Cryo Polearm

Escoffier

Tasteful Excellence

TierS
RolesSub DPS · Support · Healer
Release5.6

Fontaine's star chef is the linchpin of modern Freeze and Mono Cryo teams. Her Cooking Mek follows the active character and fires Cryo shots for 20s, while her passive shreds Hydro and Cryo RES by up to 55% when the whole team is Hydro or Cryo. She also heals the party with her Burst. Her rerun is part of Phase II of version 7.1 (2026-10-13 to 11-03).

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Escoffier

Off-field Cryo DPS & support

Weapons

Symphonist of Scents BiS
5★ · CRIT DMG
Best in slot: CRIT DMG, ATK% (doubled off-field) and +32% ATK for her and the active character when she heals. Needs her Burst.
+12% ATK (+24% off-field); healing grants the wielder and the healed character +32% ATK for 3s.
Staff of Homa
5★ · CRIT DMG
Strong CRIT DMG stat stick.
+20% HP and ATK bonus equal to 0.8% of Max HP, plus 1% more below 50% HP.
Calamity Queller
5★ · ATK%
Its ATK bonus doubles off-field, perfect for her; great in teams without other ATK buffs.
+12% Elemental DMG; after a Skill, ATK ramps up to +19.2%, doubled while off-field.
Deathmatch
4★ · CRIT Rate
Solid 4-star for her personal damage at any refinement.
+16% ATK and DEF with 2+ opponents nearby, or +24% ATK against fewer.
Favonius Lance
4★ · Energy Recharge
Trades damage for team Energy: great in Energy-hungry teams.
CRIT hits have a 60% chance to generate particles that restore 6 Energy (once every 12s).
Tamayuratei no Ohanashi
4★ · Energy Recharge
Free event polearm: Energy Recharge and ATK after each Skill.
Event polearm: +20% ATK and +10% Movement SPD for 10s after using a Skill.

Artifacts

Golden Troupe ×4
Best for her own damage: +50% Skill DMG while off-field.
Set effects
2pElemental Skill DMG +20%.
4pElemental Skill DMG +25%, and another +25% while off-field (lost 2s after taking the field).
Noblesse Oblige ×4
Supportive choice when the carry deals far more damage than her (Skirk) and she Bursts every rotation.
Set effects
2pElemental Burst DMG +20%.
4pUsing a Burst grants all party members +20% ATK for 12s (does not stack).
Tenacity of the Millelith ×4
Easy uptime thanks to her Mek hits, but Furina uses it better when both are in the team.
Set effects
2pHP +20%.
4pWhen an Elemental Skill hits, all nearby party members gain +20% ATK and +30% Shield Strength for 3s, even while the wearer is off-field.
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City ×4
Good supportive option when no better holder is in the team.
Set effects
2pWhen a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, the wearer regenerates 6 Energy.
4pWhen the wearer triggers a reaction involving their own element, the party gains +12% DMG for the elements involved for 15s, plus another 28% if the wearer is in Nightsoul's Blessing (does not stack).

Main stats

Sands of Eon
Energy Recharge / ATK%
Goblet of Eonothem
Cryo DMG Bonus / ATK%
Circlet of Logos
CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substat priority

1Energy Recharge 2CRIT Rate 3CRIT DMG 4ATK%

Stat targets

  • Energy Recharge to Burst every rotation: 140–160% with three Cryo units, 220–240% with two, 265–285% alone (each Favonius proc lowers it)
  • CRIT Rate 60–70%, CRIT DMG 120%+
  • ATK 2,000+

Talent priority

Elemental Skill
Elemental Burst
Normal Attack

Her damage comes almost entirely from her Skill. Her Burst level only raises healing, and Rehab Diet does not scale with it. Cryo DMG goblets are usually better on supportive sets; with Golden Troupe and Furina, ATK% is on par.

Teams

Recommended teams

Skirk Mono Cryo

Skirk
Escoffier
Furina
Citlali

Skirk's best team: Escoffier provides 55% RES shred, off-field damage and healing, which lets Furina's buff stay high.

Sandrone Stellar-Conduct

Sandrone
Yae Miko
Escoffier
Alyosha

When Odette is busy elsewhere: Sandrone enables Stellar-Conduct herself, and Escoffier brings steady off-field Cryo and healing.

Mavuika double-Cryo Melt

Mavuika
Citlali
Iansan
Escoffier

A flex role: Escoffier adds off-field Cryo and healing for Mavuika's Melt, close to the Bennett version.

Guide

How to play

How she works

  • Low-Temperature Cooking (Tap Skill) deals AoE Cryo DMG and activates her Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode, which follows the active character and fires Frosty Parfaits for Cryo DMG about once per second. It lasts longer than its cooldown, so uptime is never an issue.
  • Inspiration-Immersed Seasoning (A4): enemies hit by her Skill or Burst lose 5/10/15/55% Hydro and Cryo RES for 12s with 1/2/3/4 Hydro or Cryo characters in the party. This is why she wants a team made only of Hydro and Cryo units.
  • Scoring Cuts (Burst) deals AoE Cryo DMG and heals the party based on her ATK; Rehab Diet (A1) then heals the active character every second for 9s.
  • Her Mek applies Cryo at most once every 2s, which keeps Freeze stable without overwriting the Hydro aura too often.

Rotation

  1. E (tap) when she comes in.
  2. Q only when the team needs healing — cast it after E to catch her own particles, or before E to send them to a teammate.
  3. Swap out: the Mek keeps working from off-field.

Hold Skill is an overworld cooking mode with no combat use.

Strengths

  • Up to 55% Hydro and Cryo RES shred in full Hydro/Cryo teams
  • Strong, long-lasting off-field Cryo damage and application
  • Party-wide healing on top of her damage
  • Best-in-slot support for Skirk, Ayaka and Ganyu

Weaknesses

  • Her best effect requires a team of only Hydro and Cryo characters
  • Her Mek focuses a single target
  • High Energy Recharge needs if she is the only Cryo unit and must Burst every rotation
  • Only a flex pick outside Freeze and Cryo teams

Notable dupes · Constellation

C1
Big upgrade

+60% Cryo CRIT DMG for the whole team after her Skill or Burst, with 4 Hydro/Cryo members: her best constellation.

C2
Solid upgrade

5 Cold Dish stacks that add damage based on her ATK to teammates' Cryo hits.

C4
Optional

Longer Rehab Diet and some Energy back based on her CRIT Rate.

C6
Solid upgrade

Extra 500% ATK Parfaits on the active character's attacks: huge personal damage, smaller team gain.

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