The ultimate Genshin Impact guide to building cryo bow user Ganyu – master weapons, and artifacts and aim destructive Frostflake arrows for peak freeze & melt comps.
As a half-qilin adeptus secretary for the Liyue Qixing, Ganyu brings graceful cryo damage and versatile charged shot capabilities. With the right build, her Frostflake arrows can freeze and shatter enemies with ease.
This definitive guide covers everything you need to know to build the best Ganyu in Genshin Impact—from weapons and artifacts to team roles and combo execution.
Let’s briefly review Ganyu’s talents:
These are Ganyu’s best weapons:
Name of Weapon | Image | Explanation |
Amos’ Bow (5-star) | Increases charged attack. Boosts damage for longer arrow flight time. BiS for main DPS builds. | |
Prototype Crescent (4-star) | Gives ATK. Buffs ATK and movement speed after hitting weak points. Great F2P option. | |
The Stringless (4-star) | Elemental Mastery substat. Buffs skill and burst damage. Good for quick-swap comps. |
Aim for weapons that provide ATK%, CRIT, or Elemental Mastery stat boosts to further enhance her Frostflake Arrow damage.
Name | Image | Stats |
4-pc Wanderer’s Troupe | Increases charged attack damage. Best for melt comps. | |
4-pc Blizzard Strayer | Cryo DMG bonus and crit rate against frozen enemies. Ideal for freeze comps. |
For main stats:
And prioritize CRIT stats first, followed by ATK%, Elemental Mastery, and Energy Recharge in substats.
This popular team enables Ganyu to reverse melt her Frostflake damage for huge damage spikes. Bennett and Xiangling provide pyro application while a shield protects Ganyu as she aims her shots.
With an off-field hydro unit to freeze enemies, Ganyu can easily land her aimed-charged shots for massive AoE damage. Anemo characters group enemies together while Diona protects and heals.
Prioritize leveling:
Key constellations:
The key things to focus on for an optimal Ganyu build are:
Follow these tips and Ganyu will gracefully snipe enemies from afar, dishing out deep cryo destruction across Teyvat. Let Liyue’s beloved secretary rain down her icy fury!