Zhongli Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Zhongli is a 5-star Geo Polearm character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Zhongli's stats, strengths and weaknesses, Japanese voice actor, best weapon and builds, and our rating of the character in this complete profile!

Zhongli

Story Quest

Zhongli's Character Guides
Build Guide	Specialty Dish

Historia Antiqua Chapter
Sal Flore	No Mere Stone	Act 3

Zhongli Rating

Zhongli
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Geo Weapon: Polearm EN Voice Actor: Keith Silverstein JP Voice Actor: Maeno Tomoaki

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Vs. Bosses	Vs. Mobs	Support	Exploration

Zhongli's Stats

Zhongli Strengths and Weaknesses

Zhongli Release Date

Zhongli was first released during the 1.1 Version update on December 1, 2020.

Zhongli Banner and Gacha Rates

How to Get Zhongli

Pull from Zhongli's Banner

Banner Status	Inactive

Zhongli's banner, Gentry of Hermitage, had a rerun that ended in May 18, 2021. As of now, there is currently no way to get Zhongli from the current banners.

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How to Use Zhongli

Petrify Enemies With Elemental Burst

Planet Befall

Zhongli's Elemental Burst, Planet Befall, summons a meteror that crashes into the battlefield petrifying all in its impact zone. This is a great crowd control technique similar to Frozen Elemental Reactions that can lock down a group of enemies giving you a chance to set up other elemental reactions or heal up your team.

Balance Offense and Defense with Elemental Skill

Construct Resonance

Pressing Zhongli's Elemental Skill summons a Stone Stele that deals AoE Geo Damage on impact as well as pulsing Geo Damage. The Stone Stele is considered as a Geo Construct which can be climbed and used to block attacks creating opportunties for defensive uses.

More importantly, the Stone Stell will cause all nearby Geo Constructs to pulse Geo damage. This ability rewards adding other Geo characters to the party allowing for repeated instances of extra damage.

Take Out Geo Constructs and Shields

Destroy Geo Constructs and Shields

Holding Zhongli's Elemental skill causes a burst of AoE Geo Damage before creating shield that scales off of his Max HP. Additionally, this ability will also drain Geo Element from nearby enemies. This deals heavy damage to enemy Geo shields or consctucts. This is skill perfect for fighting Geo Samachurls on their platforms and taking out enemies with shields.

1.3 Update Adjustments

The following talents have been adjusted in update 1.3.

Dominus Lapidis

Dominance of Earth

Story Quest - Zhongli

Learn more about Zhongli's past and history by playing through his Story Quests. You'll also get a chance to try him out during the quest to get an idea of his playstyle.

List of Story Quests

Best Builds for Zhongli

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Support

Zhongli Sub DPS Builds

Geo Sub DPS

Weapon	Artifact Set
Staff of Homa	Noblesse Oblige x2 Archaic Petra x2
Set Bonus
• Elemental Burst DMG +20%. • Gain a 15% Geo DMG Bonus.
Talent Priority
Planet Befall Brings a falling meteor down to eart, dealing massive Geo DMG to opponents caught in its AoE and applying the Petrification status to them.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	ATK% or Energy Recharge Geo DMG Bonus or ATK% CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG
Substats	・ATK% ・HP ・CRIT DMG ・CRIT Rate ・ Energy Recharge

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Primordial Jade Winged-Spear	Bonus Stat: Crit Rate ・On hit, increases ATK by 3.2% for 6s. Max 7 stacks. This effect can only occur once every 0.3s. While in possession of the maximum possible stacks, DMG dealt is increased by 12%.
Deathmatch	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate ・If there are at least 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 16%. If there are less than 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 24%.
Prototype Starglitter	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・After using an Elemental Skill, increases Normal and Charged Attack DMG by 8% for 12s. Max 2 stacks.

Burst Sub DPS

Weapon	Artifact Set
Staff of Homa	Noblesse Oblige x4
Set Bonus
• Elemental Burst DMG +20%. • Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Talent Priority
Planet Befall Brings a falling meteor down to eart, dealing massive Geo DMG to opponents caught in its AoE and applying the Petrification status to them.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	Energy Recharge / HP / ATK% Geo DMG Bonus or HP HP / CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Substats	・HP% ・Energy Recharge ・ATK% ・CRIT DMG ・CRIT Rate

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Skyward Spine	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・Increases CRIT Rate by 8% and increases Normal ATK SPD by 12%. Additionally, Normal and Charged Attacks hits on enemies have a 50% chance to trigger a vacuum blade that deals 40% of ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can occur no more than once every 2s.
Favonius Lance	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

Best Artifacts and Weapons for Zhongli

Best Artifacts Ranked

Rating	Set	Bonus
Best	Archaic Petra	• Gain a 15% Geo DMG Bonus. • Upon obtaining an Elemental Shard Created through a Crystallize Reaction, all party members gain a 35% DMG Bonus for that particular element for 10s. Only one form of Elemental DMG Bonus can be gained in this manner at any one time.
Second Best	Tenacity of the Millelith	• HP +20% • When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.
Third Best	Noblesse Oblige	• Elemental Burst DMG +20%. • Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.

Alternative Artifact Set

Set	Bonus
Gambler	• Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 20%. • Defeating an enemy has a 100% chance to remove Elemental Skill CD. Can only occur once every 15s.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Best Weapons Ranked

Rating	Weapon	Stats (Lv.1)
Best	Staff of Homa	Base Stats Base Attack: 46 Bonus Effect: CRIT DMG 14.4% Skill Effect HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder’s Max HP. When the wielder's HP is less than 50%, this ATK Bonus is increased by an additional 1% of Max HP.
Second Best	Skyward Spine	Base Stats Base Attack: 48 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 8.0% Skill Effect Increases CRIT Rate by 8% and increases Normal ATK SPD by 12%. Additionally, Normal and Charged Attacks hits on enemies have a 50% chance to trigger a vacuum blade that deals 40% of ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can occur no more than once every 2s.
Third Best	Primordial Jade Winged-Spear	Base Stats Base Attack: 48 Bonus Effect: Crit Rate 4.80% Skill Effect On hit, increases ATK by 3.2% for 6s. Max 7 stacks. This effect can only occur once every 0.3s. While in possession of the maximum possible stacks, DMG dealt is increased by 12%.

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Recommended Party Members for Zhongli

Character	Element	Weapon
Tartaglia	Hydro	Bow
	· Zhongli shields and Elemental Burst benefit Tartaglia as a melee DPS.
Albedo	Geo	Sword
	· Geo Elemental Resonance increases overall Geo DMG. · Albedo's Elemental Skill Passive DMG and Energy Recharge supplement Zhongli's Elemental Skill and Burst.
Traveler (Geo)	Geo	Sword
	· Zhongli's Elemental Skill will also make Traveler (Geo)'s Starfell Sword deal Geo AoE Damage. · Elemental Resonance increases your damage when shields are up.
Ningguang	Geo	Catalyst
	· Geo Elemental Resonance increases overall Geo DMG. · Walking through Jade Screen boosts Geo DMG. · Jade Screen resonates Geo DMG with Zhongli's Elemental Skill.

Zhongli Ascension and Talent Materials

Zhongli Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Cor Lapis ×3 Prithiva Topaz Sliver ×1 Slime Condensate ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Cor Lapis ×10 Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×3 Slime Condensate ×15 Basalt Pillar ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Cor Lapis ×20 Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×6 Slime Secretions ×12 Basalt Pillar ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Cor Lapis ×30 Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×3 Slime Secretions ×18 Basalt Pillar ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Cor Lapis ×45 Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×6 Slime Concentrate ×12 Basalt Pillar ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Cor Lapis ×60 Prithiva Topaz Gemstone ×6 Slime Concentrate ×24 Basalt Pillar ×20

Zhongli Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Gold	Slimes Slime Condensate	Childe Tusk of Monoceros Caeli
Guide to Gold	Slime Secretions
Philosophies of Gold	Slime Concentrate

Talent Materials per Level

Zhongli Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Rain of Stone

Dominus Lapidis

Planet Befall

Resonant Waves

Dominance of Earth

Arcanum of Crystal

Zhongli Constellations

Rock, the Backbone of Earth	Increase the maximum number of Stone Steles created by Dominus Lapidis that may exist simultaneously to 2.
Stone, the Cradle of Jade	Planet Befall grants nearby characters on the field a Jade Shield when it descends.
Jade, Shimmering through Darkness	Increases the Level of Dominus Lapidis by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Topaz, Unbreakable and Fearless	Increases Planet Befall's AoE by 20%and increases the duration of Planet Befall's Petrification effect by 2s.
Lazuli, Herald of the Order	Increases the Level of Planet Befall by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Chrysos, Bounty of Dominator	When the Jade Shield takes DMG, 40% of that incoming DMG is converted to HP for the current character. A single instance of regeneration cannot exceed 8% of that character's Max HP.

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