Lohen build: kit, materials, weapon and team

Hi, Travelers!

As Lohen is shaping up to be one of the most talked-about upcoming Cryo characters in Genshin Impact, plenty of players are already looking ahead to how they should build him. In this Lohen build guide, we’ll go over his kit, talent priority, materials, signature weapon, and the best team comps to help you get the most out of him.

Lohen’s current kit details are based on Genshin Impact beta information, so they may still change before his official release. As always, please refer to the official announcements for the final version.

 

Overview

Lohen is a Cryo Main DPS who operates through his unique Stratagem state. Unlike traditional carries who just spam buttons, Lohen’s damage is a collaborative effort. He builds Joy through his own attacks while his teammates generate Triumph by dealing damage. When both resources peak, he unleashes Piercing Frost, a devastating nuke that scales directly off how much your team contributed during his window.

 

Lohen Kit

Elemental Skill — Deceptive Maneuver

After using Skill, Lohen enters Stratagem. During this state:

• his Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks deal Cryo damage that can’t be overridden
• his own Normal and Charged Attacks build Joy
• nearby teammates dealing damage build Triumph
• once Joy hits max, Skill turns into Piercing Frost
• leaving the field ends Stratagem and clears the stored resources

Joy	A resource gained in the Stratagem state, up to 100 points. Normal Attacks generate 15 Joy per hit, while Charged Attacks generate 18 Joy per hit. This gain can occur at most once every 0.1s. When Joy reaches its maximum, Deceptive Maneuver is replaced by Piercing Frost.
Triumph	Generated when party members deal damage when Lohen is in Stratagem state, up to 100 points. If the damage dealt is ≥1000% of Lohen's Base ATK, he gains 20 Triumph; otherwise, 1 Triumph. Each party member can gain Triumph at most once every 0.1s.

Elemental Burst — Judgement Fulfilled

Lohen performs rapid consecutive slashes forward, consuming all Triumph to deal Cryo DMG. Damage increases based on the amount of Triumph consumed. If Lohen is in Stratagem when activated, the current Stratagem duration is extended by 1.65s.

Talents

His currently leaked passives do a few important things:

Forbidden Admonition	While in Stratagem, nearby teammates generating Triumph for Lohen will grant an extra 60 Triumph if their damage is ≥4000% of Lohen’s Base ATK.
Masterpiece of Jest	While in Stratagem, nearby teammates who trigger Cryo-related elemental reactions gain 15% ATK for 8s. Lohen also gains 15% ATK during this time.
Exuberant Arrival	After using Deceptive Maneuver, Lohen gains the Revelry effect for 9s: increases the level of Deceptive Maneuver by 1. If any skill level of Normal Attack, Elemental Skill, or Burst from nearby teammates is not lower than Lohen’s Elemental Skill, Revelry duration is extended by 6s. Can occur once every 18s.
Hexerei	When Lohen uses Piercing Frost or Judgement Fulfilled, if Triumph is at least 50% of the maximum, Lohen’s Normal and Charged Attacks deal 40% increased damage for 6s.

So even without overcomplicating it, the message is clear: Lohen likes reaction-enabled teams, likes off-field pressure, and likes teammates who keep proccing damage while he stays planted on-field.

 

Skill upgrade priority

Elemental Skill > Elemental Burst > Normal Attack

Skill is the easy first pick because his whole kit runs through Stratagem and Piercing Frost. Burst is your second priority since it also converts Triumph into real damage and extends his stance. Normal Attack comes last; it still matters, but compared to Skill and Burst, it doesn’t look like the first place I’d dump resources.

 

Lohen Materials

Below is the current full material list for Lohen.

Ascension materials

Material	Total
Mora	420,000
Shivada Jade Sliver	6
Shivada Jade Fragment	9
Shivada Jade Chunk	9
Shivada Jade Gemstone	1
Prismatic Severed Tail	46
Etherwing Moth	168
Firm Arrowhead	18
Sharp Arrowhead	30
Weathered Arrowhead	36

Talent materials (all 3 Talents)

Material	Total
Mora	4,957,500
Crown of Insight	3
Ascended Sample: Knight	18
Teachings of Resistance	9
Guide to Resistance	63
Philosophies of Resistance	114
Firm Arrowhead	18
Sharp Arrowhead	66
Weathered Arrowhead	93

 

Weapon

Lohen signature weapon

Lohen’s signature weapon, Calamity Regret (Polearm), looks extremely on-brand for what he wants to do.

Base ATK: 674 | Crit Rate: 22.1%

After the wielder uses an Elemental Skill, it grants a special effect for 17 seconds and temporarily applies two buffs:

Merciless: boosts Normal and Charged Attack damage

Unhealing: boosts Elemental Skill and Burst damage

During the weapon’s main effect window, landing Normal/Charged hits extends the Skill/Burst damage buff, and landing Skill/Burst hits extends the Normal/Charged damage buff. In other words, the weapon rewards exactly what Lohen already wants to do: stay in his stance and keep cycling between attacks and ability damage instead of awkwardly frontloading one part of the kit. On Hexerei teams, the image you shared also shows an extra boosted clause tied to that state, which makes the sig look even more tailor-made for him.

So yeah, no mystery here: if you’re pulling hard for Lohen, his signature looks like the cleanest premium option by a mile.

 

Pull recommendation (Constellations)

C0

Totally playable. If you just want Lohen online, C0 should already give you the core loop: Skill stance, team-fed Triumph, Burst cash-out, repeat.

C1

This looks like the first meaningful vertical upgrade. It increases Triumph capacity and also improves how much Triumph nearby teammates generate for him during Stratagem. More resource cap plus more resource income is exactly the kind of upgrade his kit likes.

C2

Probably the sweet spot for players who want more than “just functional.” After using Piercing Frost or Burst, Lohen gets an extra follow-up hit on his next Normal or Charged Attack and also gives nearby teammates 125 Elemental Mastery for 8 seconds. That’s a nice bump both for his personal output and for reaction-focused team value.

C4

Very comfy, very expensive. It fills Triumph to max when Burst is used during Stratagem and patches some energy flow too. This is the constellation where the rotation starts looking a lot less picky.

C6

Full send. No Triumph consumption on Piercing Frost or Burst during Stratagem, instant Joy refill, more stance extension, and a huge CRIT DMG boost to those abilities. This is the “everything goes silly” constellation.

So what’s the best stopping point?

My read right now:

C0 if you just want the character

C1 if you want his first real power bump

C2 if you want a premium but still sensible stopping point

C6 only if your wallet has already accepted its fate

 

Team comp

You basically cannot play Lohen optimally without Durin and Nicole. They are his battery and primary reaction triggers.

Lohen + Durin + Nicole + Flex

Lohen	Durin	Nicole	Citlali / Zhongli /Xilonen

Lohen wants teammates dealing damage in the background to feed Triumph

Nicole and Durin are the pair most often tied to his current best-looking setups

The main thing people may overlook with Lohen is interruption resistance. His kit and signature both really want him to keep his uptime clean. If Nicole’s shield ends up feeling flimsy in practice, your fourth slot should be someone who helps him stop getting bullied mid-string.

Best flex options:

Zhongli for comfort and rock-solid interruption resistance

Citlali if you want more defensive help and team utility

Xilonen if Nicole’s protection is already enough and you want to lean harder into damage

 

Final thoughts

That wraps up our Lohen build guide. If you’re planning to pull this powerful Cryo DPS or push for higher constellations, you can check out LDShop for Genshin Impact top-up deals.

Good luck on your pulls, Travelers~