Complete Guide to Tighnari: Mastering the Dendro Archer
Tighnari, the first 5-star Dendro character in Genshin Impact, brings a unique playstyle and elemental dynamics to the game.
This guide covers everything from his talents and playstyle to the best builds, team compositions, and showcases his strengths.
Let's dive in!
Complete Guide to Tighnari in Genshin Impact: Best Builds and Team Compositions
Understanding Tighnari's Talents
Elemental Skill: Vijnana-Phala Mine
Throws a Dendro projectile, creating a taunting field and reducing the charge time of Tighnari's Wreath Arrow.
Draws enemies in, grouping them for AoE attacks. Essential for quick firing of powerful charged shots.
Use it to initiate combat or mid-fight for rapid charge attacks.
Elemental Burst: Fashioner's Tanglevine Shaft
Releases homing Dendro shafts in two waves, dealing significant AoE damage.
Ideal for dealing with grouped enemies or as a follow-up to the Elemental Skill.
With a low cost, it's pivotal to use it as often as possible for sustained DPS.
Passive Talents
Talent 1 (Keen Sight)
Increases Elemental Mastery after firing a Wreath Arrow.
Boosts Dendro reaction damage, making Tighnari an even more effective reaction enabler.
Talent 2 (Scholarly Blade)
Boosts charge attack and Elemental Burst damage based on Elemental Mastery.
Ties Tighnari’s damage output directly to his Elemental Mastery, encouraging a build focused on this stat.
Talent Priority
Charge Attack: Tighnari's primary source of damage. Upgrading enhances both initial and subsequent Clusterbloom Arrow damage.
Elemental Burst: Key for AoE Dendro damage and frequent use due to its low energy cost.
Elemental Skill: While crucial for reducing charge time, its damage increase is less impactful compared to Charge Attack and Burst.
Tighnari's Best Artifact Sets
Primary Artifact Set Choices
Deepwood Memories (4-Piece)
+15% Dendro DMG bonus (2-piece) and -30% Dendro RES on enemies (4-piece).
Strengthens Dendro damage significantly and reduces enemy resistance, enhancing overall team DPS.
Gilded Dreams (4-Piece)
+80 Elemental Mastery (2-piece) and additional EM boost per unique element in team (4-piece).
Ideal for reaction-based teams, greatly enhancing Dendro reaction damage.
Wanderer's Troupe (4-Piece)
+80 Elemental Mastery (2-piece) and +35% Charged Attack DMG (4-piece).
Designed for Tighnari's charged attack playstyle, offering a significant damage increase.
Alternate Options for Flexibility
2-Piece Gilded Dreams or Wanderer's Troupe + 2-Piece Deepwood Memories
Balances Dendro damage boost with increased reaction efficiency.
Main Stats
- Sands: Elemental Mastery or ATK%.
- Goblet: Dendro DMG Bonus.
- Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG, depending on existing ratios.
Substats
Focus on CRIT Rate/DMG, Elemental Mastery, and ATK%.
Weapon Choices for Tighnari
Top 5-Star Weapon Choices
Hunter's Path: High CRIT Rate, Elemental DMG bonus, and Charged Attack boost based on Elemental Mastery. Designed for Tighnari, aligning perfectly with his kit and playstyle.
Polar Star: Excellent CRIT Rate and boosts for Elemental Skill and Burst, amplifying overall damage output.
Aqua Simulacra: High CRIT DMG, increased damage when enemies are nearby, suitable for close-range combat.
Notable 4-Star and Free-to-Play Options
Prototype Crescent: High ATK%, bonus damage when hitting weak points. Ideal for precise aiming.
Slingshot: Good CRIT Rate, bonus damage for close-range combat. Excellent for a more aggressive playstyle.
Windblume Ode: Offers Elemental Mastery and boosts Elemental Skill DMG, enhancing reaction-based gameplay.
Special Mention: Supportive Weapons
Elegy for the End: Reduces personal DPS for team-wide buffs. Generates Elemental Mastery and ATK buffs for the team.
Tighnari's Team Compositions
Core Team Composition
Tighnari (Main DPS): Primary damage dealer, focusing on charged Dendro attacks and elemental reactions.
Electro Support (e.g., Fischl, Yae Miko, or Beidou): Enables Quicken and Aggravate reactions with Tighnari's Dendro attacks, boosting overall damage output.
Anemo Support (e.g., Kazuha, Sucrose, Venti): Grouping enemies, spreading Dendro and Electro with Swirl, and buffing team damage through Elemental Mastery or the Viridescent Venerer set.
Flex Slot: Hydro for Bloom reactions (e.g., Kokomi, Mona), another Dendro character for resonance and energy generation, or a shield/healing character for survivability (e.g., Zhongli, Diona).
Electro-Focused Team
- Two Electro Characters: Strengthens Electro reactions like Aggravate. Fischl for off-field Electro application; Keqing, Beidou or Yae Miko for burst damage.
- Anemo Support: For Swirl reactions and buffs.
- Tighnari: As the Dendro enabler and DPS.
Dendro Resonance Team
- Two Dendro Characters: Tighnari paired with another Dendro character (like Dendro Traveler or Collei) for Dendro resonance, enhancing Elemental Mastery.
- Electro Support: To maintain Quicken and Aggravate.
- Flexible Fourth Slot: Based on the team's needs (healing, shielding, or additional damage).
Hybrid Reaction Team
- Hydro and Electro Supports: Enable both Bloom and Aggravate reactions with Tighnari's Dendro attacks.
- Tighnari: For primary Dendro application and charged attack DPS.
- Anemo or Utility Character: For grouping enemies or providing additional support.
Constellations Analysis
C1: Beginnings Determined at the Roots
Increases the Crit Rate of Tighnari's charged attacks by 15%.
Significantly boosts his main DPS potential, especially effective for charged attack-centric playstyles.
C2: Origins Known From the Stem
Increases Tighnari's Dendro damage bonus by 20% while inside the field created by his Elemental Skill.
Further amplifies his damage output, particularly useful in sustained combat scenarios where Tighnari can remain in the skill's field.
C4: Withering Glimpsed in the Leaves
Elemental Mastery of all party members is increased by 60 for 8 seconds when Tighnari's Elemental Burst hits enemies.
Boosts the overall team's reaction potential, especially beneficial in Dendro reaction-focused compositions.
C6: Karma Adjudged From the Leaden Fruit
Reduces the charging time of Tighnari's Wreath Arrow by 0.9 seconds, and every Wreath Arrow shot spawns an additional cluster of bloom arrows.
Transforms Tighnari into a rapid-fire Dendro archer, significantly enhancing his DPS potential and allowing for more dynamic and aggressive playstyles.
Final Thoughts
Even without constellations, Tighnari shows considerable strength, especially in Dendro-centric team compositions.
Tighnari's value lies in his ability to fit into various team setups, leveraging Dendro's unique reaction mechanics.
His capability to rapidly apply Dendro and trigger powerful reactions makes him a valuable addition to many team compositions.
With the right build and strategy, he can significantly contribute to a team's overall DPS and elemental reaction dynamics
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