Razor Rating and Best Builds

Razor is a 4-Star Electro Claymore character in Genshin Impact. His role is a Physical DPS who can deal damage with his burst powered Normal Attacks. See his best builds, and our rating of this character in this guide!

Razor Rating and Info

Character Information

Razor
Rating
Rarity	★★★★
Element	Electro
Weapon	Claymore
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Todd Haberkorn JP Voice Actor: Uchiyama Kouki

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
	-	-

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Razor's Stats

Razor's Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Being an Electro unit, Razor can easily trigger Superconduct, favoring his natural Physical DMG scaling • Elemental Burst deals decent damage and defense boost to Razor.
Weaknesses
• Elemental Burst disappears upon switching characters. • Attacks and skills have a short-range, which might cause some difficulty when dealing with waves of enemies.

Best Builds for Razor

Main DPS Builds for Razor

Best Weapon	Song of Broken Pines
Replacement Weapons	1. Beacon of the Reed Sea 2. Wolf's Gravestone 3. Serpent Spine
Best Artifacts	Pale Flame x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT DMG or CRIT Rate
Artifact Sub Stats	ATK%, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, Energy Recharge

This build relies on Razor dealing fast Normal Attacks while building up Pale Flame stacks by using his Elemental Skill to gain more Physical DMG.

Quickbloom Dendro DPS

Best Weapon	Mailed Flower
Replacement Weapons	1. Makhaira Aquamarine 2. Rainslasher 3. Beacon of the Reed Sea
Best Artifacts	Gilded Dreams x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Artifact Sub Stats	Elemental Mastery, Energy Recharge, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%

Damage potential for Dendro reactions like Hyperbloom and Aggravate is high, and Razor in this build can work similarly like Cyno to trigger both reactions during his Elemental Burst.

Because this build focuses on Elemental Mastery, Razor's core use for Physical DMG would be ignored.

Razor's Talent Priority

	For a Main DPS Razor
1st	Normal Attack
2nd	Elemental Burst
3rd	Elemental Skill

Razor's playstyle utilizes his Normal Attacks during his Elemental Burst, therefore we recommend on leveling up those talents respectively. Afterwards, level up your Elemental Skill to deal more overall DMG.

Best Artifacts for Razor

Razor Artifact Rankings

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Pale Flame (Physical)	2-PC: Physical DMG +25% 4-PC: 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, 2-set effect is doubled.
1st	Gilded Dreams (Quickbloom)	2-PC: Elemental Mastery +80 4-PC: 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 member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character, and EM is increased by 50 for every member with a different Elemental Type. Each of the buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s and even when not on the field.
2nd	Gladiator's Finale	2-PC: ATK +18%. 4-PC: If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.
3rd	Pale Flame	2-PC: Physical DMG +25%
	Bloodstained Chivalry	2-PC: Physical DMG +25%

Best 4-Star Artifact for Razor

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Martial Artist	2-PC: Increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 15%. 4-PC: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG by 25% for 8s.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Razor Best Weapons

Razor Weapon Rankings for Physical Build

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Song of Broken Pines	Base ATK: 741 Bonus Stat: Physical DMG 20.7% Skill Effect: Increases ATK by 16%. When Normal or Charged Attacks hit opponents, the character gains a Sigil of Whispers (once every 0.3s). When you reach 4 Sigils, all will be consumed and all nearby party members will get increased Normal ATK SPD by 12% and ATK by 20% for 12s. Once this triggers, you gain no Sigils for 20s. Buffs of the same type won’t stack. The same buffs from the Millennial Movement series does not stack.
2nd	Wolf's Gravestone	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: ATK 49.6% Skill Effect: Increases ATK by 20%. On hit, attacks against enemies with less than 30% HP increases all party members' ATK by 40% for 12s. Can only occur once every 30s.
3rd	Serpent Spine	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 27.6% Skill Effect: Every 4s a character is on the field, they will deal 6% more DMG and take 3% more DMG. This effect has a maximum of 5 stacks and will not be reset if the character leaves the field, but will be reduced by 1 stack when the character takes DMG.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Physical Razor

Weapon	Weapon Information
Snow-Tombed Starsilver	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Physical DMG 34.5% Skill Effect: Hitting an enemy with Normal and Charged Attacks has a 60% chance of forming and dropping an Everfrost Icicle abve them, dealing 80% AoE ATK DMG. Enemies affected by Cryo are dealt 200% ATK DMG. Can only occur once every 10s.

Razor Weapon Rankings for Quickbloom Build

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Mailed Flower	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 110 Skill Effect: 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.
2nd	Makhaira Aquamarine	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 165 Skill Effect: 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.
3rd	Rainslasher	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 165 Skill Effect: Increases DMG against enemies affected by Hydro or Electro by 20%

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Quickbloom Razor

Weapon	Weapon Information
Bloodtainted Greatsword	Base ATK: 354 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 187 Skill Effect: Increases DMG dealt against enemies affected by Pyro or Electro by 12%.

All Recommended Weapons for Razor

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Song of Broken Pines	Gacha
Beacon of the Reed Sea	Gacha
Wolf's Gravestone	Gacha
Redhorn Stonethresher	Gacha
Mailed Flower	Event
Rainslasher	Gacha
Makhaira Aquamarine	Gacha
Serpent Spine	Battle Pass
Akuoumaru	Gacha
Skyward Pride	Gacha
Prototype Archaic	Crafted
Snow-Tombed Starsilver	Crafted
Forest Regalia	Crafted
Talking Stick	Battle Pass
Skyrider Greatsword	Chests
Debate Club	Gacha
Bloodtainted Greatsword	Gacha
Royal Greatsword	Starglitter Exchange

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Razor Best Team Comp

Razor Superconduct Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Razor	Fischl	Rosaria	Mika
Razor	Raiden	Rosaria	Zhongli

This Razor superconduct team focuses on dealing maximum Physical damage. Mika acts as a support with healing and attack speed buffs, while Rosaria provides CRIT Rate through her Elemental Skill and double Cryo resonance. Fischl acts as another Sub-DPS and a battery to recharge Razor's Elemental Burst.

Razor Hyperbloom + Aggravate Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Razor	Nahida	Xingqiu	Baizhu
Razor	Nahida	Fischl	Kazuha

DPS-wise, Razor gets more value if placed in a Dendro Team as he can build Elemental Mastery and CRIT Stats to trigger Hyperbloom and Aggravate during his Elemental Burst.

As such, his Physical DMG would be irrelevant in this team, but the high damage potential from Dendro Reactions compensates this loss.

Razor Best Constellations

Lupus Minor

Constellation and Effects

	Razor's Constellations
C1	Wolf's Instinct Picking up an Elemental Orb or Particle increases Razor's DMG by 10% for 8s.
C2	Suppression Increases CRIT Rate against enemies with less than 30% HP by 10%.
C3	Soul Companion Increases the Level of Lightning Fang by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	Bite When casting Claw and Thunder (Press), enemies hit will have their DEF decreased by 15% for 7s.
C5	Sharpened Claws Increases the Level of Claw and Thunder by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	Lupus Fulguris Every 10s, Razor's sword charges up, causing the next Normal Attack to release lightning that deals 100% of Razor's ATK as Electro DMG. When Razor is not using Lightning Fang, a lightning strike on an enemy will grant Razor and Electro Sigil for Claw and Thunder.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C4	★★★	• When casting Claw and Thunder (Press), enemies hit will have their DEF decreased by 15% for 7s.

C4 Reduces Enemy DEF

Razor's Elemental Skill is a spammable ability, so you can always have C4's DEF reduction on your enemies for the duration of his cooldown.

Razor Ascension and Talent Materials

Razor Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Wolfhook ×3 Vajrada Amethyst Sliver ×1 Damaged Mask ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Wolfhook ×10 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×3 Damaged Mask ×15 Lightning Prism ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Wolfhook ×20 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×6 Stained Mask ×12 Lightning Prism ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Wolfhook ×30 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×3 Stained Mask ×18 Lightning Prism ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Wolfhook ×45 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×6 Ominous Mask ×24 Lightning Prism ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Wolfhook ×60 Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone ×6 Ominous Mask ×24 Lightning Prism ×20

Razor Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Tue/Fri/Sun Teachings of Resistance	Hilichurls Damaged Mask	Dvalin Challenge Reward Dvalin's Claw
Guide to Resistance	Stained Mask
Philosophies of Resistance	Ominous Mask

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Razor

Manage Electro Particles from his Elemental Skill

Elemental Skill: Claw and Thunder

Razor's Elemental Skill, Claw and Thunder, generates Electro particles that will boost his Energy Recharge or recover energy depending on it being pressed or held.

Claw and Thunder (Tap)

Tapping Razor's elemental skill will create a small sigil that increases his Elemental Recharge by 20%. Razor can have up to a total of 3 active orbs at any time. Razor's fourth constellation gives a huge boost in damage by reducing enemy DEF by 15%.

Claw and Thunder (Hold)

The charged version of Razor's Elemental Skill will deal damage and consume all active sigils for a total of 5 energy each. This is important for maintaining uptime on Razor's Elemental Burst which drastically increases his overall DPS.

Elemental Burst Ends with Switching Characters

Elemental Burst: Lightning Fang

Lightning Fang summons Razor's inner wolf and drastically boosts his attack speed, Electro and Interruption RES and supplements his Physical Attacks with Electro DMG. While this provides a massive DPS increase, it will immediately end if you change characters and the Wolf Within will vanish.

Only Suited for Main DPS

Razor's Talents and Constellations are centered solely on improving his damage and offer no benefits to him as a sub DPS or Support. If you decide to build Razor then he will only be effective as the party Main DPS.

Razor Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Steel Fang

Talent Description
Perform up to 4 consecutive strikes. Charge Attack Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous spinning attacks against all nearby enemies. At end of the sequence, perform a more powerful slash. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Claw and Thunder

Talent Description

Swings the Thunder Wolf Claw, dealing Electro DMG to enemies in front of Razor. Upon striking an enemy, Razor will gain an Electro Sigil, which increases his Energy Recharge rate. Razor can have up to 3 Electro Sigils simultaneously, and gaining a new Electro Sigil refreshes their duration. Hold Attack: Gathers Electro energy to unleash a lightning storm over a small AoE, causing massive Electro DMG, and clears all of Razor's Electro Sigils. Each Electro Sigil cleared in this manner will be converted into Energy for Razor.

Lightning Fang

Talent Description

Summons the Wolf Within which deals Electro DMG to all nearby opponents. This clears all of Razor's Electro Sigils, which will be converted into elemental energy for him. The Wolf Within will fight alongside Razor for the skill's duration. The Wolf Within ・Strikes alongside Razor's normal attacks, dealing Electro DMG. ・Raises Razor's ATK SPD and Electro RES. ・Causes Razor to be immune to DMG inflicted by the Electro-Charged status. ・Disables Razor's Charged Attacks. ・Increases Razor's resistance to interruption. These effects end when Razor leaves the battlefield. When Razor leaves the field, a maximum of 10 Energy will be returned to him based off the duration remaining on this skill.

Awakening

Talent Description
Decreases Claw and Thunder's CD by 18%. Using Lightning Fang resets the CD of Claw and Thunder.

Hunger

Talent Description
When Razor's Energy is below 50%, increases Energy Recharge by 30%.

Wolvensprint

Talent Description
Decreases sprinting Stamina consumption of your characters in the party by 20%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

How to Get Razor

Pull from Version 3.8 Phase 1 Banners

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Sparkling Steps	Born of Ocean Swell

Razor, alongside Thoma and Mika, was a featured 4-star character on both Klee and Eula's rerun banners in Phase 1 of Version 3.8 from July 5, 2023 to July 25, 2023!

Razor is also available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish.

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January July	Blackcliff Weapon Series
February August	Royal Weapon Series
March September	Blackcliff Weapon Series
April October	Royal Weapon Series
May November	Blackcliff Weapon Series
June December	Royal Weapon Series

As a 4-star character, Razor has a chance to appear in the Starglitter Exchange every month. He can be traded for 34 Masterless Starglitter.

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Razor's In-Game Information

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Thoughts About Razor

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Bennett	Wolvendom guy! Looks a little on the feral side... doesn't talk much... but he's alright! We both love eating meat, so we got that in common. I sometimes cook some meat for him, and he teaches me how wolves communicate in return. Haha! You should join us next time!
Eula	Free from social mores and other people's opinions, and no family obligations... Must be an easy life!
Klee	Razor's one of my best buddies! Whenever a disaster happens, he always knows the best way to fix it and help keep Klee safe. Um, but most of the time I'm the one who caused the disaster.
Lisa	Come on Razor, that's it, good boy! Let's do some combat practice — I've found you the perfect partner. Hey! Come back!
Venti	Ah yes, the white-haired fellow from Wolvendom? Raised by wolves? Really? ... No wonder his scent is so familiar...

Razor's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Barbara	About Barbara Shining Barbara is a good child. Very good child.
Bennett	About Bennett Bennett... Much talking. Eat with him, never full.
Diluc	About Diluc Diluc is red and black. Hot and cold.
Klee	About Klee Klee, friend! Friend, but... big hassle.
Lisa	About Lisa Lisa lightning makes the sky black. She is strong. She is scary.
Varka	About Varka Stranger: Varka? Razor doesn't know... Memory: Oh, Varka is... a name. That man big. Big steelclaw, Razor's name - Varka gave him. Oh... want to see him.
Venti	About Venti Razor doesn't know poems, but... Lupical likes them.

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