Escoffier in Genshin Impact: Best Build

In Genshin impact, Fontaine Chef Escoffier is a legendary secondary damage dealer, who also performs support tasks. The heroine can constantly hit from the pocket or apply elemental status for reactions. In addition to good damage, the cook applies debuffs to enemies and heals allies, and also has a unique ability that allows her to cook a certain number of dishes per week.

Although Escoffier's passive makes her more effective in Hydro and Cryo-based teams, she's not strictly tied to such teams. She can also utilize other reactions if needed, as the resistance reduction still works, albeit less effectively. Both damage and healing are based on the same stat, significantly simplifying her build.

How to Get the Character

Reran Escoffier will be in the second half of the banners the 7.1 update, 13 October to 3 November 2026To unlock the girl's constellations, you need to obtain her duplicates. Together with the cook, you'll have the opportunity to obtain her signature through parallel prayers. Symphonist of Scents.

Follow the updates in the banner schedule, so as not to miss the repeat of the desired characters.

Strengths and Weaknesses

As a combat unit, Escoffier combines several roles at once: sub-damage dealer, debuffer, and healer, and is an integral part of any Frozen team. She plays well with Hydro and Cryo companions, allowing other powerful supports like ronin Kazuha or Blacksmith Xilonen to other teams and strengthen existing damage dealers.

The Best Escoffier Builds in Genshin Impact

In battle, the heroine plays both a sub-DD and a support role, although she's dependent on her ATK stat, allowing her to focus on damage without losing her healing potential. The Fontaine chef must cast her Elemental Burst once or twice per rotation, depending on her healing needs, so she'll need to pay attention to her energy regeneration.

Recommended Stats

Based on skill scaling, Escoffier should be built into attack power. This stat should be looked for in both the clock and additional stats. However, her personal damage is quite high, so it's best to prioritize her when choosing a Cryo goblet, and not the ATK one, unless you have problems with survivability.

The balance of Critical Chance and Critical Damage should be the same as for regular sub-DDs, adjusted for additional critical chance from other sources. To regularly reset her ultimate, the heroine needs energy recharge: Her Elemental Burst costs 60 mana.

Artifact	Stats
Flower of Life Main Stat: HP (fixed)	Substats: ATK % Energy Recharge % CRIT Rate/DMG
Plume of Death Main Stat: ATK (fixed)	Substats: ATK % Energy Recharge % CRIT Rate/DMG
Sands of Eon Main Stat: attack power % or ER %	Substats: ATK % Energy Recharge % CRIT Rate/DMG
Goblet of Eonothem Main Stat: Cryo or ATK	Substats: ATK % Energy Recharge % CRIT Rate/DMG
Circlet of Logos Main Stat: CRIT Rate or DMG	Substats: ATK % Energy Recharge % CRIT Rate/DMG

Recommended stat values:

• ATK: 2000 and more.
• Energy recharge: highly dependent on the number of Cryo characters in the party, the main damage dealer and the equipped weapon.
  

  2 Cryo + 2 Hydro	3 Cryos in the team (without Skirk)	3 Cryo in the team (with Skirk)	Escoffier is the only Crio in the group (with Favonius)
  130-165%	120-150%	185-100%	160-195%

• CRIT Rate: 70%-80% or about 40%-50% if using the Blizzard Strayer set.
• CRIT DMG: should be in a 1:2 ratio with CRIT Rate, after which the value should be kept at 160%-170% and higher.

Weapon Tier List

Best weapons for Escoffier have ATK stat or CRIT Rate / DMG on them. You can choose spears with energy recharge, if you failed to get this stat with your artifacts.

Name	Passive	Recommendation
Symphonist of Scents ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 46-608 CRIT DMG: 14.4%-66.2%	ATK is increased by 12%-24%. When the wielder is inactive, their attack power increases by 12%-24%. After healing an ally, the healer and character they've healed receive the Sweet Echoes effect: their attack power increases by 32%-64% for 3 sec. The effect works even from the pocket.	Escoffier's Signature not only provides high base ATK but also a significant amount of this stat from its passive. It also increases critical hit rate and buffs the healed character. When playing with a signature, you need to use your ultimate every rotation to maintain the buff, so make sure to get enough HE% in your Escoffier build.
Calamity Queller ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 49-741 ATK: 3.6%-16.5%	Increases damage with all elements by 12%-24%. Activating an E-attack gives the Consummation effect for 20 sec, increasing attack power by 3.2%-6.4% per sec. The effect stacks up to 6 times. If the wielder is not on the battlefield, the Consummation bonus is doubled.	Provides a huge boost to ATK, works not only for damage, but for healing as well. Since the girl regularly uses her skill, she will be able to maintain double buff without gaps.
Sacrificer's Staff ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 45-620 CRIT Rate: 2%-9,2%	For 6 seconds after the elemental skill hits an enemy, attack power increases by  8/10/12/14/16%, and energy recovery by  6/7,5/9/10,5/12%This effect stacks up to 3 times and occurs even when the equipped character is not on the battlefield.	Provides all the necessary characteristics, simplifying their selection in artifacts, making it extremely convenient to use.
Deathmatch ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 41-454 CRIT Rate: 8%-36.8%	If there are 2 or more enemies nearby, increases attack power and defense by 16%-32%. If there are less than 2 enemies nearby, increases ATK by 24%-48%.	A good epic spear, but it's recommended to only equip it with High Awakening, as otherwise it's inferior to other options. Provides critical chance and a lot of ATK depending on the number of enemies. It performs best against bosses.
Skyward Spine ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 48-674 Energy recharge: 8%-36.8%	Increases critical chance by 8%-16% and Normal Attack Speed ​​by 12%. After hitting with a Normal or Charged Attack, has a 50% chance to launch a blade that deals 40%-100% area damage every 2 sec.	A good weapon with high base and energy recharge. The passive, except for the critical chance, is useless, so the spear is used solely its good stats.
Lumidouce Elegy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 46-608 CRIT Rate: 7.2%-33.1%	Increases ATK by 15%-31%. When the wielder activates Burning or deals Dendro damage via this reaction, his damage is increased by 18%-38%. The effect lasts for 8 sec and stacks up to 2 times. Gaining 2 levels or refreshing them restores 12-16 Energy once every 12 sec.	As with the previous piece, Lumidouce Elegy can be used purely for its stats - high base, crit chance and ATK. The rest of the passive will not work for the character.
Engulfing Lightning ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 46-608 Energy recharge: 12%-55.1%	Increases ATK by 28%-56% of the energy recharge rate over 100%. ATK bonus max is 80%-120%. After activating an ult, grants 12 seconds of 30%-50% energy recharge.	Can be used if you have troubles with energy recharge. It will work well in a build with a high ER value, for example, without other Cryo heroes in the group.
Favonius Lance ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 44-565 Energy recharge: 6.7%-30.6%	Critical attacks have a 60%-100% chance to create particles that restore 6 energy once every 12-6 sec.	Universal spear For supports. Increases energy regeneration and allows them to act as a "battery" for the squad.
Frost Breath ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 42 - 510 Energy recharge: 10% - 45,9%	Activating Cryo or Hydro Reactions increases the attack power of the equipped character for 15 seconds. 20/25/30/35/40%, and also restores other characters in your squad 6/7,5/9/10,5/12 Energy units. The effect can occur once every 16 sec.	A good option for teams without Skirk, as she doesn't require energy. Due to her VE% substat, she can use ATK clock and make up the missing amount from her secondary item stats.
Prospector's Drill ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 44-565 ATK: 6%-27.6%	When the wielder heals or receives healing, they receive a Unity's Symbol for 30 sec., up to 3 Symbols. After activating an E-attack or an ult, the Unity's Symbols are consumed, and the character receives the Struggle effect for 10 sec. once every 15 sec: for each Symbol, attack power increases by 3%-7%, and elemental damage bonus by 7%-13%.	Since the heroine is a healer, she will be able to fully utilize this spear and gain a bonus to ATK and elemental damage. It's best to adjust her rotation: use Q first, then E. This order will allow her to maintain the buff, but it will increase her energy requirements, as she won't be able to gain energy from E before her ultimate resets.
Tamayuratei no Ohanashi ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 44-565 Energy recharge: 6.7%-30.6%	When an elemental skill is activated, increases attack power for 10 sec. by 20%-40% and movement speed by 10%.	The equipment could be obtained through an event in the 5.4 update, good to use only at full awakening.
Missive Windspear ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 42-510 ATK: 9%-41.3%	After activating Elemental Reaction, increases attack power by 10 sec. 12%-24%, and elemental mastery by 48-96 .	Was available in the 3.1 update. However, in most teams, the Fontaine Chef does not require Elemental Mastery. Can be used for base stats or in Melt teams.
Mountain-Bracing Bolt ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 44-565 Energy recharge: 6.7%-30.6%	Reduces stamina cost for climbing by 15% and increases E-attack damage by 12%-24%. When allies use elemental skills, the wielder's E-attack damage is increased by another 12%-24% for 8 sec.	The equipment doesn't provide many useful stats, but it does increase damage from elemental skills. It works best in teams with other E-class sub-DDs.
Song of the Vigil ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Base ATK: 44 - 565 Elemental Mastery: 24 - 110	After activating an Elemental Reaction, the equipped hero gains 4-8 energy. The effect occurs once every 9 seconds. If Star Conduit or Star Dispersion is activated, the wearer's attack power is additionally increased by 20-40% for 12 sec. The effect is triggered even if the owner is not on the battlefield.	A situational option for Star Conductor teams. However, even in such groups, the weapon above is superior, so only take this spear if there are absolutely no alternatives.

Other options that can be used due to the useful sub-stat and passive effect:

Fractured Halo ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Prospector's Shovel ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Vortex Vanquisher ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Bloodsoaked Ruins ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Top Artifacts

Best artifacts for Escoffier increase her personal damage or provide useful buffs to her allies.

Name	The effect	Recommendation
Golden Troupe ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2-Piece Bonus: Increases elemental skill damage by 20%. 4-Piece Bonus: Increases elemental skill damage by 25%. When the wielder is not on the battlefield, their E-attack damage is increased by 25%. The effect fades in 2 seconds after entering combat.	The best artifact set for the heroine's personal damage. She spends most of her time in the pocket, so the buff will be permanent.
Blizzard Strayer ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2-Piece Bonus: Grants 15% bonus Cryo damage. 4-Piece Bonus: Attacks against enemies with the Cryo effect increase critical chance by 20%. If enemies have the Frozen status, critical chance increases by an additional 20%.	This Cryo set is also fine for the Fontaine cook, as it increases her elemental damage. Additionally, it helps with artifact stat balancing, as it gives an additional 40% crit chance in Frozen teams.
Tenacity of the Millelith ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2-Piece Bonus: Increases HP by 20%. 4-Piece Bonus: When an elemental skill hits enemies, allies' attack increases by 20% and shield durability by 30%. The effect lasts for 3 seconds and occurs once every 0.5 seconds.	Although she doesn't need HP, Millelith's Fortitude can boost the team by activating the effect through constant E-hits. Sometimes, this can be a better overall damage output for the team than investing in Escoffier herself.
Noblesse Oblige ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2-Piece Bonus: Increases elemental burst damage by 20%. 4-Piece Bonus: Activating an elemental burst increases allies' attack power by 20% for 12 sec.	If there are no other wearers of this set on your team, you can equip Ceremony of Ancient Nobility to boost the damage of Elemental Burst. For example, it's often equipped if Millelith's Fortitude is already worn by Waterwort or Furina.
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2-Piece Bonus: When a squad member activates Night Spirit's Flash, the wearer of this set will recover 6 energy. 4-Piece Bonus: When the wielder of the artifacts causes a reaction, allies receive a 12% bonus to damage from elements that were involved in causing the reaction for 15 sec. If the wielder is under the Nightsoul Blessing state, allies additionally receive 28% damage from elements related to the reaction for 20 sec.	Escoffier has no mechanics Nightsoul's Blessing, but when any reaction is closed, she can buff allies with 12% elemental damage. Consider this for teams with "classic" damage dealers. Not suitable for groups with Sandrone or other Star Conductor main damage dealers.
Golden Troupe Blizzard Strayer	2-Piece Bonus: Increases elemental skill damage by 20%. 2-Piece Bonus: Grants 15% bonus Cryo damage.	If you can't get a full set of any particular item, you can get a combination of two pieces that will increase skill damage and overall Cryo damage.
Gladiator’s Finale (Shimenawa's Reminiscence/Echoes of an Offering/Vermillion Hereafter/Nighttime Whispers in the Echoing Woods/Unfinished Reverie/Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy)	2-Piece Bonus: Increases attack power by 18%. 2-Piece Bonus: Increases attack power by 18%.	General purpose attack power sets that maximize the stat needed for damage and healing.

Teams

Teams for Escoffier should prioritize Hydro and Cryo characters, as the enemy resistance reduction to these elements depends on the number of such companions. However, she can be used in other groups, despite the lack of or weaker debuff, as a strong Cryo applicator and healer.

Recommended characters

Since the heroine is a sub-DPS with support skills, she plays best with strong buffers and damage dealers, but can also be combined with secondary DPS.

Priority Allies

List of heroes that have the best synergy or interesting mechanical combos and are able to play with Escoffier in different variations:

Character	Element	Weapon	Interaction
Sandrone	Cryo	Claymore	Although Sandrone plays Star Conductor rather than Freeze, Escoffier is currently one of her best allies. Ideally, a party consists of three Cryo and one Electro hero.
Skirk	Cryo	Sword	Perfect Cryo damage dealer for Furina, who can even be called a signature due to similar mechanics and dependence on Frozen. Together they will complete Cryo resonance and receive buffs from allies of the Hydro element.
Furina	Hydro	Sword	Furina is able to take one slot in a team and, due to her element, cut resistances. Thanks to the cook, she will quickly accumulate maximum fanfares due to her own decrease in HP and the powerful healing of the Cryo buffer.
Citlali	Cryo	Catalyst	Additionally reduces enemy resistance. With a team consisting of only Hydro and Cryo characters, this will provide 75% cut of resistance to Hydro and 55% to Cryo.
Neuvillette	Hydro	Catalyst	Although resistance cut is important for Nevillette, it is worth considering that in a Hydro+Cryo team he will not be able to fully activate his passive for buffing his charged attack. This is partly balanced if the judge has his C1.
Wriothesley	Cryo	Catalyst	Wriothesley is a demanding main DPS who wants a lot of investment. Having a cook in the group will allow you to take his game to a new level.
Yelan	Hydro	Bow	The buffs to all damage dealt that come with her ult help balance a group in all aspects: resistance cut and universal damage affix.
Spring	Anemo	Sword	Damage dealer from Star Scattering. Adding her to a group with Odette and Vodyanitsa isn't beneficial: it's better to take her if the Prima Donna isn't on your account to replenish the healing needs, as well as the Cryo Status and Resonance for the Ballerina.
Water lily	Hydro	Catalyst	It also reduces resistance to Hydro and Cryo. Her E heals on its own, so the heroines' ultimates can be alternated, thereby reducing the percentage of HP needed for both of them.

If the choice of companions is limited and it is important to meet the condition of having two elements in your team, you can use a second support hero instead of any sub-DPS. An additional healer will work better for comps with Archon Furina, to get Fanfare stacks faster, and a Shielder will benefit groups where the main DPS doesn't have any built-in interrupt resistance.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3
Charlotte	Layla	Mika
Diona	Qiqi	Citlali
Kokomi	Barbara

Damage dealers

More acceptable primary and secondary damage dealers:

1	2	3	4	5
Ganyu (Cryo, bow)	Ayaka (Cryo, one-handed sword)	Chongyun (Cryo, two-handed sword)	Kaeya (Cryo, one-handed sword)	Rosaria (Cryo, spear)
Tartaglia (Hydro, bow)	Ayato (Hydro, one-handed sword)	Mona (Hydro, catalyst)	Xingqiu (Hydro, One-handed Sword)	Arlecchino (Pyro, spear)
Mavuika (Pyro, two-handed sword)	Hu Tao (Pyro, spear)	Yoimiya (Pyro, bow)	Xiangling (Pyro, Spear)	Dehya (Pyro, two-handed sword)
Chasca (Anemo, bow)	Mizuki (Anemo, Catalyst)	Kazuha (Anemo, one-handed sword)	Sucrose (Anemo, catalyst)	Loen (Cryo, spear)
Odette (Cryo, one-handed sword)

Supports

Support characters that provide buffs and extra defense:

1	2	3	4	5
Shenhe (Cryo, spear)	Layla (Cryo, one-handed sword)	Kokomi (Hydro, Catalyst)	Barbara (Hydro, catalyst)	Bennett (Pyro, one-handed sword)
Thoma (Pyro, spear)

Examples of strong teams

While building teams, pay attention to how the cook's passive works. Resistance cut only works in full if the team consists of Cryo and Hydro companions only. If getting full buff is not vital or needed at all, the girl can easily fit in any team as a Cryo sub-DPS and healer.

Frozen with Cryo Main-Dps

Groups where the primary damage dealer is an Ice-elemental character. C1 is useful for such teams, especially if there are three Cryo heroes in the group, including the girl herself.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Skirk	Furina	Water lilyYelan Xingqiu	Escoffier	A variation of an expensive team with Skirk using Cryo-Hydro Resonances. If you're using a Mermaid, you can alternate between Vodyanitsa's and Escoffier's ultimates in your rotation, or use Escoffier's Elemental Burst alone—it's more powerful.
Skirk	Shenhe	Furina Yelan Xingqiu	Escoffier	An alternative Skirk team with only one Hydro sub-DPS. Shenhe takes the second sub-DPS spot as a Cryo buffer, which will boost not only the swordswoman herself, but also the Chef's elemental skill attacks.
Skirk	Dahlia Xingqiu	Ganyu Rosaria	Escoffier	Budget-friendly option for a team of 3 Cryo and 1 Hydro. If you choose Dahlia, it is worth considering that there may be troubles with maintaining the reaction. Xingqiu fixes this problem altogether, but does not speed up Skirk's attacks.
Skirk	Dahlia Xingqiu	Mona Kokomi	Escoffier	Another alternative option with relatively accessible heroes and two resonances, Kokomi is used rather for consistently applying Hydro than for healing.
Wriothesley Lohen	Furina Mona	Citlali Shenhe	Escoffier	A group with another ice damage dealer who attacks with Hydro status and buffs from Furina or Mona. If you need extra defense and resistance reduction, then Citlali is worth taking. If you need even more damage, then Shen He is a good choice.
Ayaka Ganyu	Water lily Mona Kokomi	Furina	Escoffier	If you're taking Ayaka, you can use Ye Lan or Xingqiu in place of one of the Hydro sub-DDs, as she uses normal attacks and can trigger their ultimates. For an additional Hydro, you can use Furina or Kokomi, who will provide a buff.
Kaeya	Chongyun	Xingqiu	Escoffier	Free-to-play-friendly team. Kaeya plays off normal attacks using the infusion of Chongyun, Xingqiu freezes enemies.

Freezing with Hydro Maine-DD

Teams with a Water-elemental character in the active slot. In such combinations, Escoffier can be a worthy replacement for an Anemo support, turning a mono-Hydro team into a Frozen.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Recommendation
Neuvillette	Furina	Citlali	Escoffier	A team with Neuvilette using Frozen, which is especially beneficial at C0 due to its shield. Furina buffs the team, deals Hydro damage from the pocket, and accumulates a lot of Fanfare. Citlali provides additional defense and also reduces enemy resistance.
Neuvillette	Furina	Skirk	Escoffier	Playing Skirk with her ultimate opens the door for revolver groups. If you use Tartaglia, who has a long stance, you can add regular attacks to your rotation. With Escoffier and Furina's abilities working from the pocket, you won't have any problems maintaining your reaction time.
TartagliaAyato	Rosaria Ganyu	Furina Yelan Kokomi	Escoffier	Another variation of the team with a Hydro main-DD from ATK. Rosaria grants elemental status and increases critical chance, Ganyu is slightly worse, but more convenient to use. You can use Furina/Yelan for damage or Kokomi for damage in the Hydro hero slot. Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers for the buff.
Yelan Xingqiu	Furina	Shenhe	Escoffier	A team without a designated primary damage dealer, consisting of a combination of other sub-damage dealers. For the active role, it's best to choose Yelan or Xingqiu, who have fast right-click attacks, to trigger their ultimates more often.

Alternative Teams

Team options in which the heroine does not use her passive and reduce the resistance of enemies in full, yet is able hit hard and heal allies.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Sandrone Cryo Traveler	Yae MikoAlyosha Bay Dou (С6)	Odette Qiqi Diona (C6)	Escoffier	A Star Conductor team with Sandrone or Cryo GG. Odette is the ideal third-slot option. Diona performs a little worse, but she can also be used if a shielder is needed in the team, for example, to activate an effect. Lighthouse of the Reed Sea.
Mizuki	Odette Cryo Traveler	Sucrose Faruzan	Escoffier	Star Scattering Party. Both Odette and Cryo GG have Star Wedge, so you can activate enhanced reactions regardless of whether you choose Vesna or Mizuki.
Neuvillette Ayato	Xiangling	Xilonen Kazuha Bennett	Escoffier	Vaporize/Melt team. There are 2 Hydro/Cryo characters in the team, so enemy resistance to damage of these types is reduced by 10%. Xilonen or Kazuha, as well as Bennett, can be used as buffers for additional resistance reduction.
Tartaglia	Xiangling	Bennett Thoma	Escoffier	Another Vaporize team with Tartaglia, who triggers the reaction with Xiangling using buffs provided by Bennett or Thoma with constellations. In this group, the girl takes the last slot, reduces resistance to Hydro and Cryo by 10% and attacks from the pocket.
Wriothesley	Xiangling Mavuika	Xilonen	Escoffier	In this team, Risley deals the main damage while under the effects of Xiangling or Mavuika. Shilonen compensates for the incomplete buff.
Wriothesley	Furina	Bennett	Escoffier	Another squad with Wriothesley and Furina, who boosts the group and buffs allies with fanfares. Bennett increases attack power and does additional healing.
Ayaka Ganyu	Nahida Emilie	Xiangling Dehya Pyro MC	Escoffier	Melt team with Ayaka or Ganyu, who attack with Cryo damage and trigger Burning. Dendro and Pyro characters are needed to maintain Pyro status on enemies.
Arlecchino Mavuika	Yelan Xingqiu	Furina Mona	Escoffier	If desired, Escoffier can be placed in team as a Cryo sub-DPS for the Pyro damage dealer. The second and third slots can be filled with any Hydro companions that will provide enough status for reactions.
Mavuika	Citlali	Xilonen Kazuha	Escoffier	Mavuika-based team, where Natlan allies buff her and help her accumulate her ult. Xilonen can be replaced with Kazuha for pulling. Citlali should be built for damage stats, which is favored by the chef's Cryo Resistance cut.
Chasca Mizuki	Furina	Bennett	Escoffier	Swirl team with Chasca or Mizuki. Pocket damage dealers apply elemental status and buffs, Bennett increases attack power and heals the group.
Varka	Venti Sucrose	Shenhe Ganyu Rosaria	Escoffier	Hexerei will be covered by Venti or Sucrose; swapping them for another Anemo companion is not recommended to avoid losing magical resonance. Among the Ice companions, the best choice is - Shenhe.

Stats

As the heroine levels up, her critical chance increases - at the maximum level, without taking artifacts into account, she will have 24.2% Crit rate. Stats such as HP, attack power, and defense also increase. Spend your Masterless Stella Fortuna and you can upgrade her up to level 95/100 if you want to increase her personal damage, but often investing in main damage will be more profitable.

The table shows all the characteristic values ​​at certain levels:

Leveling

Materials for levelling the character are collected both in Fontaineand Natlan.

Ascension

To ascend the character, you need to collect the following resources:

Resource	Where to find it
Slivers, fragments, chunks and gemstones of Shivada Jade	It can be obtained from weekly and world bosses.
Meshing gear ×18 Mechanical Spur Gear ×30 Sophisticated Dynamic Gear ×36	Dropped upon liquidation Meks within the Hydro region.
Secret Source Airflow Accumulator ×46	A rare material that drops from a world boss. Secret Source Automaton: Overseer Device.
Beryl Conch × 168	A specialty from Fontaine, located mainly on Salos sea plateau.
Hero's Wit × 421	Arteries of the earth.
Mora ×2 092 000	Currency of Teyvat.

Talents

To upgrade one ability to the maximum level, you need the following materials:

Resource	Where to find it
Teachings of "Justice" ×3 Guides to "Justice" ×21 Philosophies of "Justice" ×38	Talent books from Fontaine's dungeon, "The Pale Forgotten Flower" Extracted by Tuesday, Friday и Sunday.
Meshing gear ×6 Mechanical Spur Gear ×22 Sophisticated Dynamic Gear ×31	Drops randomly from different mechs.
Eroded Horn ×6	A rare material that can be dropped with some chance from the weekly boss. Lord of Eroded Primal Fire.
Crown of Insight × 1	An item for leveling talents up to 10.
Mora ×1	Almost all game methods.

Skills

Escoffier possesses skills that combine the abilities of both a sub-DD and a support. She deals decent damage to enemies from the pocket, triggering various reactions, and additionally reduces their resistance to Hydro and Cryo. In addition to dealing damage, she can heal the entire team and prepare various dishes by absorbing elemental attacks using a special mechanism.

Basic (Active) Skills

The girl's skill set utilizes both abilities: her E-class ability for damage and debuffs, and her Ultimate for healing. Her passive mechanics are designed to buff allies and maintain their health.

Passive Skills

In addition to active abilities, she has some skills that work passively and give her additional advantages. They do not require leveling, but become available as the character levels up.

Talent Leveling Order

Elemental Skill (E) > Elemental Burst (Q) > Normal Attacks (Optional)

Escoffier's abilities are kind of equal in terms of their utility, so it is recommended to upgrade them simultaneously, with the following priority:

1. Elemental Skill - Used throughout the entire battle and provides a lot of both passive damage and stable status infliction, which is why it needs to be levelled first and foremost to increase damage.
2. Elemental Burst is a source of massive healing and decent additional damage. Level it up until you feel the healing is sufficient. If you're the only healer in the group, level it up to level 9 for challenging fights.
3. Normal attacks are not used, so there is no need to level them up.

Constellations

Escoffier's best constellations are С1, С2 и С6.

• The first constellation significantly boosts all the Cryo damage of the team due to additional CRIT DMG, provided that the entire team consists of Cryo and Hydro heroes. Since the girl most often plays in such teams, the constellation will bring benefits and increase damage.
• The second constellation — Grants Cold Refreshments, which, after spending a certain amount, increases the damage dealt by allies. This effect is only activated by Cryo attacks, so the constellation is only useful in groups with an Ice-elemental main DPS. This allows for additional buffering in a squad, similar to Shen He, only with higher buff multipliers.
• The sixth constellation increases Escoffier's potential as a secondary damage dealer and adds 6 high-value hits to the rotation. The constellation doesn't grant anything other than damage, but is still a pretty good way to empower the character.

How to play Escoffier

Her skills are fairly simple, and she plays like a classic pocket damage dealer. The main goal is to activate her elemental skill and then escape before it refreshes. Fontaine's Chef's Elemental Burst not only heals allies but also deals decent damage, so it's recommended to use it as it cools down.

As for reducing enemy resistance to Hydro and Cryo, it is enough to hit the enemies with an ult or skill, so the debuff will always be active in battle.

Rotation

Skill Order: use abilities of supports and other sub-DPS > Escoffier's elemental skill (E) > elemental burst (Q) > abilities of the main damage dealer > elemental burst and elemental skill (as they come off cooldown).

Detailed rotation looks like this:

1. Start the fight with the abilities of supports and sub-DPS. Since the Fontaine cook deals her own damage and is able to trigger reactions, she will need buffs and elemental status on enemies.
2. Switch to Escoffier and use her elemental skill that hits from the pocket and lowers enemies' resistance to Cryo and Hydro.
3. Her Elemental Burst can be used as it builds up to deal additional damage, as well as for emergency healing.
4. Afterwards, main DPS enters the field and performs their rotation for the enemies with lowered resistances.

In rare cases, such as when you want to help an ally gain energy, you can activate your ultimate first, then your E-key, and then immediately switch to the target character, absorbing the energy particles for them. Only do this if Escoffier already has Elemental Burst ready or won't need it immediately.

Is The Character Worth Pulling?

Escoffier is a specialized Hydro and Cryo support, specifically the Freeze reaction, but her wide range of uses allows her to fit into many other teams. For example, she can be used as a support in Star Reaction teams, and this flexibility makes her an excellent choice for beginners or F2P players who are careful with their character selection.

She can use quite a few weapon options, including epic gear, making her beginner-friendly. The need for ATK as a key stat makes it easier to farm artifacts for, but for greater comfort, you will have to get high energy recharge rate. In addition, the heroine almost does not need to be present on the battlefield and therefore frees up a lot of time for the main damage dealer.

C1 or signature weapon

When choosing whether to invest in Escoffier's first constellation or her signature weapon, it's important to consider the team the character is used in:

• If the team is based on a Cryo damager and consists of Hydro and Cryo heroes only, it is more profitable to pull for the first const. CXNUMX investments will also pay off.
• If you main DPS is a Hydro hero or you prefer comps with other elements, C1 provides almost no benefit. In such a case it is better to take the weapon, since its effect is not tied to the stats of the allies.

Character history and lore

Escoffier is a popular chef from Fontaine. She used to work at Hotel Debord, but now runs her own restaurant where she cooks delicious dishes. She is more interested in using different technologies in cooking than traditional cooking, which has made her famous throughout the Hydro Kingdom, often appearing in The Steambird's Gourmet Column.

In addition to using technology, the girl is engaged in a thorough analysis of national cuisine, rethinking old dishes and inventing new ones based on acquired knowledge. The girl is always very strict to herself and her dishes, despite the large amount of praise from critics. Her rigor extends to the managing the restaurant, since she selects and orders products for it with extraordinary care.

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