Shining Idol

Barbara

★★★★HydroCatalyst
Constellation
Crater
Region
Church of Favonius
Birthday
July 5
Released in version
1.0
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Every citizen of Mondstadt adores Barbara. She learned the word "idol" from a magazine.

Community ELOsoon
Clear-time ELOsoon

Stats at level

Lv. 90
Base HP
9,787
Base ATK
159
Base DEF
669
HP
24.0%

Build patch 7.1, updated 9/24/2026

Support

Weapons

  1. 1Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers ★★★
  2. 2Everlasting Moonglow ★★★★★
  3. 3Prototype Amber ★★★★
  4. 4Favonius Codex ★★★★
  5. 5Wine and Song ★★★★

Artifacts

  1. 1Maiden Beloved4-piece
  2. 2Maiden Beloved + Tenacity of the Millelith2 + 2
  3. 3Maiden Beloved + Ocean-Hued Clam2 + 2
  4. 4Tenacity of the Millelith + Ocean-Hued Clam2 + 2
  5. 5Instructor4-piece
SandsHP %
GobletHP %
CircletHealing Bonus
SubstatsHP % > HP > Energy Recharge

Quick build based on community data: role — support; options are ranked from best to fallback. A detailed write-up isn't available yet.

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Teams

Also appears in other teams

Bloom (Nilou)

Recommended in: Kirara

Talents

Normal Attack

Whisper of Water

Normal Attack Performs up to 4 water splash attacks that deal Hydro DMG. Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to deal AoE Hydro DMG after a short casting time. Plunging Attack Gathering the might of Hydro, Barbara plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals AoE Hydro DMG upon impact with the ground.

Scaling
1-Hit DMG68.1%
2-Hit DMG63.9%
3-Hit DMG73.9%
4-Hit DMG99.4%
Charged Attack DMG299%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost50.0
Plunge DMG112.3%
Low/High Plunge DMG225%/281%
Elemental Skill

Let the Show Begin♪

Summons water droplets resembling musical notes that form a Melody Loop, dealing Hydro DMG to surrounding opponents and applying the Wet status to them. Melody Loop ·On hit, Barbara's Normal Attacks heal your own party members and nearby teammates for a certain amount of HP, which scales with Barbara's Max HP. ·On hit, Barbara's Charged Attack generates 4 times the amount of healing. ·Periodically regenerates your own active character's HP. ·Applies the Wet status to the character and to opponents who come in contact with them.

Scaling
HP Regeneration Per Hit1.35% Max HP+159
Continuous Regeneration7.20% Max HP+847
Droplet DMG105.1%
Duration15.0s
CD32.0s
Elemental Burst

Shining Miracle♪

Heals your own party members and nearby teammates for a large amount of HP that scales with Barbara's Max HP.

Scaling
Regeneration31.7% Max HP+3728
CD20.0s
Energy Cost80

Passive talents

Glorious Season

The Stamina Consumption of characters within Let the Show Begin♪'s Melody Loop is reduced by 12%.

Encore

When your active character gains an Elemental Orb/Particle, the duration of the Melody Loop of Let the Show Begin♪ is extended by 1s. The maximum extension is 5s.

With My Whole Heart♪

When a Perfect Cooking is achieved on a dish with restorative effects, there is a 12% chance to obtain double the product.

Constellations

C1

Gleeful Songs

Barbara regenerates 1 Energy every 10s.

C2

Vitality Burst

Decreases the CD of Let the Show Begin♪ by 15%. During the ability's duration, your active character gains a 15% Hydro DMG Bonus.

C3

Star of Tomorrow

Increases the Level of Shining Miracle♪ by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C4

Attentiveness Be My Power

Every opponent Barbara hits with her Charged Attack regenerates 1 Energy for her. A maximum of 5 energy can be regenerated in this manner with any one Charged Attack.

C5

The Purest Companionship

Increases the Level of Let the Show Begin♪ by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

C6

Dedicating Everything to You

When Barbara is in the party but not on the field, and one of your own party members falls: ·Automatically revives the fallen character. ·Fully restores the revived character's HP to 100%. This effect can only occur once every 15 mins.

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