Noelle build guide

Noelle functions as a main DPS that can also sustain the team with shield and healing. Her kit is pretty straightforward with Elemental Skill (E) creating a shield that also heals the entire party when Noelle’s Normal and Charged attacks hit a target. Her Elemental Burst (Q) converts all of her attacks into geo, increase attack that scales based on her DEF and larger AOE in her attacks. You’ll only want to switch to her to do damage once her burst is ready as she doesn’t do much damage without it. At C6, Noelle’s burst increase ATK by an additional 50% of her DEF. This constellation in particular is what enables her to be so strong and is only recommended to pursue DPS Noelle only after her final constellation is acquired.

Her only drawback is energy regeneration. With a burst cost of 80 and the fact that her E does not generate any elemental particles, she quite often requires multiple geo batteries to run with her. Among some of the top geo batteries include Albedo, Gorou and Yunjin.

Regarding DPS Noelle:

It is only recommended to build DPS Noelle after her final constellation C6 is acquired.
*N refers to each normal attack;

N1 -> N2 -> N3 -> N4 -> Dash/Jump

N4 covers a lesser AoE, slower attack speed and gives knockback onto enemies. However good for bursting down high value target

N1 -> N2 -> N3 -> Dash/Jump

Recommended combo

Regarding Weapon Choices:

Serpent Spine: When using Husk of Opulent Dreams, Serpent Spine stacks are prioritized over Husk of the Opulent Dreams stacks, due to their conflicting nature in gaining stacks (Off-field and on-field)
Skyward Pride: Useful if you are unable to get ER from your substats. Does really well while its passive is active, but falls off in sustained fights. Comfort option that has quite a big power gap if compared with Serpent Spine or Whiteblind.
Favonius Greatsword: Only recommended with high refines, as its usefulness scales with its particle generation capabilities. R5 allows her to self-battery assuming some additional particles from enemies, but a second Geo is always recommended regardless for resonance.

Regarding Artifact Sets:

Husk of Opulent Dreams (4): Noelle snapshots her DEF on burst cast. To get the full 4 stacks’ DEF% boost during your first burst, you need to wait 12 seconds off field before swapping in. In abyss, time spent before the chamber starts still generates stacks.
Retracing Bolide (4): Optimally offers slightly less damage than Gladiator’s, but is much easier to farm per resin and can have 100% uptime with crystallise shields. Consider Gladiator’s Finale if you don’t want to farm for Archaic Petra as Artifact Strongbox is much more effective than elite bosses in terms of artifacts per resin.