Barbara

Barbara is a 4-star Hydro healer. Her Skill heals the active character over time and on normal attacks, and her Burst provides a large instant heal. Her continuous Hydro application also enables Freeze and reaction setups.

How to Play

Use her for healing in teams that can leverage her Hydro application, or as a budget Hydro applicator. See her placement on the Genshin tier list.

Best Build

Top Weapons: Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers (ATK buff for swap), Prototype Amber, Sacrificial Fragments. Artifact Set: 4-piece Ocean-Hued Clam for healer damage, or 2-piece +18% ATK + 2-piece +15% Hydro DMG for an applier. Main Stats: Sands HP% (or ER) / Goblet HP% or Hydro DMG / Circlet Healing Bonus or HP%. Substats: HP% > Energy Recharge > Healing Bonus.

Best Teams

1. Healer / Hydro Applier: Barbara + a main DPS + Bennett + Kazuha.
2. Vaporize Enabler: Barbara + a Pyro DPS + Xiangling + a flex unit.

Kit Overview

• Elemental Skill: applies wet status to enemies and continuously heals the party.
• Elemental Burst: an instant team heal that also cleanses some debuffs.
• Core loop: on-field Hydro application and healing, best as a free Hydro support.

Pros and Cons

Pros: Free unit, strong healing, applies Hydro for reactions. Cons: Requires field time to heal, no shield or major offensive buffs.