Dahlia in Genshin Impact: Best Build and Squad Guide

В Genshin impact Deacon of the Church of Favonius Dahlia is a that provides his allies with a Hydro Shield. Although his defense itself is not very strong, he compensates for this by constantly refreshing the ability when certain conditions are met. In addition, the young man performs a buffer function and can increase the attack speed of the active character.

The hero may not be a reliable elemental applicator, but works well as a shielder against Hydro opponents. He is best placed in teams with normal and Freeze damage dealers, as their effect gives him Benediction stacks to refresh his shield.

Rating	Probably C-position in the tier list
Rarity	⭐⭐⭐⭐
when added to the game	June 18, 2025 (patch 5.7)
How to get	Character Event Prayer. Will appear in the standard and weapon banners starting with patch 5.8.
Element	Hydro
Weapon	One handed sword
Gender	Male
To which group does	Favonia Church
constellation name	Song of Praise
Home region	Mondstadt
Birthday	25 May
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Age	20-25 years
Growth	160-165 see
special dish
Voice actresses	English voice actor: Aileen Mythen. Japanese voice actor: Yamamoto Kazutomi. Chinese voice actor: Feng Xiu. Korean voice actor: Seok Seung-hoon.

History (biography)

Dahlia is a deacon from the Church of Favonius in Mondstadt who also acts as Barbatos' representative, proclaiming his will. He is closely acquainted with the Archon Venti and knows his secret, so he can directly him and find out his opinion on various events.

The young man himself is very similar to the Anemo deity, so he enjoys the bustle of the city, where there are even rumors that he often solves the problems of the residents by inviting them to the tavern. In addition to church affairs, he also participates in court cases, where he also represents the side of the Church of Favonia. One of the most important cases was the trial of Albedo, when he was accused of murdering residents.

How to Get Dahlia in Genshin Impact

Dahlia will be available in the first phase banners update 5.8 It will be added to the standard and weapon prayer, after which it can be obtained randomly from them.

Follow banner schedule, so as not to miss reruns of the necessary heroes and their signatures.

Characteristics: what increases with elevation

When pumped, the HP indicator increases in percentage. Secondarily, his health, defense and attack power also increase.

Level of	Base HP	Basic Attack	Basic protection	HP%
1	1049	16	47	0%
20	2694	41	121	0%
40	5208	79	233	0%
50	6631	100	297	6%
60	8239	125	369	12%
70	9661	146	432	12%
80	11083	168	496	18%
90	12506	189	560	24%

Abilities

Deacon's skills are aimed mainly at protecting allies, he is not strong in personal damage. In addition, the young man can increase the attack speed of squad . His E-ka hits Hydro once, and the super ability creates a shield that can be renewed after absorbing Benediction levels.

This character pairs best with Cryo companions and heroes that use normal attacks. This is because Benediction levels can only be gained by performing this type of attack or by triggering the Freeze reaction.

Basic skills (active skills)

Let's describe in detail all of Dahlia's abilities, paying attention to their recharge time, cooldowns and scales.

ive skills

In addition to active skills, he has secondary abilities that work ively, without pressing skills. They will become available automatically as the hero levels up.

The order of leveling talents

Elemental Burst (Q) > Elemental Skill (E) > Normal Attacks

You should upgrade active abilities in the following order:

• Explosion of the elements — The most useful skill of the Mondstadt Deacon. The shield density increases depending on the level of the ability, so it should be raised to level 10 first.
• Elemental Skill — used to pump up energy and a small amount of Hydro status, which, for example, can inflate Anemo . There are few numbers from it, since the hero is going exclusively in HP. For this reason, you can not pump at all or stop at level 6.
• Normal attacks - the character does not use them, so there is no point in spending resources on them.

Constellations

The best constellations of Dahlia are - С2, С4 и С6.

• Second Const. Strengthens the shield that the hero creates during the ult. Since the defense is not very strong even with a large amount of HP and only works effectively against Hydro enemies, this indicator is quite important.
• Fourth Consta Increases the duration of the Favonius's Grace effect, which is activated by an elemental explosion, by 3 sec. Grace not only provides a shield, but also increases attack speed. Const allows you to keep the effect active without windows and activate the ult immediately after the cooldown, rather than waiting 3 seconds after it ends.
• Sixth Consta Increases the attack speed buff from 20% to 30%, which is more than Yun Jin (12% on C6). Among other things, the deacon gains the ability to resurrect characters once every 15 minutes with full health, which is useful, for example, in the Abyss when unsuccessfully dodging a boss's one-shot attack.

How to play as Dahlia

Deacon's abilities are simple, as he has no special conditions or rotations for their use. The main benefit comes from the elemental burst, which gives a shield and the Favonius' Grace effect, which increases the attack speed of allies. Elemental skill, due to the ATK scales, is used mainly for pumping energy.

Rotation

Procedure: abilities of other s and sub-DD > Dahlia's elemental skill (E) > elemental burst (Q) > rotation of the main damage dealer > shield renewal (on cooldown).

The hero rotation is pretty simple:

1. Since the shield doesn't have much durability and doesn't last that long, the fight should start with the skills of the s and sub-DDs so that all the protection is intended only for the main damage dealer.
2. Once you've used up all your companions' skills, switch to the deacon and use his skill to pump up energy if the elemental explosion hasn't built up.
3. Use the ultimate, which will grant Favonius' Favor to the active character and increase his attack speed.
4. Switch to your main DPS and rotate it while the shield is up. To refresh the shield, the main DPS should use normal attacks and trigger the Freeze reaction.

Advantages and disadvantages

This is a pretty unconventional hero, so check out the pros and cons before building Dahlia:

Advantages	Disadvantages
Easy Assembly. Shield durability is entirely dependent on HP, so artifacts are easier to collect based on this stat, as well as energy recovery.	Cannot be assembled into a hybrid assembly. Damage depends on the ATK indicator, which makes no sense to gain because of the shield. In addition, both the skill and the ult are used quite rarely due to their cooldown.
The only Hydro Shielder in the game. At the moment, it is unique in that it has no analogues, while heroes that require specific elements in the squad are increasingly appearing. For example,Chef Escoffier.	Weak shield. Even with a large amount of HP, the Deacon's shield is not particularly durable, excluding battles with Hydro enemies. This is partially corrected by the second constellation and the shield upgrade, although compared to the others it still remains weak.
Increases attack speed, which is useful for characters that deal damage with their hands. In addition to the Deacon, ATK speed can also be increased by opera singer Yun Jin, but with all the constellations present, it significantly sures them.	Without const there is a window in the activation of the ult. To get rid of the three seconds of waiting for the elemental explosion, you need to get the fourth constellation.
	Works fully only in squads through FreezeTo refresh the shield, he requires stacks of Benediction, which can be obtained either by using normal attacks or by casting Freeze, which significantly limits the teams.

Leveling

Most of the materials for development can be obtained in Mondstadt, although some of them will require going to Natlan.

Elevation

To raise a deacon to the maximum level, you need the following resources:

• Shards, fragments, pieces and gems Bosses.
• Strong, sharp and old arrowhead - drops from hilichurl shooters.
• Mystic Spring Airflow Battery - Resource from Natlan boss Mysterious Source Automaton: Overseer.
• calla lily - a curiosity from Mondstadt, growing mainly near bodies of water.
• 420 000 hero experience.

Talents

To raise talent levels you need to collect:

• Teachings, Instructions and Philosophy on "Poetry" - Books from the Underground "Forgotten Canyon", which are mined in Wednesday, Saturday и Sunday.
• Strong, sharp and old arrowhead - material from hilichurl shooters.
• Decayed Scale Feather is a rare resource from the boss. Lord of the decayed primordial flame.
• Crown of Insight — an item for pumping talents up to level 10.
• 1 900 000 pestilence for each skill.

Best Dahlia Builds in Genshin Impact

The character is a full-fledged shielder and attack speed buffer. It is worth paying special attention to the strength of his shield and enhancing abilities, since he cannot deal damage due to the excessively long cooldown of skills. In equipment, it is recommended to ignore the ATK indicator and fully focus on health, on which the mentioned skills depend.

Recommended characteristic values

Thus, when building Dahlia, it is better to focus on stats HP, which should be in the cup, watch and crown. In the secondary characteristics, in addition to health, you should look for energy recovery, since the Deacon's Shield only activates after using Elemental Burst.

The hero doesn't need the rest of the stats. However, with sufficient HP and the use of Mecha Favonius, you can take the crown for critical chance to pump up energy for allies.

Optimal characteristic values:

• HP: 40 to get the maximum 000% attack speed buff.
• Energy recovery: about 160%-180% for a stable elemental blast cooldown. If there are other Hydro heroes and a Favonius carrier in the party, the need for VE is somewhat reduced.

Best weapon

One-handed swords can be considered both for HP and for increasing energy recovery. However, due to the shield as the main ability of the hero and the features of the ive buff, the increase in health is a priority and more beneficial for comfort than VE.

Name	ive	Recommendation
Key of Khaj-Nisut ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 44-542 HP: 14.4%-66.2%	Increases HP by 20%-40%. Hitting an E-type target for 20 sec. every 0.3 sec. gives the effect of the Great Legend, increasing the mastery of the elements by 0.12%-0.24% of health. The effect stacks up to 3 times, and also increases the elemental mastery of allies by 0 after reaching the maximum levels or upgrading..2%-0.4% from the carrier's HP for 20 sec.	A good option that will give a lot of HP to the Deacon, helping to reach the maximum stat for the buff. The elemental mastery buff is useless, although the last part of the ive that applies to party can strengthen the party when playing through reactions.
Aquila Favonia ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 41-454 Energy recovery: 13.3%-61.3%	Critical hits with 60%-100% chance to create particles that restore 6 units of energy every 12-6 sec.	A versatile weapon that not only provides a stable burst of elemental energy to the wielder, but also boosts energy to allies. When playing with Skirk, the sword is useless for her, but will help other companions.
heavenly sword ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 46-608 Energy recovery: 12%-55.1%	Increases critical chance by 4%-8%. Activating an elemental explosion increases movement and attack speed by 12% for 10 seconds, and normal and charged attacks deal additional damage equal to 20%-40% from attack power.	The sword is notable for its high VE, which will allow you to fully focus on HP in artifacts. The rest of the ive is useless for the hero.
Shipyard ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 42-510 HP: 9%-41.3%	When the wielder heals or is healed, they gain a Glyph of Fortitude for 30 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. Using an E or Ultimate consumes all Glyphs and grants Inspire: for each Glyph, Elemental Mastery is increased by 40-80 units, and after 2 sec. each stack restores 2-4 unit of energy. The effect occurs once every 15 sec.	The weapon gives a decent amount of HP and restores energy for spending Symbols. Since the deacon himself cannot heal, he must have a healer in his team for this sword to work.
Sacrificial Sword ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 41-454 Energy recovery: 13.3%-61.3%	After dealing damage with an elemental skill, he 40%-80% chance to restore the rollback. The effect occurs once per 30-16 sec.	Allows the hero to use Elemental Explosion more often due to the high VE value. The additional skill will help gain the ult.
Carrier Flev Sandr ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base stat: 42-510 Energy recovery: 10%-45.9%	Increases E-type critical chance by 8%-16%. After using an elemental skill, VE increases by 16%-32% for 5 sec.	Free weapon available for fishing. Crit. chance is not needed by the character, but a large amount of VE will be useful for stat balance.

Best Artifacts

Artifacts for Dahlia should complement the weapon, providing useful stats or bonuses for both the hero and his team.

Detachments

Dahlia's teams should primarily consist of a damage dealer and two sub-DDs, but if desired or to implement a certain weapon, an additional can be added to it. The highest priority should be given to allies who can cause the Freeze reaction, as well as use normal attacks to restore Benediction stacks.

Best characters

This character plays best with Cryo and Hydro elemental companions, who deal damage exclusively with hand attacks. If desired, he can be placed in other types of squads, but there he will be less effective in restoring the shield or will lose this ability altogether.

Priority Allies

Some characters that Deacon Favonius of the Church best matches with:

Main damage dealers

List of heroes that can take the place of main DD with Deacon in the team:

Sub-dd

Secondary damage dealers that help deal damage:

Top Teams

When assembling a squad, try to focus on the work of ives and take into that in teams from Freeze and through normal attacks, the hero works better, getting the opportunity to renew a not very strong shield. In addition, the deacon is played from HP, so the buff from Hydro Resonance suits him well.

Units through Freeze

Examples of groups consisting only of Cryo and Hydro heroes:

Squads via Freeze + other element

Teams that, in addition to the water and cryo elements, have another element that does not interfere with the triggering of reactions:

Alternative squads

Examples of groups without Freeze, in which he does not implement the ive or activates it only partially, due to which his shield loses durability. In such squads, the hero is needed to significantly increase the attack speed, and to improve survivability, one slot should be sacrificed for a healer.

Conclusion

Dahlia is currently a unique character, as there are no other Hydro shielders in the game yet, which is why all the s of this element are exclusively healers. However, despite its uniqueness, it did not bring any irreplaceable mechanics to the game - its shield is not durable and is updated, as it was previously with singer Yun Jin. The hero cannot deal damage due to the long cooldown of the skill and ATK scales, while the shield density depends on HP.

However, this makes the character more accessible for the build, since he only needs one stat. He copes well with the role of half-shielder, half-buffer, especially in his signature groups through Freeze and punches, which restore Benediction stacks and thus extend the duration of the shield. This somewhat limits him in suitable squads, since without refreshing the stacks, his defense becomes very weak, which is partially compensated only by the resurrection with C6, saving from one-shots.

We hope this guide helped you create the best Dahlia build in Genshin Impact so that he can feel most comfortable in the current content and his allies. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them in commentsand stay tuned for updates builds on our website.