Genshin Impact DMG Optimizer
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Understanding Crit Rate & Crit Damage in Genshin Impact
In Genshin Impact, optimizing your character's damage output is rarely as simple as just stacking Attack. The most effective way to scale into endgame content (like the Spiral Abyss) is by balancing your Crit Rate (CR) and Crit Damage (CD).
This calculator helps you determine your Average Damage, which represents the mathematical expectation of your damage output over time, accounting for how often you land critical hits versus normal hits.
The Golden Ratio: 1:2
Experienced players follow the "Golden Ratio" rule. Mathematically, to maximize your average damage output for a given amount of stat "budget," your Crit Damage should be exactly twice your Crit Rate.
- Example 1: 50% Crit Rate / 100% Crit Damage.
- Example 2: 70% Crit Rate / 140% Crit Damage.
- Example 3: 85% Crit Rate / 170% Crit Damage.
If you have 20% Crit Rate and 200% Crit Damage, your big numbers will look impressive on screen, but your average DPS will be lower because you simply won't crit often enough to utilize that multiplier.
What is Crit Value (CV)?
Crit Value is a community-created metric used to grade Artifacts. It simplifies the two stats into a single number to judge how "good" an artifact is offensively.
The formula for Total Crit Value is: CV = (Crit Rate × 2) + Crit Damage.
Generally, for a specific artifact piece (like a Feather or Flower):
- 20+ CV: Decent
- 30+ CV: Good
- 40+ CV: Excellent
- 50+ CV: Unicorn (God Tier)
Calculating Average Damage
While seeing a big critical hit number is satisfying, your Average Damage is the true indicator of DPS. The formula used in this calculator is:
Average DMG = ATK × (1 + (Crit Rate% × Crit Damage%))
Note: If your Crit Rate exceeds 100%, it is capped at 100% for the calculation, as you cannot crit more often than every hit.