In this Genshin Impact Ningguang build we're here to help you get to know this gorgeous, four-star geo catalyst user. She's a strong battery in mono-geo teams best suited to sub-DPS roles, but is also very versatile and can slot in just about anywhere. So let's take a look at her best weapons, artifacts, team comps, and more.
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Here's everything in our Genshin Impact Ningguang build:
What's the best Genshin Impact Ningguang build?
Ningguang is a four-star geo catalyst wielder. She's best suited to mono-geo or geo flex teams, but can also be highly versatile and slot into plenty of teams as a sub-DPS. She deals high single-target damage for a four-star, has great range, and can fluidly adjust to rotations based on your requirements.
Here's a brief overview of our best Ningguang build:
| Rarity | ★★★★ |
| Element | Geo |
| Weapon | Catalyst |
| Best weapon | Cashflow Supervision / Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds / Kagura's Verity |
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| Best artifact set | Nighttime Whispers in the Echoing Woods |
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How to use Ningguang
Ningguang's normal attacks are pretty lackluster, whereas her charged attacks do some respectable damage, especially when she has gathered Star Jades. As such, you should aim to weave charged attacks into her normal combos.
You can either link four charged attacks in a row, or start with one, two, or three normal attacks leading into a charged attack. Generally, one normal attack, one charged attack, then a dash to animation cancel is her best combo in melee situations, whereas two normal attacks, one charged attack, and a dash is a more reliable, general purpose combo for all other situations.
In terms of her skill and burst, you should generally aim for a loop of skill -> burst -> six seconds -> skill -> six seconds -> burst -> skill -> 12 seconds, then repeat. Also, the easiest way to make the most of her Jade Screen is to dash towards an enemy, turn to face away from them, then use her skill. This is the most consistent way to ensure the screen actually deals damage to an enemy, though feel free to experiment with other methods.
What's Ningguang's best weapon?
Ningguang's best weapon depends on what type of team you want to use her on.
With Furina on her team, Ningguang's best weapon is Cashflow Supervision, followed by Tome of the Eternal Flow. If you like to keep her on the field for long periods, Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds is a great choice. Meanwhile, Kagura's Verity can perform very well if you use her elemental skill often enough.
If you're looking for a more affordable option, Solar Pearl is Ningguang's most reliable four-star weapon, followed by The Widsith. Flowing Purity is also good if you can clear the Bond of Life effect, and Eye of Perception is solid against multiple targets.
Here are the best Genshin Impact Ningguang weapons:
| Cashflow Supervision | Base stat: crit rate Skill: increases attack. When Ningguang's current HP increases or decreases, her normal attack and charged attack damage increases, up to a max of three stacks. Also increases attack speed |
Limited banner |
| Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds | Base stat: crit rate Skill: increases movement speed. When in battle, the Ningguang gains an elemental damage bonus every four seconds. Max four stacks. Lasts until she character falls or leaves combat |
Limited banner |
| Kagura's Verity | Base stat: crit damage Skill: when Ningguang uses her elemental skill, she gains the Kagura Dance effect, increasing her elemental skill damage. Max three stacks. She gains an additional elemental damage bonus for all elements when she possesses three stacks |
Limited banner |
| Solar Pearl | Base stat: crit rate Skill: normal attacks increase elemental skill and burst damage. Elemental skill or burst hits also increase normal attack damage |
Battle pass reward |
| The Widsith | Base stat: crit damage Skill: when Ningguang takes to the field, she gains a random theme song for ten seconds, either increasing her attack, elemental damage, or elemental mastery |
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What are the best artifacts for Ningguang?
Ningguang's best artifact set is Nighttime Whispers in the Echoing Woods, as her crystallize shards ensure that she keeps its passive up consistently and with ease.
If you're pairing Ningguang with Furina, Marechaussee Hunter is also a strong option, though its effect doesn't stack while she's off-field, meaning she'll likely only have up to one stack per elemental skill cast, but it's still a worthy competitor.
For a more niche option, an elemental-based set like Unfinished Reverie, Thundersoother, or Lavawalker can be a solid option in elemental teams, but only if you can confidently keep the elemental aura up on enemies.
If you're struggling to meet Ningguang's energy recharge requirements in a quickswap team, you can use a full set of Emblem of Severed Fate. Or, for a more classic, simple option, you can pair two pieces of a geo damage bonus set like Archaic Petra or Husk of Opulent Dreams with two pieces of an attack% set like Gladiator's Finale for some raw, no-strings-attached buffs.
Here are the best Genshin Impact Ningguang artifacts:
| Nighttime Whispers in the Echoing Woods | Two equipped: increases attack by 18% Four equipped: after using her elemental skill, Ningguang gains a 20% geo damage bonus for ten seconds. When under a shield granted by the crystallize reaction, or when moondrifts formed by the lunar-crystallize reactions are nearby, the above effect increases by 150%. When these conditions expire, the additional increase disappears after one second |
Waterfall Wen |
| Marechaussee Hunter | Two equipped: increases normal and charged attack damage by 15% Four equipped: when Ningguang's current HP increases or decreases, her crit rate increases by 12% for five seconds. Max three stacks |
Denoument of Sin |
| Emblem of Severed Fate | Two equipped: increases energy recharge by 20% Four equipped: increases elemental burst damage by 25% of energy recharge (maximum 75% bonus damage) |
Momiji-Dyed Court |
Ningguang artifact stat recommendations
The main stats on your Ningguang's artifacts should always be attack %, geo damage, and crit. When it comes to substats, your top priority should be meeting the energy recharge requirement for your team.
Her energy recharge requirements vary greatly, but generally fall within 100% to 140% depending on your team. To get a more accurate insight into your personal Ningguang energy recharge requirements, use this energy recharge calculator.
Main stats
- Sands - Attack%
- Goblet - geo damage%
- Circlet - either crit rate or crit damage (try to maintain a 1:2 rate to damage ratio)
Sub-stats
- Energy recharge (until requirements are met)
- Crit damage/crit rate
- Attack%
- Extra energy recharge
What are the best Genshin Impact Ningguang team comps?
Ningguang performs best in a mono-geo or mono-geo flex team. While her kit is geared towards a DPS role, she can act as a battery and sub-DPS in certain teams. She appreciates having at least one other geo team member to reap the benefits of geo resonance.
Here are some examples of the best Genshin Impact Ningguang team comps:
 Ningguang |
 Fischl |
 Furina |
 Xilonen |
| Ningguang |
 Zhongli |
 Albedo |
Fischl |
| Ningguang |
 Navia |
 Xiangling |
 Bennett |
| Ningguang |
Zhongli |
 Chiori |
 Gorou |
| Ningguang |
Fischl |
 Yae Miko |
Xilonen |
What are Ningguang's abilities?
Ningguang's kit consists of her normal attack, elemental skill, elemental burst, and three passive skills.
Here are all of Ningguang's active skills:
| Normal attack | Sparkling Scatter Normal: shoot geo damage and generate a Star Jade Charged: consume a set amount of stamina to shoot a giant gem that deals geo damage. If Ningguang has any Star Jades, she fires them at the same time, dealing additional damage Plunge: plunge from mid-air, dealing AoE geo damage on impact with the ground |
| Elemental skill | Jade Screen Create a jade screen that deals geo damage on spawn, and blocks enemy projectiles. Screen endurance scales based on Ningguang's max HP. Only one jade screen may exist at any one time |
| Elemental burst | Starshatter Fire homing projectiles at nearby enemies, with additional projectiles also firing from the jade screen, if present |
Here are all of Ningguang's passive skills:
| A1 | Backup Plan While star jades are present, charged attacks don't consume stamina |
| A4 | Strategic Reserve Characters that pass through the jade screen gain a 12% geo damage bonus for ten seconds |
| Utility | Trove of Marvelous Treasures Displays the location of nearby ore veins on the mini-map |
What are Ningguang's constellations?
If you pull more than one copy of Ningguang, you can unlock one of her six constellations.
Here are all of Genshin Impact Ningguang's constellations:
| C1 | Piercing Fragments Normal attacks deal AoE damage |
| C2 | Shock Effect When a jade screen breaks, its cooldown will reset. This can occur once every six seconds |
| C3 | Majesty be the Array of Stars Increases the level of Starshatter by three |
| C4 | Exquisite be the Jade, Outshining All the Beneath Jade screens increase nearby characters' elemental resistance by 10% |
| C5 | Invincible be the Jade Screen Increases the level of Jade Screen by three |
| C6 | Grandeur be the Seven Stars Starshatter creates seven star jades |
What are Ningguang's ascension materials?
In order to get Ningguang to max level, you need to use certain materials to ascend her.
Here are all of Genshin Impact Ningguang's ascension materials:
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| 50➔60 |
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| 60➔70 |
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| 70➔80 |
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| 80➔90 |
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Here's where to get each of Ningguang's ascension materials:
- Prithiva topaz - drops from normal and weekly bosses
- Recruit's/sergeants/lieutenant's insignias - drops from Fatui skirmishers, cicin mages, and pyro agents
- Glaze lilies - gather around Liyue Harbor and Qingque Village
- Basalt pillars - drops from the Geo Hypostasis boss in Guyun Stone Forest
What are Ningguang's talent materials?
You can upgrade each of Ningguang's attacks to a maximum of level ten.
Here are all the materials you need to get one of Ningguang's talents max level:
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Here's where to get each of Ningguang's talent materials:
- Recruit's/sergeants/lieutenant's insignias - drops from Fatui skirmishers, cicin mages, and pyro agents
- Prosperity talent books - rewards from the Taishan Mansion domain on Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Spirit locket of Boreas - drops from the Wolf of the North weekly Boreas boss
Talent priority
It's important to upgrade all of Ningguang's talents. But to start off, we recommend prioritizing the following:
- Elemental burst > normal attack > elemental skill
Who is Genshin Impact's Ningguang?
Elegant, noble, and extremely intelligent, Ningguang is the Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing and the owner of the Jade Chamber. She's a professional business woman, and has accumulated her vast wealth through hard work and perseverance. She's known for being highly meticulous and hard working, and is very well-respected, holding a large amount of influence in Liyue.
Calculating and ruthless in the world of business, she came from an impoverished background, and is now guided by the sole aim of making mora. Over the years, she has built a large intelligence network that she uses to gain any information she needs. She only makes use of people when she knows their weaknesses, and many influential people dislike her as a result, while others recognize that she adds to the prosperity of both the Qixing and Liyue Harbor itself.
Though she may seem cold and calculating on the outside, Ningguang always has Liyue's best interests at heart, even sacrificing her beloved Jade Chamber to protect the harbor when Osial reawakened.
Despite their vast differences, you can often find Ningguang playing chess with captain of The Crux, Genshin Impact's Beidou. While the latter often pushes Ningguang's buttons, and neither approve of the other's way of life, they appear to have a steadfast friendship, respecting eachother as powerful women.