Introduction — Chongyun
Chongyun is a 4-Star Cryo Claymore Character in Genshin Impact. Our Chongyun guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Chongyun's best builds, including skills, artifacts, team compositions and more. To learn more about Chongyun, use the tabs above to switch to our build information for Chongyun or their team compositions.
Chongyun's Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
Elemental Burst only costs 40 Energy.
- Able to infuse Cryo onto other characters.
- One of the rare characters that buffs ATK SPD.
Weaknesses
Lacks personal DMG and requires a lot of investment to play as a DPS.
- Limited team compositions.
- Few characters actually benefit from the Cryo Infusion Chongyun provides.
Ascension Stat & Materials for Chongyun
Chongyun gains ATK % each time he ascends, totalling 24.0% at level 90. The total Ascension material costs are listed below:
| Source | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Mora | 420,000 Mora |
| Boss Material | 46x Hoarfrost Core |
| Ascension Material | |
| Local Specialty | 168x Cor Lapis |
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Talent Materials for Chongyun
Listed below are all the materials required to raise one of Chongyun's talents to level 10. Please check our Chongyun build guide for recommendations on talent priorities.
| Source | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Mora | 1,625,500 Mora |
| Special Material | 1x Crown of Insight |
| Boss Material | 6x Dvalin's Sigh |
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| Enhancement Material |
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Chongyun's Talents
Normal Attack
Performs up to 4 consecutive strikes.
Charged Attack
Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attacks against all nearby opponents.
At the end of the sequence, performs a more powerful slash.
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Chongyun strikes the ground with his greatsword, causing a Cryo explosion in a circular AoE in front of him that deals Cryo DMG.
After a short delay, the cold air created by the Cryo explosion will coalesce into a Chonghua Frost Field, within which all Sword, Claymore and Polearm-wielding characters' weapons will be infused with Cryo.
"A crystal-clear ring, and all is silent. The rivers move not, and the clouds are heavy with frost. The altar gates open, and evil is banished."
Performing the secret hand seals, Chongyun summons 3 giant spirit blades in mid-air that fall to the earth one by one after a short delay, exploding as they hit the ground.
When the spirit blades explode, they will deal AoE Cryo DMG and launch opponents.
"As ice doth give the biting frost birth, My transcendent blade shakes heaven and earth. Heed my summons and come hence!"
Chongyun's Ascension Passive Talents
When dispatched on an expedition in Liyue, time consumed is reduced by 25%.
Sword, Claymore, or Polearm-wielding characters within the field created by Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost have their Normal ATK SPD increased by 8%.
When the field created by Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost disappears, another spirit blade will be summoned to strike nearby opponents, dealing 100% of Chonghua's Layered Frost's Skill DMG as AoE Cryo DMG. Opponents hit by this blade will have their Cryo RES decreased by 10% for 8s.
Chongyun's Constellations
The last attack of Chongyun's Normal Attack combo releases 3 ice blades. Each blade deals 50% of Chongyun's ATK as Cryo DMG to all opponents in its path.
Elemental Skills and Elemental Bursts cast within the Frost Field created by Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost have their CD time decreased by 15%.
Increases the Level of Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Chongyun regenerates 1 Energy every time he hits an opponent affected by Cryo.
This effect can only occur once every 2s.
Increases the Level of Spirit Blade: Chonghua's Layered Frost by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Spirit Blade: Cloud-Parting Star deals 15% more DMG to opponents with a lower percentage of their Max HP remaining than Chongyun.
This skill will also summon 1 additional spirit blade.
Build Guide for Chongyun
To learn all about Chongyun's best weapons, artifacts and builds, check our dedicated Chongyun build guide below:
Changelog
- 04 Jun. 2026: Updated build and guide.
- 20 Oct. 2025: Updated for Luna II.
- 30 Jul. 2025: Updated for 5.8.
- 17 Jun. 2025: Updated for 5.7.
- 06 May 2025: Updated for 5.6.
- 25 Mar. 2025: Updated for 5.5.
- 07 Feb. 2025: Build Updated for 5.3.
- 30 Aug. 2024: Guide Review for Update 5.1.
- 29 Nov. 2023: Guide added.
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