Good luck everyone wishing for Nilou!!!! Edit: the wording is confusing so there's a chance gladiator/HoD doesn't work on Nilou. I assumed the first phase "pirouette" and the second phase "sword dance" are separate entities and the "this damage is treated as elemental skill damage" only applied to the "pirouette" phase. However, if this is not the case then normal attacks during "sword dance" won't receive a buff from HoD/Gladiator meaning that build is just a meme, if that is so, I apologise for the mistake! Welcome to Nilou's confusing essays!
I think for those who are not so savvy with theorycrafting, here's the best way to sum it up: 1. If you're running off-field dendro application (dendro traveler, and soon to be Dendro archon), you spam her autoattacks (after pressing E once :P) 2. If you're running on-field dendro application (tighnari, and soon to be Dendro archon lol), you press E three times (or more optimally -> E -> click -> click -> E, but if that's too difficult, just spam E nonstop). As for how to build her? LOTS OF HP + EM. That's it. You don't really need crit, or hydro damage. Her whole deal is that you want to create as many dendro blooms as possible.
@@ick_origo 😁Happy to help. I watched Zajef's pre-release analysis on her... that's why I was able to build and play her on day 1. She's awesome if built right.
hoyo :" we won't provide more content in order to not overwhelm the players" also hoyo : making every new character and weapon a school subject lvl of complication
you have the best avatar picture i have seen in a long time, keep commenting with your reverse bennet as much as possible. This is the real endontent. Thumps up ... ahhh down .... ahhh both.
Tbf having abilities be complex will reward players who read into the characters and learn how to use them, rather than everyone just spamming random buttons
She seems interesting..... down the road. I'm curious how she will play in combo with kokomi+nahida/alhathim. I'll wait to see where she is when she gets a rerun.
I'm the same way - her character design has me so obsessed with her but every bit of info I've seen about her actual gameplay has me thinking of skipping her banner, at least for now
I got the ugly key before jade cutter (thankfully they were both early), so I felt obligated to get nilou lmao (thankfully I won my 50/50). Current speculation puts baizhu's release at 3.6 - it'd be great if he could be a dendro healer/shielder. I'm coping hard lol
Personally, i like the direction Mihoyo is going with their new 5 stars. Prior to Shogun and Kokomi's releases it was just stacking ATK and crit for all characters with the few exceptions for Anemo units. Now we have characters with HP, EM, DEF, and ER scaling talents and more convoluted kits. Although it may not be the best for newer players it's a breath of fresh air for older players.
@@nymph-martinez Yea, I remember. People didn't read Zhongli's talents and miHoYo had to explain what he does. They did change a couple of things, but ultimately didn't change how he functioned, which was with HP scaling
Nilou is a character that I'm only going to consider pulling her on her rerun, she just isn't complete yet(missing key support characters, no hp% 3 or 4* sword or good 4pc artifact set), she definitely needs nahida and while some people will also say she needa Kokomi or Barbara that's only true untill we get a dendro healer or shielder which then allows you to swap the hydro healer to someone like xingqiu or yelan for more DMG.
She is complete, she's just not optimal. You can really make her work alright with EM weapon, Collei, DMC and Kokomi or Barbara. Won't be great but it will be fine. With Nahida on field it will be better yet again as well. Honestly, even if she's really restricted, her synergy means that even as she is, she will probably perform better than Cyno.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks not rlly, if you consider that the dendro archon hydro buff only make the ultimate last longer while cyno can make 2 buffs or even 3, and his banner is more far from nahidas one, so it will be easier to f2p people to farm to get her
I think Nilou´s main demographic will be Kokomi fans. She is more for peeps who prefer animation and originality over meta. Which as sb who is a Xiao main, i get. It is not about how fast you kill the enemies, but how cool you look while doing it.
I think I'm beggining to understand my "type of girls". I love Yun Jin, I've loved her since she was leaked because of how gorgeous she is, as well as cool with her singing and performance :''') I really really love Ayaka, I've recently started to like Eula and be interested in her (her attack animations really got me not gonna lie), and now Nilou... Dancing ladys are so pretty, what can I say 😔
I'm at the point now where I can beat all content with ease with the teams I have so unless there is a big difficulty spike I will pull for characters I like regardless of their kits.
Yep, there'll always be reruns so I think it'd be wiser if I went for Nahida and then after Nilou, specially since I have more equipment ready for Nahida.
As a person who normally just unga bungas my way through this game(geo supremacy lol), I like that Hoyoverse is adding technical characters to the game.
@@workinprogress8978 agreed. But she can still work with other characters if they go for a taser build. Although she won't be at maximum efficiency since her passive won't trigger but she can still get the job done. I don't understand why people are acting like she's completely worthless outside of her niche.
@@WestProZ17 I'm glad for that at least. Still a very odd design choice though. It will be interesting to see how many new DPS characters are designed to be super niche
the passive talent of nilou will be even more useful with a quick dendro applier so catalyst users like nahida and yaoyao. i appreciate that now guides are aware to not judge characters instantly but give it time bc certainly every one fits into a role
Nilou is a niche character in that she does a lot of aoe dmg but really wants kusanali and kokomi to play optimally. Which makes her REALLY expensive in the short term for those who want nahida and scaramouche(Expected to be strong and huge story figures)
@@aventurinethinker never said she was number 1. She is still top 3 or close to it in terms of pure healing. The top 3 would be 3. Barbara, 2. Qiqi, and 1. Kokomi. Barbara performs the healing role more than adequately for Nilou and in fact her healing would be boosted with the hp buff from double hydro
Is that 71k hp I'm looking at? She has more hp than my whole team combined. Very tempted to get her because hydro + interesting kit, but I'll probably pull on her rerun because I'm saving for future characters T_T
I wish for characters who i think will be fun or can add something new to my account which can also mean more fun. At this point, I have well built, Ayato, Childe, Kokomi, Yelan and Xingqiu (I am an Ayato main), so I can't justify wishing for another hydro unit who is niche especially since other hydro units are more flexible. I would rather save for Nahida since our dendro roster is quite small, so she will add something new to my account and open up more team comp options.
Exactly! I'm an Ayato main as well, so I don't really need another hydro unit, plus I don't have a dendro character that I really want to build yet so I can't take advantage of her kit. I'm waiting for Ayato's rerun to get Haran, and hopefully Alhaitham's release is also around that time 😊
I already have Ayato as well and he gets the job done. Yes Nilou bountiful cores do a ton of damage but will save primos for other elements I need like Dendro now ofcourse.
Nilou is a bait for Nahida's cons. I think if you decide to main Nilou, it will be very tempting to pull for Nahida cons up to c2, because that will make NIlou's bloom crit. But what's really the point of thinking about how she can be good, you can play her without thinking about her meta gameplay but still can clear content. As long as you think you'll enjoy her gameplay and design, that's what matters most.
Nahida's c2 still only crits 20% of the times. So it's not really as big of a difference as you think it is. You can crit 1 bloom out of 5 for 60k instead of 30k, basically just an extra bloom. Enticing, but not game changing.
@@fangservicex2964 it definitely will, especially at the rate of how fast Nilou's bountiful core explodes. The core is also aoe which allows it to crit on multiple enemies too.
In conclusion, her teams are VERY expensive and niche but on her niche side she is VERY good. For now I only recommend pulling for her if you have kokomi if not then don't.
@@watergoose8305 Yeah I recommend pulling for nahida first instead then get nilou if you want on her rerun. Her best team will probably be Nilou/Kokomi/Nahida/DendroMC or another future dendro character
I'm so tempted actually. Her playstyle seems intricate enough to fascinate me. But I'm also set on getting cons for a certain character who might be back soon. Here comes the struggle *sighs*
@@Deme_Diora666 Childe cause he's my baby and he's C3 already. Being a bit of a small whale, I'll get his last three cons with his next rerun. But it depends on my savings how much that would cost me. Rn, I'm 73 into pity on a guaranteed limited with enough 'saved' up to possibly snatch his last three cons rn as it is. I know compared to modern C6 characters, he's not that great. But like I said, he's my baby :) However, I'm also a bit bored and wanna try new characters and playstyles. So I'm unsure what to do, having heard rumours that Childe will be back in 2nd half of 3.2
Same. I'm only at 10% exploration in the desert, so I could obtain more primogems if needed, but due to time shortage plus my desire to get C2 Ei and C1 Hu tao, I sadly had to skip Cyno and now Nilou🥲
@@bjaogh ooo Childe >_> I understand tho. I got c6 itto cause I love him and I’ll never do that for anyone else except for maybe ayaka in the distant future lol. I want Childe for Xiangling but I’m saving for ayato too so I gotta skip Childe 😔. Gl with your pulls!! The gacha god didn’t want me to have c6 itto without selling my soul for a c1 of half the standard banner characters XD
Im this close to pulling for her, idc if she is niche. I like her design and she seems fun to play. But I’ve wanted Childe for a long time since I wasn’t able to get him on his 3rd rerun ( the time I joined) I’m at loss on whether if I should pull for her.
omg I love her complexity and variety on game styles! BUT Nahida is literally around the corner and I want archons. Rerun if ever sending luck for Nilou wanters out there!
That's why I'll pull for her in her rerun when I get Nahida, with my limited primos I'd rather get an archon which I'm collecting all rather than get a niche character that I'm not sure if I'll get the character that will make her shine.
@@nelaepowt I honestly still want her but I’m sure there will be more understanding of what she can and cannot do down the line, so I’ll just sit back and wait for her next run when she’s not just a new unknown unit
I been wanting her so badly cuz she is so pretty and I love her moments...but damn - I HATE being forced into a specific full comp. Like Hutao - just Xingqiu and a flexible team works, same with Eula. Forced into some "meta" to make one simple character work is so ass of MIHOYO. No surprise, was hoping the continent would fire me up to come back but sadly NOPE
Yeah, meta doesn't actually matter anymore, didn't you hear? Nothing else like Abyss will demand we adhere to the meta. You're free to build and enjoy Nilou however you like and she will be usable.
pulling for her in the hopes of my man baizhu being playable soon bc theyre my current favourite characters along with ayato and im gonna have the time of my life playing them together
If I had Yelan, I would definitely pull for her. Her unique Blooms are insane, especially as a F2P player. Unfortunately, as a F2P, I can only choose between her and Nahida, and Nahida just fits into more teams comps.
I'll read an entire essay for my cutipie dancer!❤❤I love Nilou and I'll pull for her. As long as I understand the basics of her playstyle I don't care about meta. Psdt: Her playstyle gaves me more motivation to pull for Nahida and include her in the team (Despite there's better teams for Nahida)
thanks a lot for this guide/review atsu!! i ended up doing a random multi yesterday and i've somehow pulled her only 8 pulls after venti. however, as i originally didnt plan on getting her, i've been so confused as to how her kit works, but you explained it really nicely so i was able to understand and i'll be able to use her properly now!!~ thanks again~~
Could she be ideal with Hu Tao team for hydro hp res and some decent application at least even though it don't synergize with her passive? I believe she could also be helpful as battery for Yelan and her burst could possibly be the last rotation after Hu Tao does her hits, but she would need jade cutter and most likely a dps artifact set
Damn, I’m just annoyed with the team comp mechanic with Nilou. I wouldn’t mind needing to have 3 hydros/dendros but 4 feels not just restrictive, but straight up blocking so many gameplay opportunities. Personally, I think not being able to react with the bountiful bloom cores and needing to take dmg from bloom is already enough. Being able to freely pick one character on your team could allow more flexibility with your hydro/dendro characters too since you could pick a healer or shielder from another element instead. The issue with Nilou not being viable some enemies just because of their movement mechanics or being spaced apart conspired to other characters (since you’d have to set up bloom reactions while fulfilling/maintaining Nilou’s Passive requirements each time) also could be reduced with an anemo character.
I love the unique gameplay that nilou brings to the game, but it also kinda sucks that its plainly clear who she synergizes with so it feels a bit limiting overall. Like, if i wanted nilou bc i like her, id feel the need to only play her in one team. I look forward to more characters being released in the future so that more team comps can be viable
Nahida will unlock her full potential for sure, imagine a party composed of Nilou, Nahida, Yelan/Xingqiu/Barbara/Kokomi and Dendro Traveller. Nilou will be the main DPS/Driver
@@juliaju9222 ayaka and hu tao dont need 5 stars to be good. Hu tao just needs xingqiu while ayaka has a very f2p team with barbara and kaeya. But nilou will probably fine
Tbh I pulled for her for an Hyberbloom team and not just an Bloom team. Her ES ring does wonders for the synergy of both my Traveler and Cyno. And with Venti i don't need to worry about not being able to dish out stamina against scattered enemies. Also I think she's really fun and she's absolutely gorgeous as well!
@@jeevieseverino3949 her kit is based around bloom so unless u just wanna force use her first dance and build crit which is not optimal in any way it wont work
@@dino-life THE ISSUE when talking about "optimal" is not the meta ( which no longer exists) but the sh**load of resin spent to make a character, in this case Nilou, to somehow work. I understand that some players stop thinking logically as soon as they see an inch of skin, real or not.
About the E skill. You don't necessarilly have to do all autos or spam E if you want to get Sword Dance or Water Wheel, respectively. The only important input is the last one. If you end with an auto you get sword dance while if you end with an E you get the water wheel. If you want to min max dmg this can be helpful since pressing auto instead of E before the final stack deals higher dmg duie to the sword dance steps (auto) having higher multiplier. I also felt that doing AAE instead of EEE is faster for the water wheel. Having said that the water wheel dance steps (E) hits a larger AoE so you might want to use this when there are more enemies.
damn, most awesome thing happened to me, i got nilou with just under 10 pulls and the weapon in under 10 pulls too, i'm so hyped damn aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
She is beautiful and I really need a change of gameplay because I still play the same two teams all the time. I got her and now I will try to understand how to play her 🌝
I'm so sorry to say this but crit build on Nilou is as bad as crit build on Kokomi unless you play her with vape reaction, crit build is terrible on her. Her Bis sword is absolutely broken on her, don't use jade cutter it's terrible, put that thing to your other characters. You want to build Nilou, just go HP%>EM>ER%. What goblet? Absolutely HP%> hydro dmg Overall good explanation from Atsu except the build part
I got Nilou in 10 pity and accidentaly got her BiS weap pulling for the new catalyst (For Nahida) in 20 pity using only 30 pulls overall for Char and Weap... but still need that catalyst tho, so I think she will be my main team for now and I am enjoying using her tbh Goodluck for Everyone pulling for her and for those who will pull for future character!!
I'm skipping Nilou and trying for her weapon I still don't have the jade sword, and I want her sword for Kuki, think it'll make her HP/healing absurd and adding EM is always a plus.
Using collei is miles better than tighnari to apply dendro. You can kill that geovishap in less than 15 second even with using barbara. This comp will keep getting broken every patch. Nahida would double or triple those bountiful core damage. I seen similar treatment to kazuha in the past, people just easily got baited by leaks and beta impression. Only thing i dont like is they should make a restriction to one aspect only. Either limit to only hydro-dendro or u must have a healer/shielder. Limiting both aspect make you stuck with either barbara or kokomi.
simple explanation of her stuff -she only attacks 3 times -activating her skill makes you either choose normal attack and skill -if you attack she will fire waves of hydro damage every last hit,if you choose hitting skills she makes a healess/damageless jean ring -hit 4 times and you make explosive seeds that hits everything (including you) -getting hit by the explosive seeds gives more EM (hope this easily explain her kit)
shes awesome and my barbara is built along w traveller and tighnari so I could play her but I've wanted albedo for a whole year bc last time I skipped him for xiao so maybe on her rerun i'll pull for her good luck to everyone wanting nilou
Atsu this video is truly a rollercoaster of emotions, I cried 10 times and laughed 100 times. At some point in this video my creepy uncle married me and my sick cacao bean is not sick anymore. Thank you Atsu. Dear Atsu From, Fellow Scammer
Very interesting review ! I didn’t want to pull for Nilou but I wanted a C2 Beidou. Got Nilou at 10 pity… oops ! (I pulled Venti and then pulled Nilou, two 5 stars in a row !)
Well, I got her in 20 pulls while going for Beidou constellations. I already have my Hu Tao C1R1 so I don’t really need anything else. Nilou looks fun so I think I’ll build her and the supports she needs I hope I get Tighnari from standard so That I dont need to use DMC anymore
Honestly, I like Nilou's style in terms of gameplay possibilities. You can do Bloom-focused or hydro DPS and I actually find her aura application interesting for vape comps. Her cons look really nice (even though I'm not a cons hunter except for 4* and archons) plus Nahida which will be released soon has her kit leaked where she can cause transformative reactions to crit (stc). I don't know if this can apply to Bountiful Cores but the thought is enticing. I think like many characters Hoyoverse has released, Nilou will see more value and combat potential unlock as future characters come out that will synergize well with her.
@@catsaresuperior43 That's like saying Zhongli and Gorou are Healers. They are not. They can Heal, yes, but they are not dedicated Healers. With Yaoyao coming out, Geo is now the ONLY Element without a dedicated Healer.
I got her on pity 77 and I’m so happy because she’s so cute and her play style is so beautiful I just love her ( ps. I already had c2 Mona and kokomi but still pulled for her as a f2p because i wanted her )
If I'm not mistaken, while her Sword Dance is normal attack, it's not considered normal attack damage but elemental skill damage Hence, 4p Gladiator doesn't work with her -- in the same case why Xingqiu and Yelan can (their skill triggers are just NAs) but NOT Beidou (who triggers off NA damage)
Good luck everyone wishing for Nilou!!!!
Edit: the wording is confusing so there's a chance gladiator/HoD doesn't work on Nilou. I assumed the first phase "pirouette" and the second phase "sword dance" are separate entities and the "this damage is treated as elemental skill damage" only applied to the "pirouette" phase. However, if this is not the case then normal attacks during "sword dance" won't receive a buff from HoD/Gladiator meaning that build is just a meme, if that is so, I apologise for the mistake! Welcome to Nilou's confusing essays!
:)
I shall acheive luck
Thank you!!!! I’m going for C6
There is a spelling mistake in the title : niche
I wish, and I shall receiveeeeee!!!
As much as I love Nilou, understanding her skills relives a seminar with a freshly graduated professor.
Which is bizarre because she's pretty simple to set up and use once you know her requirements.
I think for those who are not so savvy with theorycrafting, here's the best way to sum it up:
1. If you're running off-field dendro application (dendro traveler, and soon to be Dendro archon), you spam her autoattacks (after pressing E once :P)
2. If you're running on-field dendro application (tighnari, and soon to be Dendro archon lol), you press E three times (or more optimally -> E -> click -> click -> E, but if that's too difficult, just spam E nonstop).
As for how to build her? LOTS OF HP + EM. That's it. You don't really need crit, or hydro damage.
Her whole deal is that you want to create as many dendro blooms as possible.
@@Puppetmaster2005 your comment is so helpful, precise, and appreciated ❤️
@@ick_origo 😁Happy to help. I watched Zajef's pre-release analysis on her... that's why I was able to build and play her on day 1. She's awesome if built right.
@@Puppetmaster2005 what’s your weapon choice?
hoyo :" we won't provide more content in order to not overwhelm the players"
also hoyo : making every new character and weapon a school subject lvl of complication
And idk how we still find ppl who says the combat is not a big part of genshin
you have the best avatar picture i have seen in a long time, keep commenting with your reverse bennet as much as possible. This is the real endontent. Thumps up ... ahhh down .... ahhh both.
@@sofieberger8851 thanks 😊 i will. Or should I say, boken da boken
@@moru2546 yea they must be stuck on the loading screen. Cause that's the one thing we cant fight
Tbf having abilities be complex will reward players who read into the characters and learn how to use them, rather than everyone just spamming random buttons
She seems interesting..... down the road. I'm curious how she will play in combo with kokomi+nahida/alhathim. I'll wait to see where she is when she gets a rerun.
I'm the same way - her character design has me so obsessed with her but every bit of info I've seen about her actual gameplay has me thinking of skipping her banner, at least for now
@@hannahhov1 same
@@hannahhov1 she is deffo a skip for now but when that re run comes back around i think a lot of people are gonna want her.
@@Cipher132 yes it happens every time 💀
I got the ugly key before jade cutter (thankfully they were both early), so I felt obligated to get nilou lmao (thankfully I won my 50/50). Current speculation puts baizhu's release at 3.6 - it'd be great if he could be a dendro healer/shielder. I'm coping hard lol
Personally, i like the direction Mihoyo is going with their new 5 stars. Prior to Shogun and Kokomi's releases it was just stacking ATK and crit for all characters with the few exceptions for Anemo units. Now we have characters with HP, EM, DEF, and ER scaling talents and more convoluted kits. Although it may not be the best for newer players it's a breath of fresh air for older players.
Uhm... Barbara, Zhongli?
@@Xgil2Play Barbara was the only hp character due to the talents being upfront. people thought zhongli was dps until raiden showed up.
@@nymph-martinez Yea, I remember. People didn't read Zhongli's talents and miHoYo had to explain what he does. They did change a couple of things, but ultimately didn't change how he functioned, which was with HP scaling
Sadly most people will see smaller damage numbers and immediately think there bad
Hu tao?
Nilou is a character that I'm only going to consider pulling her on her rerun, she just isn't complete yet(missing key support characters, no hp% 3 or 4* sword or good 4pc artifact set), she definitely needs nahida and while some people will also say she needa Kokomi or Barbara that's only true untill we get a dendro healer or shielder which then allows you to swap the hydro healer to someone like xingqiu or yelan for more DMG.
She is complete, she's just not optimal. You can really make her work alright with EM weapon, Collei, DMC and Kokomi or Barbara. Won't be great but it will be fine. With Nahida on field it will be better yet again as well. Honestly, even if she's really restricted, her synergy means that even as she is, she will probably perform better than Cyno.
@natsumei Agree but that's not really my point. My point is that Nilou is playable right now if you're willing to make compromises.
@@F1ll1nTh3Blanks not rlly, if you consider that the dendro archon hydro buff only make the ultimate last longer while cyno can make 2 buffs or even 3, and his banner is more far from nahidas one, so it will be easier to f2p people to farm to get her
I rather use Kokomi than Yelan or Xingqiu because I run double hydro hu tao or national comp
Better off saving your primos for Nahida anyways.
I think Nilou´s main demographic will be Kokomi fans. She is more for peeps who prefer animation and originality over meta. Which as sb who is a Xiao main, i get. It is not about how fast you kill the enemies, but how cool you look while doing it.
you are absolutely correct bc Kokomi was my first 5* xD
but kokomi's meta in her category, isn't she? like she's the zhongli of healers
@@yuyukit yeh that’s true but at the time of her first release she was slandered for being bad
@@lazywl. well if we're talking about her very first banner then yeah, you're right. first kokomi havers really had the last laugh there
@@yuyukit yeah i am comparing her first banner as i feel its the most just comparison :)
It’s so funny that Nilou tries to “rebel”against the Akademiya by choosing dance over academics/research, but her kit would confuse even the Sages :D
The sages are hardly that bright, constantly wishing Rukha was there and then giving Dottore unlimited support in making the ScaraMech.
I like Nilou's design. Love another character that dance
I think I'm beggining to understand my "type of girls". I love Yun Jin, I've loved her since she was leaked because of how gorgeous she is, as well as cool with her singing and performance :''') I really really love Ayaka, I've recently started to like Eula and be interested in her (her attack animations really got me not gonna lie), and now Nilou... Dancing ladys are so pretty, what can I say 😔
You have a type.
It's just a shame they made her garbage.
@@Rem694u2 no not rlly
@@lost863 She is garbage until we get an off field dendro applier.
I feel like her rerun will get a lot more pulls
Yes
just like my good pal kazuha
After I get hu Tao I’m getting her lol
@@Eggleegg SAMEE
Nahida possibly gets her rerun before Nilou.
I'm at the point now where I can beat all content with ease with the teams I have so unless there is a big difficulty spike I will pull for characters I like regardless of their kits.
That shouldnt ever be a worry then, since Hoyo doesnt care about that aspect anymore
@@steve4728 I know which sucks but on the plus side since i don't care about making numbers go higher i won't be tempted to spend money
Although I won’t be pulling for her I wish everyone luck who is pulling for her! :)
thank you for the luck!!!
She is such a cool character, but I must restrain, must get all archons.
Haha same
Same
Need Raiden Shogun banner again. :(
Yep, there'll always be reruns so I think it'd be wiser if I went for Nahida and then after Nilou, specially since I have more equipment ready for Nahida.
Same
I like Nilou. I don't take a character for what they can do or not. But thanks for the breakdown of her skills
I guess we share the same mindset and style of "learning along the way" and "make it work with what we have".
I sense a kindred spirit...
As a person who normally just unga bungas my way through this game(geo supremacy lol), I like that Hoyoverse is adding technical characters to the game.
I really hate that she’s not flexible like at all. But that could also just be because we don’t have many dendro characters yet…
That won't make her more flexible. Just allows her to play with other DENDRO characters. Still very restrictive
@@workinprogress8978 agreed. But she can still work with other characters if they go for a taser build. Although she won't be at maximum efficiency since her passive won't trigger but she can still get the job done. I don't understand why people are acting like she's completely worthless outside of her niche.
@@WestProZ17 I'm glad for that at least. Still a very odd design choice though. It will be interesting to see how many new DPS characters are designed to be super niche
@@workinprogress8978 This could be a new theme for Sumeru cast. Cyno is a greedy dps while Nilou is niche. Dendro Archon will help her immensely.
the passive talent of nilou will be even more useful with a quick dendro applier so catalyst users like nahida and yaoyao. i appreciate that now guides are aware to not judge characters instantly but give it time bc certainly every one fits into a role
Nilou is a niche character in that she does a lot of aoe dmg but really wants kusanali and kokomi to play optimally. Which makes her REALLY expensive in the short term for those who want nahida and scaramouche(Expected to be strong and huge story figures)
Or Nahida and Barbara.
@@workinprogress8978 barbara is not comparable to kokomi
@@aventurinethinker never said she was number 1. She is still top 3 or close to it in terms of pure healing. The top 3 would be 3. Barbara, 2. Qiqi, and 1. Kokomi. Barbara performs the healing role more than adequately for Nilou and in fact her healing would be boosted with the hp buff from double hydro
WAIT SCARA IS COMING?
Is that 71k hp I'm looking at? She has more hp than my whole team combined. Very tempted to get her because hydro + interesting kit, but I'll probably pull on her rerun because I'm saving for future characters T_T
Coz of hydro resonance. +25% hp. With her weapon her raw is like 42k
That hp amount is absolutely insane. HP scaling has been taken to a whole new level
I wish for characters who i think will be fun or can add something new to my account which can also mean more fun. At this point, I have well built, Ayato, Childe, Kokomi, Yelan and Xingqiu (I am an Ayato main), so I can't justify wishing for another hydro unit who is niche especially since other hydro units are more flexible. I would rather save for Nahida since our dendro roster is quite small, so she will add something new to my account and open up more team comp options.
Exactly! I'm an Ayato main as well, so I don't really need another hydro unit, plus I don't have a dendro character that I really want to build yet so I can't take advantage of her kit. I'm waiting for Ayato's rerun to get Haran, and hopefully Alhaitham's release is also around that time 😊
@@Jeny_Rosee Good luck!
I already have Ayato as well and he gets the job done. Yes Nilou bountiful cores do a ton of damage but will save primos for other elements I need like Dendro now ofcourse.
Nilou is a bait for Nahida's cons. I think if you decide to main Nilou, it will be very tempting to pull for Nahida cons up to c2, because that will make NIlou's bloom crit. But what's really the point of thinking about how she can be good, you can play her without thinking about her meta gameplay but still can clear content. As long as you think you'll enjoy her gameplay and design, that's what matters most.
Nahida's c2 still only crits 20% of the times. So it's not really as big of a difference as you think it is. You can crit 1 bloom out of 5 for 60k instead of 30k, basically just an extra bloom. Enticing, but not game changing.
@@fangservicex2964 it definitely will, especially at the rate of how fast Nilou's bountiful core explodes. The core is also aoe which allows it to crit on multiple enemies too.
@@fangservicex2964 20% crit rate doesn't work like that. if there are 5 bountiful cores, each of them have that chance to crit.
20% is almost like 100% crit rate cuz blooms has aoe so if it hits 5 enemies one of them can crit tho most of the time
Yeah meta for this game doesnt rly matter that much tbh unless ur going for 12 stars, but theres so much more to the game than spiral abyss
In conclusion, her teams are VERY expensive and niche but on her niche side she is VERY good. For now I only recommend pulling for her if you have kokomi if not then don't.
Barbara still is there for free
@@wolfwoof2000 bro really said Barbara 💀
I have Kokomi but i really don't want her lmao BECAUSE I AM SAVING FOR NAHIDA 😔
@@watergoose8305 Yeah I recommend pulling for nahida first instead then get nilou if you want on her rerun. Her best team will probably be Nilou/Kokomi/Nahida/DendroMC or another future dendro character
I’m getting her on my alt bc I got kokomi on my alt. I would get her on my main but I got cyno since I think he’s better
its funny how freedom sworn looks so good on her
I'm so tempted actually. Her playstyle seems intricate enough to fascinate me. But I'm also set on getting cons for a certain character who might be back soon. Here comes the struggle *sighs*
Ayaka cons? >_>
@@Deme_Diora666 Childe cause he's my baby and he's C3 already. Being a bit of a small whale, I'll get his last three cons with his next rerun. But it depends on my savings how much that would cost me. Rn, I'm 73 into pity on a guaranteed limited with enough 'saved' up to possibly snatch his last three cons rn as it is. I know compared to modern C6 characters, he's not that great. But like I said, he's my baby :)
However, I'm also a bit bored and wanna try new characters and playstyles. So I'm unsure what to do, having heard rumours that Childe will be back in 2nd half of 3.2
Same. I'm only at 10% exploration in the desert, so I could obtain more primogems if needed, but due to time shortage plus my desire to get C2 Ei and C1 Hu tao, I sadly had to skip Cyno and now Nilou🥲
@@bjaogh ooo Childe >_> I understand tho. I got c6 itto cause I love him and I’ll never do that for anyone else except for maybe ayaka in the distant future lol. I want Childe for Xiangling but I’m saving for ayato too so I gotta skip Childe 😔. Gl with your pulls!! The gacha god didn’t want me to have c6 itto without selling my soul for a c1 of half the standard banner characters XD
Im this close to pulling for her, idc if she is niche. I like her design and she seems fun to play. But I’ve wanted Childe for a long time since I wasn’t able to get him on his 3rd rerun ( the time I joined) I’m at loss on whether if I should pull for her.
omg I love her complexity and variety on game styles! BUT Nahida is literally around the corner and I want archons. Rerun if ever sending luck for Nilou wanters out there!
wait this character isn't even out yet SUSGE
Hmm, In Asia server come first, no?
found you!
@@sutishati9503 yes but it also hasnt come out yet
Its just a test server, hyv give early access to content creators
Just wait for Nahida to be out, Nilou will do really well with her
That's why I'll pull for her in her rerun when I get Nahida, with my limited primos I'd rather get an archon which I'm collecting all rather than get a niche character that I'm not sure if I'll get the character that will make her shine.
That could be said of any character 🤷🏻♀️
@@Nagutama yes but it's even more so for Nilou since her full potential revolves around dendro teams which as of today only has 3 characters.
nah, quite sure the near-term will be defined with Al Haitham as main dendro dps..nahida / nilou will be support
@@firstday_TV alhaitham main dendro dps? said who?
I wanted her but got kokomi instead, maybe her next rerun. Nahida comes first
same situation. nilou looks so fun but i think she'll be much more valuable in the future with more dendro units
@@nelaepowt I honestly still want her but I’m sure there will be more understanding of what she can and cannot do down the line, so I’ll just sit back and wait for her next run when she’s not just a new unknown unit
I just got cyno on my main bc I think he’s better and kokomi on my alt
"She is a complete essay"
Me who builds all my characters as a dps: *I AM THE RIGHTEOUS HAND OF GOD*
on the real, solid work! crazy man! don't ever give up on it
I been wanting her so badly cuz she is so pretty and I love her moments...but damn - I HATE being forced into a specific full comp. Like Hutao - just Xingqiu and a flexible team works, same with Eula. Forced into some "meta" to make one simple character work is so ass of MIHOYO. No surprise, was hoping the continent would fire me up to come back but sadly NOPE
You don't HAVE to do those teams because non meta teams do work
Yeah, meta doesn't actually matter anymore, didn't you hear? Nothing else like Abyss will demand we adhere to the meta. You're free to build and enjoy Nilou however you like and she will be usable.
pulling for her in the hopes of my man baizhu being playable soon bc theyre my current favourite characters along with ayato and im gonna have the time of my life playing them together
Lea. Ks say he's coming in 3.6
It looks like every new sumeru character is waiting for the Dendro archon to make them better/faster/easier and more relevant.
Thank you for demonstrating, Professor Atsu ! 👏🏽 these videos always help me figure out if I should pull or not.
god damn that hp higher than what i seen from a zhongli shield build
If I had Yelan, I would definitely pull for her. Her unique Blooms are insane, especially as a F2P player. Unfortunately, as a F2P, I can only choose between her and Nahida, and Nahida just fits into more teams comps.
I'll read an entire essay for my cutipie dancer!❤❤I love Nilou and I'll pull for her. As long as I understand the basics of her playstyle I don't care about meta.
Psdt: Her playstyle gaves me more motivation to pull for Nahida and include her in the team (Despite there's better teams for Nahida)
thanks a lot for this guide/review atsu!! i ended up doing a random multi yesterday and i've somehow pulled her only 8 pulls after venti. however, as i originally didnt plan on getting her, i've been so confused as to how her kit works, but you explained it really nicely so i was able to understand and i'll be able to use her properly now!!~ thanks again~~
Nilou kit is fun to play,her super bloom are much more satisfying than hyper blooms,I don’t get why people don’t like it🗿
7:44 isnt her hydro infused normals skill damage and not normal attack damage?
Her hydro infused attacks are considered as skill dmg
@@Name-gf1ys yeah i was confused if it changed last minute or something??
@@Cal_Nightfrom what I saw from leaks it was always considered skill dmg and not normal atk dmg. But I am not always on top of them.
i will wait for her rerun to see if I pull her or not, I have enough characters I´m just waiting for new dendro Units
Nilou is worth the wait i don't have the perfect artifacts sets for her atm will get nahida first and take my time farming for nilou
As a Nilou main it took me 3 weeks to figure out her kit without this guides lmao
she's so gorgeous, have to wait for her rerun to get her unfortunately
this helped me a lot, thank you atsu! hopefully im able to pull her!
I always get excited when there's a new vid on Atsu's channel!!! Am I early?
Could she be ideal with Hu Tao team for hydro hp res and some decent application at least even though it don't synergize with her passive? I believe she could also be helpful as battery for Yelan and her burst could possibly be the last rotation after Hu Tao does her hits, but she would need jade cutter and most likely a dps artifact set
dps nilou team maybe someone need it (on my opinion its the best at the moment):nilou dendro traveler, raiden shogun, healer propably the best is jean
I had a dream were I joined Genshin and she was in my party and had a lot of fun using her so i have to get HER!!
genuinley hepful bro, i had no idea how to build her and shes coming out in 3 hours. Thanks for the great content 👍
I’m only going to get her because Ik how much the original yoyimiya Havers enjoyed flexing her
Thankyou professor Atsu 💕
Damn, I’m just annoyed with the team comp mechanic with Nilou. I wouldn’t mind needing to have 3 hydros/dendros but 4 feels not just restrictive, but straight up blocking so many gameplay opportunities. Personally, I think not being able to react with the bountiful bloom cores and needing to take dmg from bloom is already enough. Being able to freely pick one character on your team could allow more flexibility with your hydro/dendro characters too since you could pick a healer or shielder from another element instead. The issue with Nilou not being viable some enemies just because of their movement mechanics or being spaced apart conspired to other characters (since you’d have to set up bloom reactions while fulfilling/maintaining Nilou’s Passive requirements each time) also could be reduced with an anemo character.
I love the unique gameplay that nilou brings to the game, but it also kinda sucks that its plainly clear who she synergizes with so it feels a bit limiting overall. Like, if i wanted nilou bc i like her, id feel the need to only play her in one team. I look forward to more characters being released in the future so that more team comps can be viable
Nahida will unlock her full potential for sure, imagine a party composed of Nilou, Nahida, Yelan/Xingqiu/Barbara/Kokomi and Dendro Traveller. Nilou will be the main DPS/Driver
Imagine you can only be good with another 5 star.
@@Vizible21 Meta slaves be like
Sounds expensive, especially if you don't care for bloom reactions.
@@Vizible21 Hu tao, ayaka ?
@@juliaju9222 ayaka and hu tao dont need 5 stars to be good. Hu tao just needs xingqiu while ayaka has a very f2p team with barbara and kaeya. But nilou will probably fine
Tbh I pulled for her for an Hyberbloom team and not just an Bloom team. Her ES ring does wonders for the synergy of both my Traveler and Cyno. And with Venti i don't need to worry about not being able to dish out stamina against scattered enemies. Also I think she's really fun and she's absolutely gorgeous as well!
Awesome, best way to start friday. . . Tea and Atsu's vid! :)
It seems like Nilou will be incomplete atm, Nahida and Nilou will be godly bloom team
I disagree. Nilou can be vape dps with xiangling.
@@jeevieseverino3949 her kit is based around bloom so unless u just wanna force use her first dance and build crit which is not optimal in any way it wont work
@@dino-life THE ISSUE when talking about "optimal" is not the meta ( which no longer exists) but the sh**load of resin spent to make a character, in this case Nilou, to somehow work. I understand that some players stop thinking logically as soon as they see an inch of skin, real or not.
Incomplete for like two weeks lol. Then Nahida will be in-game. Kokomi is her best hydro teammate already.
@@jeevieseverino3949 no she can't
i love her and have been waiting for her since the first leaks so i cant wait for her to be out in europeeeee
I think i'm planning to pull for her over Nahida.. really not sure because I want to run a burgeon and a freeze team...
Really good video man..nice explanation
About the E skill. You don't necessarilly have to do all autos or spam E if you want to get Sword Dance or Water Wheel, respectively. The only important input is the last one. If you end with an auto you get sword dance while if you end with an E you get the water wheel. If you want to min max dmg this can be helpful since pressing auto instead of E before the final stack deals higher dmg duie to the sword dance steps (auto) having higher multiplier. I also felt that doing AAE instead of EEE is faster for the water wheel. Having said that the water wheel dance steps (E) hits a larger AoE so you might want to use this when there are more enemies.
damn, most awesome thing happened to me, i got nilou with just under 10 pulls and the weapon in under 10 pulls too, i'm so hyped damn aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
AsianGuyStream: Do I recommend this weapon? Absolutely no no no
*proceed to show 4 more copies of the said weapon🤣
harbringer of dawn or the sumeru sword is prop the best f2p
13:43 Where did that 2x bonus come from ?
media server. :)
She is beautiful and I really need a change of gameplay because I still play the same two teams all the time. I got her and now I will try to understand how to play her 🌝
I'm so sorry to say this but crit build on Nilou is as bad as crit build on Kokomi unless you play her with vape reaction, crit build is terrible on her.
Her Bis sword is absolutely broken on her, don't use jade cutter it's terrible, put that thing to your other characters.
You want to build Nilou, just go HP%>EM>ER%.
What goblet? Absolutely HP%> hydro dmg
Overall good explanation from Atsu except the build part
her design is so pretty i ended up got her weapon at 1 pity so i just try to pull. but maybe i stop i want nahida even more
I’ve seen the whole video, and the most important question I have is: What was that x2 bonus on the artifact domain 🧐🧐🧐
NILOU COME HOME MY QUEEN
I got Nilou in 10 pity and accidentaly got her BiS weap pulling for the new catalyst (For Nahida) in 20 pity using only 30 pulls overall for Char and Weap... but still need that catalyst tho, so I think she will be my main team for now and I am enjoying using her tbh
Goodluck for Everyone pulling for her and for those who will pull for future character!!
I'm skipping Nilou and trying for her weapon I still don't have the jade sword, and I want her sword for Kuki, think it'll make her HP/healing absurd and adding EM is always a plus.
Freedom sworn looks sooooo good on her omg
Using collei is miles better than tighnari to apply dendro. You can kill that geovishap in less than 15 second even with using barbara. This comp will keep getting broken every patch. Nahida would double or triple those bountiful core damage. I seen similar treatment to kazuha in the past, people just easily got baited by leaks and beta impression. Only thing i dont like is they should make a restriction to one aspect only. Either limit to only hydro-dendro or u must have a healer/shielder. Limiting both aspect make you stuck with either barbara or kokomi.
she pretty and elegant, if i manage to win 50/50 for nahida it will be good but if ii dont then imma just wait for rerun i guess
simple explanation of her stuff
-she only attacks 3 times
-activating her skill makes you either choose normal attack and skill
-if you attack she will fire waves of hydro damage every last hit,if you choose hitting skills she makes a healess/damageless jean ring
-hit 4 times and you make explosive seeds that hits everything (including you)
-getting hit by the explosive seeds gives more EM
(hope this easily explain her kit)
Nilou, xingqiu, prototype amber Mona, and Nahida seems like it would work well.
Prototype Amber Mona tech is truly underrated
Atsu: Do I recommend going for the weapon no No nO no,
also atsu: has 4 copies in his inventory
shes awesome and my barbara is built along w traveller and tighnari so I could play her but I've wanted albedo for a whole year bc last time I skipped him for xiao so maybe on her rerun i'll pull for her
good luck to everyone wanting nilou
wow...great demonstration...... very easy to understand now,.. thnks
i did a cheeky pull for xiphos, i got Nilou's sword at 2 pity, but i don't want to pull for her nor her sword
sadge
the only character i don’t have in my team as of now is the dendro traveler. i pulled nilou in my first multi with 46 pity. WATSU
Atsu this video is truly a rollercoaster of emotions, I cried 10 times and laughed 100 times. At some point in this video my creepy uncle married me and my sick cacao bean is not sick anymore. Thank you Atsu.
Dear Atsu
From, Fellow Scammer
Very interesting review ! I didn’t want to pull for Nilou but I wanted a C2 Beidou. Got Nilou at 10 pity… oops ! (I pulled Venti and then pulled Nilou, two 5 stars in a row !)
I'm thinking to run the dendro resistance shredding set. Since Dendro bloom
Very good video! keep on grinding my dude its so much fun to watch ur videos
Seeing her C6, I would like to believe that hoyoverse has plans to release a character that will make her a dps without dendro reaction.
Watching this to prep for her latest rerun
Nahida will be good with her, I wanna see the core + Nahida e dmg at once. Boom 30-40k+ 15-20k every 2 3 secs
Nilou looks good and cute but I want the little cute archon. She’s much cuter ♥️
Can't wait until I get her on the rerun. Hope the time flies by.
Well, I got her in 20 pulls while going for Beidou constellations. I already have my Hu Tao C1R1 so I don’t really need anything else. Nilou looks fun so I think I’ll build her and the supports she needs I hope I get Tighnari from standard so That I dont need to use DMC anymore
Honestly, I like Nilou's style in terms of gameplay possibilities. You can do Bloom-focused or hydro DPS and I actually find her aura application interesting for vape comps. Her cons look really nice (even though I'm not a cons hunter except for 4* and archons) plus Nahida which will be released soon has her kit leaked where she can cause transformative reactions to crit (stc). I don't know if this can apply to Bountiful Cores but the thought is enticing. I think like many characters Hoyoverse has released, Nilou will see more value and combat potential unlock as future characters come out that will synergize well with her.
I hope we get geo characters that change crystallize crystals like how Nilou can change Dendro cores.
They need to give us a Geo Healer first. Give us the basics before giving us an essay.
@@ForeverDegenerate Noelle
@@catsaresuperior43 That's like saying Zhongli and Gorou are Healers. They are not. They can Heal, yes, but they are not dedicated Healers. With Yaoyao coming out, Geo is now the ONLY Element without a dedicated Healer.
I got her on pity 77 and I’m so happy because she’s so cute and her play style is so beautiful I just love her
( ps. I already had c2 Mona and kokomi but still pulled for her as a f2p because i wanted her )
She is amazing. I managed to clear 36* Abyss for the second time thanks to her. Granted i pulled her signature weapon and her C1, but still^^
I gasped when I saw the 71k HP and stopped the video for a few seconds, those seconds turned into minutes and I´m still shocked
If I'm not mistaken, while her Sword Dance is normal attack, it's not considered normal attack damage but elemental skill damage
Hence, 4p Gladiator doesn't work with her -- in the same case why Xingqiu and Yelan can (their skill triggers are just NAs) but NOT Beidou (who triggers off NA damage)
Are you going to make a response to the Genshin interview with gamespot?, I’m curious on your thoughts.