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Genshin Impact

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Rotations

One loop per character
E
Elemental Skill (tap)
Hold E
Elemental Skill (hold)
Q
Elemental Burst
NA
Normal Attack
CA
Charged Attack
Dash
Dash cancel
Swap
Switch character (in / out)

  • Vodyanitsa

    HydroSupport
    1. Swapin after Furina ED N1 Q and Escoffier E
    2. EHydro from off-field every 3s
    3. Qevery other rotation, alternate with Escoffier Q
    4. Swapout to Skirk for her combo

    Skill is the priority; Burst is filler: skip it or alternate with Escoffier's Q.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Vesna

    AnemoMain DPS
    1. Swapin last, after Odette EE + Faruzan EQ (Cryo up)
    2. EArt of Victory: Armed for Action 15s, +2 Essence
    3. EWindborne Sword Lv1 (1 Essence)
    4. EWindborne Sword Lv2: summons a Spirit Blade
    5. Q+EQ gives +1 Essence; E = Lv3 Sword #1

    6. 2×

      1. NA 1-3+CA+EN3C = 1 Essence; cancel CA into Lv3 Sword
    7. Swapout: mode ends after the 3rd Lv3 Sword

    Q only after the 2nd Sword (keeps A1 stacks); no Q ready? swap it for NA 1-3 + CA.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Mavuika

    PyroMain DPS
    1. Etap (Ring of Searing Radiance), first
    2. Swapout: Xilonen E N2, Bennett EQ, Citlali EQ
    3. Swapback in at 100+ Fighting Spirit
    4. Qcosts Fighting Spirit, mounts Flamestrider
    5. CA×3hold: 3 cyclic spins, release on Final hit
    6. Dashfast, or the dash attack eats the next Melt
    7. CA×33 spins + Final again

    Burst runs on Fighting Spirit, not Energy: skip ER. In Burst, CA always beats NA.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Skirk

    CryoMain DPS
    1. Swapin after Furina, Escoffier, Shenhe setup
    2. Hold E+Q45 SS + 8 per Rift covers the 50 SS Burst
    3. Swapout while teammates' Skills come back
    4. Swapback in for the main combo
    5. Etap: Seven-Phase Flash, up to 12.5s
    6. NA 1-5+DashN5 then dash cancel
    7. CAabsorbs Void Rifts (+8 SS each)
    8. Qin-state Havoc: Extinction, free, eats 3 Rifts
    9. NA 1-5+Dashrepeat N5D until Seven-Phase Flash ends

    Each Cryo/Hydro teammate hitting adds a Death's Crossing stack: 3 stacks = 170% NA dmg.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Columbina

    HydroSub-DPS
    1. Swapin first (after Nefer E on rotation 1 only)
    2. E
    3. Qonly if ER allows, else every other rotation
    4. Swapout to Nahida E Q, then Lauma hE Q

    Burst every other rotation halves her ER needs; don't overbuild ER to force it.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Furina

    HydroBuffer
    1. Swapin after Neuvillette E
    2. E+DashOusia Skill, dash cancel
    3. NA 1
    4. Swapout: Xilonen EQ N2, Kazuha tE + Q
    5. Swapback in
    6. QFanfare 18s; recasting early clears it
    7. Swapout to Neuvillette's CA combo

    Don't CA in combat: it flips Ousia to Pneuma and despawns the Salon Members.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Nefer

    DendroMain DPS
    1. Swapin last: Shadow Dance ends on swap
    2. Echarge 1: enter Shadow Dance

    3. 3×

      1. CA+DashPhantasm, eats 1 Verdant Dew
    4. Echarge 2 (2 charges, 9s CD each)
    5. CA+Dash
    6. CA+QBurst mid-state to wait for Dew
    7. CA+Dash

    Each Phantasm CA eats 1 Verdant Dew: have a Dendro ally build Dew before she enters.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Sandrone

    Cryo
    1. Swapin last, after Yae 3E, Odette 2E, Escoffier QE
    2. CA+EFagio's beam, then E repairs it from Power Overdrive
    3. Qif ready, between CAs: never last (buffs drop on swap)

    4. 2×

      1. CA+E
    5. Swapout after about 10-13s

    E only repairs Fagio: cancel it with NA or Dash, but too early and the next beam misfires.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Mizuki

    AnemoOn-field Swirl DPS
    1. Swapin last, after Odette 2E and Cryo Traveler EQ
    2. Qoptional, before or during Dreamdrifter
    3. EDreamdrifter: float into enemies, no NA/CA
    4. Swapout when it ends (5s, up to 10s via Swirls)

    Her Swirls do the damage: stay floating in range, don't recast E (it ends the state).

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Zibai

    GeoMain DPS
    1. Swapin last, after Linnea E, Columbina EQ, Illuga QE
    2. ELunar Phase Shift: 15s, 4 Stride charges
    3. NA 1+Qif ready: +1.7s to the mode

    4. 4×

      1. NA 1-4+EN4 hits Lunar-Crystallize; E = Spirit Steed's Stride
    5. Swapout once all 4 charges are spent

    Swapping out ends Lunar Phase Shift: stay on field until all 4 Strides are used.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Traveler (Cryo)

    Cryo
    1. Swapin last, after Yae 3E, Odette E(Q)E, Qiqi E
    2. EFrostpierce Star fires when NA/CA land
    3. NA 1-2+CA+DashStar hits build Frostglow (max 8)
    4. NA 1+CA+Dash
    5. NA 1-2+CA
    6. Qconsumes all Frostglow stacks
    7. NA 1-2+CA

    Burst scales with Frostglow: skip Q on rotation 1 to bank stacks for the next one.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct

  • Varka

    Anemo
    1. Swapin last, after Durin 2E Q, Prune EQ, Nicole EQ
    2. ESturm und Drang: NA/CA add a teammate's element
    3. NA 1-5+ENA hits cut the special Skill CD; E = Four Winds' Ascension
    4. NA 1-4+E
    5. NA 1-3filler until teammates' Skills are back

    Spend charges on the special Skill, not Azure Devour CA: better AoE, shorter animation.

    Unverifiedchecked 12 Oct