Genshin Impact Guide

Nilou Build

S Tier

Last updated: 2023-12-17 22:17:59

Nilou Overview

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 S 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 Skills Talents

Normal Attack: Dance of Samser

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.

Dance of Haftkarsvar

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 Attacks 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:

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 or exits these states.

Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring

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 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.

Nilou Passive Talents

Court of Dancing Petals

Learned at 1st Ascension

When all characters in the party are either Dendro or Hydro, and there is at least one Dendro character and one Hydro character, the third dance step of Nilou’s Dance of Haftkarsvar will grant all nearby characters the Golden Chalice’s Bounty for 30s upon its completion.
Characters under the effect of Golden Chalice’s Bounty will increase the Elemental Mastery of all nearby characters by 60 for 10s whenever they are hit by Dendro attacks. Also, triggering the 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 Passive Talent, any existing Golden Chalice’s Bounty effects will be canceled.

Dreamy Dance of Aeons

Learned at 4th Ascension

Each 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 7%.
The maximum increase in Bountiful Core DMG that can be achieved this way is 300%.

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.

Nilou Constellations

Dance of the Waning Moon

Nilou Constellation Level 1

Dance of Haftkarsvar will be enhanced as follows:

Luminous Illusion DMG is increased by 65%.
The Tranquility Aura’s duration is extended by 6s.

The Starry Skies Their Flowers Rain

Nilou Constellation Level 2

After characters affected by the Golden Chalice’s Bounty deal Hydro DMG to opponents, that opponent’s Hydro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. After a triggered Bloom reaction deals DMG to opponents, their Dendro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s.
You need to have unlocked the “Court of Dancing Petals” Talent.

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.

Top & Best Nilou Builds

Nilou DPS Build

This Nilou build maximizes the Max HP of Nilou to increase her DMG.

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

The Dockhand’s

Assistant

Type:

HP%

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%

(2) HP +20%

Tenacity of the

Millelith

Main Stats:

HP%/ HP%/HP%

(2) HP + 20%

Top & Best Nilou Team

Nilou Premium Best Team

Nilou is a Sub DPS in this team. Nilou DPS build is used.

Sub DPS

Nilou

Nilou is the Sub DPS in this team. Nilou provides Hydro elements for triggering Bloom in this team. Through Nilou’s passive talent, if the team only compose 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.

Main DPS/Healer

Kokomi

Kokomi is the Main DPS in this team, his continous Hydro attack reacts with the Dendro element on enemies applied by Traveler(Dendro) and Collei to trigger Bloom.

Sub DPS

Collei

Collei provides DMG off-field. Collei provides Dendro element off-field for triggering Blooming.

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

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.

Main DPS

Childe(Tartaglia)

Support 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.

Nilou Ascension Material

Rank	Req Lv	Cost
1	20	20000	Varunada Lazurite Sliverr 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