How to play Mualani in Genshin Impact

Mualani is the first 5-star DPS character from Natlan, and her kit contains some new Natlan mechanics. Her in-game skill descriptions can be pretty confusing, so here’s a summary of what you need to do when playing Mualani!

Mualani’s kit and Nightsoul explained

Nightsoul Blessing is the state that Mualani enters when you use her Skill. When Mualani is riding her shark, she is in her Nightsoul Blessing state. In this state, Mualani will continuously consume points and drain the meter to her left. The meter is a handy way of visualizing how much time Mualani can spend in her Nightsoul Blessing state.

You’ll see three fish icons next to the meter, too. These icons represent Wave Momentum stacks, which increase the damage of Mualani’s next Normal Attack. Ideally, all three fish icons should be glowing when you use a Normal Attack.

Mualani’s best rotation in Genshin Impact

Start by setting up your teammates’ abilities. Ideally, this includes a Pyro character like Xiangling to keep a Pyro aura on enemies. You can also supplement with a Dendro character to induce Burning, and maybe a shielder to keep Mualani safe. As long as there’s consistent Pyro application, though, Mualani will be happy.

Swap to Mualani and immediately use her Skill. Ride through enemies three times to mark them and gain stacks of Wave Momentum. You can ride through different enemies or the same enemy three times. It’s better to mark different enemies if you can, but you need to be quick, so don’t go too far out of your way to travel to an enemy.

Once all three fish icons are glowing, use a Normal Attack. Mualani’s shark will deal a powerful hit of Hydro damage on the nearest character. At the same time, several missiles will be launched toward other marked enemies.

You should be able to repeat this combo three times. Ride through enemies to apply a mark and gain stacks, then use a Normal Attack. If you see a pink Pufferfish on the field, try to pick it up. It will give you more time to ride your shark. Otherwise, you might run out of time during your third combo. If you see your meter running low but you only have two stacks, just use a Normal Attack and consume the stacks while you still can. It’s better to deal reduced damage with two stacks than to miss out on the attack altogether.

After Mualani hops off of her shark, if she has the Energy for it, cast her Burst. Depending on your team and how much Energy Recharge Mualani has, you might not be able to use her Burst every rotation. This is totally fine! Just use her Burst at the end of her combo if it happens to be available.

From here, you can swap back to Mualani’s supports and restart your rotation. Good luck in your battles!