Genshin Impact Ganyu build, weapon, and teams

Genshin Impact's Ganyu is devastatingly good, so here's her best build, artifacts, weapons, and more to get the best damage out of her.

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Genshin Impact's Ganyu is a key member of the Liyue Qixing, who we meet in the Liyue storyline. She's half qilin, and is an adeptus with some fancy red horns. Ganyu is an excellent DPS, with some really strong cryo capabilities, or she can be a great sub-DPS thanks to her big ult move. Here's the best Ganyu build to make the most of her talents.

Once you've come to grips with Ganyu, head over to our Genshin Impact tier list to see where the rest of the characters rank, and then grab some Genshin Impact codes from our handy list. Check out the next Genshin Impact banners, too, to see who you can pull for.

Here's everything in our Genshin Impact Ganyu guide:

What's the best Ganyu build?

Ganyu is a five-star character who uses a bow and the cryo element.

Rarity ★★★★★
Element Cryo
Weapon type Bow
Best weapon Polar Star
Best artifact set Blizzard Strayer
Main stats Attack, cryo damage bonus, crit rate/damage
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What are the best teams for Ganyu in Genshin Impact?

Ganyu excels as a main DPS thanks to her charged shots and as a sub-DPS if you make use of her AoE burst. Her elemental skill acts as a taunt to draw enemy fire away, but you're best off using a shielder or healer to keep her safe as she charges her shots. Pairing her with hydro units is especially effective thanks to her AoE elemental burst, which can freeze enemies in a large area.

Here are some examples of Ganyu's best teams:

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What are the best weapons for Ganyu?

Generally, the best weapon for Ganyu depends on your build. In a freeze team where Ganyu is your main, on-field DPS, a crit-boosting option is best. For a quickswap freeze team where you're switching between characters regularly, Aqua Simulacra takes the top spot. For a melt team, Hunter's Path charges into the lead.

For a strong four-star choice in both freeze and freeze quickswap teams, Mouun's Moon at refinement rank five is your best option. However, if you're looking for something that relies on a little less RNG, R5 Prototype Crescent is a great option.

There are plenty of options you can use on her, depending on what you have available and which stats you want to buff. Here are some we recommend:

  • The First Great Magic - Lyney's signature five-star
  • Hunter's Path - standard five-star
  • Astral Vulture's Crimson Plumage - Chasca's signature five-star
  • Aqua Simulacra - Yelan's signature five-star
  • Amos Bow - standard five-star
  • The Stringless - four-star
  • Prototype Crescent - craftable four-star
  • Favonius Warbow - four-star

Genshin Impact Ganyu: As featured in official artwork

What are the best artifacts for Ganyu?

For freeze or mono-cryo teams, Blizard Strayer is the best set with no competition. Its crit rate boost is a true asset to Ganyu, and it's hard to go wrong with the cryo damage bonus. For melt teams, Wanderer's Troupe is your best option. It offers a valuable boost to her elemental mastery and is very easy to farm passively or through artifact strongboxes. Any attack-boosting two-piece won't go amiss either, as Ganyu will gladly make use of a higher stat.

These are the best sets for Ganyu:

  • Blizzard Strayer - four-piece set
  • Wanderer's Troupe - four-piece set
  • Shimenawa's Reminiscence - four-piece set
  • Gladiator's Finale - two-piece set
  • Marechaussee Hunter - two-piece set

When picking each artifact, prioritize options with the following stats as main and sub-stat options:

  • Attack
  • Cryo damage bonus
  • Crit damage/rate
  • Energy recharge

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What are Ganyu's priority skills?

As Ganyu focuses on charged attacks, you want to prioritize this when leveling her skills.

  • Normal attack > elemental skill > elemental burst

Who are Ganyu's voice actors?

Here are the actors who voice Ganyu in Genshin Impact. Ganyu used to have a different English voice, by Jennifer Losi, but her actor changed in update Luna IV.

  • English - Rachel Lepore
  • Chinese - Lin Su
  • Japanese - Ueda Reina
  • Korean - Kim Seon-hye

Now that you know all about Genshin Impact's Ganyu, you may be on the lookout for something new to play. If that's the case, head on over to see the Honkai Star Rail tier list and any Honkai Star Rail codes that may pop up.

You can usually find Holly roaming through Teyvat or Hyrule. She's big on Nintendo, Hoyoverse, and indie games. Animal Crossing is her ride-or-die. She plays too many farming games. She got started doing freelance lists for GameRant and Roblox pages for VG247, and producing Genshin Impact builds for Gfinity. Her biggest achievement to date is getting her Pikmin 4 score on adverts across the UK. She can, and will, lay some hot takes out if you let her but sticks to correct opinions like arguing what the best wireless chargers and stylus phones are, and which gacha game is the best (it’s Genshin. Or Wuthering Waves. Or Honkai Star Rail). She also owns a really cute lizard.