Character stats
Level Stats
Base HP13,348
Base ATK347
Base DEF732
CRIT Rate19.2%
SandsWhile Escoffier’s Energy Recharge requirements can often be met without an Energy Recharge% Sands, it takes priority if this is not the case.
Genshin Impact character guide
5-star
Cryo
Polearm
Escoffier Build and Guide
Best Escoffier build, teams, weapons, artifacts, combos, rotations, and gameplay notes for Genshin Impact.
5-starCryoPolearmTitleTasteful ExcellenceConstellationDulciaria StructuraBirthday06-08OrganizationFontaineRelease2025-05-06
Last updated: August 8, 2026
Escoffier Profile
Skills
Talent text and per-level multipliers, straight from the character data.
Normal Attack
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.
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.
Full multiplier table
1-Hit DMG101.9%
2-Hit DMG94.1%
3-Hit DMG65.2%+79.7%
Charged Attack DMG228.1%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost25.0
Plunge DMG126.4%
Low/High Plunge DMG253%/316%
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 All-Spectrum Multi-Use Cooking Mek's Off-the-Cuff Cookery Mode.
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 All-Spectrum Multi-Use Cooking Mek's Off-the-Cuff Cookery Mode.
Full multiplier table
Skill DMG90.7%
Frosty Parfait DMG216.0%
Cold Storage Mode Duration20.0s
Surging Blade DMG60.5%
Surging Blade CD Interval10.0s
Press CD15.0s
Hold CD6.0s
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.
Full multiplier table
Skill DMG1067.0%
Healing309.7% ATK+2373
CD15.0s
Energy Cost60
Passive Talents
Passive talents are shown in full as kit cards.
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.
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.
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 every 1s 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.
Constellations
All constellation names and descriptions in full for quick reference.
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 Ascension Talent "Inspiration-Immersed Seasoning."
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Inspiration-Immersed Seasoning."
C2
Fresh, Fragrant Stew Is an Art
When Escoffier activates her Cooking Mek in its 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 with a Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attack, or an Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst, 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.
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.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
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.
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Better to Salivate Than Medicate."
You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Better to Salivate Than Medicate."
C5
Symphony of a Thousand Sauces
Increases the Level of Scoring Cuts by 3.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Maximum upgrade level is 15.
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 Frosty 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, and this effect can be triggered 6 times within the duration of one Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode.
· 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 Frosty 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, and this effect can be triggered 6 times within the duration of one Cooking Mek: Cold Storage Mode.
Ability Effects
Keyword and ability definitions referenced across this character's kit.
Cold Storage Mode
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.
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.
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.
· 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.
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Escoffier Review
Pros
Good Cryo application from off-field with long duration.
Valuable RES Shred in freeze teams.
Strong sub-DPS.
Teamwide healing.
Iced Coffee.
Cons
Restrictive teambuilding.
Single-target locked.
Review
Short Kit Explanation
Escoffier is a 5-star Cryo Polearm user most commonly played as a sub-DPS, support, and sustain for Freeze teams. Her Skill gives her consistent damage which is powered up by her RES Shred that scales with the Cryo and Hydro characters in the team, while offering healing on her Burst.
Escoffier’s kit is extremely simple, with the most important aspect about her being defined by her second Ascension Passive: she applies Hydro and Cryo RES Shred when hitting enemies with her Elemental Skill or Burst, with the value being based on the number of Hydro and Cryo characters in the party including herself. At 1/2/3 characters, the value of the RES Shred is 5/10/15% respectively; there is then a massive jump when the party has only Hydro and Cryo characters, with Escoffier offering a whopping 55% RES Shred for having 4 such characters in the team. This defines her primary niche as a lynchpin for Freeze teams; unlike many units of this genre, at least, she retains some minor flex value for other archetypes.
As to be expected by her second Ascension Passive specifying the debuff is applied when she hits enemies, Escoffier’s Skill allows her to deal Cryo damage to enemies once every second through the “Cooking Mek” it summons. It has solid scalings and lasts a lengthy 20 seconds with a 15-second cooldown, meaning uptime is a non-issue - especially considering that her debuff itself lasts another 12 seconds after every hit.
The only aspect of this Skill that isn’t immediately apparent is that it has an internal cooldown of 1.5 seconds - in other words, after applying Cryo to an enemy, Escoffier has to wait at least 1.5 seconds before her Skill can do so again. Since her Skill has a 1-second attack interval, this allows her to apply Cryo once every 2 seconds.
Her Elemental Burst, on the other hand, is how Escoffier provides healing. Its initial cast deals AoE Cryo damage while providing a full teamwide Burst heal scaling off Escoffier’s Attack, with her first Ascension Passive allowing her to then provide consistent recovery to the active character for 9 seconds after using her Burst.
This finally leaves us with Escoffier’s Normal Attacks, which are unfortunately generally unspectacular and are almost never used outside of triggering weapon passives such as Favonius Lance. While she does have a Hold Skill, this is exclusively for overworld purposes.
How to Play
(Mechanics & Gameplay Loop)
The only requirement to playing Escoffier is that you need to Tap her Skill when she takes the field.
Her Burst can be used if healing is needed; using it after her Skill allows Escoffier to collect her own Energy particles, while using it before her Skill allows Escoffier to swap off immediately after casting Skill to funnel the particles to a teammate who might want the Energy more.
Escoffier Pull Value Escoffier is a staple of Freeze teams, with her pull value depending on how useful a Freeze team would be to the player. From a general perspective, thanks to her and Skirk, Freeze teams did have some new life breathed into them; however, they also no longer stand at the top of the metagame.
Nonetheless, it is worth reiterating that Escoffier is likely to remain a powerful unit for Freeze teams. If the player has high investment in a Freeze carry such as Ayaka and wishes to continue playing her or if Freeze teams themselves get another synergistic unit to improve their performance, Escoffier will probably retain good value for them. Ultimately, her pull value is largely decided by the relevance of her archetype.
It’s worth noting that as a healer with consistent and good off-field Cryo damage, Escoffier does retain some niche value for teams like Melt and Stellar-Conduct; in the former especially, she can help enable niche dual Cryo Melt setups with Citlali, while for the latter she helps charge the Polestar Field. However, she should not be pulled for these roles.
Escoffier Build
Weapons
Escoffier Weapon Ranking
WeaponNotes
Symphonist of ScentsR1Escoffier’s best Weapon, significantly boosting her personal damage while providing an ATK% buff for her and the active character she is healing. Requires Escoffier to use her Burst.
Favonius LanceR5Sacrifices some of Escoffier’s offensive capabilities for support, providing Energy for herself and the team. Especially useful if Escoffier needs to Burst frequently on Energy-starved teams, or with Energy-hungry teammates.
Skyward SpineR1CRIT Stat sticks like Spine and Homa make for good stat sticks for Escoffier’s personal damage. Calamity Queller is also a good option, especially in teams without ATK buffs or Shenhe.
DeathmatchR5Good option for personal damage at any refinement.Artifact Sets
Escoffier Artifact Ranking
ArtifactNotes
Golden TroupeEscoffier’s best option for personal damage. Note that if she is significantly outdamaged by the Main Carry, such as with Skirk, Supportive Sets take priority.
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder CityOne of her better Supporting Sets if there are no better holders on the team thanks to its uptime.
Tenacity of the MillelithWhile Tenacity of the Millelith is a good option that Escoffier has no issues maintaining uptime on, Furina makes better use of the Set when the pair are used together due to Furina being able to use the Set’s HP%.
Noblesse ObligeAnother good supportive option on teams where there is a better Scroll holder and Escoffier uses her Burst frequently, such as with Furina and Citlali.Main Stats
Artifact main stats
Sands
Goblet
CircletInvestment
Escoffier Investment Priority
Stats
ER
CRIT Rate
CRIT DMG
ATK%Energy Recharge (ER) is the focus until hitting the required value.
Talents
SkillBurstEscoffier’s damage comes almost entirely from her Skill, making it the priority to Level; her Burst Levels only scale her healing, so can be leveled as far as the player feels is needed for survivability. Note that her first Ascension Passive’s healing is independent of her Burst’s Talent Levels.
Energy
Energy Recharge Requirements
| 0 Favonius Procs | 1 Favonius Proc | |
|---|---|---|
| Solo Cryo (Kokomi/Esco/Yelan/Furina | 265-285% | 230-250% |
| Double Cryo (Skirk/Esco/Furina/Mona) | 220-240% | 200-220% |
| Triple Cryo (Skirk/Esco/Furina/Citlali) | 140-160% | 130-150% |
Constellations
Escoffier Constellations
ConstellationInfo
C1
Arguably Escoffier’s best Constellation, offering a 60% CDMG buff to the team when following a team restriction Escoffier already wanted anyway. Useless when used as a Flex in non-Freeze teams.
C2
Gives Escoffier 5 Quills that scale off her ATK. While they have good scalings, their limited quantity and the fact they’re shared by the team limits their value. Incentivizes using Escoffier immediately before the Main DPS.
C3
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C4
Offers Escoffier more healing on Burst, as well as an amount of Energy for said Burst scaling with Escoffier’s CRIT Rate. Nice on teams where her Energy Recharge Requirements would be high, but not an especially high value Constellation.
C5
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C6
Greatly improves Escoffier’s personal damage thanks to the 6 extra instances of damage it provides, but lackluster for the team unless trying to enable Escoffier as a Main DPS.
Escoffier Statistics
Usage statistics
Observed Escoffier Profile Data
Usage rates are gathered from player profiles connected to Enka and refreshed periodically. They describe what people are running, not what performs best.
Last statistics update: 08/August/2026
Based on Enka-connected profiles matching this character. Usage rate describes observed profile popularity, not optimality. Characters may have multiple viable builds, and guide recommendations can differ from popularity.
Sample: 94,181Weapons
Top Weapons
Favonius Lance29.7%Symphonist of Scents22.5%Skyward Spine9.4%
Calamity Queller6.0%Artifacts
Most Used Artifact Sets
Golden Troupe70.0%Golden Troupe [2PC] + Rainbow2.0%Noblesse Oblige1.8%Sands
Main Stat Usage
Goblet
Main Stat Usage
Circlet
Main Stat Usage
Constellation ownership
Ownership by Constellation Level
C084.0%C113.5%C21.9%C30.1%C40.0%C50.0%C60.4%Escoffier Teams & Synergies
Team Rules
In most cases, Escoffier should be paired exclusively with other Hydro and Cryo characters to fully enable her kit as she tends to be suboptimal otherwise. However, she can nonetheless be flexed into the role of a Melt Enabler (if lacking or alongside Citlali) or as a sustain/off-field DPS for certain Cryo teams such as Stellar-Conduct.
Major Synergies
Skirk shares the same kit restrictions Escoffier enforces to make the most out of her kit, making slotting Escoffier into her teams come at no opportunity cost; Escoffier providing damage, healing, and buffs primes Skirk to do great damage on-field.
- Great Main DPS
- +1 Skill Talent Level
Escoffier and Furina form a natural pairing, with Escoffier providing the healing Furina needs; together, they provide the whole team with solid buffs and good off-field damage.
- Decent Sub-DPS
- Ramping 75% DMG Bonus
CitlaliCryo Support, SustainNightsoulCitlali fits on many of the teams that Escoffier finds herself on; she’s a natural pick for Freeze teams with a Hydro carry, can use her gearing options to support Cryo Freeze carries, or make use of Escoffier to enable Melt setups for a Pyro DPS.
- Shielding
- 20% Hydro and Pyro RES Shred
Hydro/Cryo Freeze DPS
Escoffier tends to be a fantastic pick for Hydro and Cryo DPS characters who don’t mind the team restrictions she enforces; for the latter especially she is often Best-in-Slot. Examples include her being the optimal pick for Ayaka and Ganyu, while being a solid choice for Neuvillette.
Teams
Relative team damage chart. Best listed team is treated as 100%.
Mavuika ComparisonsTeam DPS compared solely within this team group
ElectroGear Information + Rotation18s
100 ER
237 ER
164 ER
214 ER
Premium RotationMav E c > Bennett E > Iansan E Q > Bennett Q > Citlali E Q > Mav E C Q [cdCcc Fdc Fdc Fdcdc] c
MavuikaE c
BennettSkill
IansanSkill
IansanBurst
BennettBurst
CitlaliSkill
CitlaliBurst
MavuikaSkill
MavuikaCombo*
Advanced+ Solo Cryo Melt Combo 2: C Q [cdCcc Fdc Fdc Fdcdc] c
Gear Information + Rotation18s
100 ER167 ER
203 ER100 ER2 Cryo RotationContinuous: Mav E > Iansan E Q > Esco E > Citlali E Q > Mav (wait) Q [Cdc Cdc CFdc Cdc CdCdc C] fdC C (Stay on bike at end of rotation)
MavuikaE
IansanSkill
IansanBurst
EscoffierSkill
CitlaliSkill
CitlaliBurst
MavuikaBurst
MavuikaCombo*
Mavuika Combo: [Cdc Cdc CFdc Cdc CdCdc C] fdC C (Stay on bike at end of rotation)
Skirk TeamsNo DPS ComparisonsGear Information + Rotation
100 ER134 ER
184 ER100 ERPremium RotationSkirk E N1 > Furina N1Q > Escoffier EN1 Q > Furina ED N1 > Citlali EN1 > Skirk tE N5 Q N3 C 3N5
SkirkSkill
SkirkN1
FurinaN1
FurinaBurst
EscoffierEN1
EscoffierBurst
FurinaSkill Cancel
FurinaN1
SkirkTap Skill
SkirkN5
SkirkBurst
SkirkN3C
SkirkN5 x3
Gear Information + Rotation
100 ER146 ER191 ER
213 ERPremium Variant RotationSkirk E N1 > Furina ED N1Q > Escoffier EN1 QN1 > Charlotte EQ > Skirk tE N5 Q N3 C 3N5
SkirkSkill
SkirkN1
FurinaSkill Cancel
FurinaN1Q
EscoffierEN1
EscoffierQN1
CharlotteSkill
CharlotteBurst
SkirkTap Skill
SkirkN5
SkirkBurst
SkirkN3C
SkirkN5 x3
Feel free to auto weave in between swaps post Yelan Burst (on low ping).