Diluc Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Diluc is a 5-star Pyro Claymore character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Diluc's build, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Diluc Rating and Basic Info

Character Information

Diluc
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Pyro Weapon: Claymore EN Voice Actor: Sean Chiplock JP Voice Actor: Ono Kenshou

Tier List Rankings

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

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Diluc's Stats

	HP	Attack	Defense	Ascension Stat
Lvl 20	2,621	91	158	CRIT Rate 5%
Lvl 80	12,068	312	729	CRIT Rate 24.2%

Diluc Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Can imbue weapon with Pyro for repeat Elemental Reaction triggers. • Elemental Burst has a large effect area. • One of few characters whose CRIT Rate increases with Ascension.
Weaknesses
• Low Attack Speed.

Best Builds for Diluc

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Main DPS Builds for Diluc

Pyro Main DPS

Best Weapon	Wolf's Gravestone
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Pride 2. Serpent Spine
Best Artifacts	Crimson Witch of Flames x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK% or Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Pyro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Substats	CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK%, Elemental Mastery

The Crimson Witch of Flames set fits perfectly with Diluc's abilities and playstyle. If maximizing Diluc's damage is the goal, then this is the set that should be farmed for.

Alternative Artifact Build

Best Weapon	Wolf's Gravestone
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Pride 2. Serpent Spine 3. Blackcliff Slasher
Best Artifacts	Crimson Witch of Flames x2 Gladiator's Finale x2
Main Stats	Sands: ATK% or Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Pyro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Substats	CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK%, Elemental Mastery

An alternative build for Diluc is grabbing any Artifact set that provides +18% ATK. It does less damage compared to the best set, but near-perfect substats can close the gap in damage.

Diluc's Talent Priority

	For a Main DPS DIluc
1st	Elemental Skill
2nd	Normal Attack
3rd	Elemental Burst

Though the talent priority is Diluc's Elemental Skill, then Normal Attack, and lastly Burst, it is important to keep all three talents equally leveled.

Best Artifacts for Diluc

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Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Crimson	2-PC: Pyro DMG Bonus +15%. 4-PC: Increases Overloaded, Burning, and Burgeon DMG by 40%. Increases Vaporize and Melt DMG by 15%. Using an Elemental Skill increases 2-Piece Set effects by 50% for 10s. Max 3 stacks.
2nd	Crimson	2-PC: Pyro DMG Bonus +15%
	Gladiator	2-PC: ATK +18%
3rd	Shimenawa	2-PC: ATK +18%
	Gladiator	2-PC: ATK +18%

Best 4-Star Artifact for Diluc

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Berserker	2-PC: CRIT Rate +12% 4-PC: When HP is below 70%, CRIT Rate increases by an additional 24%.

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Diluc Best Weapons

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Top 3 Diluc Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Wolf's Gravestone	Bonus Stat: ATK 10.8% Skill Effect: Increases ATK by 20%. On hit, attacks against enemies with less than 30% HP increases all party members' ATK by 40% for 12s. Can only occur once every 30s.
2nd	Redhorn Stonethresher	Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 19.2% Skill Effect: DEF is increased by 28%. Normal and Charged Attack DMG is increased by 40% of DEF.
3rd	Serpent Spine	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 6.0% Skill Effect: Every 4s a character is on the field, they will deal 6% more DMG and take 3% more DMG. This effect has a maximum of 5 stacks and will not be reset if the character leaves the field, but will be reduced by 1 stack when the character takes DMG.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Diluc

Weapon	Weapon Information
Prototype Archaic	Bonus Stat: ATK 6.0% Skill Effect: On hit, Normal or Charge Attacks have a 50% chance to deal an additional 240% ATK DMG to enemies with a small AoE. Can only occur once every 15s.

All Recommended Weapons for Diluc

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Wolf's Gravestone	Gacha
Redhorn Stonethresher	Gacha
The Unforged	Gacha
Skyward Pride	Gacha
Serpent Spine	Battle Pass
Lithic Blade	Gacha
Rainslasher	Gacha
Blackcliff Slasher	Starglitter Exchange
Akuoumaru	Gacha
Luxurious Sea-Lord	Event
Prototype Archaic	Crafted
Debate Club	Gacha
Bloodtainted Greatsword	Gacha

Diluc Best Team Comp

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Diluc's Best Teams

Diluc Main DPS Teams
Reverse-Vaporize	Melt
Overloaded	Free-to-Play

Diluc's best role in any team will have him act as the Main DPS while also being the one who triggers Elemental Reactions.

Vaporize Party for Diluc

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Diluc	Xingqiu	Bennett	Zhongli

Xingqiu can easily apply Hydro on enemies with his Elemental Burst while Diluc uses his Elemental Skill to trigger the Vaporise Reaction. Zhongli can be replaced with any shielder or an Anemo user that has a Viridescent Venerer Set equipped.

Melt Party for Diluc

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Diluc	Kaeya	Bennett	Sucrose

If Xingqiu is not available, a melt team could be possible with the help of an Anemo user swirling Cryo! Kaeya can be replaced with Rosaria if the enemy doesn't move around as much.

Overload Party for Diluc

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Diluc	Fischl	Bennett	Zhongli

Though not as strong compared to the previously mentioned team comps, an Overload-centric party with Fischl providing Electro can be effective against enemies that use stone shields like the Rock Shieldwall Mitachurl.

Free-to-Play Party for Diluc

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Diluc	Kaeya	Traveler (Geo)	Noelle

This f2p team still focuses on trying to create melt reactions for Diluc with Kaeya as the Cryo applier. Noelle will provide the needed shields to stay in the fight and act as the healer for the party.

Diluc Best Constellations

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Constellation and Effects

	Diluc's Constellations
C1	Conviction Diluc deals 15% more DMG to enemies whose HP is above 50%.
C2	Searing Ember When Diluc takes DMG, his ATK increases by 10% and his ATK SPD increases by 5%. Lasts for 10s. This effect can stack up to 3 times and can only occur once every 1.5s.
C3	Fire and Steel Increases the Level of Searing Onslaught by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	Flowing Flame Casting Searing Onslaught in sequence greatly increases damage dealt. Within 2s of using Searing Onslaught, casting the next Searing Onslaught in the combo deals 40% additional DMG. This effect lasts for the next 2s.
C5	Phoenix, Harbinger of Dawn Increases the Level of Dawn by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	Flaming Sword, Nemesis of Dark After casting Searing Onslaught, the next 2 Normal Attacks within the next 6s will have their DMG and ATK SPD increased by 30%. Additionally, Searing Onslaught will not interrupt the Normal Attack combo.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C1	★★☆	• Deal 15% more damage if enemy HP is more than 50%. • A simple buff that helps defeat enemies faster, but offers no value once enemies are below 50%.
C2	★★★	• Gain a stack whenever Diluc takes damage. • Still works even if Diluc has shields.

C2 Works When Shielded

Contrary to the description, this constellation still activates if Diluc takes damage while shielded. However, Diluc will need to be paired with a shielder to take advantage of this unless you plan on taking damage on purpose.

Diluc Ascension and Talent Materials

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Diluc Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Small Lamp Grass ×3 Agnidus Agate Sliver ×1 Recruit's Insignia ×3 Mora ×20,000
Lv.40→Lv.50	Small Lamp Grass ×10 Agnidus Agate Fragment ×3 Recruit's Insignia ×15 Everflame Seed ×2 Mora ×40,000
Lv.50→Lv.60	Small Lamp Grass ×20 Agnidus Agate Fragment ×6 Sergeant's Insignia ×12 Everflame Seed ×4 Mora ×60,000
Lv.60→Lv.70	Small Lamp Grass ×30 Agnidus Agate Chunk ×3 Sergeant's Insignia ×18 Everflame Seed ×8 Mora ×80,000
Lv.70→Lv.80	Small Lamp Grass ×45 Agnidus Agate Chunk ×6 Lieutenant's Insignia ×12 Everflame Seed ×12 Mora ×100,000
Lv.80→Lv.90	Small Lamp Grass ×60 Agnidus Agate Gemstone ×6 Lieutenant's Insignia ×24 Everflame Seed ×20 Mora ×120,000

Diluc Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Tue/Fri/Sun Teachings of Resistance	Fatui Recruit's Insignia	Dvalin Challenge Reward Dvalin's Plume
Guide to Resistance	Sergeant's Insignia
Philosophies of Resistance	Lieutenant's Insignia

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Diluc

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Elemental Skill Interrupts Enemies

Elemental Skill: Searing Onslaught

Diluc's Elemental Skill, Searing Onslaught, has the power to interrupt enemies with each of its hits. This can be used strategically to stop certain enemies from moving or using certain skills.

Smash Through Shields

Being a claymore user, Diluc can tear through shields with ease. Being a Pyro character offers Diluc even more utility against shields having very strong elemental reactions with non-pyro element shields.

Tear Through Enemies with Elemental Burst

Diluc's Elemental Burst, Dawn, summons a flaming phoenix towards enemies dealing AoE Pyro DMG. It also imbues Diluc's claymore with Pyro, giving you a lot of opportunities to dish out Elemental Reactions.

How to Get Diluc

Wish on Character Banners

You can get Diluc from the limited-time Event Wish Banners, and from the Standard Wish Banner at a normal rate because he is a standard 5-Star character!

Wanderlust Invocation Wish

Diluc Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Tempered Sword

Talent Description
Perform up to 4 consecutive strikes. Charge Attack Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous slashes. At the end of the sequence, perform a more powerful slash. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Searing Onslaught

Talent Description
Performs a forward slash that deals Pyro DMG. This skill can be used 3 times consecutively. Enters CD if not cast again within a short period. Flavor Text: The slashes represent the values that Diluc holds dear: one for justice, one for courage, and one for duty.

Dawn

Talent Description

Releases intense flames to knock nearby enemies back, dealing Pyro DMG. The flames then converge into the weapon, summoning a Phoenix that flies forward and deals massive Pyro DMG to all enemies in its path. The Phoenix explodes upon reaching its destination, causing a large amount of AoE Pyro DMG. The searing flames that run down his blade cause Diluc's Normal and Charged Attacks to deal Pyro DMG for a time. Flavor Text: The only reason to walk in the darkness is to light it up. Behold, that fleeing light in the dead of night is the herald of the coming dawn.

Relentless

Talent Description
Diluc's Charged Attack Stamina Cost is decreased by 50%, and its duration is increased by 3s.

Blessing of Phoenix

Talent Description
The Pyro Enchantment provided by Dawn lasts for 4s longer. Additionally, Diluc gains 20% Pyro DMG Bonus during the duration of this effect.

Tradition of the Dawn Knight

Talent Description
Refunds 15% of the ores used when crafting Claymore-type weapons.

Diluc's In-Game Information

Who is Diluc?

Diluc Ragnvindr is the owner of Mondstadt's Dawn Winery and Angel's Share Tavern. As a former Knight of Favonius, Diluc is skilled in both combat and commerce.

For a better look into the life of Diluc, we recommend checking out our Diluc Lore guide!

Diluc Story and Profile

Diluc Character Profile

Nation	Mondstadt
Title	Dawn Winery Owner, Darknight Hero
Vision	Pyro
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Height	Tall
Faction	Knight of Favonius
Constellation	Noctua
Birthday	April 30
Special Dish	Once Upon a Time in Mondstadt
Skins & Namecards	Diluc: Flames Darknight Blaze Red Dead of Night
Furnishing	Weapon Forging Station Dawn Orchard

How to Get Diluc Skin

It was announced in during the 2.8 Livestream that Diluc will have the first ever 5-star Skin and it will be available once Version 2.8 is live! The story behind the skin will be featured on the Hidden Strife Event.

Diluc New Skin: Red Dead of Night

Diluc Voicelines

Thoughts About Diluc

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Barbara	Oh, Master Diluc? Last time, when I was performing at Angel's Share, he kept frowning... Maybe he doesn't like my singing?
Diona	Diluc... I can't stand him! If there was no Diluc, there would be no Mondstadt wine industry; if there was no Mondstadt wine industry, Daddy wouldn't drink; and if Daddy didn't drink... he would keep me company. Ohhhh...
Eula	I don't get along with some of the knights, and he doesn't think much of them in general, so you'd think that would make us allies. But the way he always acts so aloof - he's even worse than Acting Grand Master Jean. I want nothing to do with him.
Jean	Disillusion: Master Diluc has his reasons for being so critical of the Knights of Favonius. I am not proud of the way things went, but I cannot change the past. All I can do is keep working hard, in the hope he may one day see us in a better light... This is my duty. Respect: Master Diluc is my senior, and I have the utmost respect for him. Though we have gone separate ways, I can sense we share the same strong commitment to protecting Mondstadt at all costs.
Kaeya	Diluc? He was cute as a young lad. But nowadays he just seems to be in a world of his own... Overall, not much fun to hang out with.
Klee	He's one of the weird grown-ups. He's so grumpy all the time... Why does he never smile?
Lisa	You want to know about Diluc? Haha, in that case, I know someone else you should talk to.
Mona	Diluc Ragnvindr. His constellation, Noctua, represents vigilance in the darkness of night... A lone guardian keeping watch, longing for the splendor of dawn, yet destined to solitude in the dark days preceding its arrival. ...Or, wait, maybe Noctua's the one tied to wealth...?
Razor	Diluc is red and black. Hot and cold.
Rosaria	Isn't it obvious? There's more than meets the eye to that rich tycoon. He's confident, yet discreet... and even a little bit dangerous.
Venti	I'm not surprised you want to befriend Master Diluc. Just think of all the vintage wine he must have stored away... Mwuhahaha... Huh? He doesn't let you sample it? Not even the slightest drop? Huh... Well, I guess you can still appreciate the aroma. That's still better than no wine at all, right? No?

Diluc's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Diona	About Diona Diona's attitude towards me is... how should I put it? Rather rigid. I've yet to find the opportunity to speak with her properly. I'm not sure if it's an issue with my family line or— Oh? It's not? She simply despises alcohol? Huh... I never thought I'd come across another bartender like myself in Mondstadt.
Eula	About Eula Ah yes... I've heard about her. She has her own convictions. Her determination to liberate herself from the shackles of her clan is praiseworthy. But, she's... joined the Knights of Favonius.
Jean	About Jean Enemies: Trifling matters can become Jean's greatest enemy. Responsibilities: Her unparalleled sense of responsibility is the sole reason why she still hasn't found her true calling.
Kaeya	About Kaeya Kaeya? You can only trust half of what he says... at best.
Lisa	About Lisa I believe Lisa has the potential to become the most reliable of the knights. If she's willing.
Mona	About Mona The land of Mondstadt, by the Anemo Archon's grace, is bountiful. I see no need for the harvest forecasts of astrologers.
Varka	About Varka Grand Master Varka... Whilst I understand his disposition, I can make no sense of his actions ...IーI've said too much already. I've long since left the Knights of Favonius. Forget I said anything.

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Quests with Diluc
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