Genshin Impact reached the second phase of version 3.1 a few days ago, and most players have already wished for Nilou and Albedo's banners. The former is a 5-star Hydro character who specializes in the Bloom reaction team.
Free-to-play (F2P) players who managed to get her through a lucky streak or tons of Primogems may be wondering what the next step is to increase Nilou's value and her usability in battle. The answer involves picking the right weapon for her and not worrying, as she can deal impressive damage, even with craftable and 4-star weaponry.
Nilou's damage source in Genshin Impact is her Elemental Skill, with Elemental Burst on the side, and not her Normal Attack. Thus, Festering Desire with Refinement 5 can provide a massive 32% Elemental Skill damage for her.
The Energy Recharge sub-stat will also help her gain Particle faster to unleash her Elemental Burst. The only downside is that new players have no way to obtain this weapon as it is an event-limited reward from the previous version of Genshin Impact.
The new weapon is another great option for Nilou in terms of aesthetic and usability. This sword has Elemental Mastery as a sub-stat and offers buffs for the whole team, which is quite rare to see in Genshin Impact.
The passive skill will provide Energy Recharge for both Nilou and all nearby party members, even when the wielder is not on the field. Getting the refinement for this item may be hard since it's a gacha weapon, but even Refinement 1 can do the job.
Sacrificial Sword allows Nilou to use both stances from her Elemental Skill back-to-back. For example, Travelers can use her Whirling Steps first before the weapon's passive skill resets the cooldown for her Elemental Skill, allowing them to use it again,
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