Best Ningguang Genshin Impact build: Artifacts, weapons, more
miHoYoNingguang can become a powerful Geo user on anyone’s Genshin Impact team. Here are her recommended Artifacts, weapons, and more.
Ningguang is a playable 4-star Geo character who uses a Catalyst in battle. She serves as the Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing and the owner of the floating Jade Chamber, located in the clouds of Liyue.
Ningguang can be a useful asset for those searching for units who deal high Elemental Burst DMG in addition to a Geo DMG bonus. She is also excellent at long-range damage but lacks in the speed of her attacks.
If you’re looking to add Ningguang to your team, keep reading for our recommended build guide to maximize her potential.
Contents
- Ningguang abilities
- Ningguang Constellations
- Best Ningguang Artifacts
- Best Ningguang weapons
- Ningguang Talent Level-up and Ascension materials
- Best Ningguang team comp
Ningguang abilities in Genshin Impact
Ningguang bombards enemies with ranged Geo attacks. Normal Attack: Sparkling Scatter
- Normal Attack: Shoots gems that deal Geo DMG. Upon hit, this grants Ningguang 1 Star Jade.
- Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to fire off a giant gem that deals Geo DMG. If Ningguang has any Star Jades, unleashing a Charged Attack will cause the Star Jades to be fired at the enemy as well, dealing additional DMG.
- Plunging Attack: Gathering the might of Geo, Ningguang plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all enemies in her path. Deals AoE Geo DMG upon impact with the ground.
Elemental Skill: Jade Screen
Ningguang creates a Jade Screen out of gold, obsidian and her great opulence, dealing AoE Geo DMG. Jade Screen Blocks enemy projectiles. Endurance scales based on Ningguang’s Max HP. Jade Screen is considered a Geo Construct and can be used to block certain attacks, but cannot be climbed. Only one Jade Screen may exist at any one time.
Elemental Burst: Starshatter
Gathering a great number of gems, Ningguang scatters them all at once, sending homing projectiles at her enemies that deals massive Geo DMG. If Starshatter is cast when a Jade Screen is nearby, the Jade Screen will fire additional gem projectiles at the same time.
Ningguang Constellations in Genshin Impact
If you pull multiple copies of Ningguang, these are buffs you can expect from her Constellations:
- Level One – Piercing Fragments: When a Normal Attack hits, it deals AoE DMG.
- Level Two – Shock Effect: Every six seconds, Ningguang’s Elemental Skill, Jade Screen’s CD, will reset if shattered.
- Level Three – Majesty be the Array of Stars: Increases the Level of Starshatter by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- Level Four – Exquisite be the Jade, Outshining All the Beneath: Allies within a 10m radius of the Jade Screen take 10% less Elemental Damage.
- Level Five – Invincible be the Jade Screen: Increases the Level of Jade Screen by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- Level Six – Grandeur be the Seven Stars: When Starshatter is used, Ningguang gains seven Star Jades.
Best Ningguang Artifacts
The best Artifact set Ningguang should use is the 4-piece Nighttime Whispers in the Echoing Woods. As a Geo Main DPS, this will increase her ATK by 18% in addition to improving her Geo DMG bonus after using an Elemental Skill.
Another option is the 2-piece Archaic Petra with the 2-piece Gladiator’s Finale, granting a Geo DMG and an ATK bonus.
| Artifact | Set Bonuses |
 Nighttime Whispers in the Echoing Woods |
2-piece: ATK +18% 4-piece: After using an Elemental Skill, gain a 20% Geo DMG Bonus for 10s. While under a shield granted by the Crystallize reaction, the above effect will be increased by 150%, and this additional increase disappears 1s after that shield is lost. |
 Archaic Petra |
2-piece: Gain a 15% Geo DMG Bonus. 4-piece: Upon obtaining an Elemental Shard Created through a Crystallize Reaction, all party members gain a 35% DMG Bonus for that particular element for 10s. Only one form of Elemental DMG Bonus can be gained in this manner at any one time. |
 Gladiator’s Finale |
2-piece: ATK +18%. 4-piece: If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%. |
Best Ningguang weapons in Genshin Impact
The best weapon choice for Ningguang is the Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds. This 5-star Catalyst will increase her Movement SPD by 10% alongside an 8% Elemental DMG Bonus every four seconds when in battle.
Another 5-star option is the Skyward Atlas to improve Ningguang’s Elemental DMG Bonus by 12% in addition to possibly dealing 160% ATK DMG once every 30 seconds.
If you haven’t pulled either 5-star weapon, we recommend placing the 4-star Catalyst Solar Pearl on Ningguang. You can obtain this as a Battle Pass Reward instead of getting lucky on banners. The Solar Pearl causes Normal Attacks to increase Ningguang’s Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG and vice-versa.
| Weapon | Details |
 Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds |
Increases Movement SPD by 10%. When in battle, gain an 8% Elemental DMG Bonus every 4s. Max 4 stacks. Lasts until the character falls or leaves combat. |
 Skyward Atlas |
Increases Elemental DMG Bonus by 12%. Normal attack hits have a 50% chance to earn the favor of the clouds, which actively seeks out nearby enemies to attack for 15s. Dealing 160% ATK DMG. Can only occur once every 30s. |
 Solar Pearl |
Normal Attack hits increase Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG by 20% for 6s. Likewise, Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst hits increase Normal Attack DMG by 20% for 6s. |
Ningguang Talent Level-up and Ascension materials
The following tables contain what materials you’ll need to level up Ningguang’s Talents and fully ascend the character:
| Ningguang Talent level-up materials | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Talent level-up materials | Teachings of Prosperity x9 | Guide to Prosperity x63 | Philosophies of Prosperity x114 |
| Common Ascension Materials | Recruit’s Insignia x18 | Sergeant’s Insignia x66 | Lieutenant’s Insignia x93 |
| Boss Materials | Spirit Locket of Boreas x18 |
| Ascension Level | Mora Cost | Materials | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20,000 | Prithiva Topaz Silver x1 | Glaze Lily x3 | Recruit’s Insignia x3 | |
| 2 | 40,000 | Prithiva Topaz Fragment x3 | Basalt Pillar x2 | Glaze Lily x10 | Recruit’s Insignia x15 |
| 3 | 60,000 | Prithiva Topaz Fragment x6 | Basalt Pillar x4 | Glaze Lily x20 | Sergeant’s Insignia x12 |
| 4 | 80,000 | Prithiva Topaz Chunk x3 | Basalt Pillar x8 | Glaze Lily x30 | Sergeant’s Insignia x18 |
| 5 | 100,000 | Prithiva Topaz Chunk x6 | Basalt Pillar x12 | Glaze Lily x45 | Lieutenant’s Insignia x12 |
| 6 | 120,000 | Prithiva Topaz Gemstone x9 | Basalt Pillar x20 | Glaze Lily x60 | Lieutenant’s Insignia x24 |
Best Ningguang team comp
We recommend using Ningguang as a Main DPS alongside characters like Yelan, Zhongli, and Bennett. Zhongli can provide shields to the party, which creates Geo Resonance with Ningguang to deal more damage.
Bennett’s Elemental Burst will also grant his teammates an attack buff, with Yelan dealing off-field damage. You could also replace Yelan with Albedo and Zhongli with Xiangling if you wish to do so.
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