Kokomi Ratings and Best Builds

Sangonomiya Kokomi is a 5-Star Hydro Catalyst character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Kokomi's build, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Kokomi Rating and Info

Character Information

Kokomi
	Rating
	Rarity	★★★★★
	Element	Hydro
	Weapon	Catalyst
	Voice Actors	Risa Mei (EN) Mimori Suzuko (JP)

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration

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Kokomi's Stats

Kokomi's Ascension and Talent Material Summary

All Ascension Materials Needed
Varunada Lazurite Sliver ×1 Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×9 Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×9 Varunada Lazurite Gemstone ×6 Mora ×420,000 Sango Pearl ×168 Dew of Repudiation ×46 Spectral Nucleus ×36 Spectral Husk ×18 Spectral Heart ×30
All Talent Materials Needed
Mora ×4,957,500 Crown of Insight ×3 Philosophies of Transience ×114 Guide to Transience ×63 Teachings of Transience ×9 Spectral Nucleus ×93 Spectral Husk ×18 Spectral Heart ×66 Hellfire Butterfly ×18

Kokomi's Strengths and Weaknesses

Kokomi's Strengths
• Has one of the strongest healing abilities in the game to the point that she often overheals. • Elemental Skill covers a wide area and can apply Hydro easily, which can make her the sole Hydro unit in some teams. • Elemental Skill duration can be refreshed with her Elemental Burst.
Kokomi's Weaknesses
• Her emergency party healing requires her to be using Normal Attacks on-field with her Elemental Burst, which may present rotation issues if she's built as an off-field support. • Cannot (normally) CRIT. If built as a Main DPS, the bulk of her damage will only come from her driving reactions like Bloom or Electro-Charged.

Best Builds for Kokomi

Kokomi Main DPS Build

On-Field Ocean-Hued Clam DPS

Best Weapon	Everlasting Moonglow
Replacement Weapons	1. Prototype Amber 2. Ring of Yaxche 3. Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
Best Artifacts	Ocean-Hued Clam x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: HP%
	Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: Healing Bonus or HP%
Artifact Sub Stats	HP%, Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery
Sample Teams	Freeze: Bloom:

This Kokomi build focuses on dealing DMG through her Elemental Burst powered Normal Attacks and the bubble from the Ocean-Hued Clam set. Even when built as a Main DPS, Kokomi functions very well as a healer.

Kokomi Sub-DPS Build

Best Weapon	Everlasting Moonglow
Replacement Weapons	1. Prototype Amber 2. Hakushin Ring
Best Artifacts	Ocean-Hued Clam x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: HP% or Energy Recharge
	Goblet: Hydro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: Healing Bonus or HP%
Artifact Sub Stats	HP%, Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery
Sample Teams	Freeze: Bloom:

This Kokomi build is built similarly to her Main DPS build. This build sacrifices better potential healing for more off-field damage. Kokomi's Energy requirements will depend on your team comp but having around 180%-220% Energy Recharge is a good goal.

Kokomi Buffer/Healer Support Build

Best Weapon	Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
Replacement Weapons	1. Prototype Amber 2.
Best Artifacts	Tenacity of the Millelith x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: HP% or Energy Recharge
	Goblet: HP%
	Circlet: Healing Bonus
Artifact Sub Stats	HP%, Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery
Sample Teams	Freeze: Bloom:

This Kokomi build specializes in pure healing while also providing an ATK buff from the Tenacity of the Millelith artifact set. You will need 180% - 220% Energy Recharge to keep her Elemental Burst up as most of her best teams don't have a Hydro battery.

Kokomi's Talent Priority

Main DPS

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

Sub-DPS

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

If you're building Kokomi as either a Main or Sub-DPS, prioritize on upgrading both her Elemental Burst and Normal Attack talents since an active Kokomi relies on Normal Attacks powered by her Elemental Burst to deal DMG.

If you're building Kokomi as a Support, prioritize on leveling up her Elemental Skill to not only deal more DMG, but also heal a lot more HP for the active character.

Best Artifacts for Kokomi

Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Tenacity of the Millelith	2-PC: HP +20% 4-PC: 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.
2nd	Ocean-Hued Clam	2-PC: Healing Bonus +15% 4-PC: When the character with this artifact set heals a party member, 1 Foam will appear. It accumulates healed HP for 3 seconds, then explodes and deals 90% of the HP healed as DMG to nearby enemies. Max accumulated healing is 30,000 HP, including over-heal. There can only be 1 Foam active, but it stays even if you swap out. Foam CD is 3.5s.
3rd	Heart of Depth	2-PC: Hydro DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Kokomi

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Instructor	2-PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4-PC: Upon triggering an Elemental Reaction, increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8s.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Kokomi Best Weapons

Top 3 Kokomi Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Base ATK: 401 Bonus Stat: HP 35.2% Skill Effect: When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 24% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.
2nd	Everlasting Moonglow	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: HP 49.6% Skill Effect: Healing Bonus is increased by 10%, Normal ATK DMG is increased by 1% of the Max HP of the character equipping this weapon. For 12s after using an Elemental Burst, Normal Attacks that hit opponents will restore 0.6 Energy. Energy can be restored this way once every 0.1s.
3rd	Prototype Amber	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: HP 41.3% Skill Effect: Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 4 Energy every 2s for 6s. Additionally, all party members will regenerate 4% HP every 2s for this duration.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Kokomi

Weapon	Weapon Information
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Base ATK: 401 Bonus Stat: HP 35.2% Skill Effect: When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 24% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.

All Recommended Weapons for Kokomi

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Everlasting Moonglow	Gacha
Jadefall's Splendor	Gacha
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Gacha
Prototype Amber	Crafted
Ring of Yaxche	Crafted
Hakushin Ring	Crafted
Sacrificial Fragments	Gacha
Sacrificial Jade	Battle Pass

List of All Catalysts

Kokomi Best Team Comp

Kokomi Freeze Team

Support	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Kokomi	Ayaka	Shenhe	Kazuha
Kokomi	Ganyu	Shenhe	Venti

Kokomi is one of the best Hydro characters for Freeze teams thanks to her Elemental Skill's wide range of Hydro application. With the Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers catalyst, Kokomi also acts as an ATK buffer for the Cryo DPS.

Kokomi Bloom Teams

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Kokomi	Nilou	Collei	Nahida
Kokomi	Nahida	Raiden	Yelan
Kaveh	Nilou	Kokomi	Nahida

Kokomi can be used as an on-field or off-field unit in any type of Bloom team. She provides tremendous utility by being able to both heal and apply Hydro on the enemies.

Kokomi Taser Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Kokomi	Beidou	Fischl	Sucrose

This team specializes in taking out multiple enemies with the Electo-charged reaction. Kokomi acts as both the healer and provides a lot of Hydro application for the team through her Normal Attacks.

Kokomi Best Constellations

Dracaena Somnolenta

Constellation and Effects

	Kokomi's Constellations
C1	At Water's Edge While donning the Ceremonial Garment created by Nereid's Ascension, the final Normal Attack in Sangonomiya Kokomi's combo will unleash a swimming fish to deal 30% of her Max HP as Hydro DMG. This DMG is not considered Normal Attack DMG.
C2	The Clouds Like Waves Rippling Sangonomiya Kokomi gains the following Healing Bonuses with regard to characters with 50% or less HP via the following methods: • Kurage's Oath Bake-Kurage: 4.5% of Kokomi's Max HP. · Nereid's Ascension Normal and Charged Attacks: 0.6% of Kokomi's Max HP.
C3	The Moon, A Ship O'er Seas Increases the Level of Nereid's Ascension by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	The Moon Overlooks the Waters While donning the Ceremonial Garment created by Nereid's Ascension, Sangonomiya Kokomi's Normal Attack SPD is increased by 10%, and Normal Attacks that hit opponents will restore 0.8 Energy for her. This effect can occur once every 0.2s.
C5	All Streams Flow to the Sea Increases the Level of Kurage's Oath by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	Sango Isshin While donning the Ceremonial Garment created by Nereid's Ascension, Sangonomiya Kokomi gains a 40% Hydro DMG Bonus for 4s when her Normal and Charged Attacks heal, or would heal, any party member with 80% or more HP.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C1	★★☆	• The last Normal Attack in Kokomi's combo during her Elemental Burst will send out a fish that deals 30% of her Max HP as Hydro DMG.
C4	★★★	• ATK SPD during Elemental Burst increases by 10%. • Normal Attacks during Elemental Burst restore .8 Energy.

C1 Is a Good Stopping Point

For low spenders, C1 is an excellent stopping point for Main and Sub-DPS Kokomi. This will further help in applying Hydro on enemies for Elemental Reaction focused team comps.

Kokomi Ascension and Talent Materials

Kokomi Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Varunada Lazurite Sliver ×1 Sango Pearl ×3 Spectral Husk ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×3 Sango Pearl ×10 Dew of Repudiation ×2 Spectral Husk ×15
Lv.50→Lv.60	Varunada Lazurite Fragment ×6 Sango Pearl ×20 Dew of Repudiation ×4 Spectral Heart ×12
Lv.60→Lv.70	Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×3 Sango Pearl ×30 Dew of Repudiation ×8 Spectral Heart ×18
Lv.70→Lv.80	Varunada Lazurite Chunk ×6 Sango Pearl ×45 Dew of Repudiation ×12 Spectral Nucleus ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Varunada Lazurite Gemstone ×6 Sango Pearl ×60 Dew of Repudiation ×20 Spectral Nucleus ×24

Kokomi Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Mon/Thu/Sun Teachings of Transience	Specters Spectral Husk	La Signora Challenge Reward Hellfire Butterfly
Guide to Transience	Spectral Heart
Philosophies of Transience	Spectral Nucleus

Talent Materials per Level

Kokomi Talents and How to Use

Abilities Scale off Max HP

Kokomi's healing and Elemental Burst buffs scale off of her maximum HP. Equip her with artifacts that have high HP stats to get the most of her abilities!

Kokomi Does Not Need CRIT Stats

Kokomi has a passive that decreases her CRIT Rate by 100%, so it is not recommended to build CRIT artifacts for her.

Normal Attack

Normal Attack: The Shape of Water
Performs up to 3 consecutive attacks that take the form of swimming fish, dealing Hydro DMG. Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Hydro DMG after a short casting time. Plunge Attack: Gathering the might of Hydro, Kokomi plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Hydro DMG upon impact with the ground.

She instead needs Healing Bonus and HP stats to increase her damage, to help her comrades in battle!

Consistent Hydro Application

Since she's a Catalyst-user, you can use Kokomi's normal attacks to easily apply Hydro to enemies and set up Elemental Reactions. Freeze, Vaporize, or Electro-Charge anyone who stands in your way!
List of Elemental Reactions

Elemental Skill

Kurage's Oath
Summons a "bake-kurage" created from water that can heal her allies. Using this skill will apply the Wet status to Sangonomiya Kokomi. Bake-Kurage Deals Hydro DMG to surrounding opponents and heal nearby active characters at fixed intervals. This healing is based on Kokomi's Max HP. Flavor Text: Kokomi needs timely "refreshment" in order to maintain optimal work efficiency.

Heal and Attack with her Elemental Skill

Summon a Bake-Kurage to deal DMG and heal nearby allies. This is also a great way to constantly apply Hydro, but note that using the skill will apply the Wet status on Kokomi as well!

Elemental Burst

Nereid's Ascension

The might of Watatsumi descends, dealing Hydro DMG to surrounding opponents, before robing Kokomi in a Ceremonial Garment made from the flowing waters of Sangonomiya. Ceremonial Garment • Sangonomiya Kokomi's Normal Attack, Charged Attack, and Bake-Kurage DMG are increased based on her Max HP. • When her Normal and Charged Attacks hit opponents, Kokomi will restore HP for all nearby party members, and the amount restored is based on her Max HP. • Increases Sangonomiya Kokomi's resistance to interruption and allows her to walk on the water's surface. These effects will be cleared once Sangonomiya Kokomi leaves the field. Flavor Text: Clear light coalesces into robes around Her Excellency, Sangonomiya Kokomi, reflecting her magnificent form.

Buff Kokomi's Damage and Healing with Elemental Burst

Kokomi's Elemental Burst deals Hydro DMG and equips her with a Ceremonial Garment. This Ceremonial Garment buffs all her Normal and Charged attacks, as well as her Elemental Skill damage.

In addition, her Normal and Charged attacks also heals allies on-hit, and increases her resistance to interruption.

You can walk on water during her Burst!

While you're equipped with the Ceremonial Garment, you'll also be able to walk on water. The duration for this fun passive lasts for the whole duration of the burst.

Because of the short duration, it is not recommended using your burst when crossing wide rivers or large bodies of water.

Passive Talent 1

Tamanooya's Casket
If Sangonomiya Kokomi's own Bake-Kurage are on the field when she uses Nereid's Ascension, the Bake-Kurage's duration will be refreshed.

Skill Refresh

This passive is especially useful in quickswap or freeze teams where Kokomi can summon her Elemental Skill, do the rotations for everyone else, then swap back to Kokomi for her Elemental Burst.

Refreshing her Skill during her Elemental Burst is useful both as a sustain option and more Hydro Application.

Passive Talent 2

Song of Pearls
While donning the Ceremonial Garment created by Nereid's Ascension, the Normal and Charged Attack DMG Bonus Sangonomiya Kokomi gains based on her Max HP will receive a further increase based on 15% of her Healing Bonus.

On-Field Possible During Burst

During Kokomi's Elemental Burst, her damage becomes respectable enough to keep her on-field for the duration of the Burst, despite never hitting CRITs at all.

On top of that, since the attacks heal on-hit, being played in the right team ensures that the overall DPS stays constant, with on-demand healing available at will.

Passive Talent 3

Princess of Watatsumi
Decreases swimming Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

Useful for Crossing Bodies of Water

Outside of Fontaine, this decrease in stamina consumption ensures that you can get from Point A to a slightly farther Point B than usual.

How to Get Kokomi

Pull from Kokomi's Rerun Banner

Banner Status	Inactive

Kokomi's banner rerun was in Version 3.8 Phase 2, which ran from July 25, 2023 until August 15, 2023! Since she is an exclusive banner character, you cannot get her by any other means.

Being one of the most proficient healers in the game, Kokomi is likely to have a rerun in the future. Stay tuned for more updates!

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Kokomi's In-Game Information

Kokomi Character Profile

Nation	Inazuma
Title	Pearl of Wisdom
Vision	Hydro
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Height	Medium Girl
Faction	Watatsumi Island
Constellation	Dracaena Somnolenta
Birthday	February 22
Special Dish	A Stunning Stratagem

Kokomi Voicelines

Thoughts About Kokomi

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Gorou	Duties: As the leader of Watatsumi Island, Her Excellency is responsible for assessing the scenario and formulating a plan. It is then my duty to put every detail of the plan into action and to keep the situation under control on the front line. We are united with the whole resistance in achieving a single purpose: victory. Attitude: I have only the utmost respect for Her Excellency. Without her ingenious and insightful strategies, the resistance could never have come as far as it has today. But if you ask me, it seems that deep down she prefers a much quieter existence. So when there's no pressing military matters, I try not to disturb her too much.
Heizou	I've actually never seen Madam Sangonomiya before. Whenever she appears, practically the whole village crowds around her... I'm not about to contend with that. Oh, and even if you made it through all the villagers, there'd still be a circle of shrine maidens around her! For one of us young people to gain that kind of recognition from everyone, it must have taken a lot of work.
Kazuha	During my time with the Resistance, there was no one among our ranks who wouldn't look up to Her Excellency. As someone with a great passion for military matters, victory at all costs isn't really part of her ethos. She'd always try to limit the casualties to the minimum while planning her next move. By some accounts, it also seems that she seeks to take charge of both internal and foreign affairs for Watatsumi Island. Wouldn't that be too much to expect of herself though?
Sara	She is more proficient as a military strategist than a priestess. The way she uses directives to wage war is almost unheard of. I wonder if I should adopt this technique for commanding the Shogun's Army? Hmm... but this could lead us to a situation whereby war is waged at the negotiation table, each side with their pack of strategy cards, playing them one by one until a victor emerges... Then again, perhaps not.
Yae Miko	These Divine Priestesses seem to be getting cuter every generation. I wonder how she looks performing the Dance of Divine Peace... Perhaps even little schools of fish swish around her while she spins. If she's ever looking for a more experienced head shrine maiden to learn from, I'd be quite happy to share a few tips with her... Hehe, as long as she asked me nicely, of course.

Kokomi's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Beidou	About Beidou Ah... back when Beidou and I were carrying out ambushes against the Shogun's Army together, I raised my concerns that the enemy might detect our approach. But Beidou assured me of her fleet's unwavering discipline, and that raids could be carried out without detection. In the end, she was right, and that's exactly what happened. Now, every time the Watatsumi fleet encounters some sort of bottleneck, I consider inviting her to come and give them her instruction. There's no doubt, she runs a tight ship...
Gorou	About Gorou Gorou is an exceptional general... sincere, determined, and courageous. He has a strong camaraderie with the troops and is able to come up with creative battle plans. He does, however, have one shortcoming... He often lets the excitement of battle get to his head. If you are ever deployed to the battlefield together, be sure to have a good rein on him when things get underway.
Heizou	About Heizou Initially, I was astonished to see anyone coming to Watatsumi Island wearing a Tenryou Commission uniform. A Tenryou Commission samurai would never be that brazen, and a Tenryou Commission spy would never be that conspicuous. Shortly after, I discovered that he was a self-proclaimed "detective" by the name of Shikanoin, and that he took no interest in military, government, or commercial affairs. Instead he seemed to have arrived for a bit of sightseeing. As such, I set a few eyes on him, but refrained from taking any action to remove him from the island. be sure to talk to him if the chance presents itself.
Kazuha	About Kazuha Kazuha once came and bunked with the resistance for a time. If I'm not mistaken, he got along very well with Gorou — they would often fight side-by-side in battle. Kazuha has a carefree personality and doesn't like constraints, but he would follow every command to the letter when he was among our ranks. In my opinion, not only is he an outstanding swordsman, but a very refined character.
Raiden	About Raiden Shogun Now that the Vision Hunt Decree is over, Watatsumi Island has since again returned to normal life. It has never been my intent to scrutinize the rights and wrongs of the Shogun's actions, even to this day. What I do care about is the future of our island. It is my hope that the Shogun will fulfill her promise and that we can live with the Shogunate in peace. However, if there comes a day when she once again casts aside the aspirations of the people, I can assure you that we won't sit by and watch.
Sara	About Sara Mmm... I must admit, Kujou Sara is an opponent that cannot be taken lightly. She seldom employs cunning strategy, but her performance in open warfare is always admirable. The Shogun's Army places great trust in her abilities - they are united and ready to fight valiantly under her command, even to the death. Her forces have been a serious threat to the resistance on multiple occasions.
Yae Miko	About Yae Miko I have also heard of Guuji Yae's great deeds. In all fairness, I hold her to be an outstanding shrine maiden, and she has performed her duties marvelously. I even heard that she holds responsibility where Yae Publishing House's light novels are concerned. An enigmatic individual to say the least...

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