Catalyze

This article is about the Elemental Reaction. For the weapon type, see Catalyst. For Elemental Reactions in Genius Invokation TCG, see Genius Invokation TCG/Rules § Elemental Reactions.

Aggravate redirects here. For the enemy threat mechanic, see Aggravation.

See also: Elemental Gauge Theory

Catalyze
Elements that trigger the Catalyze reaction (Dendro and Electro)
Type	Elemental Reactions

Catalyze is a group of three Elemental Reactions that involve Dendro and Electro, including Quicken, Aggravate, and Spread.

Quicken is triggered by inflicting Dendro on a target that is already affected by Electro or vice-versa. This reaction deals no DMG, but applies a Quicken Aura to the target affected that decays over time.

Further attacks that inflict Dendro or Electro on a target affected by the Quicken Aura will trigger the Spread or Aggravate reactions respectively which grants the attack a Flat DMG Bonus. Dendro attacks receive a greater DMG Bonus than Electro attacks. Spread and Aggravate will not consume the Quicken Aura.

Inflicting Pyro or Hydro on a Quicken Aura will consume it to trigger Burning or Bloom respectively.

Duration

Main article: Elemental Gauge Theory/Advanced Mechanics § Quicken

$\text{Duration (Seconds)}_\text{Quicken Aura} = \min(\text{Gauge}_\text{Origin Aura}, \text{Gauge}_\text{Trigger Element}) \times 5 + 6$

Damage Bonus

Main article: Damage § Catalyze Damage Bonus

See also: DMG Bonus § Additive Base DMG Bonus

The Spread and Aggravate reactions add Additive Base DMG Bonus to attacks.

The Base DMG Bonus is calculated as:

• For Aggravate, $1.15 \times \text{Level Multiplier}$.
• For Spread, $1.25 \times \text{Level Multiplier}$.

Level Multipliers for every level can be found in Elemental Reaction/Level Scaling#Level Multiplier.

Level	1	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100
Aggravate Base DMG Bonus (Characters)	19.74	39.26	92.67	156.74	238.49	372.14	566.82	880.49	1239.06	1663.88	—
Aggravate Base DMG Bonus (Enemies/Environment)	19.74	39.26	92.67	156.74	238.49	372.14	564.05	828.20	1088.33	1383.24	1926.03
Spread Base DMG Bonus (Characters)	21.46	42.68	100.73	170.37	259.23	404.50	616.11	957.05	1346.80	1808.57	—
Spread Base DMG Bonus (Enemies/Environment)	21.46	42.68	100.73	170.37	259.23	404.50	613.10	900.21	1182.96	1503.52	2093.51

The Base DMG Bonus will then be multiplied by reaction multipliers provided by Elemental Mastery and Artifacts (the two sources stack additively), before finally being inserted into the damage calculation of the attack that triggered the reaction and will be further affected by DMG Bonuses, CRIT DMG, DEF and RES.

Tutorial

Elemental Reaction: Catalyze

When creatures are affected by Electro and Dendro, Quicken will occur, which will render them Quickened.
When creatures are affected by Electro and Dendro, Quicken will occur, which will render them Quickened.

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When Quickened creatures are affected by Electro or Dendro attacks, the Aggravate or Spread reactions will occur respectively, causing them to take additional DMG.
When Quickened creatures are affected by Electro or Dendro attacks, the Aggravate or Spread reactions will occur respectively, causing them to take additional DMG.

Talents

Aggravate

There are 1 Talents increase the Additive Base DMG Bonus from Aggravate reactions:

Talent	Description	Type
All Things Are of the Earth All Things Are of the Earth Baizhu	Characters who are healed by Seamless Shields will gain the Year of Verdant Favor effect: Each 1,000 Max HP that Baizhu possesses that does not exceed 50,000 will increase the Burning, Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Burgeon reaction DMG dealt by these characters by 2%, while the Aggravate and Spread reaction DMG dealt by these characters will be increased by 0.8%. This effect lasts 6s.	4th Ascension Passive

Spread

There are 1 Talents increase the Additive Base DMG Bonus from Spread reactions:

Talent	Description	Type
All Things Are of the Earth All Things Are of the Earth Baizhu	Characters who are healed by Seamless Shields will gain the Year of Verdant Favor effect: Each 1,000 Max HP that Baizhu possesses that does not exceed 50,000 will increase the Burning, Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Burgeon reaction DMG dealt by these characters by 2%, while the Aggravate and Spread reaction DMG dealt by these characters will be increased by 0.8%. This effect lasts 6s.	4th Ascension Passive

Artifacts

Aggravate

1 Artifact Set increase DMG Bonus from Aggravate:

Set	Rarity	Pieces	Bonuses
Thundering Fury	4-5★		2 Piece: Electro DMG Bonus +15% 4 Piece: Increases DMG caused by Overloaded, Electro-Charged, Superconduct, and Hyperbloom by 40%, and the DMG Bonus conferred by Aggravate is increased by 20%. When Quicken or the aforementioned Elemental Reactions are triggered, Elemental Skill CD is decreased by 1s. Can only occur once every 0.8s.

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An enemy affected by Quicken

Trivia

• The reaction between Electro and Dendro is said to have a deep connection to the history of Sumeru.
  • It is possible that this connection is related to the relationship between Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Nabu Malikata. While no characters or written records have suggested any link between Nabu Malikata and any of the seven elements, environmental clues suggest that she was an Electro god or otherwise connected to Electro.
    • During the World Quest Series The Dirge of Bilqis, in contrast to the other caves as well as the rest of the Great Red Sand, the cave representing the Goddess of Flowers is noticeably purple and filled with Electro enemies, Electro Crystals, and large purple flowers, which are otherwise rare in the Great Red Sand.
    • Throughout the The Orchard of Pairidaeza, there are flowers that appear to be purple-red versions of the Padisarah decorations shown during the Archon Quest Chapter III: Act II - The Morn a Thousand Roses Brings. These may be the original Padisarahs. The original Padisarahs' exact shade of purple was said to be 紫红色 "purple-red" by Nilou during the Archon Quest The End of the Sabzeruz Festival in Chapter III: Act II - The Morn a Thousand Roses Brings, and an achievement obtainable in The Orchard of Pairidaeza, In Her Full Glory..., mentions "fuchsia Padisarahs." The flowers' shade of purple also happens to be close to the colors of the Electro element, especially when compared to modern-day Padisarahs.
    • The first three Consecrated Beasts released were aligned with the Anemo, Pyro, and Electro elements and could only be found in the Desert of Hadramaveth in the open world, with the exception of a single Consecrated Scorpion near Orobashi's remains on Yashiori Island. As Consecrated Beasts are creatures that mutated after feeding on the remains of greater beings, such as gods, the elements of the Consecrated Beasts in the Desert of Hadramaveth may be explained by the deaths of powerful Wenut, who are likely Anemo-aligned like the Setekh Wenut; King Deshret, who is suggested to have been Pyro-aligned by the abundance of Flaming Flowers in the Great Red Sand; and Nabu Malikata.
      • The subsequent release of Hydro- and Dendro-aligned Consecrated Beasts and their presence in the Girdle of the Sands can similarly be explained by the deaths of the Lord of Amrita and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata; thus, the hypothetical explanation of the Consecrated Scorpions' Electro element still holds.
    • Sudabeh notes in the World Quest The Children of Vimara Village in Series Aranyaka: Part I - Woodland Encounter that "Electro is good for plants," which is reflected in the effect of applying Electro to Tri-Lakshana Creatures. While plants can also benefit from electricity in real life, such as after lightning strikes, zapping plants with a lot of electricity in real life will harm them, which does not seem to be the case when Electro is applied to plants in Genshin Impact. This could be explained by Nabu Malikata, who was the Goddess of Flowers, having a connection to the Electro element.
      • Additionally, the three elements involved in the states of Tri-Lakshana Creatures (Electro, Pyro, and Dendro) may be a reflection of Nabu Malikata's possible Electro alignment, King Deshret's possible Pyro alignment, and their friendship with Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, the Dendro Archon.

Other Languages

Catalyze

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Catalyze	—
Chinese (Simplified)	激化 Jīhuà	Intensification
Chinese (Traditional)	激化 Jīhuà
Japanese	激化 Gekika	Intensification
Korean	격화격화激化 Gyeokhwa	Intensification
Spanish	Catalización	Catalyzation
French	Catalyse	Catalysis
Russian	Катализ Kataliz	Catalysis
Thai	การกระตุ้น Kan-kra-tun	Activation
Vietnamese	Xúc TácXúc Tác触作	Catalyze
German	Wildwuchs	Uncontrolled Growth
Indonesian	Catalyze	—
Portuguese	Intensificação	Intensification
Turkish	Dönüştürme	Conversion
Italian	Catalizzazione	Catalyzation

Quicken

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Quicken	—
Chinese (Simplified)	原激化 Yuán-jīhuà	Original-Intensification
Chinese (Traditional)	原激化 Yuán-jīhuà
Japanese	原激化 Gen-Gekika‍[!][!]Assumed reading	Original-Intensification
Korean	활성활성活性 Hwalseong	Vitalization
Spanish	Aceleración	Acceleration
French	Stimulation	Stimulation
Russian	Стимуляция Stimulyatsiya	Stimulation
Thai	ปลุกเร้า Pluk Rao	Quicken
Vietnamese	Sinh TrưởngSinh Trưởng生長	Grow
German	Urwuchs	Primal Growth
Indonesian	Quicken	—
Portuguese	Aceleração	Acceleration
Turkish	Hızlandı	Quicken
Italian	Vivificazione	Vivification

Aggravate

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Aggravate	—
Chinese (Simplified)	超激化 Chāo-jīhuà	Hyper-Intensification
Chinese (Traditional)	超激化 Chāo-jīhuà
Japanese	超激化 Chou-Gekika	Hyper-Intensification
Korean	촉진촉진促進 Chokjin	Accelerate
Spanish	Intensificación	Intensification
French	Suractivation	Overactivation
Russian	Обострение Obostreniye	Exacerbation
Thai	บีบอัด Bipat	Compress
Vietnamese	Tăng CườngTăng Cường增強	Strengthen
German	Suprawuchs	Supra-growth
Indonesian	Aggravate	—
Portuguese	Intensificação	Intensification
Turkish	Şiddetlenme
Italian	Accentuazione	Accentuation

Spread

Language	Official Name	Literal Meaning
English	Spread	—
Chinese (Simplified)	蔓激化 Màn-jīhuà	Vine-Intensification
Chinese (Traditional)	蔓激化 Màn-jīhuà
Japanese	草激化 Sougekika‍[!][!]Assumed reading	Grass-Intensification
Korean	발산발산發散 Balsan	Emit
Spanish	Propagación	Propagation
French	Propagation	Propagation
Russian	Разрастание Razrastaniye	Proliferation
Thai	แพร่ขยาย Phrae Khayai	Spread
Vietnamese	Lan Tràn	Overflow
German	Rankenwuchs	Tendril Growth
Indonesian	Spread	—
Portuguese	Propagação	Propagation
Turkish	Yayılma	Spread
Italian	Propagazione	Propagation

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