Updated for Version 7.1

Gaming is a 4★ Pyro Claymore character in Genshin Impact who deals strong damage via enhanced Plunging Attacks. Learn about Gaming’s best builds, best weapons, best artifacts, and best teams in this quick guide.

Note that the information given may change if new discoveries are made. More extensive testing is in progress.

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Nicole	Nicole is an incredible support for Gaming in all his teams, offering both strong buffs and a shield. She also generates more particles than Bennett provided he is doing 1E per rotation.
Gest of the Mighty Wolf	New contender for Gaming’s BiS.
Odette	Odette’s consistent AoE Cryo application allows her to partake in Gaming’s Melt teams as the only Cryo applier or as a strong second Cryo teammate.
Escoffier	Escoffier is a strong option as the 2nd Cryo member in Gaming’s Melt teams, helping supplement Cryo uptime for more total Melt plunges.
Blade of Atonement	New 7.0 craftable Claymore, which is Gaming’s best, non-event, free-to-play option.
Prune	Prune is a very strong option for Gaming, especially at Constellation 6. She provides 4pc Viridescent Venerer, DMG%, and ATK at C6.
Vodyanitsa	Vodyanitsa is a great option as a Hydro enabler for Gaming in Vaporize teams. She can also provide a large ATK buff through her C1.
Aino	Aino is a free unit that can enable Gaming in Vaporize teams. Her C1 also provides a nice EM buff.
A Teaspoon of Transcendence	Another 5★ CRIT Claymore, with performance in line with the rest.
Various Hex Buffs	Some notable units received Witch’s Homework buffs: Mona, Fischl, Sucrose, and Albedo, enabling them to be stronger parts of Gaming’s teams.
Forged by the Golden Melody	New 7.0 Battle Pass Claymore, which brings inconsistent yet strong buffs for Gaming. Not worth picking over Serpent’s Spine.
Columbina	Columbina does not work very well with Gaming as she does not apply enough Hydro for Gaming to Vape efficiently. This is due to her struggle to apply Hydro when characters are in the air.

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Character Overview

Playstyles

Plunging Attack DPS

Gaming is an on-field Plunging Attack DPS unit who uses his Elemental Skill to perform enhanced Plunging Attacks. Gaming uses his Burst to enter a special state that ends if he leaves the field, so his teammates should set up their off-field abilities beforehand. Gaming’s teammates aim to maximize his damage by providing buffs and enabling Elemental Reactions from off-field (Usually Forward Melt or Reverse Vaporize).

Gaming’s special state summons the Suanni Man Chai. Man Chai deals damage to an enemy and returns to Gaming, which resets Gaming’s Skill cooldown as long as he is above 50% Max HP. This allows Gaming to use 4–6 enhanced Plunging Attacks during his Burst state. Note that Man Chai doesn’t return immediately, so Gaming needs to perform some action while Man Chai travels back. See the Combos section for more details.

Gaming’s Elemental Skill cooldown reset, A1 Passive, and A4 Passive require him to stay above 50% Max HP, so a healer is recommended.

Talents

Talent Priority

Skill > Burst ≥ Normal Attack*

Gaming’s enhanced Plunging Attacks constitute the majority of his damage and scale with his Skill’s Talent level. His Burst does not deal a significant amount of damage so it can be prioritized after. His Normal Attack Talent is still used to fill time between the enhanced Plunging Attacks from his Skill.

*Prioritize Gaming’s Normal Attack over his Burst if playing with Xianyun and C6 Bennett in Vaporize teams with high Hydro application. In this circumstance, his Pyro-infused regular Plunging Attacks contribute more damage than his Burst.

Talent Overview

Constellations

Gaming is a perfectly good unit at C0. His first five Constellations provide small damage buffs, but his last Constellation is a larger increase.

Combos

The number of enhanced Plunging Attacks Gaming can perform during his Burst state heavily depends on how quickly Man Chai returns. Depending on how far Man Chai rolls away, Gaming can perform anywhere from 5 to 8 enhanced Plunging Attacks during his field time.

Note that when playing with C6 Bennett in a Melt or Vaporize team, Gaming should dash towards Man Chai instead of performing any Normal Attacks during the downtime between Skills. The additional Pyro application from infused Normal Attacks clears Hydro and Cryo auras, which prevents Gaming from consistently triggering Vape or Melt.

Q  7[EP]	Use Case: Default Vape Combo
Q 5-6 [EP]	Use Case: Default Melt Combo Gaming’s Melt enablers have shorter uptime on their elemental application, resulting in less enhanced plunges on average.  His enhanced plunging attacks should be spaced out according to the Cryo application.
EP Q 5[N2 EP]	Use Case: Xingqiu/Yelan This is Gaming’s vape combo when he’s paired with coordinated Hydro appliers. Use his Skill before his Burst to prefunnel Pyro Particles, then use 2 Normal Attacks while waiting for Man Chai to return, then use his Skill as it comes off cooldown.
Q 5[N2 EP] EP (EP)	Use Case: Xingqiu/Yelan A faster combo to perform than above, but also more difficult to pull off as it requires using the Juggling tech.
EP Q 3[JP EP] 2[N2 EP]	Use Case: With Xianyun in Vaporize This combo maximizes Xianyun’s A4 Plunging Attack buff and makes use of Gaming’s regular Plunging Attacks, making it recommended to level up his Normal Attack. Since this combo lacks Normal Attacks, Gaming needs to use a different combo to trigger Xingqiu’s or Yelan’s Burst.
EP Q 5–7[N1D EP] (Replace N2 with N1D)	Use Case: Sweating for an Extra Plunge or Two You can reduce the time it takes for Man Chai to reconnect with Gaming by dashing in Man Chai’s direction instead of waiting for him to come to Gaming. In optimal scenarios, this allows Gaming to perform additional enhanced Plunging Attacks per rotation. Note that this makes positioning and gameplay in general more difficult, especially with units like Bennett with limited AoE on their buffs.

Juggling

Gaming’s most important technique is called Juggling. This is where instead of using time to chase after Man Chai, you catch him mid-air or mid-plunge. Note that Juggling requires you to do Skill after Burst, and cannot be done the other way round. This enables a much cleaner and smoother gameplay loop whilst playing him, and more control over your damage output and timing. Man Chai’s bounce direction is determined by RNG; he will either bounce to the left or right of Gaming. Man Chai can also be influenced by enemy hitboxes to juggle faster or slower. Man Chai’s initial spawn location after Burst is also influenced by enemy hitbox size. On more girthy targets (e.g. Knuckle Duckle, Oprichniki Fireblade Shock Trooper with its shield up, Gluttonous Yumkasaur Mountain King), Man Chai can end up spawning very far away from Gaming as Gaming’s Burst targets the center of enemies.

You can control Gaming mid-air and drift closer towards Man Chai. With juggling, the maximum plunges you can output per Burst is increased to 10-11, although it is not recommended to do them fast enough for that in most situations due to Cryo/Hydro aura uptime. It should be noted that if a juggle is missed, you cannot continue juggling, and will have to chase Man-Chai around. With enough practice of this technique, and proper timing, it can be a large damage increase as it allows Gaming to output all his Melt/Vaporize plunges within the timer of his team buffs, and for Vaporize teams, it allows him to output more total Plunge attacks which can be important for teams with high Hydro application like with Furina.

Here is a short video made by artistiksz showcasing Juggling.

Artifacts

ER Requirements

Gaming’s C4 reduces his ER requirements via its Energy refund.

Melt	C0-C3	C4-C6
Nicole	150–165%	115–130%
Bennett	170–180%	130–135%

Vape	C0-C3	C4-C6
Nicole	115–125%	100%
Bennett	125–145%	100–110%

• Additional teammate Favonius procs reduce Gaming’s ER requirements by 15–20%.
• Missing Favonius procs increase Gaming’s ER requirements by 15-20%.
• ER requirements with Bennett calculated with 1 Bennett Tap Skills. Bennett can do 2 Tap Skills to supplement energy at higher ER requirements. This will reduce Gaming’s ER requirements by 15-20%.
• Note that Favonius weapons have already been assumed for some characters. You can find the full set of assumptions in the Gaming ERC Mastersheet by maelstromica.

Use the Energy Recharge Calculator to determine exact requirements for your team and rotation.

Note that for Stygian Onslaught, higher Energy requirements may be needed due to the nature of the gamemode, but there is no definitive number as situations will change drastically.

Artifact Stats

Sands	Goblet	Circlet
EM, ER, or ATK%	Pyro DMG Bonus	CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG

Stat Priority: ER% (until requirement) > CRIT > EM > ATK%

Gaming’s Burst must be used every rotation, so prioritize meeting his ER requirements. ER sands is only viable before Constellation 4.

Artifact Sets

Recommended Sets

4pc Crimson Witch of Flames (CW)

4pc Crimson Witch of Flames is Gaming’s best artifact set for Melt and Vaporize teams. He can easily reach max stacks on the 4pc effect, since he uses his Skill at least 5 times per rotation. This set avoids the CRIT Rate cap issues of 4pc MH, making it Gaming’s best option when using high Crit Rate weapons or at C6. If you want to use this set, it may be the most efficient use of Resin to farm another domain and get pieces from the Strongbox. This set can also do Skill > Plunge at the start of most rotations to prestack it once.

4pc Long Night’s Oath

4pc Long Night’s Oath is a fine alternative to 4pc CW. Gaming does not perform Charged Attacks, and his Skill does not deal Elemental Skill damage, so this set will only stack whenever Gaming deals Plunge Damage — either through his Elemental Skill’s enhanced Plunging Attack or through his regular Plunging Attacks with Xianyun, typically with an average amount of 3 stacks.

Other Sets

4pc Gilded Dreams	4pc Gilded Dreams is a viable alternative in Vape and Melt teams if you already have a good set. It performs roughly 5% worse than Crimson Witch of Flames and Long Night’s Oath.
4pc Marechaussee Hunter (MH)	4pc Marechaussee Hunter is a strong set for weapons without CRIT Rate secondary stats, and can sometimes overtake 4pc CW in Vaporize teams with said weapons. Otherwise it performs worse than the 3 aforementioned artifact sets. Gaming has an effective cap of 64% CRIT Rate with 4pc MH. Weapons with CRIT Rate secondary stats and Gaming’s C6 make it easy to reach this cap, so be careful with your builds.
2pc Mixed Sets	2pc Set Bonuses: ATK%, EM, Pyro DMG%, ER%, Plunge% Good transitional sets while you farm for one of the sets above. 2pc ATK% + 2pc Pyro DMG% performs on par with 4pc Vermillion Hereafter.
4pc Vermillion Hereafter	4pc Vermillion Hereafter provides a large amount of ATK% that stacks over time. However, Gaming already receives a large amount of ATK buffs from teammates such as Bennett, Iansan, or Nicole. This set performs roughly 11% worse than 4pc Crimson Witch of Flames, and is on par with 2pc mixed sets. Therefore, it is not worth farming.

Weapons

5★ Gest of the Mighty Wolf	Gest of the Mighty Wolf is Gaming’s current Best-in-Slot weapon, even without Hexerei: Secret Rite being active in the party. This weapon gives Gaming DMG% that he greatly appreciates. It performs on par with R5 Fruitful Hook and R5 Serpent Spine (if pre-stacked before combat).
4★ Fruitful Hook	Fruitful Hook is an extremely powerful option for Gaming. It scales well with refinements and is on par with an equally refined Serpent Spine past R3+. Note that the passive will not affect his first plunge in some teams. Additionally, it has no effect on his burst damage, which typically makes up around 8-15% of his total damage.
4★ Serpent Spine	Serpent Spine is Gaming’s 4★ Best-in-Slot weapon, even at R1. An ATK buffer (like Bennett) and a shielder are recommended to run with this weapon. Without a shielder, it loses consistency and falls behind other high-ranking weapons. This weapon can be prestacked before starting a chamber on the Spiral Abyss, provided Gaming is on the first slot of the team.
5★ CRIT Claymores	Redhorn Stonethresher, A Teaspoon of Transcendence, Verdict, Beacon of the Reed Sea, A Thousand Blazing Suns. These Claymores possess at least one of a CRIT secondary stat or high Base ATK, making them tied for Gaming’s fourth-best option. However, their passives are mostly useless on Gaming.
4★ Forged by the Golden Melody	Forged by the Golden Melody is a strong option, albeit very dependent on how many rotations you do due to the nature of its cycling buffs. While R5 is currently not available, it would perform on par with the 5★ CRIT Claymores. However, there is very little reason to use it over Serpent Spine as they are both from the Battle Pass.
4★ Mailed Flower	This is an event-exclusive weapon released in Version 3.5. R5 Mailed Flower is a generic EM and ATK% stat stick, performing better than Gaming’s free options in Melt teams but being inferior to Rainslasher in Vape teams.
4★ Rainslasher	Rainslasher is a powerful option in Gaming’s Vaporize teams. At R5, it is competitive with 5★ CRIT Claymores. It is not recommended to use this weapon in non-Vaporize teams.
5★ ATK% Claymores	Wolf’s Gravestone, The Unforged, Fang of the Mountain King These 5★ Claymores are good ATK stat sticks. They perform worse than CRIT Claymores due to the ATK buffs common in Gaming’s teams. Wolf’s Gravestone can also buff the ATK% of Gaming’s teammates.
4★ Blade of Atonement	R5 Blade of Atonement is Gaming’s best free and permanent option.
4★ Lithic Blade	Lithic Blade is a good option at high refinements. It requires at least one other Liyue character on the team to be viable.
4★ Blackcliff Slasher	Blackcliff Slasher performs on par with R5 Blade of Atonement and does not need refinements. It is, however, not recommended to purchase due to costing Starglitter and not performing better than other “free” options.
5★ Skyward Pride	Skyward Pride performs on par with R5 Blade of Atonement and gains a bit of value if Gaming has high ER requirements. The Vacuum Blades do negligible damage overall.
4★ Ultimate Overlord’s Mega Magic Sword	This is an event-exclusive weapon released in Version 4.3. Ultimate Overlord’s Mega Magic Sword is an alternative to Blade of Atonement that gains more value if Gaming has higher ER requirements.

Teams

Teambuilding

Gaming relies primarily on amplifying reactions such as Melt or Vaporize to deal damage. Ideally, he should be reacting with all of his hits. He has strong synergies with many different characters despite being restricted to amplifying reactions. Gaming’s typical team structure usually follows a pattern of: Cryo / Hydro Applier — Pyro Buffer — Damage Support. There are some exceptions, such as in Melt teams, where the last slot can be replaced with a 2nd Cryo applier to increase the amount of Plunges Gaming is able to react. Common teammates for the Pyro Buffer slot consist of Bennett, Nicole, and C6 Chevreuse. At lower constellations, a Healer is recommended for him as he has a net loss of HP, however, this should not pose too much of an issue, as Gaming has an abundance of potential Healers that he can run.

Melt

Melt is Gaming’s most recommended playstyle. He can trigger Forward Melt off an enemy Cryo aura with his enhanced Plunging Attacks, leading to extremely high damage potential. However, there are a few issues with Melt teams that should be addressed.

1. Cryo Application: Gaming triggers Forward Melt with his Plunging Attacks as long as there is sufficient off-field Cryo application. Characters that excel at this include: Citlali, Rosaria, Odette. If none of these characters are used, at least two sources of consistent off-field Cryo application will be needed to maintain a Cryo aura on the enemy.
2. C6 Bennett: If you have C6 Bennett on the team, Gaming cannot weave in Normal Attacks between enhanced Plunging Attacks. Instead, he should dash towards Man Chai, or use his Juggling tech to try to perform enhanced Plunging Attacks in quicker succession.
3. ER Requirements: In Melt teams, Gaming has high ER requirements. Additionally, his teammates tend to have high ER requirements as well.

Notable Teammates

Cryo

Citlali	Citlali provides off field Cryo application in a wide AoE centered around Gaming, while also Shredding Pyro and Hydro Resistances when Melt/Freeze is triggered.  She has enough Cryo application on her own to allow Gaming to melt his enhanced Plunging Attacks.  As a Catalyst character, Citlali can equip powerful supportive weapons such as Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, Starcaller’s Watch, Angelos’ Heptades, or Favonius Codex. As a Natlan character, she has access to the full effects of the 4pc Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City Artifact set. Overall, her offensive amplification is superb. However, her skill curve to make the most of all her Cryo application can be quite high, as it is possible to get 6 Melted Plunges, but this can be very difficult and somewhat ping dependent. Lastly, her shield provides valuable defensive utility, which Gaming appreciates, especially if he’s equipped with Serpent Spine.
Rosaria	Rosaria’s Cryo application is also sufficient to allow Gaming to Melt his Enhanced Plunging attacks with proper timing. Additionally, she provides a valuable CRIT Rate buff. Her Burst has a limited AoE and is static, so positioning is important to consider. She is also an excellent holder of Favonius Lance.
Odette	Odette is an excellent Cryo applier for Gaming, either as the only Cryo member or with other Cryo teammates such as Citlali. She provides consistent, long-lasting AoE Cryo application that follows the onfield character. In addition, she can hold 4pc Tenacity to provide Gaming with extra buffs. Her C2 further buffs Gaming with ATK%. She is, however, a highly contested unit as of current, and it is not highly recommended to use her for Gaming over her other roles.
Escoffier	Escoffier is very similar in role and utility to Odette, with long-lasting Cryo application tied to her Skill, and as such can also hold 4pc Tenacity. Note that her application is Single Target, and can be somewhat inconsistent in timing due to Gaming constantly moving towards and away from the enemy. This can cause issues in her application as a standalone Cryo applier. Her burst is not recommended to use in Gaming teams unless Gaming needs the healing.
Kaeya	Kaeya provides Cryo application that follows the onfield character. Kaeya cannot apply enough Cryo for Gaming on his own, but can help supplement other Cryo units in lower investment situations. Kaeya’s Cryo application is consistent as long as Gaming can stay close to the enemy. This is more easily achieved against large enemies and bosses, but it may be difficult against smaller or mobile enemies. As such, it is not recommended to use him over other units such as Rosaria.
Diona	Diona consolidates the roles of shielder, healer, buffer, and enabler in Gaming’s Melt teams. However, she does suffer from the “Circle Impact” issues that characters like Bennett or Rosaria also face. Diona’s Cryo application alone is not sufficient, so Citlali, Rosaria, or Kaeya are recommended as an additional Cryo applier. At C6, Diona grants a 200 EM buff while Gaming is within her Burst AoE, which boosts his Melt damage considerably.
Layla	Layla provides the one of the strongest shields in the game and can hold 4pc Tenacity of the Millelith (or 4pc Noblesse Oblige) to also buff Gaming. She provides consistent Cryo application with her Burst and Shooting Stars.
Ganyu	Ganyu provides consistent AoE Cryo application and a Cryo DMG% buff that can boost the other Cryo character’s damage. Ganyu can hold 4pc Noblesse Oblige to increase Gaming’s ATK, but this comes at a cost to her personal damage.

Flex

Bennett	Bennett is highly recommended in any of Gaming’s Melt teams. His Elemental Burst provides healing and a strong Flat ATK buff within its AoE. On top of that, his Elemental Skill helps lower Gaming’s ER requirements.  If Bennett is C6, Gaming cannot use Normal Attacks while waiting for Man Chai to return since this is too much Pyro application.
Nicole	Nicole is one of Gaming’s best teammates due to the buffs she provides to the team, but without her R1 or Constellations, she falls short of Bennett, unless also using Xianyun. This is because Xianyun is able to capitalize on Nicole’s teamwide ATK buff to increase her Additive Base DMG Bonus. Nicole does not use her Burst in Gaming’s Melt teams.
Xianyun	Xianyun is a great teammate for Gaming as she provides healing, 4pc Viridescent Venerer Pyro RES Shred, and a great Additive Base DMG Bonus to Plunging Attacks to a single target. She also allows Gaming to perform regular Plunging Attacks during Man Chai’s downtime in certain teams.
Iansan	Iansan is a great option for Gaming’s melt teams, as she can provide a large flat ATK buff that Gaming’s playstyle can maintain great uptime on. Additionally, she can provide buffs with 4pc Scroll and is a great Favonius holder, lowering team ER needs. She can also help manage Pyro aura to enable weaker Cryo appliers to not have to worry about clearing Nicole or Bennett’s excess Pyro aura.
Prune	Prune is an excellent support for Gaming, especially with later Constellations, She offers him DMG%, a flat ATK buff at C6, and Viridescent Venerer. At C6, she can outperform Sucrose as her buffs last much longer than Sucrose’s EM share does.
Sucrose	Sucrose can absorb Cryo into her Elemental Burst, but it can be cumbersome to ensure this. Nonetheless, she can provide her EM buffs, shred Pyro Resistance through 4pc Viridescent Venerer, and hold Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, Wandering Evenstar, or A Thousand Floating Dreams. Although Sucrose’s Hexerei buffs themselves are not that notable, she can enable Hexerei with other Hexerei teammates, primarily Nicole. This slightly improves her performance in teams compared to before.
Xilonen	Xilonen is a great teammate in Gaming’s Melt teams, providing all her RES Shred and 4pc Scroll, or 4pc Archaic Petra if Scroll is already in use. She will not interfere with elemental auras as she lacks off field application.
Chevreuse (C6)	At C6, Chevreuse is a strong pyro option for Gaming’s Melt teams thanks to her high Pyro DMG% bonus buff. Additionally, she can greatly reduce Gaming’s ER requirements. She also has synergy with one of Gaming’s best teammates, Iansan, since she triggers Overload, allowing Chevreuse to additionally stack on a 40 ATK% buff.
Kazuha	Kazuha can absorb Cryo into his Elemental Burst, which allows Gaming to get consistent Melts. However, Kazuha prioritizes absorbing Cryo last, so there cannot be any Pyro, Electro, or Hydro aura on any enemy. Getting both Cryo Absorption and a Pyro Swirl in the same rotation can be difficult and requires careful planning.
Lynette	Lynette prioritizes absorbing Cryo into her Burst’s Taunt, so she can be a functional secondary Cryo applier for Rosaria or Kaeya. She also provides a small ATK% buff via her A1 Passive after using her Burst.
Albedo (C2)	Albedo is a decent teammate for Gaming, provided there is a second Hexerei character in the team such as Nicole or Sucrose. His C2 offers a large EM buff that Gaming greatly appreciates and he has good personal damage on top of that. Due to him being Geo, Albedo doesn’t mess up any of Gaming’s Melts.

Example Teams

This is not a comprehensive list of teams. The inclusion or exclusion of any given team does not necessarily reflect its power level.

This is currently one of Gaming’s strongest teams as a whole, and scales incredibly well with vertical investment. The optimal vertical investment path is C2 Citlali > C2 Xianyun > C2 Nicole ≥ R1 Xianyun > R1 Nicole > R1 Citlali. C6 Nicole and R5 Xianyun are the best options for further vertical, as both are very potent.

Example Rotation
Gaming EP > Xianyun EP Q > Nicole E N1 > Citlali EQ > Gaming Q 5-6[EP]

The duo of Bennett and Citlali is extremely powerful for Gaming. Citlali provides off-field Cryo application to enable Gaming to melt his enhanced Plunging Attacks, while also providing RES Shred and buffing via 4pc Scroll and TTDS. Bennett provides powerful ATK buffs and lowers Gaming’s ER requirements.

The final flex slot is variable, with each option offering their own unique buffs.

Sample Rotation (Sucrose)
Bennett E Q > Sucrose E > Citlali EQ > Gaming Q 5-6[EP]

Sample Rotation (Xianyun)
(Gaming EP)¹ > Xianyun EPQ > Bennett EQ > Citlali EQ > Gaming Q 5-6[EP]

¹Gaming does an Enhanced Plunging Attack to apply Pyro.

Sample Rotation (Xilonen)
(Gaming EP)¹ > Xilonen E N2 > Bennett EQ > Citlali EQ > Gaming Q 5-6[EP]

¹Gaming does an Enhanced Plunging Attack to apply Pyro.

Sample Rotation (Iansan)
Bennett E > Iansan E(N1)¹Q > Bennett Q E > Citlali EQ > Gaming Q 5-6[EP]

¹Iansan can skip her enhanced Normal Attack if she has C2.

The crème de la crop. This is Gaming’s strongest 4* team by a decent amount. Rosaria enables Gaming to Melt 7 Plunges by swapping back in at the end of her Burst duration to apply Cryo with Skill and funnel particles back to Gaming. Iansan and Bennett both provide very strong Flat ATK buffs to Gaming, and DMG% buffs with both their respective C6’s. Rosaria provides a small, but much appreciated, CRIT Rate buff to Gaming. Rosaria will run 4pc Noblesse, Bennett will run 4pc Instructors, and Iansan will run 4pc Scroll.

Sample Rotation
(Gaming EP)¹ > Iansan E N1Q > Bennett Q > Rosaria Q > Gaming Q 6[EP] > Rosaria E > Gaming EP > Bennett E

¹First rotation only.

Rosaria and Diona provide enough combined Cryo application to allow Gaming to consistently trigger Melt on his Plunging Attacks. Rosaria grants a valuable CRIT Rate buff, while Diona provides a shield and a massive EM buff with her C6. For support builds, Rosaria and Diona can hold 4pc Scroll or 4pc Noblesse while Bennett holds 4pc Instructor. If available, Diona can also hold 4pc Song of Days Past.

Sample Rotation
Diona hEQ¹ > Bennett EQ > Rosaria EQ > Gaming Q 6[EP] > Rosaria E > Gaming E > Bennett E

¹If Diona is equipped with 4pc Scroll, use a Gaming EP in the first rotation.

This team functions as a more premium version of the Rosaria Diona team. Energy Requirements are kept quite low in this team for Citlali due to having a second Cryo to help funnel her. Gaming also gets additional Melted plunges due to Odette’s long Cryo application uptime. This team is fairly effective for Stygian Onslaught because of this. Odette runs Favonius Sword and 4pc Tenacity to help supplement team energy and buffs, and Bennett runs 4pc Instructors ideally. Odette can also be replaced by Escoffier, but the application isn’t as consistent. 

Example Rotation (Escoffier)
Gaming EP > Escoffier E N1 > Bennett EQ N1¹ > Citlali EQ > Gaming Q 7-8[EP]

Example Rotation (Odette)
Gaming EP > Odette E > Bennett EQ N1¹ > Citlali EQ > Gaming Q 7-8[EP]

¹Bennett does N1 when he is C6 so that Citlali 4pc Scroll is more consistent^.

If Bennett is C6, do not weave in Normal Attacks between Plunging Attacks.

Sample Rotation
Bennett EQ > Kaeya EQ > Bennett E > Xianyun EPQ > Gaming combo

The above rotation allows Kaeya to snapshot Bennett’s buff. If you want more uptime on Bennett’s buff for Gaming, follow this rotation:

Kaeya EQ > Bennett EQ > Xianyun EPQ > Gaming combo > Kaeya E > Bennett E > Gaming N2

Rosaria can provide sufficient Cryo application for Gaming through her Elemental Burst, as long as his Plunging Attacks are spaced out.

Sample Rotation
Gaming EP > Xilonen E N2 > Bennett EQ > Rosaria EQ > Gaming Q 6[EP]

¹Space out Gaming’s hits to allow Rosaria to apply Cryo onto the enemy.

This team benefits from Hexerei buffs provided by 4pc Heaven’s Gift effect being in full effect, and Albedo’s Witch’s Homework buffs he received. C2 Albedo provides EM buff to Gaming to boost his Melt damage, and also provides good personal damage on top of that. Additionally, if Gaming is on Gest of the Mighty Wolf, he further benefits from Hexerei with an additional 30% CRIT DMG.

Example Rotation
Gaming EP¹ > Albedo E N1 > Nicole E N1 > Citlali EQ > Gaming Q 5-6[EP]

¹This first plunge is done to prestack Crimson Witch if active, and apply Pyro for if Albedo is on Archaic Petra.

Vaporize

Vaporize is one of Gaming’s viable playstyles. They are easier to play as Reverse Vaporize is more consistent than Forward Melt due to Elemental Gauge theory. However, As Gaming is able to take advantage of Melt’s higher damage multiplier on most of his attacks, Melt teams tend to have a higher damage ceiling compared to Vaporize. These teams can run multiple units, but overall the teambuilding guidelines include:

• Healer: A healer is recommended in at least one team slot to keep Gaming above 50% HP to maintain his A1 Passive, A4 Passive, and C2.
• Bennett: Bennett is the most recommended unit in the healer slot for his aforementioned utility, as well as his ability to enable Pyro Swirls.
• Hydro: Gaming triggers Reverse Vaporize on his Plunging Attacks as long as there is sufficient off-field Hydro application. 
• Anemo/Xilonen: An Anemo unit or Xilonen can provide RES Shred alongside other buffs.
• Flex: The last team slot could be any off-fielder except a Dendro unit (to avoid Burning) or a Cryo unit (since Gaming triggers Shatter instead of Melt against Frozen enemies). Double Hydro teams are possible.

Notable Teammates

Hydro

Furina	Furina provides good Hydro application and a great DMG% buff. Gaming’s HP drain from his enhanced Plunging Attacks helps stack her Fanfare more quickly.  Additional Elemental Reactions or Pyro application (like from C6 Bennett’s Pyro Infusion) can disrupt Furina’s Hydro application, causing Gaming to lose Vapes.
Vodyanitsa	While Vodyanitsa does not provide many buffs at C0, she provides very consistent off-field Hydro application every 3s, which allows Gaming to Vaporize all of his Plunge attacks. She is also able to provide strong buffs through her C1 and ability to hold weapons such as Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers or Hymn of the Maelstrom. Do note that her Constellation 2 can end up hindering some setups due to the extended Skill duration. She can also buff units like Yelan and Furina when used together as she provides Hydro RES shred. She can also provide some healing to supplement lower Constellation Gaming, and general sustainability.
Aino	Aino is an effective Hydro applicator for Gaming, and is also free. Her C1 is a well appreciated buff to Gaming’s damage as it provides EM, a stat he very much enjoys. Aino has enough Hydro application to sustain Gaming on her own.
Xingqiu, Yelan	Xingqiu and Yelan provide enough Hydro application for Gaming to consistently trigger Vaporize with his enhanced Plunging Attacks. Gaming needs to weave in 1–2 Normal Attacks between enhanced Plunges to proc their Bursts. Xingqiu provides defensive utility and slightly more Hydro application (thanks to his orbitals), while Yelan provides a ramping DMG% buff.

Flex

Xianyun	Xianyun is still a great teammate in Gaming’s Vaporize teams, offering her buffs and 4pc VV, although Pyro Swirls can be harder to get in Vape teams compared to Melt teams, as such, other sets like 4pc Song of Days Past or 4pc Noblesse Oblige become more viable. Xianyun and Furina have excellent synergy. Xianyun’s teamwide healing counteracts Furina’s HP drain and allows quicker stacking of Fanfare points. Note that the Anemo application from her Burst’s coordinated Anemo attacks can clear the Hydro aura faster in single-target scenarios; however, this isn’t usually an issue unless playing with Thoma or C6 Bennett and weaving Normal Attacks.
Bennett	Bennett, yet again, is a great teammate in Gaming’s Vaporize teams thanks to his powerful buffs and particle generation. Bennett also applies enough Pyro with his Skill and Burst to enable consistent 4pc Viridescent Venerer setups.
Nicole	Nicole is one of Gaming’s best teammates due to the buffs she provides to the team, but without her Signature weapon or Constellations, she falls short of Bennett, unless Gaming is with Xianyun. This is because Xianyun is able to capitalize on Nicole’s teamwide ATK buff to increase her Additive Base DMG Bonus. She unfortunately does not have enough Pyro application to enable Pyro Swirl for most Vaporize teams.
Iansan	Iansan is a powerful buffer that provides Flat ATK, with a condition that requires movement. As a Plunge DPS, Gaming moves enough to maintain great uptime on her buffs. Additionally, as a Natlan character, Iansan can fully activate 4pc Scroll, providing an additional 40% Pyro DMG bonus.
Xilonen	Xilonen provides RES Shred, which unlike 4pc Viridescent Venerer, lasts longer and persists when new enemies spawn. As a Natlan character, she has access to the 4pc Scroll set, but she can also run 4pc Archaic Petra/Instructor if there is another 4pc Scroll holder already. Additionally, she can provide decent healing.
Chevreuse (C6)	Chevreuse is only recommended outside of Overloaded teams if she has access to her C6, as it provides a dramatic Pyro DMG Bonus buff. Her supplementary Pyro application from her Elemental Burst can make it more consistent to set up 4pc Viridescent Venerer.
Sucrose	Sucrose provides 4pc Viridescent Venerer RES Shred, buffs EM with her A1 and A4 Passives, and can further buff Gaming by holding Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, Wandering Evenstar, or A Thousand Floating Dreams.
Prune	Prune is an excellent support for Gaming, especially with later Constellations, She offers him DMG%, a flat ATK buff at C6, and Viridescent Venerer. At C6, she can outperform Sucrose as her buffs last much longer than Sucrose EM share does.
Mona	Mona is not able to sustain Gaming as the only Hydro unit, but she can offer very strong buffs when in a Hexerei party with Nicole: DMG%, Reaction DMG% at C1, an EM buff at C2, as well as a CRIT Rate buff on C4. She takes the place of any RES Shred on the team outside of a potential C2 on Nicole.
Kazuha	Kazuha provides an Elemental DMG Bonus via his A4 Passive, minor grouping, and the typical 4pc Viridescent Venerer RES Shred. Kazuha cannot absorb Pyro into his Elemental Burst since its Pyro application disrupts Gaming’s Vaporizes. Either absorb Hydro into his Burst or don’t use his Burst at all.
Lan Yan	Lan Yan provides a powerful shield while Shredding Pyro Res through 4pc Viridescent Venerer. As a Catalyst user, she can further support Gaming by using Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers, Angelos’ Heptades, Starcaller’s Watch, or A Thousand Floating Dreams.
Zhongli	Zhongli provides the strongest shield in the game and 20% Universal RES Shred. He can also hold 4pc Tenacity of the Millelith or 4pc Instructor to further buff Gaming. Zhongli is a great option if you need a shield for Serpent Spine.
Ororon	Ororon provides utility in the form of his taunt and Flat Energy Restoration. As a Natlan character, he can fully activate 4pc Scroll through his A1 passive when paired with Hydro characters. His personal damage is lower than Fischl’s, but due to his lower Electro application, he allows Gaming to Vaporize his Plunges more consistently than with Fischl.
Fischl	Fischl provides strong personal damage that can also reliably clear Pyro auras caused by C6 Bennett’s Pyro Infusion. Alternatively, using Fischl with Nicole allows Fischl to grant Gaming both of her Hexerei buffs, being EM from Electro-Charged, and ATK% from Overload. These bonuses are also doubled if Fischl has C6. Gaming will want to occasionally do a Normal Attack to keep Fischl C6 active. Do note that Fischl’s high Electro application can cause Gaming to not Vaporize as many Plunges, as he will need to Plunge a bit slower than usual.

Example Teams

This is not a comprehensive list of teams. The inclusion or exclusion of any given team does not necessarily reflect its power level.

This is one of Gaming’s best Vape teams. Xianyun’s teamwide healing helps counteract Furina’s teamwide HP drain. Furina’s DMG% buff is great and her Hydro application allows Gaming to consistently trigger Vaporize without needing to weave in Normal Attacks. Bennett provides fantastic ATK buffs and may enable Pyro Swirl setups (depending on when Furina’s Salon Members apply Hydro).

Sample Rotation
Furina ED Q > Bennett EQ > Xianyun N1 EP Q > Gaming combo > Bennett E > Gaming N2

This is one of Gaming’s better Hexerei teams, and while it has no RES shred, (unless C2 Nicole) it performs very well. Mona also helps support Furina’s high Energy requirements in Gaming teams by generating some extra Hydro particles for her. Do keep in mind that Mona C4 gives 15% CRIT Rate and adjust builds accordingly.

Sample Rotation (Nicole)
Furina ED Q > Mona Q N1 > Nicole EQ > Mona N1E N1 > Gaming combo

Sample Rotation (Fischl)
Fischl E N1¹ > Furina ED Q > Mona Q N1 > Fischl N2 Q > Mona N1E N1 > Gaming combo

¹Only if using Sacrificial Bow, ignore otherwise.

A fairly simple Vaporize team that receives a lot of ATK buffs from each member of the team, this being from both Bennett’s and Iansan’s Bursts, and Vodyanitsa holding Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers. Gaming can receive even more ATK if Vodyanitsa’s C1 is unlocked, but do note that Vodyanitsa’s C2 can cause Scroll to be more inconsistent due to the extended Skill duration.

Sample Rotation
Bennett EQ N1¹ > Iansan E (N1)² Q > Vodyanitsa E N1 > Gaming combo

¹Bennett is recommended to do this N1 with C6 to ensure better Pyro application for Scroll.
²Skip if Iansan is C2+, although it can be noted this can be useful to stay inside of Bennett’s Burst.

This is a strong 4-star only VV Vape team. Gaming’s default combo with N2 between Skills triggers Xingqiu’s Burst. Sucrose can hold Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers in this team.

Sample Rotation
Xingqiu EDQ N1 > Bennett ED¹Q > Sucrose N2 E > Gaming combo > Bennett E > Gaming N2

¹Maintain enough distance from enemies such that Xingqiu’s orbital Rain Swords do not make contact after Bennett uses his Burst, otherwise Sucrose cannot consistently Swirl Pyro.

This is another variation of Gaming’s vaporize team, replacing the VV slot with Xilonen, who provides her 4pc Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City and high uptime on her RES Shred. She typically won’t be using her Elemental Burst.

Sample Rotation
Furina ED Q > Bennett EQ N1¹  > Xilonen E N2 > Gaming Q 7[EP]

¹Using a Normal Attack with C6 Bennett can help preserve the Pyro aura from which Xilonen will Crystallize Pyro.

This is a potent option that trades 4pc Viridescent Venerer Pyro RES Shred for Fischl’s strong personal damage and Hexerei buffs. Gaming can additionally benefit from Hexerei if he is using Gest of the Mighty Wolf. Note that Fischl’s Electro application is very high and can work against units with less Hydro application, so Xingqiu is best not replaced.

Sample Rotation
Xingqiu ED Q N1 > Nicole EQ > Fischl E N1 / N2 Q¹ > Gaming combo

¹Fischl alternates Burst and Skill.

This is a relatively budget team that is beginner-friendly. Both Aino and Sucrose can be obtained for free by playing either Nod-Krai AQ, and completing Hexerei Quest. Do not expect high performances with this team.

Sample Rotation
Gaming EP > Sucrose E > Bennett EQ > Aino EQ > Gaming combo

Credits

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