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The best Genshin Impact Collei buildLearn how to put together the best possible Collei build in Genshin Impact
Learn how to put together the best possible Collei build in Genshin Impact
Want to learn how to create the best build for Collei in Genshin Impact?Collei is the first 4-star Dendro character to joinGenshin Impact’s playable roster, along with the element’s long-awaited introduction in Version 3.0. Don’t let her reputation as “the DendroAmber” deter you, though, as Collei has outstripped her mentor and inspiration in many ways, and is well worth a space on your team.
For most Genshin Impact players, Collei will be the among the first Dendro characters added to their archive, so if nothing else, you’ll want a well-rounded build for her as you get to grips with how Dendro works in combat. Read on for details on our best build advice for Collei, including her ideal weapons, artifacts, party members, and more.
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How to build Collei as a sub-DPS/Dendro support character in Genshin Impact
Best weapon: Polar Star
4-star alternative:Favonius Warbow
There are any number of reasons why you might not want to equip a 4-star sub-DPS with one of the most impressive and rarest weapons in the game, however, so a slightly more modest choice for Collei is theFavonius Warbow. One definite weakness in Collei’s kit is the slow recharge time on her elemental burst, and with this bow equipped, her CRITs have a high chance to generate an elemental particle which will add six points back into her energy pool.
Best artifacts: Deepwood Memories
If you’re exploring Sumeru, odds are good that you’ll soon pick up some pieces from theDeepwood Memoriesartifact set; and, with a limited number of Dendro characters currently in the game to equip them to, you hopefully won’t struggle to find enough for Collei. Deepwood Memories follow a familiar pattern for element-oriented artifact sets, so it’s a no-brainer to make the most of Collei and her Dendro attacks with these pieces.
If you have a few different pieces to choose from, try and focus on the following stats and substats to enhance Collei’s build:
Talent priority: Trump-Card Kitty (Elemental Burst)
Secondary:Floral Brush (Elemental Skill)
All of Collei’s active talents are pretty useful, but a good rule of thumb is to prioritise anything that boosts the area and duration of her Dendro DMG. Therefore, focus on her Elemental Burst first and her Elemental Skill second, but try not to neglect her Charged Attack on Normal as well.
Party composition
5-star alternative:Diluc replacing Xiangling as DPS
To really get the feel for Collei and her Dendro attacks, place her on a team with Pyro, Electro, and Hydro characters to get her widest range ofelemental reactions. Pairing Collei with a Pyro DPS allows you to apply the Burning reaction near-constantly, andXianglingis both a strong candidate and easy-to-obtain thanks to her status as a perpetually free character. Electro bow userFischlis strong enough to act as a DPS in her own right if you want to make the Quicken reaction the core of your strategy instead, but she’ll fill a co-sub-DPS role with Collei just as well. Finally, Hydro characterBarbaracan trigger Bloom and doubles as an excellent healer for the team.
Collei performs admirably on an all-4-star and even on an F2P team, but if you have a 5-star Pyro or Electro DPS you especially like using, they’ll sub in well on this composition. Pyro in particular is over-represented in this area, withDilucworth a mention as a stand-out choice if you have him.
How to level up Collei in Genshin Impact
Ascension Materials
To fully ascend Collei, you will need the following materials:
As a signature character for the introduction of Sumeru, you’ll perhaps be unsurprised to learn that Collei’s ascension materials can all be gathered from around the new nation. Harvesting the local flora and defeating normal and boss enemies around Sumeru ought to give you plenty of her materials in no time.
Talents
To fully level up any one of Collei’s three active talents, you’ll need to collect the following materials:
Constellations
As a 4-star character who’s also available for free with a Version 3.0 event, it’s going to be easy for you to wind up with multiple copies of Collei for a while. The Constellations you unlock for her are as follows:
How to get Collei in Genshin Impact
Collei is a 4-star character, meaning that she’s part of the standard wish pool and can be obtained any time you wish on the Wanderlust Invocation (permanent) banner, or any currentCharacter and Weapon Event Wish banners. She’ll also occasionally feature on a 5-star’s Character Event Wish banner with a massively increased pull rate.
If you’re wondering how Collei measures up against the 50+ other playable characters in Genshin Impact, be sure to check out ourGenshin Impact tier listto see our rankings! And if you’re hoping to save up your currencies for more characters, be sure to take a look at our guide togetting more Primogems in Genshin Impact.
