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Genshin Impact Talents & Skills Guide

Ganyu talents, skills, passives and Constellations

Talents & Skills Guide

Leaves an Ice Lotus that taunts enemies and explodes for Cryo damage. Summons a Sacred Cryo Pearl that rains down ice shards inside an area.

12 ability entries1 Normal Attack1 Elemental Skill1 Elemental Burst2 Ascension Passive1 Utility Passive6 Constellation
Talent controls: Normal Attack, Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst have separate buttons. Tap, hold, recast and airborne requirements vary by talent. Passives and Constellations trigger through their listed conditions; they do not have separate activation commands. Energy, cooldown and unlock requirements appear with the talent.

Normal Attack

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Liutian Archery
Normal Attack
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
PC: Left Mouse Button | PlayStation: Circle | Xbox: B | Mobile: Attack icon. Charged attack: hold Attack where supported; plunging attack: press Attack while airborne.

Fires bow attacks; a second-level charged shot creates a Frostflake Arrow and Bloom dealing Cryo damage.

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Elemental Skill

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Trail of the Qilin
Elemental Skill
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
PC: E | PlayStation: R2 | Xbox: RT | Mobile: Elemental Skill icon. Use the tap, hold or recast variant described for this talent.

Leaves an Ice Lotus that taunts enemies and explodes for Cryo damage.

Cooldown / cost: CD: 10.0s

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Elemental Burst

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Celestial Shower
Elemental Burst
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
PC: Q | PlayStation: Triangle | Xbox: Y | Mobile: Elemental Burst icon. Requires sufficient Energy and an available cooldown.

Summons a Sacred Cryo Pearl that rains down ice shards inside an area.

Cooldown / cost: CD: 15.0s; Energy Cost: 60

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Ascension Passive

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Undivided Heart
Ascension Passive
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Requires the listed talent unlock or trigger.

After a Frostflake Arrow, increases critical rate of subsequent Frostflake Arrows and Blooms for a short period.

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Harmony between Heaven and Earth
Ascension Passive
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Requires the listed talent unlock or trigger.

Allies in Celestial Shower's area gain a Cryo damage bonus.

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Utility Passive

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Preserved for the Hunt
Utility Passive
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Requires the listed talent unlock or trigger.

Refunds some ore used when crafting bows.

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Constellation

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Dew-Drinker
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Frostflake Arrow Blooms decrease Cryo resistance and restore energy.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 1

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The Auspicious
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Grants Trail of the Qilin an extra charge.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 2

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Cloud-Strider
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Increases Celestial Shower's talent level by three.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 3

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Westward Sojourn
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Enemies inside Celestial Shower take increasing damage over time.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 4

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The Merciful
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Increases Trail of the Qilin's talent level by three.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 5

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The Clement
Constellation
Controls: PC keyboard/mouse / PlayStation / Xbox / mobile — default bindings
How it is used
Automatic effect; no separate button sequence. Unlock the corresponding Constellation level.

Using Trail of the Qilin makes the next Frostflake Arrow within a short interval require no charge time.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 6

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Plan a team around these talents

Read the Elemental Skill and Burst separately from passive talents and Constellations. A listed Constellation effect should only be included in your plan when unlocked.

GetCheatBeacon's practical checklist for Ganyu:

  • Which talent needs field time, and which can contribute after switching characters?
  • What Energy, cooldown or unlock requirements are listed for the effect you want?
  • Which teammate covers the gap in your current party?
  • Test a rotation you can repeat before investing further. This reference is not a ranked artifact or weapon build.

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