Lauma, Genshin Impact’s Newest Support, Canter into the Spotlight

Nod Krai has arrived, and with it comes the region’s first genuine 5-Star character, Lauma.  Like Ineffa before her, Lauma brings with her a new Elemental Reaction, Lunar-Bloom.  As with Lunar-Charged, this new reaction can CRIT.  Additionally, whenever a Lunar-Bloom reaction is triggered, the party will receive 1 stack of Verdant Dew (max 3 stacks, can gain once every 2.5 seconds).  Verdant Dew can be utilized by specific characters for different purposes.

How Does Lauma Work

Lauma is a 5-Star Dendro Support character who specializes in enhancing Bloom-based reactions, especially the new Lunar-Bloom.  Her weapon is a Catalyst.

Bloom in the Light of the Moon

Though Lauma can be used as a general Dendro Support, her main power comes when she is used to facilitate Bloom-Based reactions.  If her team is under the effects of Moonsign: Nascent Gleam, all Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Burgeon Damage can CRIT.  The CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG are fixed at 15% and 100% respectively, though they can stack with other such effects (Nahida’s C2, for example).

On the other hand, if Lauma’s team is under the effects of Moonsign: Ascendant Gleam, she instead buffs the CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG of Lunar-Bloom reactions by 10% and 20% respectively.  These effects do not stack, so you need to choose your teams accordingly.

A 3-Step Process

Lauma’s Elemental Skill and Burst are highly interconnected.  Her Skill has a Tap version and a Hold version.  The Tap version summons a field that follows your active character and deals Dendro Damage every 2 seconds.

The Hold version can only be used when Lauma has at least 1 Verdant Dew (see above).  When used, it will consume all stacks of Verdant Dew and, for every stack consumed, give Lauma 1 stack of Moon Song.

Damage dealt by either the Skill’s initial damage or its persistent damage will reduce the Dendro and Hydro resistance of the enemy hit.

Lauma’s Burst gives her 18 stacks of Pale Hymn when used.  If Lauma has stacks of Moon Song when she uses her Burst, or if she gains Moon Song within 15 seconds of using her Burst, she will consume all the stacks to give her 6 more stacks of Pale Hymn per Moon Song (that’s 18 more, so 36 in total).

Pale Hymn increases the DMG dealt by Bloom-Based reactions based on Lauma’s Elemental Mastery.  Each enemy hit by a Bloom-Based reaction consumes a stack, meaning hitting multiple enemies will consume multiple stacks.

Gilding the Lily