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Skirk

★★★★★CryoSword
patch 7.1, updated 10/3/2026
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Freeze main DPS

Weapons

  1. 1AzurelightSignature, on the 7.1 weapon banner (phase 2)
  2. 2Haran Geppaku Futsu
  3. 3Mistsplitter Reforged
  4. 4Primordial Jade Cutter
  5. 5Calamity of EshuBest 4★
  6. 6Finale of the DeepCraftable
  7. 7The Black SwordBattle Pass

Artifacts

  1. 1Finale of the Deep Galleries4-piece — best option
  2. 2Marechaussee Hunter4-piece, if Furina is in the team
  3. 3Blizzard Strayer4-piece, against enemies that can be frozen
  4. 4Finale of the Deep Galleries + Gladiator's Finale2 + 2, temporary

Stats and talents

Sands
ATK%
Goblet
Cryo DMG Bonus
Circlet
CRIT Rate / DMG

Substats: CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG > ATK%

Talent priority: Elemental Skill > Elemental Burst > Normal Attack

Teams

Rotation

Seven-Phase Flash

Supports E/Q → E → Q → M1-M2-M3-M4-M5 → M1-M2-M3-M4-M5 → CA → M1-M2-M3-M4-M5 → M1-M2-M3-M4-M5

Tap E. During Seven-Phase Flash her Q is free and absorbs Void Rifts; the Charged Attack absorbs the next one. Don't cut the combo before the fifth hit: it has the biggest multiplier.

Detailed guide

In short: Skirk is a main DPS who only shines in a team made entirely of Hydro and Cryo characters. Almost all of her damage comes from Normal Attacks during Seven-Phase Flash, so the build is classic: ATK sands, Cryo goblet, crit circlet. She needs no Energy Recharge at all — her Burst spends Serpent's Subtlety, not energy.

How she plays: tapping Havoc: Warp grants 45 Serpent's Subtlety and enters Seven-Phase Flash: her attacks get a Cryo infusion that can't be overridden. While the mode is active, her Burst turns into Havoc: Extinction — it costs no Subtlety and buffs her Normal Attacks until the mode ends. When allies trigger Freeze, Superconduct, Cryo Swirl or Cryo Crystallize, a Void Rift appears near the enemy. Skirk absorbs Rifts with her Burst and Charged Attack, gaining Subtlety and a damage bonus. Outside the mode, at 50+ Subtlety, the regular Havoc: Ruin is available — one strong AoE hit.

Why only Hydro and Cryo: her second passive grants up to three stacks of Death's Crossing when Hydro allies deal Hydro hits and Cryo allies deal Cryo hits. At three stacks her Seven-Phase Flash Normal Attacks deal 170% damage. Her third passive raises everyone's Elemental Skill level by 1 in a pure Hydro/Cryo team. Any other element in the team cuts her damage hard.

Stats: ATK 2000–2100+, Crit Rate 70–80%, Crit DMG 200%+. Energy Recharge and Elemental Mastery aren't needed.

Partners: Escoffier is her main partner: she heals, applies Cryo and shreds Hydro and Cryo RES by 55% when the whole team is of those elements. Furina buffs the whole team's damage. Vodyanitsa also heals and shreds resistance. Shenhe boosts Cryo damage, while Yelan and Xingqiu apply Hydro off-field.

Constellations: Skirk is complete at C0. The most noticeable first step is C1: every absorbed Rift summons a crystal blade dealing 500% of her ATK. C2 gives +10 Subtlety and +70% ATK after Havoc: Extinction. C6 adds coordinated attacks and damage reduction.

Weaknesses: she only works in Freeze with Hydro and Cryo, and her best teams rely on the expensive 5★ Escoffier and Furina. New players will need time to get used to the mode and to absorbing Rifts on time.

On the banners: Skirk returns in the second phase of 7.1, from October 13, together with Escoffier and her sword Azurelight.