Heart of Depth remains a go-to set for building Hydro-focused teams in Genshin Impact, providing a significant damage boost to characters who can utilize its unique combination of Hydro damage increase and post-skill attack damage enhancement.
Here's an in-depth look at this set:
Artifact Set Bonuses:
•2-Piece Set: Increases Hydro Damage Bonus by 15%.
•4-Piece Set: After using an Elemental Skill, Normal Attack and Charged Attack damage is increased by 30% for 15 seconds.
How to Obtain:
•Domain: This set can be farmed in the Peak of Vindagnyr domain, located in the Dragonspine area of Mondstadt. The domain involves battling enemies under a Ley Line Disorder that increases damage taken from Cryo attacks, which can make the challenge more demanding.
•Artifact Strongbox: Crafting an Artifact Strongbox at any crafting bench will allow you to get a random piece from the Heart of Depth set by sacrificing three 5-star artifacts.
•Weekly Bosses: Similar to Gladiator's Finale, pieces of this set can drop from weekly bosses like Childe, Azhdaha, and from the Spiral Abyss reward shop.
Best Characters for the Set:
Hydro DPS or Sub-DPS: Characters who can make use of the Hydro damage bonus and synergize well with the 4-piece effect:
•Childe (Tartaglia) is a prime candidate, given his reliance on both his Elemental Skill and Normal Attacks.
•Mona can use this set for her charged attack strategy or in teams where she's the primary Hydro applicator.
•Xingqiu benefits from the Hydro DMG boost, especially in teams where he's triggering Vaporize or Freeze.
•Characters in Reaction Teams: Those who can take advantage of the increased damage after using their Elemental Skill:
▪Ayato for his normal attack combos post-E skill.
▪Yelan, although she might often prefer other sets for her unique mechanics, can benefit from Heart of Depth in certain builds.
Notes:
1.The 4-piece effect's timing is quite generous at 15 seconds, which means characters can maintain this damage boost for a significant portion of their rotation if managed correctly.
2.This set is particularly effective in teams that focus on Hydro reactions, like Vaporize with Pyro characters or Freeze with Cryo characters, enhancing both the Hydro application and the subsequent damage from normal or charged attacks.
3.Since it doesn't offer Elemental Mastery or other reaction-specific buffs, its strength lies in direct damage increase rather than amplifying reaction damage beyond Hydro.
4.For characters not using their Elemental Skill frequently or those who don't rely on normal/charged attacks, the 2-piece set might still be useful for the Hydro DMG bonus if combined with another set that complements their playstyle.
5.Heart of Depth is less versatile than some other sets but extremely powerful in the right team compositions, especially those leveraging Hydro's elemental reactions.
