Stellar-Conduct is a new elemental reaction arriving in Genshin Impact with Version Luna VIII (6.7). It builds on the existing Superconduct between Cryo and Electro, but it only fires when a special “Stellar Linchpin” unit is on your team. The first character built around it is Sandrone, a 5-star who acts as both the enabler and the main damage dealer.
Quick answer: Apply Cryo and Electro to the same enemy while a Stellar Linchpin character (only Sandrone as of Version 6.7) is in your party. This converts Superconduct into Stellar-Conduct and spawns a Starlight Prism that turns the area into a Polestar Field.
What triggers Stellar-Conduct
The reaction needs the same two elements as Superconduct, plus one extra requirement in the party. Hit a target with Cryo and then Electro, or Electro and then Cryo, while a Stellar Linchpin unit is in the lineup. The reaction also lands on enemies that already carry a natural Cryo or Electro aura, so you can often start it with a single opposite-element hit.
- Both Cryo and Electro must be applied to the same enemy.
- A Stellar Linchpin character must be in the party. As of Version 6.7, that is only Sandrone.
- Without a Stellar Linchpin unit, the same Cryo plus Electro pairing produces ordinary Superconduct instead.
What the Polestar Field does
When Stellar-Conduct goes off, a Starlight Prism appears and briefly turns the surrounding area into a Polestar Field. Inside that field, your active characters gain a Cryo and Electro DMG bonus, and the base reaction coefficient for Stellar-Conduct itself goes up. Unlike plain Superconduct, Stellar-Conduct damage can crit.
The field also strips Physical RES from every enemy standing in it, the same defensive shred Superconduct already provides. On top of that, it tracks the Cryo and Electro hits you land on enemies inside the zone.
- Cryo and Electro hits inside the field are recorded as stacks.
- The more stacks stored, the stronger the buffs handed to the party.
- The stored energy releases over time, feeding party-wide bonuses for a short window.
Radiance: Stellar-Conduct state
Certain reworked characters gain a special state called Radiance: Stellar-Conduct while they stand inside the Polestar Field. In this state, their abilities pick up extra effects and deal more damage, and several units can convert parts of their kit into direct Stellar-Conduct damage. This is how older Cryo and Electro characters tie into the new reaction.
Note: these reworked units cannot create the field on their own. They still need a Stellar Linchpin enabler, which currently means Sandrone, before any of their Stellar-Conduct effects come online.
Every character that can use Stellar-Conduct
Sandrone is the centerpiece, since her whole kit revolves around dealing Stellar-Conduct damage and she is the only unit that enables the reaction. A roster of existing Cryo and Electro characters receive buffs that let them slot into Stellar-Conduct teams once she creates the field.
| Character | Element | Role with Stellar-Conduct |
|---|---|---|
| Sandrone | Stellar Linchpin enabler | Only unit that creates the Polestar Field; primary Stellar-Conduct DPS. |
| Yae Miko | Electro | Deals both Electro and Stellar-Conduct damage in the field; Sesshou Sakura turrets last longer and survive her Burst. |
| Cyno | Electro | Duststalker Bolts count as Stellar-Conduct damage during Judication; can infuse his Skill and enter Pactsworn Pathclearer freely. |
| Beidou | Electro | Holding her Skill builds power, cutting cooldown and granting energy; Skill shifts toward a battery role. |
| Wriothesley | Cryo | Part of his attacks deal Stellar-Conduct damage in the field; enhanced Charged attacks restore HP. |
| Qiqi | Cryo | Boosts party Superconduct and Stellar-Conduct damage; lower Skill cooldown with coordinated Cryo strikes; Burst adds Stellar-Conduct damage. |
| Diona | Cryo | After her Skill, fires Cryo coordinated attacks when allies trigger Stellar-Conduct. |
| Yumemizuki Mizuki | Anemo | Buffs party Elemental Mastery and gains increased AoE Anemo damage on Swirl. |
These reworked characters unlock their changes through a set of Witch’s Homework tasks, the same style of upgrade path used for the earlier Hexerei buffs. Qiqi’s rework, for example, is slated to release on July 1, 2026, with her upgrade obtained by visiting Barbeloth in Fontaine to have her destiny revealed through the Lunar Arcana.
Why Stellar-Conduct fails to trigger
If you apply Cryo and Electro and only see Superconduct, the cause is almost always the missing enabler. The field and its buffs depend on a Stellar Linchpin unit being present.
- No Stellar Linchpin character in the party, so the reaction stays as plain Superconduct.
- Only one of the two elements applied; both Cryo and Electro must hit the same target.
- A reworked unit is in the team, but its Stellar-Conduct effects only activate inside the Polestar Field that Sandrone creates.
For most teams, the practical setup is straightforward. Run Sandrone as your enabler and driver, pair her with a Cryo or Electro partner that has the new buffs, and keep enemies inside the Polestar Field so the recorded hits keep feeding bonuses back to the party.
