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Portrait of Tighnari

★★★★★DendroBow

Tighnari

Verdant Strider

A young researcher well-versed in botany who currently serves as a Forest Watcher in Avidya Forest. He is a straight shooter with a warm heart — and a dab hand at guiding even the dullest of pupils.

Region
Sumeru
Released
Version 3.0
GenGuru tier
A DPS

Overview

  • Dendro main damage
  • Charged Attack damage

Tighnari is a Dendro bow user who deals most of his damage with fully charged Wreath Arrows, each of which splits into tracking Clusterbloom Arrows. His Elemental Skill shortens the charge time of the next three Wreath Arrows, so a normal rotation is skill, burst, then three quick charged shots before you swap out. His passives turn Elemental Mastery into extra Charged Attack and burst damage, so he likes a mix of EM, ATK and crits.

He shines in Quicken teams, where an Electro teammate lets his arrows trigger Spread for a large bonus to each hit. He also works on his own as a straightforward Dendro damage dealer while you are still collecting teammates.

Weapons

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

  1. Hunter's Path ★★★★★

    His signature bow. It adds Elemental DMG Bonus and turns his Elemental Mastery into a large bonus to Charged Attacks.

  2. Aqua Simulacra ★★★★★

    A high CRIT DMG bow whose damage bonus is active whenever enemies are nearby.

  3. Polar Star ★★★★★

    A strong CRIT Rate option. Its stacking ATK bonus builds up quickly during his rotation.

  4. The First Great Magic ★★★★★

    Raises Charged Attack damage directly, which is where most of his damage lives.

  5. Ibis Piercer ★★★★

    A 4-star whose passive gives Elemental Mastery after Charged Attacks hit, which is exactly how he fights.

  6. The Stringless ★★★★

    A 4-star with Elemental Mastery, which helps both Spread and his passive. Its own bonus only covers skill and burst damage, so the main stat is what you are using.

  7. Slingshot ★★★

    A 3-star with CRIT Rate. Its bonus only applies to shots that hit very soon after firing, so stand close to your target. A stopgap until you have one of the bows above.

Artifact sets

  1. Wanderer's Troupe 4-piece

    Boosts bow Charged Attacks and adds Elemental Mastery. A reliable choice in any team.

  2. Gilded Dreams 4-piece

    Strong in Quicken teams with mixed elements, where the bonus Elemental Mastery helps every Spread.

  3. Deepwood Memories 4-piece

    Use this when no one else in the team carries it. It lowers enemy Dendro resistance for his own damage.

Main stats and substats

Sands
Elemental Mastery or ATK%
Goblet
Dendro DMG Bonus
Circlet
CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats
CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > Elemental Mastery > ATK%

Talent priority

  1. Normal Attack Khanda Barrier-Buster
  2. Elemental Burst Fashioner's Tanglevine Shaft
  3. Elemental Skill Vijnana-Phala Mine

Teams

  • Spread

    Yae Miko and Fischl keep Electro on enemies off the field so nearly every arrow triggers Spread. Zhongli protects you while you aim.

  • Nahida Spread

    Nahida adds Dendro and buffs Elemental Mastery, Fischl adds Electro, and Kuki keeps the team healthy.

  • Budget Spread

    Built from 4-star characters. Collei can carry Deepwood Memories so Tighnari is free to use Wanderer's Troupe.

Tips

  • Cast his skill before aiming. It cuts the charge time of the next three Wreath Arrows, which is most of his damage.
  • His first Ascension Talent gives him Elemental Mastery after each Wreath Arrow, so chaining charged shots makes the later ones hit harder.
  • The skill's field also taunts enemies, which can pull attacks away from you while you stand still to aim.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP
10850
Base ATK
268
Base DEF
630
Dendro DMG Bonus
28.8%

Talents

Normal Attack Khanda Barrier-Buster
Normal Attack Performs up to 4 consecutive shots with a bow. Charged Attack Performs a more precise Aimed Shot with increased DMG. While aiming, the power of Dendro will accumulate on the arrowhead before the arrow is fired. Has different effects based on how long the energy has been charged: ·Charge Level 1: Fires off an arrow carrying the power of flora that deals Dendro DMG. ·Charge Level 2: Fires off a Wreath Arrow that deals Dendro DMG. Upon hit, the Wreath Arrow will create 4 Clusterbloom Arrows that will track nearby opponents automatically and deal Dendro DMG. Plunging Attack Fires off a shower of arrows in mid-air before falling and striking the ground, dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Elemental Skill Vijnana-Phala Mine
Tighnari throws a Vijnana Stormheart ahead that deals AoE Dendro DMG, creating a Vijnana-Khanda Field that creates mysterious illusions that taunt opponents and draw their fire. Additionally, Tighnari gains the Vijnana Suffusion effect, which will decrease the Wreath Arrow's charging time by 2.4s. This effect will dissipate once the skill duration ends or after Tighnari has fired 3 Wreath Arrows.
Elemental Burst Fashioner's Tanglevine Shaft
Combines the power of all seeds to fire 6 Tanglevine Shafts that can track opponents and deal Dendro DMG. After they hit, the Tanglevine Shafts will create a secondary wave of Tanglevine Shafts that can also track nearby opponents and deal Dendro DMG on hit.
Passive talent Keen Sight
After Tighnari fires a Wreath Arrow, his Elemental Mastery is increased by 50 for 4s.
Passive talent Scholarly Blade
For every point of Elemental Mastery Tighnari possesses, his Charged Attack and Fashioner's Tanglevine Shaft DMG are increased by 0.06%. The maximum DMG Bonus obtainable this way is 60%.
Passive talent Encyclopedic Knowledge
Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Sumeru on the mini-map.

Constellations

C1 Beginnings Determined at the Roots
Tighnari's Charged Attack CRIT Rate is increased by 15%.
C2 Origins Known From the Stem
When there are opponents within the Vijnana-Khanda Field created by Vijnana-Phala Mine, Tighnari gains 20% Dendro DMG Bonus. The effect will last up to 6s if the field's duration ends or if it no longer has opponents within it.
C3 Fortunes Read Amongst the Branches
Increases the Level of Fashioner's Tanglevine Shaft by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Withering Glimpsed in the Leaves
When Fashioner's Tanglevine Shaft is unleashed, all nearby party members gain 60 Elemental Mastery for 8s. If the Fashioner's Tanglevine Shaft triggers a Burning, Bloom, Lunar-Bloom, Quicken, or Spread reaction, their Elemental Mastery will be further increased by 60. This latter case will also refresh the buff state's duration.
C5 Comprehension Amidst the Flowers
Increases the Level of Vijnana-Phala Mine by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Karma Adjudged From the Leaden Fruit
Wreath Arrow's charging time is decreased by 0.9s, and will produce 1 additional Clusterbloom Arrow upon hit. This arrow deals 150% of Tighnari's ATK as DMG.