Albedo – Genshin Impact

Jordan

4 January 2021 to 15: 42

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When version 1.2 goes live, players of Genshin impact were able to discover the enigmatic Albedo, chief alchemist of the Order of Favonius who was also the only new character in this update, while waiting for Ganyu. Here are its characteristics and various skills.

Summary

Introducing Albedo

Scarcity : ★★★★★
Element : Geo ()
Poor : One-handed sword
Voiced : Kenji Nojima
Birthday : September 13

Official Description “An alchemist living in Mondstadt, working in the service of the Order of Favonius. "Genius", "Kreideprinz", "Chief Investigator"... Titles and praise are of little importance to him: in his eyes, only his research counts. Albedo has nothing to do with the accumulation of wealth and social relations. His sole purpose is the pursuit of knowledge, and the understanding of the most obscure and profound knowledge left by generations of scholars before him. »

Albedo Skills

Albedo – Genshin Impact

Active Skills

normal attack (Favonius Fencing – White): Chains up to 5 sword swings
Charged Attack : Consumes stamina to trigger two quick sword swings
Down attack : Dive from the air to hit the ground, dealing damage to enemies on the road and area damage on impact.
Genesis: Solar Aura : Generates a Solar Aura, which inflicts Area Geo Damage.
- solar aura
  - An ephemeral Germ is created when enemies in the area take damage, inflicting area geo damage proportional to Albedo's defense.
  - An Ephemeral Seed can be generated every two seconds.
  - When a character joins the center of the Solar Aura, the Geo energy present is concentrated to generate an ascending podium allowing him to dominate the battlefield. Only one podium can exist at a time.
  - The Solar Aura is a Geo construct; only one Solar Aura created by Albedo can exist at a time.
- Long press
  - Adjusts the area where the skill will be cast.
Transformation: Geo Ebb : The Geo energy contained in the ground explodes while emerging under the orders of Albedo, inflicting Geo damage of zone. When an Albedo-generated Solar Aura is present on the battlefield, 7 Lethal Germs are generated which bloom when exploding, inflicting Area Geo damage. Explosion damage and Fatal Germ damage do not generate Ephemeral Germs.

Passive Skills

Limestone threat : Ephemeral Sprouts generated by Genesis: Solar Aura deal 25% increased damage to enemies below 50% HP.
bottled wisdom : Activating Transformation: Geo Reflux grants all characters on the nearby team a bonus of 125 points of elemental mastery for 10 seconds.
discovery of genius : 10% chance to obtain double products when synthesizing weapon elevation materials.

Constellation

Flower of Eden : Albedo recovers 1,2 points of elemental energy when an Ephemeral Germ generated by Genesis: Solar Aura hatches.
Aeon of Advent : Genesis: Solar Aura grants the Fatal Judgment effect to Albedo for 30 seconds when Ephemeral Germs are generated:
- All stacks of Doomsday are consumed when Casting Transformation: Geo Reflux, granting the Ephemeral Germs and critical hits of this ability a damage bonus proportional to the number of stacks.
- Each stack of Doomsday grants a damage bonus equal to 30% of Albedo's defense.
- This effect can be stacked up to 4 times.
solar flower : Genesis skill level: Solar Aura +3.
divine fall : Deployed characters in the Sun's Aura area deal 30% additional downward attack damage.
ancient flow : Skill Level Transformation: Geo Reflux +3.
purity of the earth : Deployed characters in the Solar Aura area deal 17% more damage when protected by a shield generated by Crystallization.

How to play Albedo

Albedo – Genshin Impact

Like Zhongli, Albedo is primarily a supporting character. His Solar Aura skill allows you to generate many shields, while causing large area damage. The lift flower can sometimes be disconcerting when inadvertently stepped on, but when used properly, it allows ranged fighters to gain height and attack safely.

This is particularly effective for archers, and especially Ningguang, since the Geo resonance between the two characters will allow the energy to be regenerated very quickly. Albedo is therefore also an excellent support for Zhongli, insofar as his Solar Aura works in resonance with the Dominus Lapidis. You will understand, if you want to create a Geo team, Albedo will necessarily be your man.

With whom to play Albedo?

Albedo – Genshin Impact

It remains just as effective on any team, but provided you boost its defense well with artifacts and use it as support only (nothing prevents you from using it as a DPS, it is simply less useful in this role than others). One of the best teams with Albedo also consists of Zhongli, Xiao and Jean. Here is a list of characters to play Albedo with:

Zhongli
Jean
Xiao
Noelle
ningguang
gorou
Itto

Best gear for Albedo

Which weapon for Albedo?

Again, it depends on what role you want Albedo in your team. We advise you not to use it as a primary DPS (like Zhongli, even if this will probably change with the latter's buff), but rather as a support or secondary DPS.

Festering Fang (4★) : A free weapon obtained in the Chalk and Dragon event that works very well with Albedo, as it increases the damage of his elemental skills (and therefore ideal for a support Albedo).
Azure Vault Blade (5★) : Increases Albedo's elemental damage and energy recharge.
Dawn Messenger (3★): It offers a big bonus to critical damage, but we recommend above all to use the Festering Fang for a better balance.
Cinnabar Spindle (4★) : A free weapon offered during the "Shadows in the Heart of the Blizzard" event, which is based on defense and therefore perfect for Albedo.

Best Albedo set

Again, it will be necessary to rely on elemental damage to get the best out of Albedo.

ancient rock : If you want to optimize the Geo damage of Albedo, it is towards this set that you should go first.
ancient royal ritual : Probably the best choice to maximize Albedo's elemental damage.
Inverted meteor : Another possible choice if you want to maximize your shields by chaining Crystallizations.
Guardian Heart : Not necessarily the most effective compared to the other three, but it allows you to drastically increase Albedo's defense, and therefore his damage when activating his skills.

Which main stats to prioritize over accessories?

hourglass : DEF%
Cut : Geo Damage
Headdress/Crown : Critical Rate > Critical Damage > DEF%

Which sub-stats first for Albedo?

critical rate
DEF%
Energy Recharge
Critical damage

Albedo Elevation and Abilities Materials

Albedo – Genshin Impact

Albedo elevation materials

Here's everything you'll need to build Albedo:

20 level : 1 x Prithiva Topaz Shard / 3 x Cecilia / 3 x Divination Scroll / 20.000 moras
40 level : 3 x Prithiva topaz fragment / 2 x Basalt pillar / 10 x Cecilia / 15 x Divinatory parchment / 40.000 moras
50 level : 6 x Prithiva Topaz Fragment / 4 x Basalt Pillar / 20 x Cecilia / 12 x Sealed Parchment / 60.000 moras
60 level : 3 x Piece of Prithiva Topaz / 8 x Basalt Pillar / 30 x Cecilia / 18 x Sealed Parchment / 80.000 moras
70 level : 6 x Piece of Prithiva Topaz / 12 x Basalt Pillar / 45 x Cecilia / 12 x Cursed Parchment / 100.000 moras
80 level : 6 x Prithiva Topaz Stone / 20 x Basalt Pillar / 60 x Cecilia / 24 x Cursed Parchment / 120.000 moras

Albedo Skill Enhancement Materials

Teaching Poetry / Guide to Poetry / Philosophy of Poetry
Divination Scroll / Sigil Scroll / Cursed Scroll
Corne of the Monoceros of the Sky

If you want more advice, we refer you to the complete Genshin Impact walkthrough or simply go back to the index of our complete guide to all characters. We talk about the other characters, including a tier list.