Cryo support and healer with conditional Physical damage support
Released Mar 21, 2023
Mika is a four-star Cryo polearm character whose skill grants Soulwind, increasing ATK SPD, and whose burst heals the party and enables follow-up healing on Normal Attack hits. Detector stacks can increase Physical DMG for the on-field character when generated.
ElementCryoWeaponPolearmRarity4
Mika GUIDE
Understand Mika
Useful when…
Grant nearby party members Soulwind with Starfrost Swirl.
Generate Detector stacks to increase the on-field character’s Physical DMG.
Heal nearby party members with Skyfeather Song and provide follow-up healing when affected active characters hit with Normal Attacks.
Reveal nearby Mondstadt-specific resources on the minimap.
Skill and Detector stacks
Starfrost Swirl grants nearby party members Soulwind, which increases ATK SPD. Tap fires a Flowfrost Arrow that can pierce opponents; Hold aims and fires a Rimestar Flare that can launch shards at up to three other opponents. The listed 13% ATK SPD bonus is a level-one value; Soulwind lasts 12 seconds and the skill has a 15-second cooldown. Suppressive Barrage grants Detector stacks when additional opponents are hit by the Tap arrow or when Rimestar Shards hit. Each stack increases Physical DMG by 10% for the on-field character. The base talent grants up to three stacks. Topographical Mapping can add one stack from a CRIT hit when the active character has both Eagleplume and Soulwind, once per Soulwind instance.
Burst healing
Skyfeather Song heals nearby party members based on Mika’s Max HP and grants Eagleplume for 15 seconds. While Eagleplume is active, an affected active character’s Normal Attack hit restores HP based on Mika’s Max HP. The listed healing interval is 2.5 seconds per character. The burst costs 70 Energy and has an 18-second cooldown.
Support conditions and progression
Detector’s Physical DMG increase applies to the on-field character and depends on generating stacks, so it is useful when that character deals Physical damage. The Elemental Skill track develops Starfrost Swirl; the Burst track develops Skyfeather Song. Choose between them based on whether attack-speed support or healing is the focus. Mika’s exploration passive displays nearby Mondstadt-specific resources on the minimap.
Stack and recast limits
Casting Starfrost Swirl again during an active Soulwind clears the existing Soulwind and its Detector stacks. The Tap arrow grants stacks for each additional opponent hit beyond the first; the Hold version relies on its shards hitting opponents. Eagleplume’s follow-up healing requires Normal Attack hits, and Detector’s bonus affects the on-field character.
Limitations and tradeoffs
Detector’s Physical DMG increase requires stacks and applies to the on-field character.
Recasting Starfrost Swirl during Soulwind clears its existing stacks.
Follow-up healing requires Normal Attack hits and has a per-character interval.
Common mistakes to avoid
Assuming the first opponent hit by the Tap arrow grants a Detector stack.
Assuming three is the absolute Detector cap despite Topographical Mapping’s conditional extra stack.
Expecting Eagleplume follow-up healing without Normal Attack hits.
Effects and reference details
Spear of Favonius - Arrow's Passage · Normal attack
Normal Attack Performs up to 5 consecutive strikes using his crossbow and spear.
Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.
Plunging Attack Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
Effect
Level 1
Level 1
1-Hit DMG
43.3%
43.3%
2-Hit DMG
41.5%
41.5%
3-Hit DMG
54.5%
54.5%
4-Hit DMG
27.6%+27.6%
27.6%+27.6%
5-Hit DMG
70.9%
70.9%
Charged Attack DMG
112.7%
112.7%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost
25.0
25.0
Plunge DMG
63.9%
63.9%
Low/High Plunge DMG
128%/160%
128%/160%
Starfrost Swirl · Elemental skill
Mika uses his crossbow to attack, granting all nearby characters in your party Soulwind. When characters in the Soulwind state are on the field, their ATK SPD will be increased. Will take effect in different ways if Tapped or Held.
Tap Fires a Flowfrost Arrow that can pierce through opponents, dealing Cryo DMG to enemies it comes into contact with.
Hold Goes into Aiming Mode, locking on to an opponent and firing a Rimestar Flare at them, dealing Cryo DMG. When the Rimestar Flare hits, it will rise before exploding, launching Rimestar Shards into a maximum of 3 other opponents, dealing Cryo DMG.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
Effect
Level 1
Level 1
Flowfrost Arrow DMG
67.20%
67.20%
Rimestar Flare DMG
84.00%
84.00%
Rimestar Shard DMG
25.20%
25.20%
ATK SPD Bonus
13%
13%
Soulwind Duration
12.0s
12.0s
CD
15.0s
15.0s
Skyfeather Song · Elemental burst
Derives the ability to spur his teammates on from the recited prayers of the knightly order, regenerating HP for all nearby party members. This healing is based on Mika's Max HP and will grant them the Eagleplume state.
Eagleplume When the Normal Attacks of active characters affected by Eagleplume hit an opponent, Mika will help them regenerate HP based on his Max HP. Characters affected by this state can only regenerate HP in this way once per short interval of time.
Purchased talent coefficients at level 1 and 1. These are individual skill values; they do not represent total build damage.
Effect
Level 1
Level 1
Cast Healing
12.2% Max HP+1172
12.2% Max HP+1172
Eagleplume Healing
2.4% Max HP+234
2.4% Max HP+234
Eagleplume Healing Interval
2.5s
2.5s
Eagleplume Duration
15.0s
15.0s
CD
18.0s
18.0s
Energy Cost
70
70
Suppressive Barrage
Per the following circumstances, the Soulwind state caused by Starfrost Swirl will grant characters the Detector effect, increasing their Physical DMG by 10% when they are on the field. ·If the Flowfrost Arrow hits more than one opponent, each additional opponent hit will generate 1 Detector stack. ·When a Rimestar Shard hits an opponent, it will generate 1 Detector stack. Each Rimestar Shard can trigger the effect 1 time.
The Soulwind state can have a maximum of 3 Detector stacks, and if Starfrost Swirl is cast again during this duration, the pre-existing Soulwind state and all its Detector stacks will be cleared.
Topographical Mapping
When an active character affected by both Skyfeather Song's Eagleplume and Starfrost Swirl's Soulwind at once scores a CRIT Hit with their attacks, Soulwind will grant them 1 stack of Detector from the Ascension Talent Suppressive Barrage. During a single instance of Soulwind, 1 Detector stack can be gained in this manner. Additionally, the maximum number of stacks that can be gained through Soulwind alone is increased by 1. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Suppressive Barrage."
Demarcation
Displays the location of nearby resources unique to Mondstadt on the mini-map.
