Chongyun is a playable Cryo character in Genshin Impact. He is one of the most powerful and thus popular champions. We decided to write this guide to help you learn more about Chongyun. In our Genshin Impact Chongyun Build and Best Team Comp post, you will learn about Chongyun’s talents, how they work and how to upgrade them. Also, you will read about his Constellations that will help you make Chongyun even more powerful. After that, we have written Genshin Impact Chongyun Build where you’ll see weapon and artifact set. And at last, we have mentioned the best team comps for Chongyun as the Sub DPS hero.
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Chongyun Build
Below you can see the best weapon option for playing Chongyun in Genshin Impact. Accompanied by the best Chongyun artifact set and its stat priorities.
Sub DPS Build
If you play this champion as a Sub DPS in your comp you should take the weapon and artifacts from the list below. They are believed to be the most effective ones in almost all situations.
Weapon
Skyward Pride
Weapon Substitutes: Wolf’s Gravestone, Sacrificial Greatsword, Serpent Spine.
Artifact Set
Blizzard Strayer (2-Piece) & Noblesse Oblige (2-Piece)
Artifact Main Stats Priority: ATK%
Sub Stats Priority: ATK% > CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery
Talent Priority
Spirit Blade: Chonghua’s Layered Frost > Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star > Demonbane
Main DPS Build
If you play this champion as a Main DPS in your comp you should take the weapon and artifacts from the list below. They are believed to be the most effective ones in almost all situations.
Weapon
Wolf’s Gravestone
Artifact Set
Gladiator’s Finale (4-Piece)
Artifact Main Stats Priority:
Sub Stats Priority: ATK% > CRIT DMG > CRIT Rate > Elemental Mastery / Energy Recharge
Talent Priority
Demonbane > Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star > Spirit Blade: Chonghua’s Layered Frost
Best Team Compositions for Chongyun
When you play Genshin Impact everything depends not only on your main character but also on the composition. You should learn how elements complement each other and build the best team for your main. Below you can see the best team composition for Chongyun with Main DPS, Sub DPS and Support characters. Also, we have included alternative characters for each role that go well with Chongyun too.
Chongyun as a Sub DPS
Chongyun can activate the source of Cryo element implementation from his ability. So you can take him as sub-DPS to trigger Melt with melee Pyro characters like Diluc. Venti will make enemies stay in the radius of Chongyun’s ability, Bennett will heal, activate Pyro resonance and trigger melt together with Chongyun.
Good characters for this comp: Klee, Hu Tao, Yanfei, Eula, Xiangling, Fischl, Rosaria, Zhongli, Qiqi, Diona, Sucrose.
If you want to know more about every teammate for Chongyun you can click on the link below and find them in the list of all Genshin Impact characters that we have described.
Chongyun as a Main DPS
As main DPS Chongyun is not extremely effective, but if you have only 4-start champions that will do. You can play him as physical dps. So take Rosaria to increase damage via Cryo Resonance. Xiangling will provide you will a strong source of Pyro damage and Melt reaction while Chongyun is killing enemies in his ability radius. Bennett is a perfect healer for such a team. Don’t use Barbara here as she will active freeze under Chongyun’s ability on the active character while her ability is active.
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In case you are still not sure what champion you want to pick as main we have Genshin Impact characters tier list with explanations on how to build your best team.
Chongyun Talents
Below you can see the list of talents that Chongyun uses during the fight. Each of them we have described with the main characteristics.
Demonbane
Normal Attack
Normal Attack: Perform up to 4 consecutive strikes.
Charged Attack: Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attacks against all nearby opponents.
At the end of the sequence, perform a more powerful slash.
Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Spirit Blade: Chonghua’s Layered Frost
Elemental Skill
Chongyun strikes the ground with his greatsword, causing a Cryo explosion in a circular AoE in front of him that deals Cryo DMG.
After a short delay, the cold air created by the Cryo explosion will coalesce into a Chonghua Frost Field, within which all Sword, Claymore and Polearm-wielding characters’ weapons will be infused with Cryo.
Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star
Elemental Burst
Performing the secret hand seals, Chongyun summons 3 giant spirit blades in mid-air that fall to the earth one by one after a short delay, exploding as they hit the ground.
When the spirit blades explode, they will deal AoE Cryo DMG and launch opponents.
Steady Breathing
1st Ascension Passive
Sword, Claymore, or Polearm-wielding characters within the field created by Spirit Blade: Chonghua’s Layered Frost have their Normal ATK SPD increased by 8%.
Rimechaser Blade
4th Ascension Passive
When the field created by Spirit Blade: Chonghua’s Layered Frost disappears, another spirit blade will be summoned to strike nearby opponents, dealing 100% of Chonghua’s Layered Frost’s Skill DMG as AoE Cryo DMG.
Opponents hit by this blade will have their Cryo RES decreased by 10% for 8s.
Gallant Journey
Utility Passive
When dispatched on an expedition in Liyue, time consumed is reduced by 25%.
Every talent can be upgraded up to level 15. But to do so you will need to gather materials on particular days. The list of the needed materials for leveling Chongyun’s talents is mentioned in the next block.
Talent Leveling Materials
So here you can see all materials that you will need in order to level up Chongyun’s talents.
Talent Level-Up Materials
Diligence Books: Teachings of Diligence, Guide to Diligence, Philosophies of Diligence.
Common Ascension Materials
Damaged Mask, Stained Mask, Ominous Mask.
Weekly Boss Material
Dvalin’s Sigh
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Some of them are required at the beginning for low levels and others are more advanced. We just wanted to focus your attention on material types in general.
Chongyun Constellations
In Genshin Impact characters have a specific upgrade system called constellation. You will need to get a specific item called Stella Fortuna to increase the level of constellation. Each character has their own version of Stella Fortuna, which you get by obtaining a duplicate of the character from Wishes.
Level 1
Ice Unleashed
The last attack of Chongyun’s Normal Attack combo releases 3 ice blades. Each blade deals 50% of Chongyun’s ATK as Cryo DMG to all opponents in its path.
Level 2
Atmospheric Revolution
Elemental Skills and Elemental Bursts cast within the Frost Field created by Spirit Blade: Chonghua’s Layered Frost have their CD time decreased by 15%.
Level 3
Cloudburst
Increases the Level of Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 4
Frozen Skies
Chongyun regenerates 1 Energy every time he hits an opponent affected by Cryo.
This effect can only occur once every 2s.
Level 5
The True Path
Increases the Level of Spirit Blade: Chonghua’s Layered Frost by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Level 6
Rally of Four Blades
Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star deals 15% more DMG to opponents with a lower percentage of their Max HP remaining than Chongyun.
This skill will also summon 1 additional spirit blade.
Every Genshin Impact character has own set of constellations above you can see Chongyun constellations list with descriptions.
Ascension Materials
In addition, there are ascension phases that increase the level cap for your character. After Chongyun reaches the 20th level he can be ascended to the next ascension phase, up to phase 6, which allow getting 90th level.
Character Ascension Materials
Shivada Jade: Shivada Jade Sliver, Shivada Jade Fragment, Shivada Jade Chunk, Shivada Jade Gemstone.
Hoarfrost Core
Common Ascension Materials
Damaged Mask, Stained Mask, Ominous Mask.
Local Specialty
Cor Lapis
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In order to level up ascension phases you’ll need materials. So the list of those required for Chongyun is listed above.