Genshin Impact Zhongli Build Guide 2024

Best Zhongli Builds

Zhongli is one of the strongest support characters in Genshin Impact. There are a lot of different builds and roles for Zhongli, but most players are using support builds. His skill will stack HP, and his shield will protect your team from receiving damage. Zhongli is the SS tier character in Genshin Impact.

Best Zhongli Weapons

Staff of Homa

HP increased by 20/25/30/35/40%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8/1/1.2/1.4/1.6% of the wielder’s Max HP. When the wielder’s HP is less than 50%, this ATK bonus is increased by an additional 1/1.2/1.4/1.6/1.8% of Max HP.

Black Tassel

Weapon for Free-to-Play players.

Increases DMG against slimes by 40/50/60/70/80%.

Best Zhongli Artifacts

Tenacity of the Millelith

(2) HP +20%
(4) When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.

Noblesse Oblige

(2) Elemental Burst DMG +20%
(4) Using an Elemental Burst increase all party members’ ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.

Best Zhongli Teams

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4
Zhongli	Itto	Gorou	Albedo
Zhongli	Bennett	Xiangling	Traveler (Geo)
Hu Tao	Xingqiu	Albedo	Zhongli
Ganyu	Xiangling	Bennett	Zhongli

There are a lot of team comps that you can make in Genshin Impact with Zhongli. We recommend team comps that we think are best for Zhongli. There are a lot of different characters, and there is a high chance that you do not have some of them. So you should create your team comps, test them out, and see what is best for you and your playstyle. With that, you will become better at the game, and you will know how your team works.

Zhongli Skills Talents

Rain of Stone: Normal Attack

Normal Attack
Performs up to 6 consecutive spear strikes.

Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, causing stone spears to fall along his path.

Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Dominus Lapidis: Elemental Skill

Press
Commands the omnipresent power of the earth to solidify into a Stone Stele, standing 30 seconds, dealing AoE Geo DMG at the creation.

Hold
Causes nearby Geo energy to explode, causing the following effects:

• If their maximum number hasn’t been reached, creates a Stone Stele.
• Creates a shield of jade. The shield’s DMG Absorption scales based on Zhongli’s Max HP. Possesses 150% DMG Absorption against all Elemental and Physical DMG.
• Deals AoE Geo DMG.
• If there are nearby targets with the Geo element, it will drain a large amount of Geo element from a maximum of 2 such targets. This effect does not cause DMG.

Stone Stele
When created, deals AoE Geo DMG. Additionally, every 2 seconds, it will resonate with other nearby Geo Constructs, dealing Geo DMG to surrounding opponents. Stele creation and Resonance generate 0.5 elemental particles.

The Stone Stele is considered a Geo Construct that can both be climbed and used to block attacks.

Only one Stele created by Zhongli himself may initially exist at any one time.

Jade Shield
Possesses 150% DMG Absorption against all Elemental and Physical DMG.

Characters protected by the Jade Shield will decrease the Elemental RES and Physical RES of opponents in a small AoE by 20%. This effect cannot be stacked.

Planet Befall: Elemental Burst

Brings a falling meteor down to earth, dealing massive Geo DMG to opponents caught in its AoE and applying the Petrification status to them.

Petrification
Opponents affected by the Petrification status cannot move.

Zhongli Passive Talents

Resonant Waves: First Ascension Passive

When the Jade Shield takes DMG, it will Fortify:

• Fortified characters have a 5% increased Shield Strength.

Can stack up to 5 times, and lasts until the Jade Shield disappears.

Dominance of Earth: Fourth Ascension Passive

Zhongli deals bonus DMG based on his Max HP:

• Normal Attack, Charged Attack, and Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 1.39% of Max HP.
• Dominus Lapidis Stone Stele, resonance, and hold DMG is increased by 1.9% of Max HP.
• Planet Befall deals additional DMG equal to 33% of Zhongli’s Max HP.

Arcanum of Crystal: Passive Talent

Refunds 15% of the ores used when crafting Polearm-type weapons.

Zhongli Constellations

Level 1: Rock, The Backbone of Earth

Increases the maximum number of Stone Steles created by Dominus Lapidis that may exist simultaneously to 2.

Level 2: Stone, The Cradle of Jade

Planet Befall grants nearby characters on the field a Jade Shield when it descends.

Level 3: Jade, Shimmering Through Darkness

Increases the Level of Dominus Lapidis by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Level 4: Topaz, Unbreakable and Fearless

Increases Planet Befall’s AoE by 20% and increases the duration of Planet Befall’s Petrification effect by 2s.

Level 5: Lazuli, Herald of the Order

Increase the Level of Planet Befall by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Level 6: Chrysos, Bounty of Dominator

When the Jade Shield takes DMG, 40% of that incoming DMG is converted to HP for the current character. A single instance of regeneration cannot exceed 8% of that character’s Max HP.

Zhongli Ascension Costs

• Prithiva Topaz Sliver x 1
• Prithiva Topaz Fragment x 9
• Prithiva Topaz Chunk x 9
• Slime Condensate x 18
• Slime Secretions x 30
• Slime Concentrate x 12
• Cor Lapis x 108
• Basalt Pillar x 26