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Mualani is a 5-star Hydro Catalyst User in Genshin Impact that best functions as a Main DPS. See her best weapons and artifacts, team comps, and our rating of Mualani in this guide!
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Where the Springs Return Chapter | ||
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List of Contents
Mualani | ||
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Rating |
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Rarity |
★★★★★
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Voice Actors |
Cassandra Lee Morris (EN)
Toyama Nao (JP) |
Main DPS | Sub-DPS | Support | Exploration |
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Like Navia and Lyney, Mualani's damage is frontloaded, which means her DPS happens in one big instance each time she uses her Enhanced Normal Attack during her Elemental Skill. As she is built with Vaporize in mind, she is currently one of the best single-target nukers in the game with decent AoE, but only with the correct timing and setup.
There is more potential in Mualani as the game is currently lacking better options for Pyro Application as you may find yourself using solo Xiangling with extremely high Energy Recharge in her teams, or needing a Dendro character for setting up Burning-Vaporize.
5.0 Tier List August 28, 2024 Update
Stat | Base Value |
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HP | 3066 |
ATK | 37 |
DEF | 115 |
CRIT Rate% | 5% |
Stat | Max Value |
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HP | 15185 |
ATK | 182 |
DEF | 570 |
CRIT Rate% | 24.20% |
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![]() | 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. |
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All Ascension Materials Needed |
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All Talent Materials Needed |
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Strengths | |||
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• Sharky's Bite lets Mualani deal damage and mark opponents while increasing the damage she deals to them with the number of marks. • Damage is frontloaded, making her an extremely good choice for an Elemental Reaction like Vaporize. • Mualani's damage source comes from her own HP, which can be easily stacked with leveling, artifacts, weapons, and even Hydro Resonance. • Elemental Skill allows Mualani to ride through water, providing a quick way to travel around watery areas. |
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• Her Sharky's Bite during Elemental Skill can miss when the enemy suddenly moves. Proper timing is required especially with the build-up she requires. |
Mualani is an HP-scaling character who uses her waveboard from her Elemental Skill to tag opponents, and then using her last enhanced Normal Attack from her rotation to deal damage to enemies, specializing in the Elemental Reaction, Vaporize.
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Artifact Sub Stats | CRIT DMG, HP%, Elemental Mastery, CRIT Rate, Energy Recharge |
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The Obsidian Codex artifact set is Mualani's best build, which provides an abundance of CRIT Rate and lets you stack CRIT DMG from substats. Focus on HP% and Elemental Mastery stats as well to ensure that her most important attacks benefit from as many multipliers as possible.
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Elemental Skill | Elemental Burst | Normal Attack |
Mualani's damage potential comes first and foremost from her Elemental Skill, followed by the emergency Burst Damage from her Elemental Burst, so level up those two in order.
Despite her primary source of damage being considered Normal Attack DMG, Mualani's Normal Attacks do not directly contribute to it, so you can level them last.
Obsidian Codex outshines the other two options solely because she can trigger Nightsoul's Blessing, and is something that Mualani can consistently trigger, leading to a near-unconditional 40% increase to CRIT Rate.
Other than that, Heart of Depth and standard 2-piece HP or Hydro DMG Bonus sets remain consistent choices for those still in the process of farming for 4-pc. Obsidian Codex or those deciding to settle on the artifacts, as their flat Hydro DMG increase is always welcome.
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2-PC: While the equipping character is in Nightsoul's Blessing and is on the field, their DMG dealt is increased by 15%. 4-PC: After the equpping character consumes 1 Nightsoul point while on the field, CRIT Rate increases by 40% for 6s. This effect can trigger once every second. |
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2-PC: Hydro DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s. |
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2-PC: HP +20% |
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2-PC: Hydro DMG Bonus +15% |
Artifact | Artifact Bonuses |
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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
Mualani's Signature Weapon, Surf's Up, is tailor-made for both her kit and her Vaporize-centered damage style.
If her Signature is not available, then use HP weapons such as the Battle Pass Sacrificial Jade, or the Natlan free craftable Ring of Yaxche.
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Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 88.2% Skill Effect: Max HP increased by 20%. Once every 15s, for the 14s after using an Elemental Skill: Gain 4 Scorching Summer stacks. Each stack increases Normal Attack DMG by 12%. For the duration of the effect, once every 1.5s, lose 1 stack after a Normal Attack hits an opponent; once every 1.5s, gain 1 stack after triggering a Vaporize reaction on an opponent. Max 4 Scorching Summer stacks. |
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Base ATK: 454 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 36.8% Skill Effect: When not on the field for more than 5s, Max HP will be increased by 32% and Elemental Mastery will be increased by 40. These effects will be canceled after the wielder has been on the field for 10s. |
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Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: HP 41.3% Skill Effect: Using an Elemental Skill grants the Jade-Forged Crown effect: Every 1,000 Max HP will increase the Normal Attack DMG dealt by the equipping character by 0.6% for 10s. Normal Attack DMG can be increased this way by a maximum of 16%. |
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Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: HP 41.3% Skill Effect: Using an Elemental Skill grants the Jade-Forged Crown effect: Every 1,000 Max HP will increase the Normal Attack DMG dealt by the equipping character by 0.6% for 10s. Normal Attack DMG can be increased this way by a maximum of 16%. |
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Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: HP 41.3% Skill Effect: When an attack hits an opponent, deals AoE damage equal to 40% of Max HP at the target location. This effect can be triggered once every 15 seconds. |
Team comps specializing in Vaporize are Mualani's best teams as she can forward most of her attacks towards Pyro-afflicted opponents to trigger big Vaporize damage consistently.
Other than that, slotting her in as a Hypercarry or in Electro-Charged teams is also viable due to her easy Hydro Application using her Elemental Skill.
Main-DPS | Sub-DPS | Sub-DPS/ Support |
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Mualani works best in Vaporize teams due to most of her damage being front-loaded into her Shark's lunging bites.
With that in mind, pairing her with characters with good Pyro application like Xiangling with Bennett, and a buffer like Kazuha can help ensure that she can always Vaporize this instance of attack.
Note that Bennett only helps Xiangling in this case due to Mualani not needing ATK. If you have enough Energy Recharge on Xiangling, you may use someone else like Dehya.
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A variant of Mualani's Vaporize team utilizing the constant Pyro application of Burning with a Dendro character. Make sure to Burn the enemy first with Emilie and Xiangling before using Mualani as she may accidentally extinquish the Burn effect or make Bloom cores instead.
Main-DPS | Sub-DPS | Sub-DPS/ Support |
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Mualani can also be paired up with a full buffer support team to scale her own damage. As an added bonus, pairing her with someone like Furina can benefit both characters due to Hydro Resonance directly increasing both of their damage.
Phoca Neomonachus |
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Mualani's Constellations | |
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C1 |
The Leisurely "Meztli"... The DMG dealt by the first Sharky's Surging Bite after Mualani enters Nightsoul's Blessing and the Shark Missiles it triggers is increased by 66% of Mualani's Max HP. This instance of increased DMG is subject to the diminishing DMG rules of Surfshark Wavebreaker. In addition, while out of combat, Mualani's Nightsoul's Blessing state consumes 30% less Phlogiston and Nightsoul points. |
C2 |
Mualani, Going All Out! Mualani gains 2 of Surfshark Wavebreaker's Wave Momentum stacks when she enters Nightsoul's Blessing state. She will gain 1 stack when obtaining a Puffer. In addition, whenever Mualani obtains 2 Puffers within a single instance of the Nightsoul's Blessing state, she will recover an additional 12 Nightsoul points over 2s. This effect requires the Passive Talent "Heat-Resistant Freshwater Floater" to be unlocked first. |
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Surfing Atop Joyous Seas Increases the Level of Surfshark Wavebreaker by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
C4 |
Sharky Eats Puffies Mualani regenerates 8 Energy when obtaining a Puffer. Must first unlock the Passive Talent "Heat-Resistant Freshwater Floater." Additionally, Boomsharka-laka deals 75% increased DMG. |
C5 |
Same Style of Surfboard on Sale! Increases the Level of Boomsharka-laka by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
C6 |
Spirit of the Springs' People The DMG increase from the Constellation "The Leisurely 'Meztli'..." is no longer limited to being triggered once every Nightsoul's Blessing. |
Rating | Constellation Effect / Merits | |
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C1 | ★★☆ |
• Provides a damage bonus to the very first Surging Bite from her Elemental Skill based on her Max HP, increasing the damage she deals. • Consumes less Nightsoul Points while using her Elemental Skill to travel around, making it a good Quality-of-Life constellation. |
C2 | ★★★ |
• Allows Mualani's Elemental Skill to last longer and deal more damage by enhancing the Puffer gathering mechanic. • 2 Stacks on her Elemental Skill upon cast combined with C1 allow her to nuke down opponents quickly by ramming her Skill into them then hitting them with the Surging Bite. |
C6 | ★★☆ |
• Removes the Once-per-Nightsoul-Blessing requirement from her Elemental Skill, making every Surging Bite deal as much damage as the first empowered one. • Turns Mualani's Elemental Skill into a high-scaling nuke at every point of its uptime. |
Below are the ascension materials needed for Mualani:
Lv.20→Lv.40 |
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Lv.40→Lv.50 |
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Lv.50→Lv.60 |
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Lv.60→Lv.70 |
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Lv.70→Lv.80 |
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Lv.80→Lv.90 |
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Below are the talent materials needed for Mualani:
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Normal Attack: Cooling Treatment |
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Performs up o 3 attacks that deal Hydro DMG.
Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to smack a Pufferball into the air that deals AoE Hydro DMG upon landing. Plunge Attack: Gathers the power of Hydro and plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Hydro DMG upon impact with the ground. |
Mualani's Normal Attacks have her throw an assortment of water-based attacks with balloons and fish, whereas her Enhanced Normal Attacks have her leading her Shark to lunge onto an opponent.
Surfshark Wavebreaker |
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Combining her mastery of speed and the waves and water, Mualani can surf anytime, anywhere. After using this skill, Mualani will gain 60 Nightsoul points and enter the Nightsoul's Blessing state.
Nightsoul's Blessing: Mualani Constantly consume Nightsoul points. When they are depleted or the skill is used again, Mualani's Nightsoul's Blessing will end. • Mualani mounts her Sharky Surfboard, increasing her Movement SPD and interruption resistance. • Normal Attacks are converted to Sharky's Bites, dealing Nightsoul-aligned Hydro DMG based on her Max HP. • When Mualani makes contact with opponents, she applies "Marked as Prey" and gains 1 Wave Momentum stack. Waved Momentum and Marked as Prey When Mualani uses Sharky's Bite, her DMG dealt increases based on Wave Momentum stacks. When she has 3 stacks, Sharky's Bite will be converted to Sharky's Surging Bite, further increasing her DMG and removing all her stacks when hitting an opponent. |
Mualani's Elemental Skill allows her to ride her shark mount as she continuously runs through enemies, marking them and increasing the amount of damage that Mualani does to opponents.
Her combos are special due to her somewhat infrequent Enhanced Normal Attacks during her Elemental Skill being the primary source of her damage.
Sharky Surfboard also gives Mualani faster movement speed and higher interruption resist and gives her the ability to navigate through terrain, water, and liquid Phlogiston.
Use this as one of the many movement abilities given to you in Natlan.
Boomsharka-laka |
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Fires a Super Shark Missile that can track opponents, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Hydro DMG based on Mualani's Max HP. |
Mualani's Elemental Burst summons her shark to shoot towards her opponents, exploding for large damage in an AoE.
Her Elemental Burst is a form of Burst Damage to close out or open her damage rotations.
Heat-Resistant Freshwater Puffer |
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When Sharky's Surging Bite hits an opponent, a generated nearby. Puffer will be Mualani will restore 20 Nightsoul points when she picks up a Puffer. Only 2 such Puffers can be created in this way during a single instance of being in Nightsoul's Blessing. |
Mualani's A1 Passive allows her to sustain enough Nightsoul Points to charge up her Elemental Skill and hit the enemy with Surging Bite another time.
Use this as a way to squeeze in that last bit of DPS before needing to change off of her.
Natlan's Greatest Guide |
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After a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, Mualani will gain 1 stack of Wavechaser's Exploits, which lasts for 20s. Max 3 stacks. When she uses Boomsharka-laka, Mualani will clear all Wavechaser's Exploits stacks and increase the DMG of this Boomsharka-laka by 15%/30%/45% of her Max HP based on the number of stacks cleared. |
Mualani's Burst gains more value whenever allies have their turns in dealing Elemental Damage, allowing her to exploit Nightsoul Burst by powering up her Elemental Burst.
Although not an active thing to consider, take note of this during her rotations so that you maximize the use of Nightsoul Burst.
Night Realm's Gift: Crests and Troughs |
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After her Nightsoul points are depleted, Mualani will switch to consuming Phlogiston to maintain her Nightsoul's Blessing. |
This passive affects Natlan characters by default, allowing them to use Phlogiston instead to power up their Nightsoul's Blessing.
Nightsoul's Blessing and Nightsoul Points are the fuel that characters like Mualani need in order to maintain key abilities like their Elemental Skills.
Nightsoul's Blessing and Burst Guide
The Trick is to Keep Smiling! |
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While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, 15 Phlogiston will be restored when interacting with some harvestable items. Additionally, the location of nearby resources unique to Natlan will appear on your mini-map. |
As one of the flagship characters for Version 5.0, Mualani's exploration passive gives her the ability to scout out the Local Specialties in Natlan.
This way, you are able to lessen the time and hassle of searching for these plants for your characters.
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Banner Status | Active |
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Mualani is available in her own featured debut banner during Phase 1 of Version 5.0, which runs from August 28, 2024 to September 17, 2024. The new Natlan Geo character Kachina is one of her rate-up 4-star characters.
Mualani's banner runs alongside Kazuha's rerun banner!
Nation | Natlan |
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Title | Splish-Splash Wavechaser |
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Gender | Female |
Race | Human |
Height | Medium Girl |
Faction | People of the Springs |
Constellation | Phoca Neomonachus |
Birthday | August 3 |
Special Dish | Pass the Luck |
In Mualani's official announcement post, as well as the Genshin 5.0 Livestream, it was revealed she's a member of a group known as People of the Springs.
It's said that in the past, their forerunners once measured the world with their feet, transforming the winding, perilous paths they walked into networks of orderly lines on their maps.
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Mualani is voiced by Cassandra Lee Morris in English, and Toyama Nao in Japanese!
Voice Actors List for All Languages
Genshin Impact Version 5.0 | |
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Release Date | August 28, 2024 |
Mualani has been released in Phase 1 of Version 5.0 on August 28, 2024 as part of her own featured banner. Running alongside her is Kaedehara Kazuha's rerun banner!
Kachina was also released alongside Mualani in Phase 1, making her one of the rate-up 4-stars in Mualani and Kazuha's banners!
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Thoma's burst works nice with her too since it attacks before she actually hits
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Should i pull for c2👀 have her at c1