Genshin Impact: Childe/Tartaglia guide — Weapons, artifacts, and talents

Childe, also known as Tartaglia, is one of the strongest 5-star characters in Genshin Impact. Although he's a Hydro-based bow user, he also happens to be the game's first hybrid character. He can switch between ranged DPS and melee DPS thanks to his elemental skill. The downside, of course, is that staying in melee stance for too long will also incur a lengthy cooldown. Here's our Genshin Impact guide to help you with the best weapons, artifacts, and talents for Childe/Tartaglia. Note: For more information, check out our Genshin Impact guides and features hub. Genshin Impact guide: Childe/Tartaglia's weapons, artifacts, and talents Childe/Tartaglia is a Fatui Harbinger and, funnily enough, he's also a weekly boss that you can face in Genshin Impact. Likewise, he's featured in the "Farewell of Snezhnaya" wish banner. Originally, this was available back in November 2020. However, those who missed out on him the first time have another shot due to the banner rerun (April 6 to April 27). This banner also happens to include Rosaria, a new 4-star character. We've updated this guide due to the banner rerun and to mention some extra details in the game. Anyway, you can refer to the pages below for the parts that you need help with: Tartaglia's best weapon Tartaglia's best artifact Tartaglia's talent priorities and constellations Character ascension materials Gameplay tips and character summary Genshin Impact: Childe's/Tartaglia's weapon: Rust or Viridescent Hunt I personally consider Rust and Viridescent Hunt as the best weapon choices for Childe/Tartaglia in Genshin Impact. Rust (ATK%) - Rust comes from wishes/gacha microtransactions (it's a 4-star weapon, so it's easier to get via RNG). What makes Rust amazing is its normal attack damage boost. Since Childe/Tartaglia is a hybrid character, this bow's perk still applies to melee attacks when you use his elemental skill. Viridescent Hunt (crit rate) - Meanwhile, Viridescent Hunt comes from the Gnostic Hymn Battle Pass. You can use it as a viable substitute since it's got crit rate as a stat. Likewise, the mini-tornado it spawns can be helpful when trying to group up smaller enemies. To be fair, though, there are other bows out there that are viable (or even stronger): Skyward Harp (crit rate) and Amos Bow (ATK%) - Both of these 5-star bows in Genshin Impact will trump all other options for Childe/Tartaglia (though you probably don't want to consider the new Elegy for the End). Still, since these are 5-star weapons, they can only be obtained with a lot of fates (aka. cash) and a bit of luck. They won't always be available since they're part of their own featured wish banners. Blackcliff Warbow (crit damage) - Obtained from Paimon's Shop, this weapon gains an ATK boost whenever you kill enemies (and Childe has no problems doing that). Prototype Crescent (ATK%) - Although this is a great weapon in the hands of Ganyu, it can be a hassle if Childe uses this since the proc requires you to land aimed shots on enemy weak points. That means you'll do an aimed shot to gain a 10-second buff, then switch to melee stance to make the most out of that boost. You can't really do another charged shot on a weak point unless you go back to bow stance. Stringless (elemental mastery) - Although it grants a 30% increase to your elemental skill and elemental burst damage, the sub-stat is totally wasted on Childe. Other characters like Venti and Fischl do better with this weapon. Windblume Ode (elemental mastery) - Genshin Impact's freebie weapon from the Windblume Festival isn't viable for Childe/Tartaglia. Equip this only if you don't have any other alternatives. Anyway, the next section of our guide talks about the best artifacts for Childe/Tartaglia. Childe's/Tartaglia's best artifacts: 4x Heart of Depth or 2x Heart of Depth/2x Noblesse Oblige Noblesse Oblige comes from the Clear Pool and Mountain domain. Meanwhile, the Heart of Depth set comes from the Peak of Vindagnyr domain which needs to be unlocked via a quest chain. Ideally, you'll want four Heart of Depth pieces. The 2-piece bonus adds +15% Hydro damage, but the 4-piece bonus is a godsend. It increases your normal and charged attack damage by 30% for 15 seconds after using an elemental skill. Since Childe swaps to melee stance to start slicing foes, you'll have this bonus up immediately. With the feather and hourglass/sands having ATK and ATK% respectively, try to find a helmet/circlet with crit rate. As for the goblet/cup, make sure you've got Hydro Damage Bonus as a main stat to further increase Tartaglia's DPS capabilities. Lastly, for sub stats, you'll want even more crit rate and crit damage. If you can't get decent rolls, just level up the ones that you do have and use them as fodder once you've farmed better ones. Alternatively, you can consider just using two pieces of the Heart of Depth set and two pieces of the Noblesse Oblige set. The Noblesse Oblige's 2-piece bonus for your elemental burst is still helpful. Anyway, the next part of our guide discusses the talent priorities and constellations for Childe/Tartaglia. Talents priority: Raging Tide (skill) > Obliteration (burst) I personally suggest focusing on Tartaglia's Foul Legacy: Raging Tide elemental skill before anything else. This elemental skill allows him to switch to melee stance. When you activate the skill, Childe's/Tartaglia's bow turns into water-based daggers, and melee attacks will inflict the Riptide status. Subsequent hits on enemies affected by Riptide deal AoE Hydro damage, and kills will spread the Riptide effect to nearby foes. Later, once you've leveled him up, you'll get a passive that allows normal and charged melee attacks to apply Riptide after you land a crit. Given how Childe does consistently high damage while in melee stance, his elemental skill should be prioritized when leveling. Just remember that the longer Childe stays in melee stance, the lengthier the elemental skill's cooldown will be. As such, you probably don't want to go beyond 15 seconds with him meleeing opponents unless you wish to incur a severe cooldown penalty. Meanwhile, his elemental burst, Havoc: Obliteration, is also something you'll want to boost down the line. You should be using his burst while in melee stance after multiple hostiles have been afflicted with Riptide to create a deadly blast. Lastly, I'd personally ignore Normal Attack: Cutting Torrent. This mostly buffs his aimed/charged shots and regular shots with a bow. Since most of your damage comes from melee stance DPS, you'd rarely have use for sniping. Constellations Foul Legacy: Tide Withholder (C1) - Decreases the cooldown of your elemental skill by 20%. Foul Legacy: Understream (C2) - Defeating opponents affected by Riptide grants +4 elemental energy. Abyssal Mayhem: Vortex of Turmoil (C3) - +3 levels for your elemental skill; maximum level is 15. Abyssal Mayhem: Hydrospout (C4) - Triggers Riptide Flash (ranged stance) or Riptide Slash (melee stance) against nearby opponents every four seconds. These procs are separate from the ones generated by other effects. Havoc: Formless Blade (C5) - +3 levels for your elemental burst; maximum level is 15. Havoc: Annihilation (C6) - When you use your elemental burst while in melee stance, your elemental skill cooldown is completely reset. C4 adds some decent DPS, but C6 is an absolute game-changer. This allows Childe/Tartaglia to swap between stances freely and without suffering from lengthy cooldowns as long as you can pop your burst while in melee stance. Of course, since he's a 5-star character, it's not viable to "chase" all his constellations as this is mostly something "whales" would do. Anyway, the next section talks about Childe/Tartaglia's ascension materials. Character ascension materials Below, you can see the character ascension materials needed by Childe/Tartaglia in Genshin Impact. Here they are: Fatui Insignias - Dropped by Fatui agents. Varunada Lazurite - Dropped by the Oceanid elite; purchased from Souvenir Shop; higher-tier versions can be crafted by an alchemist NPC. Cleansing Heart - Dropped by the Oceanid elite. Starconch - Gathered from beaches. There are lots of Starconch lying around on the beaches of Yaoguang Shoal and Guyun Stone Forest. Likewise, a few are found in Dragonspine, but I wouldn't advise farming there since the Sheer Cold effect can be a nuisance. Anyway, if you want an efficient farming route, you can watch the video below from YouTuber KyoStinV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?vEpLJYOpwt1E Finally, let's talk about what you can expect when Childe/Tartaglia is in your Genshin Impact team. Genshin Impact: Childe/Tartaglia summary There's no doubt about it, Childe/Tartaglia is one of the most impressive characters in Genshin Impact's roster. With Childe/Tartaglia, you'll see massive damage and lots of crits, making even the toughest fights a breeze. Use support-type characters such as Venti and Bennett to set up your enemies and DPS rotation. Then, try to pop another ability such as Xiangling's or Fischl's before you proc elemental reactions from Childe. Likewise, you could get Qiqi to use her healing skill, allowing Childe's Hydro attacks to freeze enemies. This is actually my go-to duo for some Spiral Abyss floors since freezing enemies tends to be very easy, and I can use someone like Ganyu for another team. The idea is to do a quick prep for your melee stance's vicious hits ("E") prior to blasting everyone with your burst ("Q"). Just try not to stay in melee stance for too long or the elemental skill will incur a lengthy cooldown as well. Press "E" once more (10-15 seconds after activating melee stance) so that the cooldown is more manageable. Genshin Impact is available via its official website. For more information, check out our guides and features hub.

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