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Portrait of Albedo

★★★★★GeoSword

Albedo

Kreideprinz

A genius known as the Kreideprinz, he is the Chief Alchemist and Captain of the Investigation Team of the Knights of Favonius.

Region
Mondstadt
Released
Version 1.2
GenGuru tier
A Sub-DPS

Overview

  • Off-field Geo damage
  • Elemental Mastery support

Albedo places a Solar Isotoma, and whenever an enemy inside it takes damage, it creates Transient Blossoms that deal Geo damage based on his DEF. The Isotoma lasts a long time, so you cast it once and spend the rest of the rotation on someone else. His Elemental Burst sets off Fatal Blossoms when the Isotoma is on the field and gives the party Elemental Mastery afterward.

Build him for DEF and crits. He needs little Energy because most of his damage comes from the skill, which makes him one of the easiest off-field damage dealers to fit into a Geo team.

Weapons

Best first. Every sword on this list links to its page.

  1. Uraku Misugiri ★★★★★

    His strongest option. The CRIT DMG stat, the Elemental Skill bonus that grows after Geo damage, and the extra DEF all feed Transient Blossoms.

  2. Peak Patrol Song ★★★★★

    A large DEF stat for him and an Elemental DMG buff for the whole party, though he has to land Normal Attacks to stack it.

  3. Cinnabar Spindle ★★★★

    A former event sword built for him. It adds Elemental Skill damage based on DEF, which is exactly how his blossoms work.

  4. Flute of Ezpitzal ★★★★

    A craftable 4-star with a DEF stat and a DEF boost on skill use. The easiest good option to get.

  5. Harbinger of Dawn ★★★

    A 3-star with a big CRIT DMG stat. He usually sits off the field at full HP, so its CRIT Rate bonus is often active.

Artifact sets

  1. Husk of Opulent Dreams 4-piece

    Gives DEF and Geo DMG Bonus, and keeps stacking while he is off the field. The best set for him.

  2. Golden Troupe 4-piece

    Raises Elemental Skill damage, with more while he is off the field. Very close to Husk and a good use of pieces you farm for others.

  3. Husk of Opulent Dreams + Archaic Petra 2-piece each

    DEF from one, Geo damage from the other. A fine mix while your 4-piece is not ready.

Main stats and substats

Sands
DEF%
Goblet
Geo DMG Bonus or DEF%
Circlet
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > DEF% > Energy Recharge

Talent priority

  1. Elemental Skill Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma
  2. Elemental Burst Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide

Teams

  • Mono Geo

    Itto deals the main damage while Albedo's blossoms keep hitting. Gorou buffs DEF and Geo damage, and Zhongli shields the team.

  • Navia double Geo

    Navia collects Crystallize shards for her big hits. Albedo adds Geo damage from the bench and Bennett adds ATK.

  • Budget Geo

    All 4-star teammates. Noelle fights on the field, Gorou and Yun Jin buff her, and Albedo's blossoms fill the gaps.

Tips

  • The Isotoma lasts most of a rotation. Cast it, swap out, and recast only when it runs out.
  • Cast the burst while the Isotoma is on the field, or you lose the Fatal Blossoms.
  • Standing in the Isotoma lifts you on a platform. Hold the skill to place it away from you if you do not want to be lifted mid-fight.
  • His burst gives the party Elemental Mastery, a small extra for teammates that trigger reactions.

Other character guides recommend Albedo as a teammate in these teams.

See every team comp, grouped by reaction.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP
13226
Base ATK
251
Base DEF
876
Geo DMG Bonus
28.8%

Talents

Normal Attack Favonius Bladework - Weiss
Normal Attack Performs up to 5 rapid strikes. Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes. Plunging Attack Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Elemental Skill Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma
Albedo creates a Solar Isotoma using alchemy, which deals AoE Geo DMG on appearance. Solar Isotoma has the following properties: ·When opponents within the Solar Isotoma field take DMG, the Solar Isotoma will generate Transient Blossoms which deal AoE Geo DMG. DMG dealt scales off Albedo's DEF. ·Transient Blossoms can only be generated once every 2s. ·When a character is located at the locus of the Solar Isotoma, the Solar Isotoma will accumulate Geo power to form a crystallized platform that lifts the character up to a certain height. Only one crystallized platform can exist at a time. ·Solar Isotoma is considered a Geo construct. Only one Solar Isotoma created by Albedo himself can exist at a time. Hold to designate the location of the skill.
Elemental Burst Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide
Under Albedo's command, Geo crystals surge and burst forth, dealing AoE Geo DMG in front of him. If a Solar Isotoma created by Albedo himself is on the field, 7 Fatal Blossoms will be generated in the Solar Isotoma field, bursting violently into bloom and dealing AoE Geo DMG. Tectonic Tide DMG and Fatal Blossom DMG will not generate Transient Blossoms.
Passive talent Calcite Might
Transient Blossoms generated by Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma deal 25% more DMG to opponents whose HP is below 50%.
Passive talent Homuncular Nature
Using Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide increases the Elemental Mastery of nearby party members by 125 for 10s.
Passive talent Flash of Genius
When Albedo crafts Weapon Ascension Materials, he has a 10% chance to receive double the product.

Constellations

C1 Flower of Eden
Transient Blossoms generated by Albedo's Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma regenerate 1.2 Energy for Albedo.
C2 Opening of Phanerozoic
Transient Blossoms generated by Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma grant Albedo Fatal Reckoning for 30s: ·Unleashing Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide consumes all stacks of Fatal Reckoning. Each stack of Fatal Reckoning consumed increases the DMG dealt by Fatal Blossoms and Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide's burst DMG by 30% of Albedo's DEF. ·This effect stacks up to 4 times.
C3 Grace of Helios
Increases the Level of Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Descent of Divinity
Active party members within the Solar Isotoma field have their Plunging Attack DMG increased by 30%.
C5 Tide of Hadean
Increases the Level of Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Dust of Purification
Active party members within the Solar Isotoma field who are protected by a shield created by Crystallize, or when Moondrifts are present within the Solar Isotoma field, have their DMG increased by 17%.