Nahida, otherwise known as Lesser Lord Kusanali, is a 5-star Dendro Catalyst unit in Genshin Impact. The Dendro Archon is one of the strongest sub-DPS and support units in the game.
Here's our Nahida build guide covering her best weapons, artifacts, and team compositions to get the most out of her kit.
Who is Nahida?
Nahida is the human form of one of the seven deities of Teyvat. Known as the God of Wisdom, Nahida is the Dendro Archon.
In combat, Nahida uses a Catalyst and has unique abilities that will boost Dendro Reactions when she is in and out of the field.
Strengths:
- Elemental Burst has a wide AoE
- Provides a huge Elemental Mastery Bonus to the active character inside her Elemental Burst
- High and consistent Dendro application on enemies
- High off-field damage
- Long Elemental Skill duration with a fast cooldown
Weaknesses:
- Low base HP
- Very reliant on reactions and other elements to function
Best Weapons for Nahida
Rarity | Name | Stat | Ability |
|---|---|---|---|
5-Star | A Thousand Floating Dreams | Elemental Mastery | Equipping Character gains buffs based on other party members' elemental type. If their elemental type is the same as the equipping character, Elemental Mastery is increased by 32. If not, the equipping character's elemental DMG Bonus is increased by 10%. Each effect can stack by a maximum of 3. All nearby party members will also gain an additional 40 Elemental Mastery. |
4-Star | The Widsith | Crit. DMG | When a character takes the field, they will gain a random theme song for 10s. This can only occur once every 30s. Recitative: ATK is increased by 60%. Aria: Increases all Elemental DMG by 48%. Interlude: Elemental Mastery is increased by 240. |
The best weapon for Nahida is her signature weapon, A Thousand Floating Dreams. The new 5-star catalyst looks like one of the most potent weapons in the game.
If you are not planning to get her weapon, however, these other weapons will work well with Nahida as well:
The Widsith
A great F2P option is The Widsith, a 4-star catalyst that randomly provides three passives, EM, Elemental DMG, and ATK, which are helpful for Nahida.
Players can get the Widsith in the Standard Banner, Weapon, and Time-Limited banners.
Fruit of Fulfillment
The Sumeru Craftable Catalyst is also a F2P option as a weapon for Nahida, with a passive focus on increasing the Elemental Mastery. Check here how to obtain this weapon.
READ MORE: Genshin Impact: Nahida Farming Guide -All Talent & Ascension Materials
Best Artifacts for Nahida
Nahida's best build as a Sub-DPS and Support role will have her use the Deepwood Memories with Elemental Mastery Stats. You should aim to get around 1000 Elemental Mastery on Nahida.
Build | Artifacts | Artifact Bonuses | Main Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
Best in Slot | Deepwood Memories | 2-PC: Dendro DMG Bonus +15%
4-PC: After Elemental Skills or Bursts hit opponents, the targets' Dendro RES will be decreased by 30% for 8s. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is not on the field. | Sands: Elemental Mastery -
Goblet: Elemental Mastery or Dendro Damage Bonus -
Circlet: Elemental Mastery or CRIT Rate/DMG |
Substitute | Gilded Dreams | 2-PC: Dendro DMG Bonus +15%
4-PC: After Elemental Skills or Bursts hit opponents, the targets' Dendro RES will be decreased by 30% for 8s. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is not on the field. | Sands: ATK% - Goblet: Anemo DMG Bonus or ATK% - Circlet: Crit. DMG or Crit Rate |
Deepwood Memories
Deepwoord Memories is currently the best artifact set for Nahida, as is reduce the Dendro RES of enemies.
Sands: Elemental Mastery - Goblet: Elemental Mastery - Circlet: Crit. Rate or Crit. DMG
Gilded Dreams
Similar to the Emblem of Severed Fate Set and the Electro Archon. The gilded Dreams passive, which boosts Elemental Mastery seems tailor-made for the Dendro Archon.
However, Gilded Dreams for Nahida will only be better than the Deepwood Memories if there is another party member with the Deepwood Memories set.
These are the Artifact's Stats Recommended:
Sands: Elemental Mastery - Goblet: Dendro DMG - Circlet: Crit. Rate or Crit. DMG
Best Teams for Nahida
Nahida, like the three previous Archons, will fit in any team in which their elements are needed. Nahida is the best support for Dendro.
Hyperbloom team:
Bloom reaction occurs when Dendro reacts with Hydro and creates seeds that can be further used to deal damage in AOE. We recommend a Nilou-centric team to maximise Nahida's utility.
Role | Character | Element |
|---|---|---|
Main DPS | Nilou/Yelan | Hydro |
Sub DPS | Nahida | Dendro |
Elemental Reaction | Dendro Traveller/Diona | Dendro/Cryo |
Support | Kokomi | Hydro |
Quicken or Aggravate teams:
Quicken can be triggered by combining Electro with Dendro. Quicken also has two additional sub-reactions called Aggravate and Spread. Applying additional Electro damage to a character that is affected by Quicken will trigger Aggravate which increases the Electro DPS character's damage. Cyno is best as the DPS for this team.
Role | Character | Element |
|---|---|---|
Main DPS | Cyno | Electro |
Sub DPS | Nahida | Dendro |
Elemental Reaction | Raiden Shogun/Yae Miko | Electro |
Support | Kokomi | Hydro |
That is all for Nahida's build! Need help farming for Nahida's ascension and talent materials? Check out our guide here: Nahida Farming Guide: All Ascension & Talent Materials