Genshin Impact Gorou – Best Builds and 5-Star Weapons

Gorou will be the 5-star character in the banner. Characters with him should be able to support his skills.

The age of Gorou is not obviously stated in the game. His birthday is on May 18th. 

Gorou (Japanese: ゴロー Goroo) is a playable Geo male character in Genshin Impact. He is the courageous and reliable general of the Watatsumi Army, a leader whose men can always place their trust in.

If you have Xinyan, she’s another great four-star character you can use on a Gorou team. Thanks to Gorou’s buffs, combined with Geo Elemental Resonance, Xinyan’s shield capabilities will be stronger.

Xinyan can also create Crystallize shards because she’s a Pyro character.

After both Sucrose and Diona, Gorou is the next anticipated “animal” character in Genshin Impact. Specifically, Gorou has the adorable features of a Shiba Inu, dog ears, tail, and all.

Gorou, like all of Watatsumi Island’s inhabitants, is a loyal supporter of Sangonomiya Kokomi. Kokomi trusts him to lead the Watatsumi Army as its primary general, being sincere, determined, and courageous.

Gorou scales off of DEF, so this artifact set is an obvious choice since it provides a whopping 54% DEF and 24% Geo DMG Bonus at peak performance. When Gorou’s Elemental Burst is not active, he only gets the 2-piece passive, which is still great at 30% DEF.

Ningguang may not be the best pair with just Gorou, but she’s an amazing addition to Arataki Itto’s party. Not only will she provide Elemental Particles for Itto, but she will also be a Battery for Gorou.

Gorou is a Geo Support in Genshin Impact at the moment. Gorou Support Build is mostly used. His Elemental Skill can Hugely buff the team Geo damage.

Gorou is a perfectly tailored support character for Itto and Albedo: the two DPS characters rely heavily on their Defense value to unleash their full offensive potential.

Gorou can use his elemental ability to raise a war banner that not only deals Geo area damage but also gives buffs to all party members.

It makes him fantastic at supporting Genshin Impact’s Itto to ensure it deals the maximum damage possible.

His skills also work well with a good Albedo build since Albedo’s abilities synergize with Gorou’s nicely.

If you wish to increase Gorou’s sub-DPS potential, go for the full four-piece Husk of Opulent Dreams instead.

As his Burst damage and the Crystal Collapse effect scales with Defense (and Curiosity can be gained passively), this makes Gorou a surprisingly strong damage dealer.

On the General’s fourth Constellation, when his Burst is active, Gorou will heal by 50% of his defense every 1.5 seconds. If Gorou is equipped with the normal build, this effect is really negligible.

Sadly, even if players focused on DEF% and Healing Bonus%, his healing is still too low to be effectively utilized.

Like most Geo characters, Gorou’s build is focused on defense. Its passive Rendered Favor increases the damage of its elemental attack and its rampage according to its DEF.

To play him well, do not neglect his energy recharge. Ideally, it should be at least 180%.

The best weapon for a Gorou support build is the Favonius Warbow. It’s fully focused on recharging Burst Energy, allowing you to activate the General’s Glory effects continuously.

Ningguang may not be the best pair with just Gorou, but she’s an amazing addition to Arataki Itto’s party. Not only will she provide Elemental Particles for Itto, but she will also be a Battery for Gorou.

The best team composition for Gorou includes Arataki Itto, Albedo, and Xinyan.

The Chalk Prince Albedo is a limited five-star character, a Geo sword user with unique capabilities who would be right at home with Gorou on a team.

Albedo’s Elemental Skill creates flowers that deal Geo damage to enemies you attack within its Area of Effect. When used in conjunction with Gorou’s Elemental Skill and a total of three Geo party members, this damage can be buffed further, setting up explosive amounts of damage constantly. Plus, Albedo can help generate Energy Particles so that Gorou’s Elemental Burst can be used more frequently.

The newest Geo character in the game, alongside Gorou himself, is the five-star, claymore wielding Arataki Itto. He’s a unique and stylish character with a fun personality and powerful capabilities that perfectly complement Gorou. Plus, since he has a claymore, that means he’ll also be handy outside of combat if you’re planning on mining some ore while out on the field.

If you have Itto, you can use him as a solid DPS. His Elemental Skill is a taunt with his bull, Ushi, that can help you with crowd control, but also, the more damage that gets dealt to Ushi, the more of a strength buff he gets, letting him unleash a devastating charged attack. Then you can unleash Itto’s Elemental Burst attack. Throughout all this, Gorou’s buffs make Itto a stronger and better DPS who keeps the heat on your enemies.

If you have Xinyan, she’s another great four-star character you can use on a Gorou team. Thanks to Gorou’s buffs, combined with Geo Elemental Resonance, Xinyan’s shield capabilities will be stronger.

Xinyan can also create Crystallize shards because she’s a Pyro character. It’s a good idea to consider how you’re building here and to look into equipping her with the Sacrificial Greatsword so that she can use her Elemental Skill and possibly end the skill cooldown immediately.