A Navia Guide
Written by Rezmir

Updated for Version “Luna IV”

“From mediating disputes and providing protection, to solving conundrums — you name it, Spina di Rosula does it. And I, Navia, have the honor of being its renowned president… …Though those who play by our rules call me ‘Boss.’”

Introduction

Navia is a 5-star Geo Claymore user who empowers her Elemental Skill through the Crystallize reaction, offering unique gameplay. She is an on-field damage dealer, using her Gunbrella to deal out big hits. This guide will review Navia’s best weapons, best artifact sets, best teams, Talent priority, combos, preferred artifact stats, and more!

Why Play Navia?

“Nice to meet you! I am Navia, the esteemed president, leader, commander-in-chief, executive director, and Boss of Spina di Rosula. You strike me as somebody special - a person of character. Something tells me that this is the beginning of a long partnership between us… perhaps even as long as all the titles in front of my name.”

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Glossary

FAQ

Playstyles

On-field Damage Dealer

Most of Navia’s teams focus on her personal damage, concentrating the majority of the team's resources on buffing her as much as possible. This playstyle utilizes her kit to its fullest extent, making use of her Geo Normal Attacks after each Skill usage. Around half of her damage is located in her Skill, which is buffed by collecting Crystallize shards, so rotations and teams will aim to maximize Crystallize shard generation.

Quickswap Damage Dealer

Due to Navia’s damage being front-loaded into her Skills, she can cut her field time short to allow another unit to make use of their on-field capabilities. Limiting Navia’s field time also lowers Crystallize shard generation (provided the other on-fielder isn’t also Geo) as she will not be able to fully utilize her Geo Normal Attacks. This playstyle is generally less popular and doesn’t maximize Navia’s potential, so it will not be the main focus of this guide, but will still be covered where relevant.

Talents

Talent Priority

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Skill > Normal Attack > Burst

Around half of Navia’s damage comes from her Skill, and thus should be prioritized when leveling her Talents. Her Normal Attack Talent contributes meaningful damage because of her A1 Passive, and should be leveled after. Her Burst does relevant damage, albeit less than her Normal Attacks, and should be leveled last. In teams where Navia does not utilize her Normal Attacks as much, level her Burst second; in teams where Navia does not use any Normal Attacks at all, this Talent can be ignored entirely. Navia’s Plunge playstyle elevates the importance of her Normal Attack Talent, even outshining her Skill if played optimally.

Assumptions:
Navia - Xilonen - Furina - Bennett
4pc Nighttime
ATK% | Geo% | CR; Tidal Shadow R5
You can find calcs here: Navia Calcs

Talent level	DMG relative to 9/9/9
10/10/10	106%
9/9/9	100%
8/10/8	100%
6/9/6	91%
9/6/6	88%
6/6/9	84%
1/9/1	79%

Talent Overview

Combos

There are multiple Normal Attack combos that can fit into Navia’s 4s Conversion duration, with varying levels of difficulty. It should be kept in mind that the majority of her damage lies outside of her Normal Attacks, and thus learning a combo that does more damage is not particularly important. 

Disclaimer: Navia’s Normal Attack combos are highly flexible and can be cut short to accommodate shorter rotations or enemy immunity/vulnerability phases.

NA Combo	Total DMG% of N4	Personal DPS % of N4	Video Link
N2D N2D N2	129%	98%	Combo Video
N4D N1	122%	95%	Combo Video
N3D N2 (general use)	111%	100%	Proper Execution Video Slow Execution Video
N4	100%	100%	-

Note: N4D N1 and N2D N2D N2 are often not usable if repositioning is needed as they require somewhat precise cancels. It is easy to tell if you made a mistake in these strings as your last hit will be Physical.

The combo used should be chosen based on the scenario and team. A shorter combo can accommodate a shorter rotation, leading to a total team DPS gain, while a longer combo can fill downtime for teammates with long cooldowns (like Furina or Xiangling). In addition, a longer string can be used to squeeze out a bit of extra damage during an enemy’s vulnerability window. Regardless, the damage difference between combos is not large, so you should do whichever you can manage consistently; it is a lot better to guarantee all your hits than attempt a string you cannot perform well.

Navia’s Normal Attacks have standard ICD, meaning she can — disregarding Crystallize’s global 1s ICD — apply Geo once per 3 hits / 2.5s. Note that these are separate conditions, and while the time rule will reset the hit rule, the inverse does not occur. This leads to a theoretical output of 3 Geo applications no matter which combo is used. However, some of these combos when performed too quickly lose one application due to Crystallize’s global ICD, with the notable exception of N3D N2, as its applications are naturally spaced out enough to bypass this problem. This means that teams with lower Geo application (namely those without an off-field Geo applier or rotations without Navia’s Burst) may prefer N3D N2 to guarantee an extra Crystallize shard. While altering the other combos to avoid this is technically possible, it is rather precise and not advisable for the minimal gain it provides.

Alternatively, it is possible to circumvent Crystallize’s global ICD entirely by utilizing a strategy known as “booking”, which refers to pressing any of the in-game pause menus — like the Adventurer’s Handbook, hence the name — after generating a Crystallize shard. While this menu is open, timers like the one in Abyss are put on pause, but Crystallize’s global ICD (and other things like particle travel and swap ICD) aren’t. This allows for every Geo application to generate a Crystallize shard. Note that booking does not work in Stygian Onslaught and the gain from this is minimal outside of hyperoptimized clears, but it is an option at your disposal.

Plunge:
Using Xianyun enables Navia to swap her usual Normal Attack string with more damaging Plunging Attacks. Executing 4 High Plunges after each Skill is quite hard and it is perfectly fine to do 3 High Plunges or 4 Low Plunges instead — or a mix of Low and High Plunges depending on what you can manage consistently. It is not worth doing 4 Plunges if the last Plunge ends up being Physical. Every High Plunge is a 22% damage gain over a Low Plunge (assuming an instance of collision damage occurred), but given that Plunging Attacks are not Navia’s only source of damage, it is not that important to maximize this. Remember to Plunge on top of the enemy to maximize collision damage instances, as these are 40% of a High Plunge’s multiplier each — even more for a Low Plunge. 

Plunge teams shift Navia’s damage focus more towards her Plunging Attacks rather than her Skill and as such increase the priority of her Normal Attack Talent. If you can manage 4 High Plunges during your Skill’s Conversion, it is now the top priority. Otherwise, Navia’s Skill Talent level is of similar importance to her Normal Attack Talent level, with her Skill being very slightly ahead (Navia Calcs).

Crystallize Management

Because Navia’s main source of damage — her Elemental Skill — is directly tied to the amount of Crystallize shards she has access to, managing this resource appropriately is important. It should be noted that following a proper rotation and holding every Navia Skill will — in the vast majority of cases — result in functional Crystallize management already.

Crystallize has a global 1s ICD, meaning any extra Geo application while Crystallize itself is on cooldown is effectively wasted. This global ICD is why Navia’s teams do not require strong off-field PHEC application. Teams with “high Crystallize shard generation” have said level of generation due to both having more frequent application (where the 1s ICD of Crystallize is the limiting factor) and longer application, as Navia’s Burst alone only lasts 12s, which does not cover an entire rotation.

It is also important to note that Crystallize shards will expire naturally after 15s. Additionally, if there are more than 3 shards on the field at any given time, all shards except the newest three will disappear after 2s. For the purposes of Geo Resonance and 4pc Nighttime, it is also nice to know that Crystallize shields last for 15s.

A key idea that should be discussed is manually picking up Crystallize shards. This eliminates the need to hold Navia’s Skill, which, even when held only briefly, still has a noticeably longer animation time than tapping it. With Bennett this is less relevant; since you will be waiting for Bennett’s buff to apply anyway, holding Navia’s Skill is not wasting time. Manually picking up Crystallize shards also provides greater control of Shrapnel distribution over multiple Skills, which is especially relevant in teams with low Geo application that can make use of a third Skill every so often. As these teams are not guaranteed to get a lot of Crystallize shards for the last Skill use (although they will still generate a sufficient amount), having a bigger influence of which Skill gets how many stacks can help to avoid wasting stacks and running low by the last Skill.

This idea is good where applicable but not always realistic. For example, against very big enemies, their hitbox can block you from picking up Crystallize shards entirely. Enemies can also move so far away from existing shards that it is no longer reasonable nor possible to pick them up. On top of this, Crystallize shard spawn locations are random; to fully utilize this strategy, you need to adapt fast to pick up new shards without altering rotations, e.g. by utilizing dashes you would already do at a baseline like in Navia’s combos. This is less relevant in teams with high Crystallize shard generation as you can delay the pickups by one Skill and not have it matter much. Additionally, for some reason, there is a brief delay after creating a Crystallize shard, during which it cannot be picked up.

Because Navia’s Hold Skill draws in nearby Crystallize shards rather than instantly absorbing them, shards that are near the edge of the Skill’s pull range will not be absorbed for the cast Skill if it is held very briefly. This can be utilized to pull in nearby shards for the current Skill and further shards for the next, if Navia is already at high but not capped Shrapnel stacks). Given the precise circumstances needed to fully make use of this technique, it is rather niche, but still worth mentioning if you wish to fully maximize Navia’s potential.

As discussed in the Combos section, N3D N2 can provide an additional Crystallize shard, which can make it the best option for a team with low shard generation. If you are very skilled, you can also alter the other combos to circumvent Crystallize’s global ICD of 1s. As mentioned previously however, the gain from this is minimal.

Lunar Crystallize:
When Columbina or Zibai is present, Lunar-Crystallize replaces Hydro Crystallize. This reaction does not have a global cooldown and does not create a Crystallize shard, which removes the shield and its resistance to interruption as well. Instead, it summons 3 constructs that deal damage for every 3 Lunar-Crystallize reactions triggered. Navia directly gains 1 Crystal Shrapnel stack when the reaction occurs, up to once per second. This removes the need for Crystallize management and encourages Navia to always tap her Skill when aiming is not required.

Because Lunar-Crystallize does not have a global cooldown, both Crystallize and Lunar-Crystallize can be triggered in one instance of Geo application, most notably on an Electro-Charged or Lunar-Charged aura. This results in 2 Crystal Shrapnel stacks for Navia: 1 from the shard created by Electro Crystallize and 1 directly from Lunar-Crystallize. This aids Geo units who lack off-field application, such as Xilonen.

Note that any effect relying on the regular Crystallize shard or shield has been updated to work with Lunar-Crystallize too. For more detailed information about the Lunar-Crystallize reaction, refer to the Lunar Reaction Guide.

Skill Cooldown

This section will talk about how to optimally play around Navia’s Skill cooldown and best utilize its property of having two charges. 

Shorter Rotations:
As already mentioned in the FAQ, Navia’s Skill having two charges with a 9s cooldown each enables her to run rotations that are too short in theory. If both her Skill uses were tied to one cooldown of 18s, trying to run a 17s rotation would cause Navia’s Skill to have 1s of downtime every rotation beyond the first. However, by having each Skill cast at different times in the rotation, this downtime can be delayed. This is because the cooldown for her Skill will start ticking down when the first Skill is used already, effectively buying time for the second. With a delay of Δskill seconds between the two Skill uses and a rotation that is Δrot seconds shorter than 18s, you end up with a total of ΔskillΔrot + 1 (rounded down) rotations — with perfect execution, in practice it will often be more — before running into cooldown issues.

Example: If the rotation length is 17s (Δrot = 1s) and the time between Skill uses is 6s (Δskill = 6s), this leaves us with 6s1s + 1 = 7 total rotations, which will last a total of 7 × 17s = 119s. This is enough for a full Stygian Onslaught chamber (and that’s without funneling)!

Since these shorter rotations do eventually run into cooldown issues, it is important to funnel properly for combat scenarios that start with insufficient Energy (like Stygian Onslaught). Using one of Navia’s Skills before cycling through her teammates’ abilities will more often than not net you the needed Energy as well as allowing your Skills to be off cooldown for your first rotation, ensuring the maximum amount of possible rotations. Note that depending on the exact team and enemy, forgoing Navia’s Burst entirely in the first rotation can be the optimal solution.

Longer Rotations:
Meanwhile, for rotations longer than 18s, the opposite will happen, where another charge will build up over time. For example, 21s rotations are able to utilize a third Skill every third rotation. This, however, is not the only time to use a third Skill: if an enemy is weak enough to the point that Navia’s Skill will kill them, extending your rotation to fire a third Skill and ending the fight early is better than having to set up an entire rotation again. The same goes for an enemy’s vulnerability window e.g. after breaking their shield when they are stunned. Maximizing Navia’s damage output during these windows can elevate her performance from theory to practice quite a lot.

Sacrificial Greatsword:
Somewhat counterintuitively, Sacrificial Greatsword limits the usage of these strategies as you are now reliant on the extra Skill use for damage. Trading another weapon's offensive capabilities for an extra Skill use means that without said Skill use, you are simply losing stats. The inability to access these strategies also means losing out on one of Navia’s greatest strengths — that being she can adapt her rotations to a high extent in order to abuse enemy attack patterns or immunity/vulnerability windows. This is what lets her outperform her raw sheet DPS in practice. Even with the additional Skill use, Sacrificial Greatsword is usually outperformed by craftable options for sustained damage.
Navia Calcs

Constellations

DPS Increases reference Navia’s personal damage.

Assumptions:
R1 Verdict 
4pc Nighttime
ATK/Geo/CRIT
Navia - Furina - Yelan/Bennett - Xilonen | Navia - Chiori - Fischl - Bennett
You can find calcs here: Navia Calcs

Early Investments

Since Navia’s own Constellations can be somewhat underwhelming compared to newer Constellations, it raises the question of what to pull for first when aiming to maximize Navia’s potential. This section will have a look at that, assuming you have already obtained Xilonen and Verdict (or a comparable weapon — more info here).

Assumptions:
R1 Verdict 
4pc Nighttime
ATK/Geo/CRIT
Navia - Xilonen - Furina - Bennett
You can find calcs here: Navia Calcs

This team is used as it maximizes Navia’s personal damage. Other teams (namely those with Mavuika, Chiori, or Yelan) may have different priorities for overall team performance.

The table below showcases the difference in performance for investment opportunities:

Constellations	Navia DPS % of full C0	Team DPS % of full C0
Full C0	100%	100%
1 total 5-star
C1 Furina	109%	110%
PPS	108%	108%
2 total 5-stars
C1 Furina + PPS	116%	116%
C2 Navia	115%	112%
C2 Xilonen	115%	116%
C2 Furina	111%	119%
3 total 5-stars
C3 Navia	128%	121%
C2 Navia + C1 Furina	125%	122%
C2 Navia + PPS	125%	121%
C1 Furina + C2 Xilonen	124%	127%
C2 Xilonen + PPS	123%	125%
C2 Furina + PPS	118%	126%
C3 Furina	117%	126%

Navia’s own Constellations being somewhat underwhelming — at least compared to most modern Constellations — means supportive Constellations can pull ahead for overall team damage; they also have the benefit of being useful outside of Navia’s teams. Whether you wish to maximize Navia’s own potential over the benefit of flexibility is ultimately up to your own discretion.

Builds

ER Requirements

As discussed in the Talents section, Navia’s Elemental Burst is very important to her kit and incentivizes building ER to use it every rotation.

These numbers are approximate; ER requirements will vary depending on team and context. For a more accurate estimate of your ER requirements, use the Energy Recharge Calculator.

Scenario	C0 ER Requirements	C1 ER Requirements
Xilonen, Geo Traveler, Ningguang (C2+)	100–130%	100–110%
Chiori, Kachina, Albedo, Zhongli, Ningguang (pre-C2)	130–150%	110–130%
Kachina (C2+) short rotations, Zhongli broken pillar	155–180% (don’t build ER)	135–150%

Favonius weapons reduce Navia’s ER needs by approximately 10–30% per proc. 

Note that Favonius weapons have already been assumed for the above values on Xilonen, Kachina, Zhongli, and, if no other viable users or a lack of Geo particles, Furina. Zhongli is assumed to miss 25% of pillar hits. You can find the full set of assumptions in the Navia ERC Mastersheet by Lesterberne.

Stat Priorities

Sands	Goblet	Circlet
ATK%	Geo DMG% (or ATK%)*	CRIT

*An ATK% Goblet is only viable/preferred in teams that have a lot of DMG% sources.

Substats: ER (until requirement) > CRIT > ATK%

If Navia's ER requirements are high, it is not worth using an ER Sands. Instead, it is better to practice the rotation, funneling, and construct placement to improve Energy generation, or even use a different Geo unit altogether. It is also possible to completely forgo ER on Navia and cast her Burst in rotations where it is available instead, although ensuring sufficient Shrapnel stacks for all of Navia’s Skills may take some practice to pull off consistently — refer to the Crystallize Management section for more info. While having a source of off-field Geo application makes this much easier, note that if a construct, like Zhongli's pillar, breaks, the Geo application it would normally provide is also lost. The Cannon Fire Support from Navia's C2 doubles as a source of Shrapnel stacks and Geo application in these situations, increasing both Navia's damage and ease of play significantly.

The CRIT Circlet should be picked in a way that maximizes your total amount of useful substats, while best maintaining a 1:2 ratio of CRIT Rate to CRIT DMG, as usual.

We recommend using Genshin Optimizer to compare your actual artifacts for more accurate results.

Gearing

Weapons

“My time with the Spina has taught me that carrying an unreliable weapon is worse than not carrying one at all.”

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5★ Verdict	Navia’s signature weapon; it provides her with ATK% and Skill DMG Bonus. These buffs are not significant enough to let this weapon pull significantly ahead of other options unfortunately. It is an axe and does look cool though.
5★ A Thousand Blazing Suns	A very strong option for Navia if she can maintain good uptime on the passive, which will depend on the exact team, rotation, and execution. With high uptime on its passive, the buffs it provides Navia are powerful enough to make this weapon one of Navia’s best options. For this weapon's buff to apply to both of Navia's Skills, there is generally only around a 2–2.5s window for teammates to cast actions between Navia's Burst and her combo if you play perfectly. In practice, this means one swap is safe but two swaps become risky.
5★ Beacon of the Reed Sea	Even though the second part of this weapon’s passive is useless for Navia, the CRIT Rate secondary stat as well as the ATK% buff from the first half is greatly appreciated, although the passive usually only affects the second Skill.
5★ Redhorn Stonethresher	This weapon functions mainly as a CRIT DMG stat stick. The passive converting DEF to Normal Attack damage isn’t really all that useful since Navia scales with ATK and her Normal Attacks are only part of her damage, but it is appreciated nonetheless. It is not worth building DEF for the passive.
4★ Serpent Spine	A very powerful option for Navia. Maintaining its stacks is important as they provide large buffs. This is doable as Navia’s actions during her field time are fairly flexible, so she can dodge as needed. Note that if you are running Navia without a shielder and struggle to dodge properly, this weapon becomes significantly worse. Refinements on this weapon are very powerful — at R5, it often competes with her best 5-star options.
5★ The Unforged	Navia’s synergy with Crystallize means that you often have a shield to benefit from the passive even without a dedicated shielder, elevating this weapon's performance with the high amount of ATK% it provides.
5★ Fang of the Mountain King	A good, high Base ATK weapon for Navia. Her first Skill will generally not benefit from this weapon’s DMG% passive, while the second will get 2 stacks (the second one coming from the Surging Blade hit).
5★ Wolf’s Gravestone	The second part of the passive is not consistent and should not be relied upon. Still, this weapon is a good ATK stat stick.
4★ Talking Stick	Usable if you happen to already own a copy. Absolutely not worth getting for Navia specifically as Serpent Spine performs notably better. Talking Stick performs slightly better than craftable options in teams with Bennett since he can enable its passive. Refinements for this weapon also aren’t spectacular.
4★ Tidal Shadow	Navia’s best craftable option when its passive condition is fulfilled. However, keep in mind that Bennett alone is not sufficient to trigger this weapon's passive reliably, since he will not heal if Navia is above 70% HP. With Furina, she will drain Navia’s HP below 70%, allowing Bennett to heal. This weapon is not worth using if the team’s rotation requires alterations to fulfill its passive.
5★ Skyward Pride	Decent ER and Base ATK stat stick. Performs slightly better than Tidal Shadow with higher ER requirements.
4★ "Ultimate Overlord's Mega Magic Sword"	A good event option if you can make use of the ER (and helped the Melusines to maximize its passive). However, the ER is not always needed, especially if you have Xilonen, making this weapon less of a general option.
4★ Earth Shaker	A good option if its passive is enabled while Tidal Shadow’s passive isn’t. The passive requires a Pyro reaction to buff Skill damage. Given its duration of 8s and the nature of rotations with Bennett, it will get fulfilled naturally in teams that have a Pyro unit, although not all teams without an off-field Pyro applier will have full uptime on it.
4★ Blackcliff Slasher	A mediocre stat stick at best and definitely not worth the Starglitter. Its passive is not reliable and shouldn’t be relied upon.
4★ Prototype Archaic	A decent ATK stat stick, though usually worse than other accessible options.
4★ Sacrificial Greatsword	While getting a close-to-guaranteed third Skill may look tempting, this weapon's ER substat — that isn’t always useful — and lack of other offensive capabilities make it a lackluster option. Refer to the Skill Cooldown section for a more detailed analysis. Depending on the usage of this weapon, Navia’s ER requirement, and the team’s Crystallize shard generation, this weapon can perform from much worse to on par with other accessible options. Note that this is only in terms of sustained DPS — in practice, it will often perform worse.
4★ Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	Even in teams with high ER requirements, this weapon tends to overshoot them. It is better to go for a more offensively focused weapon.

Weapon Comparison Tables:

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Artifacts

Assumptions:

On-field DPS:
Navia–Xilonen–Furina–Bennett/Yelan/Xianyun 
Navia–Zhongli–Xiangling–Bennett

Quickswap DPS:
Navia–Noelle–Furina–Yelan

ATK% | Geo% | CRIT
UOMMS R5 and Verdict R1

DPS% ranges indicates the performance across different teams with two weapons
Quickswap DPS result compares only 4pc Nighttime and Golden Troupe for brevity

You can find calcs here: Navia Calcs

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Artifact	Navia DPS % of 4pc Nighttime	Notes
4pc Marechaussee Hunter	104 - 98%	In teams with Furina, this set performs similarly to Navia’s signature set, albeit somewhat inconsistent as you usually only get 1 to 2 stacks on your first Skill. Because of this, if you’re playing a quickswap team that spaces her Skill uses far enough apart for the stacks to expire, this set becomes drastically worse. Without Furina, this set does next to nothing and should not be used. This set also loses some value and becomes harder to build around with Navia’s C2, which provides another 36% CRIT Rate for her Skill. Note also that only having a Marechaussee Hunter set means Navia is completely dependent on having Furina in her teams, even when she is not inherently dependent on Furina at all.
4pc Nighttime in the Whispering Woods	100%	Navia’s signature set and a very strong option. Against aggressive enemies, you may lose the second part of the 4pc effect; however, even with reduced uptime on the full effect, it is still a competitive option. This issue can be alleviated with better Crystallize shard generation or better dodging and positioning. Note that you will always have the 4pc effect if you hold your Skill, as it draws in existing Crystallize shards to refresh the buff.
4pc Golden Troupe	92 - 89% (On-Field) 96 - 95% (Quickswap)	This set’s effect will linger for 2s after the character takes the field, making the full 4pc effect attainable for Navia. While the massive 70% Skill DMG Bonus may look appealing, Navia’s Skill is only a part of her damage and this set does nothing for her Burst and Normal Attacks. It is best to swap out of her before using her second Skill to regain the full 4pc effect. This means that in quickswap teams, where she swaps out after one Skill naturally and won't rely on her Normal Attacks as much, this set gains a lot of value. Even then, it is outperformed by her other options.
2pc ATK%/Skill% + 2pc Geo DMG%/ATK%	92 - 84%	Viable placeholders while farming for another set or even as a permanent set if you do not want to farm for a different set and are willing to accept the damage loss.
4pc Archaic Petra	86 - 83%	Navia can hold 4pc Archaic Petra in teams where she fills a supportive role (like in Neuvillette teams). However, this doesn’t make great use of Navia’s kit and won’t be covered further in this guide. The 4pc effect does nothing for Navia’s personal damage and should not be used in her usual teams.

Synergies

“I really wanna go traveling! I don't mind where we go, as long as I have my friends with me, hehe.”

Contrary to other hypercarry-esque units, Navia’s team building process is extremely flexible as long as the units can fulfill certain requirements. As a Geo unit, Navia has access to Geo Resonance, which provides 15% DMG Bonus to the on-field character and 20% Geo RES Shred, a very powerful buff for Navia. In addition to forming Geo Resonance, a second Geo unit can generate Geo particles for Navia, making them extremely valuable. 

Since Navia’s gameplay revolves around her Skill, which obtains significant buffs via collecting Crystallize shards, a source of off-field PHEC application is nearly mandatory. This application does not need to be high due to Crystallize’s global ICD of 1s.

Note: Pairing Hydro and Cryo application is not advised as Geo application on a Frozen aura will trigger Shatter, not Crystallize (and against bosses, there will be no aura to begin with anyway). This can be circumvented by using one character with more frequent off-field application. Such application creates an underlying aura, which can be used for Crystallize; if you wish to learn more about this interaction, check out Simultaneous Reaction Priorities | KQM TCL.

Example Teams

Bennett Teams

Note: Any mention of tE or hE follows the same nuance as discussed in the Talents section; the terms given here are recommendations based on how Crystallize shard generation will usually play out in the given team.

Most Geo slots are fairly flexible. If one is not (e.g. Xilonen in Mavuika teams), this will be mentioned explicitly for that team. Representations of specific Geo units do not necessarily mean they are the best options.

This is not a comprehensive list of teams. The inclusion or exclusion of any given team does not necessarily reflect its power level. Which team is best in any given scenario will heavily depend on the options available to you and the content ahead of you.

Xilonen Variant:
One of Navia’s most popular teams as it maximizes her own personal damage and is a very powerful option overall. The main drawback of this team is that all three units are heavily contested, so it may make setting up other teams quite difficult. Xilonen’s Burst aids in stacking Fanfare despite Bennett already being a healer.

Rotation
Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo (hE N1)<sup>1

1</sup> If available

Ningguang Variant:
This team enables Ningguang as a damage dealer alongside Navia, while providing supportive value through Energy and Ningguang’s A4 Passive. Furina’s long cooldown allows Ningguang to comfortably fill time with her Burst and Charged Attack (further enhanced at C6). On top of this, a longer rotation lets Ningguang space her Skill uses apart long enough to get around her 6s particle ICD, elevating her potential as a battery.

Rotation
Furina ED Q > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Ningguang E > Navia D¹ hE N3D N1 > Ningguang Q ED C > Navia tE N3 (hE)² > Bennett E

¹ Dash through Ningguang’s Jade Screen if present
² If available

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Bennett Variant:
This setup trades some of Navia’s damage for Mavuika’s. This team nearly requires Xilonen to charge Mavuika’s Burst. While Kachina can technically generate Fighting Spirit, she doesn’t do it nearly as effectively, which leads to a noticeable dropoff in performance.

Rotation
Mavuika tE > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo > Mavuika Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo

Iansan Variant:
An alternative to Bennett in the team above is Iansan; throughout the rotation, her buff ticks down during Navia’s combo and is refreshed from Mavuika’s Burst. This leads to both of Navia’s Skills getting Iansan’s full buff on top of Mavuika’s own Burst receiving all the same buffs as Navia. In this team, replacing Xilonen with Kachina poses less of a problem, since Iansan can hold Favonius to bridge the Energy generation gap between Xilonen and Kachina, and both Iansan and Kachina help fill Mavuika’s Burst.

Rotation
Mavuika tE > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Iansan E N1¹ Q > Navia hE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Mavuika Q > Navia hE Combo

¹ If Iansan is not C2 or higher

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Pairing Albedo with Fischl or Durin enables them to make use of the Hexenzirkel buffs given to teams with two Hexerei characters. As these teams will have high ER requirements on Navia and — with the Hexerei buffs given to Albedo — a guaranteed source of off-field Geo application, it is viable to use Navia’s Burst when available and forgo building ER entirely. Note that, even with off-field Geo application, Crystallize management can be tricky, so it may require some practice.

Rotation (Fischl)
Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Fischl N1 Q/E > Albedo E > Navia hE N3D N2 > Bennett E > Navia hE N3D N2

Rotation (Durin)
Durin 2[E] Q > Albedo E > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Navia tE Combo > Bennett E > Navia hE

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Using Fischl enables short, 16-17s rotations, as you aren’t locked behind any 20s cooldowns. Keeping the rotations short incentivizes using Geo characters with equally short cooldowns and Navia’s N3D N2 combo as it is faster than the alternatives. 
GMC having access to two Skill uses here makes them an excellent battery.

Rotation (GMC)
Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Fischl N1 Q/E > GMC Q shE > Navia hE N3D N2 > Bennett E > GMC shE > Navia hE N1

Rotation (Zhongli)
Zhongli hED N1¹ > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Fischl N1 Q/E > Navia tE N3D N2 > Bennett E > (Zhonglie tE N1)² > Navia hE N3D N2

¹ To proc Favonius
² If Navia Bursting when available - refer to Zhongli's details for more info

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The Kachina variation is one of Navia's most accessible teams as both Xiangling and Kachina are given for free, and Bennett is available in the Starglitter shop for 2 months every year. A solid baseline that will clear comfortably if executed properly. Proper funneling is important here as Xiangling’s ER requirements will quickly get out of hand otherwise.

Rotation (Kachina)
(Bennett E)¹ > Kachina E N1 > Navia Q > Bennett Q E > Xiangling Q ED > Navia tE Combo > Kachina Q³/Bennett E > Navia hE Combo (hE)² > Bennett E > Xiangling N2<sup>4

1</sup> First rotation only
² If available
³ If Kachina is C2+
⁴ Catch Bennett particles

Rotation (Chiori)
Navia Q > Bennett Q E > Xiangling Q ED > Chiori 2[E] > Navia tE Combo > Bennett E > Navia hE Combo (hE)¹ > Bennett E > Xiangling N2<sup>2

1</sup> If available
² Catch Bennett particles

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Emilie sustains a Burning aura for her personal damage, which acts as a Pyro aura that Navia and Zhongli can trigger Crystallize on. Bennett uses his Skill between Navia’s to refresh the Burning aura as well as generate Energy. Note that Burning can damage your on-fielder upon contact, making Serpent Spine somewhat unreliable without Zhongli. Since Bennett does not have any off-field Pyro application, this setup is also fragile against enemies that can apply self-auras (that are not Pyro or Dendro), or cleanse themselves.

Rotation
(Emilie E > Bennett E)¹ > Zhongli hED N1² > Navia Q > Bennett EQ > Emilie Q/E > Navia tE Combo > Bennett E > (Zhongli tE N1²)³ > Navia hE Combo

¹ First rotation only
² To proc Favonius
³ If Navia Bursting when available - refer to Zhongli's details for more info

Bennett-less Teams

Ineffa Variant:
Ineffa is an incredibly synergistic option due to the effect of stacking Lunar-Crystallize with regular Crystallize, as discussed in the Crystallize Management section, on top of her shield and Columbina already buffing Lunar-Charged. Navia can also hold the artifact set “Night of the Sky’s Unveiling,” slightly lowering her Talent damage but gaining Lunar-Crystallize damage.

Rotation
Ineffa E (Q)¹ > Columbina E (Q)¹ > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia tE Combo

¹ If available

Furina Variant:
Furina and Columbina alleviate each other’s ER requirements, allowing Furina to build for more personal damage and Columbina to comfortably hold TTDS and 4pc TotM. Lunar-Crystallize contributes meaningful damage.

Rotation
Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Columbina E Q > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia tE Combo (tE)<sup>1

1</sup> If available

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A great option for any content that promotes Ascendant Gleam, such as the Wild Hunt enemies. This team focuses on Lunar-Crystallize, which acts as a construct to enable Chiori’s second doll even at C0. Illuga’s C2 and C6 are both greatly appreciated, although not a hard requirement. Navia can hold the artifact set “Night of the Sky’s Unveiling” here, in the event that such a set has already been obtained. Due to the lack of Crystallize shields and any other form of sustain, Columbina can prefer running Prototype Amber, which additionally helps her meet ER requirements as solo Hydro.

Rotation (Albedo)
(Albedo E)¹ > Columbina E (Q)² > Albedo E > Illuga Q E > Navia Q tE Combo > (Albedo Q)² > Navia tE Combo

¹ First rotation only; skip Albedo’s following E that rotation
² If available

Rotation (Chiori)
Columbina E (Q)¹ > Chiori 2[E] > Illuga Q E > Navia Q tE Combo > (Chiori Q)¹ > Navia tE Combo

¹ If available

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These teams lower Navia’s personal damage in exchange for more team damage. Xilonen is not directly replaceable here as she both heals for Furina and generates Fighting Spirit for Mavuika. These teams will often prefer an ATK% Goblet for Navia, so check the Genshin Optimizer.

Yelan Variant:
In Yelan’s case, she and Furina can output extremely high, albeit single-target, damage, due to Xilonen’s and Furina’s buffs, Hydro Resonance and increased Hydro particle generation. On top of this, the ramping DMG Bonus Yelan provides to Navia through her A4 Passive is also significant. This team scales very well with Yelan’s investment.

Rotation
(Furina ED)¹ > Xilonen E N1 Q N1 > Furina Q (ED)² > Navia Q > Yelan Q N1 E N1 > Xilonen E N2 > Navia tE Combo hE Combo > Yelan N1 E N2 > (Navia N1 hE)<sup>3

1</sup> First rotation
² Ongoing rotations
³ If available

Mavuika Variant:
Mavuika in this slot brings her personal damage as well as her A4 buff. Her damage being AoE means this team will perform the same against multiple enemies (relative to Navia’s own AoE limitations). Note that this is still a Navia team, NOT a Mavuika team: as you can see in the rotation listed below, Mavuika swaps in, nukes with her Burst, sets up her Skill to get Vapes from off-field, and leaves again.

Rotation
Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Mavuika Q C E > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo (hE N2)<sup>1

1</sup> If available

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Kokomi Variant:
This team forgoes Bennett in favor of Kokomi, who can buff Navia with TTDS as well as provide Hydro Resonance and Energy generation for Furina to elevate her personal damage. Kokomi on-fields with her Burst to fill downtime and deal some damage, as well as generate additional Fanfare for Furina. Note that TTDS is not much of a drop in Kokomi’s personal damage as she appreciates the HP% secondary stat.

Rotation
Furina ED Q > Navia Q > Chiori 2[E] > Kokomi ED N1 > Navia hE Combo > Kokomi Q N3D N3 > Navia hE Combo (hE)<sup>1

1</sup> If available

Sigewinne Variant:
Sigewinne trades Kokomi’s buff to Navia for buffs to the other off-fielders from her Elemental Skill instead.

Rotation
Navia Q > Furina ED Q > Sigewinne N1¹ E > Chiori 2[E] > Navia tE Combo hE Combo > Chiori (Q)² > Navia (hE Combo)<sup>3

1</sup> To proc Favonius
² If available
³ If available, otherwise fill downtime with Normal Attacks

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Pairing two Cryo teammates provides Cryo Resonance. Cryo options tend to not focus on buffing Navia and instead provide their own damage. In the case of Shenhe, she provides buffs to the other Cryo unit. Both Rosaria and Shenhe still provide some buffs to Navia via their A4 Passives.

Rotation (Rosaria)
(Xilonen Q)¹ > Escoffier E(Q) > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Rosaria EQ > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo

¹ Can be used here if Escoffier’s Burst is unavailable

Rotation (Shenhe)
Escoffier EQ > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Shenhe Q tE > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo > Shenhe tE N2¹ > (Navia hE)<sup>2

1</sup> To proc Favonius
² If available

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Ineffa Variant:
Ineffa brings her own damage rather than buffs for Navia as well as a shield. She benefits from Xilonen’s RES Shred but not much else, since Lunar-Charged damage is not affected by DMG% buffs. Still, her damage is quite powerful.

Rotation
Ineffa E (Q)¹ > Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q hE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo (hE)<sup>1

1</sup> If available

Fischl Variant:
Fischl provides her own damage, which is further enhanced by both Furina and Xilonen’s DMG% buffs, as well as Xilonen’s RES Shred.

Rotation
(Fischl E)¹ > Xilonen Q > Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Fischl Q/E > Navia tE Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Combo (hE)<sup>2

1</sup> First rotation only if starting with full Energy
² If available

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Xilonen Variant:
Both Xilonen’s RES Shred and healing do not work in this team, as her requirement of two PHEC teammates is not met. However, her ability to hold 4pc Scroll and the vast amount of Energy she provides still make her extremely valuable in this team. This team scales really well with Xilonen’s C2: not only does she gain her regular C2 buffs, but her Geo RES Shred also takes effect.

Rotation
Furina ED Q > Xilonen E N2 > Navia Q > Xianyun EPQ > Navia hE Plunge Combo > Xilonen E N2 > Navia hE Plunge Combo (hE)<sup>1

1</sup> If available

Albedo Variant:
Albedo’s flower provides Energy, personal damage, and aids in Crystallize shard generation. This rotation accommodates two Skill uses, which can help a lot in scenarios where his flower tends to break. To aid with Energy requirements, Furina takes the field to proc Favonius sword between Navia’s Skills. If Albedo’s flower does not break, this may not be necessary depending on your builds. Check the Energy Recharge Calculator for more accurate results.

Rotation
Navia Q > Albedo E > Furina ED Q > Xianyun EPQ > Navia hE Plunge Combo > Albedo E > Furina N2D² > Navia hE Plunge Combo (hE)<sup>1

1</sup> If available
² To proc Favonius

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Quickswap Damage Dealer

Raiden can battery everyone’s Bursts and deal significant personal damage, while Navia can utilize Raiden’s fairly long downtime. Even though Navia cannot benefit from Sara’s C6, Sara can still provide Navia with a Flat ATK buff, which proves to be quite valuable. Using Sara’s Skill and Aimed Shot can prove to be trickier than expected as you’re locked into somewhat lengthy animations without any resistance to interruption — unless Xilonen is C1 or higher. This isn’t generally a big issue, but worth a disclaimer still. Note that this team’s Crystallize shard generation is limited, so it may require more careful Crystallize Management.

Rotation
(Raiden E)¹ > Navia (tE)¹Q > Xilonen EQ N2 > Sara E Q > Navia tE N3 hE > Sara C > Raiden Q N4E N3CD N4

¹ First rotation only

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This pairing is more beneficial for Noelle than it is for Navia. Nonetheless, it is a fine team option if you want to focus on multiple units’ on-field capabilities. Noelle generates Crystallize shards while she is on-field, as well as drive Yelan and heal to generate Fanfare. Noelle’s Burst not disappearing if she is swapped out is immensely useful here as it allows for a second Yelan Skill and better Crystallize distribution for Navia’s Skills.

Rotation
Furina ED Q > Navia Q > Yelan Q N1 E N1 > Navia hE N1 > Noelle E N1 Q N3D N3 > Navia tE N1 > Yelan E N2 > Noelle N3 > (Navia hE)<sup>1

1</sup> If available

Credits

Writing: rezmir, sew, cynematic

Calculations: rezmir, lesterberne

Editing: idkanonymized, pulsar79., hans_sprungfeld, luwunae

TC Contributors: rezmir, sew, caxia5, lesterberne, hans_sprungfeld, jack5mikemotown, cosmic_wanderer_

Media Contributors: rezmir, lesterberne, idkanonymized, brukin, BreadCat, jack5mikemotown, fiszu

Transcribers: luxeby, chasing_haze

References

Navia Calcs - rezmir
Navia ERC Mastersheet - lesterberne