Nilou

Dance of Lotuslight

Hydro
Sword
5★
Sumeru
Ascension stat: HP%

The star of the Zubayr Theater. She is full of warmth and innocence, and her dances are lively and elegant.

What it costs to finish this character

1,350

resin, level 1 → 90 and all three talents to 10

2,072,500

mora

days at a minimum, if you spend nothing else

Ascension alone: 760 resin (boss drops only) · talents alone: 590 resin.

Talent domain: Praxis, open Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday.

A Crown of Insight is needed for the tenth level of each talent, and crowns are not farmable at any resin price — they come from events.

Materials and mora above are exact, straight from the game’s own tables. The resin figure and the day count divide by an average drop per run, which the game does not publish — they are a community-measured mean, not a promise.

Materials

Ascension, level 1 to 90
Material	Total
Varunada Lazurite Gemstone	6
Perpetual Caliber	46
Varunada Lazurite Chunk	9
Crystalline Cyst Dust	36
Varunada Lazurite Fragment	9
Luminescent Pollen	30
Varunada Lazurite Sliver	1
Padisarah	168
Fungal Spores	18
Mora	420,000

One talent, level 1 to 10
Material	Total
Tears of the Calamitous God	6
Crown of Insight	1
Philosophies of Praxis	38
Crystalline Cyst Dust	31
Guide to Praxis	21
Luminescent Pollen	22
Teachings of Praxis	3
Fungal Spores	6
Mora	1,652,500

The talent table is for one ability. Levelling all three costs three times as much.

Talents

Dance of Samser

Normal Attack

Performs up to 3 consecutive sword strikes.

Charged Attack

Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to perform a twirling slash.

Plunging Attack

Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Dance of Samser scaling, level 1 to 10
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1-Hit DMG	50.3%	54.4%	58.5%	64.3%	68.4%	73.1%	79.6%	86.0%	92.4%	99.4%
2-Hit DMG	45.4%	49.1%	52.8%	58.1%	61.8%	66.0%	71.9%	77.7%	83.5%	89.8%
3-Hit DMG	70.4%	76.1%	81.8%	90.0%	95.7%	102.3%	111.3%	120.3%	129.3%	139.1%
Charged Attack DMG	50.2%+54.4%	54.3%+58.9%	58.4%+63.3%	64.2%+69.6%	68.3%+74.1%	73.0%+79.1%	79.4%+86.1%	85.8%+93.1%	92.3%+100.0%	99.3%+107.6%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0	20.0
Plunge DMG	63.9%	69.1%	74.3%	81.8%	87.0%	92.9%	101.1%	109.3%	117.5%	126.4%
Low/High Plunge DMG	127.84%/159.68%	138.24%/172.67%	148.65%/185.67%	163.51%/204.24%	173.92%/217.23%	185.81%/232.09%	202.16%/252.51%	218.51%/272.93%	234.86%/293.36%	252.70%/315.64%

Dance of Haftkarsvar

Enters the Pirouette state, dealing Hydro DMG to nearby opponents based on Nilou's Max HP.

While she is in the Pirouette state, Nilou's Normal Attacks and Elemental Skill will cause her to enter the Sword Dance and Whirling Steps stances respectively, causing DMG she deals to be converted to Hydro DMG that cannot be overridden and that is considered Elemental Skill DMG.

In these stances, Nilou's third dance step will end Pirouette, and has the following effects based on the type of said dance step:

·Sword Dance: unleashes a Luminous Illusion that deals Hydro DMG to opponents it touches and grants Nilou the Lunar Prayer effect. This effect converts Nilou's Normal Attacks into Sword Dance techniques, and her final hit will unleash a Luminous Illusion.

·Whirling Steps: Nilou unleashes a Whirling Water Wheel that deals AoE Hydro DMG and creates a Tranquility Aura that follows your active character around and applies Wet to opponents within its AoE.

Nilou is unable to perform Charged Attacks when under the effect of Pirouette or Lunar Prayer. These effects will be removed once she leaves the field.

"Daintily her toes touch the water's face, and the light that ripples forth equals even the seven heavens."

Dance of Haftkarsvar scaling, level 1 to 10
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Skill DMG	3.34% Max HP	3.59% Max HP	3.84% Max HP	4.17% Max HP	4.42% Max HP	4.67% Max HP	5.01% Max HP	5.34% Max HP	5.68% Max HP	6.01% Max HP
Sword Dance/Whirling Steps 1-Hit DMG	4.55%/3.26% Max HP	4.89%/3.51% Max HP	5.24%/3.75% Max HP	5.69%/4.08% Max HP	6.03%/4.32% Max HP	6.37%/4.57% Max HP	6.83%/4.89% Max HP	7.28%/5.22% Max HP	7.74%/5.55% Max HP	8.19%/5.87% Max HP
Sword Dance/Whirling Steps 2-Hit DMG	5.14%/3.96% Max HP	5.53%/4.26% Max HP	5.92%/4.55% Max HP	6.43%/4.95% Max HP	6.82%/5.25% Max HP	7.20%/5.54% Max HP	7.72%/5.94% Max HP	8.23%/6.34% Max HP	8.75%/6.73% Max HP	9.26%/7.13% Max HP
Luminous Illusion/Water Wheel DMG	7.17%/5.06% Max HP	7.71%/5.44% Max HP	8.24%/5.82% Max HP	8.96%/6.33% Max HP	9.50%/6.71% Max HP	10.04%/7.09% Max HP	10.75%/7.59% Max HP	11.47%/8.10% Max HP	12.19%/8.60% Max HP	12.90%/9.11% Max HP
Pirouette Duration	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s	10.0s
Lunar Prayer Duration	8.0s	8.0s	8.0s	8.0s	8.0s	8.0s	8.0s	8.0s	8.0s	8.0s
Tranquility Aura Duration	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s	12.0s
CD	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s

Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring

Begins the dance of faraway dreams and springs that hear, causing a Lotus of Distant Waters to bloom, dealing AoE Hydro DMG based on Nilou's Max HP and applying the Lingering Aeon effect to all opponents hit.

After an interval, opponents affected by Lingering Aeon will take Hydro DMG.

"We have never witnessed that distant dream, but this dance can bring it to life."

Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring scaling, level 1 to 10
Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Skill DMG	18.4% Max HP	19.8% Max HP	21.2% Max HP	23.0% Max HP	24.4% Max HP	25.8% Max HP	27.6% Max HP	29.5% Max HP	31.3% Max HP	33.2% Max HP
Lingering Aeon DMG	22.5% Max HP	24.2% Max HP	25.9% Max HP	28.2% Max HP	29.8% Max HP	31.5% Max HP	33.8% Max HP	36.0% Max HP	38.3% Max HP	40.6% Max HP
CD	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s	18.0s
Energy Cost	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70

Constellations

C1 · Dance of the Waning Moon
Dance of Haftkarsvar will be enhanced as follows:
·Luminous Illusion DMG is increased by 65%.
·The Tranquility Aura's duration is extended by 6s.
C2 · The Starry Skies Their Flowers Rain
After characters affected by the Golden Chalice's Bounty deal Hydro DMG to an opponent, that opponent's Hydro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. After dealing Bloom or Lunar-Bloom DMG to opponents, their Dendro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s.
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Court of Dancing Petals."
C3 · Beguiling Shadowstep
Increases the Level of Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 · Fricative Pulse
After the third dance step of Dance of Haftkarsvar's Pirouette hits opponents, Nilou will gain 15 Elemental Energy, and DMG from her Dance of Abzendegi: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring will be increased by 50% for 8s.
C5 · Twirling Light
Increases the Level of Dance of Haftkarsvar by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 · Frostbreaker's Melody
For every 1,000 points of Max HP, Nilou's CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG will increase by 0.6% and 1.2% respectively.
The maximum increase in CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG via this method is 30% and 60% respectively.

Weapons and artifacts

UNSURE This is not a tier list and not community guidance — this product has neither. It is a mechanical shortlist, and the rule is printed so you can check it: Swords of 4★ and above whose secondary stat is one this character’s ascension stat scales with, ordered by base attack at level 90. Weapon passives are not weighed, because a passive is an effect and not a number.

Weapons of the right type and stat
Weapon	Rarity	Base ATK at 90	Secondary stat
Mistsplitter Reforged	5★	674	CRIT DMG
Absolution	5★	674	CRIT DMG
Azurelight	5★	674	CRIT Rate
Whitelake Frostfeather	5★	674	CRIT Rate
Haran Geppaku Futsu	5★	608	CRIT Rate
Athame Artis	5★	608	CRIT Rate
Exaiphanes Blade	5★	608	CRIT Rate
Primordial Jade Cutter	5★	542	CRIT Rate

Sets whose two-piece bonus raises this character’s Hydro damage or the stat they ascend into
Set	Two-piece	Four-piece
Heart of Depth	Hydro DMG Bonus +15%	After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s.
Tenacity of the Millelith	HP +20%	When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.
Nymph's Dream	Hydro DMG Bonus +15%	After Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts hit opponents, 1 stack of Mirrored Nymph will be triggered, lasting 8s. When under the effect of 1, 2, or 3 or more Mirrored Nymph stacks, ATK will be increased by 7%/16%/25%, and Hydro DMG Bonus will be increased by 4%/9%/15%. Mirrored Nymph stacks created by Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts exist independently.
Vourukasha's Glow	HP +20%	Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG will be increased by 10%. After the equipping character takes DMG, the aforementioned DMG Bonus is increased by 80% for 5s. This effect increase can have 5 stacks. The duration of each stack is counted independently. These effects can be triggered even when the equipping character is not on the field.

To turn this into a real recommendation section, add a build dataset — per character, the weapons and sets a community source actually recommends, with the rotation each assumes. Nothing in the game’s published data contains that judgement, and a ranking invented here would be indistinguishable from a researched one, which is why there is not one.

Teams

To build a team section, add team data. Which characters go together is judgement about rotations, energy and shielding that this product does not receive and will not guess at.

What is published is the reaction chart. Hydro takes part in:

Vaporize with Pyro
Frozen with Cryo
Electro-Charged with Electro
Bloom with Dendro