Ningguang is the Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing and is a playable Geo character. She controls all of the commerce that takes place in Liyue Harbor and is a kind businesswoman who wants to make more and more mora.
About Ningguang
| Rarity | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ |
| Element | Geo |
| Weapon | Catalyst |
| Birthday | August 26th |
| Special Dish | Qiankun Mora Meat |
| Region | Liyue |
How to get Ningguang in Genshin Impact?
Ningguang can be obtained by wishing on the standard, event or weapons banner. She will receive a huge drop rate boost on banners she is featured on. Ningguang can also be obtained through starglitter exchange on Paimon’s Bargains.
Combat Info
Ascensions and Stats
| Ascension Stage | Level | Base HP | Base ATK | Base DEF | Ascension Stat (Geo DMG Bonus) |
| 0 | 1/20 | 821 | 18 | - | |
| 20/20 | 2,108 | 46 | |||
| 1 | 20/40 | 2,721 | 59 | - | |
| 40/40 | 4,076 | 88 | |||
| 2 | 40/50 | 4,512 | 98 | 6.00% | |
| 50/50 | 5,189 | 113 | |||
| 3 | 50/60 | 5,770 | 125 | 12.00% | |
| 60/60 | 6,448 | 140 | |||
| 4 | 60/70 | 6,884 | 149 | 12.00% | |
| 70/70 | 7,561 | 164 | |||
| 5 | 70/80 | 7,996 | 174 | 18.00% | |
| 80/80 | 8,674 | 188 | |||
| 6 | 80/90 | 9,110 | 198 | 24.00% | |
| 90/90 | 9,787 | 212 |
Talents
Sparkling Scatter | Normal Attack
Skill Attributes
Jade Screen | Elemental Skill
Ningguang creates a Jade Screen out of gold, obsidian and her great opulence, dealing AoE Geo DMG.
Jade Screen
- Blocks opponents' projectiles.
- Endurance scales based on Ningguang's Max HP.
Jade Screen is considered a Geo Construct and can be used to block certain attacks, but cannot be climbed. Only one Jade Screen may exist at any one time.
The canvas of stars is written upon this jade screen.
Skill Attributes
Starshatter | Elemental Burst
Gathering a great number of gems, Ningguang scatters them all at once, sending homing projectiles at her opponents that deal massive Geo DMG.
If Starshatter is cast when a Jade Screen is nearby, the Jade Screen will fire additional gem projectiles at the same time.
Stars shatter. Silence falls.
Skill Attributes
Backup Plan | Ascension Phase 1 Passive
When Ningguang is in possession of Star Jades, her Charged Attack does not consume Stamina.
Strategic Reserve | Ascension Phase 4 Passive
A character that passes through the Jade Screen will gain a 12% Geo DMG Bonus for 10s.
Trove of Marvelous Treasures | Off-field Passive
Displays the location of nearby ore veins used in forging on the mini-map.
Talents Upgrade
| Level | Materials Required | Mora Cost |
| 2 | Teachings of Prosperity x 3, Recruit’s Insignia x 6 | 12500 |
| 3 | Guide to Prosperity x 2, Sergeant’s Insignia x 3 | 17500 |
| 4 | Guide to Prosperity x 4, Sergeant’s Insignia x 4 | 25000 |
| 5 | Guide to Prosperity x 6, Sergeant’s Insignia x 6 | 30000 |
| 6 | Guide to Prosperity x 9, Sergeant’s Insignia x 9 | 37500 |
| 7 | Philosophies of Prosperity x 4, Lieutenant's Insignia x 4, Spirit Locket of Boreas x 1 | 120000 |
| 8 | Philosophies of Prosperity x 6, Lieutenant's Insignia x 6, Spirit Locket of Boreas x 1 | 260000 |
| 9 | Philosophies of Prosperity x 12, Lieutenant's Insignia x 9, Spirit Locket of Boreas x 2 | 450000 |
| 10 | Philosophies of Prosperity x 16, Lieutenant's Insignia x 12, Spirit Locket of Boreas x 2, Crown of Insight x 1 | 700000 |
| Total | Recruit’s Insignia x 6, Sergeant’s Insignia x 22, Lieutenant's Insignia x 31, Teachings of Prosperity x 3, Guide to Prosperity x 21, Philosophies of Prosperity x 38, Spirit Locket of Boreas x 6, Crown of Insight x 1 | 1652500 |
Constellation
| Level | Name | Effect |
| 1 | Piercing Fragments | When a Normal Attack hits, it deals AoE DMG. |
| 2 | Shock Effect | When Jade Screen is shattered, its CD will reset. Can occur once every 6s. |
| 3 | Majesty be the Array of Stars | Increases the Level of Starshatter by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 4 | Exquisite be the Jade, Outshining All Beneath | Jade Screen increases nearby characters' Elemental RES by 10%. |
| 5 | Invincible be the Jade Screen | Increases the Level of Jade Screen by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
| 6 | Grandeur be the Seven Stars | When Starshatter is used, Ningguang gains 7 Star Jades. |
Availability
Paimon’s Bargains
- Ningguang will be purchasable through Paimon’s bargains for 34 starglitter. Starglitter can be obtained by wishing on the standard, event, and weapons banner.
Gacha
- Ningguang has a large percentage of chance for appearing on a featured banner. She also has a small percentage of chance for appearing on the standard, weapons, or event wish banner.
Personality
Ningguang does not care for finite things. She enjoys dealing with businesses the most, and she has the biggest collection of mora anyone has seen. She is generally very pleasant and kind and even fun to be around. She engages with common folk on a daily basis, but when it comes to business, it becomes a battlefield for her.
She does not care for finite things, and that is why she has no interest in potential suitors. This does not mean that she treats them badly, just that she treats them all equally while keeping a little distance. This proved to be beneficial as merchants would simp for her even in businesses to be a potential suitor for her. Afterall, why wouldn’t someone want someone so kind and gracious?
Appearance
Ningguang has an “Adult Female” body type and is 5'6" / 168cm with long white hair which goes all the way down to below her knees. The top half of her hair is tied up in a bun using a pin while the rest of her hair falls downward, slowly splitting in two. Her iris is red and pupil a darker shade of it, and she wears a white qipao dress with black and yellow shades on it. On her dress, the vision is attached around where the midriff is. She wears black sleeves separate from her qipao dress and it has two long wings going down from it. Her sleeves also act as gloves and on her feet are high heeled black shoes.
Character Stories
Character Details
The "Liyue Qixing" controls all of the commerce that takes place in Liyue Harbor. Its highly revered position is also coveted by many. Their primary ruling is to play things safe and keep a low profile.
The "Tianquan" of the Qixing, Ningguang, is the only exception. She is seen as an excellent merchant in the eyes of her rivals, a friendly big-sister to kids, a socialite at the banquets of Yujing Terrace, and a connoisseur of desserts...
Ningguang is the talk of the town, and all seem to know everything about her. However, they all seem to tell a different story of Ningguang with great discrepancies between the versions.
Still, if there's one thing all rumors about her agree on, it's that Ningguang is someone truly extraordinary.
Story 1
Up above Liyue Harbor, there is a floating palace held up by plaustrite. It is known as the "Jade Chamber", and it belongs to Ningguang.
On a clear day, one can see almost all of Liyue Harbor from the decks outside the palace gates.
Whenever Ningguang has important business matters to handle, she invariably comes to this floating palace. She strictly forbids anyone from accessing the premises except for her three trusted confidants. Her confidants sort through the relevant information, summarize it and hang the summaries on the wall, while Ningguang rests against the railings, enjoying the view of Liyue and quietly mulling everything over.
She is certain to arrive at the perfect solution before her confidants have finished adding everything to the wall. Once she has made her decision she shreds everything and throws it out of the window, creating something of a snowstorm of paper.
The handwriting on the shredded pieces of paper stands out like ink in the snow to all of the merchants in Liyue Harbor. For they know that whenever Ningguang's shredded snow falls, a huge change is about to descend on the business community.
Story 2
"Ningguang knows everything," foreigners will often find the Liyue locals warning them. Loophole-hunting guilds, market-manipulating hoarders, smugglers coming ashore with their illicit goods. The Tianquan knows all the details, good, bad and ugly.
Once, an alchemist from Sumeru was traveling in Liyue and unwittingly happened across the records of a certain noctilucous jade transaction involving the Blackcliff Forge ten years prior. That night, someone from Ningguang's inner circle knocked on his window and invited him to join Ningguang in the Jade Chamber for a talk.
Rumor has it that Ningguang has enchanted the Jade Chamber in such a way that allows her to eavesdrop on everyone in the city's private conversations.
The truth is that Ningguang's eyes and ears are in fact the children who play on the streets in Liyue Harbor.
Between them, they are aware of every confidential meeting, every private conversation, and every new visitor to the city.
When Ningguang gathers them around, her promise of delicious treats proves to be an irresistible incentive, and so they tell her everything they know.
Once she has finished carefully cross-referencing everything she has learned from the children against other sources, there is no secret hidden from her in Liyue Harbor.
She understands the value of reciprocity more than anyone, which is why she is more than willing to invest time in mingling with the common folk.
On top of that, she does actually like seeing the children smile.
Story 3
Ningguang's attitude to making money is largely the same as anyone else's: you can never have enough.
But money to her is more than just a sign of wealth — each Mora is a trophy of a hard-won victory.
Ningguang is kind and friendly toward the common folk, but this is a side of her that none of her business associates could ever hope to see.
To her, the business world is a playground and the zero sum games are the most exciting. Each round she wins against a wealthy merchant brings a gleeful smile to her face as they sigh and reluctantly hand over the Mora, and nothing makes her happier than seeing the guilds bow to her wishes.
Every victory in this game adds to the wealth of the Liyue Qixing. Liyue Harbor prospers as a result, and this in turn creates more business opportunities and more profit for Ningguang. Every member of the Liyue Qixing is more than happy with this perfect cycle of interlocking interests.
People often ask Ningguang why she is still doing business in Liyue Harbor when she has already acquired such vast wealth. "Vast wealth is a wonderful thing." Ningguang patiently replies, never able to understand why people would ask such a foolish question.
"Adding another Mora to the pot can hardly make it any less wonderful, now, can it?"
Story 4
Everyone living in Liyue Harbor has to abide by the rules. Those who do so will see their interests protected, while those who violate the rules will be punished accordingly.
The rules are rooted in ancient laws set down by Morax, Liyue Harbor's divine protector, and they are absolute. Over the millennia, each Tianquan has introduced amendments to the rules to ensure they are well aligned with current societal needs.
The laws are compiled and published along with a 279-page commentary, and a copy is given to each citizen of Liyue. Ningguang likes it that way: Law and order is good for business, and she understands the intricacies of the laws that forge the order better than anyone else.
However, there was a certain ship captain by the name of Beidou who acted with flagrant disregard for the rules, smuggling contraband goods by leveraging her exotic cargo and exclusive business intelligence. To Ningguang, captain Beidou was the black sheep of Liyue Harbor's business community.
As Tianquan, it fell to Ningguang to impose heavy fines on Beidou each time she transgressed the rules. But much to her consternation, Beidou seems to take these fines in her stride, like water off a duck's back.
Outside of the official channels, too, Ningguang tried to find ways to implore Beidou to change her ways and stop putting the Qixing in such a difficult position. In response, Beidou simply explained away her actions as "enacting justice," "helping the poor" and "keeping the sailors in their jobs." As a firm believer in the principle of live and let live, Beidou had no time for Ningguang's advice.
In the end, Ningguang agreed to disagree and gave up trying to convince the stubborn Beidou to change.
Story 5
Being the charming and wealthy woman that she is, Ningguang has never had a shortage of suitors. It seems that every eligible bachelor, from the young esquires of Yujing Terrace, to accomplished young businessmen, to renowned sea captains, has at some point invested substantial energy into trying to win Ningguang's affection. One rumor even has it that a wealthy businessman from the Court of Fontaine signed a major trade deal with Liyue Harbor for the sole reason that it would mean he could see Ningguang more often.
Ningguang treats all her suitors with an equal measure of kindness and grace, but also keeps them at distance — enough to keep them interested but not push them away. Curiosity got the better of everyone in town, and now everyone wants to know: Who is Ningguang's lover? Little do they know, Ningguang has no love for finite things and will certainly not be bound by something that is finite.
The Jade Chamber, a floating palace above Liyue Harbor, belongs to Ningguang alone. It started out about the size of a room, but has since grown so large that in the moonlight it casts its shadow over the whole of Liyue.
A portion of Ningguang's seemingly limitless wealth goes towards hiring skilled craftsmen to continue the expansion and refurbishment of the Jade Chamber, ensuring that it becomes even more extravagant as time goes by.
To Ningguang, the Jade Chamber is a symbol of her wealth and power, and a sign that her business is flourishing. Save for Mora, it is the thing Ningguang loves most in the world - because it is infinite. One day she insists, it will cast its shadow over all the seven nations of Teyvat.
Chess Game: Liyue Millennial
Ningguang invented a form of chess to pass the time. This chessboard not only contains to-scale reproductions of Liyue Harbor's natural and urban geography, vendors, tea houses, shops, hotels and miscellaneous stores, but it also contains six, ten and twelve-sided dice (among others.) Players use the dice to determine how far their chess pieces move, and landing on various locations will trigger different events. Victory in-game is decided by the number of counters in each player's hands.
The rules can change at any time according to Ningguang's fancies, and when playing others, she will always follow the newest rule set that she has on hand.
When she's truly feeling the spirit, she will even design new rules on the spot — no one has yet beaten her at this game, and she has now reached the 32.6th edition of her rulebook.
She marketed the 8th edition of the game to the general public, believing it to be the easiest to understand, but it proved to still be far too complicated for ordinary folk.
Nonetheless, people flock to purchase sets on account of the beauty and intricacy of the model pieces.
In truth, more people buy it for the models than for the game.
Vision
No one knows how Visions are created — they have always seemed to just appear out of thin air, leaving the countless unacknowledged in the lurch without a clue as to how to get one.
As for Visions left behind after their users die, they are masterless husks without any elemental power, nor is any method of reawakening them known, save for a tiny chance that it may resonate with another — and only one such "other" at a time...
Ningguang's first thought upon seeing such an object a subconscious was "oh, look, a new business opportunity." Putting this up for sale would surely have the rich shelling out for it. And if they can't resonate with it, why, they'll just use it to keep up appearances. A sound call either way...
And if there should be a way to collect such empty shells, could this not become a long-term business?
Playing with the jewel in one hand, Ningguang began writing plans for an auction in the other, her smile widening as she thought about the riches to be had — and at that moment, the Vision shone forth its light. Ningguang's smile froze as the Vision activated.
Her attendants, coming upon the sight of their mistress, awakened Vision in hand, began to congratulate her on having obtained a priceless treasure. Ningguang, for her part, seemed annoyed instead.
"What's there to be happy about? Once broken, considered sold!"
Namecard
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Profile Background
Party Background
Constellation
Opus Aequilibrium
Quests and Events
Story Quests
- Chapter I
- Act I: Of the Land Amidst Monoliths
- Rite of Descension
- Act III: A New Star Approaches
- Equilibrium
- Turning Point
- The Fond Farewell
Events
- Moonlight Merriment
- One for the Foodies, Two for the Show
- Three to Get Ready, and Here We Go
Web Events
- Side by Side We Venture
- An Unforgettable Journey
Character Interactions
| Characters | Stories | Voices |
| Beidou | Yes | Yes |
| Ganyu | No | Yes |
| Hu Tao | No | Yes |
| Keqing | No | Yes |
| Xiangling | No | Yes |
| Xingqiu | No | Yes |
| Xinyan | No | Yes |
| Yanfei | Yes | Yes |
| Zhongli | Yes | Yes |
Trivia
- Ningguang used to be really difficult to play until version 1.4 because of bugs which would cause Starshatter to miss enemies.
- Ningguang actually obtained a husk of a vision which she was planning to sell. However, this plan failed because the vision lit up and everyone congratulated her.
- Although she might seem like a ruthless business woman, she loves children. She talks to them everyday to obtain information on what’s happening in the harbor in exchange for sweets. Although it might seem like she is just using them, she actually loves their smiles.
Explainer Video
FAQs
Is Ningguang richer than Diluc?
Yes. While Diluc had a monopoly over the wine industry in Mondstat for a long time, Ningguang is a business woman who has amassed lots of wealth over time.
Is Ningguang a support?
Ningguang is not a support character. While she can provide geo damage bonus to other characters, she is used better as a main dps or a burst dps.
What does Ningguang’s Jadescreen do?
Ningguang’s Jadescreen primarily blocks projectiles and deals damage upon summon. It also acts as a resource for her burst, starshatter, by turning it into additional rocks to throw. By unlocking her ascension phase 4 ability, you also gain a 12% geo damage bonus for 10 seconds upon passing through this screen.
Final Thoughts
Ningguang is an amazing dps character who can dish a lot of damage at once while buffing other geo characters in the team. Her kit is very clear and her abilities have good synergy with each other. She also has a playstyle where you can hit enemies from afar while dishing out massive damage. Her charge attacks and normal attack rotation is wonderful. She also has good scaling when it comes to damage dealing abilities. She has good synergy with other geo characters like Zhongli and Arataki Itto. She can provide them with geo resonance as well as give them geo damage bonus, making them even stronger.
If you ever think you’re getting scammed anywhere in Teyvat, having Ningguang in your party is your way to go. She knows her ways around businesses and might even help you profit from it. Ningguang’s real expertise however, is sniffing down ores. Crafting weapons and weapon ascension materials have never been easier!
