Nilou

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This article is about the playable character. For the Genius Invokation TCG Character Card, see Nilou (Character Card).

Nilou
Dance of Lotuslight
Quality
Weapon	Sword
Element	Hydro
Model Type	Medium Female
Character Roles	Off-Field   DPS   Support
Birthday	December 3rd
Constel­lation	Lotos Somno (Story Quest Chapter)
Region	Sumeru
Affil­i­a­tion	Zubayr Theater
Special Dish	Swirling Steps
Namecard	Nilou: Lotus Dance
How to Obtain	Event Wish — Twirling Lotus
Featured	Previous: Ran 2 months, 13 days ago
Release Date	October 14, 2022 3 years, 2 months ago
Genius Invokation TCG	Character Card Stages
English	Dani Chambers
Chinese	Zisu Jiuyue (紫苏九月)
Japanese	Kanemoto Hisako (金元寿子)
Korean	Chae Rim (채림)
Star of Zubayr Theater
Playable Characters

Nilou is a playable Hydro character in Genshin Impact.

A dancer under the Zubayr Theater, Nilou's dancing is but elegant and graceful — however, outside the stage's spotlight, she's just like any girl her age; warm, smiling, and friendly.

Gameplay Info

Ascensions and Stats

Toggle Ascension Materials

Ascension Phase	Level	Base HP	‍Base ATKBase ATK does not include Base ATK values from other sources, such as Constellation Levels or an equipped Weapon.‍	Base DEF	‍HPCharacters unlock an additional attribute starting with Ascension Phase 2✦.‍
0✦	1/20	1,182.12	17.88	56.72	—
	20/20	3,066.41	46.37	147.13
Ascension Cost (0 → 1) 20,000 1 3 3
1✦	20/40	4,079.97	61.69	195.76	—
	40/40	6,104.94	92.31	292.92
Ascension Cost (1 → 2) 40,000 2 3 10 15
2✦	40/50	6,825.10	103.20	327.48	7.2%
	50/50	7,852.35	118.74	376.76
Ascension Cost (2 → 3) 60,000 4 6 20 12
3✦	50/60	8,812.57	133.25	422.84	14.4%
	60/60	9,850.47	148.95	472.64
Ascension Cost (3 → 4) 80,000 8 3 30 18
4✦	60/70	10,570.63	159.84	507.19	14.4%
	70/70	11,617.98	175.68	557.44
Ascension Cost (4 → 5) 100,000 12 6 45 12
5✦	70/80	12,338.14	186.56	592.00	21.6%
	80/80	13,397.32	202.58	642.82
Ascension Cost (5 → 6) 120,000 20 6 60 24
6✦	80/90	14,117.48	213.47	677.37	28.8%
	90/90	15,184.93	229.61	728.59
	95/95	15,723.97	255.44	754.45
	100/100	16,264.20	281.27	780.37

Total Cost (0✦ → 6✦)

420,000 Mora

46 Per­pet­u­al Cal­iber

1 Va­ru­na­da La­zu­rite Sli­ver

9 Va­ru­na­da La­zu­rite Frag­ment

9 Va­ru­na­da La­zu­rite Chunk

6 Va­ru­na­da La­zu­rite Gem­stone

168 Padisarah

18 Fungal Spores

30 Luminescent Pollen

36 Crystalline Cyst Dust

Talents

Normal AttackElemental SkillElemental Burst1st Ascension Passive4th Ascension PassiveUtility Passive

Icon	Name	Type
	Dance of Samser	Normal Attack
Description Advanced Properties Attribute Scaling Preview 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. Gauge Units Internal Cooldown Poise Damage Stagger Effect Blunt ‍TagAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD.‍ ‍TypeAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD.‍ ‍S. L.Stagger Level‍ ‍H. F.Horizontal Force‍ ‍V. F.Vertical Force‍ Normal Attack 1-Hit 1U Normal Attack 2.5s/3 Hits 52.64 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Normal Attack 2-Hit 1U 47.55 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Normal Attack 3-Hit 1U 73.6 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Charged Attack 1-Hit 1U 60 Light 200 0 ✘ Charged Attack 2-Hit 1U 60 Air 655 800 ✘ Plunging Attack Collision 0U No ICD 25 Light 200 0 ✘ Low Plunge 1U No ICD 100 Heavy 800 0 ✘ High Plunge 1U No ICD 150 Air 0 800 ✔ Talent Levels past 10 require Normal Attack Level Increase methods, such as Constellations and Passives. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1-Hit DMG (%) 50.31 54.4 58.5 64.35 68.44 73.12 79.56 85.99 92.43 99.44 106.46 2-Hit DMG (%) 45.44 49.14 52.84 58.12 61.82 66.05 71.86 77.67 83.48 89.82 96.16 3-Hit DMG (%) 70.35 76.08 81.81 89.99 95.71 102.26 111.26 120.26 129.26 139.07 148.89 Charged Attack Charged Attack DMG 50.22 + 54.44 54.31 + 58.87 58.4 + 63.3 64.24 + 69.63 68.33 + 74.06 73 + 79.13 79.42 + 86.09 85.85 + 93.05 92.27 + 100.01 99.28 + 107.61 106.29 + 115.21 Charged Attack Stamina Cost 20 Plunging Attack Plunge DMG 63.93 69.14 74.34 81.77 86.98 92.92 101.1 109.28 117.46 126.38 135.3 Low Plunge DMG 127.84 138.24 148.65 163.51 173.92 185.81 202.16 218.51 234.86 252.7 270.54 High Plunge DMG 159.68 172.67 185.67 204.24 217.23 232.09 252.51 272.93 293.36 315.64 337.92 Hover over previews to view in higher quality. (Preview Preferences) Media:Dance of Samser Normal Preview.mp4 Normal Attack Media:Dance of Samser Charged Preview.mp4 Charged Attack Media:Dance of Samser Plunging Preview.mp4 Plunging Attack
	Dance of Haftkarsvar	Elemental Skill
Description Gameplay Notes Advanced Properties Attribute Scaling Preview Enters the Pirouette state, dealing Hydro DMG to nearby opponents based on Nilou's Max HP. While she is in the Pirouette state, Nilou's Normal Attacks and Elemental Skill 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. The cooldown starts immediately after the first input. When Skill DMG hits at least one enemy, it generates 1.5 Elemental Particles. When Sword Dance, Whirling Steps, Luminous Illusion, or Water Wheel during the Pirouette state hits at least one enemy, it generates 1 Elemental Particle. The state Nilou enters with her third dance step in the Pirouette state is unaffected by her first two dance steps. Tranquility Aura will apply Hydro in a 2.5 m radius every 0.5 seconds. Due to its Internal Cooldown, it can only apply Wet to the same target once every 2 seconds. While under the Pirouette or Lunar Prayer effects, Nilou's Interruption Resistance is increased. If a Sword Dance or Water Wheel attack is used under these states, Interruption Resistance will be increased even further. While under the Pirouette or Lunar Prayer effects, Nilou's Normal Attack string will not be reset. Water Wheel Icon Sword Dance Icon Luminous Illusion Icon Passive Effects Passive Talent 1, Court of Dancing Petals: When there are at least one Dendro character and one Hydro character in the party and no characters of any other elements, then upon completion of the third dance step of Nilou's Dance of Haftkarsvar, all nearby characters gain the Golden Chalice's Bounty for 30s. This effect increases the Elemental Mastery of all nearby characters by 100 for 10s when affected characters are hit by Dendro attacks and also causes them to create Bountiful Cores instead of Dendro Cores upon triggering the Bloom reaction. Bountiful Cores deal the same kind of damage as Dendro Cores but burst very quickly, have larger AoEs than Dendro Cores do, and cannot trigger Hyperbloom or Burgeon. Court of Dancing Petals is also affected by Nilou's Passive Talent 2, 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%." Court of Dancing Petals is also affected by Nilou's Constellation Level 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 dealing Bloom or Lunar-Bloom DMG to opponents, their Dendro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. You need to have unlocked the 'Court of Dancing Petals' Talent." Constellation Effects Constellation Level 1, Dance of the Waning Moon: Increases Luminous Illusion DMG by 65%, and extends the Tranquility Aura's duration by 6s. Constellation Level 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." Constellation Level 5, Twirling Light: Increases this talent's level by 3, up to a maximum of 15. Gauge Units Internal Cooldown Poise Damage Stagger Effect Blunt ‍TagAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD.‍ ‍TypeAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD.‍ ‍S. L.Stagger Level‍ ‍H. F.Horizontal Force‍ ‍V. F.Vertical Force‍ Skill DMG 1U Elemental Skill 2.5s/3 Hits 55.64 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Sword Dance 1-Hit 1U 52.64 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Sword Dance 2-Hit 1U 47.55 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Luminous Illusion 1U 90.31 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Whirling Steps 1-Hit 1U 54.64 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Whirling Steps 2-Hit 1U 66.43 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Water Wheel 1U 85 Heavy 800 0 ✘ Tranquility Aura 1U Tranquility Aura 1.9s/4 Hits 0 Mute 0 0 ✘ Talent Levels past 10 require Elemental Skill Level Increase methods, such as Constellations and Event bonuses. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Skill DMG (% Max HP) 3.34 3.59 3.84 4.17 4.42 4.67 5.01 5.34 5.68 6.01 6.34 6.68 7.1 Sword Dance/Whirling Steps 1-Hit DMG (% Max HP) 4.55/3.26 4.89/3.51 5.24/3.75 5.69/4.08 6.03/4.32 6.37/4.57 6.83/4.89 7.28/5.22 7.74/5.55 8.19/5.87 8.65/6.2 9.11/6.52 9.67/6.93 Sword Dance/Whirling Steps 2-Hit DMG (% Max HP) 5.14/3.96 5.53/4.26 5.92/4.55 6.43/4.95 6.82/5.25 7.2/5.54 7.72/5.94 8.23/6.34 8.75/6.73 9.26/7.13 9.77/7.52 10.29/7.92 10.93/8.42 Luminous Illusion/Water Wheel DMG (% Max HP) 7.17/5.06 7.71/5.44 8.24/5.82 8.96/6.33 9.5/6.71 10.04/7.09 10.75/7.59 11.47/8.1 12.19/8.6 12.9/9.11 13.62/9.62 14.34/10.12 15.23/10.76 Pirouette Duration 10s Lunar Prayer Duration 8s Tranquility Aura Duration 12s CD 18s Hover over previews to view in higher quality. (Preview Preferences) Media:Dance of Haftkarsvar Pirouette Preview.mp4 Pirouette Media:Dance of Haftkarsvar Sword Dance Preview.mp4 Sword Dance Media:Dance of Haftkarsvar Whirling Steps Preview.mp4 Whirling Steps
	Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring	Elemental Burst
Description Gameplay Notes Advanced Properties Attribute Scaling Preview 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. Constellation Effects Constellation Level 3, Beguiling Shadowstep: Increases this talent's level by 3, up to a maximum of 15. Gauge Units Internal Cooldown Poise Damage Stagger Effect Blunt ‍TagAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD.‍ ‍TypeAttacks with the same ICD Tag and the same ICD Type will share ICD.‍ ‍S. L.Stagger Level‍ ‍H. F.Horizontal Force‍ ‍V. F.Vertical Force‍ Activation Knockback — No ICD 400 Heavy 800 0 ✘ Skill DMG 1U No ICD 150 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Lingering Aeon DMG 1U No ICD 100 Heavy 200 0 ✘ Talent Levels past 10 require Elemental Burst Level Increase methods, such as Constellations and Event bonuses. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Skill DMG (% Max HP) 18.43 19.81 21.2 23.04 24.42 25.8 27.65 29.49 31.33 33.18 35.02 36.86 39.17 Lingering Aeon DMG (% Max HP) 22.53 24.22 25.91 28.16 29.85 31.54 33.79 36.04 38.3 40.55 42.8 45.06 47.87 CD 18s Energy Cost 70 Hover over previews to view in higher quality. (Preview Preferences) Media:Dance of Abzendegi Distant Dreams, Listening Spring Preview.mp4
	Court of Dancing Petals	1st Ascension Passive
Description Gameplay Notes Preview 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 or Lunar-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 Ascension Talent, any existing Golden Chalice's Bounty effects will be canceled. In Co-Op Mode, this passive also factors in characters outside Nilou's party. Passive Effects Passive Talent 2, 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%." Constellation Effects Constellation Level 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 dealing Bloom or Lunar-Bloom DMG to opponents, their Dendro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. You need to have unlocked the 'Court of Dancing Petals' Talent." Hover over previews to view in higher quality. (Preview Preferences)
	Dreamy Dance of Aeons	4th Ascension Passive
Description Gameplay Notes 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%. Nilou must have at least 74,444.44... Max HP to achieve the maximum increase in Bountiful Core DMG. Genshin Impact's internal calculation of stats preserves decimals, but the stats displayed to the player are always rounded down to the nearest integer. Therefore, it is possible to obtain the maximum buff with a displayed Max HP of 74,444 and not 74,445, as long as the true value exceeds 74,444.44... The DMG gain from the passive is linear to Nilou's Max HP above 30,000 and not stepwise at every 1,000 points of Max HP, hence why 75,000 Max HP is not required for the maximum increase in Bountiful Core DMG.
	White Jade Lotus	Utility Passive
Description Gameplay Notes When Perfect Cooking is achieved on Food with Adventure-related effects, there is a 12% chance to obtain double the product. If this talent activates while Nilou cooks Padisarah Pudding, it is possible to double the amount of her special dish, Swirling Steps. The following Talent is identical to this talent: Light Nourishment (Yun Jin)

Talent Upgrade

Talent Level (Ascension)	Materials [Subtotal]
1 → 2 (2✦)	12,500[12,500] 6[6] 3[3]
2 → 3 (3✦)	17,500[30,000] 3[3] 2[2]
3 → 4 (3✦)	25,000[55,000] 4[7] 4[6]
4 → 5 (4✦)	30,000[85,000] 6[13] 6[12]
5 → 6 (4✦)	37,500[122,500] 9[22] 9[21]
6 → 7 (5✦)	120,000[242,500] 4[4] 4[4] 1[1]
7 → 8 (5✦)	260,000[502,500] 6[10] 6[10] 1[2]
8 → 9 (6✦)	450,000[952,500] 9[19] 12[22] 2[4]
9 → 10 (6✦)	700,000[1,652,500] 12[31] 16[38] 2[6] 1[1]

Total Cost (1 → 10 for one talent)

1,652,500 Mora

6 Fungal Spores

22 Luminescent Pollen

31 Crystalline Cyst Dust

3 Teachings of Praxis

21 Guide to Praxis

38 Philosophies of Praxis

6 Tears of the Calami­tous God

1 Crown of Insight

Character Description

Nilou's Elemental Skill will cause her to enter a special Pirouette State, allowing her to use unique Hydro elemental dance steps that will replace her Normal Attack and Elemental Skill, with her third dance step's type granting her different subsequent effects.
After she completes her third dance step, having the right elements in your party will cause her to grant all nearby characters the Golden Chalice's Bounty, which will cause the Dendro Cores created by Bloom reactions they tri!!er to become Bountiful Cores instead.
Nilou's Elemental Burst will deal AoE Hydro DMG to nearby opponents, before dealing another instance of Hydro DMG to them after a short delay.

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Test Run

Constellation

Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5Level 6

Icon	Name	Level
	Dance of the Waning Moon	1
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	2
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 dealing Bloom or Lunar-Bloom 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	3
Increases the Level of Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
	Fricative Pulse	4
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	5
Increases the Level of Dance of Haftkarsvar by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
	Frostbreaker's Melody	6
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.

Each Constellation activation requires one Nilou's Stella Fortuna.

Availability

Character Event Wishes

Nilou has been promoted or featured with a drop-rate boost in 3 Event Wishes:

Wish	Featured	Duration	Version
Twirling Lotus 2022-10-14	Ni­lou Bar­ba­ra Bei­dou Xiang­ling	October 14, 2022 – November 1, 2022	3.1
Twirling Lotus 2023-04-12	Ni­lou Ku­ki Shi­no­bu Do­ri Lay­la	April 12, 2023 – May 2, 2023	3.6
Twirling Lotus 2024-07-17	Ni­lou Ki­ra­ra Ka­veh Ning­guang	July 17, 2024 – August 6, 2024	4.8

Chronicled Wishes

Nilou has been included in 1 Chronicled Wish:

Wish	Designated Item	Duration	Version
Roving Chalice of Dewgrass 2025-09-10	Deh­ya Al­hai­tham Wan­der­er Cy­no Ni­lou Tigh­na­ri Light of Fo­li­ar In­ci­sion Key of Khaj-Ni­sut Bea­con of the Reed Sea Staff of the Scar­let Sands Tu­lay­tul­lah's Re­mem­bran­ce Hun­ter's Path	September 10, 2025 – September 30, 2025	Luna I

Other Languages

Language	Official Name
English	Nilou
Chinese (Simplified)	妮露 Nīlù
Chinese (Traditional)	妮露 Nílù
Japanese	ニィロウ Niirou
Korean	닐루 Nillu
Spanish	Nilou
French	Nilou
Russian	Нилу Nilu
Thai	Nilou
Vietnamese	Nilou
German	Nilou
Indonesian	Nilou
Portuguese	Nilou
Turkish	Nilou
Italian	Nilou

Change History

Introduced in Version 3.0 • Released in Version 3.1

[Edit History]

Version "Luna I"

• Nilou's Talents were adjusted.
  • Court of Dancing Petals effects updated to include Lunar-Bloom.
• Nilou's Constellations were adjusted.
  • The Starry Skies Their Flowers Rain effects updated to include Lunar-Bloom.

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Version 4.2

• Updates to character voice-overs:
  • Updates for Japanese:
    • "About Cyno":
      • Old: 教令院の人とは、あまり関わり合いたくないの。だって、彼らは歌や舞といった芸術にいい印象を持っていないから。どうやって退屈をしのいでるんだろうっていつも思うんだ。えっ…セノの場合は、「七聖召喚」をやってるの？なんだか変な感じがするね…
      • New: 教令院の人とは、あまり関わり合いたくないの。だって、彼らは歌や舞といった芸術にいい印象を持っていないから。どうやって退屈をしのいでるんだろうっていつも思うんだ。えっ…セノさんの場合は、「七聖召喚」をやってるの？なんだか変な感じがするね…

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Version 3.6

• Updates to character voice-overs:
  • Updated audio and text for English:
    • "About Us - Going on Adventures"
      • Old: I've never left Sumeru City, but... I want to go on adventures with you. Going to new places will be fine as long as I can adjust... Umm, quick question: Inazuma's beaches won't have huge sandworms that'll suddenly jump out at us, right?
      • New: I've never left Sumeru City, but... I want to go on adventures with you. Going to new places will be fine as long as I can adjust... Umm, quick question: Inazuma's beaches won't have huge Wenut that'll suddenly jump out at us, right?

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Version 3.1

• Nilou was released as a playable character.

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Version 3.0

• Nilou was introduced as an NPC.