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Portrait of Neuvillette

★★★★★HydroCatalyst

Neuvillette

Ordainer of Inexorable Judgment

The Chief Justice of Fontaine, known as the Iudex, is renowned for his unassailable impartiality.

Region
Fontaine
Released
Version 4.1
GenGuru tier
SS DPS

Overview

  • On-field Hydro damage dealer
  • Charged Attack carry

Neuvillette deals almost all of his damage with one move: the Charged Attack Equitable Judgment, a long Hydro beam he can sweep across groups of enemies. Picking up Sourcewater Droplets, which his skill and burst create, makes the beam charge faster and heals him. While his HP is above half, the beam slowly drains it, and his passive gives extra Hydro damage the higher his HP sits.

When teammates trigger reactions such as Vaporize, Electro-Charged, Bloom, Frozen, Hydro Swirl or Hydro Crystallize, he gains stacks that make the beam hit much harder, one stack per reaction type. His damage scales with Max HP, so build HP, Hydro damage and crits. He needs very little Energy Recharge.

Weapons

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

  1. Tome of the Eternal Flow ★★★★★

    His signature catalyst. CRIT DMG, HP, and a Charged Attack bonus that stacks as his HP goes up and down, which happens all the time while he fires the beam.

  2. Jadefall's Splendor ★★★★★

    A good 5-star alternative thanks to its HP stat, though it adds less damage than his signature.

  3. Sacrificial Jade ★★★★

    The best 4-star for him. The CRIT Rate stat matters most; the passive only works off the field, so ignore it.

  4. Ballad of the Boundless Blue ★★★★

    A catalyst from a past event that raises Charged Attack damage once his attacks keep hitting.

  5. Prototype Amber ★★★★

    Craftable at the Blacksmith and gives HP. A simple option for newer players.

Artifact sets

  1. Marechaussee Hunter 4-piece

    The best set by a wide margin. Its two-piece boosts Charged Attacks, and the four-piece CRIT Rate stacks as his HP changes, which his beam does on its own.

  2. Heart of Depth + Tenacity of the Millelith 2-piece each

    Hydro damage plus HP. Fine while you farm Marechaussee pieces.

  3. Nymph's Dream + Vourukasha's Glow 2-piece each

    Works like the pairing above. Mix whichever Hydro and HP two-pieces have the best substats.

Main stats and substats

Sands
HP%
Goblet
Hydro DMG Bonus or HP%
Circlet
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > HP% > Energy Recharge

Talent priority

  1. Normal Attack As Water Seeks Equilibrium
  2. Elemental Burst O Tides, I Have Returned
  3. Elemental Skill O Tears, I Shall Repay

Teams

  • Hypercarry

    His beam spends his HP, which builds Furina's party buff. Kazuha swirls Hydro for a reaction stack and adds damage, and Zhongli's shield lets him fire without interruption.

  • Electro-Charged

    Fischl's off-field Electro sets up Electro-Charged and Kazuha's Hydro swirl adds another stack. Baizhu heals and shields.

  • Budget reaction stacks

    All 4-stars. Fischl gives an Electro-Charged stack, Sucrose a Hydro swirl stack and Kirara a Bloom stack, while her shield keeps him safe.

Tips

  • Use his skill and burst before charging, then walk through the Sourcewater Droplets while holding the Charged Attack. The beam forms much faster that way.
  • Turn the camera while the beam is active to sweep it across several enemies.
  • Mix teammates who cause different reactions. Each reaction type gives its own stack, so three different reactions give the full bonus.
  • His HP drains during the beam only while it is above half. A healer in the team keeps his HP high, which also keeps his Hydro damage bonus up.

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

See every team comp, grouped by reaction.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP
14695
Base ATK
208
Base DEF
576
CRIT DMG
88.4%

Talents

Normal Attack As Water Seeks Equilibrium
Normal Attack With light flourishes, Neuvillette commands the tides to unleash a maximum of 3 attacks, dealing Hydro DMG. Charged Attack Empowerment: Legal Evaluation While charging up, Neuvillette will gather the power of water, forming it into a Seal of Arbitration. In this state, Neuvillette can move and change facing, and also absorb any Sourcewater Droplets in a certain AoE. Every Droplet he absorbs will increase the formation speed of the Seal, and will heal Neuvillette. When the charging is stopped, if the Symbol has yet to be formed, then a Charged Attack will be unleashed. If it has been formed, then a Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment will be unleashed. Charged Attack Consumes a fixed amount of Stamina to attack opponents with a rupturing blast of water, dealing AoE Hydro DMG. Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment Unleashes surging torrents, dealing continuous AoE Hydro DMG to all opponents in a straight-line area in front of him. Equitable Judgment will not consume any Stamina and lasts 3s. If Neuvillette's HP is above 50%, he will continuously lose HP while using this attack. Plunging Attack Gathering the might of Hydro, Neuvillette plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in his path. Deals AoE Hydro DMG upon impact with the ground.
Elemental Skill O Tears, I Shall Repay
Summons a Raging Waterfall that will deal AoE Hydro DMG to opponents in front of Neuvillette based on his Max HP. After hitting an opponent, this skill will generate 3 Sourcewater Droplets near that opponent. Arkhe: Pneuma At certain intervals, when the Raging Waterfall descends, a Spiritbreath Thorn will descend that will pierce opponents, dealing Pneuma-aligned Hydro DMG.
Elemental Burst O Tides, I Have Returned
Unleashes waves that will deal AoE Hydro DMG based on Neuvillette's Max HP. After a short interval, 2 waterfalls will descend and deal Hydro DMG in a somewhat smaller AoE, and will generate 6 Sourcewater Droplets within an area in front.
Passive talent Heir to the Ancient Sea's Authority
When a party member triggers a Vaporize, Frozen, Electro-Charged, Lunar-Charged, Bloom, Lunar-Bloom, Hydro Swirl, Hydro Crystallize or a Lunar-Crystallize reaction on opponents, 1 stack of Past Draconic Glories will be granted to Neuvillette for 30s. Max 3 stacks. Past Draconic Glories causes Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment to deal 110%/125%/160% of its original DMG. The stacks of Past Draconic Glories created by each kind of Elemental Reaction exist independently.
Passive talent Discipline of the Supreme Arbitration
For each 1% of Neuvillette's current HP greater than 30% of Max HP, he will gain 0.6% Hydro DMG Bonus. A maximum bonus of 30% can be obtained this way.
Passive talent Gather Like the Tide
Increases underwater Sprint SPD for your own party members by 15%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

Constellations

C1 Venerable Institution
When Neuvillette takes the field, he will obtain 1 stack of Past Draconic Glories from the Ascension Talent "Heir to the Ancient Sea's Authority." You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Heir to the Ancient Sea's Authority." Additionally, his interruption resistance will be increased while using the Charged Attack Empowerment: Legal Evaluation and the Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment.
C2 Juridical Exhortation
The Ascension Talent "Heir to the Ancient Sea's Authority" will be enhanced: Each stack of Past Draconic Glories will increase the CRIT DMG of Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment by 14%. The maximum increase that can be achieved this way is 42%. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Heir to the Ancient Sea's Authority."
C3 Ancient Postulation
Increases the Level of Normal Attack: As Water Seeks Equilibrium by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Crown of Commiseration
When Neuvillette is on the field and is healed, 1 Sourcewater Droplet will be generated. This effect can occur once every 4s.
C5 Axiomatic Judgment
Increases the Level of O Tides, I Have Returned by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Wrathful Recompense
When using Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment, Neuvillette can absorb nearby Sourcewater Droplets in an AoE. Each absorbed Droplet will increase the duration of Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment by 1s. Additionally, when Equitable Judgment hits opponents, it will fire off 2 additional currents every 2s, each of which will deal 10% of Neuvillette's Max HP as Hydro DMG. DMG dealt this way will count as DMG dealt by Equitable Judgment.