Zhongli — Build, Teams & Rating Genshin 6.7

Is Zhongli worth building?

Zhongli is the number-one shielder, turning any team into a fully safe one while also cutting enemy elemental and physical RES by 20%. Since everything scales off HP, farm HP%/HP%/HP% artifacts and never touch ATK. The excellent f2p weapon is the 3-star Black Tassel (the most HP in the game), so there's no need to pull for Staff of Homa. His RES-shred burst works fine at low levels, so prioritize Skill for a thicker shield. A small investment that buys you comfort for the rest of your account's life.

Zhongli Build

Community consensus, patch 6.7 — free-to-play option included

Best weapons

Artifacts

4pc Tenacity of the Millelith
2pc+2pc Tenacity of the Millelith + Vourukasha's Glow

Main & sub stats

SandsHP%

GobletHP%

CircletHP% / CRIT Rate

Priority substats: HP% › Energy Recharge › CRIT Rate

Talent priority

E >> Q > NA — Skill decides shield strength so max it first; Burst second, Normal Attacks skipped.

Teams for Zhongli

Hu Tao Vaporize

Hu Tao

Yelan

Zhongli

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Flex (support)

Zhongli's shield keeps Hu Tao safe at low HP while shredding RES, and Yelan sets up Vaporize.

Raiden National

Raiden Shogun

Xiangling

Xingqiu

Zhongli

Zhongli swaps in for Bennett when a hard shield is needed, letting the team stand still and deal damage safely.

Zhongli's talents

Rain of Stone

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.

Dominus Lapidis

#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.

{LAYOUT_MOBILE#Tap}{LAYOUT_PC#Press}{LAYOUT_PS#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.

A true master of stone may carve jade and shape gold.

Planet Befall

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.

The falling meteor punishes the unjust.

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.

Combat Rotation

Open with Burst (Planet Befall) for wide-area Geo damage and Petrification crowd control; 12s cooldown, costs 40 energy.
Hold the Elemental Skill (Dominus Lapidis) to place a Stone Stele and raise the Jade Shield — 150% damage absorption plus a 20% Elemental/Physical RES shred on enemies near the shield, shield lasts 20s, skill CD 12s.
Stand inside the Jade Shield then immediately swap to your main DPS, since the shield persists after Zhongli leaves the field.
Tap the Skill again once its 4s cooldown is up to place an extra Stone Stele, triggering resonance damage and giving your team a Geo anchor point.
If your team runs other elements (Cryo/Pyro/Electro/Hydro), have the main DPS attack near the Stele to trigger Geo-related reactions like Crystallize.
Swap back to Zhongli just before the Jade Shield expires (~20s) to Hold-cast the Skill again and keep the RES shred buff up continuously.
Prioritize Energy Recharge gear since the Burst costs a hefty 40 energy — make sure it's ready at the start of every fight.
Throughout the fight Zhongli mainly plays a shield-support role — maximize your main DPS's field time instead of holding him on field.

Zhongli constellations

C1

Rock, the Backbone of Earth

Increases the maximum number of Stone Steles created by Dominus Lapidis that may exist simultaneously to 2.

C2

Stone, the Cradle of Jade

Planet Befall grants nearby characters on the field a Jade Shield when it descends.

C3

Jade, Shimmering through Darkness

Increases the Level of Dominus Lapidis by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4

Topaz, Unbreakable and Fearless

Increases Planet Befall's AoE by 20% and increases the duration of Planet Befall's Petrification effect by 2s.

C5

Lazuli, Herald of the Order

Increases the Level of Planet Befall by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6

Chrysos, Bounty of Dominator

When the Jade Shield takes DMG, 40% of that incoming DMG is converted to HP for the current character.
A single instance of regeneration cannot exceed 8% of that character's Max HP.