Genshin Danica Build: Best Weapons, Artifacts and Teams

Genshin Impact's Danica is the 5-Star Electro head maid of the Snezhnayan Palace, the Tsaritsa's right-hand, and the only maid we know of who fights with a ship's anchor on a chain.

She is expected in Version 7.3, and the beta shows she can play two very different roles: an off-field support who hands out shields and ATK buffs, or an on-field DPS who slams enemies with her own Stellar-Conduct damage.

This guide walks through her signature weapon and the best alternatives, artifacts, and ATK targets for each form, talent priority, team comps, constellations, and every material you can pre-farm right now, all based on Version 7.3 beta numbers.

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Best Danica Build Summary

Short on time? For a support Danica, pair Torrents of Spring with 4pc Heart of the Furnace and push her ATK toward 4,000. That is the core build.

Signature Weapon

Torrents of Spring

Artifacts

4pc Heart of the Furnace (support) / 4pc Disenchantment in Deep Shadow (DPS)

ATK Target

2,000 minimum, up to 4,000 as a support

Main Stats

ATK% on Sands, Goblet, and Circlet (Crit Circlet for DPS)

Substats

ATK% > Energy Recharge > Crit

Talents

Burst, then Skill. Leave Normal Attack at Lv.1

Best Team

Anastasya / Danica / Mitya / Odette

For a DPS Danica, the main changes are swapping to Disenchantment in Deep Shadow and running a Crit Circlet.

Danica's Kit: Defense Maid vs Battle Maid

Danica is an Electro Claymore user with an Electro Stellar Linchpin on her back, which makes her a Stellar enabler. She converts Superconduct into Stellar-Conduct by herself, so one Cryo teammate is all she needs to start a Stellar team. At Lv.90 she has 337 Base ATK and gets 28.8% ATK from ascension.

Danica

Head Maid of the Snezhnayan Palace

Element Electro

Weapon Claymore

Rarity ★5

Affiliation Snezhnayan Palace

Role Support / DPS

Trait Stellar enabler

Release Version 7.3

Want her backstory and voice cast first? English VA Natalie Van Sistine and the rest are covered in our Genshin Impact Danica guide.

What Each Talent Does

Her whole kit revolves around the Anchor from her Elemental Skill and the Excitement it builds. Fill Excitement off-field, and she enters Defense Maid. Fill it on-field and she enters Battle Maid. All values are Version 7.3 beta numbers at talent Lv.10 and may change at launch.

In short, Defense Maid is about shields and ATK buffs, while Battle Maid is about spamming E2 for Stellar-Conduct damage. Both get stronger the more ATK you stack.

How to Play Both Maid Forms

Run Defense Maid when someone else is your on-field DPS, and Battle Maid when Danica is doing the hitting. The table below lines up both rotations step by step.

Either way, aim to finish your Burst within the Anchor's 25-second window.

Best Danica Weapons

Her signature, Torrents of Spring, is the clear best pick. No other claymore gives her ATK and also buffs the on-field character's Stellar-Conduct damage. Here is how it scales from R1 to R5.

Torrents of Spring

Signature5-Star Claymore

Version 7.3 beta stats

Effect	R1	R5
Base ATK	741	741
ATK (substat)	16.5%	16.5%
ATK bonus	+16% (+32% enhanced)	+32% (+64% enhanced)
Active character Stellar-Conduct DMG	+20% (+40% enhanced)	+40% (+80% enhanced)

Wavebreaking Thunder: Electro hits grant Royal Decree for 15s, raising the active character's Stellar-Conduct DMG. Land a Stellar-Conduct attack during the Decree and it upgrades, adding more ATK and more Stellar-Conduct DMG on top. Works off-field.

• The Stellar-Conduct buff lands on whoever is on-field, so an off-field Danica directly raises your DPS's damage.
• The substat and passive add up to 48.5% ATK, which gets her close to the 4,000 ATK Burst cap.
• Any Electro hit applies the Decree, so the Anchor's follow-up attacks keep it running by themselves.

Skipping the signature? These four claymores work instead.

Wolf's Gravestone

5-Star Claymore

608 Base ATK / 49.6% ATK

The huge ATK substat gets you closest to 4,000. No Stellar-Conduct buff, so it trails Torrents of Spring.

Defense Maid

Blade of Atonement

4-Star Claymore · Version 7.0 craftable

565 Base ATK / 27.6% ATK

Triggering a Stellar reaction gives 16% ATK for 12s (32% at R5). Works off-field, and you can forge it to R5 for free.

Defense Maid

Forged by the Golden Melody

4-Star Claymore · Battle Pass

510 Base ATK / 27.6% CRIT Rate

Cycles 18% ATK, 120 EM, and 28% Stellar reaction DMG every 10s. The CRIT Rate substat suits Battle Maid.

Battle Maid

Favonius Greatsword

4-Star Claymore

454 Base ATK / 61.3% Energy Recharge

A safety net if her Burst is not coming back. Particles need crits and ATK drops a lot, so treat it as a stopgap.

Energy fix

As a support, Wolf's Gravestone or Blade of Atonement are the easiest swaps. For Battle Maid, Forged by the Golden Melody fits best.

Best Danica Artifacts and Stat Targets

Pick her artifacts by form: Heart of the Furnace for Defense Maid, Disenchantment in Deep Shadow for Battle Maid. Here is how the two sets compare.

Set	Heart of the Furnace	Disenchantment in Deep Shadow
Best for	Defense Maid	Battle Maid
2-Piece	ATK +18%	ATK +18%
4-Piece	After triggering or dealing Stellar reaction DMG: +12% ATK for 12s and +50% Stellar reaction DMG for all nearby party members	+80% Superconduct DMG and +40% Stellar-Conduct DMG. +16% CRIT Rate against enemies affected by Superconduct or Stellar-Conduct
Who benefits	Whole party	Wearer only
Works off-field	Yes (the DMG bonus does not stack with another copy)	Wasted on an off-field wearer

Easy rule: Heart of the Furnace boosts the whole team; Disenchantment in Deep Shadow boosts Danica herself.

Best Artifact Set for Each Form

4pc Heart of the Furnace triggers on every Stellar reaction, even while Danica sits off-field, giving the whole party 50% more Stellar reaction DMG. Copies of the set do not stack, so it never clashes with the Tsaritsa wearing her own set. It is a Version 7.0 set, so the pieces you farmed for Alyosha or Mitya carry straight over.

4pc Disenchantment in Deep Shadow gives 40% Stellar-Conduct DMG plus a conditional 16% CRIT Rate, but only to the wearer. That makes it perfect for a Battle Maid spamming E2 and nearly useless as an off-field support.

Danica Main Stats and Substats

Here are her main stat and substat priorities for each form.

Defense Maid loses nothing by going ATK% on all three pieces. Only swap to an Energy Recharge Sands if her Burst is not coming back in time.

How Much ATK Does Danica Need?

Danica has two ATK breakpoints that decide how strong her effects get.

As a rough check, Torrents of Spring, three ATK% main stats, and 4pc Heart of the Furnace already land her around 4,050 ATK before substats. Without the signature, make up the gap with ATK% substats.

Which Danica Talents Should You Level First?

Her Anchor Normal Attacks scale off her Elemental Skill, not her Normal Attack talent, so you can leave Normal Attack at Lv.1 in either form. Here is the priority for each.

Defense Maid's ATK buff ratio grows with Burst level, so level her Burst first even as a support.

Best Danica Teams

Danica shines in Stellar-Conduct teams with both Electro and Cryo. Each card lists the members on the left and the rotation on the right, and the highlighted character is the one who stays on-field.

Anastasya Danica Stellar-Conduct Team

This is the strongest way to play the Tsaritsa as a hypercarry. Danica runs Defense Maid for shields and ATK buffs while her Anchor shreds Cryo RES for Anastasya. Mitya keeps off-field Electro and the Polestar Field going, and Odette tops up Cryo. Our Genshin Anastasya build guide covers the Tsaritsa's side of the team.

Tsaritsa Hypercarry

Best Team

Anastasya

Main DPSAlt: None

Danica

Shield / BufferAlt: None

Mitya

Off-field ElectroAlt: Yae Miko

Odette

Sub-DPSAlt: Traveler (Cryo)

Rotation

1. Danica E
2. Mitya E, Odette E
3. Swap to Danica (Entry Skill E2 shield)
4. Danica Q
5. Anastasya hold E, then Q
6. Sacred Spear combo

Cast Danica's Burst right before Anastasya's Skill so she enters Glory with the ATK buff already up. For more on Mitya, see our Genshin Mitya build guide.

Sandrone Danica Stellar-Conduct Team

Own Sandrone? Defense Maid Danica works just as well without the Tsaritsa. Torrents of Spring buffs an on-field Sandrone's Stellar-Conduct damage, and the Anchor's Cryo RES shred suits any Cryo DPS. Check our Genshin Sandrone build guide for her gear.

Sandrone Stellar-Conduct

Strong

Sandrone

Main DPSAlt: None

Danica

Shield / BufferAlt: None

Odette

Sub-DPSAlt: Traveler (Cryo)

Yae Miko

Off-field ElectroAlt: Mitya

Rotation

1. Danica E
2. Yae E ×3, Odette E
3. Swap to Danica (Entry Skill E2 shield)
4. Danica Q
5. Sandrone combo

Yae's Sesshou Sakura keeps landing Electro from off-field, which keeps the Anchor attacking and the Polestar Field at a high tier.

On-Field Danica Battle Maid Team

This is the setup where Danica does the damage herself. E2 needs a Polestar Field to deal Stellar-Conduct damage, so bring two characters who can apply Cryo from off-field. Anastasya's Benevolence crown follows the active character, which makes her a great partner here. Our Genshin Odette build guide covers Odette's build.

Battle Maid Stellar-Conduct

Beta Pick

Danica

Main DPSAlt: None

Anastasya

SupportAlt: Traveler (Cryo)

Odette

Sub-DPSAlt: Traveler (Cryo)

Diona

Shield / HealerAlt: None

Rotation

1. Diona E, Odette E
2. Anastasya tap E, then Q
3. Danica E
4. Anchor attacks into E2
5. Danica Q
6. Alternate attacks and E2

Danica cannot heal, so a long Battle Maid rotation is much safer with a healer like Diona.

Budget Danica Team for Smaller Rosters

No other 5-Stars needed. Danica is her own Stellar enabler, so any Cryo source sets off Stellar-Conduct. Traveler (Cryo) and Diona apply Cryo, while Fischl's Oz adds extra Electro hits to push the Polestar Field to higher tiers.

Budget Stellar-Conduct

Budget

Danica

Main DPSAlt: None

Traveler (Cryo)

Off-field CryoAlt: Odette

Fischl

Off-field ElectroAlt: Mitya

Diona

Shield / HealerAlt: Odette

Rotation

1. Diona E, Traveler E
2. Fischl E
3. Danica E
4. Anchor attacks into E2
5. Danica Q
6. Alternate attacks and E2

Use this team to get comfortable with Battle Maid, then swap in Anastasya or Odette once you have them.

Danica Materials and Pre-Farm Guide

Danica needs Vajrada Amethyst, 168 Flockingweed, 46 Damaged Flint from a new Version 7.3 boss, Ethereal drops, Glory talent books, and 18 Twisted Withered Branches. Everything except Damaged Flint can be farmed in Version 7.2. Here is the full list for Lv.90 and three talents at Lv.10.

~7.05M

Total Mora

419

Hero's Wit

168

Flockingweed

18

Weekly Boss Drops

Material	Ascension	3 Talents	Source
Gems (Electro)
Vajrada Amethyst Sliver	1	-	Electro bosses
Vajrada Amethyst Fragment	9	-	Electro bosses
Vajrada Amethyst Chunk	9	-	Electro bosses
Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone	6	-	Electro bosses
Boss Drop and Local Specialty
Damaged Flint New Version 7.3 boss drop	46	-	New Version 7.3 boss (leaked as Chimeric Shellspinner)
Flockingweed	168	-	Fellfrost Peak (Snezhnaya specialty)
Fae of Crystalline Flesh Drops
Ethereal Glimmershard	18	18	Fae of Crystalline Flesh
Ethereal Crystal	30	66	Fae of Crystalline Flesh (Lv.40+)
Ethereal Crystalscale Stone	36	93	Fae of Crystalline Flesh (Lv.60+)
Talent Books, Weekly Boss and More
Teachings of Glory	-	9	Relics of the Fallen Grace (Wed / Sat / Sun)
Guide to Glory	-	63	Relics of the Fallen Grace (Wed / Sat / Sun)
Philosophies of Glory	-	114	Relics of the Fallen Grace (Wed / Sat / Sun)
Twisted Withered Branch	-	18	Il Dottore weekly boss (Binding Field of Universal Nirvana)
Crown of Insight	-	3	Events and permanent rewards
Hero's Wit	419	-	Ley Line Outcrops and events
Mora	~2.09M	~4.96M	420K ascension + 1.67M leveling / 1,652,500 per talent

Glory books are shared with Vesna and Valeriy, and Ethereal drops are shared with Vesna and Odette, so check your stock against our Genshin Vesna build guide.

Materials per Ascension and Talent Level

Here is what each ascension phase and talent level costs. In the Ethereal column, T1, T2, and T3 stand for Glimmershard, Crystal, and Crystalscale Stone.

Weekly boss drops kick in from talent Lv.7, so clear the weekly boss early to avoid getting stuck.

Torrents of Spring Weapon Ascension Materials

Torrents of Spring uses the Pale Star Army domain series plus Accreted and Chimeric drops. Here is everything it needs to reach Lv.90.

39

Domain Mats

156

Enemy Drops

907

Mystic Enhancement Ore

~1.13M

Mora

Material	Needed	Source
Domain Materials (Mon / Thu / Sun)
Rise of the Pale Star Army	5	Scars of Cursed Obsession
Muster of the Pale Star Army	14	Scars of Cursed Obsession
Clarion of the Pale Star Army	14	Scars of Cursed Obsession
Triumph of the Pale Star Army	6	Scars of Cursed Obsession
Elite Enemies
Accreted Fragment	23	Volkodlak Brutes
Accreted Mass	27	Volkodlak Brutes
Accreted Growth	41	Volkodlak Brutes
Common Enemies
Chimeric Core	15	Aberrant Chimeric Monsters
Symbiotic Chimeric Nucleus	23	Aberrant Chimeric Monsters
Prime Chimeric Nexus	27	Aberrant Chimeric Monsters
Mora
Mora	1,131,445	225,000 ascension + 906,445 leveling

Add Danica's own costs, and you are looking at roughly 8.18 million Mora in total.

Weekly Farming Schedule

Two of her domains run on fixed days. Here is when each one is open.

Sunday is the only day both are open, so farm books on Wednesday and Saturday and weapon materials on Monday and Thursday to avoid wasting Resin.

Use this checklist for everything you can farm on any day.

Need a Flockingweed route? Our Genshin Alyosha build guide maps one out. Clear this list before launch, and leveling Danica to 90 on release day only takes a few boss runs.

How Many Danica Constellations Do You Need?

C1 is the sweet spot. It makes her 60-Energy Burst far easier to cycle and boosts the Defense Maid ATK buff a lot. Here are all six constellations and how we rate them.

C2's Toast is a solid team-wide damage boost, but C1 already shows you what Danica can really do.

Should You Pull for Danica?

If you own a Cryo Stellar-Conduct DPS, she is well worth it. Supports who handle shields and ATK buffs in one slot are rare, and even with a thin roster, she can carry as a Battle Maid. To see where your current characters stand, check our Genshin Impact tier list.

Here is a quick verdict based on your account.

Still unsure? Whether you plan to pull Anastasya is the simplest deciding factor.

Danica Release Date and Primogem Cost

Danica is expected alongside Anastasya in Version 7.3 around December 16, 2026. Which phase she lands in is still unconfirmed. Our Genshin 7.3 banner leaks article tracks the latest lineup.

In the worst case, a guaranteed Danica takes 180 wishes, or 28,800 Primogems. Torrents of Spring adds up to 160 wishes with Epitomized Path, or another 25,600 Primogems. Grab every free Primogem from our Genshin Impact codes list before the banner drops.

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Conclusion

Danica switches between a Defense Maid who hands out shields and ATK buffs from off-field, and a Battle Maid who hammers enemies with E2 Stellar-Conduct hits. ATK drives both forms, so aim for 4,000 as a support and at least 2,000 either way.

Your first goal: grab Torrents of Spring or Wolf's Gravestone, put together 4pc Heart of the Furnace, and get her Burst to Lv.10. Pair her with Anastasya or Sandrone and your Stellar-Conduct team jumps up a tier.

All numbers here come from the Version 7.3 beta. Once the Special Program and launch confirm her final kit, GamsGo will update this Danica build guide with final scaling, weapon names, and team rankings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

These questions cover what the guide above does not.

Can Danica Heal?

No. Danica has no healing in the Version 7.3 beta. Early leaks promised party healing, but the beta kit only gives her a shield that scales with ATK and a team-wide ATK buff from her Burst. If your DPS stays on-field for long stretches, bring a dedicated healer such as Diona to keep everyone topped up.

Does Danica Need Elemental Mastery?

No. Her shield, her Burst ATK buff, and the Base Stellar-Conduct DMG bonus from her Stellar Talent all scale with ATK, not Elemental Mastery. The EM-scaling rumor came from early leaks before the beta, so treat EM as her lowest-priority substat and put those rolls into ATK% or Energy Recharge instead.

Can Danica and Mitya Be on the Same Team?

Yes. Mitya handles the Polestar Field and off-field Electro, while Danica brings shields and ATK buffs, so their jobs barely overlap and the pair works well behind a Cryo DPS. One open question: both raise Base Stellar-Conduct DMG by up to 14%, and the beta does not confirm whether those two bonuses stack.

Is Danica Good for Exploration?

In Snezhnaya, yes. Her utility passive gives your whole party 10% Movement SPD and 10% lower Stamina use while affected by Sheer Cold. That makes long runs across the frozen snowfields smoother, including the Fellfrost Peak gathering routes you will use to collect her 168 Flockingweed after she launches.

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