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Portrait of Zhongli

★★★★★GeoPolearm

Zhongli

Vago Mundo

A mysterious expert contracted by the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Extremely knowledgeable in all things.

Region
Liyue
Released
Version 1.1
GenGuru tier
S Support

Overview

  • Shielder
  • Resistance shred

Zhongli is the game's sturdiest shield support. Holding his Elemental Skill raises a Jade Shield that lasts a long time and is very hard to break, and anyone protected by it lowers the Elemental and Physical RES of nearby enemies. The skill also places a Stone Stele that deals Geo damage off the field. His Elemental Burst drops a meteor that deals Geo damage and Petrifies enemies so they cannot move.

The shield's strength scales with his Max HP, so build him for HP first. He fits nearly any team: you can drop him into almost any party where the other three members want to attack without being knocked around.

Weapons

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

  1. Staff of Homa ★★★★★

    Big HP bonus and CRIT DMG. Makes his shield stronger and lets his Stele and meteor hit harder.

  2. Black Tassel ★★★

    A 3-star with one of the highest HP stats around. The usual pick when you only want the shield.

  3. Favonius Lance ★★★★

    Energy Recharge and particles on crit. Good if you want his meteor ready more often.

  4. Rightful Reward ★★★★

    HP on the stat line and Energy whenever he is healed. Works well in teams that already include a healer.

Artifact sets

  1. Tenacity of the Millelith 4-piece

    Max HP for him, and a party ATK and shield buff whenever his Stele hits. The standard support pick.

  2. Archaic Petra 4-piece

    Picking up a Crystallize shard gives the party a damage bonus for that element. Useful when his Stele triggers Crystallize often.

  3. Tenacity of the Millelith + Vourukasha's Glow 2-piece each

    Two HP bonuses. A good stopgap that maximizes shield strength.

Main stats and substats

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

Talent priority

  1. Elemental Skill Dominus Lapidis
  2. Elemental Burst Planet Befall

Teams

  • Hu Tao Vaporize

    Hu Tao wants to stay at low HP for her bonus. Zhongli's shield keeps her alive there, and the RES shred helps her Vaporized hits.

  • Neuvillette hypercarry

    Neuvillette can attack without being interrupted, and the shield's RES shred stacks with Kazuha's.

  • Navia Geo

    Navia needs Crystallize shards from Geo hits on elemental enemies. His Stele helps make shards, and the shield keeps Navia safe while she charges.

  • Budget National

    Zhongli takes the fourth slot to make this classic Vaporize core safe and comfortable for newer players.

Tips

  • Hold the skill to make the shield; a tap only places a Stele. Recast the hold when it comes off cooldown so the shield never drops.
  • The RES shred only works near the shielded character, so keep your active character close to the enemies you are fighting.
  • His meteor is a crowd control tool as much as damage. Use it to stop a dangerous attack or hold enemies in place for a teammate's AoE.

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

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See every team comp, grouped by reaction.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP
14695
Base ATK
251
Base DEF
738
Geo DMG Bonus
28.8%

Talents

Normal Attack Rain of Stone
Normal Attack Performs up to 6 consecutive spear strikes. Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, causing stone spears to fall along his path. Plunging Attack Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Elemental Skill Dominus Lapidis
Every mountain, rock and inch of land is filled with the power of Geo, but those who can wield such powers freely are few and far between. Press Commands the power of earth to create a Stone Stele. Hold Causes nearby Geo energy to explode, causing the following effects: ·If their maximum number hasn't been reached, creates a Stone Stele. ·Creates a shield of jade. The shield's DMG Absorption scales based on Zhongli's Max HP. ·Deals AoE Geo DMG. ·If there are nearby targets with the Geo element, it will drain a large amount of Geo element from a maximum of 2 such targets. This effect does not cause DMG. Stone Stele When created, deals AoE Geo DMG. Additionally, it will intermittently resonate with other nearby Geo constructs, dealing Geo DMG to nearby opponents. The Stone Stele is considered a Geo construct that can both be climbed and used to block attacks. Only one Stele created by Zhongli himself may initially exist at any one time. Jade Shield Possesses 150% DMG Absorption against all Elemental and Physical DMG. Characters protected by the Jade Shield will decrease the Elemental RES and Physical RES of opponents in a small AoE by 20%. This effect cannot be stacked.
Elemental Burst Planet Befall
Brings a falling meteor down to earth, dealing massive Geo DMG to opponents caught in its AoE and applying the Petrification status to them. Petrification Opponents affected by the Petrification status cannot move.
Passive talent Resonant Waves
When the Jade Shield takes DMG, it will Fortify: ·Fortified characters have 5% increased Shield Strength. Can stack up to 5 times, and lasts until the Jade Shield disappears.
Passive talent Dominance of Earth
Zhongli deals bonus DMG based on his Max HP: ·Normal Attack, Charged Attack, and Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 1.39% of Max HP. ·Dominus Lapidis' Stone Stele, resonance, and hold DMG is increased by 1.9% of Max HP. ·Planet Befall's DMG is increased by 33% of Max HP.
Passive talent Arcanum of Crystal
Refunds 15% of the ore used when crafting Polearm-type weapons.

Constellations

C1 Rock, the Backbone of Earth
Increases the maximum number of Stone Steles created by Dominus Lapidis that may exist simultaneously to 2.
C2 Stone, the Cradle of Jade
Planet Befall grants nearby characters on the field a Jade Shield when it descends.
C3 Jade, Shimmering through Darkness
Increases the Level of Dominus Lapidis by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Topaz, Unbreakable and Fearless
Increases Planet Befall's AoE by 20% and increases the duration of Planet Befall's Petrification effect by 2s.
C5 Lazuli, Herald of the Order
Increases the Level of Planet Befall by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Chrysos, Bounty of Dominator
When the Jade Shield takes DMG, 40% of that incoming DMG is converted to HP for the current character. A single instance of regeneration cannot exceed 8% of that character's Max HP.