PSA #1:

A DPS is a literal GOD and their team is their worshipers. Worship your god and they’ll make your enemies disappear; otherwise, you better start praying

PSA #2:

Both Zhongli’s abilities scale off ATK, but both also benefit A LOT from HP. As Lord of Geo, he WILL have his order… just make sure you brought some money…

E - Dominus Lapidis

Tap
Commands the omnipresent power of earth to solidify into a Stone Stele, dealing AoE Geo DMG.
Additionally, the Stone Stele will resonate with other Geo Constructs in the vicinity, dealing Geo DMG to surrounding enemies.
The Stone Stele is considered a Geo Construct, and can both be climbed and used to block attacks. Only one may exist at any one time.

Hold
Causes nearby Geo energy to explode, causing the following effects:

• If the maximum number hasn't been reached, creates a Stone Stele
• Creates a shield of jade. The shield's DMG Absorption scales based on Zhongli's Max HP. Possesses 150% DMG Absorption against all Elemental and Physical DMG
• Characters protected by the Jade Shield will decrease the Elemental RES and Physical RES of opponents in a small AoE by 20%. This effect cannot be stacked
• Deals AoE Geo DMG
• If there are nearby targets with the Geo element, it will drain a large amount of Geo element from a maximum of 2 such targets. This effect does not cause DMG

Summons a giant rod from the ground that pulses with geo DMG to nearby enemies.

PSA #3:

E has two ways you can use it:

• Tap E to summon a stone stele that does damage where it’s spawned:
  • It will pulse 15 times, doing geo DMG to nearby enemies (lasts 30 seconds, 1 pulse = 2 sec)
  • Nearby geo structures will also pulse geo DMG (will list what can/cannot below)
  • Can only have ONE out at a time (two if you have C1)
  • ABSOLUTELY POOPS CRYSTALLIZE SHARDS
  • CAN CLIMB THE PILLAR AND IT BLOCKS STUFF
• What resonates with pillar:
  • Geo MC E
  • Geo MC Q (all 4 walls pulse)
  • Ningguang E (pulses from center of gate, not sides)
  • Geo Hypostasis pillars
  • Geo Samachurl pillars
  • Albedo E
• Hold E to summon a shield:
  • Will do massive AoE geo DMG on activation + spawns a pillar if not already on field
  • Chunks geo elements nearby (up to two targets – clarification below)
  • Shield lasts 20 sec
  • Scales off HP
• What E can absolutely delete:
  • Any ore (#1 miner)
  • Geo Shields/Armour
  • Rock Shields
  • Geo Samachurl pillars
  • Geo Hypostasis pillars
  • Geovishaps/Hatchlings

Tap E at the start of the fight, then Hold E when it comes off CD. Always position to attack enemies TOWARDS the pillar to maximize damage.

Resonant Waves

When the Jade Shield takes DMG, it will Fortify:

• Fortified characters have 5% increased Shield Strength.

Can stack up to 5 times, and lasts until the Jade Shield disappears.

You literally get hit to get stronger… Essentially the shield will gain 25% additional strength when taking damage. This doesn’t re-fresh the HP of the shield, but more so just adds to it.

Q - Planet Befall

Brings a falling meteor down to earth, dealing massive Geo DMG to opponents caught in its AoE and applying the Petrification status to them.

Petrification
Opponents affected by the Petrification status cannot move.

YEETS A GODDAMN METEOR AT YOUR FOES. PETRIFIES ALL TYPES OF ENEMIES AND THEY CAN’T MOVE. LORD OF GEO DON’T MESS AROUND.

Every enemy type, except world bosses and domain bosses, can get petrified.This alsoprevents enemies from being affected from your own CC.

Example: Venti Q will no longer juggle enemies up and down in the vortex when petrified. They will still take the damage from the ability though!

Dominance of Earth

• Normal Attack, Charged Attack, and Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 1.39% of Max HP
• Dominus Lapidis' Stone Stele, resonance, and hold DMG is increased by 1.9% of Max HP
• Planet Befall's DMG is increased by 33% of Max HP

1.3 Update changes so everything scales off Zhongli’s HP (super neat buffs!)

A reasonable HP you want Zhongli to be around is roughly between 18,000 – 22,000, as that essentially means you’ll gain an additional 5,940 – 7,260 damage on your Q.

Talent leveling order: E > Normal > Q (You can honestly go Normal first)

PSA #4:

So two final things:

1. For support, Deathmatch + Millelith will do great.
2. Ignore the people that are abhorrently against DPS Zhongli — they’re the same people who swear by Phys DMG% Fischl but can’t reserve the same logic (either that or just blatantly salty they don’t have enough gems cause they double downed for Childe)