Genshin Impact Ningguang – Best Builds and 5-Star Weapons

Genshin Impact Ningguang
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Ningguang (Chinese: 凝光 Níngguāng) is a playable 4-star female Geo Catalyst character from Liyue Region in Genshin Impact.

The release date of Genshin Impact Ningguang was September 28, 2020, in the first version. This ultimate guide introduces everything about Ningguang: birthday, builds, rating, strengths and weaknesses, voice actors (English and other three languages), how to get Ningguang, ascension materials, talents and skills, constellations (from C1 to C6), the best team combo for Ningguang, weapons, and artifacts.

Genshin Impact Ningguang Rating and Basic Info

Genshin Impact Ningguang Information

Rarity

4 Star

Gender

Female

Birthday

August 26th

Constellation

Opus Aequilibrium

Region

Liyue

Affiliation

Liyue Qixing

Special Dish

Qiankun Mora Meat

Release Date

September 28, 2020, Version 1

Ningguang Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengthes

Weaknesses

Voice Actors for Ningguang in Genshin Impact

English

Erin Ebers

Chinese

Mingya Du (杜冥鸦)

Japanese

Sayaka Ohara (大原さやか)

Korean

Gwak Gyu-mi (곽규미)

How to Obtain Ningguang in Genshin Impact​

Ningguang is a 4-star character available on the character banner. For higher chances of getting her, wait for her rate to up.

Pull from Any Active Banner

Ningguang is available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner’s Wish. This means you can get her from Wanderlust Invocation, Epitome Invocation, and the current Character Event Wish.

Bought From the Starglitter Exchange

As a 4-star character, Ningguang has a chance to appear in the Starglitter Exchange every month in Genshin Impact. She can be traded for 34 Masterless Starglitter.

Genshin Impact Ningguang Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40

Glaze Lily ×3

Prithiva Topaz Sliver ×1

Recruit’s Insignia ×3

Lv.40→Lv.50

Glaze Lily ×10

Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×3

Recruit’s Insignia ×15

Basalt Pillar ×2

Lv.50→Lv.60

Glaze Lily ×20

Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×6

Sergeant’s Insignia ×12

Basalt Pillar ×4

Lv.60→Lv.70

Glaze Lily ×30

Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×3

Sergeant’s Insignia ×18

Basalt Pillar ×8

Lv.70→Lv.8

Glaze Lily ×45

Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×6

Sergeant’s Insignia ×12

Basalt Pillar ×12

Lv.80→Lv.90

Glaze Lily ×60

Prithiva Topaz Gemstone ×6

Lieutenant’s Insignia ×24

Basalt Pillar ×20

Genshin Impact Ningguang Talents (Skills)

Sparkling Scatter

Sparkling Scatter

Normal Attack

Normal Attack

Shoots gems that deal Geo DMG.

Upon hit, this grants Ningguang 1 Star Jade.

Charged Attack

Consumes a certain amount of stamina to fire off a giant gem that deals Geo DMG.

If Ningguang has any Star Jades, unleashing a Charged Attack will cause the Star Jades to be fired at the enemy as well, dealing additional DMG.

Plunging Attack

Gathering the might of Geo, Ningguang plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Geo DMG upon impact with the ground.

Jade Screen

Jade Screen

Elemental Skill

Ningguang creates a Jade Screen out of gold, obsidian and her great opulence, dealing AoE Geo DMG.

Jade ScreenBlocks opponents’ projectiles.

Endurance scales based on Ningguang’s Max HP.

Jade Screen is considered a Geo Construct and can be used to block certain attacks, but cannot be climbed. Only one Jade Screen may exist at any one time.

Starshatter

Starshatter

Elemental Burst

Gathering a great number of gems, Ningguang scatters them all at once, sending homing projectiles at her opponents that deal with massive Geo DMG.

If Starshatter is cast when a Jade Screen is nearby, the Jade Screen will fire additional gem projectiles at the same time.

Backup Plan

Backup Plan

1st Ascension Passive

When Ningguang is in possession of Star Jades, her Charged Attack does not consume Stamina.

Strategic Reserve

Strategic Reserve

4th Ascension Passive

A character that passes through the Jade Screen will gain a 12% Geo DMG Bonus for 10s.

Trove of Marvelous Treasures

Trove of Marvelous Treasures

Utility Passive

Displays the location of nearby ore veins used in forging on the mini-map.

Genshin Impact Ningguang Constellations from C0 to C6

Trove of Marvelous Treasures

Piercing Fragments

Constellation level 1

When a Normal Attack hits, it deals AoE DMG.

Shock Effect

Shock Effect

Constellation level 2

When Jade Screen is shattered, its CD will reset.

Can occur once every 6s.

Majesty be the Array of Stars

Majesty be the Array of Stars

Constellation level 3

Increases the Level of Starshatter by 3.

Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Exquisite be the Jade, Outshining All Beneath

Exquisite be the Jade, Outshining All Beneath

Constellation level 4

Jade Screen increases nearby characters’ Elemental RES by 10%.

Invincible be the Jade Screen

Invincible be the Jade Screen

Constellation level 5

Increases the Level of Jade Screen by 3.

Maximum upgrade level is 15.

Grandeur be the Seven Stars

Grandeur be the Seven Stars

Constellation level 6

When Starshatter is used, Ningguang gains 7 Star Jades.

Best Genshin Impact Ningguang Team Combo

Ningguang

Zhongli

Bennett

Xingqiu

– Zhongli provides powerful shield and supports Ninguang’s Geo Wall.

– Bennett boost Ningguang’s DMG and will also heal her.

– Xingqiu works well with Ningguang since Ningguang uses Normal Attacks alot.

Best Ningguang Builds in Genshin Impact

Ningguang sets herself apart as the only Geo catalyst user to date. Even though she doesn’t trigger elemental reactions that deal additional damage like Vaporize or Melt, she overcompensates it with the amount of burst damage she can do.

Best Weapons for Ningguang in Genshin Impact

Since Ningguang would be doing quite a bit of normal attacks, weapons like Solar Pearl and Dodoco Tales are really good for her.

Memory of Dust and Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds are going to be your best in slots as these provide much more than just an attack damage bonus.

Memory of Dust

Memory of Dust

Increases Shield Strength by 20%. Scoring hits on opponents increases ATK by 4% for 8s. Max 5 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. While protected by a shield, this ATK increase effect is increased by 100%.

Lost Prayer to The Sacred Winds

Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds

Increases Movement SPD by 10%. When in battle, gain an 8% Elemental DMG Bonus every 4s. Max 4 stacks. Lasts until the character falls or leaves combat.

Solar Pearl

Solar Pearl

Normal Attack hits increase Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG by 20% for 6s. Likewise, Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst hits increase Normal Attack DMG by 20% for 6s.

Dodoco Tales

Dodoco Tales

Normal Attack hits on opponents increase Charged Attack DMG by 16% for 6s.

Charged Attack hits on opponents increase ATK by 8% for 6s.

Best Artifacts for Ningguang in Genshin Impact

There are two combinations of Ningguang’s artifact sets. These can either be 2-piece Archaic Petra and 2 piece Noblesse Oblige, or 2 piece Archaic Petra and 2 piece Gladiator’s Finale. Go for the 2 piece Noblesse Oblige if you want your elemental burst to deal more damage. The generalist should go with the 2 piece Gladiator’s Finale.

Main stats to look out for are ATK Sands, Geo DMG% Goblet, Crit Rate/Crit Damage Circlet depending on your Crit Rate.

Archaic Petra

Archaic Petra

  • 2-piece effect: Geo DMG Bonus +15%
  • 4-piece effect: Upon obtaining an Elemental Shard created through a Crystallize Reaction, all party members gain 35% DMG Bonus for that particular element for 10s. Only one form of Elemental DMG Bonus can be gained in this manner at any one time.
Noblesse Oblige​

Noblesse Oblige

  • 2-piece effect: Elemental Burst DMG +20%
  • 4-piece effect: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members’ ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Gladiator's Finale

Gladiator's Finale

  • 2-piece effect: ATK +18%.
  • 4-piece effect: If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.

FAQs about Genshin Impact Ningguang

Ningguang is an amazing DPS that deals constant Geo DMG to enemies far and close. Her DMG mostly came from her powerful charged attacks. This however limits Ningguang’s movements.

Approximately 25 years old. The age of Ningguang is not obviously stated in the game. Ningguang’s birthday is on August 26th. 

Ningguang is a 4-star girl character, which means she’s not the rarest character in Genshin Impact, but she’s pretty uncommon.

Memory of Dust is a perfect weapon for Ningguang if you have it. It’s one of the strongest catalysts, with a base attack of 46, and its secondary stat boosts attack even further, up to 49% at the highest tier.

C6 Ningguang is among the best sub-DPS units in Genshin Impact. Once players unleash her Elemental Burst, Ningguang will inflict great damage with her projectiles. She will then gather seven Star Jades for her next Charged attack, which will also deal massive damage.

And they mostly say the same thing: Noblesse is the best artifact for Ningguang. With Archaic Petra as the second best. Retracting Bolide as the third best.

For a pure DPS Ningguang, a combination of Nobless Oblige and Archaic Petra is the most ideal artifact build, boosting both her Geo DMG and Elemental Burst DMG.

A four-piece build of either set can also work well, with Noblesse being more suited for a support role while Petra is better for DPS.

Beiguang is the femslash ship between Beidou and Ningguang from the Genshin Impact fandom.

In Genshin Impact, Ningguang works best as a main DPS character. Our guide outlines the best weapons and artifacts for the four-star geo character and also provides details on every item you need to reach ascension level six.

Noelle heals a crap ton and sometimes breaks those shields if you can get her Ult up consistently she’ll do great.

Ning just breaks those shields. If you build her, even if you don’t cap her out, she’ll be very useful in some domains, and generally use very frequently.

Xingqiu is a great choice if you’re planning on creating some other reactions in your team. He provides support to your team particularly when he’s not on the field, because his Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst stay active even when you switch him out with another character. If you equip him with a Sacrificial Sword, he can also generate massive amounts of Energy Particles for your team.

One of your options for a team with Ningguang would be Bennett, who also shines thanks to his multiple capabilities. Bennett is a great Sub-DPS who can deal damage when you’re letting Ningguang take a breather, but his Elemental Burst also lets him provide support when inactive.

Bennett’s Elemental Burst creates a circular area on the ground that does multiple things. It heals the characters standing in it, and if they’re already healed, then it provides them with an attack boost. This can be great with a heavy hitter like Ningguang, allowing you to increase your damage output.

Ningguang’s passive talents will highlight and increase Zhongli’s Geo damage in battle. They, too, create a Geo resonance, as well, overall making them a solid pairing with Zhongli either as the main DPS or as a support DPS in your setup.

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