Genshin Impact: 11 Most Powerful Elemental Combinations

Water, earth, fire, air, and also ice and electricity because this isn't Avatar: The Last Airbender but Genshin Impact. In any case, one element alone in Genshin Impact is not enough. The game's combat system has been set up so that no one element can do everything for you. Needless to say, a variety of elements is better, especially for anyone tired of their seemingly low DPS output.

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These combos or reactions as the game calls them, happen when two or more elements combine with each other. Knowing what each element does can be important for anyone looking to defeat the most difficult enemies solo or otherwise. Utilizing elemental reactions can also be the difference between speed runs and exhausting endurance fights.

Updated on October 15, 2024, by Sanyam Jain: With the number of reactions that exist in Genshin Impact, it's evident that some of them are significantly more powerful than others. Thankfully, Hoyoverse has been trying to bring some of the less-popular reactions back into the meta with some specific character kits.

11 Superconduct

When Electro Meets Cryo

Electricity meeting ice might not be the best thing in real life but it's quite an important reaction in Genshin Impact since it's the only reaction that affects Physical DMG. It creates an explosion that reduces all the enemies' Physical RES by a massive amount.

This is the reason why you'll see various characters that can be good at being a Physical DPS belonging to these two elements like Eula, Keqing, Razor, and Kaeya. Unfortunately, it might not be as fun to use this combination as the others in the game.

10 Burning

When Dendro Meets Pyro

Burning has been in quite an unlucky spot ever since the release of Genshin Impact since it's not that good to use due to the damage being fairly less, but it's also one of the most frustrating reactions to deal with in the open world since your characters can consistently get Burned if there's Pyro and Dendro involved.

Thankfully, this reaction is now in the meta with the release of characters like Emilie and Kinich, who directly use it to buff their abilities. The former directly increases her damage on a Burning enemy while the latter can get extra Nightsoul points from them, making this reaction viable for these characters specifically.

9 Overloaded

When Pyro Meets Electro

Area attacks are valuable since they minimize the time required for grinding and dealing with multiple enemies. In that regard, Electro and Pyro are indispensable and are powerful bombs. Combining both can yield some high-powered explosives that deal area damage and knock back enemies.

Overloaded is pretty much a big Pyro attack that also deals a ton of damage. It just so happens that characters utilizing those elements are certified DPS beasts such as Razor, Keqing, Diluc, Klee, and even Xiangling. You can also significantly increase this reaction's value if you have Chevreuse in your party.

8 Bloom

When Dendro Meets Hydro

Bloom is the only reaction in the game that spawns a separate damage-dealing entity on the field. Whenever this reaction triggers, a Dendro Core is spawned that explodes after a few seconds to deal Dendro DMG in a small AoE. Unfortunately, this reaction isn't the best by itself.

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However, HoYoverse released a character specifically to make this reaction work in the form of Nilou. If you have her, Bloom might be one of your best reactions since she can spawn special Bountiful Cores that explode instantly and deal far more damage.

7 Electro-Charged

When Hydro Meets Electro

For pure continuous DPS that's more viable than just Pyro alone, combining the good old-fashioned electricity with water just like how you learned in elementary, is an interesting reaction. It lets players deal gradual Electro DMG to any enemy caught in the rain. The status and continuous damage will then spread fast to other enemies and stagger them.

That's the beauty in this reaction—it's cheap and readily available just from the weather effects alone. It makes Electro-only solo setups viable, especially with common four-star favorites like Razor or Beidou. It also lets those characters synergize well with cheap healers like Barbara.

6 Hyperbloom

When Electro Meets Dendro Cores

The Hyperbloom reaction is essentially an extension of the Bloom reaction mentioned above, but it deserves its own slot because of the high value it provides. If you manage to apply Electro to one of the Dendro Cores spawned by Bloom, it converts them into a particle that chooses one enemy at random and deals massive damage to them.

This makes the Bloom reaction viable without Nilou, but keep in mind that Hyperbloom cannot work with the Bountiful Cores spawned by her. This reaction is great for fighting both groups of smaller enemies and single-target bosses. The best part about it is that you don't have to take damage in the process.

5 Frozen

When Cryo Meets Hydro

Apart from pure Physical Charged attacks from certain weapons, there aren't many ways to stun enemies in Genshin Impact and take them out of the fight for precious several seconds. As such, the Frozen reaction is invaluable and is likely one of the most utilized. The effect is pretty self-explanatory, enemies stop in their tracks no matter what they're doing.

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Much like Electro-Charged, it's also common due to how often it rains in the game. It makes Cryo-only parties viable as well. Frozen functions as both a defensive and offensive combo too since it leaves the enemies open to several seconds of hammering. The best part is that it's easy to chain and trigger for longer periods.

4 Melt

When Pyro Meets Cryo

Melt is arguably one of the strongest reactions in the game, and it can easily take the slot of any other reactions mentioned above it on this list if executed properly. The reaction triggers when Pyro is applied to Cryo or vice-versa, but it doesn't do anything by itself. It simply buffs the DMG of the attack that triggers this reaction.

This DMG boost is nothing to ignore since it essentially doubles the DMG if Pyro is the element triggering the reaction. Unfortunately, there aren't a lot of off-field Cryo applicators in the game, which makes this reaction a little hard to use.

3 Swirl

When Anemo Meets Cryo, Pyro, Hydro, or Electro

One of the statistical reasons why Kaedehara Kazuha is such an overpowered character is that he has a huge area Anemo attack, which, when paired with any element except Geo or Dendro, produces a cavalcade of elemental attacks that also deal area damage.

The main character also does have this but to a lesser extent. In any case, combining wind with ice, fire, electricity, or water results in a rainbow explosion that no enemy can withstand because all of them usually are only resistant to one type of damage.

2 Quicken

When Electro Meets Dendro

Released alongside Dendro in the Version 1.4 update, this reaction quickly climbed up the meta ladder in Genshin Impact. Instead of being a straightforward reaction, Quicken involves a chain of reactions that can easily delete any enemy in front if you use it properly.

When Electro and Dendro meet, the Quicken reaction is triggered. After this reaction, the next Electro or Dendro attack on the enemy triggers Aggravate and Spread respectively. These reactions, much like Vaporize and Melt, increase the damage of this attack massively. The Dendro Resonance makes this reaction even better by providing some extra Elemental Mastery.