Zhongli
Polearm
A mysterious expert contracted by the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor. Extremely knowledgeable in all things.
Talent Book
Gold
Boss
Ascension Materials
| ASC | LVL | HP | ATK | DEF | CRIT Rate | CRIT DMG | Geo DMG Bonus | Ascension Materials |
| 0 | 1 | 1144 | 20 | 57 | 5% | 50% | 0% | |
| 20 | 2967 | 51 | 149 | 5% | 50% | 0% | ||
| 1 | 20 | 3948 | 67 | 198 | 5% | 50% | 0% | 
1
3
3
20,000
|
| 40 | 5908 | 101 | 297 | 5% | 50% | 0% | ||
| 2 | 40 | 6605 | 113 | 332 | 5% | 50% | 7.2% |
3
2
10
15
40,000
|
| 50 | 7599 | 130 | 382 | 5% | 50% | 7.2% | ||
| 3 | 50 | 8528 | 146 | 428 | 5% | 50% | 14.4% |
6
4
20
12
60,000
|
| 60 | 9533 | 163 | 479 | 5% | 50% | 14.4% | ||
| 4 | 60 | 10230 | 175 | 514 | 5% | 50% | 14.4% | 
3
8
30
18
80,000
|
| 70 | 11243 | 192 | 564 | 5% | 50% | 14.4% | ||
| 5 | 70 | 11940 | 204 | 599 | 5% | 50% | 21.6% |
6
12
45
12
100,000
|
| 80 | 12965 | 222 | 651 | 5% | 50% | 21.6% | ||
| 6 | 80 | 13662 | 233 | 686 | 5% | 50% | 28.8% | 
6
20
60
24
120,000
|
| 90 | 14695 | 251 | 738 | 5% | 50% | 28.8% |
SHIELD SUPPORT Build 👍
This kind of playstyle is very straightforward; stack as much HP as possible. Prioritize HP scaling polearms such as Black Tassel and artifact sets such as Tenacity of the Millelith (4) to capitalize on Zhongli's Shield. Most of the time, especially on a HP-focused Zhongli, casting Elemental Burst is a DPS loss due to the cast time, which is why you'd only want to cast Elemental Burst for the Crowd Control it offers, and not for damage. Note that if paired with Xingqiu and/or Beidou, the damage reduction from orbitals from Xingqiu's Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst and/or Beidou's Elemental Burst can be utilized on Zhongli's shield, making it basically unbreakable. Regarding Artifact Main Stats and Substats Priority: Crit Rate should only be considered when Zhongli is equpping Favonius Lance to reliably proc the passive. Regarding Weapon Choices: Favonius Lance: Use this weapon over Black Tassel if you value the team energy (Note that you need to build some amount of Crit Rate if you are running Favonius Lance to trigger the passive) Regarding Artifact sets: Archaic Petra (4): Can be more useful than Tenacity of the Millelith (4) in teams that dont scale as well with ATK buffs or already have another Tenacity of the Millelith holder. Though it can be an awkard set to utlize well without extending rotation times, since the Holder of the set (Zhongli in this case) has to pickup the shard for the buff to take effect. Deepwood Memories (4): This set works best in Dendro reaction focused teams (Bloom/Burgeon/Hyperbloom/Spread) that prefer having Deepwood Memories on Zhongli so that they can run more damage focused sets such as Gilded Dreams / Flower of Paradise Lost instead for the highest overall damage gain. That said it means keeping the enemies near your pillar's to have good uptime on the Dendro resistance shred effect, which can be difficult with no grouping abilities in a team. Instructor (4): This set is usually only used in a few heavily reaction focused teams, such as Ganyu Melt or Hu Tao Vape, where you're maximising your damage in exchange for a stronger shield. Though Zhongli's shield is still usually more than strong enough even with fewer substat rolls to strengthen it.
MAIN STATS
SANDSHP%
GOBLETHP%
CIRCLETHP% / Crit Rate
SUB STATS
1. HP%
2. Flat HP
3. Energy Recharge
TALENT PRIORITY
Skill
Burst
WEAPONS
Bane of the Soft
Increases DMG against slimes by 40%/50%/60%/70%/80%.
ATK
354
HP
46.9%
1
Black Tassel
Windfall
CRIT Hits have a 60%/70%/80%/90%/100% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12/10.5/9/7.5/6s.
ATK
565
Energy Recharge
30.6%
2
Favonius Lance
ARTIFACTS
Normal Attack: 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.
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.
Passive Talents
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.
Rock, the Backbone of Earth
Increases the maximum number of Stone Steles created by Dominus Lapidis that may exist simultaneously to 2.
Stone, the Cradle of Jade
Planet Befall grants nearby characters on the field a Jade Shield when it descends.
Jade, Shimmering through Darkness
Increases the Level of Dominus Lapidis by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Topaz, Unbreakable and Fearless
Increases Planet Befall's AoE by 20% and increases the duration of Planet Befall's Petrification effect by 2s.
Lazuli, Herald of the Order
Increases the Level of Planet Befall by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
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.