

Best Skirk build (quick answer): Use the Main DPS Build with Finale of the Deep Galleries. Weapon option: Azurelight; another weapon option: Primordial Jade Cutter.
A visitor who once appeared in an Abyssal rift and the Primordial Sea, this solitary warrior mentored Tartaglia in the martial arts.
In Genshin Impact, Skirk is a 5 Stars rarity Cryo character currently in tier. This Page provides the Best Skirk Build information.
Status | Look forward |
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Full Name | Skirk |
Nation | Look Forward |
Sex | Female |
Rarity | ![]() |
Weapon | Sword |
Element | Cryo |
Constellation | Crystallina |
Special Dish | TBC |
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Skirk Normal Attack
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Normal Attack
Performs up to 5 consecutive attacks.
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to hurl a spinning crystal spear, dealing DMG to opponents ahead.
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
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Skirk Elemental Skill
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| 1-Hit DMG | 132.8% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 119.8% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 75.7%+75.7% |
| 4-Hit DMG | 80.5%+80.5% |
| 5-Hit DMG | 196.6% |
| Charged Attack DMG | 44.5%×3 |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 20 |
| Plunge DMG | 63.9% |
| Low/High Plunge DMG | 128%/160% |
| Seven-Phase Flash Mode Duration | 12.5s |
| Max Serpent’s Subtlety | 100 |
| CD | 8s |
Imitates the combat style of “The Foul.” Produces different effects depending on whether you Tap or Hold.
Tap
Skirk gains 45 Serpent’s Subtlety and switches to Seven-Phase Flash mode.
Hold
Skirk gains 45 Serpent’s Subtlety and will continuously move at high speed. Her interruption resistance is increased in this state.
During this time, Skirk can control her movement direction and move atop water. She can also use this Skill again to end rapid movement prematurely.
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Skirk Elemental Burst
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| Slash DMG | 122.8% ×5 |
| Final Slash DMG | 204.6% |
| Serpent’s Subtlety Bonus | 19.32% ATK Per Point |
| 0/1/2/3 Void Rift Absorption DMG Bonus | 3.5%/6.6%/8.8%/11% |
| CD | 15s |
Skirk’s Elemental Burst is not reliant on Elemental Energy but instead on Serpent’s Subtlety.
When Skirk has at least 50 Serpent’s Subtlety, she can expend all her Serpent’s Subtlety to unleash her Elemental Burst, ripping the space before her apart and using rapid consecutive slashes that deal AoE Cryo DMG. At the same time, the DMG dealt by an instance of this Elemental Burst can be increased by every point of Serpent’s Subtlety over 50 when it is unleashed. Up to 12 points can be counted for this purpose.
When Skirk is in the Seven-Phase Slash mode, Havoc: Ruin will be replaced by Havoc: Extinction.
Havoc: Extinction
A special Elemental Burst that can be used even without consuming Serpent’s Subtlety.
After using it, Skirk will gain the “All Shall Wither” effect, which will last until Seven-Phase Flash ends. After unlocking the Passive Talent Reason Beyond Reason, she can also absorb nearby Void Rifts.
While “All Shall Wither” is active, every 0.1s, after Skirk’s Normal Attack hits an opponent, that Normal Attack will deal increased DMG. If she absorbed any Void Rifts while using Havoc: Extinction, this Normal Attack’s DMG will be further increased based on the number of Rifts absorbed.
This effect will be canceled when it has triggered 10 times.
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Utility Passive
When nearby party members trigger Frozen, Superconduct, Stellar-Conduct, Cryo Swirl, Stellar Swirl, or Cryo Crystallize reactions against opponents, a Void Rift will be created near this opponent. This effect can be triggered once every 2.5s. 3 Void Rifts created by Skirk herself can exist on the field at once.
Skirk can use the following methods to absorb nearby Void Rifts:
· When she hits an opponent with a Charged Attack in her Seven-Phase Flash mode.
· When she uses the special Elemental Burst Havoc: Extinction while in Seven-Phase Flash mode.
· When she Holds her Elemental Skill Havoc: Warp to engage in rapid movement.
Each Rift absorbed will grant her 8 Serpent’s Subtlety points.
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Learned at 1st Ascension
When all party members are either Hydro or Cryo, and if there is at least 1 Hydro and 1 Cryo character, your own party members’ Elemental Skill Level is increased by 1.
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Learned at 4th Ascension
When nearby Hydro party members’ Hydro attacks hit opponents, or when nearby Cryo party members apart from Skirk hit opponents with Cryo attacks, Skirk will gain the “Death’s Crossing” effect for 20s. Max 3 stacks, each stack’s duration is counted independently.
Each character can grant Skirk at most 1 “Death’s Crossing” stack by this means.
Each “Death’s Crossing” stack increases the Normal Attack DMG dealt by Skirk in Seven-Phase Flash mode to 110%/120%/170% of its original DMG and the DMG dealt when using her Elemental Burst Havoc: Ruin to 105%/115%/160% of its original DMG.
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Skirk Constellation Level 1
Enhances the effects of the Ascension Talent Reason Beyond Reason: Every Void Rift absorbed will summon a crystal blade to attack nearby opponents, dealing 500% of Skirk’s ATK as Cryo DMG. This DMG is considered Charged Attack DMG.
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent Reason Beyond Reason.
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Skirk Constellation Level 2
After unleashing her Elemental Skill Havoc: Warp, Skirk will gain 10 additional Serpent’s Subtlety points.
When using her Elemental Burst Havoc: Ruin, the DMG of this Elemental Burst instance will be increased by taking up to 10 more Serpent’s Subtlety points into account.
Additionally, within 12.5s after Skirk unleashes the special Elemental Burst Havoc: Extinction while in her Seven-Phase Flash mode, her ATK is increased by 70%. This effect will be canceled when she leaves the Seven-Phase Flash mode.
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Skirk Constellation Level 3
Increases the Level of Havoc: Ruin by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
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Skirk Constellation Level 4
Enhances the effects of the Ascension Talent Return to Oblivion: Each Death’s Crossing stack also increases Skirk’s ATK by 10%/20%/40%.
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent Return to Oblivion.
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Skirk Constellation Level 5
Increases the Level of Havoc: Warp by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
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Skirk Constellation Level 6
Each Void Rift Skirk absorbs via the effects of the Ascension Talent Reason Beyond Reason will grant her 1 Havoc: Sever stack. She can consume such stacks to initiate coordinated attacks and decrease the DMG she takes while in Seven-Phase Flash mode. These stacks last for 15s, and each stack’s duration is counted independently (max 3 stacks).
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent “Reason Beyond Reason.”
Havoc: Sever
· When Skirk uses the Elemental Burst Havoc: Ruin, she will consume all Havoc: Sever stacks to initiate a coordinated attack in which each Havoc: Sever stack will deal 750% of Skirk’s ATK as Cryo DMG. This DMG is considered Elemental Burst DMG.
· When she uses Normal Attacks while in Seven-Phase Flash mode, 1 Havoc: Sever stack will be consumed when her third or fifth sequenced attacks hit an opponent to launch 3 coordinated attacks. Each coordinated attack deals 180% of Skirk’s ATK as Cryo DMG. This damage is considered Normal Attack DMG.
· When Skirk takes DMG while in Seven-Phase Flash mode, 1 Havoc: Sever stack will be consumed to decrease this DMG instance by 80% and attack nearby opponents 3 times, with each attack dealing 180% of Skirk’s ATK as Cryo DMG. This DMG is considered Charged Attack DMG.
Skirk BestWeapon Comparison – Fast Swap DPS
The % indicates the performance of theWeapons relative to the Weapon with 100%. The calculation is based on :
Within 12s after an Elemental Skill is used, ATK is increased by 24% / 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% . During this time, when the equipping character has 0 Energy, ATK will be further increased by 24% / 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% , and CRIT DMG will be increased by 40% / 50% / 60% / 70% / 80% .
HP increased by 20%/25%/30%/35%/40%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2%/1.5%/1.8%/2.1%/2.4% of the wielder’s Max HP.
Gain a 12%/15%/18%/21%/24% Elemental DMG Bonus for all elements and receive the might of the Mistsplitter’s Emblem. At stack levels 1/2/3, the Mistsplitter’s Emblem provides a 8/16/28%/10/20/35%/12/24/42%/14/28/49%/16/32/56% Elemental DMG Bonus for the character’s Elemental Type. The character will obtain 1 stack of Mistsplitter’s Emblem in each of the following scenarios: Normal Attack deals Elemental DMG (stack lasts 5s), casting Elemental Burst (stack lasts 10s); Energy is less than 100% (stack disappears when Energy is full). Each stack’s duration is calculated independently.
DMG dealt by Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst is increased by 16%/20%/24%/28%/32%. When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, its CRIT Rate will be increased by 2%/2.5%/3%/3.5%/4%. When an Elemental Burst hits an opponent, its CRIT Rate will be increased by 2%/2.5%/3%/3.5%/4%. Both of these effects last 10s separately, have 4 max stacks, and can be triggered once every 0.1s.
Skirk BestWeapon Comparison – Main DPS
The % indicates the performance of theWeapons relative to the Weapon with 100%. The calculation is based on :
Within 12s after an Elemental Skill is used, ATK is increased by 24% / 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% . During this time, when the equipping character has 0 Energy, ATK will be further increased by 24% / 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% , and CRIT DMG will be increased by 40% / 50% / 60% / 70% / 80% .
Obtain 12%/15%/18%/21%/24% All Elemental DMG Bonus. When other nearby party members use Elemental Skills, the character equipping this weapon will gain 1 Wavespike stack. Max 2 stacks. This effect can be triggered once every 0.3s. When the character equipping this weapon uses an Elemental Skill, all stacks of Wavespike will be consumed to gain Rippling Upheaval: each stack of Wavespike consumed will increase Normal Attack DMG by 20%/25%/30%/35%/40% for 8s.
Gain a 12%/15%/18%/21%/24% Elemental DMG Bonus for all elements and receive the might of the Mistsplitter’s Emblem. At stack levels 1/2/3, the Mistsplitter’s Emblem provides a 8/16/28%/10/20/35%/12/24/42%/14/28/49%/16/32/56% Elemental DMG Bonus for the character’s Elemental Type. The character will obtain 1 stack of Mistsplitter’s Emblem in each of the following scenarios: Normal Attack deals Elemental DMG (stack lasts 5s), casting Elemental Burst (stack lasts 10s); Energy is less than 100% (stack disappears when Energy is full). Each stack’s duration is calculated independently.
After defeating an opponent, ATK is increased by 12%/15%/18%/21%/24% for 30s. This effect has a maximum of 3 stacks, and the duration of each stack is independent of the others.
Skirk Best Artifacts Comparison – Fast Swap DPS
The % indicates the performance of the Artifacts relative to the Artifacts with 100%. The calculation is based on :
Main Stats
Sand – ATK
Goblet – Cryo Bonus
Circlet – Crit Rate/Crit DMG
Sub Stats
Crit Rate/Crit DMG > ATK%
No ER is needed for Skirk
2 pc Bonus : Cryo DMG Bonus +15%
4 pc Bonus : When the equipping character has 0 Energy, Normal Attack DMG is increased by 60% and Elemental Burst DMG is increased by 60%. After the equipping character deals Normal Attack DMG, the aforementioned Elemental Burst effect will stop applying for 6s. After the equipping character deals Elemental Burst DMG, the aforementioned Normal Attack effect will stop applying for 6s. This effect can trigger even if the equipping character is off the field.
2-Piece: Cryo DMG Bonus +15%
4-Piece: When a character attacks an opponent affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the opponent is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%.
Skirk Best Team
Skirk is a DPS in the team. Skirk Fast-Swap DPS build is used.
Main DPS
Skirk
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Skirk’s Elemental Burst does not consume Elemental Energy but instead uses Serpent’s Subtlety. The Elemental Burst’s damage is increased when Serpent’s Subtlety exceeds 50.
Serpent’s Subtlety can be obtained through her Elemental Skill or by absorbing Void Rifts, which are generated when allies trigger Cryo-related reactions.
Skirk can use her skill to switch to Seven-Phase Flash mode. During this mode, her Normal Attacks are infused with the Cryo element and deal increased damage. Her Elemental Burst is also enhanced. When Skirk uses the enhanced Elemental Burst, her Normal Attack damage is further increased, and she absorbs nearby Void Rifts.
Support/Healer
Escoffier
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Rank | Req Lv | Cost | Mat#1 | Mat#2 | Mat#3 | Mat#4 | ||||
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1 | 20 | 20000 | Shivada Jade Sliver x 1 | Skysplit Gembloom x 3 | Meshing Gear x 3 | |||||
2 | 40 | 40000 | Shivada Jade Fragment x 3 | Ensnaring Gaze x 2 | Skysplit Gembloom x 10 | Meshing Gear x 15 | ||||
3 | 50 | 60000 | Shivada Jade Fragment x 6 | Ensnaring Gaze x 4 | Skysplit Gembloom x 20 | Mechanical Spur Gear x 12 | ||||
4 | 60 | 80000 | Shivada Jade Chunk x 3 | Ensnaring Gaze x 8 | Skysplit Gembloom x 30 | Mechanical Spur Gear x 18 | ||||
5 | 70 | 100000 | Shivada Jade Chunk x 6 | Ensnaring Gaze x 12 | Skysplit Gembloom x 45 | Artificed Dynamic Gear x 12 | ||||
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80 | 120000 | Shivada Jade Gemstone x 6 | Ensnaring Gaze x 20 | Skysplit Gembloom x 60 | Artificed Dynamic Gear x 24 |
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