How Do I Increase My Elemental Mastery in Genshin Impact?
Elemental Mastery (EM) is a crucial stat in Genshin Impact, significantly impacting the damage output of elemental reactions. Mastering how to increase this stat is vital for maximizing the potential of many characters and team compositions. The core of increasing your Elemental Mastery lies in equipping the right Artifacts and Weapons, with character level also playing a minor role for certain characters. Here’s a detailed breakdown of how to effectively boost your EM.
Understanding Elemental Mastery
Before diving into the specifics, it’s important to understand what Elemental Mastery does. It primarily boosts the damage of Transformative Reactions, such as Overloaded, Electro-Charged, Swirl, Shatter, Superconduct, Burning, Bloom, Hyperbloom, Burgeon, and Crystallize. The higher your EM, the more damage these reactions will inflict. However, EM doesn’t directly influence Amplifying Reactions like Vaporize and Melt, although these reactions also scale with EM, with the increase in damage depending on the character’s EM value at the moment of the reaction.
Maximizing Elemental Mastery Through Artifacts
Artifacts are the primary source for increasing your Elemental Mastery. Here’s how to effectively use them:
1. Focus on Main Stats
- Timepiece (Sands): This artifact piece can have Elemental Mastery as a primary stat. This is the most common and reliable way to get significant amounts of EM. Prioritizing an EM Timepiece is essential for characters that rely heavily on elemental reactions.
- Goblet: While less common, the Goblet can also roll Elemental Mastery as a primary stat. If you have a character that desperately needs more EM, this is another slot you should optimize. However, for most DPS characters, the Goblet should have an elemental damage bonus (Pyro DMG Bonus, Hydro DMG Bonus, etc)
- Circlet: Like the Goblet, the Circlet can have Elemental Mastery as a primary stat. Again, this is a slot you would dedicate only if the character is extremely reliant on EM for their damage output. If you’re looking for a good balance, Crit Rate and Crit Damage should be prioritized here if possible.
2. Prioritize Sub-Stats
- Elemental Mastery as a Sub-Stat: Artifact sub-stats are crucial. Keep an eye out for artifacts that have EM as a sub-stat on top of your desired main stat. This can significantly increase your total EM.
- RNG Factor: Keep in mind that sub-stats are randomly generated, and an artifact’s sub-stats are further augmented every 4 levels. You will need to be very lucky (or incredibly persistent) to get an artifact with a primary stat you need AND an Elemental Mastery sub-stat that increases with each upgrade.
3. Choose the Right Sets
- Instructor Set: This set is specifically tailored for EM. The two-piece Instructor set increases EM by 80, and the four-piece set boosts the party’s EM by 120 for 8 seconds when you use an Elemental Skill. This set is extremely effective for supporting your team by enhancing reaction damage, especially in early-to-mid-game.
- Viridescent Venerer (VV) Set: While not directly granting EM, the VV set is crucial for many Anemo characters, particularly those focused on Swirl reactions, such as Kazuha. Its four-piece set bonus increases Swirl damage and reduces the Elemental Resistance of affected opponents, making it a must-have for supporting elemental reactions. Therefore, focusing on a VV domain allows you to obtain both the powerful VV set bonus and some EM as well.
Leveraging Weapons for Elemental Mastery
Certain weapons also provide a significant boost to Elemental Mastery:
1. Weapons with EM as a Main Stat
- Some 4-Star and 5-Star Weapons: Many weapons come with EM as a primary stat. These are particularly beneficial for characters that rely heavily on reactions. Examples include:
- A Thousand Floating Dreams (5-Star Catalyst): This is one of the best catalysts for Nahida, granting a massive amount of EM.
- Wandering Evenstar (4-Star Catalyst): Provides a good EM boost and also buffs ATK for the party based on the wielder’s EM.
- Iron Sting (4-Star Sword): A crafted sword that gives a solid EM boost.
- Makhaira Aquamarine (4-Star Claymore): A powerful option that scales with the user’s EM and also buffs the entire party’s ATK.
2. Passive Abilities
- Weapons with EM Buff Passives: Some weapons possess passive abilities that grant EM buffs under certain conditions. These can provide a considerable boost to your EM. Always read the weapon descriptions and tailor your choices to maximize effectiveness.
Character Level and Ascension
- Character Ascension: Some characters gain EM upon leveling up through Ascension. For example, Nahida gets a total of 115 Elemental Mastery through Ascension. This is a passive way of increasing EM and a good incentive to get your characters to level 90.
- Level Matters: The base damage of Elemental Reactions scales with the level of the character triggering them, so it’s essential to level your characters that rely on EM to maximize their reaction damage.
Related Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the ideal amount of EM for Kazuha?
For Kazuha, aiming for 900+ EM is ideal, though 800 EM is also perfectly fine for most situations. He scales extremely well with EM, and it’s the easiest way to increase his damage. His elemental skill and burst, are boosted significantly with high EM.
2. Is 500 EM enough for Nahida?
500 EM is a good starting point for Nahida as a sub DPS, but you should try to aim for 800 EM. Remember that with her burst active, she gets an additional EM buff on-field. Pair EM with good Crit Rate and Crit Damage stats.
3. How do I reach 1000 EM on Nahida?
You need to focus on EM artifacts, an EM weapon, and her Ascension bonus. A catalyst like A Thousand Floating Dreams and an EM sands piece will make it easier to reach 1000 EM, especially with her burst active.
4. Can Elemental Mastery be a percentage?
No, Elemental Mastery is a flat stat, not a percentage. However, the damage increase from EM is calculated as a percentage increase to the base damage of elemental reactions.
5. Does Xiangling need Elemental Mastery?
Yes, Elemental Mastery is crucial for Xiangling as her damage heavily relies on her elemental burst, which is used to trigger vaporize and melt reactions.
6. Does Fischl need Elemental Mastery?
While Fischl can be part of a reaction-focused team, it’s not worth building Elemental Mastery on her. Her role is primarily as an off-field Electro application, so focusing on ATK and Crit stats is better.
7. What artifacts sets are best for Elemental Mastery?
The Instructor Set is excellent for a general EM boost, but the Viridescent Venerer (VV) Set is preferred on Anemo characters like Kazuha for Swirl reactions.
8. What is the best weapon for Kazuha to increase his EM?
Freedom Sworn is his best 5-star weapon for EM. Iron Sting, a craftable 4-star sword, is also an excellent option. Favonius Sword can help lower Kazuha’s burst time if energy is an issue.
9. Should I stack EM on Kazuha?
Yes, you should stack EM on Kazuha. Using an EM sands, goblet, and circlet is ideal for him.
10. Is EM good for Lisa?
Yes, EM is very good for Lisa when used in reaction-focused compositions. It will allow you to maximize her output with transformative reactions like Electro-Charged and Overload.
11. How much does Nahida’s EM increase with her burst?
Nahida’s burst can provide up to 250 EM bonus based on the character with the highest EM within the team, significantly contributing to reaching 1000 EM.
12. Is 800 EM enough for Nahida on-field?
If Nahida is on-field and her burst is active, 800 EM is generally enough, because with her burst bonus she’ll hit the maximum of 1000 EM. The extra 200 is calculated from her talent passive and added on if your EM is above 800.
13. Is Elemental Mastery worth it for Hu Tao?
Yes, Elemental Mastery is important for Hu Tao, as she relies on Vaporize reactions. Balance EM with HP, Crit Rate, and Crit Damage.
14. What are the chances of getting an Elemental Mastery Artifact?
The chance to get Elemental Mastery as a primary stat on an artifact is quite low: roughly 2%-10%. The odds are not equal between all artifact slots, and EM is much more common on the Sands artifact.
15. Does Elemental Mastery increase all elemental damage?
No, Elemental Mastery primarily boosts the damage of Transformative Reactions. However, reactions like Vaporize and Melt also scale based on the character’s EM value, with the increase in damage depending on how much EM the character has when triggering the reaction.
By understanding and implementing these strategies, you can effectively increase your characters’ Elemental Mastery, thereby amplifying their damage potential and mastering Genshin Impact’s complex combat system.