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One of Genshin Impact's most mysterious mechanics is the energy recharge. You may regularly be bothered by an energy gauge that does not fill up quickly enough. We have therefore prepared this little guide for you which will help you to understand everything and above all to know how to generate it faster to maximize your damage.
Summary
What is energy in Genshin Impact?
Energy is the resource that allows you to launch the elemental unleash (which can also be called the ultimate). Thus, the faster you manage to accumulate it, the more you will be able to spam your ultimate. Be careful though, since elemental unleashing depends on both a cooldown and energy, so even if you manage to miraculously generate 100 energy points per second, there will still be a limit to spamming.
Another data to take into account is the energy required by the ultimate. Not all characters are equal at this level and the number of points can be 40, 60, 80 or 100 to cast his ultimate technique. To see this number, you have to go to the character overview, select the one you want, go to the Abilities section then select the elemental outburst (the third in the list) and finally switch to the Details tab.
What are the factors to consider for energy charging?
Until now, it was pretty clear, but now we get to the complicated part: knowing why each character does not reload at the same speed in Genshin Impact. The first part of the answer is a unique stat, energy recharge. Each character has a base rate of 100%. This means that when he receives an energy point, his gauge increases by one point. But it is possible to improve this rate and so with a 200% recharge, receiving a point increases the gauge by two points.
To see the current rate of a character, you have to go to the character overview, select the one you want, go to the Attributes section, press the "More info" button indicated at the bottom of the screen to see the Energy Recharge stat.
But that's not all since the number received also depends on two other factors. The more important of the two is the element. Picked up energy particles and orbs often have an element. Thus, characters of the same element will have a 50% bonus on their rate while those of another type will have a 50% penalty, compared to the rate of energy when it is neutral.
Finally, the rate also changes depending on whether the character is on the field or not. The active character is entitled to a 12,5% bonus over the other three. Concretely, this means that with the right element, the active character can earn more than triple the points of his comrades of a different type in the reserve.
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How to recharge your energy in Genshin Impact?
Now that we have seen what impacts the number of points earned, we can move on to more concrete: how to fill the energy gauge in Genshin Impact. Note that we have spoken of concrete and not of simple since here too there are different methods. Note that we are talking about elementary particles and orbs. The difference is in the number of energy points they give. Orbs are bigger, give more but are found on more powerful mobs.
normal attacks
The most basic and least effective way is the normal attack. Every four normal attacks, the active character recovers 1 point of energy. Which means it takes 160 attacks to be able to cast a 40-point elemental rampage. It's far too long and moreover this number is fixed and therefore cannot be improved thanks to the rate. Moreover, the rest of the team is not concerned.
Defeat enemies
When an enemy is defeated, they leave energy particles behind. They are mostly neutral, except in the case of elemental enemies such as blobs which give energy according to their own element. In the case of tougher enemies and bosses, they can also drop particles at certain stages of their life gauge.
Basic Skills
It is above all this method that interests us since it is the one with the most energy. Using an elemental ability usually spawns four particles of that element. This number may depend on whether or not you charge the ability. The same with small summons that do repeated damage like Xiangling and Fischl. On the other hand, Noelle and Barbara do not generate energy with their abilities.
The recharge from elemental skills and the different rates depending on the element of the character is one of the reasons why it is advisable to take someone of the same element as your main character. In addition to activating Resonance, it will speed up your Hand's recovery even when it's not on the field.
Anemo and Electro resonances
Speaking of resonance, one of the peculiarities of Electro resonance is to have a 50% chance of generating an elementary particle of energy during an Overconduction, Overcharge or Electrocution reaction. Not enough to justify the addition of two Electro characters in your team for that (especially since the others will only have part of this energy).
For the Anémo resonance, it's less direct than that. This synergy reduces cooldowns by 5%. If you can use your elemental skills more often, you mathematically generate more energy. But here too, the benefits are too limited to justify the addition of two Anemo characters.
Character Abilities and Passives
By reading the descriptions of skills and constellations, we can see that some of them have an effect related to energy or elementary particles. This is particularly the case of Barbara who compensates for her elementary aptitude thanks to her constellation. Here too, it is not worth setting up a team on this criterion alone, but it can be a parameter to take into account in the event of hesitation between two candidates.
In general, we can only advise you to learn how to play your characters well to know roughly how quickly you can use your basic skills. Your character may also have passives related to elemental particles such as a temporary bonus on a stat after picking up a particle. Better thinking about energy therefore makes it possible to make the most of this type of advantage.
Equipment
Apart from specific cases, the equipment does not generate energy. On the other hand, many weapons and equipment can improve the energy recharge stat.
The arms of Favonius
The Favonius family of weapons that have a passive ability that causes them to have a percentage chance to generate an energy orb on a critical hit.
Scholar and Exile sets
Having two pieces of the Scholar set increases the character's energy recharge by 20%, and four pieces allow characters wielding the bow or the catalyst to obtain three points of additional energy each time they recover it (this effect has a three-second cooldown).
And the Exile set also increases the character's energy recharge by 20% with two pieces, and four pieces causes the rest of the team to recover six energy points when they use their elemental unleash. Unfortunately, these two sets are currently not recommended in Genshin Impact.
The bonus of weapons and artifacts
Many weapons in Genshin Impact have Energy Recharge as a secondary stat buff. They are also very often in the recommended weapons. Energy Recharge is also part of the random stats that can be added to an Artifact as you level up. However, be aware that it can only appear on hourglasses and watches.
For more walkthroughs on the game, you can return to our full Genshin Impact FAQ. You can also check out our character guides for how to best use and equip them.
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