Nilou

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SwordSword
Support
Hydro

Nilou Upgrade Materials

Praxis
Praxis
Tears of the Calamitous God
Tears of the Calamitous God
Varunada Lazurite Sliver
Varunada Lazurite Sliver
Perpetual Caliber
Perpetual Caliber
Padisarah
Padisarah
Fungal Spores
Fungal Spores

Nilou Best Weapons

1
Peak Patrol Song
Key of Khaj-Nisut
2
Peak Patrol Song
Favonius Sword
3
Peak Patrol Song
Xiphos' Moonlight
4
Peak Patrol Song
Festering Desire
5
Peak Patrol Song
Sacrificial Sword

Nilou Best Artifacts

1
Heart of Depth
2
Heart of Depth
Tenacity of the Millelith
2
Tenacity of the Millelith
2
Noblesse Oblige
2
Noblesse Oblige
Tenacity of the Millelith
2
Tenacity of the Millelith
3
Gilded Dreams
2
Gilded Dreams
Tenacity of the Millelith
2
Tenacity of the Millelith
4
Deepwood Memories
4
Deepwood Memories
5
Tenacity of the Millelith
4
Tenacity of the Millelith

Nilou Best Stats

Sands: HP% / Energy Recharge
Goblet: HP% DMG
Circlet: HP%
Substats: HP% > HP > Energy Recharge
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Best Nilou Teams

Nilou Bloom
NilouHydro XingqiuHydro NahidaDendro KokomiHydro

Nilou Talents

Dance of Samser

Normal Attack

Dance of Samser

Normal Attack Performs up to 3 consecutive sword strikes. Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to perform a twirling slash. Plunging Attack Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Dance of Haftkarsvar

Elemental Skill

Dance of Haftkarsvar

Nilou will enter the Pirouette state, dealing Hydro DMG to nearby opponents based on her Max HP. While she is in the Pirouette state, Nilou's Normal Attacks and Elemental Attacks will cause her to enter the Sword Dance and Whirling Steps stances respectively, causing DMG she deals to be converted to Hydro DMG that cannot be overridden and that is considered Elemental Skill DMG. In these stances, Nilou's third dance step will end Pirouette, and has the following effects: Sword Dance: unleashes a Luminous Illusion that deals Hydro DMG to opponents it touches and grants Nilou the Lunar Prayer effect. This effect converts Nilou's Normal Attacks into Sword Dance techniques, and her final hit will unleash a Luminous Illusion. Whirling Steps: Nilou unleashes a Whirling Water Wheel that deals AoE Hydro DMG and creates a Tranquility Aura that follows your active character around and applies Wet to opponents within its AoE. Nilou is unable to perform Charged Attacks when under the effect of Pirouette or Lunar Prayer. These effects will be removed once she leaves the field.
Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring

Elemental Burst

Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring

Begins the dance of faraway dreams and springs that hear, causing a Lotus of Distant Waters to bloom, dealing AoE Hydro DMG based on Nilou's Max HP and applying the Lingering Aeon effect to all opponents hit. After an interval, opponents affected by Lingering Aeon will take Hydro DMG.

Nilou Passives

Court of Dancing Petals

Ascension 1

Court of Dancing Petals

When all characters in the party are all Dendro or Hydro, and there are at least one Dendro character and one Hydro character: The completion of the third dance step of Nilou's Dance of Haftkarsvar will grant all nearby characters the Golden Chalice's Bounty for 30s. Characters under the effect of Golden Chalice's Bounty will increase the Elemental Mastery of all nearby characters by 100 for 10s whenever they are hit by Dendro attacks. Also, triggering the Bloom reaction will create Bountiful Cores instead of Dendro Cores. Such Cores will burst very quickly after being created, and they have larger AoEs. Bountiful Cores cannot trigger Hyperbloom or Burgeon, and they share an upper numerical limit with Dendro Cores. Bountiful Core DMG is considered DMG dealt by Dendro Cores produced by Bloom. Should the party not meet the conditions for this Passive Talent, any existing Golden Chalice's Bounty effects will be canceled.
Dreamy Dance of Aeons

Ascension 4

Dreamy Dance of Aeons

Every 1,000 points of Nilou's Max HP above 30,000 will cause the DMG dealt by Bountiful Cores created by characters affected by Golden Chalice's Bounty to increase by 9%. The maximum increase in Bountiful Core DMG that can be achieved this way is 400%.
White Jade Lotus

Passive

White Jade Lotus

When Perfect Cooking is achieved on Food with Adventure-related effects, there is a 12% chance to obtain double the product.

Nilou Constellations

Dance of the Waning Moon

Constellation 1

Dance of the Waning Moon

Dance of Haftkarsvar will be enhanced as follows: Luminous Illusion DMG is increased by 65%. The Tranquility Aura's duration is extended by 6s.
The Starry Skies Their Flowers Rain

Constellation 2

The Starry Skies Their Flowers Rain

After characters affected by the Golden Chalice's Bounty deal Hydro DMG to an opponent, that opponent's Hydro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. After a triggered Bloom reaction deals DMG to opponents, their Dendro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. You need to have unlocked the "Court of Dancing Petals" Talent.
Beguiling Shadowstep

Constellation 3

Beguiling Shadowstep

Increases the Level of Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Fricative Pulse

Constellation 4

Fricative Pulse

After the third dance step of Dance of Haftkarsvar's Pirouette hits opponents, Nilou will gain 15 Elemental Energy, and DMG from her Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring will be increased by 50% for 8s.
Twirling Light

Constellation 5

Twirling Light

Increase the Level of Dance of Haftkarsvar by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Frostbreaker's Melody

Constellation 6

Frostbreaker's Melody

For every 1,000 points of Max HP, Nilou's CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG will increase by 0.6% and 1.2% respectively. The maximum increase in CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG via this method is 30% and 60% respectively.

Nilou Ascension Costs

Rank
Lvl
Cost
Material
Material
Material
Material
1
20
20000
1Varunada Lazurite Sliver1
Varunada Lazurite Sliver
3Padisarah3
Padisarah
3Fungal Spores3
Fungal Spores
2
40
40000
3Varunada Lazurite Fragment3
Varunada Lazurite Fragment
2Perpetual Caliber2
Perpetual Caliber
10Padisarah10
Padisarah
15Fungal Spores15
Fungal Spores
3
50
60000
6Varunada Lazurite Fragment6
Varunada Lazurite Fragment
4Perpetual Caliber4
Perpetual Caliber
20Padisarah20
Padisarah
12Luminescent Pollen12
Luminescent Pollen
4
60
80000
3Varunada Lazurite Chunk3
Varunada Lazurite Chunk
8Perpetual Caliber8
Perpetual Caliber
30Padisarah30
Padisarah
18Luminescent Pollen18
Luminescent Pollen
5
70
100000
6Varunada Lazurite Chunk6
Varunada Lazurite Chunk
12Perpetual Caliber12
Perpetual Caliber
45Padisarah45
Padisarah
12Crystalline Cyst Dust12
Crystalline Cyst Dust
6
80
120000
6Varunada Lazurite Gemstone6
Varunada Lazurite Gemstone
20Perpetual Caliber20
Perpetual Caliber
60Padisarah60
Padisarah
24Crystalline Cyst Dust24
Crystalline Cyst Dust