Farid Alim

Lore

Farid Alim is known as the cerulean bloom of Sumeru, admired for discipline in battle and careful command of Geo.

Meta

• Title: Cerulean Bloom
• Birthday: 13 February
• Association: Sumeru
• Affiliation: Liyue Qixing
• Constellation: Draco Noctis
• Element: Geo
• Release: 2026-06-11
• Chinese voice actor: Min Yang
• Japanese voice actor: Yoko Hikasa
• English voice actor: Erica Hart
• Korean voice actor: Han Seoyun

Base Stats

• Base HP: 987
• Base ATK: 21
• Base DEF: 78
• CRIT Rate: 5%
• CRIT DMG: 50%
• Extra: HP% +48

Why This Character Is Good

Farid Alim brings stable Geo application, enabling teams to rotate cleanly around Crystallize.

Farid Alim rewards timing-based combos: weave Normal Attacks between Skill and Burst to maintain buffs and trigger Crystallize.

Abilities

• Normal Attack - Cerulean Sequence: Performs up to 5 strikes with sword techniques. Charged Attack consumes stamina to release a stronger Geo strike.
• Elemental Skill - Cerulean Sigil (CD 10s): Marks nearby enemies with a sigil, dealing Geo DMG and granting a short team buff tied to Crystallize.
• Elemental Burst - Bloom Manifest (Cost 60): Unleashes sustained Geo damage in an area and amplifies the on-field character reaction damage for 12s.

Talent Values

• Normal Attack (Lv.10): 182% total combo multiplier
• Elemental Skill (Lv.10): 380% Geo DMG
• Elemental Burst (Lv.10): 620% Geo DMG
• Passive Bonus: +12% CRIT Rate while shielded

Passive Talents

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

Constellations

• C1 Cerulean Opening: Elemental Skill gains 1 additional charge.
• C2 Bloom Oath: Burst duration increases by 3s and grants 15% Geo 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 Cerulean Zenith: Normal and Charged Attacks gain infusion and deal bonus Geo DMG based on Elemental Mastery.

Food Specialty

• Farid Alim's Festival Platter: Increases CRIT Rate for all party members by 12% for 300s.

Ascension Cost

• Mora: 2092530
• Hero's Wit: 419
• Boss Drops: 46
• Local Specialty: 168
• Common Drops: 36

Ascension Materials

• Ashen Alloy Under Hymn
• Lumidouce Bell
• Prithiva Topaz Sliver
• Dandelion Seed
• Silk Flower

Talent Materials

• Radiant Resin For Tides
• Romaritime Flower
• Scarlet Catalyst For Verdure
• Verdant Seal Under Reverie
• Silver Raven Insignia

Build Suggestions

• Artifact: Echoes Of Liyue - Farid Alim needs uptime, reaction consistency, and burst scaling, all supported by this set.
• Recommended Weapon: Burnished Compass (Sword, ★★★★★) - Option 1 fits Geo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Resonance damage windows.

Weapons

• Burnished Compass (Sword, ★★★★★): Option 1 fits Geo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Resonance damage windows.
• Ancient Edge (Sword, ★★★★): Option 2 fits Geo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Resonance damage windows.
• Shattered Refrain (Sword, ★★★★★): Option 3 fits Geo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Resonance damage windows.

Teammates

• Ororon (Healer): Ororon adds value as Healer because Ororon slots well into Geo teams thanks to steady pressure and Resonance triggers.
• Durin (Main DPS): Durin adds value as Main DPS because Durin slots well into Geo teams thanks to steady pressure and Resonance triggers.
• Albedo (Sub-DPS): Albedo adds value as Sub-DPS because Off-field Geo procs add steady chip damage.