Shenhe

Lore

An adepti disciple with a most unusual air about her. Having spent much time cultivating in isolation in Liyue's mountains, she has become every bit as cool and distant as the adepti themselves.

Meta

• Title: Lonesome Transcendence
• Birthday: 10 March
• Association: Liyue
• Affiliation: Liyue Harbor
• Constellation: Crista Doloris
• Element: Cryo
• Release: 2022-01-05
• Chinese voice actor: Min Yang
• Japanese voice actor: Aoi Koga
• English voice actor: Sarah Miller
• Korean voice actor: Lee Min-ji

Base Stats

• Base HP: 1123
• Base ATK: 21
• Base DEF: 66
• CRIT Rate: 9.6%
• CRIT DMG: 50%
• Extra: Energy Recharge +96

Why This Character Is Good

As a Support, Shenhe turns short buff windows into high value Melt conversions.

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

Abilities

• Normal Attack - Astral Sequence: Performs up to 5 strikes with polearm techniques. Charged Attack consumes stamina to release a stronger Cryo strike.
• Elemental Skill - Astral Sigil (CD 8s): Marks nearby enemies with a sigil, dealing Cryo DMG and granting a short team buff tied to Melt.
• Elemental Burst - Pulse Manifest (Cost 60): Unleashes sustained Cryo 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% Cryo DMG
• Elemental Burst (Lv.10): 620% Cryo DMG
• Passive Bonus: +20 Elemental Mastery for 8s

Passive Talents

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

Constellations

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

Food Specialty

• Shenhe's Spiced Roast: Increases CRIT Rate for all party members by 12% for 300s.

Ascension Cost

• Mora: 2092530
• Hero's Wit: 419
• Boss Drops: 54
• Local Specialty: 172
• Common Drops: 18

Ascension Materials

• Celestial Seal Under Thunder
• Shivada Jade Sliver
• Cecilia
• Sergeant Insignia
• Chaos Oculus

Talent Materials

• Radiant Filament Beyond Covenant
• Golden Raven Insignia
• Silent Pollen Beyond Embers
• Ashen Core Of Gales
• Scarlet Pollen Beyond Gales

Build Suggestions

• Artifact: Echoes Of Khaenriah - Shenhe needs uptime, reaction consistency, and burst scaling, all supported by this set.
• Recommended Weapon: Radiant Compass (Polearm, ★★★★★) - Option 1 fits Cryo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Freeze damage windows.

Weapons

• Radiant Compass (Polearm, ★★★★★): Option 1 fits Cryo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Freeze damage windows.
• Radiant Needle (Polearm, ★★★★★): Option 2 fits Cryo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Freeze damage windows.
• Ancient Compass (Polearm, ★★★★): Option 3 fits Cryo teams by improving burst uptime or amplifying Freeze damage windows.

Teammates

• Jahoda (Support): Jahoda adds value as Support because As a Support, Jahoda helps stabilize team tempo around Melt.
• Ganyu (Main DPS): Ganyu adds value as Main DPS because Charged shot and burst overlap scale well with Cryo bonuses.
• Traveler Geo (Support): Traveler Geo adds value as Support because Traveler Geo offers consistent value as a Support, especially during Superconduct windows.