Chongyun Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

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

Chongyun

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Chongyun Rating and Basic Info

Chongyun's Character Information

Chongyun
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★ Element: Cryo Weapon: Claymore EN Voice Actor: Beau Bridgland JP Voice Actor: Saito Soma

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Chongyun's Stats

Chongyun Strengths and Weaknesses

How to Get Chongyun

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2.4 First Phase Banners
The Transcendent One Returns	Invitation to Mundane Life

Chongyun is currently featured as a rate-up character on both Shenhe and Xiao's concurrent banners from January 5, 2022 until January 25, 2022, for the first half of Version 2.4. He is also still available on other banners at a normal rate!

Along with Chongyun, the 4-star characters Ningguang, and the new featured 4-star Yun Jin are also rate-ups in both banners!

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

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Chongyun's Roles and Builds

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Support

Chongyun DPS Builds

Cryo Main DPS Build

Weapon	Artifact Set
Wolf's Gravestone	Blizzard Strayer x2 Gladiator's Finale x2
Set Bonus
• Cryo DMG Bonus +15% • ATK +18%.
Talent Priority
Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost Chongyun strikes the ground with his greatsword, causing a Cryo explosion in a circular AoE in front of him that deals Cryo DMG. After a short delay, the cold air created by the Cryo explosion will coalesce into a Chonghua Frost Field, within which all DMG done through Normal and Charged Attacks by Sword, Claymore, and Polearm-wielding characters will be converted to Cryo DMG.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	ATK% or Energy Recharge Cryo DMG Bonus ATK% or CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	・ATK% ・CRIT Rate ・CRIT DMG ・Elemental Mastery

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Skyward Pride	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・Increases all DMG by 8%. After using an Elemental Burst, Normal, or Charged Attack, on hit, creates a vacuum blade that does 80% of ATK as DMG to enemies along its path. Lasts for 20s or 8 vacuum blades.
Prototype Archaic	Bonus Stat: ATK ・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.

Chongyun Sub DPS Builds

Cryo Sub DPS Build

Weapon	Artifact Set
Skyward Pride	Noblesse Oblige x2 Blizzard Strayer x2
Set Bonus
• Elemental Burst DMG +20%. • Cryo DMG Bonus +15%
Talent Priority
Spirit Blade: Cloud-parting Star Performing the secret hand seals, Chongyun summons 3 giant spirit blades in mid-air that fall to the earth one by one after a short delay, exploding as they hit the ground. When the spirit blades explode, they will deal AoE Cryo DMG and launch enemies.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	ATK% or Energy Recharge Cryo DMG Bonus ATK%/CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG
Substats	・ATK% ・CRIT Rate ・CRIT DMG ・Elemental Mastery

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Wolf's Gravestone	Bonus Stat: ATK ・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.
Prototype Archaic	Bonus Stat: ATK ・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.

Best Artifacts and Weapons for Chongyun

Best Artifacts Ranked

Rating	Set	Bonus
Best	Gladiator's Finale	• ATK +18%. • If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.
Second Best	Blizzard Strayer	• Cryo DMG Bonus +15% • When a character attacks an enemy affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the enemy is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%.
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	Skyward Pride	Base Stats Base Attack: 48 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 8% Skill Effect Increases all DMG by 8%. After using an Elemental Burst, Normal, or Charged Attack, on hit, creates a vacuum blade that does 80% of ATK as DMG to enemies along its path. Lasts for 20s or 8 vacuum blades.
Second Best	Wolf's Gravestone	Base Stats Base Attack: 46 Bonus Effect: 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.
Third Best	Prototype Archaic	Base Stats Base Attack: 44 Bonus Effect: 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.

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Recommended Party Members for Chongyun

Best Characters and Strategies

Character	Element	Weapon
Diluc	Pyro	Claymore
	· High Melt Damage. · Can trigger reactions multiple times combining Elemental Skills.
Hu Tao	Pyro	Polearm
	· Can trigger huge Melt Reactions. · Can pair up as a second DMG dealer
Xingqiu	Hydro	Sword
	· Provides defensive buff and easily applies Hydro. · Can keep enemies locked down with Freeze reactions.

How to Use Chongyun

Convert Normal Attacks to Cryo

Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost

Chongyun's Elemental Skill, Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost, spawns a circular area where all melee attacks made by your active character are converted into Cryo.

This is great for setting up Melt and Frozen reactions with Pyro characters, or for simply boosting Chongyun's damage.

Does Not Synergize with Physical Characters

Because Chongyun's Elemental Skill converts Physical damage to Cryo damage, it is not synergistic with characters that deal primarily physical damage such as Razor, Keqing, and Eula.

In addition, triggering Superconduct with Chongyun's Elemental Skill will not be as useful, as characters under his circle cannot deal Physical damage anyways.

Increased Attack Speed Within His Skill Field

Chongyun's Ascension Passive, Steady Breathing, increases the Normal ATK Speed of characters by 8% within his field.

This is a great tool for fast and consistent Cryo attacks, or for trying out interesting builds with non-Cryo characters!

More Damage with Shattered

As Chongyun can freeze enemies, he can also Shatter them as a claymore user. Shatter breaks frozen enemies but will deal an extra instance of Physical damage.

When paired with Xingqiu, you can consistently freeze enemies then deal more damage as you shatter them with Chongyun!

Can Freeze Water to Walk Across

Chongyun is not only able to freeze the surface of water with his Elemental Skill, but the skill also enables him to continue freezing with Normal and Charged Attacks, making him a good choice when crossing bodies of water.

Chongyun Ascension and Talent Materials

Chongyun Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Cor Lapis ×3 Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Damaged Mask ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Cor Lapis ×10 Shivada Jade Fragment ×3 Damaged Mask ×15 Hoarfrost Core ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Cor Lapis ×20 Shivada Jade Fragment ×6 Stained Mask ×12 Hoarfrost Core ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Cor Lapis ×30 Shivada Jade Chunk ×3 Stained Mask ×18 Hoarfrost Core ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Cor Lapis ×45 Shivada Jade Chunk ×6 Ominous Mask ×12 Hoarfrost Core ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Cor Lapis ×60 Shivada Jade Gemstone ×6 Ominous Mask ×24 Hoarfrost Core ×20

Chongyun Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Tue/Fri/Sun Teachings of Diligence	Hilichurls Damaged Mask	Dvalin Challenge Reward Dvalin's Sigh
Guide to Diligence	Stained Mask
Philosophies of Diligence	Ominous Mask

Talent Materials per Level

Chongyun Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Demonbane

Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost

Spirit Blade: Cloud-parting Star

Steady Breathing

Rimechaser Blade

Gallant Journey

Chongyun Constellations

Constellations and Effects

Ice Unleashed	The last attack of Chongyun's Normal Attack combo releases 3 ice blades. Each blade deals 50% of Chongyun's ATK as Cryo DMG to all enemies in its path.
Atmospheric Revolution	Elemental Skills and Elemental Burst cast within the Frost Field created by Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost have their CD time decreased by 15%.
Cloudburst	Increases the Level of Spirit Blade: Cloud-parting Star by 3. Maximum Upgrade level is 15.
Frozen Skies	Chongyun regenerates 1 Energy every time he hits an enemy affected by Cryo. This effect can only occur once every 2s.
The True Path	Increases the Level of Spirit Bade: Chongyun's Layered Frost by 3. Maximum upgrade Level is 15.
Rally of Four Blades	Spirit Blade: Cloud-parting Star deal 15% more DMG to enemies with a lower percentage of their Max HP remaining than Chongyun. This skill will also summon 1 additional spirit blade.

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