Mualani is a powerful Hydro DPS in Genshin Impact, but she won’t shine without proper Artifacts, weapons, and team comp.
Mualani is the first 5-star Natlan unit in Genshin Impact, released alongside version 5.0 and she has instantly proved to be strong. Her damage output is exceptionally high and she is probably the best Vaporize unit in the gacha game.
However, her only issue right now is that she feels a bit clunky. She does not have proper units to pair with and none of the current roster synergizes with Mualani. Even then, she is worth pulling due to her damage and potential to grow in the future.
Best Mualani build in Genshin Impact
| Weapon | Artifacts | Stats | Team Comp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surf’s Up | Obsidian Codex | Sands: HP%Goblet: Hydro DMG BonusCirclet; Crit DMGSubstats; Crit DMG, HP%, Elemental Mastery, Crit Rate | Mualani, Kazuha, Xiangling, Kachina |
While this is the best build for Mualani in Genshin Impact, if you want to learn about each component of the setup, we have discussed them in the following sections.
Best Mualani Weapons
Surf’s Up
This is the best weapon for Mualani in Genshin Impact and a must-have to optimize her damage output. Upon equipping, it increases the wearer’s HP by 20%. Additionally, the wearer will gain 4 stacks of Scorching Summer, once every 15 seconds. Each stack of these stacks increases Normal ATK DMG by 12%.
Additionally, the player will lose one stack once every 1.5 seconds, whenever the opponent is hit by a Normal Attack. Finally, the wearer will gain 1 stack upon triggering a Vaporize Reaction.
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds
This is a powerful alternative option for Mualani in Genshin Impact. This weapon increases the Movement SPD of the wearer by 8%. Additionally, when in battle, the wearer will gain 8% Elemental DMG Bonus once every 4 seconds, for a maximum of 4 stacks.
Best Mualani Artifact set
The best Artifact set for Mualani is Obsidian Codex. The stat bonus for this set is as follows:
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| Set Piece | Set Bonus |
|---|---|
| 2-pc | While the equipping character is in Nightsoul’s Blessing and is on the field, their DMG dealt is increased by 15%. |
| 4-pc | After the equpping character consumes 1 Nightsoul point while on the field, CRIT Rate increases by 40% for 6s. This effect can trigger once every second. |
Mualani Ascension and Talent level-up materials
Ascension Materials
The Ascension materials for Mualani in Genshin Impact include Varunada Lazurite Silver, Sentry’s Wooden Whistle and its upgrades, Sprayfeather Gill, and Mark of the Binding Blessing. The exact number of materials she needs is as follows:
- Varunada Azurite Silver x1
- Varunada Lazurite Fragment x9
- Varunada Lazurite Chunk x9
- Varunada Lazurite Gemstone x6
- Sentry’s Wooden Whistle x18
- Warrior’s Metal Whistle x30
- Saurian Crowned Warrior’s Wooden Whistle x36
- Mark of the Blinding Blessing x46
- Sprayfeather Gill x168
Traces
Mualani’s Traces in Genshin Impact need Teachings of Contention and its upgrades, Sentry’s Wooden Whistle and its upgrades, and Lightless Mass. The exact number of materials she needs is as follows:
- Teachings of Contention x9
- Guide to Contention x63
- Philosophies of Contention x114
- Sentry’s Wooden Whistle x18
- Warrior’s Metal Whistle x66
- Saurian Crowned Warrior’s Golden Whistle x93
- Lightless Mass x18
Best Mualani team comp
The best units to pair alongside Mualani are Kazuha, Kachina, and Xiangling. In this team, Xiangling applies Pyro for Vape reactions and deals a lot of damage. Kazuha provides buffs through his kit and Viridiscent Venerer. Finally, Kachina provides Nightsoul buffs which is a key mechanic from Natlan.
Apart from that, you can also run Mualani with Emilie, Nahida, and Dehya in a Burgeon team. This team is also quite strong and will carry you through most of the end-game content with ease.
Mualani kit
Normal Attack- Cooling Treatment
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Normal Attack | Performs up to 3 attacks that deal Hydro DMG. |
| Charged Attack | Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to smack a Pufferball into the air that deals AoE Hydro DMG upon landing. |
| Plunging Attack | Gathers the power of Hydro and plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Hydro DMG upon impact with the ground. |
Elemental Skill
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Surfshark Wavebreaker | Combining her knowledge of speed control and the tides, Mualani can surf at any place, at any time.After using this skill, Mualani will gain 60 Nightsoul points and enter the Nightsoul’s Blessing state.Nightsoul’s Blessing: MualaniContinuously consume Nightsoul points. When they are depleted or when the skill is used again, Mualani’s Nightsoul’s Blessing will end. The state itself has the following traits:·Mounts the Sharky Surfboard, increasing Mualani’s Movement SPD and interruption resistance. Mualani can move on water and in liquid Phlogiston while this state is active, and she will take no DMG from the latter.·Normal Attacks will be converted to Sharky’s Bites, dealing Hydro DMG based on Mualani’s Max HP with the Nightsoul attribute. Sharky’s Bites can take place in mid-air. DMG dealt this way is considered Normal Attack DMG.·When she makes contact with opponents in this state, Mualani applies “Marked as Prey” to them and gains 1 Wave Momentum stack. Max 3 stacks.Wave Momentum and Marked as PreyWhen Mualani uses Sharky’s Bite, her DMG dealt increases based on Wave Momentum stacks. When she has 3 stacks, Sharky’s Bite will be converted to Sharky’s Surging Bite, further increasing her DMG and removing all her stacks when hitting an opponent.When Sharky’s Bite hits an opponent Marked as Prey, that mark will be removed, and she will fire Shark Missiles at up to 5 nearby opponents Marked as Prey, dealing DMG to them equal to this Sharky’s Bite instance and clearing their Marks. If more than 1 opponent is the target of Sharky’s Bite and Shark Missiles, the DMG dealt will decrease, decreasing at most to 72% of the original DMG when 3 opponents are targeted. |
Elemental Burst
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Stormburst Shot | Fires a Super Shark Missile that can track opponents, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Hydro DMG based on Mualani’s Max HP. |
Passive Skills
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Night Realm’s Gifts: Crests and Troughs | After her Nightsoul points are depleted, Mualani will switch to consuming Phlogiston to maintain her Nightsoul’s Blessing.While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, she can use Nightsoul Transmission: Mualani. When the active character is sprinting or swimming in a movement mode caused by certain Talents, or at a certain height in the air, the following will trigger when switching to Mualani: Mualani will enter the Nightsoul’s Blessing state and gain 40 Nightsoul points. Nightsoul Transmission can be triggered once every 10s by your own team.Additionally, Mualani’s Nightsoul point or Phlogiston consumption while moving on water and Liquid Phlogiston during Nightsoul’s Blessing is decreased by 75% while in Natlan, and her Nightsoul point consumption is decreased by 35% while doing the same outside Natlan. |
| Heat-Resistance Freshwater Floater | When Sharky’s Surging Bite hits an opponent, a Puffer will be generated nearby. Mualani will restore 20 Nightsoul points when she picks up a Puffer. Only 2 such Puffers can be created in this way during a single instance of being in Nightsoul’s Blessing. |
| Natlan’s Greatest Guide | After a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, Mualani will gain 1 stack of Wavechaser’s Exploits, which lasts for 20s. Max 3 stacks. When she uses Boomsharka-laka, Mualani will clear all Wavechaser’s Exploits stacks and increase the DMG of this Boomsharka-laka by 15%/30%/45% of her Max HP based on the number of stacks cleared. |
Mualani Constellations
| Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|
| The Leisurely “Meztli” | The DMG dealt by the first Sharky’s Surging Bite after Mualani enters Nightsoul’s Blessing and the Shark Missiles it triggers is increased by 66% of Mualani’s Max HP. This instance of increased DMG is subject to the diminishing DMG rules of Surfshark Wavebreaker.In addition, while out of combat, Mualani’s Nightsoul’s Blessing state consumes 30% less Phlogiston and Nightsoul points. |
| Mualani, Going All Out | Mualani gains 2 of Surfshark Wavebreaker’s Wave Momentum stacks when she enters Nightsoul’s Blessing state. She will gain 1 stack when obtaining a Puffer.In addition, whenever Mualani obtains 2 Puffers within a single instance of the Nightsoul’s Blessing state, she will recover an additional 12 Nightsoul points over 2s. This effect requires the Passive Talent “Heat-Resistant Freshwater Floater” to be unlocked first. |
| Surfing Atop Joyous Seas | Increases the Level of Surfshark Wavebreaker by 3.Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| Sharky Eats Floaters | Mualani regenerates 8 Energy when obtaining a Puffer. Must first unlock the Passive Talent “Heat-Resistant Freshwater Floater.”Additionally, Boomsharka-laka deals 75% increased DMG. |
| Same Style of Surfboard on Sale | Increases the Level of Boomsharka-laka by 3.Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| Spirit of Spring’s People | The DMG increase from the Constellation “The Leisurely ‘Meztli’…” is no longer limited to being triggered once every Nightsoul’s Blessing. |
Mualani pros and cons
Here are the pros and cons of Mualani in Genshin Impact:
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| High damage output. | Feels clunky due to lack of a proper team comp. |
| Premier Vaporize DPS. | |
| Room to grow. |
Mualani trailer
On August 27, 2024, HoYoverse released the official trailer for Mualani in Genshin Impact. If you did not catch it yet, you can do so from the link provided below:
That’s everything you need to know about Mualani so far in Genshin Impact! For more on the game, check out all the free characters you can get, how the Pity system works, and whether or not it’s cross-platform.