Kaeya, thechaotic knightof Mondstadt, is a free character available to all players at no cost. But don’t underestimate Kaeya because of his price tag. Kaeya has a variety of playstyles that he excels in, and he’s completely viable in endgame content. Kaeya can function as an off-field DPS, main DPS, or even physical DPS. Therefore, Kaeya’s best weapons and artifacts is based on what kind of playstyle you want to have with him. Here’s ourGenshin ImpactKaeya best weapons and artifacts guide to help you build the best Kaeya possible.
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Genshin ImpactKaeya best weapons and artifacts guide
Kaeya’s best weapon options
Primordial Jade Cutter– The Primordial Jade Cutter is a solid 5-star weapon for Kaeya to use. This weapon boosts Kaeya’s Crit Rate by up to 44% and provides a sizable ATK bonus to boot. If you are using Kaeya as a Cryo DPS, he will naturally gain a lot of Crit Rate. As a result, if this is you, the Primordial Jade Cutter will pale in comparison to theMistsplitter Reforgeddue to an overabundance in Crit Rate.
The Black Sword– The Black Sword is a cheaper 4-star option available in the battle pass for Kaeya. This weapon has relatively solid stats, and even boosts Kaeya’s Crit Rate. As with the Primordial Jade Cutter, The Black Sword is not recommended for Kaeya’s built as a Cryo DPS. This is because Cryo DPS characters naturally gain a lot of Crit Rate. If this is the case, go with theBlackcliff Longswordwhich passively provides a lot of Crit DMG instead.
Lion’s Roar– This is the 4-star alternative for free-to-play players. One of Kaeya’s best builds is as a Burst Support, meaning the brunt of his damage comes from his Elemental Burst. The Lion’s Roar will increase his Elemental Mastery, which allows his burst to deal more elemental reaction DMG when mixing with other elements such as Pyro.
Kaeya’s best artifact options
Emblem of Severed Fate
Currently, Kaeya’s strongest build is as an off-field DPS who utilizes his Elemental Burst to deal high damage. The Emblem of Severed Fate is one of Kaeya’s best artifact sets for this, increasing his Elemental Burst DMG while also ensuring he has the Energy Recharge to consistently keep it up.
Blizzard Strayer
The Blizzard Strayer is Kaeya’s best artifact set as a Cryo / Freeze DPS. When running the Blizzard Strayer, you can automatically get a free passive 55% Crit Rate against Frozen enemies. This increases to 70% if you have Kaeya’s first constellation. Therefore, this allows you to focus completely on Kaeya’s other offensive stats, ATK and Crit DMG. If you are using Kaeya as a burst support, the 2-piece Blizzard Strayer plus the 2-pieceNoblesse Obligeis another great set.
Noblesse Oblige
While the 4-piece Noblesse Oblige isn’t recommended, combining the 2-piece Blizzard Strayer and 2-piece Noblesse Oblige provides you with both a Cryo DMG bonus and an Elemental Burst DMG bonus. The downside to this set is losing the bonus Energy Recharge given by the Emblem of Severed Fate set.
Artifact stat priorities
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