The Ultimate Zhongli Guide: Mastering Genshin Impact's Unwritten Rules!

Highlights

Zhongli's kit in Genshin Impact is straightforward and easy to use, making him a great addition to any team.

The advancement of his elemental skill is crucial as it enables the creation of a Stone Steele and a formidable Jade Shield for safeguarding. In challenging circumstances, his elemental burst has the ability to petrify adversaries, granting players a brief respite, and when enhanced for maximum health points, it can inflict substantial harm.

Genshin Impact's Zhongli has made a comeback in many players' teams after the recent patch. Whether known as a retired archon, funeral parlor director, a Geo polearm user, or one of the tankiest shields in the game, he has become a staple in numerous team compositions. With his popularity, players are eager to acquire and utilize him, and knowing where to start is important.

Sometimes, lengthy talent descriptions can be overwhelming. The amount of information to absorb when playing a character can feel daunting and discouraging. However, players who have just obtained Zhongli are fortunate. He is surprisingly easy to play. Zhongli's kit in Genshin Impact is straightforward, and he can be proficiently used without requiring significant investment.

Breaking Down Zhongli's Kit in Genshin Impact

Zhongli, like other characters in Genshin Impact, possesses three talents that can be upgraded: normal attack, elemental skill, and elemental burst. It is generally not recommended or necessary to use his normal attack in most team compositions. Although his normal attack performs a 6-hit physical damage combo, its scaling is quite low. At level 10, the final hit in the combo only deals slightly over 100% of his attack, requiring significant investment to reach that point. Consequently, it is advisable to prioritize other aspects of his kit over his normal attack.

The true strength of Zhongli lies in his elemental skill, which serves as the core ability in his kit. In fact, the "talent reference" in the game, which combines data from all players who use him, emphasizes the importance of leveling his skill above all else. By simply pressing the skill button once, a Stone Steele is summoned, inflicting area-of-effect Geo damage. Moreover, if the skill button is held, a Jade Shield is also created, providing additional defensive capabilities.

His shield's protection, which depends on his health points (HP), improves as his HP increases. Unlike Zhongli's normal attack in Genshin Impact, his shield has a very high scaling capability. At level 10, the shield will be 23% of his HP, with an additional flat 2.7k HP. Initially, this may not seem significant, but considering that Zhongli has the second-highest base HP in the game, players receive a substantial advantage. Furthermore, his passive talent "Resonant Waves" grants a potential 25% bonus shield strength when enemies attack.

His elemental burst serves as a lifeline for players under pressure. Within a 3–4 second duration, depending on his talent level, enemies in a specific area will be petrified. They will be immobilized, allowing players a moment to regroup or reinforce the shield in critical situations. Although the damage of the burst relies on his attack (with an additional 33% damage based on his HP from his passive talent "Dominance of the Earth"), it should not be underestimated. Even when prioritizing HP, his burst can deal a significant amount of damage. At level 10, his burst inflicts 900% of his attack.

In addition to its numerous benefits, Zhongli's skill provides players with a valuable shield. This shield is indispensable and eliminates the need for a healer on the team. Unless the team composition requires a healer with a specific kit, Zhongli is a reliable option. He serves as a sturdy shield and a helpful support for new players.

Genshin Impact can be played on Mobile, PC, PS4, and PS5.