Best Teams for Lohen guide for Genshin Impact. See Melt Lohen with Durin, Burnmelt Lohen with Emilie, Freeze Lohen with Escoffier, plus best builds, weapons, and artifacts.
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Use Lohen as the On-Field DPS In His Teams
| Team | Rating Description |
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| ▼Melt Team with Durin | ★★★★★ - Lohen can quickly apply his element to enemies while in Masterstroke mode due to his rapid attacks now being infused with Cryo. His special Elemental Skill also contributes to the application. - This makes him an ideal On-Field DPS for Durin in his Dragon of Dark Decay mode, where Durin buffs his own Melt damage. - Durin already fulfills the Hexerei condition for Lohen, but this team is even more synergistic thanks to Nicole who provides a teamwide ATK% buff that benefits both Lohen and Durin. |
| ▼Burning-Melt (Burnmelt) Team with Emilie | ★★★★☆ - A Melt team variation for Lohen where the addition of Burning with Emilie ensures more Pyro application on the team, allowing Lohen to trigger more Melts than Durin. - This lowers the team DPS potential, but is a good way of highlighting Lohen as the On-Field DPS since he'll contribute more personal damage than Durin. |
| ▼ Freeze Team with Escoffier | ★★★☆☆ - Since he's a Cryo On-Fielder, he has natural synergy with Escoffier in a Freeze team. - Lohen's personal damage should also be a decent chunk of the total team DPS in this setup. |
Lohen's playstyle comes down to building up his Joy and Will to Win stacks. Joy is accumulated every time he hits enemies, while Will to Win is generated more efficiently when a party member deals a certain total amount of damage to enemies. This means Lohen prefers to be in teams alongside a Sub-DPS that contributes a decent amount of personal damage while Off-Field.
Does Lohen Need Durin?| - In order to deal enough damage to be competitive with some meta DPSes, Lohen needs to be paired alongside Durin (and Nicole) thanks to their inherent synergy with one another. - Lohen's fast Cryo application and Will to Win stack mechanic encourage pairing him with a capable Off-Field Sub-DPS, and this is because he seems to be designed to pair well with Durin specifically, whose personal damage in his Dragon of Dark Decay form perfectly fills the Sub-DPS role for Lohen's Melt team. - Durin has no true substitute that can come close to what he contributes to Lohen's team in terms of damage, since his personal DPS is about equal to Lohen, especially when buffed by Nicole. - Since other Pyro Off-Field DPSes don't have the same Off-Field DPS as Durin, Lohen's Will to Win stacks are generated much slower, which can lead to a significant decrease in the team's DPS potential as a whole. - Lohen can still function without Durin, but expect his performance to not be up to meta standards depending on the team composition. |
| - Because Durin (in his Dragon of Dark Decay mode) is Lohen's ideal Pyro Sub-DPS choice due to his personal damage, it follows that Nicole is part of the formula that guarantees Lohen's team can contend for a spot within the top ten meta teams. - The damage distribution of a Durin-Lohen team is evenly split between them, so the ideal buffer needs to grant buffs that can affect both. Nicole is the support with the highest value when it comes to this since Nicole's buffs, including the DMG% given from the Celestial Gift set, are teamwide. - Nicole's shield also allows Lohen to execute his optimal combo without getting interrupted by enemy attacks. - In terms of whose more replaceable between Nicole and Durin for Lohen, Nicole has more alternatives than Durin when it comes to the buffer role, while there aren't many Pyro Sub-DPSes that deal the same amount of DPS as Durin. - A Lohen Melt setup is much better off performance-wise (but still below Lohen's peak potential) without Nicole than it is without Durin. |
| Assuming Free-to-Play standards, Lohen's value without Durin or Nicole will depend on the available teams you have. External factors like the state of your character roster and personal in-game goals should also be taken into account. |
| - You aren't concerned with the meta or clearing Stygian Onslaught at Difficulty 5 and 6 consistently. - You do have Durin and other Hexerei supports, since a Durin-Lohen team without Nicole should still produce decent enough results to clear certain endgame content, barring Stygian Onslaught at Difficulty 5 and 6. - You have no Cryo DPS. - You have more than two SS or S tier teams to tackle hard endgame content already and would really like to get Lohen for other reasons. - You really like Lohen as a character and enjoy his gameplay. |
| - You want to clear Stygian Onslaught Difficulty 5 (at the very least) consistently and as soon as possible. For purely meta purposes, it may be better to invest in Lunar Reaction teams or Mavuika, who is still able to bruteforce specific endgame content. - You want to save for upcoming meta-changing characters, especially since Snezhaya is about to release. - You're more interested in other teased characters or reruns. - You're mostly Free-to-Play and can't see yourself vertically investing into Lohen's best teammates, Constellations, or Signature Weapon. - You already have a Cryo On-Field DPS like Skirk. |
Melt Team with Durin
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Lohen | Disaster And Remorse A Day Carved From Rising Winds x4 Main ATK% / Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% 3. Energy Recharge |
Durin | Athame Artis A Day Carved From Rising Winds x4 Main Elemental Mastery / ATK% or Pyro DMG / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. ATK% or Elemental Mastery |
Nicole | Angelos' Heptades └ Your other options can be Thrilling Tales or Oathsworn Eye Celestial Gift x4Main Energy Recharge or ATK% / ATK% / ATK% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. ATK% 3. Flat ATK or CRIT Rate (for Favonius Codex) |
Citlali | Starcaller's Watch Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City x4 Main Energy Recharge or EM / EM / EM or CRIT Rate (for Favonius Codex) Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. Elemental Mastery (EM) 3. CRIT Rate (for Favonius Codex) |
| Note! | Lohen's Melt team with Durin triggers true or forward Melt (Pyro on Cryo), which has a higher damage multiplier of x2, compared to reverse Melt (Cryo on Pyro), which is only x1.5. |
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This Melt team focuses on allowing Durin to trigger Melt off of his Elemental Burst in his Dragon of Dark Decay mode, which has a Melt and Vaporize DMG% self-buff. It'll likely be the best performing Lohen team thanks to the higher damage multiplier from true or forward Melt.
Melt Team with Durin Rotation
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Nicole. Use her Skill. Burst is optional but for the best DPS it's best to skip it. |
| 2 | Swap to Durin to deploy his Skill, then Normal Attack (x1) to activate his Dragon of Dark Decay mode. |
| 3 | Deploy Citlali's Skill followed by Burst. |
| 4 | Use Durin's Burst. |
| 5 | Switch to Lohen. Execute your preferred damage combo. └ One optimal combo is: [ [ Normal Attack → Charged Attack ] x2 → Special Skill → Burst (Optional) ] x3 |
| 6 | Repeat from step 1. |
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Citlali | RosariaShenheXilonenSucrosePrune (C2+) | - There will be a small but still noticeable dip in damage if Citlali is replaced due to the loss of her Pyro RES shred and relevant Pyro and Cryo DMG% buffs from the Cinder City set. - Some alternatives you can consider for Citlali are other Cryo Supports. They perform the same function of activating Cryo Resonance and ensuring Durin triggers a lot of Melt. - Another option is to use an Elemental RES shredder, at the cost of losing Cryo Resonance and Melt hits. - Xilonen can only trigger Pyro Crystallize here, so Lohen won't receive the DMG% buff from the Cinder City set. - Sucrose and Prune are your other Hexerei option if you don't have both Durin and Nicole. |
| Nicole | BennettKazuhaFurinaCitlaliSucroseXilonenAlbedo | - It is difficult to replace Nicole for the Lohen-Durin pairing since, as ATK scalers, they greatly benefit from Nicole's teamwide ATK% buff and an active Pyro Resonance. Expect the alternatives to have worse results. - Bennett isn't ideal since his ATK% buff isn't teamwide. However, he is a viable option if you're using Xiangling instead of Durin, as her Burst can 'snapshot' Bennett's buff, allowing it to persist even when she is Off-Field. - Your other options should be supports that can buff Durin or another competent Sub-DPS like Albedo, who you can pair with Xilonen to further increase his personal damage. |
| Durin | XianglingMavuikaThoma | - Lohen wants a team where the Sub-DPSes contribute a decent amount of damage. Durin is the most ideal option, not only because he and Lohen enable each other's Hexerei passives, but also because his damage in Dragon of Dark Decay mode should easily generate Will to Win stacks. - The only other Pyro character with good Off-Field damage is Xiangling. Other options might not have enough Off-Field DPS to make it worthwhile to use alongside Lohen. - A competent Pyro Sub-DPS who can make use of Nicole's ATK% buff should be fine just for the sake of being able to use Lohen for combat, but expect the results to be underwhelming in comparison when tackling harder content. |
Burning-Melt (Burnmelt) Team with Emilie
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Lohen | Disaster And Remorse A Day Carved From Rising Winds x4 Main Elemental Mastery / Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% 3. Elemental Mastery 4. Energy Recharge |
Durin | Athame Artis A Day Carved From Rising Winds x4 Main ATK% / ATK% or Pyro DMG / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. ATK% or Elemental Mastery |
Nicole | Angelos' Heptades └ Your other options can be Thrilling Tales or Oathsworn Eye Celestial Gift x4Main Energy Recharge or ATK% / ATK% / ATK% Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. ATK% 3. Flat ATK or CRIT Rate (for Favonius Codex) |
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% |
| Note! | Lohen's Melt team with Emilie triggers more reverse Melt (Cryo on Pyro) hits, which have a lower damage multiplier of x1.5, compared to true or forward Melt (Pyro on Cryo), which is x2. |
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The other Melt Lohen team variation shifts the DPS focus to Lohen instead of Durin by introducing a Dendro teammate like Emilie to activate Burning. This results in Pyro being the dominant application on an enemy, therefore enabling Lohen to trigger Melt off of his attacks and abilities.
Burning-Melt Team with Emilie Rotation
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start with Nicole. Use her Skill. Burst is optional but for the best DPS it's best to skip it. |
| 2 | Swap to Durin to deploy his Skill, then Normal Attack (x1) to activate his Dragon of Dark Decay mode. |
| 3 | Switch to Emilie. Use her Skill or Burst. |
| 4 | Use Durin's Burst. |
| 5 | Switch to Lohen. Execute your preferred damage combo. └ One optimal combo is: [ [ Normal Attack → Charged Attack ] x2 → Special Skill → Burst (Optional) ] x3 |
| 6 | Repeat from step 1. |
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Emilie | NahidaLaumaYaoyao | - Emilie alone might not satisfy Lohen's gameplay condition regarding Off-Field damage, but she should still be the better Dendro character for Burning-related teams thanks to her passive that reduces the Burning self-damage. - Other options will simply be Dendro applicators, who might be more serviceable if you have Durin to carry the responsibility of stacking for Lohen. |
| Nicole | BennettXilonenZhongliMavuikaThoma (C6) | - Nicole might seem more replaceable here since Durin may not be doing as much DPS, but she should still be the best option for Lohen because apart from her teamwide ATK% buff, her shield is what allows Lohen to perform uninterrupted combos. - Bennett is still a decent replacement (more so if you're using Xiangling over Durin), but it is less comfortable since you'll be confined to his Burst area and can be interrupted by enemy attacks. - The main goal of this team is to allow Lohen to trigger more Melts, so your best Nicole alternatives would be generic RES shredders like Zhongli, or other Pyro characters (with usable buffs) to still enable Pyro Resonance. |
| Durin | XianglingMavuika | - As mentioned, Lohen wants a team consisting of Off-Field teammates that can contribute a decent amount of their own personal damage. - This Melt team variation makes it so that Durin triggers fewer Melts, but you still want a Pyro Sub-DPS to deal decent Off-Field damage for Lohen's Will to Win stacks. - Xiangling is the only other Pyro character with good Off-Field damage, but her Energy requirements can be difficult to deal with. |
Freeze Team with Escoffier
Team Composition & Equipment
| Character | Weapon Artifacts & Stats |
|---|---|
Lohen | Disaster And Remorse A Day Carved From Rising Winds x4 Main ATK% / Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. CRIT Rate or DMG 2. ATK% 3. Energy Recharge |
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 x4Main 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 x4Main Energy Recharge or ATK% / ATK% or Cryo DMG Bonus / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. ATK% |
| Mona | Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers Celestial Gift x4 Main Energy Recharge / Hydro DMG% or ATK% / CRIT Rate or DMG Sub 1. Energy Recharge 2. CRIT Rate or DMG 3. ATK% |
Lohen can make a convincing Freeze, Cryo On-Field DPS when paired with Escoffier and Furina. Because Escoffier's Cryo and Hydro RES shred passive is much better when the team only has Cryo or Hydro units, this Lohen team needs Mona to access his Hexerei passive.
Freeze Team with Escoffier Rotation
| No. | Procedure |
|---|---|
| 1 | Start the rotation with Furina's Skill, then Burst. You can dash after her Skill to cancel the long wind-up animation. |
| 2 | Swap to Escoffier. Deploy her Skill, then Burst. |
| 3 | Switch to Mona. Use Skill, then Burst, before ending her combo with Normal Attack (x4) to increase the duration of her Omen buff. |
| 4 | Switch to Lohen. Execute your preferred damage combo. └ One optimal combo for this team is: [ Normal Attack (x1) → Charged Attack ] x16 |
| 5 | Repeat from step 1. |
Substitute Characters
| Character | Sub | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Furina | YelanXingqiu | - Furina is the most replaceable character in this team variation, but she is still one of the best choices for optimal DPS, especially since she should also contribute her own personal damage. - Yelan and Xingqiu can cover the Off-Field Hydro application to maintain the Freeze reaction, with Yelan being the preferred option since she provides a DMG% buff with her Burst. |
| Escoffier | ShenheMikaCitlali | - Escoffier is much harder to replace than Furina because of her Cryo and Hydro RES shred. You can use other Cryo Supports or even a Cryo Healer to at least gain Cryo Resonance, but the loss of the RES shred will cause a significant DPS decrease, especially since Lohen will be doing most of the damage in this setup. - Furina's HP drain encourages a teamwide healer, so make sure to take that into account as well. |
| Mona | - | - There is no good alternative for Mona in Lohen's Freeze comp since she's the only Hexerei character that allows the team to access Escoffier's maximum RES Shred amount. |
To be viable for endgame content, Lohen's Freeze team will likely need premium supports like Escoffier and Furina. This is to compensate for the absence of his best teammates, Nicole and Durin.
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