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Artifact Guide (Sets)

(See Artifact Guide (Stats) for the types of artifacts and what stats they can get)

Once again, Artifacts are an incredibly hard concept to grasp, but hopefully these explanations will make it a bit easier.

All Artifact sets have a bonus you can acquire by equipping 2 or 4 of the same set. Here is a list of 3/4-star and 4/5-star artifact sets and what bonuses they provide.

All of these artifacts can be farmed in domains.

I will not be including any of the Prayer circlets, as they are 1PC only and while they do each provide a certain Elemental resistance, it takes up a whole slot and I personally do not see the point in using them

If the artifact bonus is ridiculously long and complicated, I’ll put an explanation underneath the set.

If any of my math calculating the bonuses is wrong, PLEASE for the love of god TELL ME. I am SO BAD at math. 

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Resolution of Sojourner

2PC: ATK +18%

4PC: Increases Charged Attack CRIT Rate by 30%.

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Tiny Miracle

2PC: All Elemental RES increased by 20%.

4PC: Incoming Elemental DMG increases corresponding Elemental RES by 30% for 10s. Can only occur once every 10s.

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Berserker

2PC: CRIT Rate +12%

4PC: When HP is below 70%, CRIT Rate increases by an additional 24%.

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Instructor

2PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80.

4PC: Upon triggering an Elemental Reaction, increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8s.

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The Exile

2PC: Energy Recharge +20%

4PC: Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack.

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Defender's Will

2PC: DEF +30%

4PC: For each different element present in your own party, the wearer's Elemental RES to that corresponding element is increased by 30%.

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Brave Heart

2PC: ATK +18%

4PC: Increases DMG by 30% against opponents with more than 50% HP.

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Martial Artist

2PC: Normal and Charged Attack DMG +15%

4PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 25% for 8s.

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Gambler

2PC: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 20%

4PC: Defeating an opponent has 100% chance to remove Elemental Skill CD. Can only occur once every 15s.

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Scholar

2PC: Energy Recharge +20%

4PC: Gaining Elemental Particles or Orbs gives 3 Energy to all party members who have a bow or a catalyst equipped. Can only occur once every 3s.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Gladiator's Finale

2PC: ATK +18%

4PC: If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.

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Wanderer's Troupe

2PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80.

4PC: Increases Charged Attack DMG by 35% if the character uses a Catalyst or Bow.

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Noblesse Oblige

2PC: Elemental Burst DMG +20%

4PC: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack

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Bloodstained Chivalry

2PC: Physical DMG Bonus +25%

4PC: After defeating an opponent, increases Charged Attack DMG by 50%, and reduces its Stamina cost to 0 for 10s. Also triggers with wild animals such as boars, squirrels and frogs.

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Maiden Beloved

2PC: Character Healing Effectiveness +15%

4PC: Using an Elemental Skill or Burst increases healing received by all party members by 20% for 10s.

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Viridescent Venerer

2PC: Anemo DMG Bonus +15%

4PC: Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent's Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.

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Archaic Petra

2PC: Geo DMG Bonus +15%

4PC: Upon obtaining an Elemental Shard created through a Crystallize Reaction, all party members gain 35% DMG Bonus for that particular element for 10s. Only one form of Elemental DMG Bonus can be gained in this manner at any one time.

(Ex. If you apply Cryo to an opponent, use whoever has this set to make a crystal and pick up the crystal, all members in your team including the artifact holder will gain a Cryo DMG bonus, but you can not pick up an Electro shield crystal and have both a Cryo and Electro DMG bonus.)

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Retracing Bolide

2PC: Increases Shield Strength by 35% (this only makes shields stronger on the character equipping this set, others will not see a difference)

4PC: While protected by a shield, gain an additional 40% Normal and Charged Attack DMG.

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Thundersoother

2PC: Electro RES increased by 40%.

4PC: Increases DMG against opponents affected by Electro by 35%.

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Thundering Fury

2PC: Electro DMG Bonus +15%

4PC: Increases DMG caused by Overloaded, Electro-Charged, Superconduct, and Hyperbloom by 40%, and the DMG Bonus conferred by Aggravate is increased by 20%. When Quicken or the aforementioned Elemental Reactions are triggered, Elemental Skill CD is decreased by 1s. Can only occur once every 0.8s.

(Increases the DMG of any of the previously stated elemental reactions, and increases the DMG caused by Aggravate by an additional 20%. Triggering electro-related reactions as the active character causes your skill to not take as long to cooldown

ex. Lisa’s skill CD is 16 seconds, if she held this set and triggered any Electro elemental reaction it would be a 15 second cooldown)

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Lavawalker

2PC: Pyro RES increased by 40%.

4PC: Increases DMG against opponents affected by Pyro by 35%.

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Crimson Witch of Flames

2PC: Pyro DMG Bonus +15%

4PC: Increases Overloaded and Burning, and Burgeon DMG by 40%. Increases Vaporize and Melt DMG by 15%. Using Elemental Skill increases the 2-Piece Set Bonus by 50% of its starting value for 10s. Max 3 stacks.

(The DMG done by any of the previously stated Elemental Reactions is increased. Using an Elemental Skill grants a 57.5% Pyro DMG Bonus. If stacked three times, the total DMG bonus would be 80%)

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Blizzard Strayer

2PC: Cryo DMG Bonus +15%

4PC: When a character attacks an opponent affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the opponent is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%.

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Heart of Depth

2PC: Hydro DMG Bonus +15%

4PC: After using an Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 30% for 15s.

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Tenacity of the Millelith

2PC: HP +20%

4PC: When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.

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Pale Flame

2PC: Physical DMG Bonus +25%

4PC: When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, ATK is increased by 9% for 7s. This effect stacks up to 2 times and can be triggered once every 0.3s. Once 2 stacks are reached, the 2-set effect is increased by 100%.

(When you use an Elemental Skill two times, you get a 125% Physical DMG Bonus)

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Shimenawa's Reminiscence

2PC: ATK +18%

4PC: When casting an Elemental Skill, if the character has 15 or more Energy, they lose 15 Energy and Normal/Charged/Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 50% for 10s. This effect will not trigger again during that duration.

(Ex. If you use a skill with a full burst, you will no longer have a full burst but your DMG will be increased and it cannot be stacked)

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WARNING: THE SETS THAT RELEASED IN INAZUMA IS WHEN THINGS START TO GET SUPER CONFUSING (wow what a shocker)! PROCEED WITH AN OPEN MIND

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Emblem of Severed Fate

2PC: Energy Recharge +20%

4PC: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.

(Ex. If your energy recharge is 150%, your Burst DMG would be increased by 37.5%. You’re Energy Recharge would have to be at least 300% to get a 75% bonus)

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Husk of Opulent Dreams

2PC: DEF +30%

4PC: A character equipped with this Artifact set will obtain the Curiosity effect in the following conditions:

When on the field, the character gains 1 stack after hitting an opponent with a Geo attack, triggering a maximum of once every 0.3s.

When off the field, the character gains 1 stack every 3s.

Curiosity can stack up to 4 times, each providing 6% DEF and a 6% Geo DMG Bonus.

When 6 seconds pass without gaining a Curiosity stack, 1 stack is lost.

(After hitting an opponent with a Geo attack, the effect starts. If you keep up with the Geo attacks, you gain a stack every 0.3 seconds. If you take the character off of the field after the initial Geo attack, the effect continues to stack every 3s. After 4 stacks (12 seconds off-field, 1.2 seconds with consecutive Geo attacks), DEF and Geo DMG are both increased by 6%. After six seconds, the effect is lost)

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Ocean-Hued Clam

2PC: Healing Bonus +15%.

4PC: When the character equipping this artifact set heals a character in the party, a Sea-Dyed Foam will appear for 3 seconds, accumulating the amount of HP recovered from healing (including overflow healing).

At the end of the duration, the Sea-Dyed Foam will explode, dealing DMG to nearby opponents based on 90% of the accumulated healing.

(When a character is healed by the character with this artifact, a Sea-Dyed Foam will show up and deal damage equal to 90% of however much the character was healed including any healing done after the character is at full HP. The damage is not affected by Elemental Mastery, Character Levels, or Reaction DMG Bonuses)

Only one Sea-Dyed Foam can be produced every 3.5 seconds. Each Sea-Dyed Foam can accumulate up to 30,000 HP (including overflow healing).

There can be no more than one Sea-Dyed Foam active at any given time. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.

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Vermillion Hereafter

2PC: ATK +18%

4PC: After using an Elemental Burst. this character will gain the Nascent Light effect, increasing their ATK by 8% for 16s. 

When the character's HP decreases, their ATK will further increase by 10%. This increase can occur this way maximum of 4 times. This effect can be triggered once every 0.8s. 

Nascent Light will be dispelled when the character leaves the field. If an Elemental Burst is used again during the duration of Nascent Light, the original Nascent Light will be dispelled.

(Ex. If Xiao uses his burst, his ATK will increase by 8%. As he loses HP during his burst, his ATK will continue to increase by 10% ever 0.8 seconds 4 times, totally to a 48% ATK increase. This effect will dispel if he leaves the field, but if his burst is used again during this effect it will be renewed)

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Echoes of an Offering

2PC: ATK +18%.

4PC: When Normal Attacks hit opponents, there is a 36% chance that it will trigger Valley Rite, which will increase Normal Attack DMG by 70% of ATK.

This effect will be dispelled 0.05s after a Normal Attack deals DMG.

If a Normal Attack fails to trigger Valley Rite, the odds of it triggering the next time will increase by 20%.

This trigger can occur once every 0.2s.

(There is a 36% chance for a Normal Attack to trigger the effect, which increases Normal Attack DMG by 70%. After another Normal Attack, the effect will disappear. The effect can occur every 0.2 seconds)

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That was intense, but luckily the Sumeru sets are a bit easier to understand. Here’s Alejandro Saab (cyno’s va) annoying Zach (aether’s va) with his jokes

Alejandro Saab being a funny mf you guys are just too cowardly to admit it

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Deepwood Memories

2PC: Dendro DMG Bonus +15%

4PC: After Elemental Skills or Bursts hit opponents, the targets' Dendro RES will be decreased by 30% for 8s. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is not on the field.

(Ex. Alhaitham has the set, hits an opponent with his skill/burst, the opponent takes more DMG from Dendro for 8 seconds. This will also happen if Shinobu hits an opponent with her skill/burst even if she doesn’t have the set and Alhaitham wasn’t on the field)

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Gilded Dreams

2PC: Elemental Mastery +80

4PC: Within 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Type of the other party members.

ATK is increased by 14% for each party member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character.

Elemental Mastery is increased by 50 for every party member with a different Elemental Type.

Each of the aforementioned buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s. The character who equips this can still trigger its effects when not on the field.

(Ex. I have Cyno in my team and he has the set equipped, then he triggers an Elemental Reaction (could be Superconduct, Overloaded, Hyperbloom, anything involving Electro). 

For every member in my party who is also Electro (ex. Shinobu, Raiden, Lisa) his ATK is increased by 14%. If it’s a pure Electro team, he can have up to a 42% ATK increase.

For every member in my party who is a different element than Electro (ex. Tighnari, Thoma, Xinqiu), his Elemental Mastery is increased by 50. Up to 150 Elemental mastery can be acquired.)

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Desert Pavilion Chronicle

2PC: Anemo DMG Bonus +15%.

4PC: When Charged Attacks hit opponents, the equipping character's Normal Attack SPD will increase by 10% while Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG will increase by 40% for 15s.

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Flower of Paradise Lost

2PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80.

4PC: The equipping character's Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Burgeon reaction DMG are increased by 40%. 

Additionally, after the equipping character triggers Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon, they will gain another 25% bonus to the effect mentioned prior. Each stack of this lasts 10s. Max 4 stacks simultaneously. 

This effect can only be triggered once per second. The character who equips this can still trigger its effects when not on the field.

(Ex. Tighnari has this set, the damage cause by any of the previously mentioned Elemental Reactions is increased by 10%. After he triggers those reactions, the reactions do 10% more damage and then add 10% more DMG for every reaction triggered after. A max 60% Bonus can be achieved this way.

Also, even if Tighnari is not on the field but still has this set, whoever triggers these reactions still gets the bonus)

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Nymph's Dream

2PC: Hydro DMG Bonus +15%

4PC: After Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts hit opponents, 1 stack of Mirrored Nymph will triggered, lasting 8s. 

When under the effect of 1, 2, or 3 or more Mirrored Nymph stacks, ATK will be increased by 7%/16%/25%, and Hydro DMG will be increased by 4%/9%/15% Mirrored Nymph created by Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts exist independently.

(Ex. If Nilou has this set and hits an opponent with any attack, she gains a mirror. Each mirror lasts for 8 seconds and each mirror gained grants a greater increase in attack) sounds a lot like alhaitham’s kit ngl

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Vourukasha's Glow

2PC: HP +20%

4PC: Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG will be increased by 10%. After the equipping character takes DMG, the aforementioned DMG Bonus is increased by 80% for 5s. 

This effect increase can have 5 stacks. The duration of each stack is counted independently. These effects can be triggered even when the equipping character is not on the field.

(Ex. After 1 stack you get 80% of the base bonus (so 8% for those who can do simple math like me). At full stacks, you gain a 50% skill and burst damage bonus)

Even if the character is not on the field, this effect will still apply to other characters)

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Again, I know that was A LOT but now we have everything we need to build a character! I’m working on some builds for the starter characters right now!

(also thank you to @yerbalurks​. they corrected a some pretty big mistakes and explained what those mistakes were)

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Weapons (Swords)

sigh

Wanna know the worst part about being broke? You can’t get the most aesthetically pleasing weapons.

Included in this list is all of the 3-star and 4-star swords in Genshin Impact (because 5-star weapons are for people with money) except for weapons obtained via Gnostic Hymn/Battle Pass or purchased with Starglitter.

Weapons in which the blueprints are obtained (or are simply obtained as-is) via World Quests (ex. the Aranara quest line), obtained via forging only, and event weapons will be in italics. All other weapons are either obtained via wishing or overworld activities such as opening chests. 

I will clarify which weapons are blueprints, obtained from quests, and which are event weapons. If they are available, I will also link guides to said quests.

Percentage and Flat stats apply to these to. (if you didn’t read the artifact stat guide, Flat always adds a set amount, Percentage adds a portion of a preexisting stat)

Also these stats are lvl90 and the abilities are R1

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Cool Steel

Base ATK: 401

Substat: ATK 35.2%

Ability: Bane of Water and Ice

Increases DMG against opponents affected by Hydro or Cryo by 12%.

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Dark Iron Sword

Base ATK: 401

Substat: Elemental Mastery 141

Ability: Overloaded

Upon causing an Overloaded, Superconduct, Electro-Charged, Quicken, Aggravate, Hyperbloom, or Electro-infused Swirl reaction, ATK is increased by 20% for 12s.

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Fillet Blade

Base ATK: 401

Substat: ATK 35.2%

Ability: Gash

On hit, has 50% chance to deal 240% ATK DMG to a single enemy. Can only occur once every 15s.

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Harbinger of Dawn

Base ATK: 401

Substat: CRIT DMG 46.9%

Ability: Vigorous

When HP is above 90%, increases CRIT Rate by 14%.

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Skyrider Sword

Base ATK: 354

Substat: Energy Recharge 51.7%

Ability: Determination (sans would like to know your location)

Using an Elemental Burst grants a 12% increase in ATK and Movement SPD for 15s.

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Traveler's Handy Sword

Base ATK: 448

Substat: DEF 29.3%

Ability: Journey

Each Elemental Orb or Particle collected restores 1% HP.

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Alley Flash

Base ATK: 620

Substat: Elemental Mastery 55

Ability: Itinerant Hero

Increases DMG dealt by the character equipping this weapon by 12%. Taking DMG disables this effect for 5s

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Amenoma Kageuchi (obtained from the world quest The Farmer's Treasure)

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Base ATK: 454

Substat: ATK 55.1%

Ability: Iwakura Succession

After casting an Elemental Skill, gain 1 Succession Seed. This effect can be triggered once every 5s. The Succession Seed lasts for 30s. Up to 3 Succession Seeds may exist simultaneously. After using an Elemental Burst, all Succession Seeds are consumed and after 2s, the character regenerates 6 Energy for each seed consumed.

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Cinnabar Spindle (obtained from the Shadows Amidst Snowstorms event that took place in the 2.3 patch)

Base ATK: 454

Substat: DEF 69.0% (nice)

Ability: Spotless Heart

Elemental Skill DMG is increased by 40% of DEF. The effect will be triggered no more than once every 1.5s and will be cleared 0.1s after the Elemental Skill deals DMG.

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Favonius Sword

Base ATK: 454

Substat: Energy Recharge 61.3%

Ability: Windfall

CRIT hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

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Festering Desire (obtained from the The Chalk Prince and the Dragon event that took place in the 1.2 patch)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Energy Recharge 45.9%

Ability: Undying Admiration

Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 16% and Elemental Skill CRIT Rate by 6%.

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Iron Sting (obtained via forging)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Elemental Mastery 165

Ability: Infusion Stinger

Dealing Elemental DMG increases all DMG by 6% for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can only occur once every 1s.

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Kagotsurube Isshin (obtained at the end of Kaedehara Kazuha's story quest)

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Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK 41.3%

Ability: Isshin Art Clarity

When a Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attack hits an opponent, it will whip up a Hewing Gale, dealing AoE DMG equal to 180% of ATK and increasing ATK by 15% for 8s. This effect can be triggered once every 8s.

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Lion's Roar

Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK 41.3%

Ability: Bane of Fire and Thunder

Increases DMG against enemies affected by Pyro or Electro by 20%.

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Prototype Rancour (obtained via forging)

Base ATK: 565

Substat: Physical DMG Bonus 34.5%

Ability: Smashed Stone

On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks increase ATK and DEF by 4% for 6s. Max 4 stacks. This effect can only occur once every 0.3s.

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Sacrificial Sword

Base ATK: 454

Substat: Energy Recharge 61.3%

Ability: Composed

After dealing damage to an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.

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Sapwood Blade (obtained via the Aranyaka questline. After completing the quest, go to Sumeru’s Tree of Dreams and there will be an Aranara selling the blueprint)

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Base ATK: 565

Substat: Energy Recharge 30.6%

Ability: Forest Sanctuary

After triggering Burning, Quicken, Aggravate, Spread, Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon, a Leaf of Consciousness will be created around the character for a maximum of 10s. When picked up, the Leaf will grant the character 60 Elemental Mastery for 12s. Only 1 Leaf can be generated this way every 20s. This effect can still be triggered if the character is not on the field. The Leaf of Consciousness' effect cannot stack.

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Sword of Descension (god i hate version exclusives so fucking much) (obtainable to those who logged onto Genshin Impact any time on the PS4/PS5) (Note that it’s ability will not work on other platforms such as mobile and PC)

Base ATK: 440

Substat: ATK 35.2%

Ability: Descension

Hitting enemies with Normal or Charged Attacks grants a 50% chance to deal 200% ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can only occur once every 10s.

Additionally, if the Traveler equips the Sword of Descension, their ATK is increased by 66

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The Flute

Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK 41.3%

Ability: Chord

Normal or Charged Attacks grant a Harmonic on hits. Gaining 5 Harmonics triggers the power of music and deals 100% ATK DMG to surrounding enemies. Harmonics last up to 30s, and a maximum of 1 can be gained every 0.5s.

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Toukabou Shigure (obtained from the Akitsu Kimodameshi event that took place in the 3.3 patch)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Elemental Mastery 165

Ability: Rainfall Earthbinder (Toph Beifong would like to know your location)

After an attack hits opponents, it will inflict an instance of Cursed Parasol upon one of them for 10s. This effect can be triggered once every 15s. If this opponent is defeated during Cursed Parasol's duration, Cursed Parasol's CD will be refreshed immediately. The character wielding this weapon will deal 16% more DMG to the opponent affected by Cursed Parasol.

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Xiphos' Moonlight

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Elemental Mastery 165

Ability: Jinni's Whisper

The following effect will trigger every 10s: The equipping character will gain 0.036% Energy Recharge for each point of Elemental Mastery they possess for 12s, with nearby party members gaining 30% of this buff for the same duration. Multiple instances of this weapon can allow this buff to stack. This effect will still trigger even if the character is not on the field.

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Weapons (Claymores)

(if you know this anime and watched it idc whether you liked it or not you are officially goated)

Once again, included in this list is all of the 3-star and 4-star claymores in Genshin Impact (because 5-star weapons are for people with money) except for weapons obtained via Gnostic Hymn/Battle Pass or purchased with Starglitter.

Weapons in which the blueprints are obtained (or are simply obtained as-is) via World Quests (ex. the Aranara quest line), obtained via forging only, and event weapons will be in italics. All other weapons are either obtained via wishing or overworld activities such as opening chests.

I will clarify which weapons are blueprints, obtained from quests, and which are event weapons. If they are available, I will also link guides to said quests.

Percentage and Flat stats apply to these to. (if you didn’t read the artifact stat guide, Flat always adds a set amount, Percentage adds a portion of a preexisting stat)

These stats are lvl90 and the abilities are R1

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Bloodtainted Greatsword

Base ATK: 354

Substat: Elemental Mastery 187

Ability: Bane of Fire and Thunder

Increases DMG against opponents affected by Pyro or Electro by 12%.

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Debate Club

Base ATK: 401

Substat: ATK 35.2%

Ability: Blunt Conclusion

After using an Elemental Skill, Normal or Charged Attacks, on hit, deal an additional 60% ATK DMG in a small area. Effect lasts 15s. DMG can only occur once every 3s.

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Ferrous Shadow

Base ATK: 401

Substat: HP 35.2%

Ability: Unbending

When HP falls below 70%, increases Charged Attack DMG by 30%, and Charged Attacks become much harder to interrupt.

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Skyrider Greatsword

Base ATK: 401

Substat: Physical DMG Bonus 43.9%

Ability: Courage

On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks increase ATK by 6% for 6s. Max 4 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.5s.

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White Iron Greatsword

Base ATK: 401

Substat: DEF 43.9%

Ability: Cull the Weak

Defeating an opponent restores 8% HP.

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Akuoumaru

Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK 41.3%

Ability: Watatsumi Wavewalker

For every point of the entire party's combined maximum Energy capacity, the Elemental Burst DMG of the character equipping this weapon is increased by 0.12%. A maximum of 40% increased Elemental Burst DMG can be achieved this way.

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Favonius Greatsword

Base ATK: 454

Substat: Energy Recharge 61.3%

Ability: Windfall

CRIT hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s

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Forest Regalia (obtained via the Aranyaka questline. After completing the quest, go to Sumeru’s Tree of Dreams and there will be an Aranara selling the blueprint)

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Base ATK: 565

Substat: Energy Recharge 30.6%

Ability: Forest Sanctuary

After triggering Burning, Quicken, Aggravate, Spread, Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon, a Leaf of Consciousness will be created around the character for a maximum of 10s. When picked up, the Leaf will grant the character 60 Elemental Mastery for 12s. Only 1 Leaf can be generated this way every 20s. This effect can still be triggered if the character is not on the field. The Leaf of Consciousness' effect cannot stack.

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Katsuragi­kiri Nagamasa (obtained after entering The Arsenal after completing the Tatara Tales quest)

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How to get to The Arsenal

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Energy Recharge 45.9%

Ability: Samurai Conduct

Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 6%. After Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the character loses 3 Energy but regenerates 3 Energy every 2s for the next 6s. This effect can occur once every 10s. Can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.

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Lithic Blade

Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK  41.3%

Ability: Lithic Axiom: Unity

For every character in the party who hails from Liyue, the character who equips this weapon gains 7% ATK increase and 3% CRIT Rate increase. This effect stacks up to 4 times.

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Luxurious Sea-Lord (obtained from the Moonlight Merriment event that took place in the 2.1 patch)

Base ATK: 454

Substat: ATK  55.1%

Ability: Oceanic Victory

Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 12%. When Elemental Burst hits opponents, there is a 100% chance of summoning a huge onrush of tuna that deals 100% ATK as AoE DMG. This effect can occur once every 15s.

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Mailed Flower (obtained from the Windblume's Breath event that took place in the 3.5 patch)

Base ATK: 565

Substat: Elemental Mastery

Ability: Whispers of Wind and Flower

Within 8s after the character's Elemental Skill hits an opponent or the character triggers an Elemental Reaction, their ATK and Elemental Mastery will be increased by 12% and 48 respectively.

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Makhaira Aquamarine

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Elemental Mastery 165

Ability: Desert Pavilion

The following effect will trigger every 10s: The equipping character will gain 24% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK for 12s, with nearby party members gaining 30% of this buff for the same duration. Multiple instances of this weapon can allow this buff to stack. This effect will still trigger even if the character is not on the field.

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Prototype Archaic (obtained via forging)

Base ATK: 565

Substat: ATK 27.6%

Ability: Crush

On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks have a 50% chance to deal an additional 240% ATK DMG to opponents within a small AoE. Can only occur once every 15s.

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Rainslasher

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Elemental Mastery 165

Ability: Bane of Storm and Tide (Percy Jackson would like to know your location)

Increases DMG against opponents affected by Hydro or Electro by 20%.

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Sacrificial Greatsword

Base ATK: 565

Substat: Energy Recharge 30.6%

Ability: Composed

After dealing damage to an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.

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Snow-Tombed Starsilver (obtained after solving Dragonspine's Glacial Secret)

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Base ATK: 565

Substat: Physical DMG Bonus 34.5%

Ability: Frost Burial

Hitting an opponent with Normal and Charged Attacks has a 60% chance of forming and dropping an Everfrost Icicle above them, dealing AoE DMG equal to 80% of ATK. Opponents affected by Cryo are instead dealt DMG equal to 200% of ATK. Can only occur once every 10s.

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The Bane of My Fucking Existence Bell

Base ATK: 510

Substat: HP 41.3%

Ability: Rebellious Guardian

Taking DMG generates a shield which absorbs DMG up to 20% of max HP. This shield lasts for 10s or until broken, and can only be triggered once every 45s. While protected by a shield, the character gains 12% increased DMG.

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Whiteblind (obtained via forging)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: DEF 51.7%

Ability: Infusion Blade

On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks increase ATK and DEF by 6% for 6s. Max 4 stacks (24% total). Can only occur once every 0.5s.

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Weapons (Polearms)

And yet again, included in this list is all of the 3-star and 4-star polearms in Genshin Impact (because 5-star weapons are for people with money) except for weapons obtained via Gnostic Hymn/Battle Pass or purchased with Starglitter.

Weapons in which the blueprints are obtained (or are simply obtained as-is) via World Quests (ex. the Aranara quest line), obtained via forging only, and event weapons will be in italics. All other weapons are either obtained via wishing or overworld activities such as opening chests.

I will clarify which weapons are blueprints, obtained from quests, and which are event weapons. If they are available, I will also link guides to said quests.

Percentage and Flat stats apply to these to. (if you didn’t read the artifact stat guide, Flat always adds a set amount, Percentage adds a portion of a preexisting stat)

These stats are lvl90 and the abilities are R1

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Black Tassel

Base ATK: 354

Substat: HP 46.9%

Ability: Bane of the Soft

Increases DMG against slimes by 40%

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Halberd

Base ATK: 448

Substat: ATK 23.4%

Ability: Heavy

Normal Attacks deal an additional 160% DMG. Can only occur once every 10s.

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White Tassel

Base ATK: 401

Substat: CRIT Rate 23.4%

Ability: Sharp

Increases Normal Attack DMG by 24%.

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Crescent Pike (obtained via forging)

Base ATK: 565

Substat: Physical DMG Bonus 34.5%

Ability: Infusion Needle

After picking up an Elemental Orb/Particle, Normal and Charged Attacks deal an additional 20% ATK as DMG for 5s.

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Dragon's Bane

Base ATK: 454

Substat: Elemental Mastery 221

Ability: Bane of Flame and Water

Increases DMG against opponents affected by Hydro or Pyro by 20%.

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Dragonspine Spear (a copy of the spear and the blueprint are obtained at the end of the The Festering Fang world quest)

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Base ATK: 454

Substat: Physical DMG Bonus 69.0%

Ability: Frost Burial

Hitting an opponent with Normal and Charged Attacks has a 60% chance of forming and dropping an Everfrost Icicle above them, dealing 80% AoE ATK DMG. Opponents affected by Cryo are dealt 200% ATK DMG instead by the icicle. Can only occur once every 10s.

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Favonius Lance

Base ATK: 565

Substat: Energy Recharge 30.6%

Ability: Windfall

CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

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Kitain Cross Spear (blueprint is obtained after completing the entire Orobashi's Legacy quest line)

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Base ATK: 565

Substat: Elemental Mastery 110

Ability: Samurai Conduct

Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 6%. After Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the character loses 3 Energy but regenerates 3 Energy every 2s for the next 6s. This effect can occur once every 10s. Can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.

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Lithic Spear

Base ATK: 565

Substat: ATK 27.6%

Ability: Lithic Axiom: Unity

For every character in the party who hails from Liyue, the character who equips this weapon gains 7% ATK increase and a 3% CRIT Rate increase. This effect stacks up to 4 times.

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Missive Windspear (obtained during the Of Ballads and Brews event in the 3.1 patch) 

Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK 41.3%

Ability: The Wind Unattained

Within 10s after an Elemental Reaction is triggered, ATK is increased by 12% and Elemental Mastery is increased by 48.

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Moonpiercer (obtained after completing the Aranyaka questline. After completing the quest, go to Sumeru’s Tree of Dreams and there will be an Aranara selling the blueprint)

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Base ATK: 565

Substat: Elemental Mastery 110

Ability: Stillwood Moonshadow

After triggering Burning, Quicken, Aggravate, Spread, Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon, a Leaf of Revival will be created around the character for a maximum of 10s. When picked up, the Leaf will grant the character 16% ATK for 12s. Only 1 Leaf can be generated this way every 20s. This effect can still be triggered if the character is not on the field.

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Prototype Starglitter (obtained via forging)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Energy Recharge 45.9%

Ability: Magic Affinity

After using an Elemental Skill, increases Normal and Charged Attack DMG by 8% for 12s. Max 2 stacks.

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The Catch (obtained via doing a lot of fishing from the Inazuma fishing shop. like, a lot of fishing. like a LOT-)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Energy Recharge 45.9%

Ability: Shanty

Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.

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Wave­breaker's Fin

Base ATK: 620

Substat: ATK 13.8%

Ability: Watatsumi Wavewalker

For every point of the entire party's combined maximum Energy capacity, the Elemental Burst DMG of the character equipping this weapon is increased by 0.12%. A maximum of 40% increased Elemental Burst DMG can be achieved this way.

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Weapons (Catalysts)

ONCE AGAIN, included in this list is all of the 3-star and 4-star catalysts in Genshin Impact (because 5-star weapons are for people with money) except for weapons obtained via Gnostic Hymn/Battle Pass or purchased with Starglitter.

Weapons in which the blueprints are obtained (or are simply obtained as-is) via World Quests (ex. the Aranara quest line), obtained via forging only, and event weapons will be in italics. All other weapons are either obtained via wishing or overworld activities such as opening chests.

I will clarify which weapons are blueprints, obtained from quests, and which are event weapons. If they are available, I will also link guides to said quests.

Percentage and Flat stats apply to these to. (if you didn’t read the artifact stat guide, Flat always adds a set amount, Percentage adds a portion of a preexisting stat)

These stats are lvl90 and the abilities are R1

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Emerald Orb

Base ATK: 448

Substat: Elemental Mastery 94

Ability: Rapids

Upon causing a Vaporize, Electro-Charged, Frozen, Bloom, or a Hydro-infused Swirl reaction, increases ATK by 20% for 12s.

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Magic Guide

Base ATK: 354

Substat: Elemental Mastery 141

Ability: Bane of Storm and Tide (Percy Jackson would like to know your location)

Increases DMG against opponents affected by Hydro or Electro by 12%.

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Otherworldly Story

Base ATK: 401

Substat: Energy Recharge 39.0%

Ability: Energy Shower

Each Elemental Orb or Particle collected restores 1% HP.

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Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers

Base ATK: 401

Substat: HP 35.2%

Ability: Heritage

When switching characters, the new character taking the field has their ATK increased by 24% for 10s. This effect can only occur once every 20s.

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Twin Nephrite

Base ATK: 448

Substat: CRIT Rate 15.6%

Ability: Guerilla Tactics

Defeating an opponent increases Movement SPD and ATK by 12% for 15s.

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Dodoco Tales (obtained from the Midsummer Island Adventure event in the 1.6 patch)

Base ATK: 454

Substat: ATK 55.1%

Ability: Dodoventure!

Normal Attack hits on opponents increase Charged Attack DMG by 16% for 6s. Charged Attack hits on opponents increase ATK by 8% for 6s

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Eye of Perception

Base ATK: 454

Substat: ATK 55.1%

Ability: Echo

Normal and Charged Attacks have a 50% chance to fire a Bolt of Perception, dealing 240% ATK as DMG. This bolt can bounce between opponents a maximum of 4 times. This effect can occur once every 12s

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Favonius Codex

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Energy Recharge 45.9%

Ability: Windfall

CRIT hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s

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Frostbearer (obtained when the Frostbearing Tree is at level 10)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK 41.3%

Ability: Frost Burial

Hitting an opponent with Normal and Charged Attacks has a 60% chance of forming and dropping an Everfrost Icicle above them, dealing 80% AoE ATK DMG. Opponents affected by Cryo are dealt 200% ATK DMG instead by the icicle. Can only occur once every 10s

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Fruit of Fulfillment (obtained via the Aranyaka questline. After completing the quest, go to Sumeru’s Tree of Dreams and there will be an Aranara selling the blueprint)

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Base ATK: 510

Substat: Energy Recharge 45.9%

Ability: Full Circle

Obtain the "Wax and Wane" effect after an Elemental Reaction is triggered, gaining 24 Elemental Mastery while losing 5% ATK. For every 0.3s, 1 stack of Wax and Wane can be gained. Max 5 stacks. For every 6s that go by without an Elemental Reaction being triggered, 1 stack will be lost. This effect can be triggered even when the character is off-field

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Hakushin Ring (obtained after completing the entire Sacred Sakura Cleansing Ritual questline)

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Base ATK: 565

Substat: Energy Recharge 30.6%

Ability: Sakura Saiguu

After the character equipped with this weapon triggers an Electro elemental reaction, nearby party members of an Elemental Type involved in the elemental reaction receive a 10% Elemental DMG Bonus for their element, lasting 6s. Elemental Bonuses gained in this way cannot be stacked.

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Mappa Mare (obtained via forging)

Base ATK: 565

Substat: Elemental Mastery 110

Ability: Infusion Scroll

Triggering an Elemental reaction grants a 8% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s. Max 2 stacks

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Oathsworn Eye (obtained from the Three Realms Gateway Offering event in the 2.5 patch)

Base ATK: 565

Substat: ATK 27.6%

Ability: People of the Faltering Light

Increases Energy Recharge by 24% for 10s after using an Elemental Skill

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Prototype Amber (obtained via forging)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: HP 41.3%

Ability: Gilding

Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 4 Energy every 2s for 6s. All party members will regenerate 4% HP every 2s for this duration

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Sacrificial Fragments

Base ATK: 454

Substat: Elemental Mastery 221

Ability: Composed

After dealing damage to an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s

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The Widsith

Base ATK: 510

Substat: CRIT DMG 55.1%

Ability: Debut

When a character takes the field, they will gain a random theme song for 10s. This can only occur once every 30s.

Recitative: ATK is increased by 60%.

Aria: Increases all Elemental DMG by 48%.

Interlude: Elemental Mastery is increased by 240.

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Wandering Evenstar

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Elemental Mastery 165

Ability: Wildling Nightstar

The following effect will trigger every 10s: The equipping character will gain 24% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK for 12s, with nearby party members gaining 30% of this buff for the same duration. Multiple instances of this weapon can allow this buff to stack. This effect will still trigger even if the character is not on the field

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Wine and Song

Base ATK: 565

Substat: Energy Recharge 30.6%

Ability: Ever-Changing

Hitting an opponent with a Normal Attack decreases the Stamina consumption of Sprint or Alternate Sprint by 14% for 5s. Additionally, using a Sprint or Alternate Sprint ability increases ATK by 20% for 5s

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Weapons (Bows)

THANK BARSIBATO IT’S ALMOST OVER!

FOR THE LAST DAMNED TIME, included in this list is all of the 3-star and 4-star bows in Genshin Impact (because 5-star weapons are for people with money) except for weapons obtained via Gnostic Hymn/Battle Pass or purchased with Starglitter.

Weapons in which the blueprints are obtained (or are simply obtained as-is) via World Quests (ex. the Aranara quest line), obtained via forging only, and event weapons will be in italics. All other weapons are either obtained via wishing or overworld activities such as opening chests.

I will clarify which weapons are blueprints, obtained from quests, and which are event weapons. If they are available, I will also link guides to said quests.

Percentage and Flat stats apply to these to. (if you didn’t read the artifact stat guide, Flat always adds a set amount, Percentage adds a portion of a preexisting stat)

These stats are lvl90 and the abilities are R1

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Messenger

Base ATK: 448

Substat: CRIT DMG 31.2%

Ability: Archer's Message

Charged Attack hits on weak spots deal an additional 100% ATK DMG as CRIT DMG. Can only occur once every 10s

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Raven Bow

Base ATK: 448

Substat: Elemental Mastery 94

Ability: Bane of Flame and Water

Increases DMG against opponents affected by Hydro or Pyro by 12%.

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Recurve Bow

Base ATK: 354

Substat: HP 46.9%

Ability: Cull the Weak

Defeating an opponent restores 8% HP

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Sharpshooter's Oath

Base ATK: 401

Substat: CRIT DMG 46.9%

Ability: Precise

Increases DMG against weak spots by 24%

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Slingshot

Base ATK: 354

Substat: CRIT Rate 31.2%

Ability: Slingshot

If a Normal or Charged Attack hits a target within 0.3s of being fired, increases DMG by 36%. Otherwise, decreases DMG by 10%

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Alley Hunter

Base ATK: 565

Substat: ATK 27.6%

Ability: Oppidan Ambush

While the character equipped with this weapon is in the party but not on the field, their DMG increases by 2% every second up to a max of 20%. When the character is on the field for more than 4s, the aforementioned DMG buff decreases by 4% per second until it reaches 0%

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Compound Bow (obtained via forging)

Base ATK: 454

Substat: Physical DMG Bonus 69.0% (heh nice)

Ability: Infusion Arrow

Normal Attack and Charged Attack hits increase ATK by 4% and Normal ATK SPD by 1.2% for 6s. Max 4 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s

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End of the Line (obtained from the Sumeru Fishing Association)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Energy Recharge 45.9%

Ability: Net Snapper

Triggers the Flowrider effect after using an Elemental Skill, dealing 80% ATK as AoE DMG upon hitting an opponent with an attack. Flowrider will be removed after 15s or after causing 3 instances of AoE DMG. Only 1 instance of AoE DMG can be caused every 2s in this way. Flowrider can be triggered once every 12s.

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Fading Twilight (obtained from the Perilous Trail event in the 2.7 patch)

Base ATK: 565

Substat: Energy Recharge 30.6%

Ability: Radiance of the Deeps

Has three states, Evengleam, Afterglow, and Dawnblaze, which increase DMG dealt by 6%/10%/14% respectively. When attacks hit opponents, this weapon will switch to the next state. This weapon can change states once every 7s. The character equipping this weapon can still trigger the state switch while not on the field.

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Favonius Warbow

Base ATK: 454

Substat: Energy Recharge 61.3%

Ability: Windfall

CRIT hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

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Hamayumi (blueprint is obtained from a guy named Takashi in Inazuma after collecting and giving him Mysterious Conches for seven days)

Base ATK: 454

Substat: ATK 55.1%

Ability: Full Draw

Increases Normal Attack DMG by 16% and Charged Attack DMG by 12%. When the equipping character's Energy reaches 100%, this effect is increased by 100%

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King's Squire (obtained after completing the Aranyaka questline. After completing the quest, go to Sumeru’s Tree of Dreams and there will be an Aranara selling the blueprint)

Base ATK: 454

Substat: ATK 55.1%

Ability: Labyrinth Lord's Instruction

Obtain the Teachings of the Forest effect when unleashing Elemental Skills and Bursts, increasing Elemental Mastery by 60 for 12s. This effect will be removed when switching characters. When the Teachings of the Forest effect ends or is removed, it will deal 100% of ATK as DMG to 1 nearby opponent. The Teachings of the Forest effect can be triggered once every 20s.

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Mitternachts Waltz

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Physical DMG Bonus 51.7%

Ability: Evernight Duet

Normal Attack hits on opponents increase Elemental Skill DMG by 20% for 5s. Elemental Skill hits on opponents increase Normal Attack DMG by 20% for 5s.

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Mouun's Moon

Base ATK: 565

Substat: ATK 27.6%

Ability: Watatsumi Wavewalker

For every point of the entire party's combined maximum Energy capacity, the Elemental Burst DMG of the character equipping this weapon is increased by 0.12%. A maximum of 40% increased Elemental Burst DMG can be achieved this way.

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Predator (god i hate version exclusives so fucking much) (obtainable via PlayStation to those who logged into Genshin Impact during the 2.1 or 2.2 patches) (Note that it’s ability will not work on other platforms such as mobile and PC)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK 41.3%

Ability: Strong Strike

Dealing Cryo DMG to opponents increases this character's Normal and Charged Attack DMG by 10% for 6s. This effect can have a maximum of 2 stacks.

Additionally, when Aloy equips Predator, ATK is increased by 66.

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Prototype Crescent (obtainable via forging)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK 41.3%

Ability: Unreturning

Charged Attack hits on weak points increase Movement SPD by 10% and ATK by 36% for 10s.

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Rust

Base ATK: 510

Substat: ATK 41.3%

Ability: Rapid Firing

Increases Normal Attack DMG by 40% but decreases Charged Attack DMG by 10%.

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Sacrificial Bow

Base ATK: 565

Substat: Energy Recharge 30.6%

Ability: Composed

After dealing damage to an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s

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The Stringless

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Elemental Mastery 165

Ability: Arrowless Song

Increases Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG by 24%. 

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Windblume Ode (obtainable from the Invitation of Windblume event in the 1.4 patch)

Base ATK: 510

Substat: Elemental Mastery 165

Ability: Windblume Wish

After using an Elemental Skill, receive a boon from the ancient wish of the Windblume, increasing ATK by 16% for 6s

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Weapons List

Swords

Claymores

Polearms

Catalysts

Bows

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Why I Refuse to Build Keqing

NOTE: MY FRIEND IS NOT ONE OF THE CREEPY XIAO STANS! WHEN I SAY THINGS LIKE “LOVE OF HER LIFE” OR “OBSESSED” THAT IS ME SHOWING MY AFFECTION THROUGH MAKING FUN OF HER! oh and if that’s not enough she yk actually uses his burst sooooo put some respect on her name

Some things to remember before I begin:

1. This is not me saying Keqing is a horrible character playstyle or kit-wise. I just hate her personality.

2. Both my friend and I have always found Keqing to be extremely unlikeable since the beginning.

3. Back when Genshin first started, Keqing was in a large majority of events and just kept coming back, which my friend found annoying from a storytelling aspect because there were other more interesting characters she wanted to know more about (like the adepti) but Keqing was constantly the main focus.

With that out of the way...

This is a tale that starts during Xiao’s first banner.

My friend who got me into Genshin has quite literally been there since the beginning, whereas I have only been around since June 2022 directly at the end of the 2.7 patch.

This friend absolutely loves Xiao. Triple crowned, farmed his artifacts, even got C6 Faruzan because she was his grouper! Everyone in my gaming group knows she has the best (and only) Xiao in the group.

She’s F2P, and she spent all her primo savings on Xiao’s first banner and lost her 50/50 to who else but Keqing. At this point, my friend did not completely despise her, but hated her enough to not use her. All was good and dandy until Xiao’s rerun.

Once again, my friend is F2P, and spent all her savings on Xiao’s rerun. I don’t remember who she used her guaranteed before that, but I do remember that she was on soft pity and was really banking on 50/50.

And, you guessed it, Keqing came home again.

My friend tried her best, but couldn’t get to hard pity fast enough and on the very last hour of the last day of Xiao’s rerun she spent $80 to finally get her first hubby.

Do I blame her? No, of course not. I did the same thing with Zhongli (i had guaranteed but he didn’t come home with my saved pulls and i was tired and needed a good shielder so i spent $50).

Now, you may be asking: op, if Keqing didn’t ruin your 50/50, why do you hate her so much?

Well, because my friend does. It’s a “rule” (not really a rule, more of a running joke) in my gamer group that if your friend hates a character, you have to hate that character, and my friend has Keqing on two accounts and at C5 on her main account and still refuses to build her.

So no. I will not build Keqing.

Also I have major beef with Keqing stans for calling Alhaitham “Dendro Keqing” back when his leaks first came out.

But yeah, I hate Keqing.

Also why did she get a banner with her skin but Diluc didn’t? Why don’t more people talk about that? Her skin isn’t even a 5-star skin! IT’S A FOUR STAR! DILUC’S IS A 5-STAR!

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Artifact Guide (Stats)

Artifacts are one of the most annoying things to understand in Genshin, so before we make any builds we have to try to get at least a general grasp of how they work.

This guide covers stat types. There are Flat and Percentage stats. Flat stats can not be changed no matter what, and Percentage stat changes based on the preexisting stat.

If you take a look at the Flowers you can get, you’ll notice the main stat is always a fixed amount of HP.

This is known as a Flat stat. No matter what, it will always add 4,780 HP, or whatever the HP is on that flower.

We see the same with ATK on feathers.

Now, Percentage stats are a bit different. Let’s use my Alhaitham’s Sands as an example.

Instead of always adding 311 ATK like the feathers, this stat makes it so that 46.6% of whatever Alhaitham’s ATK is at the time is added to his current ATK. So if his ATK was 500, this artifact would add an additional 233 ATK because that is 46.6% of 500. If his ATK was 1,000, it would add 466 ATK because that is 46.6% of 1,000, whereas the feather would add 311 ATK no matter what the initial ATK stat was.

In summary, Flat stats always add the same thing, Percentage adds a portion of the stat. Some stats, like Elemental Mastery, are always flat while others like Elemental DMG Bonuses are always Percentages.

Below is a list of what stats can be Flat, Percentage, or both.

Percentage Only: Energy Recharge Physical DMG Bonus CRIT Rate CRIT DMG Healing Bonus All Elemental DMG Bonuses

Flat Only: Elemental Mastery

Flat and Percentage: DEF ATK HP

You also can not get the same sub and main stat. Going back to Alhaitham, since his Sands is ATK Percentage, it cannot gain an ATK Percentage substat. However, you can have a Flat main and a Percentage sub of the same stat, as seen with Alhaitham’s flower.

Now for what pieces can have what main stats. I included what stats can and cannot have Flat and Percentage.

Sands: Energy Recharge (always %) ATK % Flat ATK DEF % Flat DEF HP % Flat HP Elemental Mastery (always flat)

Goblet: All Elemental DMG Bonuses (always %) Physical DMG Bonus (always %) ATK % DEF % HP % Elemental Mastery (always flat)

Circlet: CRIT Rate (always %) CRIT DMG (always %) Healing Bonus (always %) Elemental Mastery (always flat) ATK % DEF %

Any stat except for a select few can be substats. Stats that can't be subs are as follows; Physical DMG Bonus Elemental DMG Bonus Healing Bonus.

The next guide will be on Artifact Sets.

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MASTERLIST

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My own little space...

Rules

My Characters

Artifact Guide (Stats)

Artifact Guide (Sets)

Weapons

Why I Refuse To Build Keqing

Pyro (yet to be added)

Hydro (yet to be added)

Anemo (yet to be added)

Electro (yet to be added)

Dendro (yet to be added)

Cryo (yet to be added)

Geo (yet to be added)

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My Characters

Characters I have, the ones in bold are built, the ones that are in italics are semi-built, and the ones that are in bold and italics are triple crowned (keep in mind that just because I don’t have the character doesn’t mean I won’t come up with a build for them. I will)

Pyro:

Amber (C0)

Diluc (C0)

Thoma (C0)

Xiangling (C1)

Xinyan (C2)

Yanfei (C6)

Hydro:

Barbara (C4)💥

Candace (C2)

Mona (C0)

Xingqiu (C3)

Anemo:

Sayu (C1)

Shikanoin Heizou (C4)💥

Sucrose (C4)💥

Electro:

Beidou (C0)

Cyno (C0)

Fischl (C0)

Keqing (C0)

Kuki Shinobu (C3)

Lisa (C0)

Razor (C3)

Dendro:

Alhaitham (C0)

Baizhu (C0)

Collei (C3)

Kaveh (C2)

Tighnari (C1)

Yaoyao (C3)

Cryo:

Chongyun (C2)

Diona (C3)

Kaeya (C1)

Layla (C0)

Qiqi (C0)

Rosaria (C0)

Geo:

Arataki Itto (C0)

Gorou (C1)

Ningguang (C3)

Noelle (C2)

Yun Jin (C5)

Zhongli (C0)

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Basic Info!

My name is Odessa, it is a pleasure to meet you! This is my own little information corner, and you are welcome to come and go as you please. However, there are some basic rules and regulations that come with the territory.

1. I will not tolerate bullying of any kind. This includes but is not limited to; threats, making fun of builds, picking on people that have seemingly stupid questions, and any other form of negative talk that comes into my space. Anon will not protect you. I know my way around my little hellsite and I will find you and report you. This is the one rule you must follow. This is a safe space for Genshin players who get confused, lost, or just need a little help, and I will not have that compromised by an elitist discord mod who thinks they’re hot shit.

2. There is no such thing as a stupid question! Whether it be about artifacts, talents, or general world exploration, just hit me with ‘em! We all have to start somewhere, and whether you’re AR 20 or 60, sometimes you just need some help.

3. I do not like the META. I believe that for the most part it is a toxic community that pushes damage over having fun and I personally do not wish to waste my time farming for stuff to go with the META. If you are into META, that’s fine, but I must ask you to not comment on builds saying the build isn’t META, but if it is to offer constructive criticism I welcome you with open arms. As such, none of my builds are for the META, they are just for fun. Keep that in mind when looking at the builds.

4. I will not be recommending anything having to do with CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG. It’s not like I necessarily dislike those stats or what they do, I just don’t feel comfortable with the idea of having to rely on CRIT hits when I’m trying not to die to Raiden’s weekly boss, you feel me? I enjoy consistency, and unless you have over 100% CRIT Rate (which you have to be really lucky on artifact rolls to get and is overall extremely difficult to attain) CRIT hits aren’t consistent.

5. Overall, have a good time. These builds are only recommended. If you have a build that works for you, keep using it. Don’t change it because I said so.

Rules for the askbox

1. I will say it again: No bullying of any kind is tolerated. There is a difference between banter and straight up insults. I welcome you to banter, but remember to keep it respectful.

2. I will do any character any way as long as it makes sense. That means no Hydro Itto, no Geo Archon Xiao, nothing like that. I also will never do any builds for Keqing on principal.

3. I am all for building supports as a DPS. Go wild.

4. I will also do team comps with individual builds! For example, you want a team with Alhaitham, Yao Yao, Xinqiu, and Yanfei, I’ll make them each a build and even detail how they work with each other. Even if the team doesn’t work I’ll try my best.

5. I always source my sites and references! They will all be linked at the bottom of each post.

6. I will also answer questions about exploration, puzzles, and even lore. Nothing is off the table! (WARNING: Be careful when asking about the lore. I will never shut up about it)