Ningguang is one of the featured characters in Update 2.8’s first character banner and many people will be pulling her in their pulls for Heizou or Kazuha. She’s a 4-star Geo DPS and one of the best Geo DPS in the game currently.
Best Catalysts for Ningguang in Genshin Impact
Ningguang, being a Geo DPS, automatically implies she isn’t cut out for elemental reactions and though her crystal shields’ durability scales off of elemental mastery, they’re not worth it. So her weapons are ideally those which purely buff her damage and as such there are many great options in that regard.
For convenience, we’re gonna list her best weapons under the 3 following categories.
5-Star
Overall, all 5-star catalyst weapons are great for Ningguang and will give her more damage than most other 4-star catalysts in the game. That said, the following 5-stars are her best options.
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds
This weapon has Crit Rate as its main stat which is amazing as it helps you balance out your overall build numbers proportionately. As it’s passive it gives you a 10% movement speed increase which is great for catalyst users and it gives you a total of 32% Elemental DMG bonus after 16 seconds of on-field battle. Ningguang, as an on-field Geo main DPS will greatly benefit from this weapon.
Skyward Atlas
This weapon is amazing if you’re using Ningguang as a burst DPS for a short duration of high on-field damage. This has a main stat of ATK% and has an overall high base attack which suits Ningguang perfectly. This also makes all her attacks get a homing effect so you don’t miss out on any enemies- especially the ones who have an annoying habit of dodging.
4-Star
There are some great 4-star DPS catalysts that suit Nigguang’s kit and playstyle perfectly. Each requires their own playstyle to be efficient however.
The Widsith
The Widsith is an excellent option to go for if you’re planning on using Ningguang as a burst DPS who you’ll switch to for a few seconds and switch out. It gives tons of damage and with a Crit Dmg main stat, you can choose to focus on crit rate in your artifacts. Though the occasional elemental mastery buff is wasted on her, the other two buffs namely elemental dmg or attack boost greatly increase her damage to the point it may even occasionally out-damage 5-star catalysts.
Solar Pearl
The Solar Pearl is a Battle Pass crit rate catalyst that you have to pay money for. Even so this is an amazing 4-star weapon for consistent damage from you Ningguang. Though it may not reach the highs of the Widsith, over time Solar Pearl dishes out more reliable damage as its passives buff everything in her kit except charged attacks.
Free-to-Play: Dodoco Tales
For those of you who were around the first time Golden Apple Archipelago came around in Version 1.6, the Dodoco Tales is one of the best f2p 4-star DPS catalyst weapon for any character and this holds true even for Ningguang. If your playstyle is having Ningguang on-field for a long time dealing damage then this one over time even out-damages the Solar Pearl. It buffs your normal and charged attacks and the damage increase is stackable which is ideal if you like to have you Ningguang on-field for long durations in battle.
If you don’t have any of the weapons above and are still a new player with 3-star weapons, then the Twin Nephrite is an excellent option for a DPS Ningguang as it has a crit rate main stat, and its passive buffs your attack. You can level this one up and use this on your Ningguang until you get one of the 4-star DPS options.