Genshin Builds - Raiden Shogun

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Weapons

Highlighted weapons are free options.

1(5★)

2(5★)

≈(5★)

3(5★)

≈(4★)

4(5★)

5(4★) [R5]

≈(5★)

6(4★)

≈(4★)

7(4★)

Artifact Sets

(4)

(2)

+18% ATK set (2)

+20% ER set (2)

[Choose Two]

(4)

Artifact Stats

Main Stats

SandsEnergy Recharge / ATK%

GobletElectro DMG / ATK%

CircletCRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

Substats

1CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG

2ATK%

3Energy Recharge

4Elemental Mastery

Talents

1Burst

2Skill

Notes

DPS Raiden centers around using her Burst for damage and to generate energy for your team, while keeping her Skill active. Due to her Resolve mechanic, on-field playstyle, and the amount of energy she generates, she synergizes best with high-energy-cost off-field characters.

Start your rotation with Raiden's Skill.

Burst combo :

(Recommended for general use)
(Recommended with Attack Speed)

Viable Weapons with WIP Calculations:

Viable Artifact Set with WIP Calculations:

Regarding Weapon Choices:

The ranking is based on Raiden's personal damage.

Regarding Artifact Choices:

Raiden's main stat priority for Sands and Goblet entirely depends on the substats, whether she has external buffs, and which weapon she is running. Using an optimizer/calculator would be the best way to work out your optimal setup.

Weapons notes

: It is not recommended to build Elemental Mastery for this weapon as her other offensive stats still outclass it.

: Ranking assumes single target. At [R5], this weapon performs better than .

: If using the improved combo thanks to the ATK Speed this weapon provides, it pulls slightly ahead of [R5].

: At [R5], this weapon performs similarly to .

: Ranking assumes 2 stacks. At [R5], this weapon performs similarly to . With less than 2 stacks, this weapon falls off in value.

: While very subpar for Raiden's personal damage, this weapon can outperform most 4-star options if it helps team members with high damage share (i.e. Xiangling).

Artifact sets notes

(4): This set is not good for Raiden's personal damage, but can outperform other options due to the buffs it provides to the team.

Substats notes

Elemental Mastery: Elemental Mastery is only desirable in Aggravate.