Barbara Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Barbara is a 4-star Hydro Catalyst character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Barbara's stats, strengths and weaknesses, Japanese voice actor, best weapon and builds, and our rating of the character in this complete profile!

Barbara Rating and Information

Character Information

Barbara
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★ Element: Hydro Weapon: Catalyst EN Voice Actor: Laura Stahl JP Voice Actor: Kito Akari

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
N/A	N/A

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Barbara's Stats

	HP	Attack	Defense	Ascension Bonus Stat
Lvl 20	2,108	58	144	HP 0
Lvl 80	9110	149	623	HP 24%

Barbara Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• High healing output. • Elemental Skill can burst heal or heal over time. • Can auto revive characters at C6.
Weaknesses
• Low Base DMG and HP. • Skills have a long CD. • Talents are dedicated solely to healing.

How to Get Barbara

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All Current Wish Banners
Epitome Invocation	The Transcendent One Returns
Invitation to Mundane Life	Wanderlust Invocation

Barbara is available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish. This means you can get her from Wanderlust Invocation, Epitome Invocation, and the current Character Event Wish.
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Bought From the Starglitter Exchange

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Fischl	Xiangling

As a 4-star character, Barbara has a chance to appear in the Starglitter Exchange every month. She can be traded for 34 Masterless Starglitter.

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Free Barbara from Baptism of Song

You can get Barbara for free after completing the Archon Quest ''A Long Shot,'' and reaching Adventure Rank 18.

Baptism of Song Event Mechanics

Barbara Character Skins

List of Barbara's Character Outfits

Barbara's Character Skins
Enlarge Summer Outfit: Summertime Sparkle

How to Get Barbara's Character Skin

Barbara's character skin was temporarily available for during Version 1.6 from the Echoing Tales Event after getting 24 Echoing Conches. Currently, Barbara's Outfit costs 1680 Genesis Crystals in the Shop.

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Best Builds for Barbara

Barbara's Roles and Builds

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Support

Healer Support Build

Healer Hybrid Build

Weapon	Artifact Set
Prototype Amber	Ocean-Hued Clam x4
Set Bonus
• Healing Bonus +15% • When the character with this artifact set heals a party member, 1 Foam will appear. It accumulates healed HP for 3 seconds, then explodes and deals 90% of the HP healed as DMG to nearby enemies. Max accumulated healing is 30,000 HP, including over-heal. There can only be 1 Foam active, but it stays even if you swap out. Foam CD is 3.5s.
Talent Priority
Let the Show Begin Summons water droplets resembling musical notes that form a Melody Loop, dealing Hydro DMG to surrounding enemies and afflicting them with the Wet status.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	HP HP HP or Healing Bonus
Substats	・HP

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Bonus Stat: HP ・When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 24% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.
Favonius Codex	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

Full Healer

Weapon	Artifact Set
Prototype Amber	Maiden Beloved x4
Set Bonus
• Character Healing Effectiveness +15%. • Using an Elemental Skill or Burst increases healing received by all party members by 20% for 10s.
Talent Priority
Let the Show Begin Summons water droplets resembling musical notes that form a Melody Loop, dealing Hydro DMG to surrounding enemies and afflicting them with the Wet status.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	HP HP HP or Healing Bonus
Substats	・HP

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Bonus Stat: HP ・When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 24% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.
Favonius Codex	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

Best Artifacts and Weapons for Barbara

Best Artifacts Ranked

Rating	Set	Bonus
Best	Maiden Beloved	• Character Healing Effectiveness +15%. • Using an Elemental Skill or Burst increases healing received by all party members by 20% for 10s.
Second Best	Ocean-Hued Clam	• Healing Bonus +15% • When the character with this artifact set heals a party member, 1 Foam will appear. It accumulates healed HP for 3 seconds, then explodes and deals 90% of the HP healed as DMG to nearby enemies. Max accumulated healing is 30,000 HP, including over-heal. There can only be 1 Foam active, but it stays even if you swap out. Foam CD is 3.5s.
Third Best	The Exile	• Energy Recharge +20% • Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Best Weapons Ranked

Rating	Weapon	Stats (Lv.1)
Best	Prototype Amber	Base Stats Base Attack: 42 Bonus Effect: HP 10.0% Skill Effect Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 4 Energy every 2s for 6s. Additionally, all party members will regenerate 4% HP every 2s for this duration.
Second Best	Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Base Stats Base Attack: 39 Bonus Effect: HP 7.7% Skill Effect When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 24% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.
Third Best	Favonius Codex	Base Stats Base Attack: 42 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 10% Skill Effect CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

List of Catalysts

Recommended Party Members for Barbara

Best Characters and Strategies

Character	Element	Weapon
Diluc	Pyro	Claymore
	· Barbara can easily apply Wet to enemies on cue. · Diluc will have massive DMG output due to the Vaporize reaction.
Klee	Pyro	Catalyst
	· Barbara can easily apply Wet while Klee can Vaporize with every attack. · Klee will have massive DMG output due to the Vaporize reaction.
Xingqiu	Hydro	Sword
	· Hydro Elemental Resonance increases healing by 30%. · Xingqiu has minor healing abilities, which can aid the party as well.
Tartaglia	Hydro	Bow
	· Hydro Elemental Resonance increases healing by 30%. · Energy Recharge is increased with two Hydro Characters.

How to Use Barbara

Elemental Skill Provides Off-Field Healing

Elemental Skill: Let the Show Begin

Barbara's Elemental Skill, Let the Show Begin, creates a Melody Loop that provides off-field healing to your active character.

If Barbara is the active character, her Normal and Charged Attacks will heal all party members (Charged Attacks give more potent healing than Normal Attacks).

If Barbara is switched out, then the active character is passively healed for every five seconds during the duration of the Skill.

Be careful around Elemental Enemies

Take care when using Barbara's Elemental Skill as it applies Wet to enemies and the active character and may trigger unwanted Elemental Reactions to yourself such as Frozen or Electro-Charged.

Burst Heal with Elemental Burst

Elemental Burst: Shining Miracle

Barbara's Elemental Burst, Shining Miracle, is a strong burst that massively heals the HP of your entire party. This skill scales with Barbara's Max HP.

This is a great emergency heal, and it's best to always have it ready before taking on difficult challenges.

Auto Revive at Max Constellation

Despite being locked behind her 6th Constellation, the auto revive potential alone makes Barbara decent to bring for challenging high level Spiral Abyss or Weekly Bosses.

Barbara and Qiqi are the only characters who can revive fallen party members. They both unlock this feature at C6.

Double Your Healing Food

Barbara shares the same cooking ability as Jean and grants a 12% chance of doubling the cooking product when cooking a dish perfectly. This should be taken advantage of as much as possible when cooking high rarity healing dishes.

Barbara Ascension and Talent Materials

Barbara Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Philanemo Mushroom ×3 Varunada Lazurite Sliver ×1 Divining Scroll ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Philanemo Mushroom ×10 Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×3 Divining Scroll ×15 Cleansing Heart ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Philanemo Mushroom ×20 Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×6 Sealed Scroll ×12 Cleansing Heart ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Philanemo Mushroom ×30 Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×3 Sealed Scroll ×18 Cleansing Heart ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Philanemo Mushroom ×45 Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×6 Forbidden Curse Scroll ×12 Cleansing Heart ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Philanemo Mushroom ×60 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone ×6 Forbidden Curse Scroll ×24 Cleansing Heart ×20

Barbara Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Mon/Thu/Sun Teachings of Freedom	Samachurls Divining Scroll	Lupus Boreas Challenge Reward Ring of Boreas
Guide to Freedom	Sealed Scroll
Philosophies of Freedom	Forbidden Curse Scroll

Talent Materials per Level

Barbara Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Whisper of Water

Talent Description
Perform up to 4 water splash attacks that deal Hydro DMG. Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Hydro DMG after a short casting time. Plunge Attack: Gathering the might of Hydro, Barbara plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all enemies in her path. Deals AoE Hydro DMG upon impact with the ground.

Let the Show Begin

Talent Description

Summons water droplets resembling musical notes that form a Melody Loop, dealing Hydro DMG to surrounding enemies and afflicting them with the Wet status. Melody Loop ・Barbara's Normal Attacks heal your characters in the party and nearby allied characters for a certain amount of HP, which scales with Barbara's Max HP. ・Her Charged Attacks generates 4 times the amount of healing. ・Regenerates a certain amount of HP at regular intervals for your active character. ・Applies the Wet status to the character and enemies who come in contact with them. Flavor Text: Barbara's music is the magic that healds her companions.

Shining Miracle

Talent Description
Heals nearby allied characters and your characters in the party for a large amount of HP that scales with Barbara's Max HP. Flavor Text: Barbara's desire to heal strengthens her will to fight and sing.

Glorious Season

Talent Description
The Stamina Consumption of characters within Let the Show Begin's Melody Loop is reduced by 12%.

Encore

Talent Description
When your active character gains an Elemental Orb/Particle, the duration of Let the Show Begin's Melody Loop is extended by 1s. The maximum extension is 5s.

With My Whole Heart

Talent Description
When a Perfect Cooking is achieved on a dish with restorative effects, there is a 12% chance to obtain double the product.

Barbara Constellations

Constellations and Effects

Gleeful Songs	Barbara regenerates 1 Energy every 10s.
Vitality Burst	Decrease the CD of Let the Show Begin by 15%. During the ability's duration, your active character gains 15% Hydro DMG Bonus.
Star of Tomorrow	Increases the Level of Shining Miracle by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Attentiveness be My Power	Every enemy Barbara hits with her Charged Attack regenerates 1 Energy for her. A maximum of 5 energy can be regenerated in this manner with any one Charged Attack.
The Purest Companionship	Increases the Level of Let the Show Begin by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Dedicating Everything to You	When Barbara is not on the field, and one of your characters falls: ・Automatically revives this character. ・Fully regenerates this character's HP to 100%. This effect can only occur once every 15 mins.

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