The most underrated Genshin character? Dori character review!

[@saurusness]

Slight correction: Dori's C1 is an extra shot, not an extra cast for her skill, sorry about the confusion! 😅 Thanks @zummone for catching 💜

[@turi5959]

Also, her C4 grants the 30% Energy Recharge buff if the character has less than 50% energy, not if they have above 50% HP, so both healing bonus and ER buffs can coexist

[@raptori]

@@turi5959 Huh, I've read that constellation like a dozen times and never realised they can coexist!

[@turi5959]

@@raptori we've already been conditioned by similarly worded buffs to expect that so I don't blame you lol

[@Axterix13]

Note that the C1 means the number of shots goes from 3 to 4. This means that you can apply electro to one more target (4 instead of 3), but also that you can apply electro 2x if facing only a single target. Her elemental skill has standard ICD, so again a single target, the first and fourth hit will apply electro.

[@sr.lontra]

2:09 THANK *GOD* YOU SAID THAT People are TOO QUICK to throw her into the "children box", just because she has that model. I am 100% sure without a shadow of a doubt she's literally a short old lady. Not a "granny" like faruzan (yes, she's a human that lived for a long time, but her body hasn't aged that much), but an *actual* old woman (or at least middle-aged)

[@Raebeing]

Can you really blame them putting dori in the children box because of that fuckass model

[@MusicLoverInTheSky]

So you think actual old women can literally look like little kids?

[@AleksandraSzreder-b6l]

I think it's a problem with lack of variety of genshin models + hoyo don't seem to want to put wrinkles on characters or make them appear older so we have charas like faru or citlali now or Dori. The only old looking character they made are in fatui and we don't know if they will be ever playable

[@MusicLoverInTheSky]

Yeah, I'm not arguing her height, voice pitch or even the fact that she walks, runs and moves with no problem. My main point against this idea that Dori is a normal old lady is her face. You can have a baby face at your 20s, MAYBE even your 30s. First half at least. But not when you're middle aged, let alone old. Even if she talked about using creams and stuff (which she doesn't), no amount of skin care would accomplish that at a high age, like come on. 😂

[@VeliaOwO]

I see her more as a like 30 years old and just really tiny woman tbh!

[@katierat]

I cackled when you said someone stole your mora. Me too. Me too 😢 I LOVE the four star build videos, especially those who don't get enough love. Dori was my first electro in my hyperbloom teams.

[@saurusness]

HAHah and the funny thing is it was in part Dori because I took her from 85 to 90 for this video😎

[@bird5724]

Extra: Dori's Electro application to the on field character solves the swirling issue in Nahida teams. Yes, Kazuha and Jean can finally swirl Electro just fine even if Nahida's skill is on. Edit: Forgot to say, Xilonen also works with Dori! And in case you're using Kazuha, and you want to swirl Dori's burst while Nahida's skill is on, you need to either use Kazuha's hold skill or burst. Tap skil will very likely not swirl. PLUS, Dori is one of the best (if not the best) Song Of Days Past set user.

[@soulsilvia7947]

I never knew this!!! Thank you so much because it's annoying when you can't swirl with kazuha or crystallized with xilonen but you also need nahida's reliable application

[@VeliaOwO]

Ohh that’s so awesome!

[@minstakatten9023]

Great find :)

[@starbiiy]

Omg you just gave me a use for my cracked song of days past set I got when farming for navia pieces

[@RitzMalheur]

"Who needs another Electro healer when we already have Kuki?" at the beginning... Only for Kuki to be featured on the banner immediately after Dori came back 💀

[@saurusness]

Kuki said no I'm the queen of hyperbloom! 😠

[@Vickiraytive]

Personally, I prefer Dori, since I am not fond of Kuki draining her own hp as a mechanic.

[@RitzMalheur]

​@@Vickiraytive I only started this month, but I pulled Dori. I haven't even built her yet since I can't capitalize on her reactions, but I'm already a hard Dori fan 😤🫡

[@schlafesbruder7625]

I don't have Kuki. Dori is my only option.

[@Jinni-iras17514]

Dori +Jean creates an AoE electro swirl around the active character every second. Kuki's is only AoE electro dmg every 1.5 seconds. Hyperbloom Dori > Kuki Aggravate Dori >>> Kuki I say this as a Kuki enjoyer who had her full EM lv90 before Dendro existed

[@Moonf1shDoron]

I really like dori. She's a good healer and battery, and that electro application in co op is also really fun. One time i co oped a domain in my world, and used dori. I don't mind being the support in co op. But then someone had the audacity to not press Ready and ask me "why dori?" I simply told them because she's fun, and will keep their asses alive. (She obviously delivered) And to anyone who doesnt believe in playing certain characters because they're not meta: its just a game fam. At AR 60 no one needs co op, but it's fun to use any character with others. Also, I think dori was made for co op, with her high electro application if everyone is connected to the lamp

[@dasytaylor]

Dori is the ultimate co-op healer for sure. I will always trust a Dori main to keep me alive (if I actually met one)

[@saurusness]

When someone in co-op asks you "why xyz character" you know you made the right choice 😎 Also agree, she's fun enough in solo but she's a beast for co-op!

[@guiscardaddams8745]

YES !!! FINALLY DORI APPRECIATION! you're now my favorite genshin CC 🤧 I personally use Dori as the ultimate battery by extrapolation on her built in regen. Hear me out: C4 + level 12 burst + exile set + R5 fav. (Build with 230% ER herself) Like.. the Regen there is INSANE.

[@F-FL4ME]

add raiden to that, with the electro bonus from the 2 characters you can actually play characters like xiangling without er (or very few in some cases) and go full dps and i find this amazing

[@Argenta_Rosa]

Dori has always been one of those characters i wanted to build. However, I always had someone else to focus on. Sacrificial greatsword is an amazing weapon for her thanks to how many times her skill hits enemies, resulting in the effect being very consistent even in low refinements. I might go around to building her after im done with furina, freminet, lynette, and layla.

[@raptori]

Yeah this - there's soooo many characters to build first, and there's always Kuki there making Dori feel like a less valuable choice!

[@schlafesbruder7625]

Lynette? Good choice! Pleasant, useful and versatile.

[@sleet9289]

I'm surprised you haven't built Furina yet. also, Layla is great, she's the only healer i actually use.

[@alexprus7953]

The Inazuma craftable looks amazing on her and isn't half bad either

[@Argenta_Rosa]

​@@sleet9289 I do have furina built, I just want to get her to level 90 and max out some of her talents

[@laurenblankenship128]

The thing with Genshin players is that they think everyone but the absolute strongest meta characters are just straight ass. It’s usually not true.

[@saurusness]

Indeed! Now that Hu Tao's about to rerun I've seen far too many people imply she's "useless" and not worht pulling just because arlechino is stronger 🤦

[@saurusness]

@@AyatosBobas There are definitely a lot of palyers who won't play her because they believe she's "bad"! I also dismissed her due to her personality, but got curious because her kit surprised me (positively)! that sasid, it's a-ok to not like a character, and also to not play a characetr you don't like :)

[@oldkingcoal4376]

@@AyatosBobas You are wrong in every regard so congrats. The meta defines which characters get used more, personality sure helps but is secondary. Plus, the rest of what you said was your personal opinion, not a fact.

[@sudiptaday7875]

Main point her personality sucks design sucks she ain't cute or hot and her gameplay is just mid

[@enbyscorner5036]

I was there for the stream where you brought your Dori out as a "joke"!! I had such a blast, it was my first one and I wanted to thank you again for being so welcoming and kind!! I'm really looking forward to the next stream I can attend, and in the meantime I'll be watching all your character reviews!! - Seren Mist (P.S. HOW CUTE WAS THE EVENT CUTSCENE ;w;)

[@dasytaylor]

My opinion of Dori drastically changed when I started using her on my challenge account. Her kit and playstyle is one of my favorites right now and I'm glad that people also started noticing her value. My only issue with her kit is the range of her burst, but the rest is lovely. Thanks for making this video and covering her in detail, I would've made the same points about her as well.

[@strangerhood]

You desserves all the love, cookies and baby otter of the world for having made that video and gave this character the respect she deserves ♥

[@saurusness]

omg a baby otter too 🤩💜💜💜

[@nikfik8863]

at ar 60 i have a lot of freedom to what i can do, so i decided to build every character i own. i also was really suprised by the dori performance and right now, she is inexchengable character for my xiao team

[@raptori]

Seeing how strong her healing is with an EM build, I'm definitely gonna give her a chance... I like Kuki, but often find myself bringing a second healer to her hyperbloom teams (e.g. Kokomi) even when I'd prefer other options, because against really strong enemies Kuki's healing alone isn't quite enough. Dori might make those teams a lot more viable!

[@saurusness]

Definitely!

[@ramblinrocky]

oooh yes, and then you'd get the resonance bonus too! Double electro is often a default of mine 😎

[@alexprus7953]

Swapping one of Kuki's artifacts to HP or healing bonus doesn't lower her damage all that much (at least if you get any EM rolls in substats) and it noticeably increases her healing. HP rolls on the EM pieces also help. Combine that with any sort of damage reduction (like Xingqiu or Beidou) and it's usually enough even against hard hitting enemies, unless you're using Furina.

[@iforgetiamacat8348]

​@@alexprus7953 it doesn't make sense, bcs Kuki's healing scales of EM too.

[@raptori]

​@@alexprus7953 I actually have her on a Healing Bonus circlet, apparently. I also have a Key of Khaj Nisut but no Nilou ...but that belongs to Layla 😆 Could have an absolutely cracked Kuki if I really wanted to I guess!

[@dear_totheheart]

Oh random but so looking forward to videos on Gaming, Clorinde, Kaveh (poor baby, I adore him yet it’s basically pointless, hardly able to save him but I wish I could play him!), Mona, Fischl, Xianyun, Xingqiu, and other more obscure or forgotten ones (let’s say like Yun Jin, Yan Fei, Sethos, etc that seem to not be used or appreciated) - well everyone eventually of course! Your character reviews are so useful, thoughtful, technical, and yet to the heart of the character which is so rare so really appreciate and enjoy your format and analysis style that incorporates lore, technicality, and far more substance than a vast majority of reviews I have found. Really enjoy your work,it makes me rediscover or develop appreciate for characters, play styles, and team utilities- keep it up!

[@saurusness]

Thank you so much! 💜 I take the time to get to know a character the best I can (both lore and kit wise) which is why these videos take a little longer to emerge, but we'll get to all of them eventually 🥰

[@dear_totheheart]

@@saurusness the quality and intentionality is evident, love your approach, presentation, and end result!

[@saurusness]

@@dear_totheheart That means the world, thank you! 💜

[@CascaDEER]

I do enjoy Dori, she brings an important dose of gremlin energy. I remember when starting out the game I liked to build characters from the region when I reached it, so Dori stuck with me a fair bit through Sumeru - though I didnt fully build her still, which shows in her leftover 4* artifacts because I didnt get a matching stat. I still am a bit torn how to build her and this review makes me want to change up things again! (also her c1 doesnt give You an extra cast of her skill, just an extra bullet)

[@aquaken00]

I play her. Her lore is so related to most people, including me. And using her with sacrificial claymore got synergy with her talent a lot

[@jonathanrobinson198]

I mainly use my Dori on my Tighnari and Yae team. I also have her on Deep Wood and Sac Sword for role consolidation. Arguably one of my most efficient energy teams.

[@pr0ntab]

... That's a great idea holy cow! I'm stealing this ... 😅

[@ramblinrocky]

"Someone seems to have stolen my mora" 😆👏👏👏 I really enjoy Dori's design and overall aesthetic vibe. I remember how different she felt/looked when she first released, and despite not falling in love with her character/voice right away, I needed her. I'm really glad I got her, she's kinda a "sleeper" character, and she's quite flexible both in build and teams. I'm one of those that's always hoping people will give characters like her, and other "useless" characters, an actual chance. 💜

[@themasterdou]

I got Dori back in 3.0. She was, in fact, one of the first characters that I pre-farmed in the game. I really loved her design back in the day, and her personality was very appealing to me (it was refreshing having a character who wasn't a saint but instead a greedy gremlin because of how the world treated her and her sister). I use her with Fischl, Nahida, and Xilonen for Aggravate (or Furina for blooms and quickens).

[@Jinni-iras17514]

try Jean instead of Xilonen

[@Kanek5734]

Very interesting ill need to give dori a chance and build her, i believe i have her at c6. I really like kuki but one of my biggest gripes with her is how she looses a good chunk of health every time she uses her skill

[@anjoniomarcos]

Wow your whole video is so good, from the text to the editing, I'm happy to subscribe 😊

[@yptrumpet]

What a surprise! I got her C6 in Xilonen's banner and am excited to build her up. After looking around for some modern build recommendations and finding none, I put that project on the back burner, but now thanks to your video I feel equipped. Time to farm the electro regisvine...

[@yptrumpet]

I'm starting to build her with your recommendations.

[@launcelotlake]

Thank you for saving Dori! I enjoyed her myself on random coop and tend to carry the heals without issues. You're right about the energy recharge to be misleading and a lower recharge is quite right for her.

[@D1zzySpin]

This video is really good and helpful, and also shows how Dori really isn't as bad as she seems. I never really believed Dori was that bad

[@eherden2169]

Aside from combat performance, the JP Voice actor for Dori is perfect. Perfect. Down to the last minute detail.

[@shrimpchris6580]

She's terrible, just use chinese

[@noobcocktails2827]

@@shrimpchris6580 I like both her chinese and JP voices. I switch between the two languages periodically for variety

[@shrimpchris6580]

@@noobcocktails2827 Better than most people since you have some perspective, but op calling a dub perfect when it literally doesn't care about the writing or script to the point that you can see the actress keep talking and talking and talking for multiple seconds after the lip flaps stop moving is just insane

[@obsidianstar9089]

Small tidbit about her personality and the "Conflicting" aspect of it, she never wants her or her loved ones to suffer for a lack of money, her LOVED ONES, she uses Kaveh's big heart against him because it means she will have more mora. She is kinda uncaring about others inequality because her family and friends just simply matter more to her. (idk if there are any outliers of this ideology but idk)

[@SaiyanGamer95]

She actually didn't. A lot of people point to her scamming Kaveh into building her mansion, but she actually demanded he stop when it was destroyed, but his ego insisted on completing the project.

[@MusicLoverInTheSky]

@@SaiyanGamer95 And then during one of Kaveh's hangout endings, she scams him again. Yeah, really nice of her. 😂

[@SaiyanGamer95]

@MusicLoverInTheSky She didn't scam him "again". Just once.

[@MusicLoverInTheSky]

@@SaiyanGamer95 Nope. Her mansion was a scam. She just felt bad after things got too complicated and offered him a way out. Kaveh didn't take it, you're right, that's on him. But she doesn't feel much remorse about it, which is why she scammed him AGAIN.

[@obsidianstar9089]

@@SaiyanGamer95 She later demanded the money she spent back, knowing Kaveh wouldn't do anything about it.

[@chaosunraveled]

Dori was my first c6 character & I've always meant to build her but you know how I am about building my characters😂 I love yooouwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwu ❤❤❤

[@saurusness]

hahahah 💜

[@recycledMilk]

THANK YOU FOR THIS! I got Dori when i first started playing and used her for my earlygame overworld team simply because i really needed someone with a claimore for mining and also her being electro+heal was a nice side effect. Ever since then she was one of my main healers and now that i C6ed her, she is my hyperbloom Nuke! I know that there are more meta teams around but her playstyle is just so much fun!

[@Vickiraytive]

I went from having 0 Doris to having c6 Dori this banner. Good timing on this one, as I haven't really been wanting to build my Kuki, despite standard banner throwing me 3 copies since I started playing.

[@TheArtPaige]

Dori is really good at C6. Build her and have fun. You won't regret it.

[@Vickiraytive]

@@TheArtPaige Do you have a resin-efficient domain to recommend for someone who has only been playing half a year? I despise artifact farming T.T Feels bad to go for something Dori specific if the other set isn't good

[@Jinni-iras17514]

@@Vickiraytive Try her with Jean Farm any efficient artifact domain and strongbox thundering fury for her. It's her best set because she benefits all electro reactions already. Just EM and ER is fine

[@greebooki]

ever since hearing about dori's fridge team, I can't wait to build her and try the team out!!

[@MechFrankaTLieu]

I really do not get how people just get so negative with her , OK so she's a greedy merchant alright but still a lovable character and the back story is yet to be exploited for future story quest , actually like her antics , she's one of the more fun one to play with

[@tylerpettit921]

I've tried Dori a couple times. I myself would use her if given a real chance. I'm totally a fan of her playstyle and her character! And @Sauru! Another solid Genshin Video!

[@icedmocha4532]

I keep hearing people say she's bad. But when I tried her in Sethos team, I was surprised to see how good her healing was. Not sure why people were hating her, probably because of her personality?

[@jennylnbasilio7083]

I am here because I am currently building Dori c6 .. Dori has hidden agenda! Even on her skills ;)) Build her now! Let's go!

[@karhall1635]

I appreciate this video as someone who only started playing this month and ended up getting Dori to C2 in my pursuit of Xilonen. Been feeling like my character roster doesn't have much in it I can work with, and felt discouraged when looking for ideas and saw nothing but negativity towards Dori as a team member. I still don't have any DPS, but at least my roster of msq freebies, 4 Dendro characters, Dori and Candice doesn't look so useless any more.

[@saurusness]

you can do sucha good hyperbloom team with her, and hyperbloom is particularly nice in early game! (not that it ever falls behind, but it's very accessible even early on!)

[@karhall1635]

@@saurusness I'm trying to prog as much as I can with the Mondstadt freebie characters so I can unlock Sumeru and start getting level materials for all my Sumeru-based Dendro characters. 😭It's such slow going! AR38 right now and in Part 2 of the Inazuma quest. Can't wait to try real team comps for once now that I have a better feeling for the game than I did a few weeks ago.

[@grittygator]

I don't really have much to say except thank you! ❤ I think Dori brings a lot to the table, as a character to play and with her personality. Although I feel for Kaveh, it is nice to have an antagonistic character like her. And it's not an NPC who we never see again (much like some people's story quests). It gives much more depth to some parts of this game which doesn't often do dives into the darker sides of what's going on with people in Teyvat. Although we are moving in a direction that's promising. I badly want to finish her build now but it'll probably take a while. Thank you for rekindling my appreciation for her and great work with the video 🥰

[@dear_totheheart]

Amazing analysis and love the refreshing insight and usefulness! However regardless of potential, I just DESPISE her character, attitude, voice, everything! I wish I could be unbiased but I can’t stand her! I felt you summarized it best, she feels very shallow, underdeveloped, and rather annoying. I like the idea of her as a feisty scheming middle aged woman though. Really neat to see you’ve found uses for her

[@korikakumei]

I love Dori! Plus her being Claymore means i can farm ores with her

[@lemzoistheres99thaccount]

I used to main Dori in am old account that got hacked. I used to main niche characters (Sayu,then Dori). When i didnt get Dori on my current account i was SO sad man. So glad to see Dori hype.

[@artsyemma3996]

"Someone seems to have stolen all my mora" really got me 😂 Honestly tho, I really enjoy playing with Dori, she is super strong in many of my teams ❤

[@Theachen7]

Heh, chill team. Well now I guess I have to build my C6 Dori 😎 I vaguely remember getting loads of Doris on her debut banner, though I don't recall why I was wishing on it lol

[@gray489]

Dori has been an absolute staple on my account ever since I built her for Freminet! Shes so fun to use and feels really nice to play and is EXTREMELY flexible!! Love her sm

[@mentirosa8709]

Do I like Dori, personally no. But I always found it annoying that people will always tell you to NOT build her since she’s either a r@c¡st stereotype and you’re part of the problem if you play her, a terrible person for being a scam artist that that scammed genshin’s official bbgirl Kaveh from all his money, or she’s just weak and there’s no point to build her at all. I gladly build her and she’s fits well in my team as a support and hope people will stop listening to others and do what they want with their account

[@HellOnFourLegs]

people underrate Kinich and Emilie burning overload spread teams, that's where I fit my Dori, they just need some burning going in and out for the damage boost from it happening, you can still proc reactions with electro instead of limiting them to do pure dendro damage for even greater numbers since they are not burning dps, they just do more dps if burning happens frequently enough

[@Fyxxterzc]

Sacraficial greatsword on Dori is rediculously good.

[@amouramarie]

One of the few characters it looks good on too! XD

[@AmirPrinceling]

Fitting, I just started building her, I really like her utility. Currently building her with Song of Days Past, will probably get her a Hyperbloom or Thundering Fury Set sometime later. She's adorably endearing, but yeah I wish her backstory was further elaborated on rather than just having her be the usual scammy merchant.

[@Eyelash85]

She is amazing at co-ops, mainly with the Instructor's set. It is funny, in hyperbloom team co-ops, after I do my burst, I start runnings around every enemy, triggering the hyperbloom. Often, other players start doing the same when they understand what I am doing. Dori's lines are amidst the funniest in the game.

[@omarm.hassan4522]

Every time i see one of your videos i say: oh i want to build him/her now. Love your content

[@SaintCecilia19]

i actually dont hate her i just wish she had one single character trait/voiceline that didnt involve money/greed bc i thought she was pretty funny in the event

[@saurusness]

She's definitely a bit of a charicature in that sense :/

[@Jinni-iras17514]

Her teapot voice line 🥲

[@cryingindespacito790]

Her ORIGINAL voiceline when ally is on low HP Her character story....

[@pr0ntab]

She's had her few moments, unfortunately they're mostly unvoiced. I was really surprised how animated they had her and Paimon's interactions in the recent event, it was great. I really hope we get to see more of that in the future it's got potential for sure hehe

[@Jinni-iras17514]

@@pr0ntab They were voiced in other languages. Everyone who played really enjoyed JP Dori. We are so back.

[@endieend129]

Great vid boss, my current build is gilded dreams because I was farming Nahida but will be changing that bc of this vid. As a Dori fanatic I happen to know that Dori's burst does not have ICD when the tether hits a bloom core. Even if the electro damage tick does not go off, the tether will always pop bloom cores, meaning that Dori is technically the fastest hyperbloom trigger although that does not matter much, but it has good synergy with Kirara's dendro app on her held E because Kirara can simply walk around and hit cores with the tether. Dori also infuses the active character with electro which is useful only when paired with Jean to my knowledge. I don't really love this combo because of how much time you spend bursting just to swirl electro but I suppose it makes her playstyle a bit more convenient.

[@raptori]

That actually applies to everyone! ICDs are tracked per enemy, so one character can cause a reaction on all enemies at the same time - e.g. if you go fight a group of hilichurls in the rain, a single attack from Arlecchino will cause a vapourise reaction on every hilichurl it hits. Each bloom core is tracked as a separate enemy, therefore any electro character can trigger a hyperbloom the moment they touch the bloom with an electro attack. Dori is pretty good at this, but limited by having to touch it using the tether line; Kuki is marginally more comfortable since she's mobile, though you do have to wait a split second longer sometimes before her skill tick happens.

[@AMVEditorShadownick]

I love running her in Ei's weekly boss when helping people each week. She's currently C6 and I've had my fair share of thanks and such with the constant ult uptime. The only thing that trips me up is not making it to where Shogun teleports to when eats our ults completely in time.

[@sprouting_lady]

Definitely going to test out whether I prefer Kuki or Dori when I pull Nahida tomorrow. Kuki seems like the better option in a lot of ways, but I can't say I'm a fan of the idea of my healer getting sniped at low HP....also I love Dori's design, it's so unique and funny to me!

[@cvang_el]

YO WTF like i love how people can have these twinning thoughts twinning ideas moments The other day a comment mentioned your channel under my post, regarding genshin’s meta state and how newbies and players in general should focus on enjoying the game and play w their favs (and there will be ways for their fav to remain in the meta, in a different way, a different position) Now this like i’ve always wondered if we can have a second Kuki We already have the legendary NaXingKu my take is BaiFuRi Baizhu Furina Dori And both of these team can be paired with a Pyro on fielder to trigger all kind of Shenanigans (namely Hutao; and coming up will be Dehya and Mavuika on 2 sides being the tanks they are) Love the work Gotta pay attention and respect to The Great Sangemah Bay Merchant.

[@trickmonster7905]

Thank you for this video 🙏 I’m genuinely gonna build my Dori after I finish leveling my new Chiori ❤ (my account is at a stage where I can put a lot of resources to non meta things without any consequences haha)

[@shyscorpio2003]

As someone who's trying to build Dori now after realizing she's a claymore healer, this video and many others have given me an idea what i should build on her. I might go for Electro Damage/High crit with SUPER high elementel mastery. (Since most of my team combos is based off of the reaction itself than individual damage.)

[@Kalagni1000]

Ah, genshin famous shady merchant. For some reason i always imagine her singing Arabian Night song from Aladdin 👳🐒🧞‍♂️

[@CeeJay322]

Thanks for the video, i actually like Dori, especially her Japanese voice 😂 she's goofy and i like her design. I have a ton of character to build but i surely wont abandon her in my box. She will be BUILT 🎉

[@Lo-Ve-FoX]

7:50 "someone stole all of my mora" (the 900k just sitting at the top looking pretty: 😔)

[@F-FL4ME]

900k is really little to be honest in genshin. You can build one character from scratch with that (artifacts included) but not more

[@J.Jolteon]

I’m also not the biggest fan of Dori’s character and lore, but I got her when I started Genshin and she helped me so much!!!

[@sdr24]

I suspect the answer to the question of why know one bothered to find out how Dori is a good electro healer, but they did discover Kuki’s healing and electro utility - is going to basically boil down to : Kuki’s hotpants.

[@Jinni-iras17514]

Dori main here. I have 36*ed abyss with her since her release (missed like 3 abyss phases due to irl stuff) Her best teammates are Nahida, Fischl, and Jean (Kazuha too I guess) Her unique synergy with Anemo is what makes her go from below average to incredible. She can guarantee Kazuha and Sucrose swirl electro, consistently buffing units like Fischl. If you pair her with Jean you are able to get AoE electro reactions every second for the duration of their bursts. In abyss with her best teammates (c0 r0 5* teammates btw) she can clear between 60 seconds to 90 seconds. I bet the clear speeds go way down if you have Nahida constellations but I need to avoid stuff like that to prove my point against the haters.

[@Freenos]

I run this team w/ Kazuha and Sac Gsword / Thundering Fury on Dori. She spams her skill so often that she almost never has energy problems and allowed me to run more offensive weapons on my Kazuha because of the lamp battery instead of Favonius.

[@cryingindespacito790]

I KNEW I will find you here too lol

[@creacat]

That's a great video. How much healing do you get on Dori as EM? I've got her on Hp/hp/healing with the bell currently. Might have to make the switch

[@raptori]

Mine's only partially levelled but is a good baseline example for her healing - she's currently level 70, with 1/9/9 talents (1/6/6 excluding cons) - and she does about 3.5k per tick, or close to 5k when below 50% HP from her C4 buff. According to calcs once she's level 90 with 1/12/12 talents that'll go up to 4.6k per tick, or 6.9k when below 50% HP! Build is Bloodtainted Greatsword, EM/EM/EM, 2p Wanderer's 2p Emblem, and substats which almost entirely rolled into EM and ER - HP substats from all artifacts total 14.6% plus 508 flat. Max HP is currently 17.4k, projected to be 22.5k! She has 930 EM with 225% ER, so she's gonna be ridiculously powerful 😎 Feels like that healing should be strong enough once she's level 90!

[@raptori]

Oh, and calculator says on-field healing is currently 700 -> 1k per attack, and will be 900 -> 1.3k after level 90!

[@gray489]

God I agree with this video so much as someone whose used dori since her release. Soooo underrated

[@MauveButterfly]

I deliberately pulled for a copy of Dori last time she was on the banner. Her passive gives a chance of recycling character and weapon ascension materials while upgrading at an alchemy bench, which is a nice bonus to have even if you never actually play the character. I know those materials are technically free, but I like reducing the amount of time I need to spend grinding trash mobs.

[@Hikaru-Nahota]

Thank you for this! I actually have dori but I didn't know how to use her.

[@Otherface]

Honestly, i do believe there are two reasons as to why she is so underrated. 1) Kaveh and Layla. Someone correct me if i'm wrong, as i don't have Dori at high friendship level to read her story, nor i played the other events that she appears (thanks Hoyoverse 😃👍). However, she is one of the reasons as to why Kaveh is in such a horrible state, part of it coming with her scams. And as you probably know, Kaveh is one of the few characters who is beloved besides him having a mediocre kit. And she also tricked Layla in some way. So, who would want to build a character like her? 2) While there is a lot of potential in her kit, on paper, it seems mediocre. And if there is something i learned from the Genshin community , it is apperently "bad kit = bad character." Aloy, Xinyan, Sigewinne, Mika, Freminite... if a character has a bad kit, is either forgotten, hated, or both (with, once again, a few exceptions like Kaveh). And Dori sadly goes onto that list. And the fact that she relies way too much on her C6 to be unique and good (heck, more than Faruzan, dare i say), it leaves Dori as one of the least desirable units ever. I'm not saying that i hate Dori (heck, i hate the fact that she always shows up in banners i'm not gonna pull in any way). But honestly, i think there is more than just "Kuki exists"

[@amari7782]

For the first part she basically just gaslights Leyla into buying more books more or less. The second yes a bad kit does equal a bad character. Electro has always been in that weird spot so much so that it’s being carried by dendro and because she doesn’t directly interact with dendro like other options and other characters really don’t care too much bout what she brings that’s a large chunk of her use gone

[@Rpground]

It doesn't help with every popular (bad) content creator for Genshin calling her bad because they just did not understand her kit at all. Like it's amazing how bad some characters like Zajef or Zy0x who rated her while trying to make her a Kuki clone while also comparing her to Raiden Shogun...it's like...these people seriously do this as a living?

[@amari7782]

@@Rpground I means it’s fair statement, she’s competing with both of them and what she brings is either not as good as one or the other so she’s dealing with an up hill battle

[@Rpground]

@@amari7782 It's not, though. You are just like those content creators who don't understand what Dori does. She is a role consolidation unit. She is not meant to be better then them in their dedicated roles. A jack of all trades. You don't look at Kuki and think "Damn, she sucks because she's not nearly as good of a carry as Yae Miko." Because, yeah...they're not competing for the same spot. So why compare Kuki and Raiden to Dori, especially when one of them is an archon of all things... Raiden can't heal, nor does she apply as much electro as Dori does. Kuki only does hyperbloom and heals. She can't battery and her damage and application to enemies is nonexistent. Nor can she be a driver. Dori takes what would have been two or three characters and brings it all to the table as a dps/healer/battery/applicator hybrid. The only other character that you can argue is like that is Bennett, but even then he is valued more for his huge attack buff. Dori allows you to bring another dps on the team like Fischl without sacrificing anything where as with Kuki or Raiden you have to sacrifice a slot to something else to balance the team.

[@amari7782]

@@Rpground because the thing is their good at applying their applications at wide enough range or in the case of Ei she’s basically a turret. Role consolidation is a slippery slope because as shown you basically gotta run around the enemy’s to have them hit her line vs Ei who applies electro in hit and kuki who makes a moving circle on the allies. Ei can’t heal that’s true but at the same time she’s probably gonna clear trash mobs and battery to a point you don’t really care. In the case if Ei not really when she’s a dps applicator buffer and battery u really don’t lose much. Same with kuki because you can heal just fine while still having solid electro range, the problem is that she can battery to one person at a time so you’re just banking on the rest of the team doing their own thing

[@shaderunner7.0]

She is cursed with deployable healing. Someone is on red health, and as co-op people do, they run _away_ from my 10k per 2s healing smh

[@saurusness]

playing circle impact healer in co-op can be so frustrating like STOP RUNNING AWAY I'M TYRING TO SAVE YOUR LIFE SMH

[@phootaphan9166]

@@saurusness Listen, some of us live in America, and when you combine experience with our healthcare system and Dori's reputation, that's actually a perfectly understandable reaction. 😆

[@saurusness]

@@phootaphan9166 LOL I-- 😭

[@icykid]

great video shes surprisingly good in a Jean, Fischl and a dendro MC or kirara Agrravate team as it heavily abuses Fischl's A4

[@leegunring]

1:28This backstory is similar to Leorio in HxH. I suspect miHoYo learned from her failures and created ZZZ's Nicole

[@SRMC23]

Hold up, Dori's lamp is basically a Dispenser from Team Fortress 2! you plop it down and it will recharge people or heal them if they place near it, with the added bonus of also dealing damage to enemies. Once again, a 4* character with a neat ability that most people pass over because it doesn't do the same thing as the most popular option, in this case Kuki giving Off field application on your DPS like an Electro version of Xinqiu(oh wow, stacking auras is so skill intensive amirite?)

[@amari7782]

I mean the issue is that you need to be near it for the effects ( effectively playing circle impact something people don’t like normally) compared to that to XQ and Kuki who give you heals, dmg reduction, off field electro or hydro for hyper bloom, on top of adding dmg to the team. Nowadays if you’re a healer you either gotta have really good healing and application or it’s not worth using

[@Jinni-iras17514]

@@amari7782 Dori has both if you pair her with Jean or Kazuha. Electro every second unlike Kuki's 1.5 second application speed. Even the most annoying mobile enemies in this game will get shredded with that electro application

[@amari7782]

@@Jinni-iras17514 yea but with Kuki u attack cores outwards

[@shrimpchris6580]

That's actually a really fun analogy lol, you can even think of the energy it gives you as the ammo you get from a dispenser too

[@Jinni-iras17514]

@@amari7782 no, you literally get a faster AoE when you pair her with Jean. I can't go back to how slow Kuki triggers hyperblooms

[@kaialsh4321]

I was told im crazy for thinking she is an old lady lol

[@sedij2358]

I've never thought she's useless. Quite the opposite, actually. I just find her irritating. Though, after seeing this video, maybe I'll put my bias aside and try her out sometime. Great job on this video!

[@dragondevil69]

you did Dori justice

[@EpistemologicalYT]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Portable Power Saw in the weapon section. HP main stat, with a team buff passive that she procs pretty easily.

[@saurusness]

Indeed good point - I didn't really consider any HP weapons in retrospect, otherwise I shoudl've probably given an honorary mention to the Bell too heh😅

[@Rpground]

I practically main C6 Dori as a dps and she is a really REALLY good on field dps. She offers something no other character provides and that is role consolidation. She can be a healer, dps, electro applicator and battery all in one and at C6 her electro application triples which makes her even stronger as a dps and with her consolidation she allows you to run an additional off field dps on the team. So while Dori herself is not doing as much damage as a dedicated dps, she is more then making up for it by just bringing another one along for the ride. Even better at C6 is that you can completely forego ER stats. I have 0 ER in my build and she gets burst off cooldown, that should tell you how negligible her ER problems really are. Thundering Fury is her best and only set for dps, though. Mare, even completely active, does not make up for the downtime Dori would have without TF. If you want dps, you always go TF on her. The thing about Dori dps is that she also has unusually high multipliers when you look at them. At C6 her burst goes up to over a 1100% multiplier and her basic attacks are some of the highest in the game...they're higher then Hu Tao, who is a dedicated dps. Her skill is no slouch either with it's over 400% and proccing two reactions per use at C1. And this is all when she was released...she has only gotten better with time with characters like Furina who takes advantage of everything in Dori's kit. As you said, she heals so much at base that she keeps the entire team at full hp during a rotation without even building into HP for healing. Even her self electro infusion is useful because characters like Kazuha and Jean swirl off themselves, so it makes it extremely easy to swirl the correct element for your VV shred. Nahida users will love this as her dendro application overriding everything doesn't matter. All of this is why Dori is just one of my favorite characters to play. It's helps to that I love her personality as well. Her JP voice actor is incredibly unhinged and it is truly the best thing you will ever hear.

[@shrimpchris6580]

Not the only character, Noelle is the queen of effective role consolidation imo, but I love both of them for this

[@Rpground]

@@shrimpchris6580I kinda forgot about Noelle, sorry I don't use her but you're right and Noelle is just like Dori in that she requires C6 to be good as well. Personally, I would argue Dori is better then Noelle, though, since she is electro. But she does lose access to a shield so she's a lot easier to knock around.

[@shrimpchris6580]

@@Rpground I use both for abyss and I think Noelle is better, but you kind of end using them pretty differently. The big thing Noelle has going is huge aoe in her hypercarry teams and her really long infusion that allows her to swap, so she's super slept on as a multiwave damage dealer. Funnily enough I'd argue that Dori doesn't really need c6 as much though, I haven't activated mine just because I like keeping around the option for physical bloodstained meme builds and she's still a really competent character

[@cryingindespacito790]

​@@shrimpchris6580with Pale Flame she can activate the full passive~

[@shrimpchris6580]

@cryingindespacito790 I also do enjoy Pale Flame on that build and it's def better than Bloodstained since you don't have to meet the enemy kill condition (I cry when my off fielder takes the finishing blow from her 😢)

[@gokiguni]

I have C6 dori and she's really good on fontaine and sumeru team. Unfortunately Natlan characters won't be needing her since they're all elemental skill based characters. Love your accent btw.

[@guilhemp1383]

For me she fills just the right niche, especially at C6. When playing furina in a hyperbloom team you need double hydro to maximize the bloom procs with nahihi which means your last slot has to be an electro team-wide healer

[@Emilio_Valadez]

while watching the video I felt as if you were taking the words out of my mouth. ive been saying since forever that the comparison between dori and kuki is very small but people still refuse to accept the facts and keep believing dori to be a downgrade in every way. Its specially ridiculous when tier lists have her at like F tier while kuki is at S tier when in reality they arent that far apart. great video 👍

[@shadeblackwolf1508]

I've never said this before about anyone else, i think, but dori really needs a hangout

[@tmtravlrsgoogleaccount1984]

I've had Dori built with thundering fury for a while now (with full EM plus some crit, because I keep getting TF pieces with both EM and crit). I find her best in quickbloom, with Nahida, Fischl, and Furina, since the whole team is dealing decent talent + reaction damage. I feel like she really needs TF though, since the skill cooldown reduction makes her c6 normal attack heals sooo much more useful... (and they trigger oz's attacks more)

[@Axterix13]

I find Dori a lot of fun in co-op. Co-op means you get to link the burst to multiple characters, so it becomes more effective. Team makeups are also typically sub-optimal, which means her helping the team meet their energy needs gains in value. Mine uses an EM build, with Thundering Fury for the cool down reduction. I mess around with different weapons, but generally return to the Inazuma crafted one. Looks-wise, it fits her perfectly, and I like the chunks of energy it gives her. Not as much of a fan for her in solo play, though. I think she's a functional healer, but suffers from two things. One is that there just isn't that much demand for electro + healer in teams, and the other is that, when there is, Kuki is typically better. And this leads to her being overlooked, even when she's a perfectly functional enough option. That said, I am curious how Dori would play with a couple of the more recent Natlan additions. Not expecting anything remotely meta, mind you, but Dori's burst wants the tethered people to move, and our first two Natlan DPS five stars are both movement based, with Mual's surfing and Kinich's swinging. Admittedly, both want pyro, not electro, but eh, could still be fun. Especially once 5.2 hits. But alas, while I'd like to try those two with Dori, I don't want either one outside of that, so I won't ever get to really mess around with it. I'm also someone who finds her personality enjoyable. Always good to see her in events, because she's a bit silly. And that said, on Kuki: Don't neglect the hp% substats on your Kuki. 3k+ per tick should be very doable with an EM/EM/EM build, and that's baseline, before buffs from things like Gilded Dreams, Breaking Free, Dendro resonance and so on kick in. Mine, for example, does 3600 baseline, and 4600 with self buffs, Nahida, and dendro resonance in the mix. People tend to underestimate Kuki's healing potential, though, in the interest of not leading people to expect to easily hit the level of healing mine has, mine is crowned and uses the Key as her weapon. Also, besides the mobility that Kuki's healing offers, the other important factor is the uptime. 15s recharge, with a 15s duration if you have her C2. You're free to roam and you're always healing. Of course, the downside is that Kuki trashes her own health. But enough about Kuki.

[@andrinaleong4079]

I love my C6 Dori. Since in 5.2, Superconduct, Electro-charged, Overload and Shatter are getting a buff, Dori’s rainbow team is going to be useful, not forgetting that Dori uses claymore (can do shatter).

[@aleistere]

I built my C6 Dori with a pure healing build (HP/HP/HB) with a Song of Days Past artifact set. My Dori's burst can tick for 9k healing so I only need 2 ticks to max out the Yearning Effect. A single cycle of her C6 healing restores like 10k HP for the whole party.

[@lad-der]

i once had her on level 50 with cheap artifacts but her healing was somehow amazing. it was confusing when people say shes bad

[@cloudunderweather9554]

I'm a big fan of characters that can work great with whatever artifacts i have lying around

[@connorweinman4792]

I have a fully built C6 Dori and she’s great. I love using her in trounce co-op, but I get so angry when someone inevitably silently swaps to Furina lol. I promise I can keep you all healed with my 100% burst uptime.

[@phootaphan9166]

...are you saying they switch to Furina for healing? I would think it would make more sense to use her with Dori for the extra damage and fanfare stacks from Dori's healing, but if they're using her for healing...yeah, that's unnecessary 😆 And kind of a waste of Furina

[@connorweinman4792]

@ yup. They do it heal lol. Makes my eye twitch a bit lol.

[@yashaskararyan]

tbh her build is best when you use sac greatsword and full em on her,, i posted a floor 12 clear earlier which is miles better than someone like cyno before but i think i privated it😭

[@stewart2589]

She's definitely stealing something

[@AcemodiusVT]

What would you recommend for weapon/artifact load out to be a battery for other characters? Her healing is great, but I want to maximize the ER that she can give to other characters with her Burst.

[@raptori]

Her energy regeneration is a flat amount based on her burst talent level, so the most important thing is to ensure she has enough ER to burst on cooldown, which is pretty easy either from substats alone or with the help of an ER weapon or an ER sands. Saurus mentioned her Dori has 190% ER and that's been enough for her, so if you can get to 200%+ then I'd expect she'd be really comfortable! And I guess if you want her to be an even better battery, then it'd be worth giving her a Favonius Greatsword to generate even more particles. To make that work you'd probably want to aim for at least 30% Crit Rate to reliably trigger its passive. Since Fav generates particles, it's possible that she would have enough ER even with only the 160% she'd have just from the weapon (though more wouldn't hurt), so whatever artifacts work! With good CR substats you could go EM/EM/EM, or if your substats don't work out then EM/EM/CR would be the way to go.

[@cyrosgold7]

A rather amusing 4 star all healer hyperbloom comp is Dori, Yaoyao, Barbara, and Sayu. Sayu needs an attack VV set, and it helps if 2 or more are using fav weapons. If done right, only Dori needs EM. The setup is Yaoyao E into Barbara E into Dori Q into Sayu E. Because Barbara's E makes the active character wet, and Sayu will prioritize hydro over electro for her absorption, Sayu will always have Hydro to apply with her spin, and of course Barbara's aura will also apply it. This will happen even though Dori's Q applies Electro to the active character, which is why absorption priority is important. Because Sayu ignores enemy collision, and can swirl the hydro, then plenty of blooms should spawn as long as Yaoyao's E stays up, and the lack of collision and increased movement speed allows Sayu to move Dori's tether over the blooms quickly.

[@luizairinam2136]

I love dori, I do play her hyperbloom. I goy her before kuki so she was my only electro healer

[@dorin497]

She heals, she hyperblooms and she battery. And she infuses electro for Kazuha. I have used Dori since her debut, and she’s great. I have read somewhere that she can pop more hyperbloom cores than Kuki. Maybe theoretically, but it’s hard to verify and see that in practice. You would need an on fielder that likes to move around like AlHaitham or Yaoyao.

[@Jinni-iras17514]

Nahide Xingqiu Dori Jean Hyperbloom every second in a larger AoE.

[@jacobseil7996]

"Her normal attacks are completely irrelevant." My C6 Dori hitting 40k Aggravate NAs while driving Furina, Fischl, and Nahida: 🤑

[@cryingindespacito790]

Drop the build

[@wynnkay2535]

I've been using her with Songs of Days Past with Archiac Petra Yun Jin - with Clorinde and Collei - and it feels very comfortable as a buffer-oriented comp. She can make use of these artifacts well...

[@OpalStar76]

Im glad she’s not meta, like her flop era is permanent and that alone brings me joy

[@akumashirako]

I love using teams of Dori + hydro pyro and dendro xD It is such a reaction mess you don't know what happens but enemies die haha Benny actually has great synergy with her given that he's applying pyro while she's applying electro. This causes overloads on the character without the need to even attack. Overload has an AoE meaning it still deals damage to enemies as well, even when they're currently being electro charged for example (since the reaction originates from the char, no need for pyro electro to directly be on the enemy) Soluna has made a video about this at some point and showcased it there

[@cryingindespacito790]

It's time for a professional Dori yapper to yap. (I am sorry, it'll be a long comment). Those death threats were sent to her mains and people who like her in general too lol. I will admit, they did her dirty in the archon quest. But I don't agree with her appearing shallow, at least not fully. She appears that way because of her job. She's showing her persona. Merchant has to look interesting enough to make you wanna go check out their wares, yet can't show their real self because that could be a possible "window" for others to exploit her. Her job isn't easy and she cannot let herself be vulnerable. That's why she's the way she is. Slight correction, her desire is to help her family. And her obsession with Mora is more likely a coping mechanism. Her age, ah. She is most likely at least an adult. Even from a logical point of view, she had enough money to make TWO Palaces, have a name for herself, founding commerce guild, finished a collab with Kshahrewar WHILE starting from absolutely nothing. I don't think you can do that in only few years. Four funfacts about her age: - Depending on Klee's age we would be able to tell Dori's age; - Dori calls us "young apprentice"; - She is the tallest chibi (Kachina is taller, but I believe that is a new chibi model); - Her birthday is on 21th December - the SHORTEST day of the year. I believe the big ER needs came from her passive talent which is pretty much an... Uh. Let's say, her passive talent caps at 300% (for some reasons) which gives you this image of her needing more than she's actually comfortable to use. I have seen a healer monster Dori with 16k on a tick. So yeah, that's true, she will heal good no matter what. I have a bunch of Dori builds, including DPS with Thundering Fury. :) If you'll ever curious, I am more than happy to show her! Her skill isn't actually that important. It doesn't do a lot of damage, so it's here only to provide energy. Burst > NA > skill. One of the biggest Dori > Kuki aspects that people are sleeping on is her usefulness in coop. With Kuki you are constantly on low health and have to run around the players to make sure they won't die. Dori places lamp, especially behind enemies, everyone is getting ER, ER bonus, healing and every line from her lamp does some damage (with 30 ticks in burst). Have her C6, during infusion of her normal attacks she heals the whole party. (That's why C6 on-field Dori is great with Furina). ...I think I am done, but it's 4am, probably I forgot something lol.

[@saurusness]

I love your dedication to Dori 💜 But also fully agree; she's a monster healer and a great battery as is, but absolutely AMAZING in co-op! I'd love to have a quest/event more focused on Dori, that would allow her to show her real perosnality a little bit.... Absolutley loved that one Mondstadt event where Sucrose got all vulnerable with Collei - would be really lovely to see something like that for other characters! (especially the unloved ones) Re: nasty messages; people are truly unhinged... disgusting behaviour D:

[@jonathanrobinson198]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Kuki and Dori have always been opposites. One forces on offense, reaction, and a little healing. The other is an actual healer and battery with a bit of application. I will forever be a little upset how many people complained about Cyno’s problems at release and never addressed how Dori’s kit alone solves some of the bigger issues remarkably well.

[@maplesyrup4600]

I'm not saying that you're wrong I'd just like to know how she does fix Cynos problems since I really don't play him and that I don't own him so I only know from what people have said

[@jonathanrobinson198]

@@maplesyrup4600 Two of his major problems especially on release was he’s energy hungry and lack of appropriate defensive options that didn’t hinder team synergy. Electro resonance and the lamp actively allowed Cyno to regain gain energy in his burst form, healed him, and didn’t confine him to staying in circle buffs. Those benefits made picking characters like Xingqui and a dendro character feel more synergistic as a whole. I wouldn’t say that team these days are his best obviously, but to this day, Dori makes a lot of Cyno’s demands more reasonable and other two slots more flexible. I just found it odd many guide makers never even brought it up as consideration despite how Genshin is no stranger to releasing a support character and DPS that gel well a patch or two apart. She came out right before him. On some level it feels like her intention leaned to essentially be his F2P friendly support.

[@amari7782]

@@jonathanrobinson198best answer I can give is simply while it does solve his issues it doesn’t buff his dmg to make him more competitive to other options. Cyno is always in that boat of not having any selling point compared to keqing and Ei who can both do the same thing but can basically run whatever they want without much issue

[@jonathanrobinson198]

@ Oh i completely understand it doesn’t buff his damage and even I’m a player who chose to continue playing Keqing over him; it was just such a weird period in time where everyone was quick to call out his shortcomings but didn’t discuss the character that came out 4 weeks earlier who just so happened to address those issues in any capacity. 😅 It’s like when people try discussing Kinich teams and don’t mention Emilie. The option should be mentioned lol.

[@amari7782]

@@jonathanrobinson198 yea it’s solely because Dori is just bad normally so it’s not even worth trying to push as an argument

[@xanaviii]

Good video. It's true Dori actually has unique teams and is underrated for gameplay. I have her C6, and full built as an EM driver/hyper bloom carry. Still the Genshin character I dislike the most, sorry. XD