Keqing Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Keqing is a 5-star Electro Sword in Genshin Impact. Learn about Keqing's stats, strengths and weaknesses, best Artifacts build, best teammates, ascension materials, and our rating of the character in this complete profile!

Keqing's Character Guides
Build Guide	Specialty Dish

Keqing Rating and Basic Info

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

Keqing Strengths and Weaknesses

Keqing Recommended Constellations

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 Character Skins

List of Keqing's Character Outfits

Keqing's Character Skins
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How to Get Keqing's Character Skin

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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How to Get Keqing

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Banner Status	Active

While her limited banner has ended, Keqing is available as a 5-star character on the Standard Banner.
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Banner Status	Inactive

Keqing's banner, Dance of Lanterns, ran from February 17, 2021 to March 2, 2021.

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Best Builds for Keqing

Keqing's Roles and Builds

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Support

Keqing DPS Builds

Electro Main DPS

Weapon	Artifact Set
Mistsplitter Reforged	Thundering Fury x2 Gladiator's Finale x2
Set Bonus
• Electro DMG Bonus +15% • ATK +18%.
Talent Priority
Normal Attack: Yunlai Swordsmanship Perform up to 5 rapid strikes.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	ATK% Electro DMG Bonus CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	・ATK% ・CRIT Rate ・CRIT DMG

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Primordial Jade Cutter	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate ・HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2% of the wielder’s Max HP.
The Black Sword	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate ・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.
Amenoma Kageuchi	Bonus Stat: ATK ・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.

Physical DPS

Weapon	Artifact Set
Primordial Jade Cutter	Pale Flame x2 Bloodstained Chivalry x2
Set Bonus
• Physical DMG +25% • Physical DMG +25%
Talent Priority
Normal Attack: Yunlai Swordsmanship Perform up to 5 rapid strikes.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	ATK% Physical DMG Bonus CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Substats	・ATK% ・CRIT Rate ・CRIT DMG

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Aquila Favonia	Bonus Stat: Physical DMG ・ATK is increased by 20%. Triggers on taking DMG: the soul of the Falcon of the West awakens, holding the banner of resistance aloft, regenerating HP equal to 100% of ATK and dealing 200% of ATK as DMG to surrounding enemies. This effect can only occur once every 15s.
The Black Sword	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate ・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.
Prototype Rancour	Bonus Stat: Physical DMG ・On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks increase ATK and DEF by 4% for 6s. Max 4 stacks. This effect can only occur once every 0.3s.

Best Artifacts and Weapons for Keqing

Best Artifacts Ranked

Rating	Set	Bonus
Best	Gladiator's Finale	• ATK +18%. • If the wielder of this artifact set uses a Sword, Claymore or Polearm, increases their Normal Attack DMG by 35%.
Second Best	Thundering Fury	• Electro DMG Bonus +15% • Increases damage caused by Overloaded, Electro-Charged and Superconduct by 40%. Triggering such effects decreases Elemental Skill CD by 1s. Can only occur once every 0.8s.
Third Best	Bloodstained Chivalry	• Physical DMG +25% • After defeating an opponent, increases Charged Attack DMG by 50% and reduces its Stamina cost to 0 for 10s.

Alternative Artifact Set

Set	Bonus
Berserker	• CRIT Rate +12% • When HP is below 70%, CRIT Rate increases by an additional 24%.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Best Weapons Ranked

Rating	Weapon	Stats (Lv.1)
Best	Mistsplitter Reforged	Base Stats Base Attack: 48 Bonus Effect: 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)
Second Best	Primordial Jade Cutter	Base Stats Base Attack: 44 Bonus Effect: 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.
Third Best	The Black Sword	Base Stats Base Attack: 42 Bonus Effect: 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 F2P Weapon

Name	Stats (Lv.1)
Amenoma Kageuchi	Base Stats Base Attack: 41 Bonus Effect: 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

Best Weapons for Xiangling
5★ Gacha	Mistsplitter Reforged Primordial Jade Cutter Haran Geppaku Futsu Aquila Favonia
4★ Gacha	Lion's Roar The Flute
Limited	The Black Sword
Free-to-Play	Amenoma Kageuchi Prototype Rancour

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Recommended Party Members for Keqing

Best Characters for Keqing

Character	Element	Weapon
Qiqi	Cryo	Sword
	・Can trigger Superconduct to reduce Physical DMG. · Can utilize Keqing's Constellation lv. 4 for additional ATK%
Zhongli	Geo	Polearm
	· Provide shields for durability. ·High Burst Damage along with Petrify.
Bennett	Pyro	Sword
	· Quick and easy Overload triggers. · Elemental Bursts Boosts ATK and provides healing up to 70%.
Xingqiu	Hydro	Sword
	·Elemental Burst combines to generate Electro-Charged Reactions. · Xingqiu provides Keqing with DMG reduction and healing.

Physical Damage Freeze Team Comp

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

This version of Physical Damage Keqing takes advantage of the multiple Cryo sources to freeze enemies in place as Xingqiu's Element burst deals damage.

Standard Physical/Electro Damage Team Comp

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Keqing	Kaeya	Fischl	Beidou

This Physical/Electro DMG team comp can be used on enemies who can't be frozen. Fischl can offset Beidou's high Elemental Burst cost thanks to Oz. Fischl or Beidou can either be replaced with shielders like Zhongli or any healer.

How to Use Keqing

Quick and Versatile Normal and Charged Attacks

Keqing is one of the fastest sword users in the game.

Her quick Normal Attack deals a high of damage, along with quick movement that allows her to avoid enemy attacks. This makes her a strong Main DPS character that can hold her own in most fights.

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 Ascension and Talent Materials

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

Talent Materials per Level

Keqing Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Yunlai Swordsmanship

Stellar Restoration

Starward Sword

Thundering Penance

Aristocratic Dignity

Land's Overseer

Keqing Constellations

Constellations and Effects

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.
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.
Foreseen Reformation	Increases the Level of Starward Sword by 3.
Attunement	For 10s after Keqing triggers an Electro-related Elemental Reaction, her ATK is increased by 25%.
Beckoning Stars	Increases the Level of Stellar Restoration by 3.
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.

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