Genshin Impact Nilou and Candace release date & abilities

• Sword Dance: Third move ends Pirouette and unleashes a watery moon that deals Hydro damage to opponents it touches. Nilou is granted the Lunar Prayer effect, converting Normal attacks into Sword Dance attacks, launching another watery moon.
• Whirling Steps: Third move ends Pirouette and unleashes a Water Wheel which hurtles into opponents dealing AoE Hydro damage. The Water Wheel then creates an aura of Tranquility which surrounds your active character, applying the wet status effect to opponents within its area of effect.

In Pirouette or Lunar Prayer states, Nilou is unable to perform Charged Attacks and leaves these states when they come to an end naturally, or when Nilou leaves the field.

Dance of the Lotus: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring

The dance causes a Lotus of Distant Waters to bloom, which deals AoE Hydro damage based on Nilou’s max HP. Dance of the Lotus also affects all hit opponents with Lingering Aeon, which deals Hydro damage after a time.

Nilou passive abilities

White Jade Lotus

When cooking food with adventure-related effects, there is a chance of obtaining double the product by achieving Perfect Cooking.

Court of Dancing Petals

When the party is made up of a mix of only Dendro and Hydro characters, the third Dance of the Seven Realms step grants all nearby characters the Golden Chalice’s Bounty for 30 seconds. The Golden Chalice’s Bounty increases characters’ Elemental Mastery by 60 for ten seconds when hit by Dendro attacks.

Additionally, when the Elemental Reaction Bloom is triggered by a member of the Hydro-Dendro party, Bountiful Cores replace Dendro Cores. These burst more quickly and have a larger area of effect, but cannot trigger Hyber Bloom or Burgeoun.

Dreamy Dance of Aeons

Damage dealt by Bountiful Cores increases by 7% for every 1,000 of Nilou’s HP over 30,000, up to a maximum of 300%.

Nilou Constellations

• Dance of the Waning Moon: Dance of the Seven Realms will be enhanced as follows:
  • Watery Moon DMG is increased by 65%.
  • The Tranquility Aura’s duration is extended by 6s.
• The Starry Skies Their Flowers Rain: After characters affected by the Golden Chalice’s Bounty deal Hydro DMG to opponents, that opponent’s Hydro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. After a triggered Bloom reaction deals DMG to opponents, their Dendro RES will be decreased by 35% for 10s. You need to have unlocked the “Court of Dancing Petals” Talent.
• Beguiling Shadowstep: Increases the Level of Dance of the Lotus: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
• Fricative Pulse: After the third dance step of Dance of the Seven Realms‘ Pirouette hits opponents, Nilou will gain 15 Elemental Energy, and DMG from her Dance of the Lotus: Distant Dreams, Listening Spring will be increased by 50% for 8s.
• Twirling Light: Increases the Level of Dance of the Seven Realms by 3.
  Maximum upgrade level is 15.
• Frostbreaker’s Melody: For every 1,000 points of Max HP, Nilou’s CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG will increase by 0.6% and 1.2% respectively. The maximum increase in CRIT Rate and CRIT DMG is 30% and 60% respectively.