Lohen is a 5-star Cryo Polearm character in Genshin Impact who fights as an on-field DPS and driver. Introduced during Version 6.6, or Luna VII, he uses fast Cryo-infused attacks while encouraging his teammates to contribute significant off-field damage. His signature mechanic, Will to Win, directly rewards bringing powerful allies instead of building an entire team solely around buffing Lohen.

Despite the extra mechanics behind his kit, building Lohen is fairly straightforward. ATK and CRIT remain his most important offensive stats, while his best teams generally focus on Melt, Burnmelt, Freeze, or Hexerei synergies. This guide covers how Lohen works, his best weapons and artifacts, which stats to prioritize, useful teams, and how to play his rotations effectively.

How Lohen Works in Genshin Impact

Lohen’s combat revolves around his Elemental Skill, Unforeseen Strike. Casting it places him into Masterstroke, which converts his Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks to Cryo and increases their damage. This becomes his main on-field damage phase and is why his Elemental Skill is substantially more important than his ordinary Normal Attack Talent. HoYoverse describes Lohen as an attacker who accumulates Will to Win through high damage dealt by teammates, confirming that the interaction between his own attacks and allied damage is central to his kit.

Masterstroke introduces two resources. Lohen generates Joy by hitting enemies with his empowered Normal and Charged Attacks. After accumulating enough Joy, he can perform his special Skill, Etched Into Bone and Soul, for a powerful Cryo attack.

Will to Win, meanwhile, comes primarily from teammates dealing meaningful amounts of damage. The more Will to Win Lohen has, the harder his special Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst can hit. This explains why traditional supports that contribute little personal damage are not always ideal for him. Lohen wants off-field characters who can both help his damage and hit hard themselves.

His Hexerei passive adds another layer to team construction. With the appropriate Hexerei setup, Lohen receives another powerful bonus to his empowered Normal and Charged Attacks. As a result, characters such as Nicole, Durin, Sucrose, and other compatible Hexerei units can carry additional value beyond their normal roles.

Best Lohen Build at a Glance

For most players, Lohen can be built as a conventional Cryo DPS. You want enough ATK to give his attacks a strong foundation, followed by a healthy CRIT balance. Melt teams can also benefit from Elemental Mastery, but it should not come at the expense of his core offensive stats.

Lohen’s signature weapon, Disaster and Remorse, officially debuted as a limited 5-star Polearm alongside his Version 6.6 release.

Best Weapons for Lohen

Disaster and Remorse is Lohen’s clear best-in-slot weapon. Its high Base ATK and CRIT Rate are already excellent for him, but its passive is particularly well suited to how Lohen alternates between empowered attacks and Skill/Burst damage. Its bonuses also become stronger under its Hexerei condition, making it especially effective in Lohen’s preferred teams.

You do not need his signature weapon to make him effective, however. Primordial Jade Winged-Spear is one of his strongest general alternatives because his rapid attacks make stacking its ATK passive easy. Staff of Homa provides excellent Base ATK and CRIT DMG, while Fractured Halo works mainly as a strong offensive stat stick.

For Melt-oriented builds, weapons supplying useful Elemental Mastery alongside CRIT or ATK can become more appealing. Staff of the Scarlet Sands, for example, is particularly useful when Lohen has enough EM to take advantage of its conversion into additional ATK.

Among 4-star choices, Deathmatch provides plenty of CRIT Rate and an accessible ATK bonus. Sacrificer’s Staff is another strong alternative, supplying useful offensive stats after Lohen uses his Skill. Players who already own Missive Windspear can also use its ATK and Elemental Mastery bonuses in reaction teams.

Finally, White Tassel is an unusually effective low-cost option. Although it is only a 3-star Polearm, its CRIT Rate and Normal Attack DMG bonus both suit Lohen. This makes an R5 White Tassel a perfectly reasonable starting weapon while you wait for a stronger Polearm.

Best Artifacts and Stats for Lohen

The best general artifact set for Lohen is 4-piece A Day Carved From Rising Winds. The set provides ATK and can further improve offensive stats after fulfilling its conditions, fitting naturally into Lohen’s Hexerei-oriented playstyle. HoYoverse introduced A Day Carved From Rising Winds earlier in the Luna series as one of the artifact sets obtainable from its corresponding Domain.

For Freeze teams, 4-piece Blizzard Strayer is a strong alternative because it supplies Cryo DMG and a large amount of conditional CRIT Rate. This can make gearing much easier when enemies can consistently remain affected by Cryo or Frozen. Marechaussee Hunter can also work in Furina teams where Lohen can reliably trigger its HP-change condition.

Shimenawa’s Reminiscence is another general alternative. It strengthens Lohen’s empowered attacks after activating his Elemental Skill, although its Energy cost makes his Burst less accessible. Mixed 2-piece ATK and Cryo DMG sets are also completely usable while farming a better 4-piece set.

For primary stats, use ATK% on Sands, Cryo DMG Bonus on Goblet, and CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG on Circlet. An ATK Goblet can be competitive when Lohen already receives plenty of external DMG bonuses, but Cryo DMG is generally the safer choice.

A practical target is around 1,800-2,000 or more ATK, followed by roughly 60-80% effective CRIT Rate and 175-200% or more CRIT DMG. Remember to account for CRIT supplied by your artifact set and weapon instead of blindly forcing CRIT Rate onto every piece. Melt builds can benefit from up to roughly 200 Elemental Mastery, but ATK and CRIT should normally come first.

Energy Recharge is a secondary consideration. Lohen’s Burst is useful, but sacrificing strong CRIT and ATK rolls solely to guarantee a Burst every rotation is generally unnecessary.

Lohen Talent Priority

Lohen’s recommended Talent order is:

Elemental Skill > Elemental Burst >>> Normal Attack

This priority has an important reason behind it. Lohen spends most of his field time performing what look like Normal and Charged Attacks, but their empowered damage during Masterstroke is tied to his Elemental Skill Talent. His ordinary Normal Attack Talent therefore contributes much less to the playstyle you actually use.

The Elemental Skill should receive your resources first. Afterward, level Manifest Judgment, his Elemental Burst, for stronger frontloaded Cryo damage. His standard Normal Attack Talent can remain at a relatively low level unless you simply want to maximize every part of the character.

His utility passive can even temporarily raise his Elemental Skill Talent level after activating it. The duration can be extended when the effective Talent levels of his teammates meet its conditions, creating another unusual incentive to invest properly in the entire party instead of only Lohen.

Best Teams for Lohen

Lohen performs particularly well when teammates can continue dealing damage while he occupies the field. Melt and Freeze both support this design, but his Hexerei interactions can influence which teammates provide the greatest value.

A strong Hexerei Melt setup is Lohen, Durin, Nicole, and Citlali. Durin provides significant off-field contribution, while Nicole helps fulfill Lohen’s Hexerei requirements and Citlali adds additional Cryo-related utility. This type of lineup plays directly into Lohen’s preference for teammates who can support him without becoming passive spectators.

For Freeze, a team such as Lohen, Furina, Escoffier, and Citlali shifts more attention toward Lohen’s personal Cryo output. Furina and Escoffier contribute substantial off-field pressure while supporting the Freeze framework, giving Lohen room to remain active on-field.

There are plenty of substitutions. Sucrose and Venti can provide grouping while also interacting with Hexerei setups, while Shenhe remains valuable when emphasizing Cryo damage. Bennett and Xiangling can enable more accessible Melt configurations, and Emilie is useful for Burnmelt teams. Mavuika can contribute Pyro application and substantial personal damage, while Xilonen provides resistance reduction when your other characters already satisfy Lohen’s Hexerei needs.

This flexibility is one of Lohen’s better long-term qualities. He benefits whenever an off-field damage dealer fits the reaction his team wants while simultaneously contributing enough damage to generate Will to Win efficiently.

How to Play Lohen

A basic Lohen rotation is easier than the names of his mechanics make it sound. Activate your supports and off-field damage abilities first, switch to Lohen, and cast Unforeseen Strike to enter Masterstroke. From there, attack continuously to generate Joy while your teammates’ off-field attacks accumulate Will to Win.

Once enough Joy is available, cast Etched Into Bone and Soul and continue attacking. Manifest Judgment can be inserted when available, especially when you have accumulated enough Will to Win to strengthen it.

For players who want a more optimized attack pattern, N1C is particularly effective. This simply means performing one Normal Attack followed by a Charged Attack. Lohen’s Charged Attack is quick and relatively inexpensive, allowing him to repeat the sequence rapidly.

A typical sequence therefore looks roughly like:

Set up teammates → Lohen Skill → N1C repeatedly → Special Skill → N1C repeatedly → Special Skill or Burst

Normal Attack spam is easier and still works well, particularly against enemies where constant movement or complicated timing isn’t worthwhile. Charged Attack combinations become more useful when maximizing damage or moving between nearby targets.

One detail matters especially in Melt teams: Lohen applies Cryo extremely rapidly, but his application has its own limits. His special Skill can help maintain the rhythm of Cryo applications while also delivering a large hit. Instead of simply mashing attacks indefinitely, learning when his Joy gauge allows another special Skill makes his rotation considerably smoother.

Are Lohen’s Constellations Worth It?

Lohen is already fully functional at C0, and his early Constellations should be treated as additional investment rather than requirements.

C1 substantially improves Will to Win accumulation and raises its potential limit, making it easier to empower Lohen’s major attacks. C2 is the most attractive early stopping point because it adds another Cryo attack while also granting 200 Elemental Mastery to nearby teammates, which has obvious value in Melt compositions.

C4 focuses more on Burst consistency and Energy management, while C6 is the major high-investment upgrade. It provides substantially more opportunities to use Etched Into Bone and Soul and dramatically improves the damage associated with that part of his kit.

For players choosing between early Constellations and equipment, Disaster and Remorse is generally the more impactful initial premium upgrade, particularly if your current weapon is something inexpensive like White Tassel. Lohen’s C2 is the sensible stopping point for players who specifically want to invest further in him rather than saving for teammates.

Lohen brings a fast Cryo DPS playstyle to Genshin Impact while putting an unusual amount of importance on the characters fighting beside him. Build him around ATK and CRIT, prioritize his Elemental Skill, and surround him with strong off-field allies that can feed Will to Win while setting up Melt, Burnmelt, or Freeze. His mechanics sound complicated at first, but once Masterstroke begins, his actual combat loop is remarkably direct. And if you want to manage character swaps and rapid attack sequences with comfortable PC controls, you can play Genshin Impact on PC with BlueStacks.