1. Why Chongyun is Good in a Skirk Party
Chongyun is rated better than Shenhe in Skirk parties.
At C2, reduces the cooldown of Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst by 15%.
Resolves the mismatch between Furina's Burst duration (18 seconds) and cooldown (20 seconds) (reduced to 17 seconds when using Chongyun).
Allows Skirk to maximize the effects of the 'Nymph's Dream' artifact set.
2. Chongyun's Skill Explanation
Elemental Skill (E): Deploys a field dealing Cryo DMG and applying Cryo, drops 4 Elemental Particles.
The Cryo application effect isn't very meaningful for Skirk.
3. Chongyun's Burst Explanation
Burst (Q): Deals 256% DMG 3 times at level 10.
Has a small Energy cost of 40, helping Escoffier and Furina with Energy Recharge.
4. Chongyun's Passive Talents
Steady Breathing: Increases ATK SPD by 8% within the skill field (applies to Skirk).
Spirit Blade Cloud Retainer: When the skill field disappears, deals Cryo DMG to enemies and reduces Cryo RES by 10% (can be reduced by 65% when combined with Escoffier).
5. Recommended Weapons
Favonius Greatsword: High Energy Recharge, helps party members with Energy Recharge (especially useful in content starting with 0 Energy).
Sacrificial Greatsword: Allows using the Elemental Skill again, immediately applying the 10% Cryo RES reduction as the first field disappears.
Makhaira Aquamarine: Increases party members' ATK based on the equipping character's Elemental Mastery (approximately 144 ATK increase for Skirk at 1000 EM at R5), build artifacts with EM.
6. Recommended Artifacts
Emblem of Severed Fate or Noblesse Oblige.
4-piece Noblesse Oblige: Increases party members' ATK by 20% upon using Burst (helps Skirk's ATK).
The 4-star artifact set The Exile is also a good choice (helps party members with Energy Recharge).
7. Recommended Main Stats
Sands: ATK% or Energy Recharge.
Goblet: Cryo DMG Bonus or ATK%.
Circlet: CRIT Rate or ATK%.
It's good to build CRIT Rate/DMG for Chongyun's Burst damage.
8. Character Ascension Materials
Shivada Jade, Cor Lapis, Artificed Spare Clockwork Component — Coppelia.
Cor Lapis Vendors: Changshun in Liyue Harbor, Fengtai near Chizhang Wall in Liyue, around Ormos Harbor in Sumeru.
9. Talent Ascension Materials
Philosophies of Gold, Dvalin's Sigh.
Prioritize leveling Q, then E if you have resources, Normal Attack is not needed.