HoYoverse added the latest 4-star sword-wielding cryo character, Layla, in Genshin Impact. Layla is a cryo character who can act as a strong support character by providing a shield to her teammates. Layla was first introduced in the game during the second phase of Genshin Impact 3.2.
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She just joined as a student at the Rtawahist Darshan, where she is pursuing a Theoretical Astrology concentration. Layla has accomplished admirably in the eyes of her professors and peers despite being unwell and frequently sleep-deprived. Layla always claims that her prosperity is a result of “The Stars’ Blessing” and sleepwalking.
Layla is a strong support character in the game who can greatly provide support to the team with her unique abilities. In this article, we will guide you with the best build, weapons, materials, and more on Layla.
Genshin Impact Layla: Talents
Normal Attack
| Skill | Description |
| Sword of the Radiant Path (normal) | Performs up to 3 rapid strikes. |
| Sword of the Radiant Path (charged) | Consumes a certain amount of Stamina before unleashing 2 rapid sword strikes. |
| Sword of the Radiant Path (plunge) | Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact. |
Elemental Skill
| Skill | Description |
| Nights of Formal Focus | Creates the Curtain of Slumber, a shield that deals AoE Cryo DMG. The shield’s DMG Absorption is dependent on Layla’s maximum HP and it effectively absorbs Cryo DMG by 250%. Night Stars and Shooting Stars Every 1.5 seconds while the Curtain of Slumber is active, 1 Night Star will be produced and linked to it. Two Night Stars will be produced whenever a character covered by this shield performs an elemental skill. In this approach, Night Stars can be generated once every 0.3s. The most Night Stars that may be gathered at once is 4. When there are enemies nearby and the Curtain of Slumber has gathered 4 Night Stars, these Night Stars change into homing Shooting Stars that are shot off sequentially, inflicting Cryo DMG to any enemies struck. The Night Stars will vanish if the Curtain of Slumber is destroyed or its time expires. New Night Stars cannot be created until the previous wave of Shooting Stars has been fired completely. |
Elemental Burst
| Skill | Description |
| Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker | Releases a Celestial Dreamsphere that continually hurls Cryo DMG-dealing Starlight Slugs against enemies inside its area of effect. A Starlight Slug will produce 1 Night Star for nearby Curtains of Slumber when it impacts. This method may add 1 Night Star to each Curtain of Slumber every 0.5 seconds. |
Passive Skills
| Skill | Description |
| Like Nascent Light | Every time the Curtain of Slumber obtains 1 Night Star while it is in operation, the Deep Sleep effect begins to take effect. – Characters who are under the influence of the Curtain of Slumber get a 6% boost in shield strength. – This effect can stack up to four times and lasts until the Curtain of Slumber is gone. |
| Sweet Slumber Undisturbed | Nights of Formal Focus increases the DMG inflicted by the Shooting Stars by 1.5% of Layla’s maximum HP. |
| Shadowy Dream-Signs | 10% of the time that Layla creates Character Talent Materials, she has the opportunity to get twice as much. |
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Genshin Impact Layla: Constellations
| Level | Name | Description |
| 1 | Fortress of Fantasy | Nights of Formal Focus enhance the Shield Absorption of the Curtain of Slumber by 20%. She will also create a shield for any party members nearby who aren’t covered by a Curtain of Slumber when she unleashes Nights of Formal Focus. This shield will last 12 seconds, absorb Cryo DMG with 250% efficiency, and have 35% of the absorption of a Curtain of Slumber. |
| 2 | Light’s Remit | Shooting Stars from Nights of Formal Focus will restore 1 Energy to Layla whenever they hit an enemy. She is allowed one such restoration of Energy each Shooting Star. |
| 3 | Secrets of the Night | Increases the Level of Nights of Formal Focus by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 4 | Starry Illumination | All party members in the immediate area will receive the Dawn Star effect as Nights of Formal Focus begins to emit Shooting Stars, increasing their Normal and Charged Attack DMG by 5% of Layla’s Max HP. Dawn Star will disappear 0.05 seconds after dealing Normal or Charged Attack DMG, and it can endure up to 3 seconds. |
| 5 | Stream of Consciousness | Increases the Level of Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 6 | Radiant Soulfire | Starlight Slugs from Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker and Shooting Stars from Nights of Formal Focus both deal 40% more DMG. Additionally, there is a 20% reduction in the time between Nights of Formal Focus while creating Night Stars. |
Genshin Impact Layla: Ascension Materials
| Level | Gems | Enemy Drops | Boss Drops | Specialty | Mora |
| 20 | x1 Shivada Jade Sliver | x3 Divining Scroll | – | x3 Nilotpala Lotus | 20,000 |
| 40 | x3 Shivada Jade Fragment | x15 Divining Scroll | x2 Perpetual Caliber | x10 Nilotpala Lotus | 40,000 |
| 50 | x6 Shivada Jade Fragment | x12 Sealed Scroll | x4 Perpetual Caliber | x20 Nilotpala Lotus | 60,000 |
| 60 | x3 Shivada Jade Chunk | x18 Sealed Scroll | x8 Perpetual Caliber | x30 Nilotpala Lotus | 80,000 |
| 70 | x6 Shivada Jade Chunk | x12 Forbidden Curse Scroll | x12 Perpetual Caliber | x45 Nilotpala Lotus | 100,000 |
| 80 | x6 Shivada Jade Gemstone | x24 Forbidden Curse Scroll | x20 Perpetual Caliber | x60 Nilotpala Lotus | 120,000 |
Genshin Impact Layla: Talent Materials
| Level | Books | Common Drops | Trounce Mats | Crown of Insight | Mora |
| 1-2 | x3 Teachings of Ingenuity | x6 Divining Scroll | – | – | 12,500 |
| 2-3 | x2 Guide to Ingenuity | x3 Sealed Scroll | – | – | 17,500 |
| 3-4 | x4 Guide to Ingenuity | x4 Sealed Scroll | – | – | 25,000 |
| 4-5 | x6 Guide to Ingenuity | x6 Sealed Scroll | – | – | 30,000 |
| 5-6 | x9 Guide to Ingenuity | x9 Sealed Scroll | – | – | 37,500 |
| 6-7 | x4 Philosophies of Ingenuity | x4 Forbidden Curse Scroll | x1 Mirror of Mushin | – | 120,000 |
| 7-8 | x6 Philosophies of Ingenuity | x6 Forbidden Curse Scroll | x1 Mirror of Mushin | – | 260,000 |
| 8-9 | x12 Philosophies of Ingenuity | x9 Forbidden Curse Scroll | x2 Mirror of Mushin | – | 450,000 |
| 9-10 (max) | x16 Philosophies of Ingenuity | x12 Forbidden Curse Scroll | x2 Mirror of Mushin | x1Crown of Insight | 700,000 |
Genshin Impact Layla: Best Artifact
1. Tenacity of the Millelith
| Set | Set Bonus |
| Tenacity of the Millelith | 2-Piece: HP +20% 4-Piece: When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field. |
2. Blizzard Strayer
| Set | Set Bonus |
| Blizzard Strayer | 2-Piece: Cryo DMG Bonus +15% 4-Piece: When a character attacks an enemy affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the enemy is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%. |
Genshin Impact Layla: Best weapon
| Weapon | Skill |
| Key of Khaj-Nisut | Sunken Song of the Sands HP increased by 20%. When an Elemental Skill hits opponents, you gain the Grand Hymn effect for the 20s. This effect increases the equipping character’s Elemental Mastery by 0.12% of their Max HP. This effect can trigger once every 0.3s. Max 3 stacks. When this effect gains 3 stacks, or when the third stack’s duration is refreshed, the Elemental Mastery of all nearby party members will be increased by 0.2% of the equipping character’s max HP for the 20s. |
| Favonius Sword | Windfall CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small number of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. It can only occur once every 12s. |
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