Gaming Guide and Best Builds

Gaming Guide and Best Builds for Genshin Impact

Gaming is a 4-star Pyro Claymore character in Genshin Impact who acts as a Plunge Attack DPS. Read our Gaming guide to learn more about Gaming's kit, Gaming's best Builds and also her Ascension and Talent Materials.

Last updated Yesterday at 11:46 by Shikhu
Pyro Element
Claymore Weapon
Rarity
Caleb Yen EN Voice Actor
Komatsu Shouhei JP Voice Actor
1.

Gaming Strengths and Weaknesses

V Strengths
  • +Incredibly powerful 4-star being better than many 4-stars allowing him to compete against 5-stars at C6.
  • +Very High Base Attack for a 4-star character.
  • +Plunge attack gameplay based around repeated use of their Elemental Skill.
X Weaknesses
  • -Elemental Skill does not always allow Plunging if the initial hit fails to land properly.
  • -It can be hard to find Gaming's Suanni Man Chai during the heat of battle to reset the CD of his Skill.
2.

Gaming Build Guide, Best Artifacts, Weapons and Talent Priority

BiS Weapon Fruitful Hook
Alternative Weapons
  1. A Thousand Blazing Suns
  2. Serpent Spine
  3. Verdict
  4. Beacon of the Reed Sea
  5. Redhorn Stonethresher
  6. Wolf's Gravestone
  7. Rainslasher
  8. Mailed Flower
  9. Tidal Shadow
Best Artifacts
  1. Marechaussee Hunter
  2. Crimson Witch of Flames
Main Stats
  • Sand Stats: ATK % or Elemental Mastery
  • Goblet Stats: Pyro DMG
  • Circlet Stats: CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Substat Priority
  1. Energy Recharge to requirements
  2. CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
  3. Elemental Mastery
  4. ATK %
Talent Priority
  1. Elemental Skill
  2. Elemental Burst
  3. Normal Attack

Gaming's best weapon is Fruitful Hook when at R5, otherwise A Thousand Blazing Suns is your next best option. Beacon of the Reed Sea, Verdict and Serpent Spine are all similar in power for Gaming.

Build Gaming with Crimson Witch of Flames or Marechaussee Hunter both being extremely competitive in Gaming builds. Marechaussee works incredibly well due to Skills, Ascension Passives and Constellations all having HP-Manipulation mechanics. Crimson Witch tends to be better at C6.

Build Gaming with a focus on CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG however Elemental Mastery can be important in reaction teams. Gaming wants around 130 - 160% Energy Recharge to reliably burst.

Gaming's Elemental Skill is his most important talent to focus on and is where the majority of his DMG comes from.

3.

Combos and How to Play Gaming

Gaming's gameplay is focused on dealing Plunge Attack DMG but instead of having to jump into the air, he can use Bestial Ascent which automatically jumps into the air with a different animation and not attacking directly with his Claymore.

Gaming's Elemental Burst, Suanni's Gilded Dance allows Gaming to enter a Wushou Stance and summoning the Suanni Man Chai. When Plunge Attacking with the Elemental Skill, the Man Chai will also land at a random part of the floor nearby. When you get close to the Man Chai they link with Gaming to reset his Skill Cooldown.

This means as soon as you finish a Plunging Attack: Charmed Cloudstrider you want to find your Man Chai to link and allow yourself another Plunging Attack. Your rotation becomes:

  • Bestial Ascent
  • Suanni's Gilded Dance
  • Bestial Ascent spam
4.

Gaming Best Team Comps

Gaming's best team comps are those which either enable his Plunging Attack playstyle, Xianyun or those that help to apply Elements and increase his Amplifying DMG as a result of Plunging Attacks not having an Internal Cooldown.

4.1.

Gaming Melt Teams

Main DPS Support Support Support
Gaming Xianyun Citlali Bennett
Gaming Rosaria Xilonen Bennett

With the release of Citlali, she has become Gaming's best support due to Gaming attacking slow enough that Citlali is able to regularly apply Cryo while also providing significant damage buffs with Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City and the RES Shred built into Citlali's kit.

Outside of Citlali, Rosaria becomes a great Cryo applicator for Gaming alongside other defensive options such as Layla or Diona.

4.2.

Gaming Vaporize Teams

Main DPS Support Support Support
Gaming Xianyun Furina Xilonen
Gaming Yelan Xilonen Bennett

In Vaporize teams, Gaming triggers Reverse Vaporize on every Plunging Attack assuming you have adequate Hydro application. Furina provides good Hydro application alongside a DMG buff as well as synergy with his HP draining mechanic. Other Hydro characters such as Yelan or Xingqiu provide a lot of elemental application. However, their application is only created when Normal Attacking between plunges.

5.

Gaming's Ascensions, Talents and Constellations

Gaming's Ascensions Gaming's Talents Gaming's Constellations
5.1.

Gaming's Ascension Passives and Materials

Unlock Ascension Passive Explanation
With Character The Striding Beast Increases the Movement SPD of your own party members by 10% during the day (6:00 – 18:00). Does not take effect in Domains, Trounce Domains, or Spiral Abyss.
1st Ascension Dance of Amity After Bestial Ascent's Plunging Attack: Charmed Cloudstrider hits an opponent, Gaming will regain 1.5% of his Max HP once every 0.2s for 0.8s.
4th Ascension Air of Prosperity When Gaming has less than 50% HP, he will receive a 20% Incoming Healing Bonus. When Gaming has 50% HP or more, Plunging Attack: Charmed Cloudstrider will deal 20% more DMG.

Gaming requires a range of materials to ascend to the 6th ascension. Starting from the second ascension he gains ATK % as he levels, giving a total of 24% Bonus ATK % at the final ascension. The total cost to upgrade all ascensions is:

Source Quantity
Mora 420,000 Mora
Boss Material 46x Emperor's Resolution
Ascension Material
Local Specialty 168x Starconch
Enhancement Material
  • 18x Slime Condensate
  • 30x Slime Secretions
  • 36x Slime Concentrate
5.2.

Gaming's Talents

Listed below is each talent and a simplified explanation of how they work.

Type Talent Name Brief Explanation
Normal Normal Attack: Stellar Rend Normal Attack deals 4 strikes with the final strike having a unique animation. Charged Attack and Plunging Attack are normal for Claymore characters.
Elemental Skill Bestial Ascent Leaps high into the air to deal a powerful Plunging Attack: Charmed Cloudstrider to nearby enemies. This Plunging Attack is Pyro DMG and Gaming will consume HP while doing his Plunging Attack.
Elemental Burst Suanni's Gilded Dance Enters the Wushou Stance which applies Pyro to Gaming and recovers HP. Gaming summons the Suanni Man Chai which when close to Gaming, resets the Cooldown of Bestial Ascent allowing for repeated uses during the Elemental Burst's 12s duration.

To upgrade a single talent to level 10, it costs:

Source Quantity
Mora 1,625,500 Mora
Special Material 1x Crown of Insight
Boss Material 6x Lightless Mass
Domain Material
  • 3x Teachings of Prosperity
  • 21x Guide to Prosperity
  • 38x Philosophies of Prosperity
Enhancement Material
  • 6x Slime Condensate
  • 22x Slime Secretions
  • 31x Slime Concentrate
5.3.

Gaming's Constellations

Gaming is a character who gets better with each constellation having decent DMG increases.That being said, Soar Across Mountains (C4) is a great constellation for Gaming if you need a stopping point. This allows additional Energy Generation while dealing Plunging Attack: Charmed Cloudstrider's.

# Name Explanation
C1 Bringer of Blessing When the Suanni Man Chai from Suanni's Gilded Dance meets back up with Gaming, it will heal 15% of Gaming's HP.
C2 Plum Blossoms Underfoot When Gaming receives healing and this instance of healing overflows, his ATK will be increased by 20% for 5s.
C3 Awakening Spirit
  • Increases the Level of Bestial Ascent by 3.
  • Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Soar Across Mountains When Bestial Ascent's Plunging Attack: Charmed Cloudstrider hits an opponent, it will restore 2 Energy to Gaming. This effect can be triggered once every 0.2s.
C5 Evil-Daunting Roar
  • Increases the Level of by 3.
  • Maximum upgrade level Suanni's Gilded Dance is 15.
C6 To Tame All Beasts Bestial Ascent's Plunging Attack: Charmed Cloudstrider CRIT Rate increased by 20% and CRIT DMG increased by 40%, and its attack radius will be increased.
5.4.

Changelog

  • 18 Jan. 2025: Updated for 5.3.
  • 05 Jun. 2024: Reviewed for 4.7.
  • 13 Mar. 2024: Removed mentions of Beacon being unavailable now the new banners exist.
  • 30 Jan. 2024: Guide added.
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