Genshin Impact Guide

Barbara Build Artifact

C Tier

Last updated: 2026-08-15 01:42:00

Best Barbara build (quick answer): Use the Main DPS Build with Ocean-Hued Clam (4-piece). Best weapon is Prototype Amber; F2P alternative is Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers. Top team on this guide: Barbara Premium Best Team.

Barbara Overview

This Page provides the Best Barbara Build information.

Barbara is a sister of Jean. Every denizen of Mondstadt adores Barbara.

Barbara is a healer in Genshin Impact. Barbara Healer Build is used by most of the traveler. Her elemental burst will heal all the team member even they are off field.

Barbara has different ways to help the party. Not only can she trigger the element reaction easily by normal attack, but also she can also keep the team nice and healthy by using the Healer Build.

In Genshin Impact, Barbara is a 4 Stars rarity Hydro character currently in C tier.

Age/Birthday	July 5th
Full Name	Barbara Pegg
Nation	Mondstadt
Sex	Female
Rarity
Weapon	Catalyst
Element	Hydro
Constellation	Crater
Special Dish	Spicy Stew
Release Date	Sep 28, 2020

Barbara Skills Talents

Whisper of Water

Barbara Normal Attack

1-Hit DMG	37.8%
2-Hit DMG	35.5%
3-Hit DMG	41%
4-Hit DMG	55.2%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost	50
Charged Attack DMG	166%
Low / High Plunge DMG	114% / 142%
Plunge DMG	56.8%

Normal Attack

Perform up to 4 water splash attacks that deal Hydro DMG.

Charged Attack

Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Hydro DMG after a short casting time.

Plunging Attack

Gathering the might of Hydro, Barbara plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Hydro DMG upon impact with the ground.

Let the Show Begin♪

Barbara Elemental Skill

HP Regeneration Per Hit	0.75% Max HP + 72
Continuous Regeneration	4% Max HP + 385
Droplet DMG	58.4%
Duration	15s
CD	32s

Summons water droplets resembling musical notes that form a Melody Loop, dealing Hydro DMG to surrounding opponents and applying the Wet status to them.

Melody Loop:

On hit, Barbara’s Normal Attacks heal your own party members and nearby teammates for a certain amount of HP, which scales with Barbara’s Max HP.
On hit, Barbara’s Charged Attack generates 4 times the amount of healing.
Periodically regenerates your own active character’s HP.
Applies the Wet status to the character and to opponents who come in contact with them.

Shining Miracle♪

Barbara Elemental Burst

Healing Amount	17.6% Max HP + 1694
CD	20s
Energy Cost	80

Heals nearby allied characters and your characters in the party for a large amount of HP that scales with Barbara’s Max HP.

Barbara Passive Talents

Glorious Season

Learned at 1st Ascension

The Stamina Consumption of characters within Let the Show Begin‘s Melody Loop is reduced by 12%.

Encore

Learned at 4th Ascension

When your active character gains an Elemental Orb/Particle, the duration of Let the Show Begin‘s Melody Loop is extended by 1s. The maximum extension is 5s.

With My Whole Heart♪

Utility Passive

When a Perfect Cooking is achieved on a dish with restorative effects, Barbara has a 12% chance to obtain double the product.

Barbara Constellations

Gleeful Songs

Barbara Constellation Level 1

Barbara regenerates 1 Energy every 10s.

Vitality Burst

Barbara Constellation Level 2

Decreases the CD of Let the Show Begin♪ by 15%.
During the ability’s duration, your active character gains a 15% Hydro DMG Bonus.

Weaver of Verses

Barbara Constellation Level 3

Increases the Level of Shining Miracle♪ by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Attentiveness be My Power

Barbara Constellation Level 4

Every opponent Barbara hits with her Charged Attack regenerates 1 Energy for her.
A maximum of 5 energy can be regenerated in this manner with any one Charged Attack.

The Purest Companionship

Barbara Constellation Level 5

Increases the Level of Let the Show Begin♪ by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Dedicating Everything to You

Barbara Constellation Level 6

When Barbara is in the party but not on the field, and one of your own party members falls:

Automatically revives the fallen character.
Fully restores the revived character’s HP to 100%.

This effect can only occur once every 15 mins.

What is the best artifact set for Barbara?

Top & Best Barbara Builds

Barbara Healer Build

This Barbara build maximizes the HP of Barbara which allows maximum healing of Barbara. Stacking the HP also increase the team’s survivability.

Premium Weapon

Prototype Amber

Type: HP

Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 4/4.5/5/5.5/6 Energy every 2s for 6s. Additionally, all party members will regenerate 4/4.5/5/5.5/6% HP every 2s for this duration.

Alternate F2P Weapon

Thrilling Tales of

Dragon Slayers

Type: HP

When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 24/30/36/42/48% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.

Artifact Sets

Ocean-Hued Clam

Main Stats:

Max HP%/

Max HP% /

Healing Bonus

(2)Healing Bonus +15%.

(4) When the character equipping this artifact set heals a character in the party, a Sea-Dyed Foam will appear for 3 seconds, accumulating the amount of HP recovered from healing (including overflow healing). At the end of the duration, the Sea-Dyed Foam will explode, dealing DMG to nearby opponents based on 90% of the accumulated healing. (This DMG is calculated similarly to Reactions such as Electro-Charged, and Superconduct, but is not affected by Elemental Mastery, Character Levels, or Reaction DMG Bonuses). Only one Sea-Dyed Foam can be produced every 3.5 seconds. Each Sea-Dyed Foam can accumulate up to 30,000 HP (including overflow healing). There can be no more than one Sea-Dyed Foam active at any given time. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.

Maiden Beloved

Substats:

HP/HP%/

Healing Bonus

(2) Character Healing Effectiveness +15%

(4) Using an Elemental Skill or Burst increases healing received by all party members by 20% for 10s.

What are the best Barbara teams?

Top & Best Barbara Team

Barbara Premium Best Team

Barbara is a Healer in this team. Barbara Healing build is used.

Main DPS

Ganyu

Ganyu deals DMG by her Elemental Burst and Heavy Attack, and her Cryo DMG reacts with Hydro attachment from Barbara to trigger freezing.

Support

Diona

Diona’s shield provides safe environment for team members, and help boost the recharge of Ganyu’s Elemental Burst.

Sub DPS/Support

Venti

Venti’s Elemental Burst can group enemies together and apply crowd control, and he can help spread Hydo attachment from Barbara to enemies nearby.

Healer

Barbara

Barbara provides Hydro element for triggering Freezing.

Barbara F2P Team

Barbara is a Healer in this team. Barbara Healing build is used.

Sub DPS

Fischl

Pair up with Fischl which is great for Swirl with Venti. Her Elemental Burst in particular is great as it stays on the field even if you change characters.

Support

Xingqiu

Xingqiu has a short CD Elemental Skill that easily acts as the crowd control for the team when there is Fischl/Kaeya/Barara. Their skill’s stay on the field even if you change character.

Main DPS

Kaeya

Pair up with Kaeya which applies Superconduct to enemies to give them the defense buff.

Healing

Barbara

Pair up with Barbara which allows you easily inflict multiple enemies with Hydro, great for swirl or other elemental reactions.

Barbara Ascension Material

Rank	Req Lv	Cost
1	20	20000	Varunada Lazurite Sliverr x 1		Philanemo Mushroom x 3	Divining Scroll x 3
2	40	40000	Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 3	Cleansing Heart x 2	Philanemo Mushroom x 10	Divining Scroll x 15
3	50	60000	Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 6	Cleansing Heart x 4	Philanemo Mushroom x 20	Sealed Scroll x 12
4	60	80000	Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 3	Cleansing Heart x 8	Philanemo Mushroom x 30	Sealed Scroll x 18
5	70	100000	Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 6	Cleansing Heart x 12	Philanemo Mushroom x 45	Forbidden Curse Scroll x 12
6	80	120000	Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x 6	Cleansing Heart x 20	Philanemo Mushroom x 60	Forbidden Curse Scroll x 24