Who are the Best Characters to Use Prototype Amber?
Best Characters to Use Prototype Amber in Genshin Impact
The Prototype Amber does well when equipped by characters that are heavily reliant on HP, thanks to its substat. Below are the recommended characters:
- Healers:
- Baizhu: As a support healer, Baizhu effectively utilizes the Prototype Amber to enhance his healing capabilities.
- Barbara: Fits Barbara’s talent kit, with the HP sub-stat improving HP restored by her Skill, Burst, and attacks while the Skill is active. Moreover, it increases the damage done by the bubble from Ocean-Hued Clam x4.
- Kokomi: Similarly, Kokomi’s talent kit benefits from the HP sub-stat, enhancing healing restored through her abilities.
- Main DPS:
- Neuvillette: Neuvillette can take advantage of the Prototype Amber as a Main DPS due to his fluctuating HP and the need for HP scaling to deal more damage for the team.
- Niche Support Builds:
- Yanfei: Her shield at C4 benefits from the HP sub-stat, maximizing its durability. Additionally, the restored Energy after Burst helps sustain the shield from Burst at C4.
- Ningguang: Known for being a top user of Prototype Amber (at least for damage catalysts), Ningguang’s 40 burst energy requirement (the lowest in the game for catalysts) allows her to have her burst ready on demand.
- Additional Notes: The Prototype Amber is a 4-Star Catalyst. It virtually raises Mona’s Energy Recharge (ER) by about 86% for her 60-cost burst, enhancing her support DPS capabilities.
Is Prototype Amber Better for Support Roles or DPS?
Prototype Amber is a great weapon with a unique passive. After casting the wielder’s elemental burst, it regenerates energy and HP for the entire party. This is independent of the wielder’s actual kit and role. Therefore, it allows you to turn any catalyst user into a healer and support – a really nice option to have. However, Prototype Amber isn’t recommended for any DPS builds with ATK-scaling characters.
Indeed, Kokomi is currently the only character that can fully benefit from Prototype Amber in both a DPS and support build. For instance, using Prototype Amber on Sucrose in a Double Geo Xiao team allows you to run a team with no dedicated healers to maximize damage. Thanks to Prototype Amber, Sucrose can still provide micro-healing to the entire team.
Furthermore, Prototype Amber is especially viable for Healer characters that benefit from the Health stat, which is the most common for Healers. Since this passive allows healing for the team, it’s recommended to also equip a Support DPS to serve as a Healer. This way, you can replace the Support with a character that deals more damage. However, for this to work effectively, you’ll need to use it on Permafrost comps (frozen enemies) or dodge very well. The healing at the end isn’t very relevant.
In general, for support roles, Prototype Amber is preferred. Conversely, for Main DPS, Amber is favored. The choice of driver depends on whether you can loop your rotations perfectly with Thundering Pulse (TT) or not. If you can, use TT as it will result in higher team damage. If you’re struggling with energy on Kokomi, then go with Prototype Amber for the extra energy.
Lastly, Prototype Amber is a highly-niche weapon for Ningguang in Genshin Impact, and is only meant to be used in one specific role: Healer Ningguang.
What Makes Prototype Amber Ideal for Healing Characters?
Prototype Amber: Overview
Prototype Amber is a forgeable 4-Star catalyst that provides healing benefits for characters.
Healing Mechanics
- The healing provided by this weapon’s passive scales with the Max HP of the characters receiving the heal.
- It is unaffected by the Max HP of the character equipping it.
- Healing Bonus and Incoming Healing Bonus do affect the passive, making it highly effective in healing scenarios.
Support and Energy Generation
- Prototype Amber is particularly aimed at healers who base healing on their HP.
- The passive of this weapon supports healing while using Elemental Burst.
- Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 4 Energy every 2s for 6s.
- During this duration, all party members will regenerate 4% HP every 2s.
- As it levels up, the energy regeneration and HP recovery for party members increases, reaching up to 6% HP every 2s.
Ideal Characters
- The characters which benefit the most from it are Barbara and Kokomi.
- Barbara benefits from both the passives and the energy generation the weapon’s passive provides.
- Kokomi also benefits a lot from this weapon, as her burst form damage is based on her HP.
Conclusion
Overall, Prototype Amber is ideal for supports and healers. It has HP sub-stats and a passive to regenerate energy, making it a great weapon for HP scaling healers like Sangonomiya Kokomi, Barbara, and Baizhu.
