Candace

Lore

A descendant of King Deshret with an amber left eye. The defender of Aaru Village.

Meta

• Title: Golden Vow
• Birthday: 3 May
• Association: Sumeru
• Affiliation: Aaru Village
• Constellation: Sagitta Scutum
• Element: Hydro
• Release: 2022-09-28
• Chinese voice actor: Su Wan
• Japanese voice actor: Yoko Hikasa
• English voice actor: Sarah Miller
• Korean voice actor: Lee Min-ji

Base Stats

• Base HP: 1298
• Base ATK: 28
• Base DEF: 78
• CRIT Rate: 9.6%
• CRIT DMG: 62.2%
• Extra: HP% +96

Why This Character Is Good

Candace excels as a Support by maintaining Hydro uptime and forcing reliable Vaporize windows.

Candace rewards timing-based combos: weave Normal Attacks between Skill and Burst to maintain buffs and trigger Vaporize.

Abilities

• Normal Attack - Obsidian Sequence: Performs up to 5 strikes with polearm techniques. Charged Attack consumes stamina to release a stronger Hydro strike.
• Elemental Skill - Obsidian Sigil (CD 15s): Marks nearby enemies with a sigil, dealing Hydro DMG and granting a short team buff tied to Vaporize.
• Elemental Burst - Aegis Manifest (Cost 60): Unleashes sustained Hydro damage in an area and amplifies the on-field character reaction damage for 12s.

Talent Values

• Normal Attack (Lv.10): 196% total combo multiplier
• Elemental Skill (Lv.10): 440% Hydro DMG
• Elemental Burst (Lv.10): 710% Hydro DMG
• Passive Bonus: +12% CRIT Rate while shielded

Passive Talents

• A1: Triggering Vaporize grants Candace 20 Elemental Mastery for 8s (max 3 stacks).
• A4: After using Elemental Burst, all party members gain 12% Hydro DMG Bonus for 10s.
• Utility: Expedition time in Sumeru is reduced by 25%.

Constellations

• C1 Obsidian Opening: Elemental Skill gains 1 additional charge.
• C2 Aegis Oath: Burst duration increases by 3s and grants 15% Hydro RES shred.
• C3 Refined Motion: Elemental Skill level +3.
• C4 Tactical Convergence: Party gains 80 Elemental Mastery for 8s after Burst cast.
• C5 Everbright Form: Elemental Burst level +3.
• C6 Obsidian Zenith: Normal and Charged Attacks gain infusion and deal bonus Hydro DMG based on Elemental Mastery.

Food Specialty

• Candace's Moonlight Bento: Restores 34% HP and regenerates 1900 HP.

Ascension Cost

• Mora: 2092530
• Hero's Wit: 419
• Boss Drops: 54
• Local Specialty: 168
• Common Drops: 18

Ascension Materials

• Stormbound Resin For Flames
• Chaos Gear
• Sakura Bloom
• Silent Catalyst For Epoch
• Scarlet Catalyst For Verdure

Talent Materials

• Moonlit Alloy Under Starlight
• Qingxin
• Hilichurl Mask
• Chaos Gear
• Tempered Filament Beyond Resonance

Build Suggestions

• Artifact: Echoes Of Inazuma - Candace needs uptime, reaction consistency, and burst scaling, all supported by this set.
• Recommended Weapon: Burnished Edge (Polearm, ★★★★★) - Option 1 fits Hydro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Vaporize damage windows.

Weapons

• Burnished Edge (Polearm, ★★★★★): Option 1 fits Hydro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Vaporize damage windows.
• Ancient Horizon (Polearm, ★★★★): Option 2 fits Hydro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Vaporize damage windows.
• Shattered Compass (Polearm, ★★★★★): Option 3 fits Hydro teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Vaporize damage windows.

Teammates

• Neuvillette (Main DPS): Neuvillette adds value as Main DPS because Hydro-centric teams share strong scaling breakpoints.
• Kuki Shinobu (Healer): Kuki Shinobu adds value as Healer because Kuki Shinobu slots well into Hydro teams thanks to steady pressure and Vaporize triggers.
• Sigewinne (Main DPS): Sigewinne adds value as Main DPS because As a Main DPS, Sigewinne helps stabilize team tempo around Bloom.