Elemental Reactions Explained

Elemental Reactions occur when two Elements are applied together, which triggers powerful combat effects and statuses in Genshin Impact. See how each Elemental Reactions work, the best characters for it, and how you can increase its damage in this guide!

List of Elemental Reactions and Effects

Elemental Reactions Chart

Elemental Reactions

Elemental Reactions and Effects

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Reactions	Elements	Effect
Swirl	➡︎	Deals AoE damage based on the reacted Element, then spreads that element to nearby enemies.
Crystallize	➡︎	Creates a crystal shield you can pick up based on the corresponding element.
Vaporize	⬅︎➡︎	Damage dealt will be multiplied based on the reacting Element.
Electro-Charged	⬅︎➡︎	Target takes Electro damage over time.
Frozen	⬅︎➡︎	Target is temporarily frozen in place and stopping all actions.
Melt	⬅︎➡︎	Damage dealt will be multiplied based on the reacting Element.
Overloaded	⬅︎➡︎	Target explodes, knocking back enemies in proximity and deals AoE Pyro damage.
Superconduct	⬅︎➡︎	AoE Cryo damage occurs and decreases Physical resistance.
Burning	⬅︎➡︎	Deals Pyro damage over time.
Bloom	⬅︎➡︎	Creates a Dendro Core. Dendro Cores explode when too many are made or after a set durtion.
Burgeon	➡︎	Pyro damage detones a Dendro Core, dealing AoE Dendro damage.
Hyperbloom	➡︎	Electro damage detones a Dendro Core, transforming it into a Sprawling Shot that deals Dendro damage.
Quicken	⬅︎➡︎	Afflicts the enemy with Quicken. This enables follow-up catalyze reactions.
Aggravate	➡︎	Deals increased Electro damage to a Quickened enemy.
Spread	➡︎	Deals increased Dendro damage to a Quickened enemy.

Swirl

Reactive Elements	➡︎
Effect	・Damage dealt is based on your Elemental Mastery. ・Applies the nearby element to other targets. ・Target element is spread.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction

Swirl Effect Explanation

The Swirl elemental reaction activates when Anemo is used on an enemy that has Pyro, Hydro, Electro, or Cryo already applied to it. When a Swirl reaction occurs, the element reacted will hit nearby enemies as AoE damage and apply that element to them as well.

For example, when Hilichurls and Cryo Slimes are standing on water, hitting the Cryo Slime with Anemo will spread Cryo to all nearby enemies, freezing the Hilichurls due to the Frozen reaction!

The only way to increase Swirl DMG is by increasing the Elemental Mastery of the character triggering the reaction.

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Crystallize

Reactive Elements	➡︎
Effect	・Provides an elemental shield dependent on the element.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
		None

Crystallize Effect Explanation

Crystallize activates when a Geo attack hits 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(if possible) and an elemental shield crystal corresponding to the element will spawn.

The shield spawned will protect the player from all kinds of attacks. However, it will be more efficient in protecting against attacks corresponding to the element of the shield.

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Vaporize

Reactive Elements	⬅︎➡︎
Effect	・Damage dealt will be multiplied based on the reacting Element. ・Damage dealt can be increased by Elemental Mastery and ATK%.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
		None
Damage Multiplier	Pyro DMG to Hydro Enemy	Hydro DMG to Pyro Enemy
	x1.5	x2

Vaporize Effect Explanation

Vaporize activates when Pyro comes into contact with Hydro and vice versa. When Vaporize occurs, the target will take increased multiplicative damage and their previously applied element will be removed(if possible).

It's important to note that applying Hydro on a Pyro affected enemy will deal x2 while doing the opposite will deal only x1.5.

Another thing that's important to note is that Vaporize damage will only depend on the ATK% and Elemental Mastery of the character applying the second element!

Common team compositions that make use of this combo are Tartaglia + Xiangling and Hu Tao + Xingqiu.

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Electro-Charged

Reactive Elements	⬅︎➡︎
Effect	・Deals Electro damage over time and can arc to nearby enemies. ・Damage dealt can be increased by Elemental Mastery.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
		None

Electro-Charged Effect Explanation

Electro-Charged occurs when Hydro or Electro come into contact with each other. When an Electro-Charged reaction activates, nearby wet targets will also take Electro damage over time, but will not receive the Electro-Charged status.

Before attacking with Electro, make sure to use Hydro attacks on all enemies, then swap to Electro! When it's raining, the Wet status will be applied to everything in the area, making it easy to cause an Electro-Charged reaction.

Increasing the Elemental Mastery of the character triggering Electro-Charged will increase the damage over time caused by the reaction!

Common team compositions that make use of this combo are Beidou + Xinqgiu and Tartaglia + Fischl.

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Frozen

Reactive Elements	⬅︎➡︎
Effect	・Temporarily renders target immobile. ・Shattered effect deals Physical Damage. ・Shattered damage can be increased by Elemental Mastery.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
		None

Frozen Effect Effect Explanation

Frozen occurs when Hydro and Cryo come into contact with one another. When Frozen activates, the target will be unable to move. Frozen can be set off against enemies in water or rain.

Frozen enemies can be shattered, which deals Physical Damage. Examples of attacks that can shatter frozen enemies are Claymores, Plunging Attacks and Geo Attacks. Increasing the Elemental Mastery of the character triggering the shatter will cause it to deal more damage.

Common team compositions that make use of the Frozen reaction are Ayaka + Mona and Ganyu + Kokomi.

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Melt

Reactive Elements	⬅︎➡︎
Effect	・Damage dealt will be multiplied based on the reacting Element. ・Damage dealt can be increased by Elemental Mastery and ATK%.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
		None
Damage Multiplier	Cryo DMG to Pyro Enemy	Pyro DMG to Cryo Enemy
	x1.5	x2

Melt Effect Explanation

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(if possible).

It is important to take note that dealing Pyro damage to Cryo affected enemies will deal x2. Doing the opposite will only deal x1.5 the amount of damage, which is commonly referred to as Reverse Melt.

Increasing the character's Elemental Mastery and ATK% will also increase the overall damage of the Melt Reaction.

Common team compositions that make use of the Melt reaction are Ganyu + Xiangling and Rosaria + Xiangling.

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Overloaded

Reactive Elements	⬅︎➡︎
Effect	・Deals Pyro damage to a wide area. ・Any hard objects in the area will break. ・Knockbacks nearby enemies. ・Damage dealt can be increased by Elemental Mastery.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
		None

Overloaded Effect Explanation

Overloaded occurs when Electro and Pyro come into contact. When Overloaded activates, AoE Pyro damage will hit all nearby enemies. However, enemies will also be knocked back, which can cause other attacks to miss!

Damage dealt by the Overloaded reaction can be increased by increasing the Elemental Mastery of the character triggernig the overload effect.

A common team composition that uses the Overloaded reaction is Yoimiya + Beidou.

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Superconduct

Reactive Elements	⬅︎➡︎
Effect	・Deals Cryo damage in a wide area. ・Lowers physical resistance of all enemies in the AoE. ・Damage dealt by Superconduct can be increased by Elemental Mastery.
Applied Element	Before Reaction	After Reaction
	,	None

Superconduct Effect Explanation

Superconduct occurs when Electro and Cryo come into contact. When a Superconduct reaction activates, AoE Cryo damage will hit nearby enemies and will lower their physical resistance for 12 seconds.

The damage of Superconduct can be increased by the amount of Elemental Mastery the character who is triggering the reaction has. The amount of the physical resistance reduced will always be a fixed amount of about -40%.

Common team compositions that use Superconduct reaction are Razor + Kaeya and Eula + Raiden Shogun.

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Burning

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

Burning Effect Explanation

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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Bloom

Reactive Elements	⬅︎➡︎
Effect	・Leaves a Dendro Core beside the enemy.

Bloom Effect Explanation

Hydro and Dendro mixing together will create a Dendro Core. Dendro cores can interact with Pyro, which will make the seed explode, or with Electro, which turns it into a homing missile. Dendro Cores can explode on their own after a set time or if too many are on the field.

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Burgeon

Reactive Elements	➡︎
Effect	・Dendro Core will explode, dealing AoE Dendro damage.

Burgeon Effect Explanation

Dendro Cores will explode when it comes into contact with Pyro. The explosion will cause AoE Dendro DMG

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Hyperbloom

Reactive Elements	➡︎
Effect	Transforms Dendro Cores into Sprawling Shots that homes into nearby enemies and deals Anemo damage.

Sprawling Shots Effect Explanation

Dendro Cores will transform into homing missiles when it comes into contact with the Electro Element. These missiles seek out the nearest enemy and deals Dendro damage.

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Quicken

Reactive Elements	⬅︎➡︎
Effect	・Afflicts enemy with the Quicken status.

Catalyze Effect Explanation

When Electro and Dendro comes into contact with each other, it will apply the Quicken status. This status will open enemies up to other Catalyze Reactions.

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Aggravate

Reactive Elements	➡︎
Effect	・Deals bonus Electro damage to Quickened enemies.

Aggravate Effect Explanation

Electro damage will deal bonus damage to Quickened Enemies.

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Spread

Reactive Elements	➡︎
Effect	・Deals bonus Dendro damage to Quickened enemies.

Spread Effect Explanation

Dendro damage will deal bonus damage to Quickened Enemies.

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Best Elemental Reactions

Elemental Reaction Rating

Damage	・Vaporize ・Melt ・Aggravate ・Spread
Support	・Swirl ・Frozen ・Crystallize

This list is not the end all be all for how you should build teams in the game. The list is simply to help you choose which reactions you should be aiming for if you had certain limitations.

An Amber Main DPS Melt team will do way less damage compared to a Tartaglia Electro-Charged team, so play around the characters, not the elemental reactions!

List of Actions by Element

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Anemo	Pyro	Hydro
Electro	Cryo	Geo
Dendro

Anemo Reactions

	Attacking Element	Element Applied
Swirl	Anemo	Pyro	Hydro
		Electro	Cryo

Possible Actions with Anemo

List of All Actions with Anemo
Activate Wind element monuments Activate windmills Obtain Dandelion Seeds Clear foggy mists or leaves.

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	Element Applied
Burning	Pyro	Dendro
Melt	Pyro	Cryo
Vaporize	Pyro	Hydro
Overloaded	Pyro	Electro

Possible Actions with Pyro

List of All Actions with Pyro
Shred Cryo and Electro shields Activate Fire element monuments Burn thorn obstacles Burn wooden shields Thaw frozen objects and 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 to gather these Mist Flowers.

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Hydro Reactions

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

Possible Actions with Hydro

List of All Actions with Hydro
Shred Pyro shields 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	Element Applied
Superconduct	Electro	Cryo
Electro-Charged	Electro	Hydro
Overloaded	Electro	Pyro

Possible Actions with Electro

List of All Actions with Electro
Can take down Hydro shields Activate Electric element monuments Activate electric circuit puzzles Complete Inazuma puzzles Get Sakura Blooms

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	Element Applied
Frozen	Cryo	Hydro
Superconduct	Cryo	Electro
Melt	Cryo	Pyro

Possible Actions with Cryo

List of All Actions with Cryo
Shreds Electro and Hydro shields 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	Element Applied
Crystallize	Geo	Pyro	Hydro
		Electro	Cryo

Possible Actions with Geo

List of All Actions with Geo
Shreds Geo shields 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	Element Applied
Burning	Dendro	Pyro
Bloom	Dendro	Hydro
Catalyze	Dendro	Electro

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Best Characters for Setting Up Elemental Reactions

Recommended Characters to Set-Up Elemental Reactions

Best Characters for Setting Up Elemental Reactions
Kazuha	• Kazuha can infuse his Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst with the Element applied to himself. You can easily set-up reactions by self-applying an Element to Kazuha then Swirling it to buff and apply that element with your Burst!
Sucrose	• Sucrose can spread an Element to all nearby enemies while gathering them to a single location. Sucrose can also give Elemental Mastery to your teammates for more damage potential!
Venti	• Venti's infuses an Element with his Elemental Burst vortex, allowing you to freely hit enemies trapped there with any Element like Hydro and Cryo for Freeze.
Ayaka	• Ayaka's kit allows her to apply Cryo especially when she infuses her blade by using her special Sprint. With her Elemental Burst, you can also set-up constant Freeze with Hydro characters.
Ganyu	• Ganyu's wide AoE range on her Elemental Burst can apply Cryo to all enemies inside. She can set-up constant Freezes when paired up with Hydro characters like Mona or Kokomi.
Xingqiu	• Xingqiu constantly applies Hydro to enemies with his Elemental Burst. Most of the time, Xingqiu will apply Hydro first, allowing you to set-up reactions like Vaporize with Pyro Main DPS's like Diluc or Hu Tao.
Tartaglia	• Tartaglia is similar to Xingqiu, but instead of being a Sub-DPS, he can function like a Main-DPS as an enabler for Pyro Sub-DPS's like Xiangling. You can do tons of damage with Vaporize or Electro-Charged!
Fischl	• When Fischl summons Oz, Oz will continuously attack enemies with Electro. This can set-up Superconducts or Electro-Charged reactions when fighting with enemies!
Raiden	• Raiden Shogun's Elemental Skill constantly apply Electro when enemies are hit by any attacks from you or your party members. This sets up constant Superconducts for Physical characters like Eula.
Bennett	• Bennett's fast Elemental Skill cooldown and powerful Elemental Burst ATK buff to your teammates while also applying Pyro can set-up big numbers for your main DPS!
Nahida	• Nahida's Elemental Skill is the most powerful when it comes to applying Dendro. She can also buff the active character by giving them Elemental Mastery during her burst.

How to Increase Damage of Elemental Reactions

Increase Elemental Mastery

Elemental Mastery increases the effectivity of your Elemental Reactions. To know more about Elemental Mastery and how to increase it, check out our guide below!

What is Elemental Mastery and Effects

Elemental Reaction Achievements

All Elemental Reaction Achievements

Achievement	Rank	Primogem Reward
Cool It!	★★★	5 Primogems
Objective : Keep an enemy Frozen for over 10s (x1).
Season's Greetings	★★★	5 Primogems
Objective : Freeze 4 enemies within 2x (x1).
The Art of War	★★★	5 Primogems
Objective : Defeat 4 enemies with Overloaded within 2s (x1).
A Little Less Shocking Than Love at First Sight	★★★	5 Primogems
Objective : Defeat 4 enemies with Electro-Charged within 2s (x1).
Dolorous Stroke	★	5 Primogems
Objective : Defeat an opponent by Shattering the ice they were trapped in.
Go With The Wind!	★★★	5 Primogems
Objective : Trigger Cryo, Hydro, Pyro and Electro Swirl Reactions at least once each within 2s (x1)
Melt You Down Like Ice Cream	★★★	5 Primogems
Objective : Defeat 4 opponents with Melt within 2s (x1)

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