Despite the new 5-star DPS characters getting released left and right in Genshin Impact, Diluc remains as the gold standard for damage dealing. That's because he's the simplest and most unconditional damage dealer in the game. Still, that doesn't mean you can just let him be as is and expect six digits of damage or more. One has to pair him with the appropriate support.

For Diluc, there are only two options when it comes to dealing damage: Melt or Vaporize elemental reactions. The former lets him deal 2x the damage while the latter is 1.5x. Paired with his Dawn (Elemental Burst) and Searing Onslaught (Elemental Skill), Diluc can easily deal hundreds of thousands of damage in a few seconds. In order to achieve this, certain characters are needed.

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If you want to achieve the highest single-instance damage number possible with Diluc, then there's no better option than Melt. The characters needed to apply Melt don't need any artifact stats in particular apart from Energy Recharge or cooldown reduction maybe but those are optional. They just need to apply cryo consistently.

Kaeya is by far the best cryo applicator for Diluc. It's all thanks to his Elemental Burst that can give Diluc several seconds of cryo damage on contact. The catch is that Diluc needs to be next to the enemies when using this so make sure to take note of that before firing off Dawn.

Chongyun is another awesome option for Diluc that's also low-effort and can be more consistent than Kaeya depending on how fast you can weave in normal attacks. His Elemental Burst deals a blanket of cryo damage and status and also infuses Diluc's normal attacks with cryo. It takes more effort than Kaeya's and is easy to mess up but it works well enough.

Diona is a safe option for those looking for healers for their team as well. Her Elemental Skill has a low cooldown and can quickly apply cryo status to enemies. Her charge attack alone deals cryo damage. She's definitely better than Qiqi than applying the cryo status.

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Melt gives dizzying numbers and all but when you add up all the damage dealt, Vaporize still wins. That's because the hydro status effect is easier to apply in Genshin Impact. This is due to the character abilities having more consistent hydro application with lower cooldowns and more present effects. So while Vaporize only boosts Diluc's damage by 1.5x, it boosts it more often compared to Melt's 2x.

So hands down the most effective hydro applicator for Diluc would be Xingqiu. Xingqiu's Elemental Burst is similar to Kaeya's but applies hydro instead of cryo. It also has a lower cooldown, making it more available for Diluc compared to Kaeya's Burst. As an added bonus, Xinqiu is also one of the best sub-DPS characters in the game and can even take point if Diluc goes down due to mistakes.

One other character that could match Xinqiu for applying hydro for Diluc's Vaporize is Mona. She's more expensive and less accessible though, being a 5-star. However, her abilities work well for providing consistent hydro status for Diluc. Heck, even something as simple as her normal attacks apply hydro. If anything, Mona can even switch places with Diluc for main DPS since Vaporize deals 2x damage when triggered by hydro.

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The first two character slots in the team are dedicated to Diluc and his hydro/cryo applicator. The third and fourth slot are either for the healer or the additional damage boost. When it comes to damage boosting, not much can beat the Swirl reaction that's accompanied by four pieces of Viridescent Venerer. The said 4-piece artifact's bonus can lower pyro elemental resistance by 40 percent. Think of it as a 40 percent damage boost.

Any anemo character is good here as the only things you need from them are Swirl and Viridescent Venerer effects but Venti goes above and beyond. For one, he can group enemies with a vacuum so that Diluc's Dawn can hit all of them. Moreover, Venti's energy generation is quite insane and helps a lot when Diluc wants to spam his Dawn over and over again.

Sucrose would be a good alternative for Venti, especially for poorer players. She even comes with an advantage of her own such as being able to produce Swirl with just normal attacks. Apart from that advantage, her abilities are mostly weaker versions of Venti's.

Jean occupies an important slot in the team here as she doubles as both Swirl applicator and healer. She's practically two characters in one. Her Anemo abilities aren't the best though, at least compared to Venti and Sucrose.

Bennett is just a special character that goes well with Diluc like bread and butter. He gives Diluc a juicy pyro resonance which is a 25 percent attack boost just by being present in the party. More than anything though, it's Bennett's Elemental Burst that allows Diluc his maximum potential. It's a damage boost field that also doubles as a healing spot. Even Jean can't beat that role.

Zhongli works well with Diluc compositions thanks to his Jade Shield that lowers elemental resistance. It's a straight-up damage boost as well and he doesn't even need the best artifacts for it. He's optional though and would probably only work well if Jean is in the party and Bennett is absent, freeing up the fourth slot for Zhongli.

As for the most consistently damaging Diluc composition, nothing can beat the efficiency of that party above. It usually plays out by letting Diluc empty out his Elemental Skill at the target(s) to activate the 4-piece Crimson Witch set bonus followed by Venti's Elemental Burst/Skill; this will produce Swirl and will lower their resistance to pyro by 40 percent thanks to Viridescent Venerer.

After that, lay out Bennett's Elemental Burst field for maximum damage then switch to Xinqiu to activate his Elemental Burst to apply the hydro status. Finally, switch back to Diluc and fire off that Dawn for an awe-inspiring six-digit damage number. All of this must be done within 10 seconds after Diluc's Elemental Skill. Rinse and repeat, assuming the target is still alive and hasn't evaporated yet.

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