Kazuha Rating and Best Builds

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

Kazuha

Story Quest

Kazuha's Character Guides
Build Guide	Character Lore	Specialty Dish

Acer Palmatum Chapter
Kazuha Story Quest	Act 2	Act 3

Kazuha Rating and Info

Character Information

Kazuha
Rating
Rarity	★★★★★
Element	Anemo
Weapon	Sword
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Mark Whitten JP Voice Actor: Shimazaki Nobunaga

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
N/A

Character Tier List | Best Characters

Kazuha's Stats

Kazuha's Strengths and Weaknesses

Best Builds for Kazuha

Sub-DPS and Support Builds for Kazuha

Recommended Roles for Kazuha
Sub-DPS Anemo Sub-DPS	Support Swirl Support

Anemo Sub-DPS

Best Weapon	Freedom-Sworn
Replacement Weapons	1. Xiphos' Moonlight 2. Iron Sting 3. Mistsplitter Reforged
Best Artifacts	Viridescent Venerer x4
Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery or ATK%
	Goblet: Elemental Mastery or Anemo DMG Bonus
	Circlet: Elemental Mastery or CRIT Rate / CRIT DMG
Substats	Elemental Mastery, Energy Recharge, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK%

This Sub-DPS build for Kazuha deals high damage to single target and multiple enemies. A full EM stack can be swapped with your standard ATK%/Anemo/Crit Mainstat to give Kazuha more DMG at the cost of party DMG buffs. Kazuha will need around 170% Energy Recharge, which can be reduced depending on your team comp.

Swirl Support

Best Weapon	Freedom-Sworn
Replacement Weapons	1. Xiphos' Moonlight 2. Iron Sting 3. Favonius Sword
Best Artifacts	Viridescent Venerer x4
Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge or Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Elemental Mastery
	Circlet: Elemental Mastery
Substats	Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery, ATK%, CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate

This support build for Kazuha focuses on having his Elemental Burst always ready and for buffing the party by stacking Elemental Mastery. Kazuha will still need around 170% Energy Recharge for this build, which is significantly easier to reach by using an Energy Recharge Mainstat or Weapon.

Kazuha's Talent Priority

The bulk of Kazuha's DMG comes from his Elemental Burst, so it should be leveled up first. After that, his Elemental Skill should be leveled up next. His Normal Attack is left for last to improve his plunge attack DMG.

Best Artifacts for Kazuha

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Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Viridescent Venerer	2-PC: Anemo DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: Increases Swirl DMG by 60%. Decreases opponent's Elemental RES to the element infused in the Swirl by 40% for 10s.
2nd	Noblesse Oblige	2-PC: Elemental Burst DMG +20%. 4-PC: Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
3rd	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.

The Viridescent Venerer is undoubtably his best artifact set unless there is another Anemo user who uses the set in the party.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Kazuha

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

Kazuha Best Weapons

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Top 3 Kazuha Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Freedom-Sworn	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 43 Skill Effect: Increases DMG by 10%. When characters with Freedom-Sworn trigger Elemental Reactions, they gain a Sigil of Rebellion (once every 0.5s). This triggers even if they aren't on the field. When you reach 2 Sigils, they will be consumed which grants nearby party members 20% ATK and 16% Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG for 12s. Once triggered, you gain no Sigils for 20s. The same buffs from the Millennial Movement series does not stack.
2nd	Xiphos' Moonlight	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 36 Skill Effect: The following effect will trigger every 10s: The equipping character will gain 0.036% Energy Recharge for each point of Elemental Mastery they possess 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	Favonius Sword	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 13.3% Skill Effect: CRIT Hits have a 60% chance to generate a small amount of Elemental Particles, which will regenerate 6 Energy for the character. Can only occur once every 12s.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Kazuha

Weapon	Weapon Information
Iron Sting	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 36 Skill Effect: Dealing Elemental DMG increases all DMG by 6% for 6s. Max 2 stacks. Can occur once every 1s.

All Recommended Weapons for Kazuha

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Freedom-Sworn	Gacha
Xiphos' Moonlight	Gacha
Iron Sting	Crafted
Mistsplitter Reforged	Gacha
Primordial Jade Cutter	Gacha
Skyward Blade	Gacha
Favonius Sword	Gacha
Sacrificial Sword	Gacha
The Alley Flash	Gacha

List of Swords

Kazuha Best Team Comp

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Kazuha Vaporize Teams

Sub-DPS	Main-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Kazuha	Tartaglia	Xiangling	Bennett
Kazuha	Ayato	Xiangling	Bennett

With proper set-up between elements, Kazuha can swirl buff both Hydro and Pyro, which combined makes Vaporize teams like with Tartaglia and Xiangling become monstrous. Bennett is Kazuha's best friend as his Burst can be used to self-swirl Pyro on command.

Kazuha Freeze Teams

Sub-DPS	Main-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Kazuha	Ayaka	Shenhe	Kokomi
Kazuha	Ganyu	Diona	Mona

Kazuha in a Freeze team allows him to Swirl Hydro and Cryo to perma-freeze enemies. This team can be flexible by slotting in other Cryo or Hydro characters like Rosaria, Layla, or Ayato. Note that this team is most effective in AoE situations.

Kazuha Main DPS Buffer Teams

Sub-DPS	Main-DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support	Support
Kazuha	Raiden	Sara	Bennett
Kazuha	Hu Tao	Xingqiu	Zhongli

Kazuha's buffs in a team that can maximize a Main DPS' Elemental DMG are good teams to build for provided that they are Cryo, Electro, Pyro, or Hydro. He is recommended to be slot-in if you want your character to achieve their highest damage potential.

Note that Sucrose can achieve a similar role if the team prefers her Elemental Mastery buffs.

Kazuha Mixed Teams

Sub-DPS	Main-DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support	Support
Kazuha	Ayato	Fischl	Bennett
Kazuha	Raiden	Xingqiu	Bennett

Because Kazuha builds Elemental Mastery and can buff two elements at the same time, mixed team comps that can trigger two Elemental Reactions at the same time like Electro-Charged and Overload are good as it can increase his personal and the team's overall DMG.

Kazuha Best Constellations

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Acer Palmatum

Constellation and Effects

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

C2 for an Overpowered Constellation

Kazuha's 2nd constellation can be defined as a meta-defining trait. It provides an absurd amount of Elemental Mastery to party members and Kazuha who will even further increase the Elemental DMG of party members thanks to his 2nd passive.

Kazuha Ascension and Talent Materials

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Kazuha Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Vayuda Turquoise Sliver ×1 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×3 Sea Ganoderma ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Vayuda Turquoise Fragment ×3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×5 Sea Ganoderma ×10 Marionette Core ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Vayuda Turquoise Fragment ×6 Silver Raven Insignia ×12 Sea Ganoderma ×20 Marionette Core ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Vayuda Turquoise Chunk ×3 Silver Raven Insignia ×18 Sea Ganoderma ×30 Marionette Core ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Vayuda Turquoise Chunk ×6 Golden Raven Insignia ×12 Sea Ganoderma ×45 Marionette Core ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Vayuda Turquoise Gemstone ×6 Golden Raven Insignia ×24 Sea Ganoderma ×60 Marionette Core ×20

Kazuha Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Tue/Fri/Sun Teachings of Diligence	Treasure Hoarders Treasure Hoarder Insignia	Azhdaha Challenge Reward Gilded Scale
Guide to Diligence	Silver Raven Insignia
Philosophies of Diligence	Golden Raven Insignia

Talent Materials per Level

How to Use Kazuha

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How to Raise Kazuha's Elemental Mastery Bonus

Since Kazuha will mainly be doing Anemo Swirl DMG, we recommend pairing him with an Elemental DPS. At Constellation 2, Kazuha increases the team's Elemental Mastery by +200 during his Elemental Burst.

Swirls give Elemental DMG buffs!

Poetics of Fuubutsu gives the team an Elemental DMG bonus for 8s every time Kazuha triggers a Swirl reaction. This gives even more Elemental DMG to your team!

Use Chihayaburu to Jump High

Similar to Venti's Elemental Skill, Kazuha can launch himself in the air after holding Chihayaburu. This makes Kazuha a great character to have when exploring Teyvat!

Pull objects and enemies in!

Kazuha can pull enemies and objects towards his position when using Chihayaburu, which you can use for crowd control!

Drop down with a Plunging Attack!

Since you'll be in the air, you can drop down with a Plunging Attack and deal additional DMG to your enemies. Your Plunging Attacks deal Anemo DMG by default, but deal different Elemental DMG when another Element is present.

Use Elemental Burst for AoE DMG

Kazuha's Elemental Burst, Kazuha Slash, expands into a wide AoE and deals continuous Swirl DMG to enemies inside. Positioning the Elemental Burst is easy too, because it expands out and away from Kazuha.

The Elemental Burst Swirl changes!

Kazuha's Elemental Burst Reactions
Pyro Swirls	Hydro Swirls

Whatever Element reacts with Kazuha's Burst first will set the Anemo Swirl DMG within the AoE. Kazuha's Elemental Burst color changes with the Element Swirl too, making a pretty sight for Kazuha-users!

Cloud Strider Makes You Sprint Longer

Kazuha's Exploration Talent, Cloud Strider, reduces stamina consumption while sprinting. This allows you to cover more ground at a much faster rate, or give you more stamina to use for other activities.

Constellation 6 Infuses Kazuha with Anemo

When Kazuha's Constellation 6 is aquired, using Chihayaburu and Kazuha Slash will infuse Kazuha with Anemo for 5s. Each point of Elemental Mastery will increase DMG from Normal, Charged, Plunging Attack by 0.2%. This means that Kazuha would be able to deal further damage!

Sucrose Does Not Buff Kazuha

Sucrose

Sucrose's Passive Talent, Mollis Favonius, grants bonus Elemental Mastery to the rest of the party equal to 20% of Sucrose's Elemental Mastery.

However, according to the June 30, 2021 Developer's Discussion, this buff does not apply to Kazuha, as the only exception. It was explained that this is to avoid infinite stacking of stat bonuses.

Update 2.0 Developers Discussion

Kazuha Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Garyuu Bladework

Chihayaburu

Kazuha Slash

Soumon Swordsmanship

Poetics of Fuubutsu

Cloud Strider

How to Get Kazuha

Pull on Kazuha's Banner

Banner Status	Inactive

Kazuha's rerun banner, Leaves in the Wind was available in Phase 2 of Version 3.7 from June 13, 2023 until July 4, 2023. His banner was up alongside Alhaitham's banner rerun, Caution in Confidence.

There is currently no other way to get Kazuha from Wish Banners.

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Kazuha's In-Game Information

Character Thoughts on Kazuha

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Ayato	Once upon a time, the Kaedehara Clan was a subordinate branch of the Kamisato Clan. My forebears may have failed to save his family from decline, but even today I have a duty to support him. Now, naturally, there is nothing I can do to restore his clan's former fortunes. But as for helping him avoid arrest by the Tenryou Commission, that is well within my capabilities...
Beidou	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...
Gorou	I've seen all kinds of wandering samurai before, and Kazuha is categorically a different breed from the others. He's like a gust of wind that sweeps through the land. Though he never stays for long, he is always able to contribute something to those who are around him. When I fought alongside him, I learned more about what it means to be truly carefree and without constraints. In any case, I think that Kazuha and I make a great team together!
Heizou	Things in Common: Oh, Kazuha? Yeah, he's a solid guy. With his help, I felt like a locked treasure chest of clues had been bust wide open and emptied all over the ground for me to see. If only I had his sensitivity to the natural world... Oh, I get it now! The wind to him must be like my intuition to me! Invitation: Ohh... It's such a pity! Since the Vision Hunt Decree's been repealed, I no longer have any grounds to officially arrest him. But then again... I guess now, I can just openly invite him to come to the Tenryou Commission - and discuss cases with me.
Itto	Word on the street is that he blocked the Musou no Hitotachi after you escaped from Tenshukaku. Seriously? 'Cause I mean, that is awesome! Who knows how he pulled it off. He, now that I think about it, he's from a fallen clan, and I'm from a fallen clan... That kinda makes us equals, haha! Yeah, so next time someone attacks you, it's my turn to block the blade!
Kokomi	Kazuha once came and bunked with the resistance for a time. If I'm not mistaken, he got along very well with Gorou — they would often fight side-by-side in battle. Kazuha has a carefree personality and doesn't like constraints, but he would follow every command to the letter when he was among our ranks. In my opinion, not only is he an outstanding swordsman, but a very refined character.
Wanderer	You speak of the descendant of the Kaedehara clan? Then isn't he... Wait, he also possesses an Anemo Vision? ...And even managed to take on the Raiden Shogun's Musou no Hitotachi? Hehe... Ahahahaha!
Yoimiya	People with no worries like myself speak plainly, while those with many cares often speak of ancient poetry or the scenery. They talk of flowers and birds, wind and moon, but never about the reality that confronts them. He's got quite the tale to tell, I'm sure.
Yun Jin	Kaedehara Kazuha is among the many outlanders who enjoy Liyue opera. Whether it's an orchestral section or a percussive piece, he always sits there and listens quietly. Talk about great manners!

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Eula	Freminet	Ganyu	Kaeya
Layla	Mika	Qiqi	Rosaria
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Collei	Kaveh	Kirara	Nahida
Tighnari	Traveler (Dendro)	Yaoyao	Beidou
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Lisa	Raiden	Razor	Sara
Shinobu	Traveler (Electro)	Yae Miko	Albedo
Gorou	Itto	Ningguang	Noelle
Traveler (Geo)	Yun Jin	Zhongli	Ayato
Barbara	Candace	Furina	Kokomi
Mona	Neuvillette	Nilou	Tartaglia
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