Quadratic scaling occurs when a character deals more damage per enemy as the number of enemies increases. In Genshin Impact, most characters have linear scaling, which means the damage per enemy remains the same regardless of the number of enemies. Some characters’ damage per enemy decreases as the number of enemies increases, e.g., single-target abilities and Beidou’s Burst.  In Ganyu’s case, her Burst displays pseudo-quadratic scaling because of the way her Ice Shards target enemies. Celestial Shower drops 50 Ice Shards over 15s. Each Ice Shard targets a random enemy within its field that has not been targeted by one of the four most recent Ice Shards. If there are no such enemies, the next Ice Shard drops randomly within the field. Additionally, each Ice Shard damages enemies in a small radius. If there are other enemies near the targeted enemy, they will also be hit. When enemies are grouped, the number of Ice Shards hitting each target increases. This causes her Burst to deal more damage, increasing per enemy up to five enemies.