Keqing Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Keqing is a 5-Star Electro Sword character in Genshin Impact. Learn about Keqing's Electro and Physical builds, ascension materials, best weapons, best artifacts, talent priority, skills, teams, and our rating of the character in this build guide!

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Keqing Rating and Info

Character Information

Keqing
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Electro Weapon: Sword EN Voice Actor: Kayli Mills JP Voice Actor: Kitamura Eri

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
	N/A	N/A

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Keqing's Stats

	HP	Attack	Defense	Ascension Stat
Lvl 20	2,646	88	161	CRIT DMG 50%
Lvl 80	12,182	300	743	CRIT DMG 88.4%

Keqing's Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Elemental Skill can hit weak points and has low CD. • Can teleport using Elemental Skill. • Very fast Charge Attack with High multipliers.
Weaknesses
• Charged Attack's stamina cost is higher than the other sword users. • Requires Character Ascension Phase 2 for consistent Electro DMG.

Best Builds for Keqing

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Main DPS Builds for Keqing

Recommended Roles for Keqing
Main DPS Electro DPS Physical DPS

Electro Main DPS

Best Weapon	Mistsplitter Reforged
Replacement Weapons	1. Primordial Jade Cutter 2. The Black Sword 3. Amenoma Kageuchi
Best Artifacts	Thundering Fury x2 Gladiator's Finale x2
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	ATK%, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG

This Electro build focuses on Keqing's Electro infused Normal and Charged Attacks through using her Elemental Skill. It is currently her best set when paired with Dendro characters!

Physical DPS

Best Weapon	Primordial Jade Cutter
Replacement Weapons	1. Aquila Favonia 2. The Black Sword 3. Prototype Rancour
Best Artifacts	Pale Flame x2 Bloodstained Chivalry x2
Main Stats	Sands: ATK%
	Goblet: Physical DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	ATK% , CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG

This Keqing build utilizes her Elemental Skill then Charged Attack combo, which results in your weapon not being infused by Electro.

Keqing's Talent Priority

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

Regardless of how you build Keqing, her Normal Attack talent is the most important one to upgrade as her playstyle revolves around her Charged Attacks. Afterwards, level up her Elemental Burst as it deals a lot more DMG than her Elemental Skill.

Best Artifacts for Keqing

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Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Thundering	2-PC: Electro DMG Bonus +15%
	Gladiator	2-PC: ATK +18%.
2nd	Bloodstained	2-PC: Physical DMG Bonus +25%.
	Pale Flame	2-PC: Physical DMG Bonus +25%.
3rd	Gladiator	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%.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Keqing

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.

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Keqing Best Weapons

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Top 3 Keqing Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Mistsplitter Reforged	Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 9.6 % Skill Effect: Gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for a character's Elemental Type. At stacks 1/2/3, Elemental DMG is further increased by 8/16/28%. Each stack has an individual duration and are gotten through: • Normal Attacks with Elemental DMG (duration 5s) • Casting an Elemental Burst (duration 10s) • Having less than 100% Energy (disappears at full Energy)
2nd	Primordial Jade Cutter	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 9.6% Skill Effect: HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2% of the wielder’s Max HP.
3rd	The Black Sword	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 6.0% Skill Effect: Increases DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 20%. Additionally, regenerates 60% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attacks score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Keqing

Weapon	Weapon Information
Amenoma Kageuchi	Bonus Stat: ATK 12.0% Skill Effect: 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.

All Recommended Weapons for Keqing

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Mistsplitter Reforged	Gacha
Primordial Jade Cutter	Gacha
Summit Shaper	Gacha
Aquila Favonia	Gacha
The Black Sword	Battle Pass
Lion's Roar	Gacha
Blackcliff Longsword	Starglitter Exchange
The Alley Flash	Gacha
The Flute	Gacha
Prototype Rancour	Crafted
Amenoma Kageuchi	Crafted
Royal Longsword	Starglitter Exchange
Dark Iron Sword	Merchant Store
Skyrider Sword	Gacha

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Keqing Best Team Comp

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Aggravate Team Comp

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Keqing	Collei	Zhongli	Traveler (Dendro)

This Dendro Team comp for Keqing enhances her Infused Electro Normal attacks to deal Aggravate damage.

Physical Damage Freeze Team Comp

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Keqing	Yelan	Kaeya	Diona

This version of Physical DMG Keqing takes advantage of the multiple Cryo sources to freeze enemies in place as Yelan's Elemental Burst deals damage.

Electro Damage Team Comp

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Keqing	Fischl	Kazuha	Yelan

This Electro DMG team comp can be used on enemies who can't be frozen. Fischl can provide Electro particles for Keqing. Kazuha and Yelan will provide DMG buffs so that Keqing can deal more Electro DMG.

Keqing Best Constellations

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Constellation and Effects

	Keqing's Constellations
C1	Thundering Might Recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present causes Keqing to deal 50% of her ATK as AoE Electro DMG at the start point and terminus of her Blink.
C2	Keen Extraction When Keqing's Normal and Charged Attacks hit enemies affected by Electro, they have a 50% chance of producing an Elemental Particle. This effect can only occur once every 5s.
C3	Foreseen Reformation Increases the Level of Starward Sword by 3.
C4	Attunement For 10s after Keqing triggers an Electro-related Elemental Reaction, her ATK is increased by 25%.
C5	Beckoning Stars Increases the Level of Stellar Restoration by 3.
C6	Tenacious Star When initiating a Normal Attack, a Charged Attack, Elemental Skill of Elemental Burst, Keqing gains a 6% Electro DMG Bonus for 8s. Effects triggered by Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Elemental Skills and Elemental Bursts are considered independent entities.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C4	★★☆	• Increase Keqing's ATK by 25% for 10s after she triggers an Electro-related Elemental Reaction.

C4 Works for Electro and Phys. Keqing Builds

Keqing's C4 constellation can essentially become a permanent ATK buff for her due to how easy it is to trigger Electro-based Elemental Reactions.

Keqing Ascension and Talent Materials

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Keqing Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Cor Lapis ×3 Vajrada Amethyst Sliver ×1 Whopperflower Nectar ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Cor Lapis ×10 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×3 Lightning Prism ×2 Whopperflower Nectar ×15
Lv.50→Lv.60	Cor Lapis ×20 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×6 Lightning Prism ×4 Shimmering Nectar ×12
Lv.60→Lv.70	Cor Lapis ×30 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×3 Lightning Prism ×8 Shimmering Nectar ×18
Lv.70→Lv.80	Cor Lapis ×45 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×6 Lightning Prism ×12 Energy Nectar ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Cor Lapis ×60 Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone ×6 Lightning Prism ×20 Energy Nectar ×24

Keqing Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Mon/Thu/Sun Teachings of Prosperity	Whopperflowers Whopperflower Nectar	Dvalin Challenge Reward Ring of Boreas
Guide to Prosperity	Shimmering Nectar
Philosophies of Prosperity	Energy Nectar

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How to Use Keqing

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Quick and Versatile Normal and Charged Attacks

Keqing is one of the fastest sword users in the game. Her Charged Attack is also very strong, and can be used in quick succession. This is very effective for boss battles and other large enemies, as you can deplete their HP very fast.

Stellar Restoration is Great for Combat and Exploration

Keqing's Elemental Skill, Stellar Restoration, enables her to reposition herself quickly in combat, while dealing high damage to enemies.

You can hold and aim this skill, giving you more control on where to position yourself when fighting. Blinking to the location of the marker allows her to deal a devastating slash attack, and lets her Normal Attack deal Electro DMG

You can also use the Lightning Stilleto as a ranged attack that deals AoE Electro DMG when hit by your Charged Attack.

Stellar Restoration is also an effective tool for exploration. This allows her to climb small cliffs painlessly, go over obstacles, and even reach areas that would be otherwise much more difficult to access.

Elemental Burst Clears Mobs Effectively

Her Elemental Burst, Starward Sword, unleashes a quick and devastating series of Electro slashes in an AoE, with the final strike dealing AoE Electro DMG.

This makes her very effective against enemy mobs, especially in Domains like the Spiral Abyss. This is also very useful during boss fights, helping you deal high damage without getting damaged.

Her Passive Talent Reduces Expedition Time

Land's Overseer allows Keqing to complete Expeditions in a shorter amount of time. This comes in handy when mining for ores or gathering resources.

Keqing Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Yunlai Swordsmanship

Talent Description
Perform up to 5 rapid strikes. Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Stellar Restoration

Talent Description

Hurls a Lightning Stiletto that annihilates her enemies like the swift thunder. When the Stiletto hits its target, it deals Electro DMG to enemies in a small AoE, and places a Stiletto Mark on the spot hit. Hold Attack: Hold to adjust the direction in which the Stiletto shall be thrown. Stilettos thrown by the Hold attack mode can be suspended in mid-air, allowing Keqing to jump to them when using Stellar Restoration a second time. Elemental Absorption: Lightning Stiletto If Keqing uses Stellar Restoration again or uses a Charged Attack while its duration lasts, it will clear the Stiletto Mark and produce different effects: ・If she uses Stellar Restoration again, she will blink to the location of the Mark and unleash one slashing attack that deals AoE Electro DMG. When blinking to a Stiletto that was thrown from a Holding attack, Keqing can leap across obstructing terrain. ・If Keqing uses a Charged Attack, she will ignite a series of thundering cuts at the Mark's location, dealing AoE Electro DMG. Flavor Text: "Humans are like moths, endlessly chasing the flame we call gods and adepti. But this light that I have here is my own."

Starward Sword

Talent Description
Keqing unleashes the power of lightning, dealing Electro DMG in an AoE. She then blends into the shadow of her blade, striking a series of thunderclap-blows to nearby enemies simultaneously that deal multiple instances of Electro DMG. The final attack deals massive AoE Electro DMG. Flavor Text: The swiftest technique in Keqing's personal arsenal is fast enough to bring stars crashing down.

Thundering Penance

Talent Description
Within 5s of recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present, Keqing's Normal and Charged Attacks are converted to Electro DMG.

Aristocratic Dignity

Talent Description
When casting Starward Sword, Keqing's CRIT Rate is increased by 15%, and her Energy Recharge is increased by 15%. This effect lasts for 8s.

Land's Overseer

Talent Description
When dispatched on an expedition in Liyue, time consumed is reduced by 25%.

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Keqing's Lantern Rite Event character skin, Opulent Splendor can be bought from the shop with 1680 Genesis Crystals. It was part of the Lantern Rite Skins that came with Ningguang's Orchid's Evening Gown in the Fleeting Colors in Flight Event!

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Keqing's In-Game Information

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Thoughts About Keqing

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Ganyu	Estrangement: I cannot stand her disrespectful attitude towards Rex Lapis! But he says to me, "Ganyu, this is just the kind of person Liyue needs in this day and age." I guess I'm not smart enough, because I simply do not understand what he means by that. I think I need more life experience to become wise enough to comprehend his words. Changing Perspective: She came to me recently to discuss the reopening of the Bishu trade route. She even asked me what Rex Lapis would do if it were him. Admittedly, what we came up with was not quite on par with what he would have chosen, But... seeing the way she kept starting her plan from scratch over and over again, I think I started to understand her a little bit.
Hu Tao	The Yuheng, Keqing... she's quite hard to talk to. She's so uptight, hehe... Really makes me wanna mess with her. She wouldn't knock me in the head with her sword though, right? Or would she...?
Ningguang	Yuheng... She has changed a lot recently. But it Liyue better off with the Yuheng we have now, or the Yuheng we used to know? Only time will tell.
Yanfei	The Yuheng doesn't deal with matters of the law, and thank goodness... Knowing Keging's attitude toward work and ruthless efficiency, I'd end up losing a lot of work. Although... No, surely it wouldn't come to that. She's a stickler for doing things the right way — no doubt she'd offend people... but if she had someone like me as her legal assistant... No way! Why should an eminent legal expert such as myself be relegated to the role of assistant!? If she needs legal counsel, she can come and find me.
Yelan	I don't really like people who cram their schedules full, because it doesn't leave any room for negotiation. If something happens that they didn't anticipate, it throws their plans into oblivion, impacting not just themselves but their coworkers, too. But the Yuheng is different. She works in a very methodical way. I always enjoy working with her.
Yun Jin	I have yet to see the Yuheng ever attend an opera performance. Now that I think about it, whenever I happen to see her out on the street, she always seems to be in a great hurry.
Zhongli	She is the most impious of the Qixing - but I actually find the conviction of such people quite endearing. The only reason I was able to consider taking a step back from such overarching management of Liyue was because there are people like her. People who speak up when they believe themselves to be right, and then go and do something decisive about it.

Keqing's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Baizhu	About Baizhu Everyone has faith in Dr. Baizhu's medical skills. He's the right guy to go to when you can't figure out what's wrong with you. Oh... the rumors, you say? The only one that I know for a fact is true is how disgusting his medicine tastes. It's not just the kids who find it bitter, it's left me with some horrible memories, too!
Beidou	About Beidou 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...
Ganyu	About Ganyu Skepticism: Who knows what Rex Lapis must have doe to inspire such blind devotion from Ganyu...but her reluctance to be critical is not without its advantages. In the workplace, she'll carry out my instructions to the letter, even when I can tell she has her reservations. It's a good attitude to have as a career professional. Reflection: I find myself getting a second opinion from her a lot these days. Lots things come up that I just have no idea about, and of everyone in Liyue, she's probably the most familiar with Rex Lapis. Heh...I feel a bit awkward, though, because I used to be opening disparaging of Rex Lapis in front of her...But she doesn't seem to mind, so I guess I've got nothing to worry about...
Ningguang	About Ningguang Conflict: We do work together, but we couldn't be more opposite personality-wise. To her, Liyue Harbor is nothing more than a marketplace, and she'll do anything as long as it makes money for her. Doesn't she have any principles? Hmm, or maybe turning a profit IS her principle? Cooperation: Since Rex Lapis left us, we've actually found some common ground. I was quite judgemental of her in the past, and we still fundamentally disagree on a number of issues, but in the current climate I have to say I count her as a comrade in arms. Trifling Matters: Ugh, having said that... I ordered a Lucent Crescent from Mingxing Jewelry three months in advance, and when it was time to finally pick it up, they told me Ningguang had bought up the last few months' worth of Lucent Crescent for herself by paying double the price! 'sigh' She can be such a pain!
Venti	About the Anemo Archon Since Rex Lapis left us, the question of Liyue's future has been on my mind constantly. In addition to reviewing his own past deeds, I've been researching the other archons' modes of governance, too. Mondstadt's god is the one who baffles me the most though — how exactly do any of his actions contribute to the longevity of Mondstadt? It's completely beyond me.
Xiangling	About Xiangling Yeah, the up-and-coming chef from Wanmin Restaurant... I get that she's gifted and everything, I just think her cooking can be a bit hit-or-miss. I was all ready to hire her for a small banquet once, and give her full control over the menu... but the amount of lizard and slime in her sample dishes quickly turned me off that idea!
Xiao	About Xiao I feel like now that we live in the age of mankind's rule, it's time for the legendary boy - adeptus to be released from duty. We no longer need a defender of that kind, because we are capable of working through the challenges we face on our own strength.
Xingqiu	About Xingqiu I've heard his story — he was born into a well-to-do family, but wasn't keen on the family business, so he now devotes his time to being an envoy of justice. I have huge respect for that! Not everyone has the guts to follow their dreams when it means breaking with a long-standing family tradition.
Xinyan	About Xinyan You know what, I think her music rocks. Too noisy by traditional standards, for sure, but I don't care. Good music is good music. And good music should reach the widest possible audience.
Yanfei	About Yanfei The way I see it, the law is a summary of things done the right way in the past. However, it should also be continuously adapted and improved to match the needs of the present. Given that Liyue is about to undergo a radical transformation, legal talent is in great demand. With an assistant like Yanfei, I could spare myself a great deal of trouble.
Yelan	About Yelan Ms. Yelan's ancestors used to serve the Qixing. My grandfather and her family had academic collaborations in the past. All in all, she's reliable, efficient, and provides important intel to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I can't say for sure how Ms. Yelan actually gets her intel, however...
Yun Jin	About Yun Jin When you're passing by Heyu Tea House and have to squeeze your way through the biggest crowd you've seen in your life, that's when you know Yun Jin's on stage performing. There's not a merchant in Liyue who wouldn't buy up the place if they had the chance, and Yun Jin is the reason it would be worth every Mora.
Zhongli	About Zhongli The gentleman from the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor? Clearly, he's an extremely learned individual, and I do have a lot of respect for him. But his mindset is too traditional for me — he thinks in the same tired old terms as Rex Lapis did... If he were more of an original thinker, I'm sure he'd be a great asset to me in reaching my objectives.

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