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Ningguang Guide

“We should look for a new investment. Mora doesn’t grow on trees.”

GRADE: 4-STAR
VISION: GEO
WEAPON: Catalyst
HOW TO GET: Event Banner, Wishes in General, Paimon’s Bargains
GOOD FOR: Spiral Abyss, Artifact Farming, Weekly Bosses, Mining, Ore Resource Finder

NINGGUANG MAX STATS

(LvL 90 / Ascension Phase 6)

HP: 9,787 ATK: 212 DEF: 573 BONUS: Geo DMG +24%

NINGGUANG VIDEO GUIDE

NINGGUANG LEVEL ASCENSION MATERIALS

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MaterialLvl 20 Lvl 40 Lvl 50 Lvl 60 Lvl 70 Lvl 80
Prithiva Topaz Sliver (1) 10 0 0 0 0
Prithiva Topaz Fragment (9)0 360 0 0
Prithiva Topaz Chunk (9)0 0 0 360
Prithiva Topaz Gemstone (6)0 0 0 0 0 6
Basalt Pillar(46)0 2481220
Glaze Lily (168)31020304560
Recruit Insignia (18)3150 0 0 0
Sergeant Insignia (30) 00 12180 0
Lieutenant Insignia (36)00 0 0 1224
Mora (420,000) 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000

NINGGUANG TALENTS / SKILLS

Normal Attack: Shoots gems that deal Geo DMG.
Upon hit, this grants Ningguang 1 Star Jade.

Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of stamina to fire off a giant gem that deals Geo DMG.
If Ningguang has any Star Jades, unleashing a Charged Attack will cause the Star Jades to be fired at the enemy as well, dealing additional DMG.

Plunging Attack: Gathering the might of Geo, Ningguang plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Geo DMG upon impact with the ground.

Jade Screen (Elemental Skill):  HNingguang creates a Jade Screen out of gold, obsidian and her great opulence, dealing AoE Geo DMG.

Jade Screen

  • Blocks opponents’ projectiles.
  • Endurance scales based on Ningguang’s Max HP.

Jade Screen is considered a Geo Construct and can be used to block certain attacks, but cannot be climbed. Only one Jade Screen may exist at any one time.

COOLDOWN: 12s

Starshatter (Elemental Burst):  Gathering a great number of gems, Ningguang scatters them all at once, sending homing projectiles at her opponents that deal massive Geo DMG.
If Starshatter is cast when a Jade Screen is nearby, the Jade Screen will fire additional gem projectiles at the same time.

COOLDOWN: 12s ENERGY COST: 40s 

NINGGUANG PASSIVE

Backup Plan: When Ningguang is in possession of Star Jades, her Charged Attack does not consume Stamina.

  • Unlocked at Ascension 1

​Strategic Reserve: A character that passes through the Jade Screen will gain a 12% Geo DMG Bonus for 10s.

  • Unlocked at Ascension 4

Trove of Marvelous Treasures: Displays the location of nearby ore veins used in forging on the mini-map.

  • Unlocked Automatically

NINGGUANG TALENT ASCENSION MATERIALS

Requirements to Max (Crown) 1 Talent

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Material Lvl 2Lvl 3Lvl 4Lvl 5Lvl 6Lvl 7Lvl 8Lvl 9Lvl 10
Teachings of Prosperity (3)300000000
Guide to Prosperity (21)024690000
Philosphies of Prosperity (38)00000461216
Recruit Insignia (6)600000000
Sergeant Insignia (22) 034690000
Lieutenant Insignia (31)0000046912
Spirit Locket of Boreas (6)000001222
Crown of Insight (1)000000001
Mora (1,652,500)12,500 17,500 25,000 30,000 37,500 120,000 260,000 450,000 700,000

NINGGUANG ARTIFACTS / WEAPONS

best artifacts for Ningguang

RETRACING BOLIDE LOCATION

ARCHAIC PETRA LOCATION

best Weapons for Ningguang

NINGGUANG BUILDS / STRATEGY

HP | ATK | ATK% | GEO% | CD%/CR%

Main DPS: If you want to build her has your main focus on ATK, GEO Damage, CR, and CD on her folowed with some ER to get her burst up sooner.

Burst SUB DPS: In this build, it’s pretty much the same as  a main dps, however, you want to prioritize ER so she can have it ready to spam more often. 

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 catalysts for Ningguang. A general rule for DPS units are CR is roughly 50% of your CD. 

NINGGUANG CONSTELLATIONS

Piercing Fragments (Lvl 1): When a Normal Attack hits, it deals AoE DMG.

Shock Effect (Lvl 2): When Jade Screen is shattered, its CD will reset.
Can occur once every 6s.

Majesty be the Array of Stars (Lvl 3):  Increases the Level of Starshatter by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Exquisite be the Jade, Outshining All Beneath (Lvl 4): Jade Screen increases nearby characters’ Elemental RES by 10%.

Invincible be the Jade Screen (Lvl 5): Increase the Level of Jade Screen by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Grandeur be the Seven Stars (Lvl 6): When Starshatter is used, Ningguang gains 7 Star Jades.

STRENGTHS / WEAKNESSES

STRENGTHS:

  • Ningguang is a great range DPS character in Genshin Impact!
  • She’s very beginner friendly since she can put up a shield and is range to avoid close up dmg. 
  • She is amazing against the Rifthounds as they are super annoying and move around a lot. 
  • Her E can be used as a great shield against projectiles if you have a bow main dps like Ganyu.

WEAKNESSES

  • She is more of a niche character and best roles are in a niche team. 

RANKING

Combat Rating (8/10): Her play style is something you have to get used to. There are advance tricks to speed her dps output. However, she is still beginner friendly since you can learn the other tricks as you use her more often. 

Exploration (9/10): She is really great for exploring the map because she serves 3 maine purpose. Her passive helps you find ores, she can mine them, and she’s a dps character. This makes her super useful on your exploration team. 

Spiral Abyss (7/10): She is really good here in specific comps to deal with Rifthounds.   

Artifact Farming (7/10): He serves the same role here as he does in the Abyss.

Normal/Weekly Bosses (8/10): She’s a 1v1 dps character and really shines in these scenarios to deal big damage to the bosses.