Baizhu is a Dendro character in Genshin Impact who excels in healing and support. His abilities make him a valuable addition to any team. This guide will provide an overview of his abilities and how to make the most of them.
Normal Attack: Spirit Blade
Baizhu performs up to five consecutive strikes with his sword, dealing damage to opponents. This attack sequence can also be chained into a plunge attack. The damage output of this attack can be increased with a physical bonus artifact set.
Elemental Skill: Cloud Strider
Baizhu summons a cloud that travels forward, dealing damage to enemies in its path and leaving behind a healing circle. Characters within the circle will regenerate HP over time. This skill can also be used to pass through certain obstacles and reach otherwise inaccessible areas.
Elemental Burst: Purification Constellation
Baizhu releases a blast of energy that deals damage to enemies and purifies the area around him. Enemies within the area of effect will have their elemental resistances reduced, while allies will have their elemental mastery increased.
Passives of Baizhu
- Shroomology: Baizhu’s normal attack has a chance to generate a Prosperity Mushroom, which can be picked up to restore a small amount of HP to the character who picks it up.
- Invigorating Preparation: When Baizhu triggers a Swirl reaction, he will restore HP to himself and nearby allies.
- Elixir of Life: When a character within Cloud Strider’s healing circle triggers an elemental reaction, they will regenerate additional HP over time.
Constellations of Baizhu
- Mycophilosophy: Increases the level of Cloud Strider by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- Alchemy Mastery: Increases the level of Purification Constellation by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
- Prosperity’s Feat: When a Prosperity Mushroom is generated, all party members will have their ATK increased for a short duration.
- Master Herbalist: Increases the range of Cloud Strider’s healing circle by 50%.
- Secret Art: Purification Blessing: When Purification Constellation is used, characters within the area of effect will also have their normal and charged attack damage increased.
Team Composition
Baizhu is a great support character for any team composition due to his healing abilities and elemental resistance reduction. He pairs well with characters who can trigger reactions, such as Klee or Diluc. His Cloud Strider ability can also help to keep the party alive during battles, especially when facing tough enemies. Additionally, his Purification Constellation can help to increase the damage output of the party by reducing enemy elemental resistances.
Recommended Weapons
- Skyward Blade: This 5-star sword can increase Baizhu’s critical hit rate and his elemental burst damage.
- Sacrificial Sword: This 4-star sword can increase Baizhu’s energy recharge rate and has a chance to reset the cooldown of his Elemental Skill after use.
- Favonius Sword: This 4-star sword can increase Baizhu’s energy recharge rate and has a chance to generate elemental particles when dealing damage.
Recommended Artifacts
Maiden Beloved artifact set is highly recommended as it increases the healing effectiveness of Baizhu’s Cloud Strider ability.
Noblesse Oblige artifact set can be used to increase the damage output of the party by boosting Baizhu’s Elemental Burst.
Final Thoughts
Baizhu is a versatile support character who can keep the party alive during battles and increase their damage output. His healing abilities and elemental resistance reduction make him a valuable addition to any team, especially when facing tough enemies. With the right weapons and artifacts, Baizhu can become a powerful force on the battlefield.
