Elemental reactions are fundamental to the combat mechanics in Genshin Impact, providing players with various tactical advantages such as significant damage output, stunning enemies, and creating defensive shields. With a total of 13 distinct elemental reactions available, it’s important to understand which reactions currently hold the most power in the game’s evolving meta as of 2025.
Ranking the Most Powerful Elemental Reactions in Genshin Impact
7. Bloom
Trigger Method: Combine Dendro with Hydro.
Introduced in version 3.0, Bloom generates a Dendro Core when Hydro and Dendro are combined. This core detonates after a short period, inflicting significant damage to both foes and allies. To minimize self-inflicted damage, employing a strong shielder or healer can enhance your strategy while benefiting from the explosive potential of these Dendro Cores.
6. Frozen
Trigger Method: Mix Cryo with Hydro.
The Frozen reaction occurs when Cryo interacts with Hydro, effectively immobilizing affected enemies. Although it doesn’t add direct damage, it serves as a highly effective crowd-control tactic, making it invaluable against larger foes like Lawachurls, preventing them from launching devastating attacks.
5. Melt
Trigger Method: Combine Cryo with Pyro.
Melt is a potent elemental reaction that occurs with Cryo and Pyro interactions. While it doesn’t inflict damage directly, it amplifies the damage of the triggering attack. A Pyro attack after Cryo contact can deal over twice the normal damage, depending on Elemental Mastery (EM), whereas the reverse scenario still yields considerable amplification, exceeding 1.5 times the damage.
4. Swirl
Trigger Method: Combine Anemo with any of the following: Pyro, Electro, Hydro, or Cryo.
Swirl is one of the most versatile reactions available due to its ability to trigger with multiple elemental combinations. When activated, it propagates the existing elemental aura to nearby foes, causing damage based on EM to all affected targets, making it a viable choice for crowd control and area damage.
3. Quicken
Trigger Method: Combine Dendro with Electro.
Another addition from version 3.0, Quicken occurs when Dendro interacts with Electro, applying an aura that allows further attacks to produce enhanced effects. Attacking with Electro inflicts Aggravate damage, while a Dendro-based follow-up triggers Spread, delivering substantial damage to affected enemies.
2. Hyperbloom
Trigger Method: You’ll need Hydro, Dendro, and Electro.
Hyperbloom is a more advanced reaction stemming from Bloom. To activate it, create Dendro Cores with Hydro and Dendro, then apply Electro. This causes an instantaneous explosion of the Dendro Cores, inflicting significant damage to nearby enemies.
1. Vaporize
Trigger Method: Combine Hydro with Pyro.
Vaporize has consistently stood out as the most potent elemental reaction since its inception. Triggered by the combination of Hydro and Pyro, it results in an explosive release of energy, dealing exceptional damage. When Hydro triggers the reaction, damage is more than doubled based on Elemental Mastery, while Pyro can achieve a damage increase of approximately 1.5 times, alongside additional EM benefits.