Want to know what the best Genshin Impact Kokomi build is? Sangonomiya Kokomi last appeared in a banner alongside Raiden Shogun as part of the second half of the 2.5 update. While you’re busy collecting Kokomi’s ascension materials, you may also want help deciding how best to kit her out.
The five-star Hydro catalyst wielder is the leader of the Sangonomiya Resistance and resides on Watatsumi, one of the Inazuma islands introduced in Genshin Impact 2.1. She shares many similarities with Barbara, and is often used as a support character, but there’s room for her to be more than a healer in the best Genshin Impact Kokomi build. Kokomi’s abilities may surprise people with her potential for elemental skill damage, which scales based on her max health.
She’s currently A tier in our Genshin Impact tier list – we think she’s highly valuable in the right party. The recent introduction of bleed monsters didn’t have the game-changing effect people thought it might, but that doesn’t mean healers aren’t useful. Read on for our thoughts on the best Kokomi builds.
The best Genshin Impact Kokomi support build is:
Kokomi’s initial pitch is as a support character that can specialise in healing – but she can also act as a decent buff for other DPS characters in your team. While the Everlasting Moonglow is the classic recommendation for Kokomi’s catalyst, the Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers is an excellent alternative.
When your Babe-Kurage is about to run out of juice, you can bring Kokomi back in and trigger her Elemental Burst, Nereid’s Ascension. While this ability is pretty decent in its own right, the real benefit lies in its interaction with one of Kokomi’s passive skills, Tamanooya’s Casket, which resets the Babe-Kurage’s timer when the burst is triggered.
Ayaka and Kazuha are some of the better DPS characters to pair alongside Kokomi in her support role. Kazuha, for example, can activate the swirl elemental reaction and deals lots of damage on his own. Ayaka can freeze ‘Wet’ enemies (which Kokomi will helpfully provide) and deal powerful Cryo attacks. Both will get additional buffs from Kokomi’s Dragon Slayer switch buff and Millicent combo effect with Babe-Kurage.
The great thing about the Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers catalyst is that it’s free-to-play friendly as a three-star weapon, available in the Beginner’s Wish as well as the standard and all other special event banners.
