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Genshin Impact

Slingshot Best Characters and How to Get

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Genshin Impact - Slingshot Bow

The Slingshot is a 3-star bow with decent CRIT Rate in Genshin Impact. Find everything you need to know about this weapon's stats, ascension materials and even the best characters to use it!

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Best Characters to Use Slingshot

Who is the Slingshot good for?

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Good for CRIT Rate Boost

As an F2P and easy-to-get weapon, the Slingshot serves as a good early game bow despite the low base attack. It is good for characters that mostly rely on Normal or Aimed Shots to deliver damage. Try to refine this weapon fully and maximize using its CRIT Rate stat.

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Slingshot Stats and General Information

Slingshot Basic Information

Slingshot
Slingshot Image
Type Bow
Base ATK 28
Rarity ★★★
Bonus Effect
 CRIT Rate + 6.8%
Skill
 Slingshot
If a Normal Attack or Aimed Shot hits a target within 0.3s of being fired, increases DMG by 36%. Otherwise, decreases DMG by 10%.

Slingshot Stats

Lvl. Base ATK CRIT Rate
1/20 28 6.8%
20/20 86 12.0%
40/40 151 17.5%
50/50 193 20.3%
60/60 234 23.0%
70/70 274 25.7%
80/80 314 28.5%
90/90 354 31.2%

Slingshot Refinement Levels

Slingshot
R1 If a Normal Attack or Aimed Shot hits a target within 0.3s of being fired, increases DMG by 36%. Otherwise, decreases DMG by 10%.
R2 If a Normal Attack or Aimed Shot hits a target within 0.3s of being fired, increases DMG by 42%. Otherwise, decreases DMG by 10%.
R3 If a Normal Attack or Aimed Shot hits a target within 0.3s of being fired, increases DMG by 48%. Otherwise, decreases DMG by 10%.
R4 If a Normal Attack or Aimed Shot hits a target within 0.3s of being fired, increases DMG by 54%. Otherwise, decreases DMG by 10%.
R5 If a Normal Attack or Aimed Shot hits a target within 0.3s of being fired, increases DMG by 60%. Otherwise, decreases DMG by 10%.

How to Get Slingshot

Pull From Any Banner

Genshin - Permanent Banner - Wanderlust Invocation
The Slingshot 3-star bow can be collected from any Wish Banner. As a 3-Star Weapon, it can be easily obtained compared to any 4 or 5-star weapons.

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Slingshot Ascension Materials

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40
Genshin - Luminous Sands from Guyun Image Luminous Sands from Guyun ×2
Genshin - Hunter Hunter's Sacrificial Knife ×2
Genshin - Damaged Mask Image Damaged Mask ×1
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50
Genshin - Luminous Sands from Guyun Image Luminous Sands from Guyun ×2
Genshin - Hunter Hunter's Sacrificial Knife ×8
Genshin - Damaged Mask Image Damaged Mask ×5
50
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60
Genshin - Lustrous Stone from Guyun Image Lustrous Stone from Guyun ×4
Genshin - Agent Agent's Sacrificial Knife ×4
Genshin - Stained Mask Image Stained Mask ×4
60
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70
Genshin - Relic from Guyun Image Relic from Guyun ×2
Genshin - Agent Agent's Sacrificial Knife ×8
Genshin - Stained Mask Image Stained Mask ×6
70
→
80
Genshin - Relic from Guyun Image Relic from Guyun ×4
Genshin - Inspector Inspector's Sacrificial Knife ×6
Genshin - Ominous Mask Image Ominous Mask ×4
80
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90
Genshin - Divine Body from Guyun Image Divine Body from Guyun ×3
Genshin - Inspector Inspector's Sacrificial Knife ×12
Genshin - Ominous Mask Image Ominous Mask ×8

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8 Anonymous10 months

*best F2P weapon

7 Anonymous10 months

This is Sethos’s best weapon. Please update.

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