Gorou is a new 4-star character in Genshin Impact with a special niche in the game. Gorou is a support character, but does not function as a support for all teams. This is because Gorou is designed to specifically power up the Geo characters in your team.
Typically, Gorou's buffs are only useful for Geo characters. He can boost DEF% and Geo DMG%, which doesn't really benefit any other character in the game. Consequently, it is recommended not to use Gorou in teams that are not focused on Geo characters.
This makes team building with Gorou a bit restrictive, as it forces him into very specific teams. Fortunately, he plays his niche well and will be a valuable asset to those building mono Geo teams, something that will prove strong with the arrival of Arataki Itto.
Here are the best builds for Gorou in Genshin Impact:
The best weapons for Gorou
Gorou has an expensive Elemental Burst, but an Elemental ability with a long cooldown. Consequently, you want to make sure that Gorou can keep his Elemental Burst high. For this reason, we recommend that you build Gorou with a weapon that provides a large amount of Energy Cooldown.
The Favonius bow will suit Gorou. Generally, Itto will also have minor issues with his energy recharge, so the Favonius bow also allows you to channel energy to him once Gorou gets a critical hit. The Energy Recharge will also help him keep his Elemental Burst high.
If you don't have a Favonius Bow, you can also consider using the Sacrificial Bow. This weapon will restore the cooldown of your elemental ability from time to time, which will help increase the long cooldown and channel more energy into Gorou's Elemental Burst.
The best artifacts for Gorou
Gorou doesn't deal much damage, so there's no need to build a 4-piece Husk of Opulent Dreams on him. Instead, you can consider using a 2-piece Pile of Opulent Dreams for the DEF% boost, and then a 2-piece Exile Artifact set. Exile provides an Energy Recharge bonus.
You can also consider building a 4-piece Noblesse Oblige set. This set will increase the ATK for all members of your party after using an Elemental Burst. This isn't surprising for some Geo characters, like Itto scaling down from DEF. But if you are using Ningguang as your main DPS, for example, the Noblesse Oblige will help you increase its damage.
Aim for these substats:
- Energy recharge: As a character with trouble keeping his Elemental Burst high, it's helpful to build as many ERs as you can.
- DEF%: Many of Gorou's abilities scale with his DEF, so it's important to keep his DEF% high.
The best team for Gorou
Gorou functions as a Geo support character. Also, a significant part of his kit is boosting the DEF%. This means that even if she is chosen to power up Ningguang, she will not be able to take full advantage of Gorou's kit. (Ningguang scales ATK.) As a result, Gorou currently only works with one or two teams at the moment.
- Itto, Zhongli, Albedo, Gorou: This is Arataki Itto's current best team and Gorou fits like a glove while simultaneously increasing Itto and Albedo's damage.
- Noelle, Zhongli, Albedo, Gorou: This is an alternative to the aforementioned team, where Noelle acts as the main DPS instead (to Constellation 6.)
