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A dragon born from M's pen, who came to alight in the human world. His "story" continues to unfold.
Stats at level
Lv.- Base HP
- 12,430
- Base ATK
- 347
- Base DEF
- 822
- CRIT DMG
- 88.4%
Build patch 7.1, updated 10/4/2026
Off-field Pyro sub DPS
Weapons
- 1
Athame Artis ★★★★★Signature, stronger with Hexerei - 2
Freedom-Sworn ★★★★★ - 3
Absolution ★★★★★ - 4
Primordial Jade Cutter ★★★★★ - 5
Azurelight ★★★★★ - 6
Lion's Roar ★★★★Best 4★ - 7
Wolf-Fang ★★★★Battle Pass - 8
Harbinger of Dawn ★★★3★, budget
Artifacts
- 1
A Day Carved From Rising Winds4-piece — best option - 2
Noblesse Oblige4-piece, if no one else in the team wears it - 3
Emblem of Severed Fate4-piece - 4
Instructor4-piece, budget
In short: Durin is a Pyro sub DPS who deals almost all his damage through the off-field dragon from his Burst. He has two forms: the white one supports the team and shreds resistance, the dark one boosts his own Vaporize and Melt. The dragon's damage scales with ATK, so the build is ATK and crit.
How he plays: Binary Form: Convergence and Division starts Essential Transmutation. Pressing the Skill again enters Confirmation of Purity (white form), a Normal Attack enters Denial of Darkness (dark form). His Burst depends on the form: the Dragon of White Flame deals AoE damage, the Dragon of Dark Decay hits a single target. Both follow the active character.
Forms: with the white dragon, when the team triggers Burning, Overloaded, Pyro Swirl or Pyro Crystallize, the enemy's Pyro RES and the RES of the other element in the reaction drop by 20%. With the dark dragon, Durin's Vaporize and Melt deal 40% more damage. With another Hexerei character, both effects and his signature sword get much stronger.
Stats: ATK 2000+, ideally up to 2500: his passive gives the dragon +3% damage per 100 ATK, up to +75%. Crit Rate 60–70%, Crit DMG 200%+. Energy Recharge 110–140% if he's the only Pyro.
Partners: in white form — Overloaded with Arlecchino and Fischl, Burning with Kinich and Emilie, Anemo teams with Venti or Varka. In dark form — Melt with Lohen and Citlali, or Vaporize with Xingqiu. Nicole, Venti and Varka provide Hexerei.
Constellations: C1 is the most valuable: after his Burst, allies get bonus damage based on ATK in white form, while in dark form Durin's own Burst hits harder. C2 gives the team +50% Pyro and reaction-element damage, C4 +40% Burst damage, C6 DEF ignore.
Weaknesses: much of his damage and RES shred only unlocks with Hexerei. Almost all of his damage comes from his Burst, so without energy Durin is useless.
You can also check
- KeqingMains Quick Guide — KQMEN
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Rotation
White form
- E
- E
- Q
- switch
Dark form
- E
- M1
- Q
- switch
Legend: E — Skill, E (hold) — hold Skill, Q — Burst, M1-M2-M3 — Normal Attack string, CA — Charged Attack.
Teams
Overloaded (Arlecchino)
Also appears in other teams
Is it worth pulling team damage gain, gcsim simulation
How much the whole team's damage grows compared to C0 with Wolf-Fang (R5). Gains are cumulative: C2 includes C1.
If you pick one, the first constellation gives more than the weapon.
How we calculated
The team comes from the open gcsim simulation database — the one closest to the teams in this guide. Only this character was changed: constellation and weapon. Teammates, artifact sets and rotation stay as in the original simulation; the whole team's substats are optimized to KQM standards separately for each weapon. C0 with Wolf-Fang: 114,885 damage per second.
The gain depends on the team and investment: treat it as a guideline, not an exact number for your account. Original simulation · gcsim 4eda9fc, 2026-10-17
Talents
Radiant Wingslash
Normal Attack Performs up to 4 consecutive sword strikes. Charged Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to perform a slash toward the front. Plunging Attack Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Scaling
| 1-Hit DMG | 90.2% |
|---|---|
| 2-Hit DMG | 81.1% |
| 3-Hit DMG | 57.6%+57.6% |
| 4-Hit DMG | 140.6% |
| Charged Attack DMG | 224.2% |
| Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 20.0 |
| Plunge DMG | 126.4% |
| Low/High Plunge DMG | 253%/316% |
Binary Form: Convergence and Division
Purify the substance of souls and wishes to undergo **Essential Transmutation**. While transmuted, Durin's Elemental Skill Binary Form: Convergence and Division will be replaced with the special Elemental Skill Transmutation: Confirmation of Purity, and the Normal Attack Radiant Wingslash will be replaced with the special Elemental Skill Transmutation: Denial of Darkness. Transmutation: Confirmation of Purity Deal 1 instance of AoE Pyro DMG to nearby opponents, reverse Essential Transmutation, and enter the Confirmation of Purity state for 30s. Transmutation: Denial of Darkness Deal 3 consecutive instances of Pyro DMG to opponents in front, reverse Essential Transmutation, and enter the Denial of Darkness state for 30s. When Durin enters the Confirmation of Purity or Denial of Darkness state while in battle, he will restore a certain amount of Elemental Energy. Elemental Energy can be restored this way once every 6s.
Scaling
| Transmutation: Confirmation of Purity DMG | 190.1% |
|---|---|
| Transmutation: Denial of Darkness DMG | 130.0%+95.8%+116.4% |
| Energy Regeneration | 33.0 |
| CD | 12.0s |
Principle of Purity: As the Light Shifts
Unleash the power of the "Beast" in different ways. Durin can use different Elemental Bursts based on his **Essential Transmutation** state. Principle of Purity: As the Light Shifts When Durin is in the Confirmation of Purity state, he will use the Elemental Burst Principle of Purity: As the Light Shifts, dealing 3 instances of AoE Pyro DMG to opponents in front, and manifesting his power in the Dragon of White Flame form. The Dragon of White Flame will follow the current active character and attack nearby opponents at intervals, dealing AoE Pyro DMG. This DMG is considered Elemental Burst DMG. Principle of Darkness: As the Stars Smolder When Durin is in the Denial of Darkness state, he will use the Elemental Burst Principle of Darkness: As the Stars Smolder, dealing 3 instances of AoE Pyro DMG to opponents in front, and manifesting his power in the Dragon of Dark Decay form. The Dragon of Dark Decay will follow the current active character and periodically attack a single nearby opponent, dealing Pyro DMG. This DMG is considered Elemental Burst DMG. When Durin is not in a special state as a result of Essential Transmutation, he will use the Elemental Burst Principle of Purity: As the Light Shifts.
Scaling
| Principle of Purity: As the Light Shifts DMG | 214.1%+173.5%+201.3% |
|---|---|
| Principle of Darkness: As the Stars Smolder DMG | 225.8%+183.2%+201.3% |
| Dragon of White Flame DMG | 170.4% |
| Dragon of Dark Decay DMG | 233.7% |
| Dragon of White Flame Duration | 20.0s |
| Dragon of Dark Decay Duration | 20.0s |
| CD | 18.0s |
| Energy Cost | 70 |
Passive talents
Light Manifest of the Divine Calculus
Durin will trigger different buffs depending on the form that his power manifests as when he unleashes his Elemental Burst. When that form is: Dragon of White Flame After nearby party members trigger Burning, Overloaded, Pyro Swirl, or Pyro Crystallize reactions on an opponent, or deal Pyro DMG or Dendro DMG to an opponent affected by Burning, that opponent's Pyro RES, and the RES for the corresponding Element involved in the reaction, are decreased by 20% for 6s. Dragon of Dark Decay Durin's Vaporize DMG is increased by 40% and his Melt DMG is increased by 40%.
Chaos Formed Like the Night
After unleashing an Elemental Burst, Durin gains the Primordial Fusion of Forms effect for 20s: Durin gains 10 stacks of Primordial Fusion. When a periodic attack from Dragon of White Flame or Dragon of Dark Decay deals DMG, 1 stack of Primordial Fusion will be consumed to increase the DMG dealt by 3% of the original DMG for every 100 ATK. A maximum of 75% additional DMG can be dealt this way. When a single attack from Dragon of White Flame or Dragon of Dark Decay hits multiple opponents, only one stack of Primordial Fusion is consumed. Primordial Fusion stacks are reset when the Elemental Burst is unleashed again.
Echoes of the Surging Earth
Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Mondstadt Expedition for 20 hours.
Constellations
Adamah's Redemption
After casting his Elemental Burst, Durin's effects will vary depending on the form of his Elemental Burst: · Principle of Purity: As the Light Shifts: All other nearby party members gain 20 stacks of Cycle of Enlightenment lasting 20s. When nearby active characters deal Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Plunging Attack, Elemental Skill, or Elemental Burst DMG, 1 stack of Cycle of Enlightenment will be consumed to increase the DMG dealt by 60% of Durin's ATK. Stack counts for characters in the party who have Cycle of Enlightenment are managed individually. · Principle of Darkness: As the Stars Smolder: Durin gains 20 stacks of Cycle of Enlightenment lasting 20s. When Durin deals Elemental Burst DMG, 2 stacks of Cycle of Enlightenment will be consumed to increase the DMG dealt by 150% of Durin's ATK. When an Elemental Burst is used, Cycle of Enlightenment stacks will be refreshed.
Unground Visions
For 20s after Durin uses an Elemental Burst, after nearby party members trigger Vaporize, Melt, Burning, Overloaded, Pyro Swirl, or Pyro Crystallize reactions, or deal Pyro DMG or Dendro DMG to an opponent affected by Burning, all nearby party members gain a 50% increase to their Pyro DMG and to the corresponding elemental DMG involved in the reaction for 6s.
Flame Mirror's Revelation
Increases the Level of **Principle of Purity: As the Light Shifts** by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Emanare's Source
Durin's Elemental Burst DMG is increased by 40%. Additionally, when effects that consume Cycle of Enlightenment stacks are triggered as part of the Constellation **Adamah's Redemption**, there is a 30% chance that no Cycle of Enlightenment stacks will be consumed.
Scouring Flame's Sundering
Increases the Level of **Binary Form: Convergence and Division** by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Dual Birth
Durin's Elemental Burst DMG ignores 30% of opponents' DEF. Additionally, Durin's Elemental Bursts Principle of Purity: As the Light Shifts and Principle of Darkness: As the Stars Smolder are each enhanced: · After Principle of Purity: As the Light Shifts and Dragon of White Flame hit an opponent, that opponent's DEF is decreased by 30% for 6s. · DMG from Principle of Darkness: As the Stars Smolder and Dragon of Dark Decay will ignore an additional 40% of opponents' DEF.