Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide

Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide: Introduction

Welcome to the Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide! Charlotte, a 4-star Cryo Catalyst from Fontaine, excels as a support, providing off-field Cryo application and team-wide healing. Her kit features a unique kamera mechanic in her Elemental Skill, and her healing scales with ATK. She fits into various team roles as a healer, sub-DPS, or on-field driver, with a focus on Energy Recharge for consistent Burst uptime. This guide covers her talents, builds, constellations, and ideal team compositions, helping you maximize her potential in battle.

Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide: Character Overview

Charlotte, a 4-star Cryo Catalyst from Fontaine, is a versatile support character specializing in Cryo application and team-wide healing. Her attacks deal Cryo damage innately, and her Elemental Skill applies Cryo to multiple enemies using a unique kamera mechanic. Her Elemental Burst provides instant and continuous healing, making her ideal for teams that need sustained healing, especially those with HP-draining characters like Furina. She benefits from Fontaine team synergy, gaining a healing bonus with Fontaine characters. However, she has high Energy Recharge needs, low damage output, and a situational Ascension passive that requires specific team setups. While her off-field Cryo application is limited, she excels in on-field roles, making her a solid choice for support-focused teams.

Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide: Talents

Charlotte’s talents revolve around her unique kamera mechanic, allowing her to apply Cryo and heal efficiently. As a 4-star Cryo Catalyst, her abilities make her a versatile support, offering both off-field Cryo application and party-wide healing.

Her Normal Attack – Cool-Color Capture performs up to three Cryo-infused strikes. Her Charged Attack deals AoE Cryo damage and triggers a Pneuma-aligned Arkhe attack every six seconds, while her Plunging Attack also deals Cryo damage upon landing. Though her normal attacks naturally apply Cryo, they are not a priority unless she is played as an on-field DPS.

Charlotte’s Elemental Skill – Framing: Freezing Point Composition has two variations: Tap and Hold. The Tap version instantly deals AoE Cryo damage and marks enemies with Snappy Silhouette, causing periodic Cryo damage. The Hold version allows her to aim with her kamera; releasing early applies Snappy Silhouette, while fully charging marks enemies with Focused Impression, which lasts longer, deals more damage, and generates more energy. While the Hold version grants better energy generation and damage, it has a longer cooldown and makes Charlotte vulnerable to interruptions. Defeating enemies marked with Focused Impression reduces her skill cooldown by up to four seconds every 12 seconds.

Her Elemental Burst – Still Photo: Comprehensive Confirmation creates a Newsflash Field, dealing AoE Cryo damage upon activation and healing the entire party based on her ATK. The field continuously heals the active character while dealing Cryo damage to enemies within its radius for four seconds.

Charlotte’s passive talents enhance her effectiveness. Moment of Impact reduces the cooldown of her Elemental Skill when enemies marked with Focused Impression are defeated. Diversified Investigation grants her a Healing Bonus when Fontaine characters are in the party or a Cryo DMG Bonus when non-Fontaine characters are present, encouraging flexible team-building.

For talent leveling priority, Elemental Burst should be upgraded first for better healing, followed by her Elemental Skill for improved Cryo application and damage. Normal Attacks are a low priority unless she is used as an on-field driver.

Mastering Charlotte’s talents ensures she is effectively utilized in support, sub-DPS, or hybrid roles, making her a strong addition to teams needing both sustained healing and Cryo application.

Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide: Builds

Charlotte Upgrade Materials

Charlotte’s builds primarily focus on enhancing her support capabilities through healing and Cryo application. While she can be built for damage, her primary role is as a healer and support, making utility-focused builds the most effective. For a Support Build, Charlotte benefits most from artifact sets that enhance her healing and team utility. The 4-piece Tenacity of the Millelith set provides a 20% ATK buff to the team when her Elemental Skill hits an opponent, which occurs consistently due to its periodic Cryo damage.

The 4-piece Noblesse Oblige grants a 20% ATK buff to the team upon using her Burst, making it effective unless another teammate is already using it. The 4-piece Ocean-Hued Clam maximizes healing while dealing extra damage, while the 4-piece Maiden Beloved increases healing but offers less team utility. Other viable options include a 2-piece mixed set with Energy Recharge (ER), ATK%, or Healing Bonus if a full 4-piece set is unavailable.

The 4-piece Instructor set is a 4-star option for reaction-based teams, and the 4-piece Golden Troupe enhances Elemental Skill damage when ER needs are met. In terms of Main Stats, ER Sands is preferred unless enough ER is gained through substats and weapons, in which case ATK% Sands can be used. An ATK% Goblet increases healing, while a Cryo DMG Bonus Goblet is for those opting for a hybrid damage build. A Healing Bonus Circlet is best for maximizing healing, though ATK% can be viable if additional healing is unnecessary, and Crit Rate is useful when using Favonius Codex.

Substats should prioritize Energy Recharge until requirements are met, followed by ATK%, Crit Rate (if using Favonius Codex), and Flat ATK for additional healing. The best Weapons include Favonius Codex, which provides Energy Recharge and generates energy for the team, Prototype Amber, which restores energy and boosts healing, Oathsworn Eye, which grants ATK% and ER after using an Elemental Skill, and Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, a strong 3-star option that significantly boosts ATK for the next switched-in character.

Skyward Atlas is a viable 5-star weapon with a high ATK stat. For a Sub-DPS Build, Charlotte’s focus shifts to increasing personal damage while maintaining healing capabilities. The 4-piece Blizzard Strayer set provides increased Crit Rate against Cryo-affected enemies, making it ideal for Freeze teams. A 2-piece Blizzard Strayer + 2-piece Gladiator’s Finale/Shimenawa’s Reminiscence increases Cryo DMG and ATK%, while the 4-piece Golden Troupe enhances Elemental Skill damage for skill-focused setups. Main Stats should include ATK% or ER Sands, a Cryo DMG Bonus Goblet, and a Crit Rate or Crit DMG Circlet, depending on Crit Ratio optimization. Substats should prioritize Crit Rate, Crit DMG, ATK%, and ER.

Effective Weapons include The Widsith, which provides Crit DMG and randomized buffs, Flowing Purity, which increases Cryo damage and healing, and Favonius Codex for energy generation. An On-Field Driver Build is an unconventional option where Charlotte stays on-field to trigger reactions and deal damage. Recommended Artifact Sets include 4-piece Blizzard Strayer for Freeze teams, 4-piece Gilded Dreams for Melt teams, and 4-piece Golden Troupe for Skill-based damage.

The best Main Stats are ATK% or ER Sands, a Cryo DMG Bonus Goblet, and a Crit Rate or Crit DMG Circlet. Substats should prioritize Crit Rate, Crit DMG, ATK%, and ER, while the best Weapons are The Widsith, Flowing Purity, or other options with high ATK, Crit Rate, or Crit DMG. Important Considerations include managing Energy Recharge, as Charlotte has high ER requirements, generally aiming for 200% ER or more, especially if she is the only Cryo unit.

Weapons like Favonius Codex or Prototype Amber can reduce ER needs. Since her healing scales with ATK, maintaining sufficient ATK% is crucial. Her Constellations significantly impact her performance, with C1 and C6 boosting healing output and C4 assisting with Energy Recharge for better burst uptime. Team Composition affects her build choices—teams with Furina require higher healing investment, while teams with other Cryo characters lower her ER needs due to additional Cryo particle generation. This build guide provides a strong foundation for optimizing Charlotte’s performance, with further details on team compositions and synergy covered in the next section.

Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide: Energy Recharge Requirements

Charlotte’s Elemental Burst has a high energy cost (80 energy), and her particle generation is not very high, making Energy Recharge (ER) an important stat for her. Much of her healing and Cryo application depend on her Burst, so meeting her ER requirements ensures she can consistently use it to heal and apply Cryo.

Charlotte’s ER requirements can vary depending on her team composition, weapon choice, and constellations. Typically, she needs between 180% to 250% ER if she is the only Cryo character in the team. Having another Cryo character or using a weapon with ER as a substat can lower these requirements.

Several factors influence Charlotte’s Energy Recharge (ER) needs. If she is the only Cryo character in the team, her ER requirements are at their highest, around 230-250% or more. With a second Cryo character, her ER needs drop to 200-220%, and with three Cryo characters, they can be reduced further to 180-200%.

Weapons like the Favonius Codex can reduce her ER needs by approximately 15% due to its energy particle generation, which also benefits the team. The Prototype Amber, with its passive effect, restores energy to Charlotte, further lowering her ER needs. With this weapon, Charlotte’s ER requirements are about 185% in a solo Cryo setup, 160% with double Cryo, and 150% with triple Cryo.

The Oathsworn Eye weapon also helps by recharging energy when Charlotte uses her skill, reducing her overall ER needs. Additionally, Charlotte’s fourth constellation, “A Responsibility to Oversee,” allows her to restore energy when her Burst hits enemies marked by her skill, reducing her ER requirements by roughly 25%, although this effect may not always be reliable, particularly in Spiral Abyss.

To effectively manage Charlotte’s Energy Recharge (ER), there are several practical tips to consider. First, prioritize ER substats on your artifacts until you reach the required threshold. Additionally, using weapons like Favonius Codex and Prototype Amber can significantly reduce her ER needs.

When it comes to her skill, the hold version generates more energy particles, while the tap version has a shorter cooldown and can be used more frequently, making the tap version a better choice if Charlotte is primarily used as a support character. Pairing her with energy-generating teammates such as Raiden Shogun, Fischl, or Venti can also help reduce her ER requirements. Finally, if Charlotte’s Burst isn’t needed every rotation, you can reduce her ER needs by using it every other rotation.

Using an Energy Recharge calculator can help determine the exact ER requirements based on your team and rotation.

If Charlotte does not have enough ER, her Elemental Burst will not be available as often, severely limiting her healing capabilities and reducing her team’s survivability, especially in high-stakes situations like those in Furina teams.

If Charlotte’s ER requirements aren’t met by other sources, an ER sands artifact is recommended. An ATK% sands can be used if her ER needs are already covered.

In summary, ensuring Charlotte meets her ER requirements is essential to optimizing her healing and effectiveness as a support character. Prioritizing ER through substats, weapons, and team synergy will allow Charlotte to be a more reliable healer and Cryo applicator.

Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide: Constellations

Charlotte’s constellations enhance her healing, damage, and energy generation, making her a more versatile support character. While she functions well at C0, her constellations significantly improve her performance, particularly in certain team compositions.

Her C1: A Need to Verify Facts constellation boosts her healing capabilities by marking characters with Verification after they are healed by her Elemental Burst. This mark heals them every 2 seconds for 6 seconds, based on 80% of Charlotte’s ATK. This effect is especially valuable in teams where characters take continuous damage, such as Furina teams, and is beneficial for characters with HP-draining mechanics. It also helps trigger effects that scale with healing, such as Furina’s Fanfare stacks or the Ocean-Hued Clam artifact set.

C2: A Duty to Pursue Truth provides a useful ATK boost when Charlotte’s Elemental Skill hits opponents. Depending on how many opponents are hit, her ATK increases by 10%/20%/30% for 12 seconds, improving both her healing and personal damage output, particularly in multi-target scenarios.

C3: An Imperative to Independence increases the level of her Elemental Burst by 3, which enhances her burst healing, making it even more effective.

C4: A Responsibility to Oversee allows Charlotte’s Elemental Burst to deal 10% more damage and restores 2 energy for Charlotte every time her Burst hits an opponent marked by her skill. This effect triggers up to 5 times every 20 seconds, which can lower her energy recharge requirements by providing up to 10 energy per burst use and increases her burst damage.

C5: A Principle of Conscience raises the level of her Elemental Skill by 3, boosting her skill damage. However, this effect is less useful in healing-focused builds.

C6: A Summation of Interest significantly improves Charlotte’s off-field healing capabilities and Cryo application. When an active character’s normal or charged attacks hit an opponent marked by her skill’s “Focused Impression,” it triggers a coordinated attack from Monsieur Verite that deals 180% of Charlotte’s ATK as AoE Cryo damage and heals the active character for 42% of her ATK. This coordinated attack can trigger every 6 seconds, and both the damage and healing are considered part of her Elemental Burst, enhancing both her off-field and on-field effectiveness.

Key Constellations: C1 and C6 are considered the most impactful for boosting Charlotte’s healing abilities. C4 helps with energy management and provides extra burst damage. While her constellations are beneficial, Charlotte can still perform effectively without them.

Constellation Synergies: C1 is particularly useful in Furina teams, as the additional healing aids in building Furina’s Fanfare stacks and supports healing during her HP drain. C6 shines in on-field teams due to the added Cryo application and healing. C4 helps reduce ER requirements, especially in multi-target situations.

These details should help guide your decision on how much to invest in Charlotte’s constellations, depending on her role in your team.

Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide: Team Compositions

Charlotte is a versatile support character who excels in a variety of team compositions due to her healing capabilities and Cryo application. Primarily, she serves as a healer and Cryo support, providing both survivability and enabling elemental reactions like Freeze, Melt, or Superconduct. While she can function in teams requiring a Cryo character for resonance or reactions, her role as a flexible support character makes her adaptable to different team setups. However, her personal damage output is generally not impressive, so she is best used off-field.

Charlotte has key synergies with several team types. In Furina teams, her team-wide healing helps mitigate Furina’s HP drain and supports the generation of Fanfare stacks. As part of Cryo teams, she benefits from reduced Energy Recharge (ER) requirements and activates the Cryo Elemental Resonance. In Freeze teams, Charlotte can be paired with characters like Ayaka, Ganyu, or Wriothesley, where she provides Cryo application, healing, and synergy with Cryo resonance.

She can also replace other defensive units like Diona or Layla in these teams, and her healing proves especially valuable when enemies cannot be frozen. In Mono Cryo teams, Charlotte can act as the primary healer, allowing other slots to be filled with offensive characters. In Reverse Melt teams, she offers healing and off-field Cryo damage, although other Cryo units may be more effective in this role.

Charlotte can also fit well in Physical teams by supporting Physical damage dealers like Eula or Freminet in combination with an Electro unit for Superconduct. For Hyperbloom/Burgeon teams, she can serve as a driver without interfering with the reactions and mitigate the self-damage from Burgeon. In Fontaine teams, Charlotte gains a healing bonus when paired with other Fontaine characters and can provide healing for characters like Neuvillette while triggering Freeze and supporting Furina’s Fanfare stacks.

Specific team compositions where Charlotte excels include the Neuvillette Hypercarry team (Neuvillette/Furina/Kazuha/Charlotte), where she provides essential healing for Furina’s HP drain. In Wriothesley Freeze, she supports off-field Cryo application and healing. In a Hu Tao Reverse Melt team, Charlotte enables Reverse Melt reactions while providing healing and Cryo application. In Ayaka Freeze, she works as a healer and Cryo applicator with reduced ER requirements when paired with another Cryo character. For Eula Physical, Charlotte serves as a defensive healer to complement the team.

Charlotte also works as a flexible slot in many teams, particularly when you need a Cryo character who can also heal. She can fit into Vape, Dendro-related reaction, or Anemo teams as a viable Cryo healer. However, it’s important to consider that she may not be necessary in teams that already have other healers, such as Jean or Kokomi, who can provide higher healing output. Charlotte is also not the best option as a battery for other Cryo units due to her low particle generation, and her on-field damage is relatively low, making her better suited for off-field roles. To maximize her potential, she requires a good amount of energy recharge to consistently use her Elemental Burst.

In summary, Charlotte is a flexible and valuable support character in various team compositions, especially those centered around Cryo reactions or needing a Cryo healer. Her ability to fit into diverse roles makes her an excellent option for players seeking a reliable and adaptable support character.

Genshin Impact Charlotte Guide: How to Play Charlotte

Charlotte is a versatile support character who excels in a variety of team compositions due to her healing capabilities and Cryo application. Primarily, she serves as a healer and Cryo support, providing both survivability and enabling elemental reactions like Freeze, Melt, or Superconduct. While she can function in teams requiring a Cryo character for resonance or reactions, her role as a flexible support character makes her adaptable to different team setups. However, her personal damage output is generally not impressive, so she is best used off-field.

Charlotte has key synergies with several team types. In Furina teams, her team-wide healing helps mitigate Furina’s HP drain and supports the generation of Fanfare stacks. As part of Cryo teams, she benefits from reduced Energy Recharge (ER) requirements and activates the Cryo Elemental Resonance. In Freeze teams, Charlotte can be paired with characters like Ayaka, Ganyu, or Wriothesley, where she provides Cryo application, healing, and synergy with Cryo resonance.

She can also replace other defensive units like Diona or Layla in these teams, and her healing proves especially valuable when enemies cannot be frozen. In Mono Cryo teams, Charlotte can act as the primary healer, allowing other slots to be filled with offensive characters. In Reverse Melt teams, she offers healing and off-field Cryo damage, although other Cryo units may be more effective in this role.

Charlotte can also fit well in Physical teams by supporting Physical damage dealers like Eula or Freminet in combination with an Electro unit for Superconduct. For Hyperbloom/Burgeon teams, she can serve as a driver without interfering with the reactions and mitigate the self-damage from Burgeon. In Fontaine teams, Charlotte gains a healing bonus when paired with other Fontaine characters and can provide healing for characters like Neuvillette while triggering Freeze and supporting Furina’s Fanfare stacks.

Specific team compositions where Charlotte excels include the Neuvillette Hypercarry team (Neuvillette/Furina/Kazuha/Charlotte), where she provides essential healing for Furina’s HP drain. In Wriothesley Freeze, she supports off-field Cryo application and healing. In a Hu Tao Reverse Melt team, Charlotte enables Reverse Melt reactions while providing healing and Cryo application. In Ayaka Freeze, she works as a healer and Cryo applicator with reduced ER requirements when paired with another Cryo character. For Eula Physical, Charlotte serves as a defensive healer to complement the team.

Charlotte also works as a flexible slot in many teams, particularly when you need a Cryo character who can also heal. She can fit into Vape, Dendro-related reaction, or Anemo teams as a viable Cryo healer. However, it’s important to consider that she may not be necessary in teams that already have other healers, such as Jean or Kokomi, who can provide higher healing output. Charlotte is also not the best option as a battery for other Cryo units due to her low particle generation, and her on-field damage is relatively low, making her better suited for off-field roles. To maximize her potential, she requires a good amount of energy recharge to consistently use her Elemental Burst.

In summary, Charlotte is a flexible and valuable support character in various team compositions, especially those centered around Cryo reactions or needing a Cryo healer. Her ability to fit into diverse roles makes her an excellent option for players seeking a reliable and adaptable support character.