Zhongli Best Build & Infographic Guide (v7.0 Meta Build)
Complete Zhongli endgame build guide: Geo Off-Field | Shielder | Universal RES Shred. Best Weapon: Staff of Homa, Artifacts: Tenacity of the Millelith. Main stat priorities, ER breakpoints, and premier team comps. Verified official meta build on TLDRBuild.
Element: Geo | Weapon: Polearm | Role: Off-Field | Shielder | Universal RES Shred
Best Weapons for Zhongli
- #1 Staff of Homa (R1) — Signature Best in Slot (100% baseline)
- #2 Favonius Lance (R5) — High Performance 4★ Alternative
- #3 Black Tassel (R5) — High Performance Synergy Alternative
- #4 Rightful Reward (R5) — Top 4★ F2P / Accessible Option
Best Artifact Sets for Zhongli
- Tenacity of the Millelith (4pc) — BiS support set maintaining near-permanent 20% team ATK and 30% shield strength via Stone Stele pulses.
- Archaic Petra (4pc) — High-value offensive support set granting +35% Elemental DMG bonus to the team upon picking up Crystallize shards.
- Tenacity of the Millelith + Vourukasha's Glow (2pc+2pc) — Unbreakable shieldbot combination providing +40% HP for impenetrable Dominance of Earth shields.
Main Stats & Substat Priority
- Sands: HP%
- Goblet: HP% | Geo DMG%
- Circlet: HP% | CRIT Rate
- Substat Priority: 1. HP% > 2. Flat HP > 3. Energy Recharge (120–130%) > 4. CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
- Energy Recharge Benchmarks: Pure Shield Bot (No Burst): 100–110% | Burst Every Rotation: 130–140% | With Favonius Lance: 120–125%
Talent Priority
- Skill — Dominus Lapidis (Target Lv. 10): Creates a fortified shield that absorbs massive damage and shreds nearby enemy Elemental and Physical RES by 20%.
- Burst — Planet Befall (Target Lv. 9): Drops a massive meteor dealing heavy AoE Geo damage and petrifying all struck enemies for up to 4 seconds.
Best Team Compositions for Zhongli
- Universal Protection & Shred Foundation: Zhongli, Hu Tao (Main DPS), Xingqiu (Hydro Sub-DPS), Yelan (Hydro Sub-DPS) — Zhongli provides an unbreakable shield, complete interruption immunity, and universal 20% resistance shred to all elements.
- Mono-Geo Sovereign Bastion: Zhongli, Navia (Main DPS), Bennett (Buffer / Healer), Xiangling (Pyro Sub-DPS) — Provides Geo resonance (+15% DMG, -20% Geo RES) and unbreakable barrier.