Layla Best Build & Infographic Guide (v7.0 Meta Build)
Complete Layla endgame build guide: Cryo Off-Field | Shielder | Cryo Support. Best Weapon: Key of Khaj-Nisut, Artifacts: Tenacity of the Millelith. Main stat priorities, ER breakpoints, and premier team comps. Verified official meta build on TLDRBuild.
Element: Cryo | Weapon: Sword | Role: Off-Field | Shielder | Cryo Support
Best Weapons for Layla
- #1 Key of Khaj-Nisut (R1) — Top Tier Best in Slot
- #2 The Dockhand's Assistant (R5) — High Performance 4★ Alternative
- #3 Favonius Sword (R5) — Best Utility & Energy Battery
- #4 Fleuve Cendre Ferryman (R5) — Top 4★ F2P / Accessible Option
Best Artifact Sets for Layla
- Tenacity of the Millelith (4pc) — Undisputed shielder BiS; Shooting Stars continuously proc +20% team ATK and +30% Shield Strength while granting +20% HP.
- Noblesse Oblige (4pc) — Cheap 40-cost burst allows 100% uptime on +20% team ATK buff.
- Tenacity of the Millelith + Vourukasha's Glow (2pc+2pc) — Unconditional +40% HP maximizing Curtain of Slumber shield absorption.
Main Stats & Substat Priority
- Sands: HP%
- Goblet: HP%
- Circlet: HP%
- Substat Priority: 1. HP% > 2. Energy Recharge (140–160%) > 3. Flat HP > 4. CRIT Rate
- Energy Recharge Benchmarks: Double Cryo Team: 120–130% | Solo Cryo Shielder: 140–155% | With Favonius Sword: 120–130%
Talent Priority
- Skill — Nights of Formal Focus (Target Lv. 9): Creates an exceptionally strong HP-scaling Cryo shield that generates Nightstars to bombard nearby enemies.
- Burst — Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker (Target Lv. 8): Fires continuous Starlight Slugs across a wide AoE to apply Cryo and accelerate shield Nightstar generation.
Best Team Compositions for Layla
- Curtain of Slumber Freeze Core: Layla, Wriothesley (Main DPS), Furina (Universal Buffer), Kaedehara Kazuha (Buffer / CC) — Layla provides near-100% shield uptime and fires shooting stars for continuous Freeze.
- Double Hydro Freeze-Vape Shield: Layla, Hu Tao (Main DPS), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub-DPS), Yelan (Hydro Sub-DPS) — Protects Hu Tao from interruption while Layla stars and double Hydro enable continuous Freeze and Melt-Vape hits.