A Navia Guide
Written By Rezmir

Updated for Version 7.1

“From mediating disputes and providing protection, to solving conundrums — you name it, Spina di Rosula does it. And I, Navia, have the honor of being its renowned president… …Though those who play by our rules call me ‘Boss.’”

Introduction

Navia is a 5-star Geo Claymore user who empowers her Elemental Skill through the Crystallize reaction, offering unique gameplay. She is an on-field damage dealer, using her Gunbrella to deal out big hits. This guide will review Navia’s best weapons, best artifact sets, best teams, Talent priority, combos, preferred artifact stats, and more!

Why Play Navia?

“Nice to meet you! I am Navia, the esteemed president, leader, commander-in-chief, executive director, and Boss of Spina di Rosula. You strike me as somebody special - a person of character. Something tells me that this is the beginning of a long partnership between us… perhaps even as long as all the titles in front of my name.”

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Glossary

FAQ

Playstyles

On-field Damage Dealer

Most of Navia’s teams focus on her personal damage, concentrating the majority of the team's resources on buffing her as much as possible. This playstyle utilizes her kit to its fullest extent, making use of her Geo Normal Attacks after each Skill usage. Around half of her damage is located in her Skill, which is buffed by collecting Crystallize shards, so rotations and teams will aim to maximize Crystallize shard generation.

Quickswap Damage Dealer

Due to Navia’s damage being front-loaded into her Skills, she can cut her field time short to allow another unit to make use of their on-field capabilities. Limiting Navia’s field time also lowers Crystallize shard generation (provided the other on-fielder isn’t also Geo) as she will not be able to fully utilize her Geo Normal Attacks. This playstyle is generally less popular and doesn’t maximize Navia’s potential, so it will not be the main focus of this guide, but will still be covered where relevant.

Talents

Talent Priority

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Skill > Normal Attack > Burst

Around half of Navia’s damage comes from her Skill, and thus should be prioritized when leveling her Talents. Her Normal Attack Talent contributes meaningful damage because of her A1 Passive, and should be leveled after. Her Burst does relevant damage, albeit less than her Normal Attacks, and should be leveled last. In teams where Navia does not utilize her Normal Attacks as much, level her Burst second; in teams where Navia does not use any Normal Attacks at all, this Talent can be ignored entirely. Navia’s Plunge playstyle elevates the importance of her Normal Attack Talent, even outshining her Skill if played optimally.

Assumptions:
• Navia - Xilonen - Furina - Bennett
• 4pc Nighttime
• ATK% | Geo% | CR; Tidal Shadow R5
• You can find calcs here: Navia Calcs

Talent level	DMG relative to 9/9/9
10/10/10	106%
9/9/9	100%
8/10/8	100%
6/9/6	91%
9/6/6	88%
6/6/9	84%
1/9/1	79%

Talent Overview

Combos

There are multiple Normal Attack combos that can fit into Navia’s 4s Conversion duration, with varying levels of difficulty. It should be kept in mind that the majority of her damage lies outside of her Normal Attacks, and thus learning a combo that does more damage is not particularly important. 

Disclaimer: Navia’s Normal Attack combos are highly flexible and should be cut short to accommodate shorter rotations or enemy immunity/vulnerability phases.

NA Combo	Total DMG% of N4	Personal DPS % of N4	Video Link
N2D N2D N2	129%	98%	Combo Video
N4D N1	122%	95%	Combo Video
N3D N2 (general use)	111%	100%	Proper Execution Video Slow Execution Video
N4	100%	100%	-

Note: N4D N1 and N2D N2D N2 are often not usable if repositioning is needed as they require somewhat precise cancels. It is easy to tell if you made a mistake in these strings as your last hit will be Physical.

The combo used should be chosen based on the scenario and team. A shorter combo can accommodate a shorter rotation, leading to a total team DPS gain, while a longer combo can fill downtime for teammates with long cooldowns (like Furina or Xiangling). In addition, a longer string can be used to squeeze out a bit of extra damage during an enemy’s vulnerability window. Regardless, the damage difference between combos is not large, so you should do whichever you can manage consistently; it is a lot better to guarantee all your hits than attempt a string you cannot perform well.

Navia’s Normal Attacks have standard ICD, meaning she can — disregarding Crystallize’s global 1s ICD — apply Geo once per 3 hits / 2.5s. Note that these are separate conditions, and while the time rule will reset the hit rule, the inverse does not occur. This leads to a theoretical output of 3 Geo applications no matter which combo is used. However, some of these combos when performed too quickly lose one application due to Crystallize’s global ICD, with the notable exception of N3D N2, as its applications are naturally spaced out enough to bypass this problem. This means that teams with lower Geo application (namely those without an off-field Geo applier or rotations without Navia’s Burst) may prefer N3D N2 to guarantee an extra Crystallize shard. While altering the other combos to avoid this is technically possible, it is rather precise and not advisable for the minimal gain it provides.

Alternatively, it is possible to circumvent Crystallize’s global ICD entirely by utilizing a strategy known as “booking”, which refers to pressing any of the in-game pause menus — like the Adventurer’s Handbook, hence the name — after generating a Crystallize shard. While this menu is open, timers like the one in Abyss are put on pause, but Crystallize’s global ICD (and other things like particle travel and swap ICD) aren’t. This allows for every Geo application to generate a Crystallize shard. Note that booking does not work in Stygian Onslaught and the gain from this is minimal outside of hyperoptimized clears, but it is an option at your disposal.

Plunge:
Using Xianyun enables Navia to swap her usual Normal Attack string with more damaging Plunging Attacks (after which she should dash to cancel its long animation). Executing 4 High Plunges after each Skill is quite hard and it is perfectly fine to do 3 High Plunges or 4 Low Plunges instead — or a mix of 4 Low and High Plunges depending on what you can manage consistently. It is not worth doing 4 Plunges if the last Plunge ends up being Physical. Every High Plunge is a 22% damage gain over a Low Plunge (assuming an instance of collision damage occurred), but given that Plunging Attacks are not Navia’s only source of damage, it is not that important to maximize this. Remember to Plunge on top of the enemy to maximize collision damage instances, as these are 40% of a High Plunge’s multiplier each — even more for a Low Plunge. 

Plunge teams shift Navia’s damage focus more towards her Plunging Attacks rather than her Skill and as such increase the priority of her Normal Attack Talent. If you can manage 4 High Plunges during your Skill’s Conversion, it is now the top priority. Otherwise, Navia’s Skill Talent level is of similar importance to her Normal Attack Talent level, with her Skill being very slightly ahead (Navia Calcs).

Crystallize Management

Because Navia’s main source of damage — her Elemental Skill — is directly tied to the amount of Crystallize shards she has access to, managing this resource appropriately is important. It should be noted that following a proper rotation and holding every Navia Skill will — in the vast majority of cases — result in functional Crystallize management already.

Crystallize has a global 1s ICD, meaning any extra Geo application while Crystallize itself is on cooldown is effectively wasted. This global ICD is why Navia’s teams do not require strong off-field PHEC application. Teams with “high Crystallize shard generation” have said level of generation due to both having more frequent application (where the 1s ICD of Crystallize is the limiting factor) and longer application, as Navia’s Burst alone only lasts 12s, which does not cover an entire rotation.

It is also important to note that Crystallize shards will expire naturally after 15s. Additionally, if there are more than 3 shards on the field at any given time, all shards except the newest three will disappear after 2s. For the purposes of Geo Resonance and 4pc Nighttime, it is also nice to know that Crystallize shields last for 15s.

A key idea that should be discussed is manually picking up Crystallize shards. This eliminates the need to hold Navia’s Skill, which, even when held only briefly, still has a noticeably longer animation time than tapping it. With Bennett this is less relevant; since you will be waiting for Bennett’s buff to apply anyway, holding Navia’s Skill is not wasting time. Manually picking up Crystallize shards also provides greater control of Shrapnel distribution over multiple Skills, which is especially relevant in teams with low Geo application that can make use of a third Skill every so often. As these teams are not guaranteed to get a lot of Crystallize shards for the last Skill use (although they will still generate a sufficient amount), having a bigger influence of which Skill gets how many stacks can help to avoid wasting stacks and running low by the last Skill.

This idea is good where applicable but not always realistic. For example, against very big enemies, their hitbox can block you from picking up Crystallize shards entirely. Enemies can also move so far away from existing shards that it is no longer reasonable nor possible to pick them up. On top of this, Crystallize shard spawn locations are random; to fully utilize this strategy, you need to adapt fast to pick up new shards without altering rotations, e.g. by utilizing dashes you would already do at a baseline like in Navia’s combos. This is less relevant in teams with high Crystallize shard generation as you can delay the pickups by one Skill and not have it matter much. Additionally, for some reason, there is a brief delay after creating a Crystallize shard, during which it cannot be picked up.

Because Navia’s Hold Skill draws in nearby Crystallize shards rather than instantly absorbing them, shards that are near the edge of the Skill’s pull range will not be absorbed for the cast Skill if it is held very briefly. This can be utilized to pull in nearby shards for the current Skill and further shards for the next, if Navia is already at high but not capped Shrapnel stacks). Given the precise circumstances needed to fully make use of this technique, it is rather niche, but still worth mentioning if you wish to fully maximize Navia’s potential.

As discussed in the Combos section, N3D N2 can provide an additional Crystallize shard, which can make it the best option for a team with low shard generation. If you are very skilled, you can also alter the other combos to circumvent Crystallize’s global ICD of 1s. As mentioned previously however, the gain from this is minimal.

Lunar Crystallize:
When Columbina or Linnea is present, Lunar-Crystallize replaces Hydro Crystallize. This reaction does not have a global cooldown and does not create a Crystallize shard, which removes the shield and its resistance to interruption as well. Instead, it summons 3 constructs that deal damage for every 3 Lunar-Crystallize reactions triggered. Navia directly gains 1 Crystal Shrapnel stack when the reaction occurs, up to once per second. This removes the need for Crystallize management — as well as the Skill expression behind it — and encourages Navia to always tap her Skill when aiming is not required.

Because Lunar-Crystallize does not have a global cooldown, both Crystallize and Lunar-Crystallize can be triggered in one instance of Geo application, most notably on an Electro-Charged or Lunar-Charged aura. This results in 2 Crystal Shrapnel stacks for Navia: 1 from the shard created by Electro Crystallize and 1 directly from Lunar-Crystallize. This aids Geo units who lack off-field application, such as Xilonen.

Note that any effect relying on the regular Crystallize shard or shield has been updated to work with Lunar-Crystallize too. For more detailed information about the Lunar-Crystallize reaction, refer to the Lunar Reaction Guide.

Skill Cooldown

This section will talk about how to optimally play around Navia’s Skill cooldown and best utilize its property of having two charges. 

Shorter Rotations:
As already mentioned in the FAQ, Navia’s Skill having two charges with a 9s cooldown each enables her to run rotations that are too short in theory. If both her Skill uses were tied to one cooldown of 18s, trying to run a 17s rotation would cause Navia’s Skill to have 1s of downtime every rotation beyond the first. However, by having each Skill cast at different times in the rotation, this downtime can be delayed. This is because the cooldown for her Skill will start ticking down when the first Skill is used already, effectively buying time for the second. With a delay of Δskill seconds between the two Skill uses and a rotation that is Δrot seconds shorter than 18s, you end up with a total of ΔskillΔrot + 1 (rounded down) rotations — with perfect execution, in practice it will often be more — before running into cooldown issues.

Example: If the rotation length is 17s (Δrot = 1s) and the time between Skill uses is 6s (Δskill = 6s), this leaves us with 6s1s + 1 = 7 total rotations, which will last a total of 7 × 17s = 119s. This is enough for a full Stygian Onslaught chamber (and that’s without funneling)!

Since these shorter rotations do eventually run into cooldown issues, it is important to funnel properly for combat scenarios that start with insufficient Energy (like Stygian Onslaught). Using one of Navia’s Skills before cycling through her teammates’ abilities will more often than not net you the needed Energy as well as allowing your Skills to be off cooldown for your first rotation, ensuring the maximum amount of possible rotations. Note that depending on the exact team and enemy, forgoing Navia’s Burst entirely in the first rotation can often be the optimal solution.

Longer Rotations:
Meanwhile, for rotations longer than 18s, the opposite will happen, where another charge will build up over time. For example, 21s rotations are able to utilize a third Skill every third rotation. This, however, is not the only time to use a third Skill: if an enemy is weak enough to the point that Navia’s Skill will kill them, extending your rotation to fire a third Skill and ending the fight early is better than having to set up an entire rotation again. The same goes for an enemy’s vulnerability window e.g. after breaking their shield when they are stunned. Maximizing Navia’s damage output during these windows can elevate her performance from theory to practice quite a lot.

Sacrificial Greatsword:
Somewhat counterintuitively, Sacrificial Greatsword limits the usage of these strategies as you are now reliant on the extra Skill use for damage. Trading another weapon's offensive capabilities for an extra Skill use means that without said Skill use, you are simply losing stats. The inability to access these strategies also means losing out on one of Navia’s greatest strengths — that being she can adapt her rotations to a high extent in order to abuse enemy attack patterns or immunity/vulnerability windows. This is what lets her outperform her raw sheet DPS in practice. Even with the additional Skill use, Sacrificial Greatsword is usually outperformed by craftable options for sustained damage (Navia Calcs).

Vertical Investment

Constellations

DPS Increases reference Navia’s personal damage.

Assumptions:
• R1 Verdict 
• 4pc Nighttime
• ATK/Geo/CRIT
• Navia - Furina - Yelan/Bennett - Xilonen | Navia - Chiori - Fischl - Bennett
• You can find calcs here: Navia Calcs

Early Investments

Since Navia’s own Constellations can be somewhat underwhelming compared to newer Constellations, it raises the question of what to pull for first when aiming to maximize Navia’s potential. This section will have a look at that. It is also worth noting that using a Masterless Stella Fortuna (MSF) on Navia to raise her to level 95, or an additional 2 MSF for level 100 after that, increases her personal damage by ~4% each time.

Note that if not already acquired, the first investments should be dedicated to obtaining the team with Durin and Nicole — it outperforms investing further into the Furina team and opens up their more powerful vertical investment track.

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Navia’s own Constellations being somewhat underwhelming — at least compared to most modern Constellations — means supportive Constellations can pull ahead for overall team damage; they also have the benefit of being useful outside of Navia’s teams. Whether you wish to maximize Navia’s own potential over the benefit of flexibility is ultimately up to your own discretion.

Builds

ER Requirements

As discussed in the Talents section, Navia’s Elemental Burst is very important to her kit and incentivizes building ER to use it every rotation.

These numbers are approximate; ER requirements will vary depending on team and context. For a more accurate estimate of your ER requirements, use the Energy Recharge Calculator.

Scenario	C0 ER Requirements	C1 ER Requirements
Xilonen	100%	100%
GMC, Zhongli, Kachina (C2+), Ningguang (C2+), Linnea	110-125%	100%
Chiori, Zhongli (broken pillar), Kachina (pre-C2)	120-140%	100%
Kachina (C2+) short rotations, Albedo,  Ningguang (pre-C2)	130-150%	100-105%

Favonius weapons reduce Navia’s ER needs by approximately 10–30% per proc. 

Note that Favonius weapons have already been assumed for the above values on Xilonen, Kachina, Zhongli, and, if no other viable users or a lack of Geo particles, Furina. Zhongli is assumed to miss 25% of pillar hits. You can find the full set of assumptions in the Navia ERC Mastersheet.

Stat Priorities

Sands	Goblet	Circlet
ATK%	Geo DMG% (or ATK%)*	CRIT

*An ATK% Goblet is only viable/preferred in teams that have a lot of DMG% sources.

Substats: ER (until requirement) > CRIT > ATK%

If Navia's ER requirements are high, it is not worth using an ER Sands. Instead, it is better to practice the rotation, funneling, and construct placement to improve Energy generation, or even use a different Geo unit altogether. It is also possible to completely forgo ER on Navia and cast her Burst in rotations where it is available instead, although ensuring sufficient Shrapnel stacks for all of Navia’s Skills may take some practice to pull off consistently — refer to the Crystallize Management section for more info. While having a source of off-field Geo application makes this much easier, note that if a construct, like Zhongli's pillar, breaks, the Geo application it would normally provide is also lost. The Cannon Fire Support from Navia's C2 doubles as a source of Shrapnel stacks and Geo application in these situations, increasing both Navia's damage and ease of play significantly.

The CRIT Circlet should be picked in a way that maximizes your total amount of useful substats, while best maintaining a 1:2 ratio of CRIT Rate to CRIT DMG, as usual. Note that neither EM nor DEF% are valuable stats for Navia in Lunar-Crystallize teams. The Lunar-Crystallize reaction does not scale with DEF to begin with and EM is heavily outclassed by ATK% and CRIT. Chasing Lunar-Crystallize contribution on Navia is also irrelevant, as the game maximizes this already, so any damage gained by promoting Navia to a higher contribution will largely be lost on the demoted teammate as well.

We recommend using Genshin Optimizer to compare your actual artifacts for more accurate results.

Weapons

“My time with the Spina has taught me that carrying an unreliable weapon is worse than not carrying one at all.”

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5★ Verdict	Navia’s signature weapon; it provides her with ATK% and Skill DMG Bonus. These buffs are not significant enough to let this weapon pull significantly ahead of other options unfortunately. It is an axe and does look cool though.
5★ Gest of the Mighty Wolf	This weapon provides a lot of stats even outside of teams with two Hexerei units, making it one of Navia’s top options. With two or more Hexerei units, it is the clear best choice. The granted Attack SPD is nice for making combos easier but does not provide that much on its own. It does enable the N3D N3 combo, which follows the uses discussed in the Combos section. However, this combo is much harder and does not get the DMG Bonus from Navia’s A1 Passive on the last N3, making it not very worthwhile. The main reason this combo ends up being a DPS gain (when the team and rotation allow for it) is because it can generate an additional Crystallize Shard compared to its alternatives. N3D N3 4th Shard Video
5★ A Thousand Blazing Suns	A very strong option for Navia if she can maintain good uptime on the passive, which will depend on the exact team, rotation, and execution. With high uptime on its passive, the buffs it provides Navia are powerful enough to make this weapon one of Navia’s best options. For this weapon's buff to apply to both of Navia's Skills, there is generally only around a 2–2.5s window for teammates to cast actions between Navia's Burst and her combo if you play perfectly. In practice, this means one swap is safe but two swaps become risky.
5★ Beacon of the Reed Sea	Even though the second part of this weapon’s passive is useless for Navia, the CRIT Rate secondary stat as well as the ATK% buff from the first half is greatly appreciated, although the passive usually only affects the second Skill.
5★ A Teaspoon of Transcendence	Very good stat stick with an added 28 ATK% in its passive. Being a Crit DMG weapon also means it is less prone to CRIT Rate overcap issues due to the Marechaussee Hunter / Night of the Sky’s Unveiling artifact sets or Navia’s C2.
5★ Redhorn Stonethresher	This weapon functions mainly as a CRIT DMG stat stick. The passive converting DEF to Normal Attack damage isn’t really all that useful since Navia scales with ATK and her Normal Attacks are only part of her damage, but it is appreciated nonetheless. It is not worth building DEF for the passive.
4★ Serpent Spine	A very powerful option for Navia. Maintaining its stacks is important as they provide large buffs. This is doable as Navia’s actions during her field time are fairly flexible, so she can dodge as needed. Note that if you are running Navia without a shielder and struggle to dodge properly, this weapon becomes significantly worse. Refinements on this weapon are very powerful — at R5, it often competes with her best 5-star options.
5★ The Unforged	Navia’s synergy with Crystallize means that you often have a shield to benefit from the passive even without a dedicated shielder, elevating this weapon's performance with the high amount of ATK% it provides.
5★ Fang of the Mountain King	A good, high Base ATK weapon for Navia. Her first Skill will generally not benefit from this weapon’s DMG% passive, while the second will get 2 stacks (the second one coming from the Surging Blade hit).
5★ Wolf’s Gravestone	The second part of the passive is not consistent and should not be relied upon. Still, this weapon is a good ATK stat stick.
4★ Talking Stick	Usable if you happen to already own a copy. Absolutely not worth getting for Navia specifically as Serpent Spine performs notably better. Talking Stick performs slightly better than craftable options in teams with Bennett since he can enable its passive. Refinements for this weapon also aren’t spectacular.
4★ Tidal Shadow	Navia’s best craftable option when its passive condition is fulfilled. However, keep in mind that Bennett alone is not sufficient to trigger this weapon's passive reliably, since he will not heal if Navia is above 70% HP. With Furina, she will drain Navia’s HP below 70%, allowing Bennett to heal. This weapon is not worth using if the team’s rotation requires alterations to fulfill its passive.
5★ Skyward Pride	Decent ER and Base ATK stat stick. Performs slightly better than Tidal Shadow with higher ER requirements.
4★ "Ultimate Overlord's Mega Magic Sword"	A good event option if you can make use of the ER (and helped the Melusines to maximize its passive). However, the ER is not always needed, especially if you have Xilonen, making this weapon less of a general option.
4★ Earth Shaker	A good option if its passive is enabled while Tidal Shadow’s passive isn’t. The passive requires a Pyro reaction to buff Skill damage. Given its duration of 8s and the nature of rotations with Bennett, it will get fulfilled naturally in teams that have a Pyro unit, although not all teams without an off-field Pyro applier will have full uptime on it.
4★ Blackcliff Slasher	A mediocre stat stick at best and definitely not worth the Starglitter. Its passive is not reliable and shouldn’t be relied upon.
4★ Prototype Archaic	A decent ATK stat stick, though usually worse than other accessible options.
4★ Sacrificial Greatsword	While getting a close-to-guaranteed third Skill may look tempting, this weapon's ER substat — that isn’t always useful — and lack of other offensive capabilities make it a lackluster option. Refer to the Skill Cooldown section for a more detailed analysis. Depending on the usage of this weapon, Navia’s ER requirement, and the team’s Crystallize shard generation, this weapon can perform from much worse to on par with other accessible options. Note that this is only in terms of sustained DPS — in practice, it will often perform worse.
4★ Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	Even in teams with high ER requirements, this weapon tends to overshoot them. It is better to go for a more offensively focused weapon.

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Artifacts

Assumptions:

On-field DPS:
• Navia–Xilonen–Furina–Bennett/Yelan/Xianyun 
• Navia–Zhongli–Xiangling–Bennett

Quickswap DPS:
• Navia–Noelle–Furina–Yelan

NotSU:
• Navia–Columbina–Xilonen–Aino/Ineffa

ATK% | Geo% | CRIT
UOMMS R5 and Verdict R1

DPS% ranges indicates the performance across different teams with two weapons
Quickswap DPS result compares only 4pc Nighttime and Golden Troupe for brevity

You can find calcs here: Navia Calcs

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Artifact	Navia DPS % of 4pc Nighttime	Notes
4pc Nighttime in the Whispering Woods	100%	Navia’s signature set and a very strong option. Against aggressive enemies, you may lose the second part of the 4pc effect; however, even with reduced uptime on the full effect, it is still a competitive option. This issue can be alleviated with better Crystallize shard generation or better dodging and positioning. Note that you will always have the 4pc effect if you hold your Skill, as it draws in existing Crystallize shards to refresh the buff.
4pc Marechaussee Hunter	104 - 98%	In teams with Furina, this set performs similarly to Navia’s signature set, albeit somewhat inconsistent as you usually only get 1 to 2 stacks on your first Skill. Because of this, if you’re playing a quickswap team that spaces her Skill uses far enough apart for the stacks to expire, this set becomes drastically worse. Without Furina, this set does next to nothing and should not be used. This set also loses some value and becomes harder to build around with Navia’s C2, which provides another 36% CRIT Rate for her Skill. Note also that only having a Marechaussee Hunter set means Navia is completely dependent on having Furina in her teams, even when she is not inherently dependent on Furina at all.
4pc Night of the Sky’s Unveiling	97 - 98% 100 - 101% (Team)	In teams with Ascendant Gleam and non-negligible Lunar damage, this set competes with Navia’s other options and potentially even pulls ahead by buffing the rest of the team. Without Ascendant Gleam, this set is not worth considering. Note that, since some of this set's power comes from the Lunar Reaction DMG Bonus, it does not scale as well with Navia’s investment or artifact quality as the other options. Like Marechaussee Hunter, this set becomes drastically worse with Navia’s C2 due to the abundance of CRIT Rate buffs.
4pc Golden Troupe	92 - 89% (On-Field) 96 - 95% (Quickswap)	This set’s effect will linger for 2s after the character takes the field, making the full 4pc effect attainable for Navia. While the massive 70% Skill DMG Bonus may look appealing, Navia’s Skill is only a part of her damage and this set does nothing for her Burst and Normal Attacks. It is best to swap out of her before using her second Skill to regain the full 4pc effect. This means that in quickswap teams, where she swaps out after one Skill naturally and won't rely on her Normal Attacks as much, this set gains a lot of value. Even then, it is outperformed by her other options.
2pc ATK%/Skill% + 2pc Geo DMG%/ATK%	92 - 84%	Viable placeholders while farming for another set or even as a permanent set if you do not want to farm for a different set and are willing to accept the damage loss.
4pc Archaic Petra	86 - 83%	Navia can hold 4pc Archaic Petra in teams where she fills a supportive role (like in Neuvillette teams). However, this doesn’t make great use of Navia’s kit and won’t be covered further in this guide. The 4pc effect does nothing for Navia’s personal damage and should not be used in her usual teams.

Synergies

“I really wanna go traveling! I don't mind where we go, as long as I have my friends with me, hehe.”

Contrary to other hypercarry-esque units, Navia’s team building process is extremely flexible as long as the units can fulfill certain requirements. As a Geo unit, Navia has access to Geo Resonance, which provides 15% DMG Bonus to the on-field character and 20% Geo RES Shred, a very powerful buff for Navia. In addition to forming Geo Resonance, a second Geo unit can generate Geo particles for Navia, making them extremely valuable. 

Since Navia’s gameplay revolves around her Skill, which obtains significant buffs via collecting Crystallize shards, a source of off-field PHEC application is nearly mandatory. This application does not need to be high due to Crystallize’s global ICD of 1s.

Note: Be careful when pairing sources of different PHEC application as they can diminish each other via separate reactions such as Overload or Super-Conduct. Pairing Hydro and Cryo application is also not advised as Geo application on a Frozen aura will trigger Shatter, not Crystallize (and against bosses, there will be no aura to begin with anyway). This can be circumvented by using one character with more frequent off-field application. For Freeze, such application creates an underlying aura, which can be used for Crystallize; if you wish to learn more about this interaction, check out Simultaneous Reaction Priorities | KQM TCL.

Example Teams

Note: Any mention of tE or hE follows the same nuance as discussed in the Talents section; the terms given here are recommendations based on how Crystallize shard generation will usually play out in the given team. Similar nuance is applied to the Combos.

Most Geo slots are fairly flexible. If one is not (e.g. Xilonen in Mavuika teams), this will be mentioned explicitly for that team. Representations of specific Geo units do not necessarily mean they are the best options.

This is not a comprehensive list of teams. The inclusion or exclusion of any given team does not necessarily reflect its power level. Which team is best in any given scenario will heavily depend on the options available to you and the content ahead of you.

Hexerei Teams

The Durin and Nicole pairing provides the team with strong ATK buffs and RES Shred, as well as Pyro Resonance and Celestial Gift. The Geo option ranges from additional buffers like Xilonen and Kachina or units with strong personal damage like Albedo and GMC.

Rotation (Xilonen)
Nicole (Q)¹E > Durin EQE > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia tE Combo (tE)<sup>2

1</sup>Skip on first rotation
²If available

Rotation (Albedo)
Nicole E(Q)¹ > Durin 2[E] Q > Albedo E > Navia Q tE Combo hE Combo

¹Skip on first rotation

Rotation (GMC)
Nicole E(Q)¹ > Durin 2[E] Q > GMC ED Q > Navia Q tE Combo > GMC ED N1C > Navia tE Combo > GMC shE D > (Navia tE)<sup>2

1</sup>Skip on first rotation
²If available

Rotation (Kachina)
Nicole (Q)¹E > Durin EQE > Kachina E N1 > Navia Q tE Combo > Kachina Q > Navia tE Combo (tE)<sup>2

1</sup>Skip on first rotation
²If available

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Albedo focuses less on Navia’s own performance, instead providing his own significant damage alongside smaller, teamwide buffs. Having another Hexerei character on the team means his flower can no longer fully disappear, greatly improving his quality of life. If using the strategy of casting Navia’s Elemental Burst every other rotation, Albedo’s Burst can be used when not using Navia’s.

Rotation (Durin)
Durin 2[E] Q > Albedo E > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Navia tE Combo > Bennett E > Navia hE Combo

Rotation (Fischl)
Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Fischl N1 Q/E > Albedo E > Navia hE N3D N2 > Bennett E > Navia hE N3D N2

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Fischl Variant:
Durin and Fischl enable Fischl’s ATK% buff via the Overload reaction to both herself and Navia. The Overload reaction itself does not pose a significant issue to Crystallize generation as Fischl’s own Electro application is so abundant. Note that Durin’s Geo Shred can be somewhat inconsistent as his application struggles to establish a Pyro aura with Oz present.

Rotation (Albedo)
Durin 2[E] Q > Albedo E > Navia Q > Fischl E/Q > Navia 2[hE Combo]

Rotation (GMC)
Durin 2[E] Q > Navia Q > GMC ED Q > Fischl Q/E > Navia hE Combo > GMC shE D N1C > Navia tE Combo

Rotation (Xilonen)
Durin 2[E] Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Fischl Q/E > Navia hE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia tE Combo

Mona Variant:
Durin and Mona’s long buff uptimes allow the teams to run long rotations, enabling a third Navia Skill when available as well as longer Navia Combos. If the energy allows for it, Mona can hold TTDS (which will trigger every rotation thanks to the long uptimes); otherwise, she can simply hold Favonius Codex.

Rotation (Albedo)
Durin 2[E] Q > Albedo E > Navia Q > Mona N1¹ Q N1 > Navia hE Combo > Mona N1 E N1 > Navia hE Combo (tE)<sup>2

1</sup>To proc Favonius
²If available

Rotation (GMC)
Navia Q > Durin 2[E] Q > Mona Q N1 > Navia hE Combo > GMC ED Q > Mona N1 E N1 > Navia tE Combo > GMC shE D N1C > (Navia tE)<sup>1

1</sup>If available

Rotation (Xilonen)
Navia Q > Durin 2[E] Q > Xilonen E N2 > Mona Q N1 > Navia hE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Mona N1 E N1 > Navia tE Combo (tE)<sup>1

1</sup>If available

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Fischl Variant:
Oz summoned by Fischl’s Burst does not snapshot on-field buffs — being Celestial Gift’s Electro% and Nicole’s flat 300 ATK here — as well as not granting her Overload buff if Overload was only triggered on the initial Burst cast. Therefore, this team opts for Sacrificial Bow Fischl, skipping her Burst entirely in order to get more total stats on Fischl herself and better uptime on her Overload buff — since the Pyro application is limited to Nicole’s field time here. Note that Chiori’s C1 is quite important for this team, as there is no construct or Lunar-Crystallize reaction to grant her second doll otherwise.

Rotation (Albedo)
Albedo E > Nicole EQ > Fischl E N1¹ > Navia Q 2[tE Combo]

¹For Sacrificial Bow

Rotation (Xilonen)
Nicole EQ > Fischl E N1¹ > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q tE Combo tE > Xilonen E N2 > Navia N2D N2<sup>2

1</sup>For Sacrificial Bow
²The last hit may be Physical; slow execution can prefer an N3 instead of N2D N2

Rotation (Chiori)
Chiori 2[E] > Nicole EQ > Fischl E N1¹ > Navia Q 2[hE Combo]

¹For Sacrificial Bow

Mona Variant:
Mona and Nicole are both strongly buff-oriented units and it is reflected in Navia’s damage profile, especially if using Xilonen. Mona’s C4 is also a very strong upgrade to this team. While this team does not have much PHEC application, it is sufficient due to Crystallize’s Cooldown, as discussed previously. Note that Chiori’s C1 is quite important for this team, as there is no construct or Lunar-Crystallize reaction to grant her second doll otherwise.

Rotation (Albedo)
Nicole E > Albedo E > Navia Q > Mona N1¹ Q N1 E N1 > Navia 2[tE Combo]

¹To proc Favonius

Rotation (Xilonen)
Nicole EQ > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Mona Q N1 E N1 > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia tE Combo (tE)<sup>1

1</sup>If available

Rotation (Chiori)
Nicole E > Chiori 2[E] > Navia Q > Mona N1¹ Q N1 E N1 > Navia 2[tE Combo]

¹To proc Favonius

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Albedo and Durin provide a functional Hexerei core, leaving the last slot open for more niche characters such as Xianyun and Emilie. Xilonen cannot be used here by default since her requirement of 2 PHEC characters to shred enemy RES on the team is not fulfilled. In the Xianyun team, Durin can take the field in between Navia Skills to proc Favonius Sword an additional time and ease Energy requirements. If Albedo’s flower never breaks, this may not be necessary depending on the ER values on the entire team, so adapt as necessary.

Rotation (Xianyun)
Navia Q > Albedo E > Durin EQE > Xianyun EPQ > Navia tE Plunge Combo > Durin N2¹ > Navia hE Plunge Combo

¹To proc Favonius

Rotation (Emilie)
(Emilie E)¹ > Durin 2[E] Q > Albedo E > Navia Q > Emilie Q/E > Navia 2[hE Combo]

¹First Rotation

Lunar-Crystallize Teams

Ineffa Variant:
Ineffa is a synergistic option due to the effect of stacking Lunar-Crystallize with regular Crystallize, as discussed in the Crystallize Management section, on top of her shield and Columbina already buffing Lunar-Charged. Navia can also hold the artifact set “Night of the Sky’s Unveiling,” slightly lowering her Talent damage but increasing the team’s Lunar damage.

Rotation
Ineffa E¹ (Q)² > Columbina E (Q)² > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia tE Combo 

¹Can skip if using her Q
²If available

Furina Variant:
Furina and Columbina alleviate each other’s ER requirements, allowing Furina to build for more personal damage and Columbina to comfortably hold TTDS and 4pc TotM. Lunar-Crystallize contributes meaningful damage.

Rotation
Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Columbina E Q > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia tE Combo (tE)<sup>1

1</sup>If available

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Columbina and Linnea benefit from the same buffs since their damage is largely rooted in the Lunar-Crystallize reaction, positioning them as the team's top two damage contributors alongside their direct Lunar-Crystallize damage. Both units further enhance this damage through their passives and by enabling Ascendant Gleam effects, such as activating Navia's 4pc Night of the Sky’s Unveiling artifact set. Linnea also provides the necessary healing to maximize Furina’s Fanfare.

Rotation (Furina)
(Linnea tE)¹ > Furina ED Q > Linnea Q > Columbina EQ > Navia Q tE Combo > Furina N2² > Navia tE Combo (tE)<sup>3

1</sup>First rotation
²To proc Favonius; requires Refinement 4+
³If available

Rotation (Illuga)
Linnea tE > Columbina E(Q)¹ > Illuga QE > Navia Q tE Combo > Columbina N2 > Navia tE Combo

¹If available

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This team focuses on Lunar-Crystallize, which acts as a construct to enable Chiori’s second doll even at C0. Illuga’s C2 and C6 are both greatly appreciated, although not a hard requirement. Navia can hold the artifact set “Night of the Sky’s Unveiling” here, in the event that such a set has already been obtained. Due to the lack of Crystallize shields and any other form of sustain, Columbina can prefer running Prototype Amber, which additionally helps her meet ER requirements as solo Hydro.

Rotation (Illuga)
Columbina E(Q)¹ > Chiori 2[E] > Illuga Q E > Navia Q tE Combo > (Chiori Q)¹ > Navia tE Combo

¹If available

Rotation (Linnea)
Linnea tE > Columbina E(Q)¹ > Chiori 2[E] > Navia Q tE Combo > Columbina N2 > Navia tE Combo

¹If available

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This team focuses on the resonance of Zhongli’s pillar on other constructs — Lunar-Crystallize’s Moondrifts counting for this — to deal damage and increase the amount of Geo application drastically. Columbina provides the necessary Hydro application (even if more could be used and would be better) while Illuga buffs the entire team. As this team is largely set up around Zhongli’s pillar and its resonance, it is vital to ensure it stays alive. This can take some practice with his construct placement.

Rotation
Zhongli hE D N1¹ > Columbina E(Q) > Illuga QE > Navia Q 2[tE Combo]

¹To proc Favonius

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Good and accessible Lunar options. As Lunar is locked behind either Linnea or Columbina, this is as cheap as it gets. Both Illuga and Alyosha provide their own buffs, while Illuga leans more into direct buffs and some of Alyosha’s power comes from the extra Crystal Shrapnel stacks by enabling Lunar-Charged. If Navia only has craftable weapons at her disposal, it is also nice that Alyosha heals and thus enables Tidal Shadow.

Rotation (Illuga)
Columbina E(Q)¹ > Illuga EQ² > Navia Q > GMC ED Q > Navia tE Combo > GMC shE D N1C > Navia tE Combo

¹If available
²Do QE if Navia is not C1+

Rotation (Alyosha)
Columbina E(Q)¹ > Navia Q > Alyosha EQ > GMC ED Q > Navia tE Combo > GMC shE D N1C > Navia tE Combo > GMC shE D > (Navia tE)<sup>1

1</sup>If available

Other Teams

Xilonen Variant:
One of Navia’s most popular teams as it greatly enhances her own personal damage and is a good option overall.  Xilonen’s Burst aids in stacking Fanfare despite Bennett already being a healer. Marechaussee Hunter is especially good for Navia here (provided there are no significant overcap issues) because Bennett requires you to wait for his buff anyway, giving Marechaussee more time to build up stacks for Navia’s first Skill.

Rotation
Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo (hE N1)<sup>1

1</sup>If available

Ningguang Variant:
This team enables Ningguang as a damage dealer alongside Navia, while providing supportive value through Energy and Ningguang’s A4 Passive. Furina’s long cooldown allows Ningguang to comfortably fill time with her Burst and Charged Attack (further enhanced at C6). On top of this, a longer rotation lets Ningguang space her Skill uses apart long enough to get around her 6s particle ICD, elevating her potential as a battery.

Rotation
Furina ED Q > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Ningguang E > Navia D¹ hE N3D N1 > Ningguang Q ED C > Navia tE N3 (hE)² > Bennett E

¹Dash through Ningguang’s Jade Screen if present
²If available

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Bennett Variant:
This setup trades some of Navia’s damage for Mavuika’s. This team nearly requires Xilonen to charge Mavuika’s Burst. While Kachina can technically generate Fighting Spirit, she doesn’t do it nearly as effectively, which leads to a noticeable dropoff in performance.

Rotation
Mavuika tE > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo > Mavuika Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo<sup>1

1</sup>This combo can often just be an N2

Iansan Variant:
An alternative to Bennett in the team above is Iansan; throughout the rotation, her buff ticks down during Navia’s combo and is refreshed from Mavuika’s Burst. This leads to both of Navia’s Skills getting Iansan’s full buff on top of Mavuika’s own Burst receiving all the same buffs as Navia. In this team, replacing Xilonen with Kachina poses less of a problem, since Iansan can hold Favonius to bridge the Energy generation gap between Xilonen and Kachina, and both Iansan and Kachina help fill Mavuika’s Burst. However, it is worth noting that Kachina’s longer cooldowns really appreciate Iansan’s C6 for the increased duration.

Rotation
Mavuika tE > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Iansan E N1¹ Q > Navia hE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Mavuika Q > Navia hE Combo

¹If Iansan is not C2 or higher

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Using Fischl enables short, 16-17s rotations, as you aren’t locked behind any 20s cooldowns. Keeping the rotations short incentivizes using Geo characters with equally short cooldowns and Navia’s N3D N2 combo as it is faster than the alternatives. GMC having access to two Skill uses here makes them an excellent battery.

Rotation (GMC)
Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Fischl N1 Q/E > GMC ED Q > Navia hE N3D N2 > Bennett E > GMC shE D N1C > Navia hE N2

Rotation (Zhongli)
Zhongli hED N1¹ > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Fischl N1 Q/E > Navia tE N3D N2 > Bennett E > (Zhongli tE N1)² > Navia hE N3D N2

¹To proc Favonius
²If Navia Bursting when available - refer to Zhongli's details for more info

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The Kachina variation is one of Navia's most accessible teams as both Xiangling and Kachina are given for free, and Bennett is available in the Starglitter shop for 2 months every year. A solid baseline that will clear comfortably if executed properly. Proper funneling is important here as Xiangling’s ER requirements will quickly get out of hand otherwise.

Rotation (Kachina)
(Bennett E)¹ > Kachina E N1 > Navia Q > Bennett Q E > Xiangling Q ED > Navia tE Combo > Kachina Q³/Bennett E > Navia hE Combo (hE)² > Bennett E > Xiangling N2<sup>4

1</sup> First rotation only
² If available
³ If Kachina is C2+
⁴ Catch Bennett particles

Rotation (Chiori)
Navia Q > Bennett Q E > Xiangling Q ED > Chiori 2[E] > Navia tE Combo > Bennett E > Navia hE Combo (hE)¹ > Bennett E > Xiangling N2<sup>2

1</sup> If available
² Catch Bennett particles

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Ineffa Variant:
Ineffa brings her own damage rather than buffs for Navia as well as a shield. She benefits from Xilonen’s RES Shred but not much else, since Lunar-Charged damage is not affected by DMG% buffs. Still, her damage is quite powerful.

Rotation
Ineffa E (Q)¹ > Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q hE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo (hE)<sup>1

1</sup>If available

Fischl Variant:
Fischl provides her own damage, which is further enhanced by both Furina and Xilonen’s DMG% buffs, as well as Xilonen’s RES Shred.

Rotation
(Fischl E)¹ > Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Fischl Q/E > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo (hE)<sup>2

1</sup>First rotation only if starting with full Energy
²If available

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Pairing two Cryo teammates provides Cryo Resonance. Cryo options tend to not focus on buffing Navia and instead provide their own damage. In the case of Shenhe, she provides buffs to the other Cryo unit. Both Rosaria and Shenhe still provide some buffs to Navia via their A4 Passives.

Rotation (Rosaria)
(Xilonen Q)¹ > Escoffier E(Q) > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Rosaria EQ > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo

¹Can be used here if Escoffier’s Burst is unavailable

Rotation (Shenhe)
Escoffier EQ > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Shenhe Q tE > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo > Shenhe tE N2¹ > (Navia hE)<sup>2

1</sup>To proc Favonius
²If available

Credits

Writing: rezmir, sew, cynematic

Calculations: rezmir, lesterberne, speify

Editing: idkanonymized, pulsar79., hans_sprungfeld, luwunae, lostguide

TC Contributors: rezmir, sew, caxia5, lesterberne, hans_sprungfeld, jack5mikemotown, cosmic_wanderer_, luke_260, antiguaa, kelf

Media Contributors: rezmir, lesterberne, idkanonymized, brukin, BreadCat, jack5mikemotown, fiszu, shampoobrain, laynnea

Transcribers: luxeby, chasing_haze, alehannita, Hades1500, irokei

References

Navia Calcs - rezmir
Navia ERC Mastersheet - lesterberne, rezmir