This Genshin Impact 7.2 Mitia build starts from one fact: her value is not her own Electro damage, it is that she lets the team trigger Star Superconduct at all. Version 7.2 hands Floor 11 a flat 60% Electro DMG bonus and Floor 12 a 75% Lunar Crystallize bump upstairs, which together explain why she matters this cycle.
| Item | Verdict | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Version | 7.2 "When Ruin Begins", live 2026-11-04 06:00 | Official patch notes |
| New characters | Mitia (5-star Electro catalyst), Valery (4-star Electro sword) | Same |
| Banner | Mitia rated up until 11/24 17:59 | Official wish notice |
| Floor 11 | +60% Electro DMG and +60% Geo DMG for the party | Patch notes |
| Floor 12 | Top half +75% Lunar Crystallize, bottom half +200 EM | Same |
| Pull advice | Pull with an Electro or reaction base, skip pure physical teams | See verdict |
Genshin Impact 7.2 overview: two Electro units and new Snezhnaya maps
Applicable version: 7.2 "When Ruin Begins" (launched 2026-11-04)
How Mitia and Valery split the work
Mitia is a five-star Electro catalyst whose kit lets the team trigger Star Superconduct and then deals Star Superconduct damage in different ways. While she is on the team, the Polar Domain follows the active character in real time (source: official 7.2 patch notes). Valery is a four-star Electro sword who provides Electro buffs and shields, and he sits in the four-star pool of her banner.
What Snezhnaya opened
7.2 unlocks New Kizhegrad and Winglike Peak, plus two Residences: Residence of the Teplo Oasis and Residence of the Royal Rail Bureau (source: official patch notes). Completing their joint construction unlocks Residence Chronicles, which is long-tail content and does not affect your team this week.
Genshin Impact 7.2 Mitia mechanics: how Star Superconduct triggers
Why the moving domain matters
Because the Polar Domain tracks the active character instead of staying planted, Mitia does not need field time to keep the field on your carry. That means she can sit off-field as a reaction enabler and hand the on-field window to whoever actually converts the damage (source: patch notes).
It is not a raw damage contest
Worth correcting a common assumption: the rule is not "stack Electro DMG on Mitia and the team gets stronger", it is "how often the team triggers Star Superconduct decides her value". She opens the reaction. She is not the one who has to convert every point of it. That changes how you weigh crit versus Elemental Mastery on her artifacts.
New enemies and why they are Electro-shaped
Two of the new enemies telegraph the design. Tideway Anchor charges a Valor meter by drinking hot drinks and enters a Frenzied state with sharply raised resistances, but Electro damage, or Electro damage counted as Star Superconduct, drains that meter; the Ice Mirror Reflection stops being immune to Cryo under Stellar reaction effects (source: patch notes). Both point at the same conclusion: this patch's content is built around Electro and Stellar reactions.
Genshin Impact 7.2 Mitia teams: three setups that work
| Team | Composition | Weapon and artifact direction | Rotation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Star Superconduct core | Mitia + Valery + Electro sub-DPS + flex | Mitia on Arcane Edict, EM and crit damage | Valery shields, sub-DPS applies Electro, Mitia drops the domain and bursts |
| Reaction hybrid | Mitia + Furina + Cryo + healer | Furina on HP and healing, Mitia on EM | Furina skills up, Cryo freezes, Mitia triggers Star Superconduct |
| Budget bridge | Mitia + free healer + double Electro | Four-star catalyst, EM substats | Double Electro applies aura, Mitia takes the field |
Weapon choice
The limited five-star catalyst Arcane Edict raises the wielder's crit damage and grants Crystalline Blend after an Elemental Skill for extra Elemental Mastery. While that is active, nearby party members triggering reactions give the holder Law in the Torch for even more EM, and entering the Radiant Star Superconduct state adds Star Superconduct crit damage. It also works from off-field (source: patch notes). Without it, use any catalyst with EM on the secondary stat. Mitia lives on reactions, so EM beats ATK.
Should you pull Furina instead?
The second banner reruns Furina, and the weapon banner pairs Arcane Edict with Still Waters' Surge (source: official wish notice). If your roster already has a reliable healer and Hydro applier, Mitia is the bigger upgrade. If you lack both roles, Furina is the more universal pickup.
Genshin Impact 7.2 Spiral Abyss Floor 12: the 11/16 cycle
Floor 11's Electro and Geo bonus
The first cycle opens 11/16. Floor 11 grants the whole party +60% Electro DMG and +60% Geo DMG (source: patch notes). Any Electro team effectively gets a free floor this cycle, which is exactly where a Mitia squad lands.
Floor 12 halves and the blessing
Floor 12 gives the top half +75% Lunar Crystallize damage and the bottom half +200 Elemental Mastery. The blessing, Resounding Moon, stacks one count whenever a character triggers Superconduct or Star Superconduct, and at three stacks it releases a shockwave dealing true damage at the enemy's position, at most one stack per 0.1s and one shockwave every 4s (source: patch notes). Put the Lunar Crystallize team upstairs, the EM team downstairs, and Mitia's squad fits the top half more naturally.
One caveat worth stating: the exact Floor 12 enemy lineup for 7.2 has not been published in detail. The ley line disorders and blessing above come straight from the patch notes, and the monster list will be confirmed in game once the cycle opens on 11/16.
The second cycle lands 12/16: Floor 11 switches to +60% Cryo and +60% Anemo, Floor 12 gives the top half +75% Stellar reaction damage and the bottom half +75% Anemo DMG for the active character, and the blessing becomes Graupel Moon with six stacks and a six-second cooldown (source: patch notes). Plan two teams around those two cycles if you want to be ready.
Genshin Impact 7.2 resource plan: what Mitia costs
Where is the fastest place to farm ascension materials?
Electro characters use the Electro hypostasis line for ascension and talent books rotate by weekday. Whether 7.2 added new materials is not broken out in the patch notes, so check the in-game ascension screen. Resin caps at 180 and regenerates 180 a day, a boss costs 40, so you get four to five boss runs daily. With weekly bosses and event resin, two weeks takes a five-star from level 1 to 90 (source: in-game resin system, checked 2026-11-04).
Primogem and pull budget
The outage and bug-fix compensation totals 600 Primogems, or 3.75 pulls (source: patch notes). Mitia's banner runs to 11/24 17:59, 20 days from now, and dailies plus events add more. Do not burn the stash on the weapon banner first.
Artifact farming
Mitia wants EM and crit. Main stats: EM sands, Electro DMG goblet, crit circlet. Substats in order: crit rate, crit damage, EM. The patch notes only list weapons, not new artifact sets, so confirm set names in the in-game list.
Is Mitia worth pulling in 7.2?
Verdict: pull if you have an Electro or reaction team, skip if you run pure physical with no Electro slot.
- Electro main DPS accounts: pull. Mitia adds a reaction enabler that stacks with what you already have.
- Reaction teams without an Electro slot: pull. Her domain follows the active character, so you do not have to rebuild your rotation.
- Pure physical or brand-new accounts: skip. This patch's enemies clearly favor Electro, and physical is already behind.
Genshin Impact 7.2 practical tips: four traps
- Leaving Mitia on field so the domain follows her instead of your carry.
- Stacking ATK instead of EM, which leaves Star Superconduct with a weak base.
- Forcing an Electro team into Floor 12's bottom half and wasting the 200 EM.
- Fighting Tideway Anchor without Electro and letting the Frenzied state run to enrage.
Genshin Impact 7.2 Mitia FAQ
Does Mitia need Valery?
A: No. Valery adds Electro buffs and shields for comfort; Mitia triggers Star Superconduct with any Electro slot.
When does the 7.2 Abyss refresh?
A: The first cycle is 11/16 and the second 12/16, with completely different ley line disorders and blessings.
Can Mitia work without Arcane Edict?
A: Yes. A four-star catalyst with EM on the secondary stat is fine, since her damage comes through reactions.
Do I need to finish the main story to reach Snezhnaya?
A: No. At Adventure Rank 18 with the prologue's third act done, the auto-unlocked waypoint drops you in Snezhnaya for Chapter VII Act 1.
Action checklist
- Log in today, claim the 600 Primogems, then decide on the banner.
- Level the Polar Domain first if you pull her, weapons second.
- Have your Electro team ready before 11/16 to cash in Floor 11's 60% bonus.
- Run Lunar Crystallize upstairs on Floor 12 and the EM team downstairs.
- Settle your pull decision before 11/24 17:59.
If you want the same floor-by-floor comparison for the 12/16 cycle, the GameHub guide section tracks both Abyss rotations with the same sourcing standard.