Genshin Impact has a wide array of characters to play as provided travelers are lucky enough to obtain them through the game's gacha system. One of the better 4-star characters to play as is Ningguang, who specializes in the Geo element. Haling from Liyue Harbor, she’s the current leader of the Liyue Qixing, a committee of merchants that oversee her city’s business and policies. Those who are able to summon her will find she’s just as proficient in combat as she is in commerce.
Ningguang is a catalyst user, meaning she can wield magic tomes and orbs. When she activates her elemental skill, Jade Screen, she summons a large transparent wall that’ll block any oncoming projectiles as well as deal a little Geo damage to nearby enemies. Her Elemental Burst, Starshatter, unleashes a storm of Geo shots at nearby foes and also charges relatively quickly. Thanks to these abilities, Ninnguang is excellent at both supporting her team with shields or dealing damage to enemies with her Geo attacks, so here’s a list of the best weapons and artifact sets the players can use on her and how they interact with her talents. Players may not have access to all of her ideal equipment, so while the first weapon and artifact set listed below is the optimal choice, the others function well as backup or alternative choices.
The Best Weapons for Ningguang
Memory of Dust
- As Ningguang frequently creates shields in combat thanks to her Geo attacks, a weapon that boosts the durability of her shields synergizes well with her kit. Enter the Memory of Dust, a magic orb that buffs the strength of her shield while also increasing her attack with every successful hit. It’s only obtainable through wishing, but those lucky enough to get one will want to give it to Ningguang, as she'll bring out the most of its potential.
Royal Grimoire
- This magic tome increases the wielder’s chance of scoring a critical hit every time they deal damage to an opponent but resets every time they successfully land a crit. Ningguang can launch attacks in quick succession thanks to several of her abilities, allowing this weapon to activate more. One of her talents, Backup Plan, allows her to use charged attacks without using up stamina if she has a Star Jade, letting her fire charged attacks more frequently. Additionally, those with her first constellation, Piercing Fragments, will deal Area of Effect, or AOE, damage after using a regular attack.
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers
- Many of Ningguang’s abilities help raise the defenses of the party, and when she equips this tome, she’ll raise their attack too. When a mage holding the Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers switches to another combatant, that person gains a temporary attack buff. For players using a supportive build, this is a handy tome that’s easier to obtain when wishing.
The Best Artifacts for Ningguang
Archaic Petra Set
- Without a doubt Ningguang’s best artifact set, which can be obtained by completing the Domain of Guyun. It increases the output of Ningguang’s Geo damage by 25% if she has two artifacts in the set, and having four will grant an attack boost to ally elemental attacks that match the Elemental Shards she creates and collects in battle. For instance, if her Geo magic hits something infused with Cryo and she picks up the Elemental Shard that crystallized from the interaction, characters who use Cryo will deal more damage when using that element.
Retracting Bolide Set
- This set will increase her shields, even more, when two are equipped, and increase her attack strength every time her shields are damaged when four are equipped. The artifacts in this set are also found in the Domain of Guyun, located in the Guyun Stone Forest of southeastern Liyue, so travelers looking to enhance their Ningguang’s capabilities will want to head there either way.
Adventurer’s Set
- This easy-to-find set will improve the owner’s HP by 1,000, making Ningguang even bulkier than before. Because the endurance of the Jade Screen increases the more HP Ningguang has, the Adventurer’s Set can be used to improve her defenses against ranged attacks.
Genshin Impact is available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Mobile.