Gorou Guide
“A strong body shows strength and instills confidence in others around you.”
GRADE: 4-STAR
VISION: GEO
WEAPON: Bow
HOW TO GET: Event Banner, Wishes in General, Paimon’s Bargains, Guarranteed at beginning wishes
GOOD FOR: Spiral Abyss, Bosses, Artifact Farming, Geo Buffer, Balloons, Bombs, Enemies on Platforms, Resource Finder (Inazuma)
GOROU MAX STATS
(LvL 90 / Ascension Phase 6)
HP: 9,570 ATK: 183 DEF: 648 BONUS: Geo DMG +24%
GOROU VIDEO GUIDE
GOROU LEVEL ASCENSION MATERIALS
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| Material | Lvl 20 | Lvl 40 | Lvl 50 | Lvl 60 | Lvl 70 | Lvl 80 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Prithiva Topaz Sliver (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Prithiva Topaz Fragment (9) | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Prithiva Topaz Chunk (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
 Prithiva Topaz Gemstone (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
 Perpetual Heart (46) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
 Sango Pearl (168) | 3 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 45 | 60 |
 Spectral Husk (18) | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Spectral Heart (30) | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
 Spectral Nucleus (36) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
 Mora (420,000) | 20,000 | 40,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 100,000 | 120,000 |
GOROU TALENTS / SKILLS
Normal Attack: Perform up to 4 consecutive shots with a bow.
Charged Attack: Perform a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG.
While aiming, stone crystals will accumulate on the arrowhead. A fully charged crystalline arrow will deal Geo DMG.
Plunging Attack: Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Inuzaka All-Round Defense (Elemental Skill): Deals AoE Geo DMG and sets up a General’s War Banner.
General’s War Banner
Provides up to 3 buffs to active characters within the skill’s AoE based on the number of Geo characters in the party at the time of casting:
- 1 Geo character: Adds “Standing Firm” – DEF Bonus.
- 2 Geo characters: Adds “Impregnable” – Increased resistance to interruption.
- 3 Geo characters: Adds “Crunch” – Geo DMG Bonus.
Gorou can deploy only 1 General’s War Banner on the field at any one time.
Characters can only benefit from 1 General’s War Banner at a time. When a party member leaves the field, the active buff will last for 2s.
Hold
Adjust the location of the skill.
DURATION: 10s COOLDOWN: 10s
Juuga: Forward Unto Victory (Elemental Burst): Displaying his valor as a general, Gorou deals Aoe Geo DMG and creates a field known as General’s Glory to embolden his comrades.
General’s Glory
This field has the following properties:
- Like the General’s War Banner created by Inuzaka All-Round Defense, provides buffs to active characters within the skill’s AoE based on the number of Geo characters in the party. Also moves together with your active character.
- Generates 1 Crystal Collapse every 1.5s that deals AoE Geo DMG to 1 opponent within the skill’s AoE.
- Pulls 1 elemental shard in the skill’s AoE to your active character’s position every 1.5s (elemental shards are created by Crystallize reactions).
If a General’s War banner created by Gorou currently exists on the field when his ability is used, it will be destroyed. In addition, for the duration of General’s Glory, Gorou’s Elemental Skill “Inazuka All-Round Defense” will not create the General’s War Banner.
If Gorou falls, the effects of General’s Glory will be cleared.
DURATION: 9s COOLDOWN: 20s ENERGY COST: 80s
GOROU PASSIVE
Heedless of the Wind and Weather: After using Juuga: Forward Unto Victory, all nearby party members’ DEF is increased by 25% for 12s.
Unlocked at Ascension 1
A Favor Repaid: Gorou receives the following DMG Bonuses to his attacks based on his DEF:
- Inuzaka All-Round Defense: Skill DMG increased by 156% of DEF
- Juuga: Forward Unto Victory: Skill DMG and Crystal Collapse DMG increased by 15.6% of DEF
Unlocked at Ascension 4
Seeker of Shinies: Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Inazuma on the mini-map.
Unlocked Automatically
GOROU TALENT ASCENSION MATERIALS
Requirements to Max (Crown) 1 Talent
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| Material | Lvl 2 | Lvl 3 | Lvl 4 | Lvl 5 | Lvl 6 | Lvl 7 | Lvl 8 | Lvl 9 | Lvl 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Teachings of Light (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Guide to Light (21) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Philosphies of Light (38) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Spectral Husk (6) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spectral Heart (22) | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spectral Nucleus (31) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 |
 Molten Moment (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
 Crown of Insight (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mora (1,652,500) | 12,500 | 17,500 | 25,000 | 30,000 | 37,500 | 120,000 | 260,000 | 450,000 | 700,000 |
GOROU ARTIFACTS / WEAPONS
best artifacts for Gorou
HUSK OF OPULENT DREAMS LOCATION
NOBLESSE OBLIGE LOCATION
best Weapons for Gorou
GOROU BUILDS / STRATEGY
HP | ATK | DEF%/ER% | DEF% | DEF%
SUPPORT: Gorou truly shines as a Geo buff support and is amazing even at low investment. In the early game all you want as much ER and DEF as possible. As your progress further you need to add CD, CR, and GEO DMG to boost his damage output.
These are also general recommendations, you will need to alter your artifacts and stat builds based on what content you want to use this character for and what team you are using him/her with, however, these are consider among the best bows for Gorou. A general rule for DPS units are CR is roughly 50% of your CD.
GOROU CONSTELLATIONS
Rushing Hound: Swift as the Wind (Lvl 1): When characters (other than Gorou) within the AoE of Gorou’s General’s War Banner or General’s Glory deal Geo DMG to opponents, the CD of Gorou’s Inuzaka All-Round Defense is decreased by 2s. This effect can occur once every 10s.
Sitting Hound: Steady as a Clock (Lvl 2): While General’s Glory is in effect, its duration is extended by 1s when a nearby active character obtains an Elemental Shard from a Crystallize reaction. This effect can occur once every 0.1s. Max extension is 3s.
Mauling Hound: Fierce as Fire (Lvl 3): Increases the Level of Inuzaka All-Round Defense by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Lapping Hound: Warm as Water (Lvl 4): When General’s Glory is in the “Impregnable” or “Crunch” states, it will also heal active characters within its AoE by 50% of Gorou’s own DEF every 1.5s.
Striking Hound: Thunderous Force (Lvl 5): Increase the Level of Juuga: Forward Unto Victory by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Valiant Hound: Mountainous Fealty (Lvl 6): For 12s after using Inuzaka All-Round Defense or Juuga: Forward Unto Victory, increases the CRIT DMG of all nearby party members’ Geo DMG based on the buff level of the skill’s field at the time of use:
- “Standing Firm”: +10%
- “Impregnable”: +20%
- “Crunch”: +40%
This effect cannot stack and will take reference from the last instance of the effect that is triggered.
STRENGTHS / WEAKNESSES
STRENGTHS:
- Gorou is a top notch Geo buffer in Genshin Impact!
- His E and Burst puts up a ring that buffs based on the number of Geo characters in your team.
- He’s useful even under low investment allowing you to focus on your main characters.
- His constellations are definitely worth it as they make him an even more powerful support.
- He’s a bow user making him an excellent travel partner to explore the map to deal with puzzles and annoying enemies.
WEAKNESSES
- His entire skill kit is meant for niche team. This means if you don’t have a GEO dps character he’s pretty much useless.
RANKING
Combat Rating (6/10): He is super easy to use and is really only meant to swap, put up his E, then swap out. He’s not really meant to be in combat for long.
Exploration (9/10): Bow users are always super useful when exploring the map to deal with a large number of obstacles and niche enemies. Also his passive allows you to find resources in Inazuma which is helpful.
Spiral Abyss (8/10): His support abilities are great for this content. Keep in mind he’s restrictive to a Geo team to really shine here.
Artifact Farming (8/10): He serves the same role here as he does in the Abyss.
Normal/Weekly Bosses (8/10): If you are using him with Itto (who’s amazing in 1v1 fights) then he’s amazing since he buffs the heck out of Itto.
