Snapshotting

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The term snapshotting refers to the state in which attributes are fixed on a long-lasting ability, effect, entity, or summon based on the character's attributes during the ability's activation. A snapshotted ability will not receive the additional buffs the character obtains after its activation.

For example, Xiangling's Pyronado will receive the ATK Bonus for the entirety of its duration when cast inside Bennett's Fantastic Voyage field — even if Xiangling walks outside the buff's area of effect or it expires prematurely. However, the ATK Bonus will not affect Pyronado if cast before Bennett's Fantastic Voyage - regardless of whether Xiangling stays in the buff's area of effect.

Non-Snapshottable Buffs

While most buffs function by modifying the target character's stats and can be snapshotted by the correct abilities, there are certain exceptions.

Such buffs do not modify the damage dealer's attributes, and instead directly apply to real-time damage calculations. Therefore, these buffs are unable to be snapshotted.

As a general rule, if a buff results in a visible change in the target character's stat menu (e.g. ATK buffs, Elemental DMG Bonus buffs), it is snapshottable. If a buff does not result in a visible change in stats (e.g. Elemental Burst DMG Bonus buffs, Additive Base DMG Bonus buffs), it is non-snapshottable.

• Exceptions include the All DMG buffs provided by Serpent Spine, Iron Sting, Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, The Alley Flash, Song of Stillness, Fragment of Harmonic Whimsy, and Unfinished Reverie, which are snapshottable despite not appearing in the menu.

The following tables are an exhaustive list of non-snapshottable buffs provided by character abilities and equipments. Any buffs not listed here are snapshottable.

Talents and Constellations

Character	Ability	Attribute
Faruzan	4th Ascension Passive	Additive Base DMG Bonus for Anemo Attacks
	Constellation 6	Anemo CRIT DMG
Furina	Elemental Burst	DMG Bonus
Gorou	Constellation 6	Geo CRIT DMG
Kujou Sara	Constellation 6	Electro CRIT DMG
Mika	Constellation 6	Physical CRIT DMG
Raiden Shogun	Elemental Skill	Elemental Burst DMG Bonus
Shenhe	Elemental Skill	Additive Base DMG Bonus for Cryo Attacks
	4th Ascension Passive	Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG Bonus
	Constellation 2	Cryo CRIT DMG
Yelan	4th Ascension Passive	DMG Bonus
Yun Jin	Elemental Burst	Additive Base DMG Bonus for Normal Attacks

Weapons

Source	Type of Buff
Amos' Bow	Normal/Charged Attack DMG Bonus
Aqua Simulacra	All DMG Bonus
Hunter's Path	Charged Attack Additive Base DMG Bonus
Polar Star	Elemental Skill/Burst DMG Bonus
Thundering Pulse	Normal Attack DMG Bonus
Alley Hunter	All DMG Bonus
Fading Twilight	All DMG Bonus
Hamayumi	Normal/Charged Attack DMG Bonus
Mitternachts Waltz	Elemental Skill DMG Bonus, Normal Attack DMG Bonus
Mouun's Moon	Elemental Burst DMG Bonus
Predator	Normal/Charged Attack DMG Bonus
Rust	Normal/Charged Attack DMG Bonus
The Stringless	Elemental Skill/Burst DMG Bonus
Raven Bow	All DMG Bonus
Sharpshooter's Oath	All DMG Bonus
Slingshot	Normal/Charged Attack DMG Bonus
Everlasting Moonglow	Normal Attack Additive Base DMG Bonus
Kagura's Verity	Elemental Skill DMG Bonus
Tulaytullah's Remembrance	Normal Attack DMG Bonus
Dodoco Tales	Charged Attack DMG Bonus
Solar Pearl	Elemental Skill/Burst DMG Bonus, Normal Attack DMG Bonus
Magic Guide	All DMG Bonus
Redhorn Stonethresher	Normal/Charged Attack Additive Base DMG Bonus
Skyward Pride	All DMG Bonus
Akuoumaru	Elemental Burst DMG Bonus
Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	Elemental Skill DMG Bonus
Luxurious Sea-Lord	Elemental Burst DMG Bonus
Rainslasher	All DMG Bonus
Bloodtainted Greatsword	All DMG Bonus
Ferrous Shadow	Charged Attack DMG Bonus
"The Catch"	Elemental Burst DMG Bonus, Elemental Burst CRIT Rate
Dragon's Bane	All DMG Bonus
Kitain Cross Spear	Elemental Skill DMG Bonus
Prototype Starglitter	Normal/Charged Attack DMG Bonus
Black Tassel	All DMG Bonus
Halberd	Normal Attack DMG Bonus
White Tassel	Normal Attack DMG Bonus
Freedom-Sworn	All DMG Bonus, Normal/Charged/Plunging Attack DMG Bonus
Haran Geppaku Futsu	Normal Attack DMG Bonus
Light of Foliar Incision	Normal Attack/Elemental Skill Additive Base DMG Bonus
Cinnabar Spindle	Elemental Skill Additive Base DMG Bonus
Festering Desire	Elemental Skill DMG Bonus, Elemental Skill CRIT Rate
Lion's Roar	All DMG Bonus
The Black Sword	Normal/Charged Attack DMG Bonus
Toukabou Shigure	All DMG Bonus
Cool Steel	All DMG Bonus

Other Sources

Source	Type of Buff
4-piece of Blizzard Strayer	CRIT Rate
Shattering Ice	CRIT Rate
4-piece of Golden Troupe	Elemental Skill DMG Bonus

Talents

There are several talents that can be intuitively determined to be non-snapshottable, some are not - as such, it is important to clarify and distinguish the two types:

• Snapshottable Talents - Attributes are fixed after a certain point during the ability activation.
• Non-Snapshottable Talents - Damage is recalculated during every instance of the ability's activation based on the character's current attributes.

Note: Most talents that were not included do not have a delay on their damage or effects upon their activation. Non-Snapshottable talents isn't an exhaustive list but is used to provide clarity to some talents that may have similar mechanics but do not snapshot.

Snapshottable

Character	Ability	Component
Albedo	Elemental Skill	Transient Blossom DMG
Alhaitham	Elemental Burst	Single-Instance DMG
Amber	Elemental Skill	Explosion DMG
	Elemental Burst	Fiery Rain DMG
Beidou	Elemental Burst	Lightning DMG
Charlotte	Elemental Burst	AoE DMG and Healing
Dehya	Elemental Skill	Field DMG
Diluc	Elemental Burst	DoT and Explosion DMG
Diona	Elemental Burst	Continuous Field DMG
Dori	Elemental Burst	Connector DMG
Fischl	Elemental Skill	Oz's ATK DMG
Ganyu	Elemental Skill	Skill DMG
	Elemental Burst	Ice Shard DMG
Jean	Elemental Burst	Field Entering/Exiting DMG
Kaedehara Kazuha	Elemental Burst	DoT; Additional Elemental DMG
Kaeya	Elemental Burst	Skill DMG
Kamisato Ayaka	Elemental Burst	Cutting DMG; Bloom DMG
Kamisato Ayato	Elemental Skill	Water Illusion DMG
	Elemental Burst	Bloomwater Blade DMG
Kirara	Elemental Skill	Urgent Neko Parcel Hit DMG
	Elemental Burst	Cat Grass Cardamom Explosion DMG
Klee	Elemental Skill	Mine DMG
Kuki Shinobu	Elemental Burst	DMG
Layla	Elemental Skill	Shooting Star DMG
	Elemental Burst	Starlight Slug DMG
Lisa	Elemental Skill	Press DMG
	Elemental Burst	Discharge DMG
Lyney	Normal Attack	Pyrotechnic Strike DMG
Mona	Elemental Skill	DoT; Explosion DMG
Ningguang	Elemental Skill	Skill DMG; Additional Gem Projectiles
	Elemental Burst	Starshatter DMG
Qiqi	Elemental Skill	Herald of Frost DMG; Healing
Rosaria	Elemental Burst	Ice Lance DoT
Sangonomiya Kokomi	Elemental Skill	Regeneration; Ripple DMG
Sayu	Elemental Skill	Fuufuu Windwheel DMG; Fuufuu Whirlwind Kick DMG
	Elemental Burst	DMG; Healing
Shikanoin Heizou	Elemental Burst	Fudou Style Vacuum Slugger DMG; Windmuster Iris DMG
Sucrose	Elemental Burst	DoT; Additional Elemental DMG
Traveler	Elemental Burst	Tornado DMG; Additional Elemental DMG
	Elemental Skill	Rockcore Meltdown DMG
	Elemental Burst	Falling Thunder DMG
	Elemental Burst	Lea Lotus Lamp Attack DMG; Explosion DMG
	Elemental Burst	Skill DMG
Venti	Elemental Burst	DoT; Additional Elemental DMG
Wanderer	Elemental Burst	Skill DMG
Xiangling	Elemental Skill	Flame DMG
	Elemental Burst	Pyronado DMG
Yaoyao	Elemental Skill	White Jade Radish DMG
	Elemental Burst	Adeptal Legacy White Jade Radish DMG
Zhongli	Elemental Skill	Stone Stele Resonance DMG

Non-Snapshottable

Character	Ability	Component	Notes
Alhaitham	Elemental Skill	Projection Attack DMG
Arlecchino	Elemental Skill	Blood-Debt Directive DMG
Chiori	Elemental Skill	Tamoto DMG
Emilie	Elemental Skill	Lumidouce Case Attack DMG
	Elemental Burst	Lumidouce Case Attack DMG
Eula	Elemental Burst	Lightfall Sword DMG
Fischl	Elemental Burst	Falling Thunder DMG
Hu Tao	Elemental Skill	Blood Blossom DMG
Keqing	Elemental Burst	All DMG
Kuki Shinobu	Elemental Skill	Grass Ring of Sanctification DMG
Lynette	Elemental Burst	All DMG
Mona	Elemental Burst	Illusory Bubble Explosion DMG
Nahida	Elemental Skill	Tri-Karma Purification DMG
Navia	Elemental Burst	Cannon Fire Support DMG
Raiden Shogun	Elemental Skill	Coordinated DMG
	Elemental Burst	All DMG
Razor	Elemental Burst	Soul Companion DMG
Tartaglia	Normal Attack	Riptide Flash DMG; Riptide Burst DMG
	Elemental Skill	Riptide Slash DMG
	Elemental Burst	Riptide Blast DMG
Thoma	Elemental Burst	Fiery Collapse DMG
Traveler	Elemental Skill	Dewdrop DMG
Xingqiu	Elemental Burst	Rain Sword DMG
Xinyan	Elemental Skill	Shield DoT
	Elemental Burst	Pyro DoT
Yae Miko	Elemental Skill	Sesshou Sakura DMG
	Elemental Burst	Tenko Thunderbolt DMG
Yelan	Elemental Burst	Exquisite Throw DMG
Yoimiya	Elemental Burst	Aurous Blaze Explosion DMG

Elemental Reactions

Elemental Reactions receive bonuses based on Elemental Mastery. While Elemental Mastery can be snapshotted, certain Elemental Reactions will ignore the snapshotted Elemental Mastery and instead use the Elemental Mastery stat of the character at the moment the reaction is triggered.

Elemental Reaction	Uses Snapshotted EM
Melt Vaporize	✔
Overloaded Shattered Electro-Charged Superconduct Swirl Burning Bloom Hyperbloom Burgeon Aggravate Spread	✘

For example, the Superconduct damage triggered by Ganyu's Celestial Shower will be boosted by Sucrose's Catalyst Conversion even after Ganyu's talent is cast.

Change History

Released in Version 1.0

[Edit History]

Version 1.4

• "Snapshotting" for Elemental Mastery boosts to damage from the major elemental reactions (Shatter, Electro-Charged, Superconduct, Overloaded, and Swirl) was removed, and replaced with 'real-time' damage calculations.

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Version 1.0

• Snapshotting was released.