Raiden Shogun Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Raiden Shogun is a 5-star Electro Polearm character in Genshin Impact, whose name is actually not Baal but Ei. Here you can see her best builds and weapons, our rating of Raiden Shogun, her stats, strengths and weaknesses, and voice actors!

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Raiden
	Rating: Rarity: ★★★★★ Element: Electro Weapon: Polearm EN Voice Actor: Anne Yatco JP Voice Actor: Sawashiro Miyuki

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The Raiden Shogun's event banner, The Reign of Serenity, ended on September 21, 2021. As of now, there is no way to get Raiden Shogun from any of the Standard Banners.

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Best Builds for Raiden Shogun

Raiden Shogun's Roles and Builds

Main DPS	Sub DPS	Support

Raiden Shogun's Build Summary

Build Info	Recommended: C2 ~ C3 Talents by Priority: 1st: Elemental Burst - Lv. 6 2nd: Elemental Skill - Lv. 3 3rd: Normal Attack - Lv. 1
Artifact	Emblem of Severed Fate x4 We recommend a 4-piece set with the recommended party for maximum Elemental Burst DMG!
Weapons	Engulfing Lightning The Catch White Tassel
Build Notes	• Maximizes the Raiden Shogun's skills. • Highlights Elemental Burst DMG from both the Raiden Shogun and the party!

Raiden Shogun Main DPS Builds

Electro Hybrid DPS

Weapon	Artifact Set
Engulfing Lightning	Emblem of Severed Fate x4
Set Bonus
• Energy Recharge +20%. • Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.
Talent Priority
Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu The Raiden Shogun unleashes the Musou no Hitotachi and deals AoE Electro DMG, using Musou Isshin in combat for a certain duration afterward. The DMG dealt by Musou no Hitotachi and Musou Isshin's attacks will be increased based on the number of Chakra Desiderata's Resolve stacks consumed when the skill is used.

Recommended Artifact Substats

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

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Deathmatch	Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate ・If there are at least 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 16%. If there are less than 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 24%.
The Catch	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.

Raiden Shogun Sub-DPS Builds

Hybrid Burst Support

Weapon	Artifact Set
Engulfing Lightning	Noblesse Oblige x4
Set Bonus
• Elemental Burst DMG +20%. • Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Talent Priority
Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu The Raiden Shogun unleashes the Musou no Hitotachi and deals AoE Electro DMG, using Musou Isshin in combat for a certain duration afterward. The DMG dealt by Musou no Hitotachi and Musou Isshin's attacks will be increased based on the number of Chakra Desiderata's Resolve stacks consumed when the skill is used.

Recommended Artifact Substats

Stat Priority	ATK% Electro DMG Bonus CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG
Substats	・ATK% ・CRIT DMG ・CRIT Rate ・Energy Recharge

Replacement Weapons

Weapon	Effect
Skyward Spine	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・Increases CRIT Rate by 8% and increases Normal ATK SPD by 12%. Additionally, Normal and Charged Attacks hits on enemies have a 50% chance to trigger a vacuum blade that deals 40% of ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can occur no more than once every 2s.
The Catch	Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge ・Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.

Best Artifacts and Weapons for Raiden

Best Artifacts Ranked

Rating	Set	Bonus
Best	Emblem of Severed Fate	• Energy Recharge +20%. • Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 25% of Energy Recharge. A maximum of 75% bonus DMG can be obtained in this way.
Second Best	Noblesse Oblige	• Elemental Burst DMG +20%. • Using an Elemental Burst increases all party members' ATK by 20% for 12s. This effect cannot stack.
Third 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.

Alternative Artifact Set

Set	Bonus
The Exile	• Energy Recharge +20% • Using an Elemental Burst regenerates 2 Energy for all party members (excluding the wearer) every 2s for 6s. This effect cannot stack.

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Best Weapons Ranked

Rating	Weapon	Stats (Lv.1)
Best	Engulfing Lightning	Base Stats Base Attack: 46 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 12.0% Skill Effect ATK increased by 28% of Energy Recharge over the base 100%. You can gain a maximum bonus of 80% ATK. Gain 30% Energy Recharge for 12s after using an Elemental Burst.
Second Best	The Catch	Base Stats Base Attack: 42 Bonus Effect: Energy Recharge 10.0% Skill Effect Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.
Third Best	Deathmatch	Base Stats Base Attack: 41 Bonus Effect: CRIT Rate 8.00% Skill Effect If there are at least 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 16%. If there are less than 2 enemies nearby, ATK is increased by 24%.

Recommended Characters for Raiden

Best Party for Raiden Shogun

Main/Sub/ Support	Sub-DPS	Main DPS/ Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support
Raiden	Eula	Xingqiu	Zhongli
Strengths
・Eula's Physical DMG Build benefits greatly from the Superconduct reaction from the Raiden Shogun's skills. ・You can easily trigger constant Electro-Charged reactions with Xingqiu and the Raiden Shogun's passive skills. Xingqiu can also help freeze enemies with Eula. ・Zhongli will provide strong Shields to protect Eula, as she has to keep hitting her enemies. Spamming his Burst will also be great for both petrifiying enemies and filling up the Raiden Shogun's Resolve stacks.

Best Characters Strategies

Character	Element	Weapon
Eula	Cryo	Claymore
	・The Raiden Shogun can easily set up Superconduct Reactions. ・Can help Eula gain energy and strengthen her Elemental Burst. ・Gives you two Elemental Bursts with massive DMG.
Sara	Electro	Bow
	・Provides Electro Resonance and more Energy Recharge for everyone. ・At C6, Sara can increase CRIT DMG by 60%!
Fischl	Electro	Bow
	・Provides Electro Resonance and more Energy Recharge for everyone. ・Gives high passive DMG from Oz, who can have constant uptime.
Ayaka	Cryo	Sword
	・Gives you two high-DMG Elemental Bursts. ・Raiden Shogun increases Energy Recharge for Ayaka's Burst, allowing you to constantly use it.

Use characters who need a lot of Energy for their Elemental Bursts!

The Raiden Shogun's Elemental Burst DMG increases every time a party member uses their Elemental Burst, especially when a lot of energy is consumed!

Characters with high-DMG and high-Energy Elemental Bursts will benefit from the Raiden Shogun's Energy Recharge, and will in turn strengthen her Elemental Burst!

How to Use Raiden Shogun

Recommended Constellations

Normal Attacks Change After using Elemental Burst

Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu

Raiden Shogun uses a polearm as her weapon of choice. Somewhat similar to Tartaglia, Raiden Shogun's Normal Attacks will change after activating her Elemental Burst and can deal Electro DMG.

Deal Off-Party DMG using Elemental Skill

Transcendence: Baleful Omen

Raiden Shogun's Elemental Skill, Transcendence: Baleful Omen, can deal Electro DMG to enemies and provide an Eye of Stormy Judgement.

Eye of Stormy Judgement

After using the Skill, Raiden Shogun also summons an Eye of Stormy Judgement, a buff that can increase your party's Elemental Burst DMG while also providing coordinated Electro DMG.

Deal Electro DMG with her Elemental Burst

After using Raiden Shogun's Elemental Burst, Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu, she will be able to deal Electro DMG using her Normal Attacks for a short period of time while having increased interruption RES & Electro-charged immunity.

Increase Elemental Burst DMG using Party Members' Bursts

Use the Elemental Bursts of other party members to increase the Raiden Shogun's Resolve stacks. Resolve stacks increase the DMG dealt by Raiden Shogun during her Elemental Burst, therefore the more Resolve you have, the stronger Raiden Shogun gets.

Raiden Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Origin

Transcendence: Baleful Omen

Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu

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Raiden Ascension and Talent Materials

Raiden Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×1 Old Handguard ×3 Amakumo Fruit ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×3 Old Handguard ×15 Amakumo Fruit ×10 Storm Beads ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×6 Kageuchi Handguard ×12 Amakumo Fruit ×20 Storm Beads ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×3 Kageuchi Handguard ×12 Amakumo Fruit ×30 Storm Beads ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×6 Famed Handguard ×12 Amakumo Fruit ×45 Storm Beads ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone ×6 Famed Handguard ×24 Amakumo Fruit ×60 Storm Beads ×20

Raiden Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Light	Nobushi Old Handguard	La Signora Challenge Reward Molten Moment
Guide to Light	Kageuchi Handguard
Philosophies of Light	Famed Handguard

Talent Materials per Level

Raiden Constellations

Ominous Inscription	Chakra Desiderata will gather Resolve even faster. When Electro characters use their Elemental Bursts, the Resolve gained is increased by 80%. When characters of other Elemental Types use their Elemental Bursts, the Resolve gained is increased by 20%.
Steelbreaker	While using Musou no Hitotachi in the Musou Isshin state applied by Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu, the Raiden Shogun's attacks ignore 60% of opponents' DEF.
Shinkage Bygones	Increases the Level of Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Pledge of Propriety	When the Musou Isshin state applied by Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu expires, all nearby party members (excluding the Raiden Shogun) gain 30% bonus ATK for 10s.
Shogun's Descent	Increases the Level of Transcendence: Baleful Omen by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
Wishbearer	While in the Musou Isshin state applied by Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu, attacks by the Raiden Shogun that are considered part of her Elemental Burst will decrease all nearby party members' (not including Raiden Shogun herself) Elemental Burst CD by 1s when they hit opponents. This effect can trigger once every 1s and can trigger a total of 5 times during Musou Isshin's duration.

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