Escoffier Guide and Best Builds

Escoffier Guide and Best Builds for Genshin Impact

Escoffier is the 5-Star Cryo Polearm from Fontaine who focuses on healing, dealing damage and supporting Freeze teams. Read our Escoffier guide to learn more about Escoffier's kit, Escoffier's best Builds and also her Ascension and Talent Materials.

Last updated on May 05, 2025 at 16:00 by Shikhu 1 comment
Cryo Element
Polearm Weapon
Rarity
Emily Cass EN Voice Actor
Satō Satomi JP Voice Actor
1.

Escoffier Build Guide Infographic

2.

Escoffier Strengths and Weaknesses

V Strengths
  • +Escoffier provides off-field damage while still functioning as a powerful healer.
  • +Consistent Cryo application.
  • +Powerful RES Shred - up to 55% depending on Cryo/Hydro units in the party.
X Weaknesses
  • -Primarily tied to only Hydro and Cryo characters causing more restricted teambuilding.
  • -Very focused on single-target damage which can mean her RES Shred will not often apply to all enemies in AoE situations.
3.

Escoffier Build Guide, Best Artifacts, Weapons and Talent Priority

Escoffier's best build options are listed below.

BiS Weapon Symphonist of Scents
Alternative Weapons
  1. Calamity Queller
  2. Staff of Homa
  3. Lumidouce Elegy
  4. Deathmatch
  5. Crimson Moon's Semblance
  6. Engulfing Lightning
  7. Prospector's Drill
  8. Tamayuratei no Ohanashi
  9. Favonius Lance
Best Artifacts
  1. Golden Troupe
  2. Blizzard Strayer
Main Stats
  • Sand Stats: ATK % / Energy Recharge
  • Goblet Stats: ATK % / Cryo DMG
  • Circlet Stats: CRIT Rate / DMG
Substat Priority
  • Energy Recharge (until requirements)
  • CRIT Rate / DMG
  • ATK %
Talent Priority
  1. Elemental Skill
  2. Elemental Burst
  3. Normal Attack

Escoffier's best weapon is Symphonist of Scents, her signature weapon. To fully take advantage of this weapon however you do need to ensure you use Escoffier's Elemental Burst every rotation which places a slight emphasis on her Energy Recharge requirements when building Escoffier. There are many good 5-Star options such as Calamity Queller, Staff of Homa or Lumidouce Elegy.

Golden Troupe is Escoffier's best artifact set that you should build and is great for her personal DPS. That being said, you can build Escoffier with Blizzard Strayer instead and has the potential to be comparable in damage output.

Build Escoffier with ample amounts of ER as well as CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG and ATK %. Escoffier's Energy Recharge requirements heavily depend on your team composition and the amount of Cryo characters.

3.1.

Escoffier's Energy Recharge Requirements

The amount of ER for your Escoffier Build depends on her team. While the below information can provide you with rough estimates, they can differ depending on the exact characters used, your rotation and any ER-centric weapons used.

Team ER Required
1 Cryo 200%+
2 Cryo 155-175%
3 Cryo 120-130%
Mono Cryo 100%~
4.

Escoffiers Best Team Compositions

Escoffier's best teams focus on the Freeze reaction however she can work in other team archetypes too but non-Cryo/ Hydro characters will remove stacks from Escoffier's passive ability.

4.1.

Escoffier Freeze Teams

Main DPS Support Support Support
Kamisato Ayaka Furina Escoffier
Wriothesley Furina Yelan Escoffier

Escoffier's best teams pair her with Furina due to how easily Escoffier can generate Fanfare and then a powerful SubDPS such as Yelan or a Cryo support such as Shenhe or even Citlali. This core can then support a wide range of Hydro or Cryo Main DPS.

Kamisato Ayaka is one of the older characters who benefits most from Escoffier, while Wriothesley and Ganyu can work, but generally melt is still stronger for these 2.

4.2.

Escoffier Neuvillette Freeze Teams

Main DPS Support Support Support
Neuvillette Furina Citlali Escoffier

Neuvillette is another character who can benefit significantly from Escoffier and is a contender for one of his best teams. On paper, Escoffier teams are best however because Neuvillette's personal damage is lower with Escoffier meaning that your investment into Neuvillette doesn’t scale as well. Ultimately, it depends on the content and characters you have available.

4.3.

Non-Freeze Teams With Escoffier

Main DPS Support Support Support
Mavuika Escoffier Xilonen Bennett
Arlecchino Escoffier Citlali Bennett

These teams are generally worse than Freeze-based options however they can still be decent or simply alternate ways to play Escoffier depending on the Spiral Abyss/Imaginarium Line-up. Pyro DPS such as Mavuika and Arlecchino tend to be the best choices however Hu Tao or Yoimiya are also good options.

5.

Escoffiers Ascensions, Talents, and Constellations

Escoffier Ascensions Escoffier Talents Escoffier Constellations
5.1.

Escoffier Ascension Passives and Materials

Ascension Passive Explanation
Better to Salivate Than Medicate

After using the Elemental Burst Scoring Cuts, Escoffier will obtain the Rehab Diet effect for 9s: Restores HP for nearby active characters at intervals based on 138.24% of Escoffier's ATK.

Inspiration-Immersed Seasoning

When there are 1/2/3/4 Hydro or Cryo characters in the party, Escoffier will decrease the Hydro RES and Cryo RES of any opponents hit by her Elemental Skill, Low-Temperature Cooking, or her Elemental Burst, Scoring Cuts, by 5%/10%/15%/55% for 12s.

Constant Off-the-Cuff Cookery

When using the Hold form of her Elemental Skill Low-Temperature Cooking, Escoffier will activate her All-Spectrum Multi-Use Cooking Mek in its Off-the-Cuff Cookery mode.

Cooking Mek: Off-the-Cuff Cookery Mode

  • Places the Cooking Mek on the field. The Cooking Mek can absorb elemental attacks. When the absorbed elemental energy hits a certain limit, Escoffier can convert the ingredients placed within it into wonderful food.
  • Escoffier needs time to purchase new ingredients, so she can only make a certain number of dishes like this each week. The number of dishes Escoffier can make resets every Monday at 4:00 AM.
5.2.

Escoffiers Ascension Materials

Escoffier gains CRIT Rate as she levels giving her a total of 19.2% CRIT Rate at level 90.

The total Ascension Material costs to upgrade all of Escoffiers Ascensions are listed below.

Source Quantity
Mora 420,000 Mora
Boss Material 46x Secret Source Airflow Accumulator
Ascension Material
Local Specialty 168x Beryl Conch
Enhancement Material
  • 18x Meshing Gear
  • 30x Mechanical Spur Gear
  • 36x Artificed Dynamic Gear
5.3.

Escoffiers Talents

Type Talent Name Brief Explanation
Normal Kitchen Skills

Normal Attack

Performs up to 3 consecutive spear strikes.

Charged Attack

Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to perform an upward thrust.

Plunging Attack

Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Elemental Skill Low-Temperature Cooking

Behold the true meaning of "cooking"! Escoffier will demonstrate different cooking techniques when you Tap or Hold this skill, but rest assured, each of them is Fontaine's pride and joy.

Tap

Activates her All-Spectrum Multi-Use Cooking Mek in its Cold Storage mode and deals AoE Cryo DMG to nearby opponents.

Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode

Follows the current active character and fires Frosty Parfaits at nearby opponents at intervals, dealing Cryo DMG.

Arkhe: Ousia

At intervals, Escoffier will summon a Surging Blade when activating her Cooking Mek in Cold Storage mode, dealing Ousia-aligned AoE Cryo DMG.

Hold

Activates her Cooking Mek: Off-the-Cuff Cookery Mode.

Elemental Burst Scoring Cuts

Displaying her exceptional knife skills, Escoffier deals AoE Cryo DMG and restores HP to all nearby party members based on her ATK.

5.4.

Escoffiers Talent Materials

The total material costs to upgrade a single one of Escoffiers Talents is listed below.

Source Quantity
Mora 1,625,500 Mora
Special Material 1x Crown of Insight
Boss Material 6x Eroded Horn
Domain Material
  • 3x Teachings of Justice
  • 21x Guide to Justice
  • 38x Philosophies of Justice
Enhancement Material
  • 6x Meshing Gear
  • 22x Mechanical Spur Gear
  • 31x Artificed Dynamic Gear
5.5.

Escoffiers Constellations

# Name Explanation
C1 Pre-Dinner Dance for Your Taste Buds

When 4 party members are Hydro or Cryo, all nearby party members will have their Cryo DMG CRIT DMG increased by 60% for 15s after Escoffier uses her Elemental Skill Low-Temperature Cooking or Elemental Burst Scoring Cuts. You must first unlock the Passive Talent "Inspiration-Immersed Seasoning."

C2 Fresh, Fragrant Stew Is an Art

When Escoffier activates her Cooking Mek in its Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode, she will gain the "Freshly-Prepped Delicacy" effect for 15s. During this time, Escoffier will gain 5 Cold Dish stacks. When nearby active characters apart from Escoffier deal Cryo DMG, they will expend 1 Cold Dish stack to increase their DMG dealt by 240% of Escoffier's ATK.

If you hit multiple opponents with a single instance of Cryo DMG, Cold Dish stacks will be consumed based on the number of opponents hit.

C3 The Bakery Magic of Caramel Browning Increases the Level of Low-Temperature Cooking by 3.
C4 Secret Rosemary Recipe

Rehab Diet lasts 6 more seconds. While it is active, you have a chance of healing 100% extra HP and restoring 2 Energy to Escoffier when you trigger healing through Rehab Diet. This chance corresponds to Escoffier's CRIT Rate. You can trigger this effect 7 times during any one Rehab Diet's duration.

C5 Symphony of a Thousand Sauces Increases the Level of Scoring Cuts by 3.
C6 Tea Parties Bursting With Color

Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode is enhanced:

  • When your party's active character's Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attacks hit opponents, Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode will fire off another Special-Grade Frozen Parfait, dealing 500% of Escoffier's ATK as AoE Cryo DMG. This DMG is considered Elemental Skill DMG.
  • This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s up to a maximum of 6 times within the duration of one Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode.
5.6.

Changelog

  • 05 May 2025: Tooltips added with pre-download.
  • 03 May 2025: Build and teams fleshed out.
  • 28 Mar. 2025: Guide added.
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