Dendro and Cryo Interaction
Understanding the Basics
The answer to the question Does Dendro affect Cryo? is straightforward: Dendro does not react with Cryo in Genshin Impact, meaning that when you deal Dendro and Cryo damage at the same time, you will simply see raw damage from the two elements, and there’ll be no reactions. This makes Dendro and Cryo teams less effective because the game is balanced around reaction-based damage.
FAQs
1. What is Dendro effective against?
Dendro reacts with Pyro, Electro, and Hydro in specific ways, such as Quicken (Dendro + Electro), which activates “Aggravate” and does more damage, and further Dendro attacks to a Quickened enemy activate “Spread,” which increases Dendro damage to the enemy.
2. What element does not react with Dendro?
Dendro did not react to Geo, Cryo, or Anemo, meaning there are no elemental reactions between Dendro and these three elements.
3. What element does Dendro work best against?
Using Electro against Dendro enemies will give you a huge advantage, making characters like Fischl, Beidou, or Razor particularly effective.
4. What affects Cryo in Genshin?
Cryo reacts with Electro, Hydro, Anemo, Pyro, and Dendro, but its most notable reactions for damage are with Pyro (for the Melt reaction) and Electro (for the Superconduct reaction).
5. What is Cryo weak to?
Cryo is weak to Pyro, Electro, and Geo, with Pyro being particularly effective due to the Melt reaction.
6. What does Dendro and Cryo do when combined?
When Dendro and Cryo are used together, they don’t create a reaction but rather add their raw damage, making teams that rely solely on these elements less effective in terms of elemental reactions.
7. Who is the strongest Dendro character?
Nahida is considered the strongest Dendro character, as she wields a Catalyst and is the best Dendro applicator in the game, with all her attacks dealing Dendro damage.
8. What does Dendro damage do?
The Burning Elemental reaction triggers when Dendro meets Pyro, causing the enemy to suffer from Pyro aura and receive minor damage as long as this aura persists.
9. What does Cryo react with?
Cryo reacts with Electro to create Superconduct, which deals area-of-effect Cryo damage and decreases physical resistance.
10. What pairs well with Dendro?
Dendro pairs well with Hydro for the Bloom reaction, Electro for Quicken and Aggravate, and Pyro for the Burgeon reaction.
11. Can Anemo work against Dendro?
While Anemo cannot directly swirl Dendro, it can swirl the elements that react with Dendro, allowing Anemo users to proc Dendro reactions effectively.
12. Is Dendro good for breaking shields?
Dendro, combined with Pyro, Hydro, and a Claymore user, can effectively take down any elemental shield.
13. Who is the best Cryo character in Genshin Impact?
Ganyu is considered the strongest Cryo user due to her crowd control elemental skill and large AoE elemental burst.
14. Is Dendro weak against Pyro?
Dendro seems to be weak to Electro and Pyro damage, without resisting any element particularly well compared to others.
15. Does Nahida buff Dendro?
Nahida can buff Dendro damage with her Deepwood Memories set, which increases her Dendro damage and lets her party members reduce targets’ Dendro Resistance, making her a valuable asset to any Dendro team.