Prune Guide and Best Builds
Prune is a 4-Star Anemo Catalyst character in Genshin Impact. Our Prune build guide will focus on Prune's best weapons, best artifacts, skills, constellations and best teams.
Prune Guide & Best Builds
Welcome to our Prune build guide for Genshin Impact. Prune is a 4-Star Anemo support character who focuses on providing strong team-wide ATK buffs while enabling Swirl reactions. In this guide, we'll cover everything you need to build Prune effectively, including her best weapons, artifacts, stat priorities, and playstyle.
Best Weapons for Prune
Listed below are Prune's best weapons. Since Prune does not deal much personal damage, her weapon choices mainly focus on increasing ATK and Energy Recharge to maximize her buffs and Burst uptime.
Angelos' Heptades
Crown of the Final Scion
Base ATK: 741
ATK: 16.5%
ATK is increased by 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24%. After the equipping character creates a Shield, they gain "Pathfinder's Light" for 20s: Increases your active party member's DMG by 10% / 13% / 16% / 19% / 22% for every 1,000 ATK the equipping character has, up to a maximum of 26% / 34% / 42% / 50% / 58%. Additionally, when the equipping character creates a Shield, they will also gain "Guide's Contentment": Restores 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 Elemental Energy to the equipping character. The aforementioned effect can trigger once every 14s, and can also be triggered when any type of chest is opened outside of combat. The equipping character may trigger this effect even when they are an off-field.
Hexerei: Secret Rite: When your own Hexerei character is off-field in the party, they will also gain 50% of the DMG increase from Pathfinder's Light.
Skyward Atlas
Wandering Clouds
Base ATK: 674
ATK: 33.1%
Increases Elemental DMG Bonus by 12% / 15% / 18% / 21% / 24%. Normal Attack hits have a 50% chance to earn the favor of the clouds, which actively seek out nearby opponents to attack for 15s, dealing 160% / 200% / 240% / 280% / 320% ATK DMG. Can only occur once every 30s.
Memory of Dust
Golden Majesty
Base ATK: 608
ATK: 49.6%
Increases Shield Strength by 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40%. Scoring hits on opponents increases ATK by 4% / 5% / 6% / 7% / 8% for 8s. Max 5 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. While protected by a shield, this ATK increase effect is increased by 100%.
Oathsworn Eye
People of the Faltering Light
Base ATK: 565
ATK: 27.6%
Increases Energy Recharge by 24% / 30% / 36% / 42% / 48% for 10s after using an Elemental Skill.
Dodoco Tales
Dodoventure!
Base ATK: 454
ATK: 55.1%
Normal Attack hits on opponents increase Charged Attack DMG by 16% / 20% / 24% / 28% / 32% for 6s. Charged Attack hits on opponents increase ATK by 8% / 10% / 12% / 14% / 16% for 6s.
Favonius Codex
Windfall
Base ATK: 510
Energy Recharge: 45.9%
CRIT Hits have a 60% / 70% / 80% / 90% / 100% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s / 10.5s / 9s / 7.5s / 6s.
Best Artifacts for Prune
Viridescent Venerer
Viridescent Venerer
2-Piece Set: Anemo DMG Bonus +15%
4-Piece Set: Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent's Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
Celestial Gift
Celestial Gift
2-Piece Set: Energy Recharge +20%.
4-Piece Set: If the equipping character has completed Witch's Homework, after they use an Elemental Skill, they gain "Light's Guidance" for 20s: All nearby party members gain a 20% Elemental DMG Bonus corresponding to the equipping character's Elemental Type. The equipping character can trigger this effect while off-field. DMG Bonuses provided by Artifact Sets with the same name do not stack.\n· When your party has the Hexerei: Secret Rite effect, Light's Guidance is upgraded to "Mortal Hymn": All nearby party members gain a 40% Elemental DMG Bonus corresponding to both the equipping character and the current active party member's Elemental Type instead. If both characters have the same Elemental Type, these bonuses will not stack.
Gladiator's Finale
Gladiator's Finale
2-Piece Set: ATK +18%.
4-Piece Set: If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.
Recommended Stats for Prune
As a support, Prune focuses primarily on ATK and Energy Recharge. Other stats such as CRIT are lower priority.
Prune's Talent Priority
Prune’s Elemental Burst is her highest priority as it provides the majority of her team buffs. Her Elemental Skill should be leveled next, while her Normal Attacks can be ignored.
How to Play Prune
Prune is a quick-swap Anemo support whose main role is to buff team damage through ATK scaling while triggering Swirl reactions off-field.
Her gameplay revolves around generating Infused Oathhammer attacks via her Skill and Burst. These attacks activate her main buff, increasing team-wide damage based on her ATK.
In practice, her rotation is very simple:
- Use Elemental Skill (second cast is usually skipped to save time)
- Cast Elemental Burst to summon her bell
- Swap to your main DPS while her off-field effects continue
Prune does not require field time and instead provides buffs and reactions passively.
Key Playstyle Points:
- Prioritize high ATK and sufficient Energy Recharge
- Use her as a low field-time support
- Trigger consistent Swirl reactions to maintain buffs
- Best in reaction-heavy teams
In short: Prune is a fast-rotation support who boosts team damage through Swirl and ATK scaling while spending minimal time on-field.
Prune's Best Constellations
Prune does not need many Constellations to function properly, but her C1, C2, and C6 are her most notable upgrades.
C1 is a strong
quality-of-life Constellation that provides extra Energy particles, helping
solve Prune's Energy Recharge issues. This is especially valuable because Prune
wants to use her Elemental Burst every rotation.
C2
is a massive buff for Prune herself, helping her reach her ATK requirement more
easily. This is important because Prune wants around 4,000 ATK to provide up to
a 50% damage bonus to the team.
C6 is Prune's
biggest support upgrade, providing a flat 350 ATK buff to the active character.
This makes her even stronger as a universal ATK-scaling support.
Prune's Best Team Compositions
To learn all about Prune's synergies and best team compositions, check our dedicated Prune team page below:
Changelog
- 20 Apr. 2026: Initial Page release.
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