Genshin Superconduct Guide: 40% Physical RES Shred and Physical Teams

1. Trigger rules and radius

Superconduct triggers whenever Cryo and Electro meet, with no order requirement. It deals one instance of Cryo DMG within 5 m and applies a Physical RES −40% status to every enemy in that radius.

Property	Value
Trigger elements	Cryo + Electro (either order)
Radius	5 m
Damage multiplier	1.5 × level multiplier
Debuff	Physical RES −40%
Duration	12 s
Applies Cryo?	No
Stacks?	No, duration refresh only

"No Cryo application" matters. Superconduct cannot chain: it hits, it ends. It will not spread Cryo to neighbours, and it cannot set up Freeze or Melt. Its role is narrow and clear — it is a physical resistance switch.

2. Damage formula and level table

Superconduct DMG = 1.5 × Level Multiplier × (1 + EM Bonus) × Cryo RES Multiplier, where the EM bonus is 16 × EM ÷ (EM + 2000).

Level	0 EM	200 EM	500 EM	1000 EM
50	485	1,191	2,038	3,073
70	1,148	2,818	4,823	7,272
80	1,616	3,967	6,789	10,236
90	2,170	5,327	9,115	13,745

Do not build EM for this. The Superconduct hit itself is typically only 3–8% of a physical team's total damage; EM investment comes straight out of your carry's CRIT and ATK. Your trigger unit can sit at 0 EM and lose almost nothing.

3. What −40% Physical RES is actually worth

This is the most commonly miscalculated number in the game. Once RES goes negative it enters a half-effectiveness zone, so "−40% RES" is not "+40% damage".

Enemy Physical RES	After shred	Effective damage gain
0%	−40%	+20%
10% (normal enemies)	−30%	+27.8%
30% (elites)	−10%	+50%
50%	10%	+80%
70% (Ruin machines, some bosses)	30%	+133%

The pattern is simple: the tankier the enemy, the more Superconduct is worth. Against a 70% RES Ruin Guard it more than doubles your damage (2.33×); against a 0% RES target it gives only 20%. This is exactly why physical teams are locked to Cryo plus Electro in the Abyss.

4. The four layers of physical damage

Layer	Source	Notes
Base	Normal / Charged / Plunging multipliers	Scales with talent level
Bonus	Physical DMG Bonus (goblet, sets, talents)	Same multiplier bucket as elemental DMG, but physical only
RES shred	Superconduct −40%, Eula skill, some weapons	Separate multiplier; value depends on enemy RES
DEF shred	Razor C4, some sets and team effects	Yet another separate multiplier

Common physical DMG bonus sources:

• Goblet main stat: 58.3% Physical DMG Bonus at 5-star level 20.
• Pale Flame 2-piece: +25% Physical DMG; the 4-piece adds +50% ATK at two stacks.
• Bloodstained Chivalry 2-piece: +25% Physical DMG.
• Mika: party Physical DMG Bonus plus ATK speed, the dedicated physical support.
• Character kits: Eula, Razor and Xinyan carry physical bonuses in their ascension or talents.

5. Physical team template

Slot	Options	Job
Physical carry	Eula / Freminet / Razor / physical Zhongli	On-field white damage inside the shred window
Cryo trigger	Layla / Diona / Rosaria / Mika	Cryo application plus shield or healing
Electro trigger	Fischl / Beidou / Raiden / Yae	Off-field Electro and particle generation
Buffer	Mika / Bennett	Physical DMG, ATK, attack speed

Two practical rules:

• The shred window is 12 s, so compress your carry's burst inside it. Eula's burst takes about 7 s from cast to detonation — re-apply Superconduct 1–2 s before you start.
• You need off-field coverage on both elements, or the window lapses. Fischl's Oz is the lowest-maintenance Electro source for physical teams.

6. Five common misconceptions

Claim	Reality
Superconduct damage scales with Cryo DMG bonus	It does not. Transformative reactions use level, EM and target Cryo RES only
Two Cryo/Electro units stack to −80%	They do not. Same-named effects refresh the 12 s timer instead of stacking
Superconduct spreads to nearby enemies	The damage is AoE, but Cryo is never applied, so nothing spreads or chains
Superconduct helps Freeze teams	It hurts them. It consumes the Cryo and Electro that Freeze needs
Physical carries should stack EM	No. EM only boosts the Superconduct tick, far below CRIT and ATK in value

For the full resistance and DEF math see the RES shred guide; Freeze and Shatter are covered in Frozen & Shatter; team structure is in the team building guide.

FAQ

Whose stats does Superconduct use?

The character who triggers the reaction second. Their level and EM are used, regardless of who applied the first element.

Why does damage spike against Ruin Guards?

Autonomous machines sit around 70% Physical RES. Shredding to 30% is roughly a 133% damage gain, so the difference is far more visible than against normal enemies.

Do physical builds want elemental DMG bonus?

No. Physical and elemental DMG bonuses are separate buckets; physical characters only use the former. A Physical DMG goblet is the only correct main stat.

Does Superconduct work on frozen enemies?

It can trigger, but it breaks the Freeze. Permanent Freeze teams should avoid mixing Cryo and Electro for that reason.

Can I play physical without Eula?

Yes. Freminet, Razor and physical Zhongli all work, with Mika as the key support. The ceiling is lower than elemental teams, but it clears the overworld and early Abyss floors comfortably.

Do RES shred and DEF shred stack?

Yes, and they should. They are independent multipliers, so their effects multiply rather than add.

Related guides

• Boss Weakness and Resistance Guide