Tartaglia Best Build & Infographic Guide (v7.0 Meta Build)

Complete Tartaglia endgame build guide: Hydro On-Field | Enabler | Riptide Slasher. Best Weapon: Polar Star, Artifacts: Nymph's Dream. Main stat priorities, ER breakpoints, and premier team comps. Verified official meta build on TLDRBuild.

Element: Hydro | Weapon: Bow | Role: On-Field | Enabler | Riptide Slasher

Best Weapons for Tartaglia

  1. #1 Polar Star (R1) — Signature Best in Slot (100% baseline)
  2. #2 Aqua Simulacra (R1) — Premier 5★ Alternative Weapon
  3. #3 The Stringless (R5) — High Performance Synergy Alternative
  4. #4 Rust (R5) — Top 4★ F2P / Accessible Option

Best Artifact Sets for Tartaglia

  • Nymph's Dream (4pc) — Peak DPS ceiling set providing up to 25% ATK and 30% Hydro DMG from normal, charged, and skill attacks.
  • Heart of Depth (4pc) — Reliable staple set granting +15% Hydro DMG and +30% Normal/Charged Attack DMG upon entering Foul Legacy stance.
  • Heart of Depth + Gladiator's Finale (2pc+2pc) — Top consensus 2pc+2pc mix (+15% Hydro DMG and +18% ATK); performs within 2% of 4pc Nymph while optimizing substat quality across all Riptide slashes.

Main Stats & Substat Priority

  • Sands: ATK%
  • Goblet: Hydro DMG%
  • Circlet: CRIT Rate | CRIT DMG
  • Substat Priority: 1. CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG > 2. ATK% > 3. Elemental Mastery > 4. Energy Recharge (120–130%)
  • Energy Recharge Benchmarks: Ranged Burst (Refunds 20 Energy): 115–125% | Melee Burst: 135–145% | With Favonius Teammate: 110–120%

Talent Priority

  • Skill — Foul Legacy: Raging Tide (Target Lv. 10): Switches to melee dual water blades, dealing rapid AoE Hydro slashes and triggering cascading Riptide Slash procs.
  • Burst — Havoc: Obliteration (Target Lv. 9): Delivers a colossal single-hit Vaporize nuke in ranged or melee stance, wiping out waves of enemies instantly.
  • Normal — Cutting Torrent (Target Lv. 6): Scales physical bow shots and Riptide Flash marks applied while in ranged bow form.

Best Team Compositions for Tartaglia