Overview
Quick Build
Artifacts
Obsidian Codex
4-Piece recommended
Sands
ATK%
Main stat
Goblet
DMG%
Main stat
Circlet
CRIT Rate
Substats
CRIT Rate/DMG > ATK% > ER%
Strengths
- Surfshark Wavebreaker gain 60 Nightsoul points and enter the Nightsoul's Blessing state.
- Boomsharka-laka fires a Super Shark Missile that can track opponents, dealing AoE Hydro DMG based on Mualani's Max.
- Gives Main DPS coverage that shows up in both Abyss and Theater when built.
- Posts S-tier Spiral Abyss and S in Imaginary Theater on our content ratings strip.
Weaknesses
- Needs honest Energy Recharge or a battery friend before the kit feels smooth.
- Ceiling teams lean on limited partners, so a bare roster won't show the brochure damage.
Talent Priority
For Mualani, Elemental Skill is the kit's main payoff — level this first toward 10.
On Mualani, Elemental Burst is the second stop — take it to 8–10 once the primary talent is online.
Mualani's Normal Attack can sit low; it barely moves clear times versus their other talents.
Substat Priority
Cast Skill then Burst each rotation.
Follow the recommended rotation for optimal Mualani performance.
Weapons
5-star Weapons
4-star Weapons
Artifact Sets
Recommended artifact set for this build.
Sands
ATK%
Goblet
DMG%
Circlet
CRIT Rate
Recommended artifact set for this build.
Sands
ATK%
Goblet
DMG%
Circlet
CRIT Rate
Recommended artifact set for this build.
Sands
ATK%
Goblet
DMG%
Circlet
CRIT Rate
Team Compositions
Mualani
Main DPS
Emilie
Support
Sucrose
Support
Dehya
Sustain
Mualani can use Dehya as your Pyro character and Emilie for Burning to take place alongside her powerful off-field damage. Sucrose is used to provide RES Shred from the VV artifact set but Nahida can be a great substitute.
Mualani serves as the primary Vaporize carry, utilizing her Sharky Surfboard to deliver massive single-hit Hydro damage.
Emilie provides off-field Dendro application to maintain a Burning aura, ensuring Mualani can consistently trigger forward Vaporize.
Sucrose provides EM sharing and VV Hydro shred, significantly increasing Mualani's Vaporize damage and helping group enemies.
Dehya's Skill provides crucial interruption resistance for Mualani's Sharky Surfwake charges and enables Burnmelt-style Pyro application with Emilie. This ensures Mualani can consistently Vaporize her high-damage bites while staying protected from enemy attacks.
Talents & Constellations
Talents
Mualani performs a sequence of Catalyst-based Normal Attacks.
Combining her mastery of speed and the waves and water, Mualani can surf anytime, anywhere. After using this skill, Mualani will gain 60 Nightsoul points and enter the Nightsoul's Blessing state. Nightsoul's Blessing: Mualani Continuously consume Nightsoul points. When they are depleted or when the skill is used again, Mualani's Nightsoul's Blessing will end. The state itself has the following traits: ·Mualani mounts her Sharky Surfboard, increasing Mualani's Movement SPD and interruption resistance. Mualani can move on water and liquid Phlogiston while this state is active, and she will take no DMG from the latter. ·Normal Attacks will be converted to Sharky's Bites, dealing Nightsoul-aligned Hydro DMG based on Mualani's Max HP. Sharky's Bites can be used in mid-air. DMG dealt this way is considered Normal Attack DMG. ·When she makes contact with opponents in this state, Mualani applies "Marked as Prey" to them and gains 1 Wave Momentum stack. Max 3 stacks. 1 stack can be gained from the same opponent every 0.7s. Wave Momentum and Marked as Prey When Mualani uses Sharky's Bite, her DMG dealt increases based on Wave Momentum stacks. When she has 3 stacks, Sharky's Bite will be converted to Sharky's Surging Bite, further increasing her DMG and removing all her stacks when hitting an opponent. When Sharky's Bite hits an opponent Marked as Prey, that mark will be removed, and she will fire Shark Missiles at up to 5 nearby opponents Marked as Prey, dealing DMG to them equal to this Sharky's Bite instance and clearing their Marks. If more than 1 opponent is the target of Sharky's Bite and Shark Missiles, the DMG dealt will decrease, decreasing at most to 72% of the original DMG when 3 opponents are targeted. First off, Sharky is a freshwater shark on top of being a surfboard. Second, it's not that it wants to eat for real, just that it definitely bites for real.
Fires a Super Shark Missile that can track opponents, dealing AoE Hydro DMG based on Mualani's Max HP.
Constellations
The DMG dealt by the first Sharky's Surging Bite after Mualani enters Nightsoul's Blessing and the Shark Missiles it triggers is increased by 66% of Mualani's Max HP. This instance of increased DMG is subject to the diminishing DMG rules of Surfshark Wavebreaker.
Is it worth getting?
Nice-to-have on Mualani — The Leisurely "Meztli".: The DMG dealt by the first Sharky's Surging Bite after Mualani enters Nightsoul's Blessing and the Shark Missiles it triggers is increased…. Not a must-pull breakpoint for most accounts.
Mualani gains 2 of Surfshark Wavebreaker's Wave Momentum stacks when she enters Nightsoul's Blessing. She will gain 1 stack when obtaining a Puffer.
Is it worth getting?
Strong C2 for Mualani: Mualani gains 2 of Surfshark Wavebreaker's Wave Momentum stacks when she enters Nightsoul's Blessing. Prioritize before cosmetics-only nodes.
Increases the Level of Surfshark Wavebreaker by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Is it worth getting?
C3 levels Surfshark Wavebreaker by 3 for Mualani. Solid for mains; skippable if you only needed earlier breakpoints.
Mualani regenerates 8 Energy when obtaining a Puffer. Must first unlock the Passive Talent Heat-Resistant Freshwater Floater." Additionally, Boomsharka-laka deals 75% increased DMG.
Is it worth getting?
Situational for Mualani's Sharky Eats Puffies: Mualani regenerates 8 Energy when obtaining a Puffer. Take it if you already own earlier constellations.
Increases the Level of Boomsharka-laka by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Is it worth getting?
C5 levels Boomsharka-laka by 3 for Mualani. Solid for mains; skippable if you only needed earlier breakpoints.
The DMG increase from the Constellation "The Leisurely 'Meztli'..." is no longer limited to being triggered once every Nightsoul's Blessing.
Is it worth getting?
Strong C6 for Mualani: The DMG increase from the Constellation "The Leisurely 'Meztli'." is no longer limited to being triggered once every Nightsoul's Blessing. Prioritize before cosmetics-only nodes.
You don't need constellations to use Mualani. Surfshark Wavebreaker gain 60 Nightsoul points and enter the Nightsoul's Blessing state.
Alternatives to Mualani
Not sure Mualani is right for you? Compare against other characters to find your best pull.
Where Neuvillette goes hard is O Tears, I Shall Repay: it creates a waterfall that deals AoE Hydro DMG and creates three Sourcewater Droplets. Competes with Mualani for the same seat; the better fit is the kit your roster already feeds.
Xingqiu leans on Guhua Sword: Fatal Rainscreen, which increases the character's resistance to interruption. Pick Xingqiu when you want Sub-DPS duty instead of Mualani's Main DPS pattern.
Yelan leans on Lingering Lifeline, which increase Yelan's movement SPD with Hold having an increased duration. Pick Yelan when you want Sub-DPS duty instead of Mualani's Main DPS pattern.
Columbina's Eternal Tides summoning Gravity Ripple. That's a Sub-DPS answer, while Mualani is built as a Main DPS.