Nilou Best Build & Infographic Guide (v7.0 Meta Build)
Complete Nilou endgame build guide: Hydro Off-Field Support | Bountiful Bloom Enabler. 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: Hydro | Weapon: Sword | Role: Off-Field Support | Bountiful Bloom Enabler
Best Weapons for Nilou
- #1 Key of Khaj-Nisut (R1) — Signature Best in Slot (100% baseline)
- #2 The Dockhand's Assistant (R5) — High Performance 4★ Alternative
- #3 Iron Sting (R5) — High Performance Synergy Alternative
- #4 Favonius Sword (R5) — Top 4★ F2P / Accessible Option
Best Artifact Sets for Nilou
- Tenacity of the Millelith + Vourukasha's Glow (2pc+2pc) — Consensus Best-in-Slot combination providing unconditional +40% HP to achieve Nilou's 74,444 HP passive cap for max Bountiful Bloom escalation.
- Flower of Paradise Lost (4pc) — Maximizes personal Bloom trigger damage in niche scenarios where Nilou owns on-field reaction triggers.
- Tenacity of the Millelith + Gilded Dreams (2pc+2pc) — Hybrid +20% HP and +80 EM combination for players who have already capped HP through Key of Khaj-Nisut.
Main Stats & Substat Priority
- Sands: HP%
- Goblet: HP%
- Circlet: HP%
- Substat Priority: 1. HP% > 2. Elemental Mastery > 3. Flat HP > 4. Energy Recharge (130–140%)
- Energy Recharge Benchmarks: Double Hydro + Double Dendro: 130–140% | With Favonius Teammate: 120–130% | Minimal Burst Reliance: 100–110%
Talent Priority
- Level — Leveling to 90 (Target Lv. 90): Leveling Nilou's Talents is not necessary for this playstyle. Prioritize Leveling to 90 to maximize Bountiful Bloom base reaction damage and the 74,444 Max HP threshold.
Best Team Compositions for Nilou
- Lunar-Bloom Celestial Garden: Nilou, Nahida (Dendro Enabler / Buffer), Lauma (Moonsign Bloom Catalyst), Sangonomiya Kokomi (Hydro Healer / Enabler) — Nilou Court of Dancing Petals pairs with Lauma to trigger catastrophic Lunar-Bloom explosions across massive AoE.
- Free-to-Play Bloom Array: Nilou, Collei (Dendro Sub-DPS), Traveler (Dendro) (Dendro Enabler), Barbara (Hydro Healer) — Accessible, craftable friendly Bloom core generating consistent Bountiful Cores with high floor damage.