In Genshin Impact, Mualani is a 5-star character belonging to the Hydro element and using a catalyst in battles. In a squad, she can play the role of the main damage dealer. In this guide, you can learn about her best build, weapons and artifacts, as well as the teams recommended with her.
Note: The Famous Guide of Natlan has not yet been officially released, so the information provided here is based on information obtained during beta testing. If necessary, we will update the guide when the heroine is released in the game.
Main Features of Mualani
How to Get Mualani
In the first phase of the 5.0 update, this Catalyst will appear in the banner, which will increase the chance of her dropping. In the future, this character can only be obtained through Prayers. Unfortunately, HoYoverse has never held an event that would reward a 5-star event fighter, so you definitely won’t be able to get the famous guide from Natlan for free.
Mualani Stat Progression
The table below shows how the character’s basic stats change as they level up.
| Level | Base HP | Base Attack | Base protection | Bonus to critical chance. hits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1182 | 14 | 44 | 0% |
| 20 | 3066 | 37 | 115 | 0% |
| 40+ | 6825 | 82 | 256< /td> | 4.8% |
60 | 9850 | 118 | 370 | 9.6% |
| 80 | 13397 | 160 | 530 | 14.4% |
| 90 | 15185 | 182 | 570 | 19.2% |
The default critical damage and critical hit chance are 50% and 5% respectively.
Mualani's Abilities
When performing a normal attack “Cooling Procedure”the heroine carries out up to 3 hits with the ball, and when charged, spending a small amount of stamina, she throws a pufferfish into the air, which upon landing deals area damage. When performing a fall strike, she rushes to the ground, hitting all enemies in her path, and upon landing, deals damage in an area. All of these attacks deal Hydro damage.
< p class="p1">Explanation: Normal attacks that are unremarkable for most Catalysts, which you are unlikely to use outside of the elemental skill.
After using the elemental skill “Wave Surf Shark”, the heroine enters the Blessing of the Night Spirit mode and receives 60 units of the corresponding energy. This state is characterized by the following features:
- Continuously consumes Night Spirit points. When they run out or the skill is used again, the Blessing ends.
- Mualani climbs onto the Surf Shark, and her movement speed and interrupt resistance are increased. While this state is active, Mualani can move through water and liquid phlogiston without taking damage from the latter.
- Normal attacks become Shark Bites, which deal Night Spirit-type Hydro damage proportional to Mualani's Max HP. Shark Bites can be performed in mid-air. Damage dealt this way is considered normal attack damage.
- When Mualani comes into contact with enemies in this state, she applies Prey Marks to them and gains 1 level of Wave Pulse. Wave Pulse can be stacked up to 3 times. You can gain 1 level for the same enemy every 0.7 seconds.
When the character uses Shark Bites, the damage it deals increases according to the number of Wave Pulse levels. When 3 stacks are reached, the empowered attack turns into Shark Rending Bite, further increasing the damage and subsequently removing all levels.
When Shark Bites hit an enemy with a Prey Mark, the marker is removed and Shark Missiles are launched at up to 5 nearby marked enemies. They deal damage equal to the damage of that Shark Bite and remove the markers. If there are more than 1 target, the damage dealt is reduced (maximum reduction is -28% if there are 3 or more targets).
Explanation: It's actually quite simple here – activate the skill to turn regular attacks into Shark Bites, and hit with them. Although the damage from them is considered damage from regular attacks, it is more important to pump the skill, since the bite multipliers are specified in it. They are extremely strong, but have a cooldown of 1.8 seconds, that is, the heroine does not hit often, but very powerfully. Her gameplay is perfectly suited to the reaction of Steam.
In this case, you won't have to just stand there and wait for 1.8 seconds to pass, because before each bite it is advisable to collect 3 stacks of Wave Impulse, as they provide additional multipliers. For example, at skill level 10 and with 3 stacks of the effect, the total value will look like this: 15.62% (base) + 7.81*3 (each impulse) + 39.06% (tearing shark bite) = 78.11% of the heroine's HP.
To gain stacks, you just need to touch enemies, floating around them on a shark, like on a surfboard. This is actually its gameplay – turn on the E-key, fly through 3 enemies and press the normal hit button to perform a Shark Ripping Bite. Then repeat the action.
As for the missiles, you can launch 5 missiles at 5 enemies at a time, which allows you to work not only on single targets, but also in an area. At the same time, if there is only one enemy on the battlefield, you will not see any shells, because the bite will remove the mark. This is done in order not to disrupt reactions, that is, 1 mob will receive one Hydro status.
Let's add that if there are 2 enemies on the battlefield, they will receive the same damage – one from a shark bite, and the second – from a rocket. If there are 3 or more enemies, then the damage from the rockets will begin to fall: for 2 rockets it will decrease by 14%, for 3 rockets – by 28%.
Burst of the elements “Storm Charge” allows the heroine to launch a Shark Super Rocket, which deals Hydro damage in an area depending on her maximum health.
Explanation: Just a powerful ultimate that can give an additional reaction to Steam, but can also deal significant damage without it. There is nothing complicated about its use. Due to the low cost (60 units) and relatively fast energy gain, Mualani will be able to activate it almost every rotation.
It would also be a shame not to mention the extremely useful passive talents of the Tour Guide. The first one is called Heat-Resistant Freshwater Pufferfish. It creates a Pufferfish when hitting an enemy with Shark Rending Bite, which can restore 20 Night Spirit if picked up. A maximum of 2 Pufferfish can be created per Night Spirit Blessing.
Explanation: Overall, this passive will allow you to extend this state by 4 seconds, increasing its total duration to 10 seconds.
The second one is Natlan's Ultimate Guide– Grants 1 level of Waverider's Insight, lasting 20 seconds, when any team member activates Night Spirit Flare. This effect can stack up to 3 times and increase the damage of Storm Charge by 15%/30%/45% of the heroine's maximum HP for each stack.
Explanation: Only Natlan characters can trigger Night Spirit Blast when dealing elemental damage, and the more of them there are in the team, the more often you can activate it: from 18 seconds with one Natlan and up to 9 seconds with 3 or 4. Therefore, in any case, you will receive at least 1 level of Waverider's Insight.
As for the third passive “Gift of the Realm of Night: Rise and Fall”, when Mualani is in areas of Natlan with phlogiston mechanics, she is able to use Night Spirit Transfer. When the active hero uses sprint, swims, is in the movement state of some talents or is at a certain height in the air, when switching to Mualani, the following effect is activated: the guide, appearing on the field, enters the state of Night Spirit Blessing and gains 40 Night Spirit points. Night Spirit Transfer can be activated by your party once every 10 seconds.
In addition, in Natlan, while moving through water and liquid phlogiston in the Blessing of the Night Spirit state, the consumption of Night Spirit points or Mualani's phlogiston is reduced by 75%, while outside Natlan, the consumption of Night Spirit points for the same actions is reduced by 35%.
Explanation: In short, with this passive, you can extend the duration of the elemental skill by interacting with the flagiston.
The heroine also has a special innate passive “The main thing is to smile”, which restores 15 units of phlogiston in areas with the corresponding mechanics in Natln when interacting with certain items. Plus, it shows local curiosities on the mini-map.
Mualani Constellations
To open them, you need to accumulate the character's Luck, which is given out when duplicates of the heroine drop, which, of course, is random. Considering the small chance of getting 5-star characters, you will need to spend a lot of time and money to unlock all the constellations. However, even without them, Mualani plays the role of main DD without any problems.
Here is the full list of constellations:
- Carefree “Metztli”… – the damage of the first Rending Shark Bite and the Shark Missiles it causes after the heroine enters the Night Spirit’s Blessing state increases by 66% of her maximum health. Plus, the consumption of Night Spirit and phlogiston points outside of combat is reduced by 30%.
- Mualani Will Do Her Best! – After entering the Night Spirit Blessing state, the heroine gains 2 levels of Wave Impulse. She gains 1 more stack when she picks up a pufferfish. In addition, Mualani restores 12 Night Spirit points over 2 seconds whenever she picks up 2 pufferfish during one effect period.
- On the Waves of the Merry Sea – the skill level increases by three. Maximum level: 15. A very useful constellation, significantly increasing the heroine's overall damage.
- Shark Eats Pufferfish – When the heroine picks up a pufferfish, she restores 8 units of energy. In addition, the damage of the ult increases by 75%.
- The same surfboard is for sale – the ult level increases by three. Maximum level: 15.
- Spirit of the Folk of the Springs – removes the C1 limitation, meaning it can be activated more than once during the duration of one Blessing of the Night Spirit.
If you decide to try your luck, we recommend that you stop at C1 and C2, which allow you to significantly increase the damage from the elemental skill and extend its duration. We will add that if you have a choice between the first Constellation and a signature weapon, we advise you to choose the second option in the absence of any powerful alternative catalysts.
How to play as Mualani
We discussed the basic gameplay in the description of the heroine's elemental skill. In short, you need to use E, collect Wave Pulses by knocking into opponents, and after collecting 3 stacks, press the normal hit button to perform Shark Rending Bite. It is advisable to close the Steam reaction at the same time. There are also a few nuances that we would like to mention.
First of all, let's note that you can also get Wave Pulses by knocking down the same enemy, but the accumulation of levels in this case will be limited by a cooldown of 0.7 seconds, that is, with one enemy you are unlikely to have time to accumulate 3 stacks or you will then have to stretch out the execution of shark bites, which is undesirable.
Now, regarding the duration of the elemental skill. Although it specifies Night Spirit points, not the usual seconds, in reality it doesn't matter, because they are spent over time – 60 units will go away in exactly 6 seconds. However, you still have the passive talent “Heat-resistant Freshwater Pufferfish”, which allows you to get 40 additional points by collecting 2 Pufferfish.
Thus, the duration of the Night Spirit's Blessing will be 10 seconds. During this time, you can ideally make 5 Shark Rending Bites, but you will most likely be able to perform no more than 3-4 such attacks. If the ult is ready, you can activate it, increasing the time Mualani is on the battlefield by another 3-4 seconds. In general, this is a standard period for a damage dealer.
Let's add that the first shark bite that hits the enemy gives 5 units of energy, which is quite good. Considering the low cost of her elemental explosion, you can easily use it once per rotation or at least every other time. Plus, it should be noted that within the skill's action, her resistance to interruption increases significantly, and when she performs an enhanced normal attack, she cannot be interrupted at all – this makes the gameplay for her a little more convenient.
So, if we consider her optimal rotation in ideal conditions, it will look like this:
- Use your supports and sub-DDs' abilities that work out of pocket to boost your damage output and apply elemental statuses to enemies.
- Bring Mualani to the field, activate E, and then slam into enemies while riding the shark to gain 3 stacks of Wave Pulse and apply Prey Marks. Once you have 3 stacks, press the normal attack button to perform Shark Rending Bite and close the reaction (preferably with Steam).
- Take the fallen pufferfish to extend the E-shka. Then do the above actions 3-4 more times while the skill is active. If you have accumulated enough energy, use the elemental explosion. Start repeating all these actions from point 1 until you destroy all the enemies.
Overall, Mualani is a match for Nevillet in terms of pure power. She certainly won't be his killer, but she can be a good replacement, especially for those who don't want to open Constellations to gain resistance to interrupt attacks. If you also don't mind the idea of constantly riding a surfboard and looking for enemies to crash into, then feel free to knock out this cute tourist guide.
Mualani's Advantages and Disadvantages
Using her unique abilities, this heroine can inflict significant Hydro damage to both single and multiple targets. Her advantages also include:
- It has a clear and relatively simple gameplay that is easy to learn, so it is quite suitable for beginners.
- It is ideally played through the reaction of Par, as it can cover it with each shark bite, so it goes well with Pyro sub-DD.
- The damage from her abilities depends only on HP, and the chance of a critical hit increases with elevation. Thus, the main emphasis can be placed on just two parameters – health and critical damage. All this significantly simplifies the assembly of the heroine.
- She can independently extend the duration of her elemental skill thanks to passive talents.
- Her ultimate is relatively inexpensive (only 60 units) and is capable of causing considerable damage.
- Thanks to Shark Rockets, she can deal damage to several enemies at once, so she shows herself well in battles with both powerful single opponents and large groups of mobs.
- With proper pumping and the right selection of a team, she can easily compete with Nevillet in terms of damage dealt.
- Has passives useful for exploring Natlan: moves around it faster and helps in finding curiosities.
However, it is still impossible to call Mualani an ideal character, since she also has her drawbacks:
- Some may quickly get bored with her gameplay and find it too tedious, as not everyone wants to constantly seek out enemies and crash into them while riding a shark, as well as collect pufferfish.
- When using an additional Hydro character, for example, Furina, one Xiangling may not be enough for Pyro application. You will have to take support for her in the form of a Pyro support or Dendro applicator (for Burning).
- She is quite limited in her choice of characters, as she does not fit well with reactions other than Steam.
Best build for Mualani
Best Weapons
When choosing a catalyst, priority should be given to those that increase critical damage, critical hit chance, and HP. The table below shows the most interesting options.
| Name and rarity | Characteristics (level 1-90) | Passive ability |
|---|---|---|
Ride the Wave (5 Stars) | Critical Damage: 19.2%~88.2% Base Attack: 44~542 | Increases maximum health by 20-40%. Every 15 seconds after using an elemental skill, the following effect is triggered for 14 seconds: grants 4 levels of Sultry Summer. Each stack increases normal attack damage by 12-24%. While it is active, once every 1.5 seconds, a normal hit on an enemy removes 1 level, and activating the Steam reaction on an enemy, on the contrary, adds 1 stack. The Sultry Summer effect stacks up to 4 times. A signature skill for Mualani that gives her the health points and critical damage she needs, which significantly simplifies balancing crits. However, again, to fully utilize the passive, you will definitely need to play through Steam. |
Sacrificial Jade (4 Stars) | Base Attack: 41~454 Critical Hit Rate: 8~36.8% | Increases the hero's health by 32~64%, and elemental mastery by 40~80 units if he is not on the battlefield for more than 5 seconds. After the character returns, the effect lasts for 10 seconds, and then disappears. With the 5th awakening, it is close to the signature in efficiency, since it increases all the stats necessary for Mualani. Without them, it will be a little better than the Ring of Yachshe. Plus, you will have to adjust the rotation to the timings of the passive. So if you have this catalyst, then you can give it to a guide, but if not, then you should not purposefully spend money on it to buy it in BP – it is better to spend these resources on knocking out “Catch the Wave”. |
Rite of the Eternal Flow (5 stars) | Base attack: 44~542 Crit. damage: 19.2~88.2% | Increases health by 16-32%. When the hero's current health increases or decreases, damage from charged attacks increases by 14-30% for 4 seconds. The bonus can be stacked up to three times and appears no more than once every 0.3 seconds. If 3 stacks are received or the duration of the 3rd stack is refreshed, 8-12 units of energy are restored. The latter effect can occur once every 12 seconds. One of the few catalysts that increases the owner's HP, which increases Mualani's damage. She will also benefit from the crit boost it gives. However, the passive will be practically useless to the heroine, since she does not use charged attacks. Overall, it's comparable to Sacrificial Jade without awakenings. |
Yashche Ring (4 Stars) | HP: 9%~41.4% Base Attack: 42~509 | Using an elemental skill gives a bonus to the Jade Crown – damage from a normal strike of the owner increases by 0.6-1% for every 1000 units of maximum health for 10 seconds. Maximum damage can increase by 16-32%. A good option for Mualani at the 5th Awakening, which increases damage from abilities due to the health bonus. In addition, it will increase the damage of shark bites. Its main advantage is the fact that it can be crafted. |
Ashen Horn (4 stars) | HP: 9%~41.4% Base attack: 42~509 | If the attack hits an enemy in their position, damage is dealt in an area in the amount of 40-80% of their maximum health. This effect occurs once every 15 seconds. It will be available for free as part of the main event of patch 5.0. It will increase the heroine's overall damage by increasing HP and give her more massive attacks. |
Prayer to the Holy Winds (5 stars) | Critical Hit Chance: 7.2%~33.1% Base Attack: 46~608 | Increases the character's movement speed by 10% and increases their elemental damage by 8%~16% every four seconds. The effect can stack up to four times, but disappears if the hero leaves the battlefield. A standard 5-star catalyst for damage dealers that will allow Mualani to catch up with enemies faster, make it easier to balance crits (all attention can be paid to critical damage) and slightly increase her overall damage. However, you will have to gain HP from artifacts. |
Azure Vault Splendor (5 Stars) | HP: 10.8~49.6% Base Attack: 46~608 | When using an ult or applying a shield, the equipped hero receives the Willstone status for 3 seconds, during which 4.5 units of energy are restored every 2.5 seconds, and the damage bonus of the corresponding element increases by 0.3% for every thousand units of maximum health (maximum may increase by 12%). The effect occurs even if the character is in the pocket. It does not provide any buff to normal attacks, and you will have to pay more attention to balancing crits, however, the catalyst increases HP and elemental damage, increasing the overall DPS of the heroine . In addition, she will be able to use her ult every rotation. |
Wanderer's Song (4 stars) | Crit. Damage: 12%~55.1% Base Attack: 42~510 | After switching to a character, a random melody starts playing, which can increase attack power (by 60 percent), elemental damage (by 48 percent), or elemental mastery (by 240 units). The effect lasts for 10 seconds and can appear once every half a minute. Mualani doesn't need the attack power bonus, and the increase in elemental damage and MC doesn't really do much good. But it significantly increases critical damage, making it easier to balance crits. |
Prototype: Yantar (4 stars) | HP: 9~41.3% Base attack: 42~510 | After using the ult, for 6 seconds, restores 4-6 units of energy every 2 seconds. Regenerates 4-6% of health to all team members every 2 seconds. At the 5th awakening it is quite good, as it significantly increases Mualani's health, and, consequently, her overall damage. Plus, it gives her enough energy and heals the entire team (you can even do without a healer, increasing the overall DPS of the squad). In addition, this weapon can be obtained through regular crafting. |
Best Artifacts
As in the case of catalysts, we recommend taking artifacts that can increase critical hits and maximum health, as well as strengthen regular attacks. The table below shows the best options.
| Artifacts | Bonuses | Advantages |
|---|---|---|
Obsidian Tome | 2 parts: increases damage by 15% for the owner on the field, in the state of Blessing of the Night Spirit. 4 pieces: Increases critical strike chance by 40% for 6 seconds after the owner spends 1 point of Night Spirit. The effect can occur once every second. | The perfect set for any Natlan damage dealer. It is because of its existence that we advise looking for catalysts for crit. damage, not crit. chance. |
Heart of the Deep | 2 pieces: you will receive a 15% bonus to Hydro damage. 4 pieces: increases damage from normal and charged attacks by 30% for 15 seconds after using E-shka. Obtained in the dungeon “Vindagnir Peak”. | A good alternative to the previous set with good stats, which can significantly increase the heroine's overall damage. |
Twilight Court Hunter | 2 pieces: increases damage from normal and charged attacks by 15%. 4 pieces: increases the chance of a critical hit by 12% for five seconds when the character's current health increases or decreases. The bonus stacks up to three times. | No less effective than the previous version if Furina is in the party. It is not recommended to use this set without it. |
Millelith's Fortitude/Vurukashi's Radiance
Heart of the Deep/Nymph's Dream | 2 pieces: Increases max HP by 20%. 2 pieces: You will get a 15% bonus to Hydro damage. | If you do not have the full sets of the above with the appropriate characteristics, you can use incomplete sets. |
As for the main characteristics of artifacts, then take the hourglass for HP, the cup (bowl) – for the Hydro damage bonus, and the crown (hat) – for crit. chance/crit. damage in a ratio of 1 to 2 (when taking the obsidian tome, focus on critical damage). The priority of choosing secondary parameters is as follows: crits, elemental mastery (when playing through Steam), HP and energy recovery.
If we talk about the optimal indicators of the heroine's attributes, then they look like this:
- Maximum health: 32000+
- Critical hit chance: 60-70%
- Critical damage: 120-140%
- Energy recovery: at least 110-120%
Best Teams for Mualani
As we noted earlier, this heroine is best played through Steam – this reaction will allow her to inflict maximum damage to enemies. For this reason, it is very advisable to take at least one good Pyro character in her squad, capable of inflicting a fire status from the pocket.
In first place, of course, is the irreplaceable Xiang Ling. Toma is also a good option, especially when paired with a Dendro Applicator (such as Nahida, Bai Zhu, or Emilia), who can enhance the Pyro status with the Burning reaction.
You can also take a second Hydro character as a secondary damage dealer, such as Furina, Ye Lan, or Xing Qiu. However, in this case, one Xiangling may not be enough for a Pyro Applicator, so you will definitely need to take either a Pyro support or a Dendro Applicator.
You can also try to assemble a squad for Budding by taking Nila, however, the effectiveness of Mualani in this case will still be lower than that of teams on Par. The table below presents the most interesting options for packs:
| Main-DD | Sub-DD | Sub-DD/Support | Support |
|---|---|---|---|
Mualani |
Xiang Ling |
Colleys |
Sucrose |
Mualani |
Emilia |
Kazuha |
Tom |
Mualani |
Dehya |
Kazuha |
|
Mualani |
Xiang Ling |
Ye Lan |
Nahida |
Mualani |
Xiang Ling |
Ye Lan |
Kazuha |
Mualani |
Nile |
Furina |
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Mualani |
Xiang Ling | < p>
Furina |
Bai Zhu (Yao Yao, Kirara) |
Mualani |
Xiang Ling |
Emilia |
Bennett (Furina) |
Leveling up Mualani
How to improve skills
You will have to search and collect a lot of different materials, namely:
- Teachings, instructions and philosophies about “Rivalry” – obtained on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays in the “Flaming Ruins” dungeon.
- Wooden Watchman's Whistle, Metal Warrior's Whistle, and Golden Whistle of the Saurian-Crowned Warrior – Drops from Saurian-like tribe warriors, can be purchased with Star Glitter, or crafted with Alchemy.
- Dark Mass – Drops from the weekly boss, the All-Devouring Narwhal.
- Crown of Insight – Can be obtained from events, as well as by leveling up the Sacred Cherry Blossom, Permafrost Tree, Dream Tree, and Lucine Fountain.
If we talk about priority of leveling up talents, then the first thing you should do is increase the heroine's elemental skill, since it is her main source of damage. Then take on the elemental explosion and only then level up regular attacks.
How to level up a character
Get ready to search and collect a large number of different materials. Their list and methods of extraction are given below.
You can get Varunada Lazuli from Oceanid, Dwalin, Ancient Geovishap, Hydro Hypostasis and Azhdah. They are also sold in the souvenir shop. The Binding Blessing Mark drops from the Golden Flame Tyrant Kukusaur. The Sea Feather is a local curiosity of Fontaine. We have indicated its location in a separate guide.
