Layla Genshin Impact character artwork
Genshin Impact Talents & Skills Guide

Layla talents, skills, passives and Constellations

Talents & Skills Guide

Creates a Cryo shield that accumulates Night Stars, firing Shooting Stars when enough accumulate. Summons a Celestial Dreamsphere that repeatedly attacks with Cryo Starlight Slugs and generates Night Stars.

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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Sword of the Radiant Path
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.

Performs three sword strikes and a two-hit charged slash.

Cooldown / cost: Charged Attack Stamina Cost: 20.0

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Elemental Skill

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Nights of Formal Focus
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.

Creates a Cryo shield that accumulates Night Stars, firing Shooting Stars when enough accumulate.

Cooldown / cost: CD: 12.0s

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Elemental Burst

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Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker
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 Celestial Dreamsphere that repeatedly attacks with Cryo Starlight Slugs and generates Night Stars.

Cooldown / cost: CD: 12.0s; Energy Cost: 40

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Ascension Passive

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Like Nascent Light
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.

Each Night Star gained strengthens the shield, stacking up to four times.

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Sweet Slumber Undisturbed
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.

Increases Shooting Star damage based on Layla's maximum HP.

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Utility Passive

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Shadowy Dream-Signs
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.

Has a chance to receive double product when crafting character talent materials.

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Constellation

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Fortress of Fantasy
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 shield absorption and provides smaller shields to nearby cooperative teammates.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 1

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Light's Remit
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.

Shooting Stars restore Layla energy when they hit.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 2

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Secrets of the Night
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.

Raises Nights of Formal Focus's talent level by three.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 3

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Starry Illumination
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.

When Shooting Stars fire, grants allies a brief normal and charged attack damage bonus.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 4

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Stream of Consciousness
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.

Raises Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker's talent level by three.

Requirements / unlock: Constellation 5

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Radiant Soulfire
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 Shooting Star and Starlight Slug damage and shortens Night Star generation interval.

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 Layla:

  • 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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