemo and Hexerei character, she can use VV or Celestial Gift for buffing teammates. Prune can also use other support sets or stat-boosting sets as well. See below for suggestions:

Artifact	Recommendation Details
Celestial Gift	★★★★★ - Best artifact set for Prune since it gives an Elemental DMG buff for teammates while giving Energy Recharge to Prune. - Used only if there's no other characters holding Celestial Gift.
Viridescent Venerer	★★★★・ - 2nd best artifact set for support. - It doesn't give Energy Recharge to Prune but it doesn't have the drawback of Celestial Gift where it needs 2 Hexerei characters to get the full buff.
Noblesse Oblige	★★★・・ - Another support set options if someone else covering for Elemental DMG buffs. - Since it buffs ATK, it can overbuff ATK with Prune or other ATK supports.
Any ER% Any ATK%	★★・・・ - Best 2-piece set effects for Prune. - You can also use 2 different 2-piece ER or ATK sets if she lacks either.

Recommended Artifact Stats

	Main: Flat HP Sub: Energy Recharge / ATK% / CRIT Rate (if using Favonius Codex)
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: Energy Recharge / ATK% / CRIT Rate (if using Favonius Codex)
	Main: ATK% or Energy Recharge Sub: Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate (if using Favonius Codex)
	Main: ATK% Sub: Energy Recharge / CRIT Rate (if using Favonius Codex)
	Main: CRIT Rate Sub: Energy Recharge / ATK%

Build CRIT Rate if Using Favonius Codex

Aside from Energy Recharge and ATK, Prune will need CRIT Rate in order to trigger Favonius Codex's weapon effect. Once you get a sufficient amount of CRIT Rate, target ATK first over Energy Recharge since Prune will need a lot of it.

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Best Team Comps for Prune

Anemo (Hexerei) Team for Prune

Support	DPS	Support	Shielder
Prune	Varka	Durin	Nicole
Details
- Varka is the best Hexerei DPS to use with Prune since he can trigger Swirls and benefit from the ATK buff she provides. - Prune will still be able to trigger Swirl with her Bell summon since everyone else is able to apply Pyro more frequently than Varka triggering Swirl. - Durin and Prune provide buffs to Varka while Nicole provides shielding and acts as a Sub-DPS as well.

Varka's Premium team is the best team to slot Prune into as a support since Varka is guaranteed to trigger Swirl. Venti can also benefit from Prune but he has his own damage buff which might result in overbuffing.

Free-to-Play (F2P) Team Comp for Prune

Team		Detail
Prune	Razor	- Free-to-play Hexerei DPS team with Prune as VV support. - Fischl can hold another support set for buffing or use a Sub-DPS set. - Overload reaction triggers will buff ATK for Razor's damage and Prune for her damage buff.
Pyro Traveler	Fischl

Prune's Team Rotations and Combos

Basic Team Rotation with Prune

Prune is played similarly to other Anemo Swirl supports since she still needs Swirl to trigger her buffs. Prune's buffs activate when the DPS character is on-field triggering reactions.

Basics of Using Prune (Beginner Guide)

Hexerei Swirl Support/Damage Buffer

Prune is an Anemo support who can give a damage buff to the active character. The livestream mentions she gives more buffs in a Hexerei team so it can be assumed she'll have weaker buffs for non-Hexerei teams.

Needs Both ATK and Energy Recharge

Since Prune's buff scales with her ATK, it's important to build her with ATK stats in equipment. She will also need Energy Recharge since her buff activates when the Bell summon from her Elemental Burst triggers a Swirl reaction.

Best Paired with an Anemo DPS and Elemental Applier

The livestream information for Prune suggests she's best used as an Support for Anemo DPS, likely being able to provide additional buffs. Pyro/Electro/Cryo/Hydro Sub-DPS characters are still needed to apply Elements to trigger Swirl.

Elemental Skill, Burst, & Abilities Guide for Prune

How To Use Prune's Skills & Passives?

Damage/ATK Buffer For Anemo (Hexerei) Teams

Prune is an Anemo support for Hexerei teams, specifically for those with an Anemo DPS. Outside of Anemo (Hexerei) teams, she can be used as a damage buffer for any DPS character.

Buff Comes From Elemental Burst

Prune's damage and ATK buff comes from her Elemental Burst. Her Elemental Burst activates her Bell summon, which deals damage to nearby enemies. When Swirl is triggered, the damage buff activates. Additionally, if the active character is a Hexerei, they will also receive an ATK buff.

Needs A Lot Of ATK

Prune's damage buff scales with her ATK which means she needs a lot of ATK built on her. This makes Favonius Codex a good weapon to help manage the high Energy needs she will inevitably have.

Who Is Prune?

Self-Proclaimed Witch Hunter

Prune is a self-proclaimed "witch hunter" targeting the Hexenzirkel mages. Though it's likely Alice has set her up so that Klee can gain a friend.

Prune Can Be Found in Mondstadt

Dornman Port & Millhaven

Prune can occasionally be seen in different locations across Dornman Port and Millhaven. Unlike other playable characters, you can't talk to or interact with her directly. As of now, she only appears as an NPC with a black text box over her head.

You may need to adjust the time or teleport out and back in to get her to spawn in some areas.

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