Albedo Rating and Best Builds

Albedo is a 5-Star Geo Sword user in Genshin Impact who is best built as an Off-Field Sub-DPS. See Albedo's best builds, recommended weapons and artifacts, team comps, materials, and our rating of this character in this guide!

Albedo Rating and Info

Character Information

Albedo
	Rating
	Rarity	★★★★★
	Element	Geo
	Weapon	Sword
	Voice Actors	Khoi Dao (EN) Nojima Kenji (JP)

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
-		-

Albedo is a dated unit in the game with a crucial Elemental Skill that easily destroys itself, and an element that currently needs help to be more relevant. Unfortunately, he directly competes with the newest character, Chiori, who has a distinguishible edge over him in pure damage with the same artifacts and weapons.
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Albedo's Stats

Albedo's Ascension and Talent Material Summary

All Ascension Materials Needed
Cecilia ×168 Prithiva Topaz Sliver ×1 Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×9 Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×9 Prithiva Topaz Gemstone ×6 Divining Scroll ×18 Sealed Scroll ×30 Forbidden Curse Scroll ×36 Basalt Pillar ×46 Mora ×420,000
All Talent Materials Needed
Teachings of Ballad ×9 Guide to Ballad ×63 Philosophies of Ballad ×114 Divining Scroll ×18 Sealed Scroll ×66 Forbidden Curse Scroll ×93 Mora ×4,957,500 Crown of Insight ×3 Tusk of Monoceros Caeli ×8

Albedo's Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Provides a consistent and free off-field Geo DMG as long as the enemies are hit by any sources of damage. • Has one of the lowest Elemental Skill CD and lasts for 30 seconds, essentially making it a semi-permanent ability as long as it says on the field. • Gives an additional 125 Elemental Mastery after using Elemental Burst.
Weaknesses
• Solar Isotoma's platform can easily be destroyed by certain bosses or enemies. In some cases, some arenas won't allow you to create one at all. • Before C2, skill (DEF) and burst (ATK) have split-scaling. As Albedo should focus on building DEF for his Elemental Skill, the damage of his burst will not be significant.

Best Builds for Albedo

Sub-DPS Builds for Albedo

Best Weapon	Uraku Misugiri
Replacement Weapons	1. Cinnabar Spindle 2. Primordial Jade Cutter 3. Wolf-Fang 4. Flute of Ezpitzal
Best Artifacts	Husk of Opulent Dreams x4 Golden Troupe x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: DEF%
	Goblet: Geo DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Artifact Sub Stats	DEF%, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG
Sample Teams	Mono Geo: Flex:

This Albedo build utilizes either Husk of Opulent Dreams that buffs Albedo's DEF and Geo DMG, or Golden Troupe, which directly buffs his Elemental Skill DMG.

If you don't have Uraku Misugiri or Cinnabar Spindle, the latter being an event-exclusive weapon, you may opt to use Harbinger of Dawn or Wolf-Fang.

Albedo's Talent Priority

1st	2nd	3rd
Elemental Skill	Elemental Burst	Normal Attack

You should prioritize on levelling up Albedo's Elemental Skill as most of the DMG he deals comes from that talent. Afterwards, level up his Elemental Burst for even more DMG.

We don't recommend on levelling up his Normal Attack talent unless you plan on using Albedo on-field.

Best Artifacts for Albedo

Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Husk of Opulent Dreams	2-PC: DEF +30% 4-PC: A character equipped with this Artifact set will obtain the Curiosity effect in the following conditions: When on the field, the character gains 1 stack after hitting an opponent with a Geo attack, triggering a maximum of once every 0.3s. When off the field, the character gains 1 stack every 3s. Curiosity can stack up to 4 times, each providing 6% DEF and a 6% Geo DMG Bonus. When 6 seconds pass without gaining a Curiosity stack, 1 stack is lost.
2nd	Golden Troupe	2-PC: Elemental Skill DMG +20% 4-PC: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 25%. Additionally when not on the field, Elemental Skill DMG will be further increased by 25%. This effect will be cleared 2s after taking the field.
3nd	Husk of Opulent Dreams	2-PC: DEF +30%
	Golden Troupe	2-PC: Elemental Skill DMG +20%

Best 4-Star Artifact for Albedo

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Defender's Will	2-PC: DEF +30% 4-PC: Increases Elemental RES by 30% for each element present among your characters in the party.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Albedo Best Weapons

Top 3 Albedo Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Uraku Misugiri	Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 88.2% Skill Effect: Normal Attack DMG is increased by 16% and Elemental Skill DMG is increased by 24%. After a nearby active character deals Geo DMG, the aforementioned effects increase by 100% for 15s. Additionally, the wielder's DEF is increased by 20%.
2nd	Cinnabar Spindle	Base ATK: 454 Bonus Stat: DEF 69.0% Skill Effect: Elemental Skill DMG is increased by 40% of DEF. The effect will be triggered no more than once every 1.5s and will be cleared 0.1s after the Elemental Skill deals DMG.
3rd	Primordial Jade Cutter	Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 44.1% Skill Effect: HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2% of the wielder’s Max HP.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Albedo

Weapon	Weapon Information
Flute of Ezpitzal	Base ATK: 454 Bonus Stat: DEF 69.0% Skill Effect: Using an Elemental Skill increases DEF by 16% for 15s.

All Recommended Weapons for Albedo

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Uraku Misugiri	Gacha
Cinnabar Spindle	Event
Primordial Jade Cutter	Gacha
Freedom-Sworn	Gacha
Flute of Ezpitzal	Crafted
Wolf-Fang	Battle Pass
Festering Desire	Event
Harbinger of Dawn	Gacha
Traveler's Handy Sword	Chests

List of Swords

Albedo Best Team Comps

Albedo Mono Geo Teams

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Support	Support
Albedo	Itto	Gorou	Zhongli
Albedo	Noelle	Gorou	Shinobu

Mono-Geo team comps are Albedo's best teams to utilize the Geo Resonance. He also serves as a battery for Geo characters with high energy requirements like Itto and Gorou.

Albedo Double Geo Teams

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Support	Support
Albedo	Wanderer	Faruzan	Zhongli
Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Albedo	Hu Tao	Xingqiu	Zhongli

Double Geo teams allow Albedo's Sub-DPS capabilities to shine with paired with a support like Zhongli, who offers both geo resonance and a resistance-shredding shield.

Combining them with other potent duos such as Hu Tao and Xingqiu can make for a well-rounded team, especially when they can make use of Albedo's Elemental Mastery increase from his Elemental Burst.

Albedo Rainbow Teams

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Albedo	Ayato	Fischl	Venti
Albedo	Ganyu	Venti	Kokomi
Albedo	Navia	Xiangling	Bennett

Rainbow teams that can have an additional slot for Albedo is decent enough as it provides free off-field DPS at no cost whatsover. His Elemental Mastery buff on his burst is also good for teams that have transformative reactions such as Vaporize or Electro-Charged.

Albedo Best Constellations

Princeps Cretaceus

Constellation and Effects

	Albedo's Constellations
C1	Flower of Eden Transient Blossoms generated by Albedo's Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma regenerate 1.2 Energy for Albedo.
C2	Opening of Phanerozoic Transient Blossoms generated by Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma grant Albedo Fatal Reckoning for 30s: Each stack of Fatal Reckoning increases DMG by 30% of Albedo's DEF. The effect stacks up to 4 times. Unleashing Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide consumes all stacks of Fatal Reckoning, increasing the DMG dealt by the Tectonic Tide and Fatal Blossoms based on the number of stacks consumed.
C3	Grace of Helios Increase the Level of Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	Descent of Divinity Solar Isotoma increases Plunging Attack DMG by 30% for active party members within the AoE.
C5	Tide of Hadean Increases the Level of Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide by 3. Maximum Upgrade level is 15.
C6	Dust of Purification If active party members within the AoE are protected by a shield created by Crystallize, Solar Isotoma increases their DMG by 17%.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C2	★★☆	• Elemental Burst will scale from DEF, increasing Albedo's DPS.

C2 Increases Burst DMG with DEF

C2 increases your Elemental Burst the more DEF you have. This also makes DEF% more desirable for Albedo than split chasing for ATK.

Albedo Ascension and Talent Materials

Albedo Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Cecilia ×3 Prithiva Topaz Sliver ×1 Divining Scroll ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Cecilia ×10 Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×3 Divining Scroll ×15 Basalt Pillar ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Cecilia ×20 Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×6 Sealed Scroll ×12 Basalt Pillar ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Cecilia ×30 Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×3 Sealed Scroll ×18 Basalt Pillar ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Cecilia ×45 Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×6 Forbidden Curse Scroll ×12 Basalt Pillar ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Cecilia ×60 Prithiva Topaz Gemstone ×6 Forbidden Curse Scroll ×24 Basalt Pillar ×20

Albedo Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Ballad	Samachurls Divining Scroll	Childe Challenge Reward Tusk of Monoceros Caeli
Guide to Ballad	Sealed Scroll
Philosophies of Ballad	Forbidden Curse Scroll

Talent Materials per Level

Albedo Talents and How to Use

A Home for DEF Stat Artifacts

Similar to Noelle, Albedo can take advantage of the unwanted artifacts that have DEF as the main stat, as his skills scale with his DEF. A usually unwanted artifact for other characters, might actually be the perfect match for Albedo!

Normal Attack

Normal Attack: Favonius Bladework - Weiss
Perform up to 5 rapid strikes. Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Elemental Skill

Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma

Albedo creates a Solar Isotoma using alchemy, dealing AoE Geo DMG. At specific intervals, hits on enemies within the Solar Isotoma field will cause the Solar Isotoma to generate Transient Blossoms which deal AoE Geo DMG to the enemy based on Albedo's DEF. Only one Solar Isotoma can exist at any given time, and the Solar Isotoma is considered a Geo Construct. When a character stands at the locus of the Solar Isotoma, it will gather the power of Geo to form a crystallized patform that lifts the character up to a certain height. Only one platfrom can exist at a time.

Maintain Solar Isotoma's Uptime

Solar Isotoma Supplemental DMG

Albedo is a master of supplemental damage and his Elemental Skill, Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma should always be active to optimize his damage potential.

Since Solar Isotoma is a Geo Construct it can be placed in advance of a fight, such as a Ley Line Blossom or Domain, and its low CD allows it to be moved easily.

Do Albedo's Transient Blossoms Scale in ATK?

No, Albedo's Transient Blossoms scale in DEF and only DEF. If you want to maximize Albedo's Elemental Skill DMG, you will need to invest in DEF stats in your artifacts or weapon.

The initial damage of Albedo's Elemental Skill when he places the flower still scales in ATK, but its Blossom effect can only scale with DEF.

Solar Isotoma Placement

Placement of Solar Isotoma is important when fighting Boss enemies as it will be destroyed instantly if placed directly on them. If you plan to use Albedo in a boss fight, try to position the construct to the around the Boss to minimize the chance of it being destroyed.

Elemental Burst

Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide
Crystaliized Geo energy bursts forth at Albedo's command, dealing AoE Geo DMG in front of Albedo. If a Solar Isotoma created by Albedo himself is on the field, 7 Fatal Blossoms will be generated in the Solar Isotoma field, bursting violently into bloom and dealing AoE Geo DMG. (Tectonic Tide DMG and Fatal Blossom DMG will not generate Transient Blossoms.)

Geo AoE Nuke

Albedo's Burst is a simple nuke on its own that deals a mix of his ATK and DEF as damage.

However, using it within the zone of Solar Isotoma causes mini-explosions to happen, scaling the damage of this Elemental Burst a little bit more.

Passive Talent 1

Calcite Might
Transient Blossoms generated by Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma deal 25% more DMG to opponents whose HP is below 50%.

Passive Talent 2

Homuncular Nature
Using Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide increases the Elemental Mastery of nearby party members by 125 for 10s.

Elemental Mastery Boost

Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide

After using Albedo's Elemental Burst, all characters in your party will automatically receive a 125 Elemental Mastery bonus for a few seconds. Swapping from Albedo to a party member to trigger an elemental reaction will ensure massive reaction damage.

Passive Talent 3

Flash of Genius (Albedo)
When Albedo crafts Weapon Ascension Materials, he has a 10% chance to receive double the product.

Refund Weapon Crafting Materials

Albedo has a 10% chance to double the out come of the weapon material you are crafting. This effect can be extremely useful if you are lacking resources or when crafting multiple weapon materials.

How to Get Albedo

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Banner Duration	October 14, 2022 - November 2, 2022

Albedo's previous rerun banner was on October 14, 2022 during the second Phase of Version 3.1! Nilou was also be available as a rate-up character in her own banner during this time.

The featured 4-Star Characters on both banners were Barbara, Beidou, and Xiangling!

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Albedo's In-Game Information

Albedo Character Profile

Nation	Mondstadt
Title	Kreideprinz
Vision	Geo
Gender	Male
Race	Synthetic Human
Height	Medium Boy
Faction	Knights of Favonius
Constellation	Princeps Cretaceus
Birthday	September 13
Special Dish	Woodland Dream

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Thoughts About Albedo

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Amber	Albedo spends most of his time in his workshop, tinkering away with all of his awesome stuff. But, when you see him in person, you never can quite tell what he's thinking... Who knows what goes on in that mind of his...
Diona	Alchemy genius? Hmm... I wonder if he knows of a way to finally help me make a drink that people don't like?
Jean	Sometimes I feel that terms like "genius" were originally created for Albedo.
Kaeya	Albedo, eh? Calm, collected, and incredibly talented. He's the type everybody likes, some even more so than others. What, you into him as well?
Klee	Me and Albedo have a secret code! Whenever he puts a sign on his workshop door saying "Experiment in Progress," that's code for "Come back later, Klee." Albedo's really nice and he's so patient with me, so I don't mind waiting until he's finished with his work.
Lisa	Albedo is quite the alchemist. Just say the word and he'll come up with a good solution. He's easy on the eyes too, just like you.
Mona	Albedo? Ah... I envy his ability to solely focus on his research without getting bogged down in mundane worldly affairs. What a wonderful life! If that batty old lady hadn't had one too many screws loose, perhaps that's the life I'd be living by now myself...
Rosaria	He's like an oil painting you find hanging on the wall in some ancient hall, profound and mysterious... hard to see through. But what can I say, I find people with stories... interesting.
Sucrose	Artistry: As his Assistant I learn so much each and every day. What's key is not his existing knowledge, but his talented way of thinking. No matter how complex the task at hand, his way of thinking ensures he gets to the bottom of it, and is able to explain it thoroughly. His methodologies are amazing... to me, it's where alchemy meets art. Talent: Talent? Let's hypothesize that he and I were to perform the same research — I'd spend my whole life playing catch up. But, my studying of bio-alchemy has nothing to do with evading his line of research, we just happen to have different interests and dreams — nothing more.
Venti	How do you explain white chalk in black soil, or the earth's dense crust amidst the emptiness of space? Same reason the purest soil gave birth to human life... It's an ancient power with unmistakable properties. Trying to harness it is dangerous indeed, I can't imagine what would happen if someone lost control of it in the city... Ah, never mind! What goes on within Mondstadt's walls is up to Mondstadt's people to deal with!
Xingqiu	I've thought of all the illustrations I want for each of the major event in the next three volumes! I should write my thoughts down before I forget them, and send them to Mr. Kreideprinz...

Albedo's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Barbara	About Barbara Barbara? She's a very earnest Deaconess. I once had the opportunity to sketch her a simple portrait... What happened to the sketch? Ah yes... Albert offered to purchase it, but I rejected his bid and gave it to the Acting Grand Master. Social relations... really require a lot of effort.
Jean	About Jean Jean? She has served exceptionally well as Acting Grand Master, one can even say she is more reliable than Grand Master Varka. Perhaps in our hearts, we all eagerly await the day she can become the official Grand Master herself.
Klee	About Klee Indeed, I view Klee as my younger sister. Whenever she gets herself into some explosive sort of trouble, I can only console myself with the fact that her current destructiveness is nothing compared to that of Miss Alice.
Lisa	About Lisa Lisa? I always am impressed by the valuable perspectives she brings to discussions. But is a person with her talents satisfied with such a basic occupation as librarian? There must be some hidden reason for this.
Sucrose	About Sucrose Direction: Sucrose? I think I more or less understand why she is so dedicated to her research in bio-alchemy... Either way, I'm happy to see her succeed more and more in her endeavors. Habits: Working with Sucrose on alchemy research is quite pleasant, but she has some... stubborn qualities in regards to certain aspects unrelated to research. For example, I have told her numerous times to just call me "Albedo" since we are about the same age, but she insists on addressing me in an excessively formal manner. ...Whatever she prefers, I guess.
Xingqiu	About Xingqiu Oh, Xingqiu? I find his written works quite interesting. The Yae Publishing House in Inazuma has been asking that I cooperate with a different author for greater royalties. Hmph, do I seem the type to be swayed by a few extra Mora?

Albedo Release Date

Genshin Impact Version 1.2 Phase 1
Release Date	December 23, 2020

Albedo was released on December 23, 2020 in the first phase of the Version 1.2.

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