Beidou Rating and Best Builds

Beidou is a 4-Star Electro Claymore character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Beidou's build, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

Beidou Rating and Info

Character Information

Beidou
Rating
Rarity	★★★★
Element	Electro
Weapon	Claymore
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Allegra Clark JP Voice Actor: Koshimizu Ami

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
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Beidou's Stats

Beidou's Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Perfect Counters reward players with High Electro DMG. • Can provide off-field High Electro DMG with Elemental Burst.
Weaknesses
• High energy cost for Elemental Burst. Almost always requires a battery, • Elemental Skill needs precise timing to get the most out of it. • Needs to take DMG before she can maximize her DPS with Constellation Lv. 4.

Best Builds for Beidou

Main and Sub-DPS Builds for Beidou

Recommended Roles for Beidou
Main DPS Electro Main DPS	Sub DPS Burst Sub-DPS

Electro Main DPS

Best Weapon	The Unforged
Replacement Weapons	1. Wolf's Gravestone 2. Rainslasher
Best Artifacts	Gladiator's Finale x2 Thundering Fury x2
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	ATK%, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, Energy Recharge

This Beidou build focuses on dealing DMG while on-field through her Elemental Skill and Normal Attacks.

Burst Sub-DPS

Best Weapon	Wolf's Gravestone
Replacement Weapons	1. Skyward Pride 2. Serpent Spine
Best Artifacts	Emblem of Severed Fate x4
Main Stats	Sands: ATK% or Energy Recharge
	Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	Energy Recarge, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%

This Beidou build specializes on dealing tons of Electro DMG through her Elemental Burst. Make sure you have at least 180 Energy Recharge to use her Elemental Burst as frequently as you can.

Beidou's Talent Priority

Main DPS

1st	2nd	3rd
Elemental Skill	Elemental Burst	Normal Attack

Sub-DPS

1st	2nd	3rd
Elemental Burst	Elemental Skill	Normal Attack

Beidou's Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst can deal tons of DMG, so prioritize on leveling up either her Elemental Skill or Elemental Burst depending on what role you want her to be.

Beidou's Normal Attacks aren't that noteworthy, but it will be more of useful if Beidou is a Main DPS.

Best Artifacts for Beidou

Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Emblem of Severed Fate	2-PC: Energy Recharge +20%. 4-PC: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.
2nd	Gladiator's Finale	2-PC: ATK +18%
	Thundering Fury	2-PC: Electro DMG Bonus +15%
3rd	Emblem of Severed Fate	2-PC: Energy Recharge +20%
	Thundering Fury	2-PC: Electro DMG Bonus +15%

Best 4-Star Artifact for Beidou

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
The Exile	2-PC: Energy Recharge +20% 4-PC: Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Beidou Best Weapons

Top 3 Beidou Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	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.
2nd	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.
3rd	The Unforged	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: ATK 49.6% Skill Effect: Increases Shield Strength by 20%. Scoring hits on opponents increases ATK by 4% for 8s. Max 5 stacks. Can only occur once every 0.3s. While protected by a shield, ATK increase effect is increased by 100%.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Beidou

Weapon	Weapon Information
Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 45.9% Skill Effect: 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.

All Recommended Weapons for Beidou

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Wolf's Gravestone	Gacha
The Unforged	Gacha
Skyward Pride	Gacha
Beacon of the Reed Sea	Gacha
Akuoumaru	Gacha
Luxurious Sea-Lord	Event
Serpent Spine	Battle Pass
Blackcliff Slasher	Starglitter Exchange
Sacrificial Greatsword	Gacha
Favonius Greatsword	Gacha
Lithic Blade	Gacha
Rainslasher	Gacha
Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	Crafted
Talking Stick	Battle Pass
Debate Club	Gacha
Bloodtainted Greatsword	Gacha
Royal Greatsword	Starglitter Exchange

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Beidou Best Team Comp

Beidou Taser Team

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Beidou	Tartaglia	Fischl	Bennett

This team specializes in taking out multiple enemies with the Electo-charged reaction. Beidou provides Electro thanks to her Elemental Burst so that Tartaglia can trigger Electro-charged and deal tons of AoE DMG.

Beidou Superconduct Team

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Beidou	Eula	Raiden	Diona

Beidou acts as an Electro supplement to trigger Superconduct, allowing Eula to deal more Physical DMG with her already DMG dealing Elemental Burst.

Beidou Hyperbloom Team

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Beidou	Nahida	Raiden	Xingqiu

While Beidou won't be participating in activating Dendro Cores for Hyperbloom, Beidou still acts as an Electro supplement to trigger Quicken to increase Hyperbloom DMG.

Beidou F2P Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Beidou	Xingqiu	Fischl	Sucrose

This is Beidou's best team without any 5-star characters. A combination of Beidou and Xingqiu's Elemental Bursts combined with Fischl's Oz and Sucrose's Swirl through her Normal Attacks allows you to deal a lot of Electro-charged DMG in the process!

Beidou Best Constellations

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Constellation and Effects

	Beidou's Constellations
C1	Sea Beast's Scourge When Stormbreaker is used: Creates a shield that absorbs up to 16% of Beidou's Max HP for 15s. This shield absorbs Electro DMG 250% more effectively.
C2	Upon the Turbulent Sea, the Thunder Arises Stormbreaker's arc lightning can jump to 2 additional targets.
C3	Summoner of Storm Increases the Level of Tidecaller by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	Stunning Revenge Within 10s of taking DMG, Beidou's Normal Attacks gain 20% additional Electro DMG.
C5	Crimson Tidewalker Increases the Level of Stormbreaker by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	Bane of Evil During the duration of Stormbreaker, the Electro RES of surrounding enemies is decreased by 15%.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C2	★★★	• Stormbreaker's arc lightning can jump to 2 additional targets.
C6	★★☆	• During the duration of Stormbreaker, the Electro RES of surrounding enemies is decreased by 15%.

C2 Deals DMG to more enemies

Beidou's C2 allows you to hit two more targets with her Elemental Burst, dealing more DMG against mobs of enemies in the process.

C6 decreases Electro RES

C6 gives Beidou a support capability that allows her to decrease the enemy's Electro RES, making Beidou and other Electro characters deal even more Electro DMG.

Beidou Ascension and Talent Materials

Beidou Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Noctilucous Jade ×3 Vajrada Amethyst Sliver ×1 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Noctilucous Jade ×10 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×15 Lightning Prism ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Noctilucous Jade ×20 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×6 Silver Raven Insignia ×12 Lightning Prism ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Noctilucous Jade ×30 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×3 Silver Raven Insignia ×18 Lightning Prism ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Noctilucous Jade ×45 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×6 Golden Raven Insignia ×12 Lightning Prism ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Noctilucous Jade ×60 Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone ×6 Golden Raven Insignia ×24 Lightning Prism ×20

Beidou Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Fri/Sun Teachings of Gold	Treasure Hoarders Treasure Hoarder Insignia	Dvalin Challenge Reward Dvalin's Sigh
Guide to Gold	Silver Raven Insignia
Philosophies of Gold	Golden Raven Insignia

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Beidou

Execute Your Counters at the Right Time

Beidou is a reactive character that relies on countering enemy attacks with her Elemental Skill, Tidecaller. When executed perfectly, you can deal the maximum amount of DMG.

Off-Field Electro Application to Mobs with Burst

Beidou's Elemental Burst, on the other hand, is a strong offensive Talent that allows her to deal Electro DMG after each hit to enemies while reducing the amount of incoming DMG you take from enemies.

Use this when facing large numbers of enemies to even the odds. It is also especially powerful when combined with Hydro for Electro-Charged reactions.

Passive Reduces Swimming Stamina Cost

Beidou grants a 20% stamina reduction when swimming to the entire party. This is very useful for exploring the many islands of Teyvat, giving you extra distance that helps you reach farther locations.

Beidou Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Oceanborne

Talent Description
Perform up to 5 consecutive strikes. Charge Attack Drains Stamina over time to perform continuous slashes. 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.

Tidecaller

Talent Description

Nothing to worry about. Should anyone raise a hand against her or her men, she will avenge it ten-fold with sword and thunder. Tap Accumulating the power of lightning, Beidou swings her blade forward fiercely, dealing Electro DMG. Hold Attack: Lifts her weapon up as a shield. Max DMG absorbed scales off Beidou's Max HP. Attacks using the energy stored within the greatsword upon release or once this ability's duration expires, dealing Electro DMG. DMG dealt scales with the number of times Beidou is attacked in the skill's duration. The greatest DMG Bonus will be attained once this effect is triggered twice. The shield possesses the following properties: ・Has 250% Electro DMG Absorption Efficiency. ・Applies the Electro element to Beidou upon activation. Flavor Text: Conquer the high seas! Pursue the waves and chase the storm!

Stormbreaker

Talent Description

Recalling her slaying of the great beast Haishan, Beidou calls upon that monstrous strength and the lightning to create a Thunderbeast's Targe around herself, dealing Electro DMG to nearby enemies. Thunderbeast's Targe: ・When Normal and Charged Attacks hit, they create a lightning discharge that can jump between enemies, dealing Electro DMG. ・Increases the character's resistance to interruption, and decreases DMG taken. A maximum of 1 lightning discharge can be triggered per second. Flavor Text: With a peal of thunder, Haishan is slain.

Retribution

Talent Description
Counterattacking with Tidecaller at the precise moment when the character is hit grants the maximum DMG Bonus.

Lightning Storm

Talent Description
Gain the following effects for 10s after unleashing Tidecaller with its maximum DMG Bonus: ・DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks is increased by 15%. ATK SPD of Normal and Charged Attacks is increased by 15%. ・Greatly reduced delay before unleashing Charged Attacks.

Conqueror of Tides

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

How to Get Beidou

Pull from Any Active Banner

All Current Wish Banners
Conjuring Chiaroscuro	Epitome Invocation
The Hearth's Ashen Shadow	Wanderlust Invocation

Beidou is available at a normal rate on all Standard Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish. This means you can get her from Wanderlust Invocation, Epitome Invocation, and the current Character Event Wishes.

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Beidou's In-Game Information

Beidou Voicelines

Thoughts About Beidou

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Ganyu	Recently, everyone in Yujing Terrace has been saying nasty things about The Crux Fleet. But in my personal opinion, Beidou's contribution to Liyue Harbor goes far beyond what those miserable rumor-loving heathens could even contemplate! ...Oops! I'm sorry, I... I'm not quite sure how that one slipped out...
Gorou	Captain Beidou values camaraderie, and her exceptional abilities command respect. She once said that she prefers to avoid involving her companions in disputes that don't concern them, which I can completely understand. That's why I only request her help when we have no one else to turn to.
Hu Tao	Bedou is well-known in Liyue. She doesn't know me, but that's cool, me just knowing about her is enough. Aw man... I really do wanna make friends with her.
Kazuha	I owe Beidou my life. She took me in when I fled from Inazuma and gave me the courage to return there at the most difficult time of my life. She is a comrade in whom I and all the other sailors can place our trust.
Keqing	That captain is always flouting the rules, and her personality really rubs people the wrong way. That said, The Crux Fleet is indispensable to Liyue Harbor. It's bit of an art, knowing when to enforce the rules and it's in everyone's interests to be more lenient. Thing is, the Tianquan is supposed to be the one enforcing the rules, but she always seems to be too busy...
Kokomi	Ah... back when Beidou and I were carrying out ambushes against the Shogun's Army together, I raised my concerns that the enemy might detect our approach. But Beidou assured me of her fleet's unwavering discipline, and that raids could be carried out without detection. In the end, she was right, and that's exactly what happened. Now, every time the Watatsumi fleet encounters some sort of bottleneck, I consider inviting her to come and give them her instruction. There's no doubt, she runs a tight ship...
Ningguang	Fines: That... captain. She clearly receives the adoration of many, but will always be the first to disregard the rules. The fines she has paid would be enough to buy her a whole new ship... Attitude: Perhaps you've never heard me speak like this. All that can be said has been said — both the good and the bad — but she still does as she pleases. Forget it. Keep Beidou out of my sight.
Shenhe	I find I don't need to worry about etiquette with her, and unlike with some people, I don't need to rely on non-verbal cues to discern the true meaning of what she's saying. That makes me a lot more comfortable. The only problem is... Well, there are too many people around her all the time, and I heard there's also many crew members on her ship... I need you to go with me. It's the only way I can cope with so many people.
Thoma	The captain of The Crux — a formidable woman indeed. She once promised to take me out onto the open ocean to get a look at the thunderstorm that seals off Inazuma from the outside world. It's a shame that to this day, I've never had the chance to take her up on the offer...
Xiangling	Oh, Beidou is the greatest! Every time I go out sailing with her, she always manages to fish up lots of fresh ingredients! Octopus tentacles go great in soup, and seaweed fries up great with some chilies. Not just Beidou, but everyone on board The Crux loves my cooking.
Xiao	Beidou? I have nothing to do with her. Though there is such a thing as the leviathan. As a mere human, she has proven her power in defeating Haishan.
Xingqiu	I have great respect for Lady Beidou. I just wish she wouldn't call me "kid" and ruffle my hair each time she sees me.
Xinyan	Her? She speaks her mind and has a big heart, and we get on great. The Crux's adventures are real epic. They've given me tons of inspiration in the past! I even wrote them a song. Nowadays, I just need to sing the first line, and most all sailors will join in. It's fast becoming a new sea shanty, it is.
Yaoyao	Beidou's ship is amazing! If I hadn't promised Ganyu that I wouldn't go on board anymore, I know exactly where I'd set up my own little bed, hee-hee.
Yoimiya	Beidou's been helping me ship my fireworks out ever since Inazuma was locked down. I prepared a huge boat-shaped firework just to surprise her — and when the Crux Fleet was about to leave, this firework went whoosh! Right in front of their eyes, straight into the sky. The sailors got such a huge fright — they thought one of their ships had somehow flown off! But Beidou liked that trick very much, saying that it was exactly what a pleasant surprise should be — very pleasant, and a surprise.

Beidou's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Ganyu	About Ganyu Privately, Ganyu and I get on like a house on fire! But as you know, she’s the secretary to the Liyue Qixing… and I’m not exactly in their good books right now! Doesn’t bother me, but I wouldn’t want to put Ganyu in a difficult position. So just keep what I said between us, yeah?
Kazuha	About Kazuha Kazuha? That scallywag actually. blocked a strike from the Raiden Shogun outside Tenshukaku! Easier said than done... After the battle he came to the Crux Fleet - said he'd voyage with us a while longer. I was more than happy to oblige. If the day comes when he decides to set off again by himself. on the next stage of his journey, I'll send him off with a drink,.. haha...
Ningguang	About Ningguang Liyue Qixing: Ningguang eh? As far as Liyue Qixing is concerned, she seems to be doing a good job. But for me, and my men, and not with Liyue Qixing. Attitudes: Ningguang is never really one to speak frankly, but she has been very direct with her criticism of me in the past. Haha... But hey, whether she likes me or hates me is her choice, nothing I can do to sway her.
Xiangling	About Xiangling Culinary Skills: When we're out on the open ocean, the one thing we do all miss is Xiangling's cooking. When spirits are low, just thinking of her fried jueyun chili, bursting with flavor... It gives everyone just that little extra kick. Food Tasting: Xiangling huh? She sometimes uses some... interesting ingredients in her dishes to bring about some, ah... intriguing flavors. Though... there's no way she can improve without having someone to taste-test - a role that I am more than happy to fill. .
Xiao	About Xiao One year on the eve of the Lantern Rite, we ran into a storm as we were returning to port. Try as we did, we only made it back to Liyue Harbor in the dead of night, long after the lanterns had all been released. As I looked towards Guyun Stone Forest, I saw an adeptus, floating in the air, in the form of what appeared to be a young boy. I guess it is like the legends say ー there really must be those that watch over Liyue, even if they cannot be seen.
Xinyan	About Xinyan She's got a great personality, that one! The guys in the crew love that rock and roll of hers. Me? We have common ground, just... not when it comes to taste in music.
Yaoyao	About Yaoyao Yaoyao always comes on board to play when we’re in the harbor. Trouble is, when it’s time for her to go she gives you the puppy eyes, and no-one has the heart to send her away… Means we’re always cutting it quite close by the time we manage to set sail.
Zhongli	About Zhongli You mean the gentleman from Wangsheng Funeral Parlor? My men sometimes speak of the rumors surrounding him — he sounds interesting. Yes, if I get the chance I'd like to meet him someday.

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