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The best Zhongli build in Genshin Impact (Version 7.2) is Black Tassel with Instructor, HP% sands, HP% goblet, HP% / CRIT Rate circlet.
By Lorenzo BrunoUpdated October 2, 2026Build source: prydwen.gg guide
Genshin Impact 5★ Geo Polearm Main DPS
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2PC HP% Combinations: A mixed set alternative that you can use to maximize his HP and thus the potency of his Jade Shield.
Zhongli’s stat priorities are exceptionally simple. He almost exclusively wants to build HP to maximize his Jade Shield. CRIT Rate only has value when using Favonius Lance.
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Level = Skill
Max first
Base HP scaling on Character level makes it a solid investment alongside Zhongli’s Skill which directly increases the Shield’s base absorption and additional HP based absorption.
Because of his Jade Shield’s long duration, Zhongli can be typically played at the very start of the team’s rotation. However, this placement changes if he is equipped with a 4-piece Instructor set. Because of the set’s short 8 second buff, he must instead be used directly before the main DPS.
Rotation and combos from the prydwen.gg guide, rephrased
Zhongli plays support in this Quicken team built around Keqing, with Fischl (sub DPS) and Dendro Traveler (sub DPS). Keqing and Fischl give Electro resonance (High Voltage: Electro reactions drop Electro particles). Zhongli shields the team.
Zhongli plays support in this Freeze team built around Ganyu, with Mona (support) and Venti (sub DPS). Zhongli shields the team.
Zhongli plays support in this Freeze team built around Kamisato Ayaka, with Mona (support) and Kaedehara Kazuha (support). Zhongli shields the team.
Zhongli plays support in this Vaporize team built around Eula, with Fischl (sub DPS) and Chongyun (sub DPS). Eula and Chongyun give Cryo resonance (Shattering Ice: CRIT Rate +15% against Frozen or Cryo-affected enemies). Zhongli shields the team.
Candace plays support in this Mono Hydro team built around Zhongli, with Yelan (sub DPS) and Xingqiu (sub DPS). Candace, Yelan and Xingqiu give Hydro resonance (Soothing Water: Max HP +25%). Zhongli and Candace shield the team.
Mika plays support in this Geo team built around Zhongli, with Yun Jin (support) and Rosaria (sub DPS). Zhongli and Yun Jin give Geo resonance (Enduring Rock: shield strength +15%, and DMG +15% while shielded). Rosaria and Mika give Cryo resonance (Shattering Ice: CRIT Rate +15% against Frozen or Cryo-affected enemies). Mika heals, Zhongli and Yun Jin shield.
Genshin Impact 5★ Geo Polearm Main DPS
Black Tassel tops the weapon ranking for Zhongli at R1, ahead of Favonius Lance. That order is prydwen.gg's, measured in play and rephrased here; every row of it sits under Weapons below.
Run Instructor on Zhongli, with Tenacity of the Millelith and 2PC HP% Combinations behind it. Main stats are HP% sands, HP% goblet, HP% / CRIT Rate circlet. Roll substats in the order HP% > HP > CRIT Rate.
Talent priority is character level = Skill. The Elemental Burst costs 40 energy, which is what an Energy Recharge target has to clear.
The strongest team is Keqing, Fischl, Dendro Traveler and Zhongli, built around Zhongli: Geo · Quicken.
Zhongli's abilities multiply HP. That is read from the scaling rows on the Elemental Skill and Burst, not from the ability description, so it reflects what the game actually multiplies rather than what the text mentions.
Crimson Moon's Semblance is the closest fit on the data: it is a 5-star polearm with CRIT Rate as its ascension stat, and its passive acts on HP. Blackcliff Pole is the best 4-star alternative.
Archaic Petra. Its 2-piece bonus is: Gain a 15% Geo DMG Bonus. Its 4-piece bonus is: Upon obtaining an Elemental Shard created through Crystallize or triggering a Lunar-Crystallize reaction, all party members gain a 35% DMG Bonus for that particular element for 10s. Only one form of Elemental DMG Bonus can be gained in this manner at any one time.
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