Dendro catalyst who links marked enemies and triggers follow-up Dendro damage when they react or take damage from Dendro Cores. Consider Nahida when you want to apply Dendro across several targets and amplify reaction-focused play, including from off field.
Released Nov 2, 2022
Nahida combines multi-target Dendro marking with a burst field that improves her skill’s Tri-Karma Purification according to party elements. Her skill and burst support both on-field and off-field use; her passive also lets her collect certain harvestable items remotely.
ElementDendroWeaponCatalystRarity5
Nahida GUIDE
Understand Nahida
Useful when…
Mark several enemies so reactions on one can trigger linked Dendro damage on others.
Add Dendro application and reaction damage to a team that can benefit from Pyro, Electro, or Hydro effects in her burst field.
Collect some harvestable items from a distance with her skill.
How do her attacks and skill work?
Her catalyst attacks deal Dendro damage. The normal string has up to four hits; her charged attack costs stamina and deals area damage. Her skill can be tapped for area damage and marks up to eight enemies, or held to aim at a limited number of targets within a limited area. Holding increases her resistance to interruption during aiming; aiming lasts up to five seconds. Marks last 25 seconds at the listed level-one values. Marked enemies are linked within a distance, and a reaction on a marked target—or damage from Dendro Cores, including Hyperbloom and Burgeon—triggers Tri-Karma Purification against it and connected marked targets. This effect has a short trigger interval, so it is not triggered by every hit.
What does her burst add?
Illusory Heart creates the Shrine of Maya, with a 15-second base duration and 50 Energy cost at the listed level-one values. Pyro party members increase Tri-Karma Purification damage while Nahida is within the field; Electro members shorten its trigger interval; Hydro members extend the field duration. Having at least two party members of one of those elements strengthens that element’s effect. The effects still apply to party members within the field when Nahida is off field. Her passive also gives the active character within the field 25% of the party member’s highest Elemental Mastery, up to 250. Her other combat passive improves Tri-Karma Purification when her own Elemental Mastery exceeds 200, with stated caps of 80% damage bonus and 24% CRIT Rate.
What should you improve first?
If you rely on her marked-target damage, prioritize the elemental skill: it supplies the marks and its level determines Tri-Karma Purification damage. Her burst is valuable when its field buffs and Elemental Mastery sharing support the party, so invest according to how often those effects matter. Normal attacks are a lower priority when she mainly applies Dendro and triggers damage through her skill. Ascension uses Kalpalata Lotus and Quelled Creeper at the listed stages; talent upgrades use Ingenuity books and fungal materials, with Puppet Strings and a Crown of Insight shown for the level 9-to-10 example. Those are separate investments, so weigh talent costs against how often you use each part of her kit.
What should you watch for?
The skill’s link reaches only a certain distance, and its reaction trigger has an interval; marking many enemies does not mean every target is hit by every reaction. Burst buffs depend on party elements, and its elemental effects are strengthened by having at least two party members of the relevant type. Do not treat the passive’s Elemental Mastery share as an unconditional flat amount: it depends on the party member with the highest Elemental Mastery and is capped. The comparison entries identify other Dendro characters, but provide no kit details to establish that they replace Nahida’s linked marking or field effects.
Limitations and tradeoffs
Her skill links and marks multiple targets, but enemies must remain within link distance and the skill has a trigger interval.
Burst value depends on party composition and field positioning.
Investing in normal attacks yields less when she is used mainly for skill-based application and damage.
Common mistakes to avoid
Assuming Tri-Karma Purification triggers on every hit; it has a short interval.
Leaving linked enemies too far apart to share the skill’s follow-up damage.
Ignoring party-element conditions when relying on the burst’s Pyro, Electro, or Hydro bonuses.
Effects and reference details
Akara · Normal attack
Normal Attack Performs up to 4 attacks that deal Dendro DMG to opponents in front of her.
Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Dendro DMG to opponents in front of her after a short casting time.
Plunging Attack Calling upon the might of Dendro, Nahida plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Dendro DMG upon impact with the ground.
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
40.3%
40.3%
2-Hit DMG
37.0%
37.0%
3-Hit DMG
45.9%
45.9%
4-Hit DMG
58.4%
58.4%
Charged Attack DMG
132.0%
132.0%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost
50.0
50.0
Plunge DMG
56.8%
56.8%
Low/High Plunge DMG
114%/142%
114%/142%
All Schemes to Know · Elemental skill
Sends forth karmic bonds of wood and tree from her side, dealing AoE Dendro DMG and marking up to 8 opponents hit with the Seed of Skandha. When held, this skill will trigger differently.
Hold Enters Aiming Mode, which will allow you to select a limited number of opponents within a limited area. During this time, Nahida's resistance to interruption will be increased. When released, this skill deals Dendro DMG to these opponents and marks them with the Seed of Skandha. Aiming Mode will last up to 5s and can select a maximum of 8 opponents.
Seed of Skandha Opponents who have been marked by the Seed of Skandha will be linked to one another up till a certain distance. After you trigger Elemental Reactions on opponents who are affected by the Seeds of Skandha or when they take DMG from Dendro Cores (including Burgeon and Hyperbloom DMG), Nahida will unleash Tri-Karma Purification on the opponents and all connected opponents, dealing Dendro DMG based on her ATK and Elemental Mastery. You can trigger at most 1 Tri-Karma Purification within a short period 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
Press DMG
98.4%
98.4%
Hold DMG
130.4%
130.4%
Tri-Karma Purification DMG
103.2% ATK+206.4% Elemental Mastery
103.2% ATK+206.4% Elemental Mastery
Tri-Karma Purification Trigger Interval
2.5s
2.5s
Seed of Skandha Duration
25.0s
25.0s
Press CD
5.0s
5.0s
Hold CD
6.0s
6.0s
Illusory Heart · Elemental burst
Manifests the Court of Dreams and expands the Shrine of Maya.
When the Shrine of Maya field is unleashed, the following effects will be separately unleashed based on the Elemental Types present within the party. ·Pyro: While Nahida remains within the Shrine of Maya, the DMG dealt by Tri-Karma Purification from "All Schemes to Know" is increased. ·Electro: While Nahida remains within the Shrine of Maya, the interval between each Tri-Karma Purification from "All Schemes to Know" is decreased. ·Hydro: The Shrine of Maya's duration is increased.
If there are at least 2 party members of the aforementioned Elemental Types present when the field is deployed, the aforementioned effects will be increased further.
Even if Nahida is not on the field, these bonuses will still take effect so long as party members are within the Shrine of Maya.
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
Pyro: DMG Bonus
1 Character 14.9%
1 Character 14.9%
Pyro: DMG Bonus
2 Characters 22.3%
2 Characters 22.3%
Electro: Trigger Interval Decrease
1 Character 0.25s
1 Character 0.25s
Electro: Trigger Interval Decrease
2 Characters 0.37s
2 Characters 0.37s
Hydro: Duration Extension
1 Character 3.34s
1 Character 3.34s
Hydro: Duration Extension
2 Characters 5.02s
2 Characters 5.02s
Base Duration
15.0s
15.0s
CD
13.5s
13.5s
Energy Cost
50
50
Compassion Illuminated
When unleashing Illusory Heart, the Shrine of Maya will gain the following effects: The Elemental Mastery of the active character within the field will be increased by 25% of the Elemental Mastery of the party member with the highest Elemental Mastery. You can gain a maximum of 250 Elemental Mastery in this manner.
Awakening Elucidated
Each point of Nahida's Elemental Mastery beyond 200 will grant 0.1% Bonus DMG and 0.03% CRIT Rate to Tri-Karma Purification from All Schemes to Know. A maximum of 80% Bonus DMG and 24% CRIT Rate can be granted to Tri-Karma Purification in this manner.
On All Things Meditated
Nahida can use All Schemes to Know to interact with some harvestable items within a fixed AoE. This skill may even have some other effects...
