Mastering Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact: A Comprehensive Guide

Character Overview: Sangonomiya Kokomi from Genshin Impact

Officially, Sangonomiya Kokomi from Genshin Impact is defined as a support character with excellent healing abilities.

My take? Sangonomiya Kokomi is a versatile support character who brings a mix of hands-off healing, area-based hydro application, team-wide healing, and basic attack hydro application to the table. She fits seamlessly into various team compositions like Hydro Bloom, Perma-Freeze, Electro-Charged, and Pure Hydro setups, performing admirably in both open world and Spiral Abyss challenges. The best part? She doesn't require constellations to shine, and her weapon options are flexible, making her accessible for both newcomers and veterans tackling tough content.

Summary of Role: Survival healing, area hydro application, perpetual freezing, and pure hydro arsenal.

• As a Healer
  • Pros: High healing output, her Elemental Skill provides autonomous healing, and her Burst enables basic attacks and charged attacks to heal the entire team.
  • Cons: The healing from her Elemental Skill is stationary and has a limited range, and her Burst requires 70 energy and presence on the field.
• As a Hydro Applier
  • Pros: Her Elemental Skill applies hydro passively over an area for a prolonged duration, and her basic attacks can also apply hydro.
  • Cons: The hydro application from her Elemental Skill is fixed and has a limited range, with a frequency of once every 2 seconds, which isn't particularly high.

Character Overview: Sangonomiya Kokomi as a DPS and Pulling Recommendations

• As a DPS
  • Pros: High survivability with healing on Burst activation and presence on the field, along with basic attacks that track targets.
  • Cons: Incapable of critical hits, making CRIT stats ineffective. Building her requires focusing on HP and energy recharge, with basic attacks mainly targeting single enemies.

Pulling Recommendations

Recommended to Pull if You:

• Lack a healing character.
• Need a hydro applicator for a Bloom team.
• Need a hydro applicator for a Freeze team.
• Want to explore Sangonomiya Kokomi's potential in a Hydro-based or Pure Hydro team.

Not Recommended to Pull if You:

• Already have several well-built teams and limited resources.

Author's Advice: Initially dubbed as just a "showpiece fish," Sangonomiya Kokomi's status has significantly risen with the game's evolving meta, especially after the implementation of the Dendro reactions. She's now truly the queen of the seas. As a highly functional support character with low development difficulty and no constellation requirements, it's advisable to pull for her if you have the chance. She's not just a healer; she's a game-changer for many team compositions.

Elemental Reactions with Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact

Hydro x Dendro = Bloom Reaction

This interaction spawns seeds that cause delayed AoE Dendro damage. There are three main variations to this reaction:

• With Nilou for a Special Bloom: Nilou's passive skill amplifies the seed's explosion damage, speeds up the reaction, and increases its range. However, this effect is only activated when paired in a Hydro-Dendro team.
• With Electro characters for Hyperbloom: Triggering this reaction results in tracking Dendro damage based on the Electro character's level and mastery.
• With Pyro characters for Burgeon: This leads to AoE Dendro damage determined by the Pyro character's level and mastery.

Hydro x Pyro = Vaporize

Doubling the damage, with mastery levels further boosting this multiplier. Requires a compatible Pyro partner to optimize the effect.

Hydro x Electro = Electro-Charged

This results in persistent Electro damage with high total damage output, ideal for sustained damage teams.

Hydro x Cryo = Freeze

A control reaction that creates a better environment for attacks, necessitating consistent application of both Hydro and Cryo elements.

Hydro x Anemo = Swirl

Often paired with an Anemo set for resistance reduction, where Anemo characters generally have the ability to increase damage and gather enemies.

Hydro x Geo = Crystallize

This reaction produces elemental crystals that grant a shield when picked up. (It's generally not necessary to go out of your way to collect these unless you're using a Geo character equipped with the Archaic Petra set.)

Summary: Hydro can react with six other elements, and Sangonomiya Kokomi from Genshin Impact is particularly suited for four reactions: Bloom, Freeze, Electro-Charged, and Swirl. These correspond to Kokomi's four main team roles: Bloom Team, Perma-Freeze Team, Electro-Charged Team, and Pure Hydro Team. Thanks to her ability to apply Hydro both from the backline and at a distance, Kokomi's elemental reaction capability is exceptionally strong.

Talent Analysis

When it comes to leveling up Sangonomiya Kokomi's talents in Genshin Impact, focus on her Elemental Skill (E) for backline healing, and her Elemental Burst (Q) for team-wide healing and damage. Basic Attack (A) upgrades only offer minimal increases in normal attack damage. So, if you're playing her as a support without needing her on the frontline, prioritize leveling up her E. For roles requiring her presence and healing on the field, level both E and Q, and upgrade A when possible.

• Normal Attack: The Shape of Water
  • Description: A three-hit combo for normal attacks, an area-of-effect for charged attacks, and a plunging attack to round it out.
  • Review: Kokomi's normal attack sequence is top-notch, featuring long-range and some homing capabilities, making hydro application incredibly stable when she's on the field. However, since the scaling of her normal attacks is based on ATK, and her damage mainly benefits from her HP, upgrading her normal attacks isn't as rewarding. Consider upgrading it if resources allow.
• Elemental Skill: Kurage's Oath
  • Description: With a 20-second cooldown and a 12-second duration, this skill deals Hydro DMG and heals on cast, then summons a jellyfish that deals Hydro DMG and heals every 2 seconds for a total of 1+6=7 instances.
  • Review: A core skill for Kokomi, providing off-field hydro application and passive healing. Its consistent application frequency and long duration make it an excellent support skill. Upgrading it boosts healing, so it's recommended to level this up whenever possible.

Elemental Burst: Nereid's Ascension

Description: Requires 70 energy and has an 18-second cooldown, lasting for 10 seconds. The Burst has five effects:

• Damage: Deals AoE Hydro DMG to nearby enemies on cast.
• Damage Boost: Increases normal and charged attack DMG based on Kokomi's max HP.
• Team Healing: Normal and charged attacks heal all team members.
• Interrupt Resistance: Boosts Kokomi's resistance to interruptions, though she remains relatively fragile.
• Water Walking: Allows movement across water surfaces, ending with a splash.

Note: Switching characters ends Kokomi's Burst effect.

Review: A pivotal skill for Kokomi. Since her E primarily heals front-line characters, activating her Q is essential for healing the entire team through normal and charged attacks. Her Burst significantly enhances Kokomi's own damage output, ensuring she can deal respectable damage while healing.

Inherent Talent: The Moon Over the Sea

Description: Activating her Elemental Burst (Q) resets the duration of her jellyfish summoned by her Elemental Skill (E) if it's on the field.

Review: This talent is super handy. Kokomi's Elemental Skill has a 20-second cooldown, and the jellyfish lasts for 12 seconds, creating a potential gap. However, with her Burst's 18-second cooldown, you can manage to keep the jellyfish present indefinitely with proper skill rotation. Just remember, if the jellyfish vanishes before you use your Burst, you lose out on this perk.

Inherent Talents & Life Talent Overview

Inherent Talent: Flawless Strategy

• Description: Sangonomiya Kokomi's healing bonus is increased by 25%, and her CRIT Rate is reduced by 100%.
• Review: This passive basically says goodbye to CRIT for Kokomi but compensates with a hefty healing bonus. Coupled with another inherent talent, the negative impact isn't as bad as it sounds.

Inherent Talent: The Pearl of Wisdom

• Description: While in her Q state, Kokomi's normal and charged attacks gain additional damage based on her max HP, equivalent to 15% of her healing bonus.
• Review: This gives Kokomi an extra damage boost to make up for the lack of CRIT, ensuring that despite not being able to land crits, she can still dish out decent damage with a high healing bonus.

Life Talent: Ceremonial Garment

• Description: Reduces swimming stamina consumption by 20% for your own characters in the party. This effect cannot stack with similar talents.
• Review: A pretty handy passive for exploring the vast world of Teyvat, making sense for a fish-themed character to reduce swimming stamina consumption!

Usage Tips for Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact

Key Tips:

• Kokomi naturally has her CRIT Rate reduced by 100%, making CRIT DMG and CRIT Rate essentially null for her.
• For field presence with normal attacks, it's recommended to use a 3-hit attack combo followed by a dodge. Even without her first constellation, moving with a normal attack (A) is viable.
• Casting her Elemental Skill (E) provides immediate healing and damage, followed by additional instances every 2 seconds for a total of 7 times.
• The initial cast of E also applies Hydro to Kokomi, useful for cleansing negative elemental effects.
• Her E primarily heals characters on the front line, but activating her Burst (Q) allows normal and charged attacks to heal the entire team.
• Exiting the field during her Q state ends the effect, within which Kokomi can move across water surfaces.
• Her Q state offers increased resistance to interruption, although casters generally have lower interruption resistance.
• It's advisable to activate her Q before the E cooldown reaches 9 seconds to ensure the jellyfish's duration is extended.

Strategic Use:

Kokomi is user-friendly and straightforward to play. After deploying her E, and as its duration nears its end, activate her Q to refresh E, then decide based on your team's health and skill cooldowns whether to continue with field presence or switch out for teammate DPS. Here are a few nuances to bear in mind:

• The standard output for field presence involves a 3-hit normal attack followed by dodging. For those not at her first constellation and aiming for higher output, incorporating normal attacks into movement can offer advantages but demands higher skill.
• Activating Q refreshes the duration of her jellyfish from E, but ensure the jellyfish is present when using Q. Anticipate the jellyfish's disappearance by monitoring the cooldown of Kokomi's E skill; generally, activating Q with more than 9 seconds left on E's cooldown is safe.

Constellation Quick Review for Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact

The strategy for pulling Kokomi's constellations: She's pretty much complete without any constellations. If you're after more output, just one constellation is enough, as maxing out doesn't offer significant improvements.

• C1: The Clouds Like Waves Rippling

  Description: In her Q state, Kokomi's final normal attack releases an additional fish, dealing Hydro DMG equivalent to 30% of Kokomi's max HP. This damage is not considered normal attack damage.

  Review: This boosts Kokomi's damage during her Burst state and adds more Hydro application, beneficial for playstyles requiring her field presence.

• C2: The Moon, A Ship O'er the Seas

  Description: Increases healing done by Kokomi's E to characters with less than or equal to 50 percent HP by an amount equal to 4.5 percent of Kokomi's max HP and her Q healing by 0.6 percent of her max HP.

  Review: Enhances Kokomi's healing capabilities. However, Kokomi's base healing is usually sufficient, making this constellation more valuable in high-pressure situations or when building her for mastery.

• C3: The Moon Over the Sea

  Description: Increases the level of Kokomi's Q by 3.

  Review: A standard skill-level boost constellation, beneficial since it affects both damage and healing in her Burst state. However, it doesn't offer much for strategies not focused on Kokomi's field time.

• C4: The Starry Skies Their Splendor Shimmer

  Description: While in her Q state, Kokomi's normal attack speed increases by 10%, and hitting enemies with normal attacks regenerates 0.8 Energy. This effect can occur once every 0.2 seconds.

  Review: Boosts attack speed and energy regeneration during her Burst, useful but not essential since Kokomi doesn't heavily rely on energy recharge with certain weapons.

• C5: All Streams Flow to the Sea

  Description: Increases the level of Kokomi's E by 3.

  Review: Another standard skill-level boost, primarily enhancing her healing. Given Kokomi's already sufficient healing, this constellation offers moderate benefits.

• C6: Sango Isshin

  Description: While in her Q state, Kokomi's normal and charged attacks heal characters with greater than or equal to 80 percent HP, granting a 40 percent Hydro DMG (damage) bonus for 4 seconds.

  Review: Offers a consistent 40% Hydro DMG bonus during her Burst, enhancing her field damage output, though the increase is not dramatically high.

Weapon Recommendations for Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact

Choosing weapons for Kokomi centers on her damage and healing scaling with her max HP, making HP-increasing weapons a priority. However, in a Nilou Bloom team, since mastery can boost Bloom damage, weapons increasing mastery are also viable. Since Kokomi hardly crits, crit-based weapons are less advisable.

(Exception: The Widsith can be considered despite its CRIT DMG sub-stat due to its beneficial effects when Kokomi is on the field.)

General Best-in-Slot : Prototype Amber
For Freeze Teams : Dragon's Bane
For Nilou Teams : Sacrificial Fragments

• Standard: "Everlasting Moonglow" [Balancing Damage]
  • Pros: Offers the highest HP bonus, boosts healing, and increases normal attack damage based on max HP.
  • Cons: Its energy recharge effect relies on Kokomi staying in the field and continuously attacking post-Burst, creating energy generation pressure in teams without her Burst.
• Standard: "Prototype Amber" [Team Healing]
  • Pros: Generates energy for Kokomi upon using her Burst, also healing all team members.
  • Cons: Lacks damage enhancement, making the healing overflow less significant.
• Standard: "Dragon's Bane" [Switch-In Attack Boost]
  • Pros: Provides a substantial attack boost to teammates, assuming everyone's talents are fully upgraded.
  • Cons: Requires careful switching order to avoid boosting the wrong character.
• For Nilou Teams: "Sacrificial Fragments" [Skill Reset]
  • Pros: Offers a significant mastery boost, with a special effect that can reset the cooldown of her Elemental Skill.
  • Cons: High mastery is needed to ensure a high trigger chance, and it doesn't trigger off-field.
• For Nilou Teams: "Hakushin Ring" [Maximum Mastery]
  • Pros: Highest mastery bonus, provides extra mastery and damage boost depending on the team composition, and increases mastery for the whole team.
  • Cons: Comparatively higher acquisition cost, and while Sacrificial Fragments can refresh the Elemental Skill, making it more forgiving.

Continued Weapon Recommendations for Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact

• For Nilou Teams: "Wandering Evenstar" [Mastery to Attack Conversion]
  • Pros: Mastery converts to attack, also boosting the entire team's attack power by a percentage.
  • Cons: High mastery is necessary for noticeable effects, and Bloom teams generally gain low attack benefits.
• For Nilou Teams: "Fruit of Fulfillment" [Craftable Option]
  • Pros: Sub-stat provides energy recharge, fully stacked increases a lot of mastery, and triggers off-field.
  • Cons: Requires high mastery to provide significant mastery boosts, reducing personal attack power.
• For Nilou Teams: "Magic Guide" [High Mastery]
  • Pros: A fully refined weapon available to everyone, offering a large amount of mastery.
  • Cons: Bloom teams generally maintain Dendro for the base reaction, so the weapon's special effect doesn't trigger.

Artifact Selection for Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact

Choosing the right artifacts for Kokomi generally leans towards "Heart of Depth" for all-round applicability, "Archaic Petra" for Freeze comps, and either "Tenacity of the Millelith" or "Ocean-Hued Clam" for Nilou Bloom teams. Whether you opt for HP or Energy Recharge Sands depends on if you need to use her Burst frequently, and choosing between HP or Hydro DMG Goblet depends on if you're aiming for damage. Healing Bonus Circlet is generally recommended, but for Nilou Bloom teams, Mastery could be chosen based on survival needs.

Standard Playstyle
Main Stats: HP/Energy Recharge Sands, HP/Hydro DMG Goblet, Healing Bonus Circlet
Sub-Stats: HP > Energy Recharge > ATK
(Depending on whether Burst is needed frequently, Energy Recharge stacking may vary.)

Artifact Set Recommendations for Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact

Exploring the best artifact sets for Kokomi to optimize her role in various team compositions, including universal usage, Freeze comps, and specifically tailored sets for Nilou Bloom teams.

• Universal: "Heart of Depth" [Additional Damage]
  • Pros: Deals additional damage based on healing, supplementing some output for various team compositions.
  • Cons: Healing and converted damage can be low without her Burst, less versatile compared to "Archaic Petra."
• Freeze Comp: "Archaic Petra" [Supportive Attack Boost]
  • Pros: With Kokomi's E having a long duration, it can continuously trigger the four-piece set attack boost effect from the backline.
  • Cons: Primarily benefits Freeze teams, less versatile compared to "Pale Flame."
• Nilou Bloom Team Recommendations

  Main Stats: Mastery/Energy Recharge Sands, Mastery/HP Goblet, Healing Bonus Circlet

  Sub-Stats: Mastery > Energy Recharge > HP > ATK

  • Nilou Bloom: "Tenacity of the Millelith" [Bloom Bonus]
    • Pros: Maximizing stack layers significantly boosts Bloom damage.
    • Cons: Only enhances Bloom damage from seeds produced by Kokomi, not affecting seeds produced or detonated by others.
  • Nilou Bloom: "Ocean-Hued Clam" [High Mastery]
    • Pros: Triggers provide a significant mastery boost, versatile like the "Viridescent Venerer" set for Dendro.
    • Cons: Mastery doesn't enhance Kokomi's healing, and excessive mastery stacking can increase survival pressure. In dual-Hydro setups for Nilou Bloom, mastery contribution isn't maximized.

Team Composition Suggestions for Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact

Kokomi fits into four major team systems:

• Bloom Teams: Divided into Nilou Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Burgeon, utilizing Hydro and Dendro reactions for explosive damage.
• Perma-Freeze Teams: Kokomi applies Hydro from the backline, with a Cryo DPS in the front to continuously freeze enemies.
• Electro-Charged Teams: Kokomi on the field for DPS, paired with Electro characters to trigger Electro-Charged reactions for enhanced AoE damage.
• Pure Hydro Teams: Kokomi for field DPS, with other Hydro supports and an Anemo character for resistance shredding.

Bloom Teams: Sangonomiya Kokomi + Nahida + Bloom Slot (Nilou/Mastery Raiden/Mastery Thoma) + Flex Slot (Sucrose/Dendro MC/Kokomi)

When paired with Mastery Raiden, consider adding Yelan for a "Kokomi-Yelan-Raiden-Nahida" setup.

• Pros: Dendro resonance boosts mastery, Kokomi ensures continuous healing, offering different bloom variants with low operation difficulty and stable sustained output.
• Cons: Kokomi faces energy recharge challenges as a solo Hydro, especially in a Nilou Bloom team prioritizing mastery, leading to potential survival challenges and a lack of burst damage.

Perma-Freeze Teams: Sangonomiya Kokomi + Cryo DPS (Ayaka/Ganyu) + Cryo Support (Shenhe/Rosaria/Kaeya) + Anemo (Kazuha/Venti/Sucrose)

• Pros: Continuous freezing creates a comfortable DPS environment, with Cryo resonance for extra crit rate and Anemo for enemy grouping and resistance reduction.
• Cons: Reliant on the Cryo DPS's level, struggles against freeze-immune enemies, and if Kokomi carries Dragon's Bane, it may be challenging to recharge her Burst without it being active.

Team Compositions with Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact

Exploring the synergy within different team setups reveals Kokomi's flexible role in combat, showcasing her as a versatile character capable of adapting to various combat strategies.

• Electro-Charged Teams: Sangonomiya Kokomi + Beidou + Electro Support (Fischl/Yae Miko) + Flex Slot (Kazuha/Sucrose/Xingqiu)
  • Pros: Electro-Charged reactions with Anemo spreading for high AoE damage, Kokomi's Burst combined with Beidou's for high interruption resistance, and double Electro resonance eases energy demands.
  • Cons: Depends on overall team level, may lack in single-target situations without Beidou's bounce, and lacks burst DPS capability.
• Pure Hydro Teams: Sangonomiya Kokomi + Yelan + Xingqiu + Kazuha
  • Pros: Easy to operate, Hydro characters mutually recharge energy with less pressure, and Kazuha consistently boosts damage and reduces resistance.
  • Cons: Reliant on overall team level, may lack in AoE damage, and lacks instant burst potential.

In conclusion, Sangonomiya Kokomi stands as a multifaceted gem within the vast world of Genshin Impact. Her ability to adapt to a myriad of team compositions, from the explosive dynamics of Bloom and Perma-Freeze setups to the relentless surge of Electro-Charged and the harmony of Pure Hydro teams, underscores her versatility and indispensability. Whether you're venturing through the serene landscapes of Teyvat or braving the depths of the Spiral Abyss, Kokomi proves to be an invaluable ally, healing and supporting her teammates while simultaneously wielding the serene might of the oceans to overwhelm her foes.

For those pondering whether to add Kokomi to their roster, the decision should be as clear as the waters she commands. With no need for constellations to unlock her full potential and a variety of weapon and artifact choices at her disposal, Kokomi is not just a character but a strategic asset capable of elevating any team's performance. As the meta of Genshin Impact continues to evolve, Kokomi remains a steadfast beacon of support, proving that even the gentlest waves can shape the battlefield. Whether for her healing prowess, elemental versatility, or the strategic depth she brings, Sangonomiya Kokomi is a character that transcends mere utility to become a cornerstone of countless victorious teams.