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Best Nilou build (quick answer): Use the Support Build with Tenacity of the Millelith. Artifact main stats: HP% / HP% / HP%. Weapon option: Key of Khaj-Nisut; another weapon option: The Dockhand's Assistant. Top team on this guide: Nilou Premium Best Team.
This Page provides the Best Nilou Build information.
Nilou is a the star of the Zubayr Theater. She is full of warmth and innocence, and her dances are lively and elegant.
Nilou is a DPS with in Genshin Impact. Nilou DPS Build is mainly used. Through Nilou’s passive talent, if the team only composes of Dendro and Hydro elements Character, the cores generated from Bloom becomes special which is called Bountiful Cores. Bountiful Cores cores burst quicker than normal cores and also deals larger AoE DMG.
In Genshin Impact, Nilou is a 5 Stars rarity Hydro character currently in A tier.
Age/Birthday | December 3rd |
|---|---|
Full Name | Nilou |
Nation | Sumeru |
Sex | Female |
Rarity |  |
Weapon | Sword |
Element | Hydro |
Constellation | Lotos Somno |
Special Dish | Swirling Steps |
Release Date | October 14, 2022 |
Nilou Normal Attack
1-Hit DMG | 50.31% |
|---|---|
2-Hit DMG
| 45.44% |
3-Hit DMG
| 70.35% |
Charged Attack DMG | 50.22% + 54.44% |
Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 20 |
Plunge DMG | 63.93% |
Low/High Plunge DMG | 127.84% / 159.68% |
Normal Attack
Performs up to 3 consecutive sword strikes.
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to perform a twirling slash.
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Nilou Elemental Skill
Skill DMG | 3.34% Max HP |
|---|---|
Sword Dance/Whirling Steps 1-Hit DMG | 4.55% / 3.26% Max HP |
Sword Dance/Whirling Steps 2-Hit DMG | 5.14% / 3.96% Max HP |
Luminous Illusion/Water Wheel DMG | 7.17% / 5.06% Max HP |
Pirouette Duration | 10s |
Lunar Prayer Duration | 8s |
Tranquility Aura Duration | 12s |
CD | 18s |
Enters the Pirouette state, dealing Hydro DMG to nearby opponents based on Nilou’s Max HP.
While she is in the Pirouette state, Nilou’s Normal Attacks and Elemental Skill will cause her to enter the Sword Dance and Whirling Steps stances respectively, causing DMG she deals to be converted to Hydro DMG that cannot be overridden and that is considered Elemental Skill DMG.
In these stances, Nilou’s third dance step will end Pirouette, and has the following effects based on the type of said dance step:
·Sword Dance: unleashes a Luminous Illusion that deals Hydro DMG to opponents it touches and grants Nilou the Lunar Prayer effect. This effect converts Nilou’s Normal Attacks into Sword Dance techniques, and her final hit will unleash a Luminous Illusion.
·Whirling Steps: Nilou unleashes a Whirling Water Wheel that deals AoE Hydro DMG and creates a Tranquility Aura that follows your active character around and applies Wet to opponents within its AoE.
Nilou is unable to perform Charged Attacks when under the effect of Pirouette or Lunar Prayer. These effects will be removed once she leaves the field.
“Daintily her toes touch the water’s face, and the light that ripples forth equals even the seven heavens.”
Nilou Elemental Burst
Skill DMG | 18.43% Max HP |
|---|---|
Lingering Aeon DMG | 22.53% Max HP |
CD | 18s |
Energy Cost | 70 |
Begins the dance of faraway dreams and springs that hear, causing a Lotus of Distant Waters to bloom, dealing AoE Hydro DMG based on Nilou’s Max HP and applying the Lingering Aeon effect to all opponents hit.
After an interval, opponents affected by Lingering Aeon will take Hydro DMG.
“We have never witnessed that distant dream, but this dance can bring it to life.”
Court of Dancing Petals
Learned at 1st Ascension
When all characters in the party are all Dendro or Hydro, and there are at least one Dendro character and one Hydro character:
The completion of the third dance step of Nilou’s Dance of Haftkarsvar will grant all nearby characters the Golden Chalice’s Bounty for 30s.
Characters under the effect of Golden Chalice’s Bounty will increase the Elemental Mastery of all nearby characters by 100 for 10s whenever they are hit by Dendro attacks. Also, triggering the Bloom or Lunar-Bloom reaction will create Bountiful Cores instead of Dendro Cores.
Such Cores will burst very quickly after being created, and they have larger AoEs.
Bountiful Cores cannot trigger Hyperbloom or Burgeon, and they share an upper numerical limit with Dendro Cores. Bountiful Core DMG is considered DMG dealt by Dendro Cores produced by Bloom.
Should the party not meet the conditions for this Ascension Talent, any existing Golden Chalice’s Bounty effects will be canceled.
Dreamy Dance of Aeons
Learned at 4th Ascension
Every 1,000 points of Nilou’s Max HP above 30,000 will cause the DMG dealt by Bountiful Cores created by characters affected by Golden Chalice’s Bounty to increase by 9%.
The maximum increase in Bountiful Core DMG that can be achieved this way is 400%.
White Jade Lotus
Utility Passive
When Perfect Cooking is achieved on Food with Adventure-related effects, there is a 12% chance to obtain double the product.
Dance of the Waning Moon
Nilou Constellation Level 1
Dance of Haftkarsvar will be enhanced as follows:
The Starry Skies Their Flowers Rain
Nilou Constellation Level 2
After characters affected by the Golden Chalice’s Bounty deal Hydro DMG to an opponent, that opponent’s Hydro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. After dealing Bloom or Lunar-Bloom DMG to opponents, their Dendro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s.
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent “Court of Dancing Petals.”
Beguiling Shadowstep
Nilou Constellation Level 3
Increases the Level of Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Fricative Pulse
Nilou Constellation Level 4
After the third dance step of Dance of Haftkarsvar‘s Pirouette hits opponents, Nilou will gain 15 Elemental Energy, and DMG from her Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring will be increased by 50% for 8s.
Twirling Light
Nilou Constellation Level 5
Increases the Level of Dance of Haftkarsvar by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Frostbreaker’s Melody
Nilou Constellation Level 6
For every 1,000 points of Max HP, Nilou’s CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG will increase by 0.6% and 1.2% respectively.
The maximum increase in CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG is 30% and 60% respectively.
Nilou’s Bloom support build prioritizes Max HP to strengthen Bountiful Core damage through Dance of Aeons. Her Golden Chalice’s Bounty requires a party containing only Hydro and Dendro characters, with at least one of each element.
Premium Weapon
Key of Khaj-Nisut
Type:
HP%
HP increased by 20/25/30/35/40%. When an Elemental Skill hits opponents, you gain the Grand Hymn effect for 20s. This effect increases the equipping character’s Elemental Mastery by 0.12/0.15/0.18/0.21/0.24% of their Max HP. This effect can trigger once every 0.3s. Max 3 stacks. When this effect gains 3 stacks, or when the third stack’s duration is refreshed, the Elemental Mastery of all nearby party members will be increased by 0.2/0.25/0.3/0.35/0.4% of the equipping character’s max HP for 20s.
Alternate F2P Weapon
When the wielder is healed or heals others, they will gain a Stoic’s Symbol that lasts 30s, up to a maximum of 3 Symbols. When using their Elemental Skill or Burst, all Symbols will be consumed and the Roused effect will be granted for 10s.
For each Symbol consumed, gain 40/50/60/70/80 Elemental Mastery, and 2s after the effect occurs, 2 Energy per Symbol consumed will be restored for said character. The Roused effect can be triggered once every 15s, and Symbols can be gained even when the character is not
Artifact Sets
Vourukasha’s Glow
Main Stats:
HP%/ HP%/HP%
Tenacity of the
Millelith
Main Stats:
HP%/ HP%/HP%
Nilou Premium Best Team
Nilou is a Sub DPS in this team. Nilou DPS build is used.
Sub DPS
Nilou
Main DPS/Healer
Kokomi
Sub DPS
Collei
Sub DPS
Traveler (Dendro)
Traveler (Dendro) provides DMG off-field. Traveler (Dendro) provides Dendro element off-field for triggering Blooming.
Childe(Tartaglia) F2P Team
Childe(Tartaglia) is a Main DPS in the team. Childe(Tartaglia) DPS build is used.
Sub DPS
Fischl
Main DPS
Childe(Tartaglia)
Main DPS
Kaeya
Healing
Barbara
Rank | Req Lv | Cost | Mat#1 | Mat#2 | Mat#3 | Mat#4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | 20000 |  | Varunada Lazurite Sliver x 1 |  | Padisarah x 3 |  | Fungal Spores x 3 | ||
2 | 40 | 40000 |  | Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 3 |  | Perpetual Caliber x 2 | | Padisarah x 10 | | Fungal Spores x 15 |
3 | 50 | 60000 | | Varunada Lazurite Fragment x 6 | | Perpetual Caliber x 4 | | Padisarah x 20 |  | Luminescent Pollen x 12 |
4 | 60 | 80000 |  | Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 3 | | Perpetual Caliber x 8 | | Padisarah x 30 | | Luminescent Pollen x 18 |
5 | 70 | 100000 | | Varunada Lazurite Chunk x 6 | | Perpetual Caliber x 12 | | Padisarah x 45 | | Crystalline Cyst Dust x 12 |
6 | 80 | 120000 |  | Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x 6 | | Perpetual Caliber x 20 | | Padisarah x 60 | | Crystalline Cyst Dust x 24 |
