Chongyun Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Chongyun is a character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Chongyun's stats, strengths and weaknesses, best artifact builds, and our rating of the character in this complete profile!

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Chongyun
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★ Element: Cryo (Frost) Weapon: Claymore

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Chongyun Strengths and Weaknesses

How to Use Chongyun

Knock foes down with heavy attacks

Chongyun uses a claymore, so although his attacks are slow, each blow he executes leaves a mark. Chongyun can even knock down larger enemies and sub-bosses with his claymore, which can stop an enemy's movement mid-attack and leave them vulnerable. This gives him opportunities to finish off enemies safely without taking unnecessary damage.

Effective for fighting in rain or on water

Chongyun can take advantage of environmental effects like rain which inflict the Wet status effect to cause the Frozen Elemental Reaction. This will prevent enemies from attacking and let him take them out without risk of sudden retaliation.

Chongyun's Elemental Skill “Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost” causes the Frost element to be applied to all attacks within the area for a set period after the skill is used. Other characters with melee weapons can also take advantage of this effect. In areas with rain, this can be used to repeatedly inflict the Frozen Elemental Reaction with the character of your choice.

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 the water with standard attacks, making him a perfect choice for a smooth crossing.

The skill's effect also lasts for a relatively long period, so compared with other Frost characters, which have to wait for the cooldown on their Elemental Skill to freeze the water again and risk falling in, Chongyun is able to safely cross and create more ice with little danger.

Best Build For Chongyun

Cryo Support Build

This build mainly uses Chongyun's ability to provide consistent Cryo DMG buff using his Elemental Skill for additional DPS and elemental reactions.

Weapon	Artifact Set
Wolf's Gravestone or Debate Club	Gladiator's Finale 2-Piece: ATK +18%. 4-Piece: If the wielder of this artifact set usas a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%. Primary Stat: ATK
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.

Best Artifact Build for Chongyun

Best Artifacts Ranked

Rating	Relic	Build
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	Martial Artist	Increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 15%. After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 25% for 8s.
Third Best	Resolution of Sojourner	ATK +18%. Increases Charged Attack CRIT Rate by 30%.

Recommended Artifact Stats

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

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

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 Burts 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.

Chongyun Basic Information

Stats and Element

Rarity and Element

Stats (Lv. 20)

Required Items for Ascension

Required Items for Level 40

Required Items	Cor Lapis ×3 Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Damaged Mask ×3

Required Items for Level 50

Required Items	Cor Lapis ×10 Shivada Jade Fragment ×3 Damaged Mask ×15 Hoarfrost Core ×2

Required Items for Level 60

Required Items	Cor Lapis ×20 Shivada Jade Fragment ×6 Stained Mask ×15 Hoarfrost Core ×4

Required Items for Level 70

Required Items	Cor Lapis ×30 Shivada Jade Chunk ×3 Stained Mask ×18 Hoarfrost Core ×8

Required Items for Level 80

Required Items for Level 90

Required Items for Level 100

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