List of Elemental Reactions | All Elemental Combos | Genshin Impact

This is a guide to every Elemental Reaction in Genshin Impact. If you want to know how to activate each Elemental Reaction check here first!

List of Elemental Reactions and Effects

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	Elements	Effect
Swirl	Anemo➡︎ Pyro・Hydro・Cryo・Electro	Deals damage based on nearby elements and spreads the element.
Crystallize	Geo➡︎ Pyro・Hydro・Cryo・Electro	Creates a shield based on the corresponding element.
Burning	Pyro⬅︎➡︎Dendro (Nature)	Deals Pyro damage over time.
Vaporize	Pyro⬅︎➡︎Hydro	Target receives more damage from the corresponding element.
Electro-Charged	Electro⬅︎➡︎Hydro	Target takes Electro damage over time.
Frozen	Hydro⬅︎➡︎Cryo	Target is temporarily frozen, stopping all actions but increasing defense.
Melt	Pyro⬅︎➡︎Cryo	Target receives more damage from the corresponding element.
Overloaded	Electro⬅︎➡︎Pyro	The explosion caused by Pyro and Electro deals AoE damage and destroys hard objects.
Superconduct	Electro⬅︎➡︎Cryo	AoE Cryo damage occurs and defense is lowered.

Swirl

Reactive Elements	Anemo　➡︎　Pyro・Hydro・Electro・Cryo
Effect	・Damage is dealt based on the applied element. ・Applies the nearby element to other targets. ・Target element is spread.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	Pyro, Hydro, Electro, Cryo	Pyro, Hydro, Electro, Cryo

Swirl activates when Anemo is used against an enemy that has Pyro, Hydro, Electro, or Cryo already applied to it. When a Swirl reaction occurs, damage dependent on the element it reacted with will hit nearby enemies and apply that element to them as well. If the applied element was Hydro it will freeze enemies or burn enemies if the element was Dendro.

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Crystallize

Reactive Elements	Geo　➡︎　Pyro・Hydro・Electro・Cryo
Effect	・Provides an elemental shield dependent on the element.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	Pyro, Hydro, Electro, Cryo	None

Crystallize activates when Geo comes into contact with an enemy that has Pyro, Hydro, Electro, or Cryo applied to it. When a Crystallize reaction occurs, the applied element on the enemy will disappear and an elemental shield dependent on the element it came into contact with will surround the player. The Elemetnal Shield will protect the player from the corresponding elemental damage, but if no damage is taken it will disappear in roughly 15 seconds.

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Burning

Reactive Elements	Pyro　⬅︎➡︎　Dendro (Nature)
Effect	・Deals Pyro damage over time.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	Pyro, Dendro	None

Burning activates when Pyro comes into contact with Dendro. When a Burning reaction occurs, Pyro damage will be dealt over time for around 5 seconds. Burning can also be used to destroy Dendro objects in the field like thorns.

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Vaporize

Reactive Elements	Pyro　⬅︎➡︎　Hydro
Effect	・Deals heavy damage upon reaction. ・Removes any element applied prior.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	Pyro, Hydro	None

Vaporize activates when Pyro comes into contact with Hydro and vice versa. When Vaporize occurs, the target will take increased damage and their previously applied element will be removed. The increased damage will only occur once per reaction.

The best way to utilize Vaporize is against enemies like Slimes or Abyss Reapers with innate elements without the player applying one.

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Electro-Charged

Reactive Elements	Hydro　⬅︎➡︎　Electro
Effect	・Deals Electro damage over time.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	Hydro, Electro	None

Electro-Charged occurs when Hydro or Electro come into contact with each other. When an Electro-Charged reaction activates, nearby targets will take Electro damage over time. Due to this, you should try to set off Electro-Charged around a large group of enemies to maximize damage. However, the damage only lasts for a short period of time and hits 1-2 times.

When it's raining, the Wet status will be applied to everything in the area, making it easy to cause an Electro-Charged reaction.

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Frozen

Reactive Elements	Hydro　⬅︎➡︎　Cryo
Effect	・Temporarily prevents all actions ・While Frozen, defense is increased ・Vulnerable to Shattered
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	Hydro, Cryo	None

Frozen occurs when Hydro and Cryo come into contact with one another. When Frozen activates, the target will be unable to act for 5 seconds. However, in this time their defense will rise. Frozen can be set off against enemies in water or rain. Frozen enemies also become vulnerable to shattering if hit by large weapons like Claymores.

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Melt

Reactive Elements	Pyro　⬅︎➡︎　Cryo
Effect	・Deals heavy damage upon reaction. ・Removes element applied prior.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	Pyro, Cryo	None

Melt occurs when Pyro and Cryo come into contact with one another. When a target is hit with Melt, they will take increased damage and their previously applied element will be removed. Due to this, like Vaporize, the increased damage will only occur once per reaction.

Also like Vaporize, Melt is best used against enemies like Slimes or Abyss Reapers who have innate elements.

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Overloaded

Reactive Elements	Pyro　⬅︎➡︎　Electro
Effect	・Deals Pyro damage to a wide area ・Any hard objects in the area will break
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	Pyro, Electro	None

Overloaded occurse when Pyro and Electro come into conact. When Overloaded activates, Aoe Pyro damage will hit all nearby enemies. Because of this, it's best to cause Overloaded when there are a large amount of enemies nearby.

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Superconduct

Reactive Elements	Electro　⬅︎➡︎　Cryo
Effect	・Deals Cryo damage in a wide area. ・Lowers defense of all struck enemies.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	Electro, Cryo	None

Superconduct occurs when Electro and Cryo come into contact. When a Superconduct reaction activates, AoE Cryo damage will hit nearby enemies. Because of this, you should cause a Superconduct reaction when multiple enemies are nearby.

Superconduct will also lower the defense of enemies hit for about 5 seconds.

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List of Reactions by Element

Anemo				Pyro				Hydro
Electro			Cryo			Geo			Dendro

Anemo Reactions

	Attacking Element	Defending Element
Swirl	Anemo	Pyro	Hydro
		Electro	Cryo

Activate Wind element monuments Activate windmills Obtain Dandelion seeds

Activate windmills

You can find windmills all around the wilds of Teyvat. Using the anemo skill on the windmill will activate a wind current that you can use to reach high places.

Obtain Dandelion seeds

Using the anemo skill on Dandelions will allow you to collect the seeds.

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Pyro Reactions

	Attacking Element	Defending Element
Burning	Pyro	Dendro
Melt	Pyro	Cryo
Vaporize	Pyro	Hydro
Overloaded	Pyro	Electro

Activate Fire element monuments Burn thorn obstacles Burn wooden shields Thaw frozen treasure chests Light campfires to use for cooking Light torch puzzles Obtain Electro Crystals Obtain Mist Flower Corolla

Thaw frozen treasure chests

You can use the Pyro skill to melt frozen chests so you can open them.

Light torch puzzles

While adventuring through Teyvat, you can find torches that you need to light up with a Pyro skill. Usually lighting all torches in an area will reward you with a chest to open.

Obtain Electro Crystals

Electro crystals can be mined by using the Overloaded elemental reaction, which you can get by hitting the electro crystals with a Pyro skill.

Obtain Mist Flower Corolla

Mist Flowers can often be found in lakes or bodies of water surrounded by a small frozen area. Using the Pyro skill will allow you

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Hydro Reactions

	Attacking Element	Defending Element
Frozen	Hydro	Cryo
Electro-Charged	Hydro	Electro
Vaporize	Hydro	Pyro

Activate Water element monuments Extinguish fires Obtain Flaming Flower Stamen

Obtain Flaming Flower Stamen

Flaming flowers can be found in the grassy fields of Teyvat. Using a Hydro skill on them will allow you to collect the Flaming Flower Stamen.

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Electro Reactions

	Attacking Element	Defending Element
Superconduct	Electro	Cryo
Electro-Charged	Electro	Hydro
Overloaded	Electro	Pyro

Activate Electric element monuments Activate electric circuit puzzles

Activate electric circuit puzzles

Some dungeons have electric circuit puzzles that you need to activate using an Electro skill.

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Cryo Reactions

	Attacking Element	Defending Element
Frozen	Cryo	Hydro
Superconduct	Cryo	Electro
Melt	Cryo	Pyro

Activate Ice element monuments Deactivate fire traps Make an ice bridge Obtain Flaming Flower Stamen

Deactivate fire traps

Some dungeons have fire traps that you can temporarily disable by using the cryo skill on them.

Make an ice bridge

Using a Cryo skill on water can freeze it, allowing you to stand and walk on it. This is useful when you need to cross long bodies of water without using up your stamina.

Obtain Flaming Flower Stamen

Flaming flowers can be found in the grassy fields of Teyvat. Using a Cryo skill on them will allow you to collect the Flaming Flower Stamen.

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Geo Reactions

	Attacking Element	Defending Element
Crystallize	Geo	Pyro	Hydro
		Electro	Cryo

Activate Rock element monuments Break hard objects easily

Break hard objects easily

Geo skills can be used to break rocks, ores, and even the rock shield more efficiently.

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Dendro Reactions

	Attacking Element	Defending Element
Burning	Dendro	Pyro

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