Genshin Impact: Best Tighnari Sub-DPS Build

Key Takeaways

• Tighnari is a 5-star Dendro character and is currently one of the best Sub-DPS characters in Genshin Impact.
• Tighnari is known for being the unyielding Chief Officer of the Forest Rangers and Collei’s mentor who lives a life of solitude in the depths of Avidya Forest. 
• The best build for Tighnari should focus on raising his ATK% and Elemental Mastery. 
• Best 5-star weapon for Tighnari is Hunter’s Path which is also his signature weapon, however Prototype Crescent is a good choice to have as an F2P weapon.
• Gilded Dreams is the best artifacts set for Tighnari as it focuses on raising his Elemental Mastery and damage. 

If you’re looking for a Dendro character to add to your team composition, Tighnari is one of the best options. His unique shotgun-style gameplay with Charged Shot attacks and wide Dendro application makes him a powerful ally to have on your team.

Tighnari is currently one of the best Sub-DPS characters in Genshin Impact (You can check out our Sub-DPS Tier List here)

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Introduction Tighnari

Tighnari is a 5-star Dendro character who is also known as the unyielding Chief Officer of the Forest Rangers and Collei’s mentor who prefers a life of solitude in the depths of Avidya Forest. He has undying potential to manipulate his Elemental Mastery in order to inflict colossal AoE dendro damage and CRIT DMG. 

Tighnari Best Sub-DPS Build

Best Weapon	Hunter’s Path
Replacement Weapons	Prototype Crescent
Best Artifacts	Gilded Dreams x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK% or Elemental Mastery Goblet: Dendro DMG Bonus Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%, Elemental Mastery

The best build for any sub-DPS character depends on your team composition; however, for a strong Dendro archer like Tighnari, we would recommend a build that focuses on raising his Elemental Mastery. Increase his crit ratio and pair him up with a hydro sub-dps to wreak havoc on your enemies.

Tighnari Best Weapons

	Weapon	Details
Best	Hunter’s Path	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 9.6%Skill Effect: Gain 12% All Elemental DMG Bonus. Obtain the Tireless Hunt effect after hitting an opponent with a Charged Attack. This effect increases Charged Attack DMG by 160% of Elemental Mastery. This effect will be removed after 12 Charged Attacks or 10s. Only 1 instance of Tireless Hunt can be gained every 12s.
F2P Option	Prototype Crescent	Bonus Stat: ATK 6.0%Skill Effect: Aimed Shot hits on weak points increase Movement SPD by 10% and ATK by 36% for 10s.

Best 5 Star Weapon

Hunter’s Path

Hunter’s Path is a 5-star bow and is also Tighnari’s signature weapon. This is an ideal weapon for characters that rely on Elemental reactions.

Hunter’s Path raises your character’s CRIT RATE by 44.1% as a bonus stat, while also allowing you to deal an incredible amount of Elemental DMG bonus and Charged Attack DMG to your opponents. Since Tighnari tends to use Charged Attacks a lot, this is some solid synergy.

Best F2P Weapon

Prototype Crescent

Prototype Crescent is a 4-star weapon that can be obtained through the game’s gacha or crafted through the blacksmith. This bow is a solid weapon for characters that rely heavily on charged attacks.

The weapon’s passive ability, “Unreturning” increases the charged attack damage by 10% and the normal attack critical rate by 6% for every second the arrow is in flight, up to a maximum of 30%. It also raises ATK% by 6% as a bonus stat. 

Tighnari Best Artifacts

Gilded Dreams

Set Pieces	Set Piece Bonus
2-Piece Bonus	Elemental Mastery +80
4-Piece Bonus	Within 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Type of the other party members. ATK is increased by 14% for each member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character, and EM is increased by 50 for every member with a different Elemental Type. Each of the buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s and even when not on the field.

Best artifact set for any player depends on the stats and sub-stats you require, as well as the character’s placement in the team. For Tighnari, we recommend Gilded Dreams as the best artifact set as it focuses on raising his Elemental Mastery and damage. 

This set prioritizes increasing your character’s Elemental Mastery which results in much higher percentages on Elemental Skill and Burst reactions.

Even though this is what we recommend,  feel free to experiment with a few builds till you find one that suits your playstyle better. 

This concludes our guide on the best build for Tighnari, featuring recommended weapons and artifacts in Genshin Impact. If you want to learn more about other top Sub-DPS characters in the game, check out our guides on Yelan and Nahida.