Overview

Outline

Candace is a 4-Star playable Polearm Hydro character in Genshin Impact.

The scion of Al-Ahmar and the Guardian of Aaru Village, Candace is kind to travelers who visit, but is unforgiving to those who violate the village's rules.

Talents

• Normal Attack: Gleaming Spear: Guardian Stance

1. Normal Attack: Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes.
2. Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to enemies along the way.
3. Plunging Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

• Elemental Skill: Sacred Rite: Heron's Sanctum

Tap: Rushes forward with her shield, dealing Hydro DMG to opponents in front of her.

Hold: Raises her shield to block incoming attacks from nearby opponents, forming a barrier that absorbs DMG based on her Max HP and absorbs Hydro DMG 250% more effectively. This barrier lasts until the Elemental Skill is unleashed.

After holding for a certain period of time, Candace will finish charging, and when the skill button is released, the skill duration expires, or when the barrier is broken, she will perform a leaping strike that deals Hydro DMG to opponents in front of her.

• Elemental Burst: Sacred Rite: Wagtail's Tide

Raising her weapon high, Candace calls upon a divine blessing that deals AoE Hydro DMG based on her Max HP and continuously confers the Prayer of the Crimson Crown on your active character.

Prayer of the Crimson Crown has the following properties effect:

1. Characters deal increased Elemental DMG with their Normal Attacks.
2. Whenever a character takes the field, they will unleash a rippling wave of water that deals Hydro DMG to nearby opponents. There is a limited number of waves that can be triggered in the duration of this skill.
3. Sword, Claymore, and Polearm-wielding characters under this effect will obtain a Hydro Infusion.

• 1st Ascension Passive: Aegis of Crossed Arrows

If Candace is hit by an attack in the Hold duration of Sacred Rite: Heron's Sanctum, that skill will finish charging instantly.

• 4th Ascension Passive: Celestial Dome of Sand

Characters affected by the Prayer of the Crimson Crown caused by Sacred Rite: Wagtail's Tide will deal 0.5% increased DMG to opponents for every 1,000 points of Candace's Max HP when they deal Elemental DMG with their Normal Attacks.

• Utility Passive: To Dawn's First Light

Decreases climbing Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%.

Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

Constellation

• Level 1: Returning Heiress of the Scarlet Sands

The duration of Prayer of the Crimson Crown effect triggered by Sacred Rite: Wagtail's Tide is increased by 3s.

• Level 2: Moon-Piercing Brilliance

When Sacred Rite: Heron's Sanctum hits opponents, Candace's Max HP will be increased by 20% for 15s.

• Level 3: Hunter's Supplication

Increases the Level of Sacred Rite: Wagtail's Tide by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

• Level 4: Sentinel Oath

Shortens the Hold CD of Sacred Rite: Heron's Sanctum to be the same as that of the Tapping CD.

• Level 5: Heterochromatic Gaze

Increases the Level of Sacred Rite: Heron's Sanctum by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.

• Level 6: The Overflow

When characters (excluding Candace herself) affected by the Prayer of the Crimson Crown caused by Sacred Rite: Wagtail's Tide deal Elemental DMG to opponents using Normal Attacks, an attack wave will be unleashed that deals AoE Hydro DMG equal to 15% of Candace's Max HP.

This effect can trigger once every 2.3s and is considered Elemental Burst DMG.

Personality

Candace is a young woman who serves as Aaru Village's guardian. She protects the inhabitants from the dangers of the Great Red Sand, such as bandits and natural dangers. She treats all visitors to the village with utmost respect regardless of wherever they come from as long as they abide by the village's rules. However, should they endanger the village or its inhabitants, Candace is shown to be extremely ruthless and terrifying.

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Character Mentions

Layla (Genshin Impact)

...Huh, I saw someone who matches that description when I woke up after sleepwalking for the first time. "Candace," huh? Now I know. I still remember the moment I woke up... All of my reports and essays were done. At the time, it felt like... like after pleading to the stars for days and days, now they'd finally heard me, and sent a messenger to help me... I felt so touched!