Initial Thoughts on the Zhongli & Geo Buffs | Genshin Impact



My quick thoughts and showcase of the new 1.3 buffs to Zhongli and Geo units. Check out my downloadable Dmg Calculator: https://youtu.be/Uk5428VZ2rc

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  1. My only problem with Zhongli now is that I'm too used to open up the fight with him putting the stelle first, while now you can just hold it lol. Gonna have to unlearn that muscle memory.

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  2. my zhongli has hit 110k with the abyss 12 buff it was such a beautiful sight to see, the geo buff is really damn good holy.. my zhong dong nukes, albedo,noelle hits even way harder, geo resonance buff is really damn good too

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  3. Zhongli's buff is crazy. He was already a good utility and shielder unit for my Geo team before but now he also gains new roles as sub-DPS and damage buffer while not losing any of his original ones (if anything, he's getting better at them). This doesn't take into account his potential to be a very good physical carry. He is getting a little bit too good at everything now.

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  4. There'd been rumors his energy regen has been stealth buffed, do you find this the case? Still rng, but perhaps a higher chance? Similarly I find his burst hitting higher than anticipated. I hear the wording actually may matter, with it not being a flat damage addition but being included in the formula and thus scaling with crit?

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  5. The moment I started playing yesterday all my world changed in an instant. This buffs changed everything! Before I had to use Zhongli pilar, walk arround for 4 seconds while avoiding enemy attacks, use the shield, placed Albedo's E and then finaly I could start fighting with my Ningguang or my Klee depending on which team I was running. But now… yesterday I wanted to test how good DPS Zhongli could be with my current gear (a support burst gear) so team was level 90 Zhongli, level 70 Albedo, level 60 Qiqi and level 70 Fischl. I started with Zhongli's hold E and that alone earned me so much time, then Albedo's E, Qiqi's E, Fischl's E and… nothing. All the enemys were dead. Zhongli's pilar plus Albedo's flower plus Zhongli's shield debuff on enemys just killed them in an instant. That was brutal!!!

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  6. The Geo resonance+Zhongli shields confused me at first. I thought "I'm not seeing a difference". But then I realized taht those were normal hits, and I had confused them for crits. Admittedly, my build and items are terrible. But this is a VERY easy way to get basic competence without much system mastery, or even much effort (just add another geo unit, and hide behind a shield). and this lets you use any other 2 element reaction team you might want . Melt and vaporize see the most gains; super conduct is more likely to his the resistance shred softcap. But this is an easy way to get another couple thousand damage.

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  7. Yeah, everybody has been drooling over Xiao, and he's definitely decent in my experience so far (not fully leveled yet). But Zhongli's melee damage alone is now A-tier, and his shield is so strong that I got through the new Primo Geovishap boss without taking ANY DAMAGE with it (and a little dodging). Paired with Albedo, the two of them are now doing as much damage as my Razor/Barbara/Klee dream-team before. As for Ninguang, I think she is the least effected by the new update because she relies less on shields, but when paired with another Geo user she definitely benefits from the Geo resistance debuff. My Noelle is only level 20, but since we aren't getting a new character for awhile I think I will upgrade her after I finish Xiao so I can have more options for a Geo resonance team.

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  8. For people who did want to see Ningguang, here's my experiential description:

    – Pre1.3: Hits like a tracker.
    -Post1.3:
    — (Resonance): Hits like a tow truck.
    — (Res + ZL): Hits like if the logs on a truck came loose and cascaded into traffic behind it.

    In all 3 cases though she's still slow and clunky with or without animation cancel. But post 1.3 she feels way tankier too because the casual shield generation + buffs to geo shields overall feels better.

    Something that remains unclear to me, but Zhongli seems to generate energy much, much more frequently now, but I haven't tested this. I'm getting just under twice as many Sky Meatballs as I used to.

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    THAT WAS THE FIRST CONTRACT IN LIYUE… AND NOW THE FINAL CONTRACT TOO HAS BEEN SET IN STONE..

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  10. I was planning to pull for xiao to have a second DPS (razor main) but after 1.3 my zhongli with crescent pike + albedo combo smokes my razor + fischl combo in terms of DPS. This is with razor using skyward pride and fish using stringless. Thanks for saving me some money mihoyo 🤣

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  11. I have a question, anyone please feel free to answer: I didn't level up any geo character until now because I never saw the point of having Geo characters, but now with the Reso buff it can be really helpful. So I have ZhongLi (C0), Albedo (C0), Noelle (C2) and Ning (C0), and my plan is to build one main geo carry and one geo support. So who would you pick for those roles?
    PS.: I'm a 100% F2P and I could get eventually Ning C1 when that event that gives a free 4* comes out.

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