Etienne Rousseau

Lore

Etienne Rousseau is known as the crimson rift of Liyue, admired for discipline in battle and careful command of Hydro.

Meta

• Title: Crimson Rift
• Birthday: 11 May
• Association: Liyue
• Affiliation: Knights of Favonius
• Constellation: Corvus Ocelota
• Element: Hydro
• Release: 2026-06-12
• Chinese voice actor: Ming Yue
• Japanese voice actor: Kana Ueda
• English voice actor: Beth Curry
• Korean voice actor: Han Seoyun

Base Stats

• Base HP: 1123
• Base ATK: 26
• Base DEF: 66
• CRIT Rate: 5%
• CRIT DMG: 50%
• Extra: Energy Recharge +48

Why This Character Is Good

Etienne Rousseau excels as a Main DPS by maintaining Hydro uptime and forcing reliable Freeze windows.

Etienne Rousseau rewards timing-based combos: weave Normal Attacks between Skill and Burst to maintain buffs and trigger Freeze.

Abilities

• Normal Attack - Crimson Sequence: Performs up to 5 strikes with claymore techniques. Charged Attack consumes stamina to release a stronger Hydro strike.
• Elemental Skill - Crimson Sigil (CD 10s): Marks nearby enemies with a sigil, dealing Hydro DMG and granting a short team buff tied to Freeze.
• Elemental Burst - Rift Manifest (Cost 70): Unleashes sustained Hydro damage in an area and amplifies the on-field character reaction damage for 12s.

Talent Values

• Normal Attack (Lv.10): 210% total combo multiplier
• Elemental Skill (Lv.10): 320% Hydro DMG
• Elemental Burst (Lv.10): 710% Hydro DMG
• Passive Bonus: +15% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s

Passive Talents

• A1: Triggering Freeze grants Etienne Rousseau 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 Liyue is reduced by 25%.

Constellations

• C1 Crimson Opening: Elemental Skill gains 1 additional charge.
• C2 Rift 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 Crimson Zenith: Normal and Charged Attacks gain infusion and deal bonus Hydro DMG based on Elemental Mastery.

Food Specialty

• Etienne Rousseau's Festival Platter: Restores 34% HP and regenerates 1900 HP.

Ascension Cost

• Mora: 2092530
• Hero's Wit: 419
• Boss Drops: 50
• Local Specialty: 172
• Common Drops: 30

Ascension Materials

• Silent Catalyst For Epoch
• Romaritime Flower
• Stormbound Resin For Flames
• Handguard
• Moonlit Alloy Under Starlight

Talent Materials

• Celestial Seal Under Thunder
• Romaritime Flower
• Silent Filament Beyond Starlight
• Handguard
• Shimmering Nectar

Build Suggestions

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

Weapons

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

Teammates

• Xiao Xuan (Sub-DPS): Xiao Xuan adds value as Sub-DPS because Xiao Xuan slots well into Hydro teams thanks to steady pressure and Vaporize triggers.
• Sethos (Support): Sethos adds value as Support because Sethos offers consistent value as a Support, especially during Electro-Charged windows.
• Sigewinne (Main DPS): Sigewinne adds value as Main DPS because As a Main DPS, Sigewinne helps stabilize team tempo around Bloom.