Find out the Best Weapons and Artifacts for Chongyun in our Best Build Guide. The Cryo Support of the National team in Genshin Impact!

Chongyun is a 4-Star Cryo Claymore user in Genshin Impact. Chongyun is an exorcist with an excess of ‘yang,’ or positive energy, which he was born with. This is both a plus and a minus for him. Chongyun has never seen a spirit despite being a skilled exorcist, as they flee from his pure yang spirit. 

If he possesses the correct weapon and artifact, the four-star claymore user can still be fairly deadly in battle. It’s also worth noting that Chongyun is better used as a sub-DPS or a support character rather than the main DPS. This is partly owing to the fact that his non-elemental attacks aren’t as strong as those of most characters in his class, and his burst converts all damage done inside its field to freeze damage, which slows down reactions. Here is our Chongyun Best Build Guide.

Chogyun Best Build Guide

Strengths

• Elemental Skill converts melee damage into cryo for the team. 
• Low Elemantal Burst energy cost 
• Elemental Skill allows him to move across water.

Weaknesses

• Relies on Elemental Skill to deal damage.
• Normal Attacks are very slow. 
• Does not work well with Physical-damage characters

Chongyun Talents

Demonbane (Normal Attack)

• Normal Attack – Performs up to 4 consecutive strikes.

• Charged Attack – Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous swirling attacks against all nearby enemies. At end of the sequence, perform a more powerful slash

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

Spirit Blade – Chonghua’s Layered Frost (Elemental Skill)

Chongyun strikes the ground with his greatsword, causing a Cryo explosion in a circular AoE in front of him that deals Cryo DMG. After a short delay, the cold air created by the Cryo explosion will coalesce into a Chonghua Frost Field, within which all DMG done through Normal and Charged Attacks by Sword, Greatsword and Polearm-wielding characters will be converted to Cryo DMG.

Spirit Blade – Cloud-Parting Star (Elemental Burst)

Performing the secret hand seals, Chongyun summons 3 giant spirit blades in mid-air that fall to the earth one by one after a short delay, exploding as they hit the ground. When the spirit blades explode, they will deal AoE Cryo DMG and launch enemies.

Chongyun Passive Talents

Gallant Journey (Unlocked Automatically)

When dispatched on an expedition in Liyue, time consumed is reduced by 25%.

Steady Breathing (Unlocked at Ascension 1)

Sword, Claymore, or Polearm-wielding characters within the field created by Spirit Blade – Chonghua’s Layered Frost have their Normal Attack SPD increased by 8%.

Rimechaser Blade (Unlocked at Ascension 4)

When the field created by Spirit Blade – Chonghua’s Layered Frost disappears, another spirit will be summoned to strike nearby enemies, dealing 100% of Chonghua’s Layered Frost’s Skill DMG as AoE Cryo DMG. Enemies hit by this blade will have their Cryo RES decreased by 10% for 8s.

Best Weapon Build for Chongyun

1. Skyward Pride 

Base Attack: 48

Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 8% 

Skill Effect – Increases all DMG by 8%. After using an Elemental Burst, Normal, or Charged Attack, on hit, creates a vacuum blade that does 80% of ATK as DMG to enemies along its path. Lasts for 20s or 8 vacuum blades.

2. Wolf’s Gravestone

Base Attack: 46

Bonus Effect: ATK 10.8% 

Skill Effect – Increases ATK by 20%. On hit, attacks against enemies with less than 30% HP increases all party members’ ATK by 40% for 12s. Can only occur once every 30s.

3. Prototype Archaic

Base Attack: 44

Bonus Effect: ATK 6.0% 

Skill Effect – On hit, Normal or Charge Attacks have a 50% chance to deal an additional 240% ATK DMG to enemies with a small AoE. Can only occur once every 15s.

Best Artifacts Build for Chongyun

1. Gladiator’s Finale

• ATK +18%.
• If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.

2. Blizzard Strayer

• Cryo DMG Bonus +15%
• When a character attacks an enemy affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the enemy is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%.

3. The Exile 

• Energy Recharge +20%

• Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack.

Chongyun Constellation – Nubis Caesor

1. Ice Unleashed (Constellation 1)

The last attack of Chongyun’s Normal Attack combo releases 3 ice blades. Each blade deals 50% of Chongyun’s ATK as Cryo DMG to all enemies in its path.

2. Atmospheric Revolution (Constellation 2)

Elemental Skills and Elemental Bursts cast within the Frost Field created by Spirit Blade – Chongyun’s Layered Frost have their CD time decreased by 15%.

3. Cloudburst (Constellation 3)

• Increases the Level of Spirit Blade – Cloud-parting Star by 3.
• Maximum upgrade level is 15.

4. Frozen Skies (Constellation 4)

Chongyun regenerates 1 Energy every time he hits an enemy affected by Cold or Frozen status effects. This effect can only occur once every 2s.

5. The True Path (Constellation 5)

• Increases the level of Spirit Blade – Chongyun’s Layered Frost by 3.
• Maximum upgrade level is 15.

6. Rally of Fur Blades (Constellation 6)

Spirit Blade – Cloud-parting Star deals 15% more DMG to enemies with a lower percentage of their Max HP remaining than Chongyun. This skill will also summon 1 additional spirit blade.

This was our Chongyun Best Build Guide. Chongyun’s normal attacks may be turned into cryo damage, making him best suited for a sub DPS position. We recommend pairing him with Diluc to help trigger melt or Razor for superconduct in a party. Or if not you can always use him in the best 4-Star National Team with Xiangling, Xingqiu and Bennett.

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