Zhongli GUIDE
Understand Zhongli
Useful when…
- Providing a shield and reducing nearby opponents’ Physical and Elemental resistance.
- Adding brief crowd control through burst petrification.
- Creating a climbable Geo construct that can block attacks and resonate with nearby Geo constructs.
- Crafting Polearm-type weapons with a partial ore refund.
Held skill and Jade Shield
Holding Dominus Lapidis creates a Jade Shield, deals AoE Geo damage, and creates a Stone Stele if the maximum number has not been reached. Shield absorption scales with Zhongli’s Max HP and has 150% effectiveness against Elemental and Physical damage. While a character is protected, nearby opponents lose 20% Elemental and Physical resistance; this reduction cannot stack. The Stone Stele deals AoE Geo damage when created and periodically resonates with nearby Geo constructs. Only one Zhongli-created Stele may initially exist.
Press skill and burst
Pressing the skill creates a Stone Stele. The construct can be climbed and can block attacks; holding also drains a large amount of Geo from up to two nearby Geo targets without dealing damage. Planet Befall calls down a meteor that deals AoE Geo damage and petrifies opponents so they cannot move. At talent level one its listed petrification duration is 3.1 seconds; the burst costs 40 Energy and has a 12-second cooldown.
Talent focus and passives
The held skill is a practical focus when you want its HP-scaling shield and resistance reduction. Burst levels matter if you value its Geo damage; Normal Attack levels are less central for a support-focused Zhongli. His passive adds damage based on Max HP to normal, charged, and plunging attacks, skill Stele/resonance/hold damage, and burst damage. His other passive strengthens the Jade Shield by 5% each time it takes damage, stacking up to five times until the shield disappears.
Shield and construct limits
The 20% resistance reduction applies in a small area around shielded characters and cannot stack. The Stone Stele can be climbed or block attacks, so its placement affects access and combat space. Yun Jin, Illuga, and Kachina share Geo polearm traits with Zhongli, but this alone does not show that they provide his Jade Shield and resistance reduction.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The shield and resistance reduction apply broadly, but the reduction has a small area and cannot stack.
- The Stele provides construct utility and resonance, and its placement can affect movement and combat space.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Using press skill when the Jade Shield from hold is needed.
- Assuming nearby shielded characters stack the 20% resistance reduction.
- Placing a Stone Stele where its construct blocks movement or attacks.
Effects and reference details
Rain of Stone · Normal attack
Normal Attack
Performs up to 6 consecutive spear strikes.
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, causing stone spears to fall along his path.
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 | 30.8% | 30.8% |
| 2-Hit DMG | 31.2% | 31.2% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 38.6% | 38.6% |
| 4-Hit DMG | 42.9% | 42.9% |
| 5-Hit DMG | 10.8%×4 | 10.8%×4 |
| 6-Hit DMG | 54.5% | 54.5% |
| Charged Attack DMG | 111% | 111% |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 25.0 | 25.0 |
| Plunge DMG | 63.9% | 63.9% |
| Low/High Plunge DMG | 128%/160% | 128%/160% |
Dominus Lapidis · Elemental skill
Every mountain, rock and inch of land is filled with the power of Geo, but those who can wield such powers freely are few and far between.
Press
Commands the power of earth to create a Stone Stele.
Hold
Causes nearby Geo energy to explode, causing the following effects:
·If their maximum number hasn't been reached, creates a Stone Stele.
·Creates a shield of jade. The shield's DMG Absorption scales based on Zhongli's Max HP.
·Deals AoE Geo DMG.
·If there are nearby targets with the Geo element, it will drain a large amount of Geo element from a maximum of 2 such targets. This effect does not cause DMG.
Stone Stele
When created, deals AoE Geo DMG.
Additionally, it will intermittently resonate with other nearby Geo constructs, dealing Geo DMG to nearby opponents.
The Stone Stele is considered a Geo construct that can both be climbed and used to block attacks.
Only one Stele created by Zhongli himself may initially exist at any one time.
Jade Shield
Possesses 150% DMG Absorption against all Elemental and Physical DMG.
Characters protected by the Jade Shield will decrease the Elemental RES and Physical RES of opponents in a small AoE by 20%. This effect cannot be stacked.
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 |
|---|
| Stone Stele/Resonance DMG | 16.0%/32.0% | 16.0%/32.0% |
| Press CD | 4.0s | 4.0s |
| Hold DMG | 80% | 80% |
| Shield Base Absorption | 1232 | 1232 |
| Additional Shield Absorption | 12.8% Max HP | 12.8% Max HP |
| Shield Duration | 20.0s | 20.0s |
| Hold CD | 12.0s | 12.0s |
Planet Befall · Elemental burst
Brings a falling meteor down to earth, dealing massive Geo DMG to opponents caught in its AoE and applying the Petrification status to them.
Petrification
Opponents affected by the Petrification status cannot move.
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 |
|---|
| Skill DMG | 401% | 401% |
| Petrification Duration | 3.1s | 3.1s |
| CD | 12.0s | 12.0s |
| Energy Cost | 40 | 40 |
Resonant Waves
When the Jade Shield takes DMG, it will Fortify:
·Fortified characters have 5% increased Shield Strength.
Can stack up to 5 times, and lasts until the Jade Shield disappears.
Dominance of Earth
Zhongli deals bonus DMG based on his Max HP:
·Normal Attack, Charged Attack, and Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 1.39% of Max HP.
·Dominus Lapidis' Stone Stele, resonance, and hold DMG is increased by 1.9% of Max HP.
·Planet Befall's DMG is increased by 33% of Max HP.
Arcanum of Crystal
Refunds 15% of the ore used when crafting Polearm-type weapons.
References and version
Game data version: 7.1
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