Hydro
Catalyst
Neuvillette
Ordainer of Inexorable Judgment
The Chief Justice of Fontaine is a Hydro catalyst carry built around one attack: Charged Attack: Equitable Judgment, a huge beam that scales with his Max HP. He generates his own Sourcewater Droplets to charge it instantly and heal himself, which makes him one of the simplest and most flexible DPS in the game. Newer carries have pushed him down a notch, but he still anchors strong Freeze and Lunar-Charged teams in 7.1.
Charged Attack DPS
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Main stats
Substat priority
Stat targets
- Energy Recharge 120–130% with another Hydro unit, about 160% as the only Hydro (−30% with Tome of the Eternal Flow, −10% per Favonius proc in the team)
- HP 35,000–40,000+
- CRIT Rate 40–50% on the stat screen with Marechaussee Hunter (up to +36% in combat)
- CRIT DMG 200%+
Talent priority
His Charged Attack scales with the Normal Attack talent, so level it first. A Hydro DMG goblet is best in most teams; HP% catches up only when he already receives plenty of DMG% buffs (Furina, Lunar teams).
Recommended teams
Neuvillette Freeze (7.1)
His strongest current team: Escoffier shreds up to 55% Hydro and Cryo RES and heals, Furina buffs DMG and Vodyanitsa brings healing, shred and extra damage.
Lunar-Charged
Columbina and Ineffa carry the damage through Lunar-Charged while Neuvillette applies Hydro and fills the field time; Sucrose shares Elemental Mastery.
How to play
How he works
- O Tears, I Shall Repay (Skill, 12s CD) and O Tides, I Have Returned (Burst) deal HP-scaling Hydro DMG and spawn 3 and 6 Sourcewater Droplets.
- Holding Charged Attack starts Legal Evaluation: absorbing Droplets heals him and speeds up the charge. Release it as the third Droplet is absorbed to fire Equitable Judgment almost instantly. It lasts 3s, hits every 0.4s and drains his HP while he is above 50%.
- Heir to the Ancient Sea's Authority: each different Hydro reaction in the team (Vaporize, Frozen, Electro-Charged, Lunar-Charged, Bloom, Lunar-Bloom, Hydro Swirl, Crystallize, Lunar-Crystallize…) grants a Past Draconic Glories stack, for 110%/125%/160% Equitable Judgment DMG. Do not bend your team around it: good teammates matter more.
- Discipline of the Supreme Arbitration: up to +30% Hydro DMG Bonus while his HP is high, easy to keep thanks to his Droplets.
Rotation
- E first, then set up your supports.
- Charged Attack, E, Charged Attack, Q.
- Refresh short buffs if needed, then two more Charged Attacks with the Burst's Droplets.
Generally: one Burst, two Skills and four Charged Attacks per rotation. On mouse and keyboard you can spin during Equitable Judgment to hit enemies all around him. At C0 he is easy to interrupt, so a shield (or C1) makes him much more comfortable.
Strengths
- Extremely simple to play, with a huge AoE
- Very flexible team building: fits Freeze, Lunar-Charged and hypercarry
- Durable and self-sustaining thanks to his Droplets
- Low ER needs when he holds his signature
Weaknesses
- Getting interrupted cancels a whole Charged Attack at C0
- His carry teams are now outperformed by Columbina and Ineffa's Lunar-Charged core
- In Lunar-Charged teams his own damage share is modest
Notable dupes · Constellation
A free Past Draconic Glories stack and much better interruption resistance while charging: huge comfort, lets you drop the shielder.
Up to +42% CRIT DMG on Equitable Judgment, best in teams with several Hydro reactions.
Absorbing Droplets extends Equitable Judgment and fires extra currents: a big jump that changes his rotations.
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Sources & references
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/characters/neuvillette
- https://www.prydwen.gg/genshin-impact/tier-list
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/Neuvillette-Best-Builds
- https://game8.co/games/Genshin-Impact/archives/297465
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/en/avatar/10000087
- https://gi.yatta.moe/api/v2/fr/avatar/10000087