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Genshin Impact - Skirk Best Builds and Teams

Skirk is a 5-star Cryo Sword character who works best as a Freeze DPS in Genshin Impact 5.7. See her best builds, recommended weapons and artifacts, materials, and best teams for Skirk here!

Skirk's Character Guides
Build Guide	Materials	Special Dish

List of Contents

Rating and Info
Builds
Artifacts
Weapons
Team Comps
Constellations
Talents and How to Use
Materials
How to Get
In-Game Information
Related Guides

Skirk Rating and Info

Character Information

Skirk
	Rating
	Rarity	★★★★★
	Element	Cryo
	Weapon	Sword
	Voice Actors	Cat Protano (EN) Mamiko Noto (JP)

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Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
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Tier Rating

In general, Skirk is a fluid DPS that is easy to control and Overworld-friendly. As she has no need for Energy, as long as you can satisfy her Freeze-specific talents, her rotations and damage output are always accessible. If your account has Escoffier, Skirk performs as one of the meta-defining DPS alongside Mavuika. If you don't have Escoffier, she will not be as groundbreaking but still solid enough as her rotations and team compositions will functionally remain the same.

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Skirk's Stats

Lvl. 20 Base Stats

Lvl. 90 Max Stats

Stat	Base Value
HP	2508
ATK	72
DEF	163
CRIT DMG%	50%

Stat	Max Value
HP	12417
ATK	359
DEF	806
CRIT DMG%	88.40%

Base Stat Calculations

	Stats indicated above are obtained from Skirk's base values. These numbers also exclude the character's equipped weapon, artifacts, talents, or other passive effects that are not innate to the character.
	All characters start with 5% CRIT Rate, 50% CRIT DMG, 100% Energy Recharge, 0 Elemental Mastery, 0% Healing Bonus, and 0% Elemental DMG bonus before any additional stats are applied. The table above includes such values.
	The Level 20 stats indicated for this character are calculated before their first ascension.

Character Stat Rankings

Skirk's Ascension and Talent Material Summary

All Ascension Materials Needed
Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Shivada Jade Fragment ×9 Shivada Jade Chunk ×9 Shivada Jade Gemstone ×6 Mora ×420,000 Artificed Dynamic Gear ×36 Mechanical Spur Gear ×30 Meshing Gear ×18 Ensnaring Gaze ×46 Skysplit Gembloom ×168
All Talent Materials Needed
Mora ×4,957,500 Crown of Insight ×3 Artificed Dynamic Gear ×93 Mechanical Spur Gear ×66 Meshing Gear ×18 Philosophies of Contention ×114 Guide to Contention ×63 Teachings of Contention ×9 Ascended Sample: Knight ×18

Skirk Ascension and Talent Materials

Skirk Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Incredibly easy to use thanks to her fluid combos and built-in interruption resistance. • Elemental Skill can last for a long time if Void Rifts are generated at stable intervals. • Allows for a sustained damage playstyle utilizing her enhanced Normal Attacks, or a frontloaded burst playstyle with her Elemental Burst.
Weaknesses
• Skirk is locked to Freeze teams as placing her anywhere else reduces her to a fraction of her actual power due to her reliance on her passives and specific exclusive allies such as Furina and Escoffier.

Skirk Best Builds

Skirk Cryo DPS Builds

While Skirk's artifact stat breakpoints may differ based on her artifact set, she will still focus on CRIT stats and ATK to achieve comfortable damage breakpoints for her damage in Freeze teams.

Due to Skirk's Elemental Burst using a different form of currency and her Void Rift passive benefitting from Frozen teams, avoid Energy Recharge and Elemental Mastery entirely as stats.

Cryo Freeze DPS

Best Weapon	Azurelight
Replacement Weapons	1. Haran Geppaku Futsu 2. Mistsplitter Reforged 3. Primordial Jade Cutter 4. The Black Sword 5. Calamity of Eshu
Best Artifacts	Finale of the Deep Galleries x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Cryo DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate
Artifact Sub Stats	ATK%, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG
Sample Teams	Freeze: F2P:

Skirk is built as a typical Cryo ATK DPS that benefits from CRIT stats to improve her damage.

As she is a Cryo unit that benefits from Freeze teams the most, this build is meant to emphasize her personal damage in her ideal scenarios.

Skirk Goal Stat Values

Stat	Goal Value
ATK	2,100 or above
CRIT Rate	70% - 80%
CRIT DMG	200% or above

Skirk's main focus should be on her ATK% and CRIT Rate, so look to get those stats to these breakpoints, then focus any remainder on CRIT DMG.

Skirk's Talent Priority

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

Most of Skirk's damage comes from her Elemental Skill and should be leveled up first, followed by her Elemental Burst to increase both the bonus damage from Havoc: Extinction and Havoc: Ruin's Burst damage.

Her Normal Attacks can be saved for last as Skirk will only be utilizing them during her Elemental Skill's cooldown.

Skirk Best Artifacts

Finale of The Deep Galleries Was Made For Skirk

When looking into Skirk's artifact choices, Finale of the Deep Galleries stands out as her tailor-made option as its 4-pc. passive heavily synergizes with her kit.

Other standard options include 4-pc. Blizzard Strayer as a general Cryo DPS, and 4-pc. Marechaussee Hunter if used with Furina.

Freeze DPS

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Best	Finale of the Deep Galleries	2-PC: Cryo DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: When the equipping character has 0 Elemental Energy, Normal Attack DMG is increased by 60% and Elemental Burst DMG is increased by 60%. After the equipping character deals Normal Attack DMG, the aforementioned Elemental Burst effect will stop applying for 6s. After the equipping character deals Elemental Burst DMG, the aforementioned Normal Attack effect will stop applying for 6s. This effect can trigger even if the equipping character is off the field.
2nd	Marechaussee Hunter	2-PC: Normal and Charged Attack DMG +15% 4-PC: When current HP increases or decreases, CRIT Rate will be increased by 12% for 5s. Max 3 stacks.
3rd	Blizzard Strayer	2-PC: Cryo DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: When a character attacks an enemy affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the enemy is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%.

Alternative 4-Star Artifact

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Martial Artist	2-PC: Increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 15%. 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 25% for 8s.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Skirk Best Weapons

Use Normal Attack-Enhancing or CRIT Weapons

Skirk's main weapon of choice is her signature weapon Azurelight for its ATK and CRIT DMG bonus, complementing her damage kit.

Alternatively, Skirk can also make use of most general CRIT sticks, but weapons like Haran Geppaku Futsu and Mistsplitter Reforged can work for their Normal Attack-enhancing passive and Elemental DMG bonus passive respectively.

Freeze DPS

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Azurelight	Base ATK: 674 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 22.1% Skill Effect: Within 12s after an Elemental Skill is used, ATK is increased by 24%. During this time, when the equipping character has 0 Energy, ATK will be further increased by 24%, and CRIT DMG will be increased by 40%.
2nd	Haran Geppaku Futsu	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 33.1% Skill Effect: Obtain 12% All Elemental DMG Bonus. When other nearby party members use Elemental Skills, the character equipping this weapon will gain 1 Wavespike stack. Max 2 stacks. This effect can be triggered once every 0.3s. When the character equipping this weapon uses an Elemental Skill, all stacks of Wavespike will be consumed to gain Rippling Upheaval: each stack of Wavespike consumed will increase Normal Attack DMG by 20% for 8s.
3rd	The Black Sword	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 27.6% Skill Effect: Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 20%. Additionally, regenerates 60% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Skirk

Weapon	Weapon Information
Moonweaver's Dawn	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: ATK 27.6% Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 20%. When the equipping character's Energy Capacity does not exceed 60/40, their Elemental Burst DMG is increased by an additional 16%/28%.
Finale of the Deep	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: ATK 27.6% Skill Effect: When using an Elemental Skill, ATK will be increased by 12% for 15s, and a Bond of Life worth 25% of Max HP will be granted. This effect can be triggered once every 10s. When the Bond of Life is cleared, a maximum of 150 ATK will be gained based on 2.4% of the Bond when cleared for 15s.
Calamity of Eshu	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: ATK 27.6% Skill Effect: While characters are protected by a Shield, DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks is increased by 20%, and Normal and Charged Attack CRIT Rate is increased by 8%.

All Recommended Weapons for Skirk

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Azurelight	Gacha
Haran Geppaku Futsu	Gacha
Mistsplitter Reforged	Gacha
Primordial Jade Cutter	Gacha
Uraku Misugiri	Gacha
The Black Sword	Battle Pass
Moonweaver's Dawn	Quest
Calamity of Eshu	Event
Finale of the Deep	Crafted
Harbinger of Dawn	Gacha

List of Sword Weapons

Skirk Best Team Comps

Skirk Works Best In Freeze Teams

Skirk's potential shines the most in Freeze teams due to her requiring Cryo and Hydro teammates to fully take advantage of the Void Rifts. However, this also only locks her to Freeze teams in most cases.

Pairing Skirk with the likes of Escoffier and two Hydro units like Furina and either Xingqiu and Yelan can do wonders as that nets Skirk the highest amount of Serpent's Subtlety.

Frozen Reaction Guide

Notable Freeze Teammates

Character	Explanation
Escoffier	Sub-DPS/Support Escoffier's RES shred, Sub-DPS damage, and Healing capabilities make her a premier support for both Skirk and Furina, with the trio making up the Freeze team's core.
Furina	Sub-DPS/Support Furina's Hydro Application, Sub-DPS damage and Elemental DMG bonus buffs are among the best in the game bar none.
Shenhe	Support Shenhe increases overall Cryo and team damage while providing a decent level of Cryo application for the team. Usually taken as a Flex member in premium teams.
Yelan	Sub-DPS Provides a near-unconditional Elemental DMG bonus buff as well as solid Hydro DPS and Elemental Application. Often takes a flex slot for premium teams, or replaces Furina if she is not available.
Xingqiu	Sub-DPS A side-grade to Yelan with similar Hydro application and damage, but brings defensive damage reduction to the team instead of offense. Xingqiu is usually taken as a flex member.
Citlali	Support Brings solid shielding potential along with Hydro RES shred. Good as a final support member for Skirk's teams if Escoffier is not available.
Kokomi	Support Kokomi serves as a good option for potent healing and Hydro application. Can take the place of Escoffier if she is not available, also allowing you to slot in a Cryo unit like Shenhe.
Mona	Support Mona provides Hydro Application and bonus DMG when casting her Elemental Burst, giving Skirk a small window where she does enhanced damage.
Dahlia	Support 4-star shielder variant that supports the team with survivability and Noblesse Oblige procs, as well as trace benefits from other parts of his kit. Often taken as a support member if no other option is available.
Rosaria	Sub-DPS Buffs Skirk's CRIT Rate with enough constellations. Offers not much else besides damage and Cryo resonance.
Kaeya	Sub-DPS Provides solid team Energy generation and a simple off-field way to Sub-DPS. Has low damage ceilings and is mostly taken for Cryo resonance.
Layla	Support A cryo shielder option similar to Dahlia. Offers nothing else but her shield and is taken as a support option if no one else is available.
Sigewinne	Support Dedicated Hydro Support mainly made for healing. Lowers overall team DMG due to being unable to contribute and is mainly taken as a hydro member if you are lacking other options.

Skirk Premium Freeze Teams

Main-DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support	Sub-DPS/ Support
Skirk	Furina	Yelan	Escoffier
Skirk	Furina	Shenhe	Escoffier
Skirk	Xingqiu	Yelan	Citlali

Skirk's potential is fully realized when placing her in Freeze teams with Cryo and Hydro teammates as she can fully build up Serpent's Subtlety which enables most of her frontloaded damage.

Skirk F2P Freeze Teams

Main-DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support	Sub-DPS/ Support
Skirk	Xingqiu	Rosaria	Dahlia
Skirk	Xingqiu	Kaeya	Barbara

Though not as effective as her Premium options, Skirk can still utilize less potent variations of her Freeze comps, especially if your team options are low-investment.

This provides some wiggle-room for Skirk's team-building as that allows her to function with more teammates, but comes at the cost of lowering the team's overall DPS until Skirk picks up more premium teams.

Skirk Best Constellations

Crystallina

Constellation and Effects

	Skirk's Constellations
C1	Far to Fall Enhances the effects of the Passive Talent Reason Beyond Reason: Every Void Rift absorbed will summon a crystal blade to attack nearby opponents, dealing 500% of Skirk's ATK as Cryo DMG. This DMG is considered Charged Attack DMG. You must first unlock the Passive Talent Reason Beyond Reason.
C2	Into the Abyss After unleashing her Elemental Skill Havoc: Warp, Skirk will gain 10 additional Serpent's Subtlety points. When using her Elemental Burst Havoc: Ruin, the DMG of this Elemental Burst instance will be increased by taking up to 10 more Serpent's Subtlety points into account. Additionally, within 12.5s after Skirk unleashes the special Elemental Burst Havoc: Extinction while in her Seven-Phase Flash mode, her ATK is increased by 70%. This effect will be canceled when she leave the Seven-Phase Flash Mode.
C3	Serendipitous Sin Increases the Level of Havoc: Ruin by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	Fractured Flow Enhances the effects of the Passive Talent Return to Oblivion: Each Death's Crossing stack also increases Skirk's ATK by 10%/20%/40%. You must first unlock the Passive Talent Return to Oblivion.
C5	End of Wishes Increases the Level of Havoc: Warp by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	To The Source Each Void Rift Skirk absorbs via the effects of the Passive Talent Reason Beyond Reason will grant her 1 Havoc: Sever stack. She can consume such stacks to initiate coordinated attacks and decrease the damage she takes while in Seven-Phase Flash mode. These stacks last for 15s, and each stack's duration is counted independently (max 3 stacks). You must first unlock the Passive Talent "Reason Beyond Reason." Havoc: Sever · When Skirk uses the Elemental Burst Havoc: Ruin, she will consume all Havoc: Sever stacks to initiate a coordinated attack in which each Havoc: Sever stack will deal 750% of Skirk's ATK as Cryo DMG. This DMG is considered Elemental Burst DMG. · When she uses Normal Attacks while in Seven-Phase Flash mode, 1 Havoc:Sever stack will be consumed when her third or fifth sequenced attacks hit an opponent to launch 3 coordinated attacks. Each coordinated attack deals 180% of Skirk's ATK as Cryo DMG. This damage is considered Normal Attack DMG. · When Skirk takes DMG while in Seven-Phase Flash mode, 1 Havoc: Sever stack will be consumed to decrease this DMG instance by 80% and attack nearby opponent 3 times, with each attack dealing 180% of Skirk's ATK as Cryo DMG. This DMG is considered Charged Attack DMG.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C1	★★★	• Summons a Crystal Blade that deals 500% of Skirk's ATK DMG when absorbing a Void Rift.
C2	★★☆	• Gain 10 more Serpent's Subtlety points when using Elemental Skill. These 10 points carry over to more DMG when using Elemental Burst. • Using Special Elemental Burst increases ATK by 70% if Skirk is in Seven-Phase Flash mode.
C4	★★☆	• Each Death's Crossing stack increases Skirk's ATK by 10%/20%/40%.

Complete Unit at C0

Skirk's entire kit is incredibly solid even at C0, and she requires no Constellation breakpoint to get the most out of her, as investing more into her teammates will yield greater benefits.

However, getting Skirk's C1 can offer more Burst damage for her as she will likely generate plenty of Void Rifts to absorb, thus offering more damage in total.

Skirk Talents and How to Use

Focus on Freeze Teams

Skirk's passive abilities prefer Cryo reactions, but with more emphasis on Freeze as her passive specifically prefers Hydro and Cryo party members to activate the bonus.

Because of these talents, we expect her to be great with Escoffier, who is the best-in-slot for Freeze teams, and Furina, who synergize well with Escoffier's heals.

Normal Attack

Havoc: Sunder
Performs up to 5 consecutive attacks. Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to hurl a spinning crystal spear, dealing DMG to opponents ahead. Plunge Attack: Plunging from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Elemental Skill

Havoc: Warp
Imitates the combat style of "The Foul." Produces different effects depending on whether you Tap or Hold. Tap Skirk gains 45 Serpent's Subtlety and switches to Seven-Phase Flash mode. Hold Skirk gains 45 Serpent's Subtlety and will continuously move at high speed. Her interruption resistance is increased in this state. During this time, Skirk can control her movement direction and move atop water. She can also use this Skill again to end rapid movement prematurely. Serpent's Subtlety Skirk can consume Serpent's Subtlety to maintain her Seven-Phase Flash mode or to use her Elemental Burst, Havoc: Ruin. Skirk can gain Serpent's Subtlety points in the following ways: • After using her Elemental Skill, Havoc: Warp. • After triggering the effect of her Passive Talent, "Reason Beyond Reason," when absorbing Void Rifts. When Skirk leaves the field while in Seven-Phase Flash mode or when Seven-Phase Flash mode ends, her Serpent's Subtlety points will be removed. Seven-Phase Flash Skirk will switch to this mode for a fixed time when using the Elemental Skill Havoc: Warp. This mode has the following properties: • Continuously consumes Serpent's Subtlety. • Increases Normal and Charged Attack AoE and Skirk's interruption resistance. • Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks are converted to Cryo DMG that cannot be overriden by other Elemental infusions. • Her Elemental Burst, Havoc: Ruin is converted to the special Elemental Burst Havoc: Extinction. • Skirk can move on water when she Sprints. • Skirk will exit this mode when Serpent's Subtlety is fully depleted or its duration ends. Then, the Elemental Skill will go on cooldown.

Havoc: Warp

Imitates the combat style of "The Foul." Produces different effects depending on whether you Tap or Hold.

Tap
Skirk gains 45 Serpent's Subtlety and switches to Seven-Phase Flash mode.

Hold
Skirk gains 45 Serpent's Subtlety and will continuously move at high speed. Her interruption resistance is increased in this state.

During this time, Skirk can control her movement direction and move atop water. She can also use this Skill again to end rapid movement prematurely.

Serpent's Subtlety
Skirk can consume Serpent's Subtlety to maintain her Seven-Phase Flash mode or to use her Elemental Burst, Havoc: Ruin.

Skirk can gain Serpent's Subtlety points in the following ways:
• After using her Elemental Skill, Havoc: Warp.
• After triggering the effect of her Passive Talent, "Reason Beyond Reason," when absorbing Void Rifts.

When Skirk leaves the field while in Seven-Phase Flash mode or when Seven-Phase Flash mode ends, her Serpent's Subtlety points will be removed.

Seven-Phase Flash
Skirk will switch to this mode for a fixed time when using the Elemental Skill Havoc: Warp. This mode has the following properties:
• Continuously consumes Serpent's Subtlety.
• Increases Normal and Charged Attack AoE and Skirk's interruption resistance.
• Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks are converted to Cryo DMG that cannot be overriden by other Elemental infusions.
• Her Elemental Burst, Havoc: Ruin is converted to the special Elemental Burst Havoc: Extinction.
• Skirk can move on water when she Sprints.
• Skirk will exit this mode when Serpent's Subtlety is fully depleted or its duration ends. Then, the Elemental Skill will go on cooldown.

Enhanced Combat Form During Elemental Skill

In combat, Skirk is an on-field Cryo character who enhances her Normal Attacks after using her tap Elemental Skill. This form is the Seven-Phase Flash mode which gives Skirk Cryo infusion and increased resistance to interruption.

In addition, using her Elemental Skill will also give Serpent's Subtlety points to Skirk, which is used for her Elemental Burst.

Uses Serpent's Subtlety Points Instead of Energy

Similar to Mavuika's Fighting Spirit, Skirk does not use regular energy for her Elemental Burst and instead uses Serpent's Subtlety. Serpent's Subtlety is gained through her Elemental Skill or activating her Cryo-specific passives, which is why such teams are going to be mandatory for her.

Normal Elemental Burst Playstyle

When Skirk has enough Serpent's Subtlety points, she can activate her normal Elemental Burst, which damages enemies and also expends all of her Serpent's Subtlety. Her Elemental Burst damage also increases in potency based on the extra Serpent's Subtlety points.

This Elemental Burst playstyle is for bursty one-shots.

Elemental Burst 2

Havoc: Extinction
A special Elemental Burst that can be used even without consuming Serpent's Subtlety. After using it, Skirk will gain the "All Shall Wither" effect, which will last until Seven-Phase Flash ends. After unlocking the Passive Talent Reason Beyond Reason, she can also absorb nearby Void Rifts. While "All Shall Wither" is active, every 0.1s, after Skirk's Normal Attack hits an opponent, that Normal Attack will deal increased DMG. If she absorbed any Void Rifts while using Havoc: Extinction, this Normal Attack's DMG will be further increased based on the number of Rifts absorbed. This effect will be canceled when it has triggered 10 times.

Havoc: Extinction

A special Elemental Burst that can be used even without consuming Serpent's Subtlety.

After using it, Skirk will gain the "All Shall Wither" effect, which will last until Seven-Phase Flash ends. After unlocking the Passive Talent Reason Beyond Reason, she can also absorb nearby Void Rifts.
While "All Shall Wither" is active, every 0.1s, after Skirk's Normal Attack hits an opponent, that Normal Attack will deal increased DMG. If she absorbed any Void Rifts while using Havoc: Extinction, this Normal Attack's DMG will be further increased based on the number of Rifts absorbed.

This effect will be canceled when it has triggered 10 times.

Special Elemental Burst Playstyle

If Skirk is under her Elemental Skill form, Skirk can use her Special Elemental Burst that additionally increases her Normal Attack DMG and absorbs Void Rifts that further improves the bonus. This Normal Attack playstyle is used for longer fights.

Elemental Burst

Havoc: Ruin
Skirk's Elemental Burst is not reliant on Elemental Energy but instead on Serpent's Subtlety. When Skirk has at least 50 Serpent's Subtlety, she can expend all her Serpent's Subtlety to unleash her Elemental Burst, ripping the space before her aparta nd using rapid consecutive slashes that deal AoE Cryo DMG. At the same time, the DMG dealt by an instance of this Elemental Burst will be increased by every point of Serpent's Subtlety over 50 when it is unleashed. Up to 12 points can be counted for this purpose. When Skirk is in Seven-Phase Flash mode, Havoc: Ruin will be replaced by Havoc: Extinction.

Havoc: Ruin

Skirk's Elemental Burst is not reliant on Elemental Energy but instead on Serpent's Subtlety.

When Skirk has at least 50 Serpent's Subtlety, she can expend all her Serpent's Subtlety to unleash her Elemental Burst, ripping the space before her aparta nd using rapid consecutive slashes that deal AoE Cryo DMG. At the same time, the DMG dealt by an instance of this Elemental Burst will be increased by every point of Serpent's Subtlety over 50 when it is unleashed. Up to 12 points can be counted for this purpose.
When Skirk is in Seven-Phase Flash mode, Havoc: Ruin will be replaced by Havoc: Extinction.

Passive Talent 1

Reason Beyond Reason
When nearby party members trigger Frozen, Superconduct, Cryo Swirl, or Cryo Crystallize reactions against opponents, a Void Rift will be created near this opponent. This effect can be triggered once every 2.5s. 3 Void Rifts created by Skirk herself can exist on the field at once. Skirk can use the following methods to absorb nearby Void Rifts: • When she hits an opponent with a Charged Attack in her Seven-Phase Flash mode. • When she uses the special Elemental Burst Havoc: Extinction while in Seven-Phase Flash mode. • When she Holds her Elemental Skill Havoc: Warp to engage in rapid movement. Each Rift absorbed will grant her 8 Serpent's Subtlety stacks.

Reason Beyond Reason

When nearby party members trigger Frozen, Superconduct, Cryo Swirl, or Cryo Crystallize reactions against opponents, a Void Rift will be created near this opponent. This effect can be triggered once every 2.5s. 3 Void Rifts created by Skirk herself can exist on the field at once.

Skirk can use the following methods to absorb nearby Void Rifts:

• When she hits an opponent with a Charged Attack in her Seven-Phase Flash mode.
• When she uses the special Elemental Burst Havoc: Extinction while in Seven-Phase Flash mode.
• When she Holds her Elemental Skill Havoc: Warp to engage in rapid movement.
Each Rift absorbed will grant her 8 Serpent's Subtlety stacks.

Creates Void Rifts to Grant More Serpent's Subtlety

When Cryo reactions like Frozen or Superconduct are triggered, Skirk will also create Void Rifts in the field, which she can absorb to gain more Serpent's Subtlety.

She can absorb the Void Rifts through holding Elemental Skill, or using her Charged Attack or special Elemental Burst during Seven-Phase Flash form.

Passive Talent 2

Return to Oblivion
When nearby Hydro party members' Hydro attacks hit opponents, or when Cryo party members apart from Skirk hit opponents with Cryo attacks, Skirk will gain the "Death's Crossing" effect for 20s. Max 3 stacks, each stack's duration is counted independently. Each character can grant Skirk at most "Death's Crossing" stack by this means. Each "Death's Crossing" stack increases the Normal Attack DMG dealt by Skirk in Seven-Phase Flash mode to 110%/120%/170% of its original DMG and the DMG dealt when using her Elemental Burst Havoc: Ruin to 105%/115%/160% of its original DMG.

Return to Oblivion

When nearby Hydro party members' Hydro attacks hit opponents, or when Cryo party members apart from Skirk hit opponents with Cryo attacks, Skirk will gain the "Death's Crossing" effect for 20s. Max 3 stacks, each stack's duration is counted independently.

Each character can grant Skirk at most "Death's Crossing" stack by this means.

Each "Death's Crossing" stack increases the Normal Attack DMG dealt by Skirk in Seven-Phase Flash mode to 110%/120%/170% of its original DMG and the DMG dealt when using her Elemental Burst Havoc: Ruin to 105%/115%/160% of its original DMG.

Increases DMG Based On Cryo and Hydro Members

Skirk can deal 170% Normal Attack DMG and 160% Burst DMG when paired with only Hydro and Cryo teammates.

This passive is the reason why separating her from a Freeze team significantly stunts her damage.

Passive Talent 3

Mutual Weapons Mentorship
When all party members are either Hydro or Cryo, and if there is at least 1 Hydro and 1 Cryo character, your own party members' Elemental Skill Level is increased by 1.

Quality of Life Talent Effect

One extra level to Elemental Skill can help ensure that Skirk and her teammates are able to do more damage with their main skills.

Skirk Ascension and Talent Materials

Skirk Ascension Materials

Below are the ascension materials needed for Skirk:

Lv.20→Lv.40	Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Mora ×20,000 Meshing Gear ×3 Skysplit Gembloom ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Shivada Jade Fragment ×3 Mora ×40,000 Meshing Gear ×15 Ensnaring Gaze ×2 Skysplit Gembloom ×10
Lv.50→Lv.60	Shivada Jade Fragment ×6 Mora ×60,000 Mechanical Spur Gear ×12 Ensnaring Gaze ×4 Skysplit Gembloom ×20
Lv.60→Lv.70	Shivada Jade Chunk ×3 Mora ×80,000 Mechanical Spur Gear ×18 Ensnaring Gaze ×8 Skysplit Gembloom ×30
Lv.70→Lv.80	Shivada Jade Chunk ×6 Mora ×100,000 Artificed Dynamic Gear ×12 Ensnaring Gaze ×12 Skysplit Gembloom ×45
Lv.80→Lv.90	Shivada Jade Gemstone ×6 Mora ×120,000 Artificed Dynamic Gear ×24 Ensnaring Gaze ×20 Skysplit Gembloom ×60

Skirk Talent Level-Up Materials

Below are the talent materials needed for Skirk:

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Mon/Thu/Sun Teachings of Contention	Clockwork Meka Meshing Gear	The Game Before the Gate Boss Challenge Reward Ascended Sample: Knight
Guide to Contention	Mechanical Spur Gear
Philosophies of Contention	Artificed Dynamic Gear

Talent Materials per Level

How to Get Skirk

Pull From Skirk's Banner


Banner Status	Inactive

Skirk was last featured in her own banner during Phase 1 of Version 5.7, which ran from June 18, 2025 until July 8, 2025. Alongside her was Shenhe's rerun banner.

Since Skirk is a limited-time character, you cannot get Skirk by any other means.

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Skirk In-Game Information

Skirk Character Profile

Nation
Title	Void Star
Vision	Cryo
Gender	Female
Race
Height	Tall Girl
Faction	None
Constellation	Crystallina
Birthday	November 5
Special Dish	Abyssal Bounty
Story Quest	Chapter: Crystallina Act 1: Whispers Betwixt Stars and Night

Tartaglia's Master in the Abyss

Genshin - Childe

Mysterious Swordswoman

According to Tartaglia's 4th Character Story, he met a mysterious swordswoman in the Abyss who taught him how to survive and how to fight. From Tartaglia's voiceline about Skirk, she can beat him with just one hand.

This means two things: Skirk is unbelievably strong and she's a being related to the Abyss.

Tartaglia Story and Voice Actor

Taught Tartaglia His Foul Legacy

Genshin - Taught Tartaglia His Foul Legacy

As stated in Childe's Namecard, his Foul Legacy was not originally his. Instead, it was taught to him by a solitary girl from the darkest corners of the universe taught him the Foul Legacy. This implies that Skirk is an incredibly formidable swordsman hailing from the Abyss.

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Appeared in Masquerade of the Guilty Quest

Genshin Impact - Skirk

Skirk made her in-game debut in Chapter 4 Act 5 Archon Quest: Masquerade of the Guilty. She aided the Traveler and Neuvillette in the battle against the All-Devouring Narwhal.

Chapter 4 Act 5 Archon Quest Guide

Disciple of Surtalogi

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In the encounter with Skirk, she says that her master is Surtalogi and that he's a being similar to Rhinedottir who is pursuing some form of perfection. He also owns the All-Devouring Narwhal as a pet.

Revealed the Truth about the Gnosis

She also revealed that the Gnosis is the remains of the Third Descender to Neuvillette and will likely cause misfortune to those who hold it. This prompts Nuevillette give it to Arlecchino.

Surtalogi Story and Profile

Skirk Voicelines

Thoughts About Skirk

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Tartaglia	It’s been years since I last saw my master. I should hope that next we meet, I’ll at least be able to force her to use both hands to beat me…

Skirk's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Alice	About Alice Promise: As the Sustainer of the World's Borders, she tolerates my presence, but she did make me promise not to interfere too much with this world's affairs. That was fine by me, but I had to know the reason why. She said, many ecologists find it emotionally overwhelming when they observe the animal kingdom and see the predators hunting and the prey fleeing — but they'll never interfere in the process. Instead, they allow the laws of nature to take precedence over their own emotions. In her own words, "some call this being a callous observer, but I think it's merciful at the same time." Gratitude: On one of the times that we met, she urged me to listen to the voice of my heart, and "learn how to enjoy my present life." She was being sincere and showing she cared, and for that I ought to thank her.
Dainsleif	About Dainsleif At one time, he was Master's rival. At another, they were best friends, apparently... I had hoped he might give me some more information about Master, but the moment he recognized my style of bladework, he got very agitated and demanded to know Master's whereabouts. I don't want to deal with him. Hopefully I don't run into him again any time soon.
Dori	About Dori Ah, yeah, the shrewd merchant. She's one of Alice's friends. I occasionally sell rare monster carcasses to her, since I need Mora to get by in Teyvat. She's made a pretty good impression on me so far — never asks about my background, at least. I don't know how fair her prices are, but I also don't care: I only need enough to get by, any extra would be wasted on me.
Neuvillette	About Neuvillette Lost power is always reclaimed in the end, in some shape or form. But where will this power lead? To a trial? To revenge? Or toward a new future? It's a question that strikes at the heart of his quest to find the meaning of his existence, and perhaps deep down he already has his answer.
Nicole	About Nicole I wonder if becoming human was an evolution or regression to her? How did it feel, witnessing the self-destruction of her species firsthand? I considered asking her these questions when we first met, but... given her personality, I thought better of it. I think I'll just leave her alone to work on her sculptures.
Surtalogi	About Surtalogi Very few people manage to earn themselves a name like "The Foul" and live up to it. I'm sure whoever gave him that name must have truly despised him. Master's certainly done his fair share of disgraceful things, and the fact that he is a former knight who turned his back on the chivalric code doesn't exactly make things any better. And yet, plenty of people still choose to follow him. They're drawn to his strength, composure, and confidence, and the fact that he's candid with everyone regardless of their background. He's not driven by emotion — he's on a mission to become a version of himself that is complete and perfected... That's why he's as powerful as he is. It's also why he's so dangerous.
Tartaglia	About Tartaglia He's improved — next time we spar, I might even use both hands. Ajax has a lot of talent and he is fearless in battle, which gives him the potential to develop great strength. But I've seen many other bright sparks like him fizzle out before ever reaching their prime. If he truly wants to become the person he dreams of being, he still has a long road ahead.
The Will of the Moon	About The Will of the Moon I once saw the three moons of Teyvat when I was passing through the false sky. Two are utterly destroyed, their lifeless remains drifting aimlessly through space. The one that remains intact shows no signs of life either, but its will has not faded completely. Maybe there's a chance that one day, a glimmer of truth will emerge in the false sky — a truth belonging to this world alone.

Skirk Release Date

Genshin Impact Version 5.7

Phase 1 Date	June 18, 2025

Skirk was released as part of the Version 5.7 Phase 1 update on June 18, 2025!

Version 5.7 Release Date and Details

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Anonymous 25 days

There’s a weapon u can get in the hiisi region - moonweavers dawn - that works amazingly for skirk since the passive is always active on her. That should be added to her best weapons.

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Anonymous about 1 month

If neffer and flins are S tier why skirk isn't in S tier?

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