Superconduct
Cryo cracks into Electro, the field strips physical resistance, and every melee and bow hit after that lands harder.
Cryo hits Electro and Superconduct fires off in Teyvat — no damage number pops up on screen, but every enemy inside the resulting field takes a flat chunk of physical resistance stripped away. That's the whole deal. It isn't dealing you anything; it's just making your sword, claymore, or bow connect like the resistance stat was never there to begin with. Physical DPS teams build around this reaction the same way a crit-rate build locks in its artifact slots, because the multiplier it stacks on normal and charged attacks is stubbornly hard to outpace with any other elemental pairing.
Quick Facts
- Elemental composition
- Cryo + Electro
- Primary effect
- Reduces Physical Resistance by 40%
- Duration
- Approximately 12 seconds (varies by character talent)
- Damage type generated
- None (Reaction does not deal direct damage)
- Key catalysts
- Characters wielding Cryo or Electro vision
- Strategic role
- Physical Damage Amplification
Lore & Background
This reaction is particularly notable because it bypasses elemental shields that might otherwise protect enemies from specific damage types. By lowering physical resistance, Superconduct turns even a standard sword swing into a devastating blow, effectively turning the battlefield against foes who rely on heavy armor or high defense stats. It is a testament to how the elements of Teyvat can be manipulated not just for direct destruction, but to alter the very rules of combat.
Reader's Guide
Superconduct is triggered by applying both Cryo and Electro elements to an enemy simultaneously. This reaction does not consume the elements applied but creates a field that lowers the target's Physical Resistance by 40% for roughly 12 seconds. To maximize this effect, teams typically feature a dedicated Cryo applicator like Kaeya or Rosaria paired with an Electro character such as Fischl, Razor, or Keqing. The goal is to maintain constant uptime on the reaction to keep physical damage amplified throughout the fight. Weapons that excel in this system are those that deal high Physical Damage or have fast attack speeds, such as Claymores and Bows. Characters like Eula or Diluc (using physical builds) benefit immensely from this setup, turning their standard attacks into devastating blows.
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