Raiden Shogun Best Builds and Artifacts

Raiden Shogun is a 5-star Electro Polearm user in Genshin Impact! See her best weapons and artifacts, kit, materials, and our rating of this character in this guide!

Raiden Shogun Rating and Basic Info

Raiden's Character Information

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

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration

Character Tier List

Raiden's Stats

Raiden Shogun's Strengths and Weaknesses

Raiden Shogun's Strengths
• Energy Recharge scaling benefits her damage and overall utlity for her party members. She can supply energy while also being extremely potent with her personal DPS. • Has one of the most impactful constellations at C2. • Pseudo-permanent Elemental Skill with active Electro application, which makes her one of the best for Hyperbloom team comps. • Passively increases the team's Elemental Burst DMG from her Skill.
Raiden Shogun's Weaknesses
• Elemental Burst does not work with certain characters, like Beidou's burst.

Raiden Shogun Best Builds

Raiden Shogun Main DPS and Support Builds

Energy Recharge Main DPS

Best Weapon	Engulfing Lightning
Replacement Weapons	1. Staff of Homa 2. Wavebreaker's Fin 3. The Catch
Best Artifacts	Emblem of Severed Fate x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge% or ATK
	Goblet: ATK% or Electro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Artifact Sub Stats	CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, ATK%, Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery

Emblem of Severed Fate is the best artifact for Raiden Shogun as a Main DPS. Her support capabilities are also amplified by stacking Energy Recharge with this build, which should be around 200% to 250%, which in turn also gives her Electro DMG Bonus.

If you have Engulfing Lighting, it is strictly better to use an Energy Recharge mainstat for the Sands piece and an Electro Goblet. If you don't have the weapon, you have the option of using a combination of ER Sands and an ATK% Goblet or ATK% Sands and an Electro Goblet.

Raiden Shogun Sub DPS Builds

Hyperbloom Sub DPS

Best Weapon	Dragon's Bane
Replacement Weapons	1. Kitain Cross Spear 2. Ballad of the Fjords 3. Moonpiercer
Best Artifacts	Flower of Paradise Lost x4 or Gilded Dreams x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Elemental Mastery
	Circlet: Elemental Mastery
Artifact Sub Stats	Elemental Mastery, Energy Recharge

Hyperbloom is Raiden Shogun's best build as a Sub DPS with Flower of Paradise Lost or Gilded Dreams artifacts to amplify the reaction's damage. No other stat other than Elemental Mastery is important, but you can still stack Energy Recharge for the party.

Theoretically speaking, Flower of Paradise Lost would give you more damage, but Gilded Dreams is generally better to farm if you need Deepwood Memories for your Dendro Support.

Raiden Shogun Talent Priority

Main DPS/Support

1st	2nd	3rd
Elemental Burst	Elemental Skill	Normal Attack

Sub-DPS

1st	2nd	3rd
Elemental Skill	Elemental Burst	Normal Attack

Raiden's core utility as a traditional Electro Main DPS relies on using her Elemental Burst, so leveling it up first is very important. Amping her Elemental Skill is also important as her burst damage buffs scales from it.

In a Hyperbloom build, her own level and Elemental Mastery is more important for her damage, but you can level up her Elemental Skill first should you wish to give a bit of buff for your party members.

Raiden Shogun Best Artifacts

Raiden Shogun Artifact Rankings

Best Main DPS or Support Artifacts

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	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.
2nd	Emblem of Severed Fate	2-PC: Energy Recharge +20%
	Thundering Fury	2-PC: Electro DMG Bonus +15%
3rd	Emblem of Severed Fate	2-PC: Energy Recharge +20%
	Gladiator's Finale	2-PC: ATK +15%

We highly suggest sticking with Emblem of Severed Fate as it is Raiden Shogun's all around best artifact. It also increases both her Energy Recharge and Elemental Burst DMG to act as a Main DPS and Support at the same time.

Best Artifacts for Hyperbloom

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Flower of Paradise Lost	2-PC: Elemental Mastery +80 4-PC: The equipping character's Bloom, Hyperbloom, and Burgeon reaction DMG are increased by 40%. Additionally, after the equipping character triggers Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon, they will gain another 25% bonus to the effect mentioned prior. Each stack of this lasts 10s. Max 4 stacks simultaneously. This effect can only be triggered once per second. The character who equips this can still trigger its effects when not on the field.
2nd	Gilded Dreams	2-PC: Elemental Mastery +80 4-PC: Within 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Type of the other party members. ATK is increased by 14% for each member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character, and EM is increased by 50 for every member with a different Elemental Type. Each of the buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s and even when not on the field.
3rd	Gilded Dreams	2-PC: Elemental Mastery +80
	Wanderer's Troupe	2-PC: Elemental Mastery +80

As mentioned above, it is more resin efficient to farm for Gilded Dreams' domain than the Flower of Paradise Lost, but if you can spare the time for it, then definitely go for the Flower of Paradise Lost artifact instead for more damage.

Best 4-Star Artifact for Raiden Shogun

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.
Instructor	2-PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4-PC: Upon triggering an Elemental Reaction, increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8s.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Raiden Shogun Best Weapons

Raiden Shogun Weapon Rankings

Main DPS Raiden Shogun Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Engulfing Lightning	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 55.1% 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.
2nd	Staff of Homa	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 66.2% Skill Effect: HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 0.8% of the wielder’s Max HP. When the wielder's HP is less than 50%, this ATK Bonus is increased by an additional 1% of Max HP.
3rd	Wavebreaker's Fin	Base ATK: 620 Bonus Stat: ATK 13.8% Skill Effect: For every point of the entire party's combined maximum Energy capacity, the Elemental Burst DMG of the character equipping this weapon is increased by 0.12%. A maximum of 40% increased Elemental Burst DMG can be achieved this way.

Hyperbloom DPS Raiden Shogun Weapons

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Dragon's Bane	Base ATK: 454 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 221 Skill Effect: Increases DMG against enemies affected by Hydro or Pyro by 20%.
2nd	Kitain Cross Spear	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 110 Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 6%. After Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the character loses 3 Energy but regenerates 3 Energy every 2s for the next 6s. This effect can occur once every 10s. Can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.
3rd	Ballad of the Fjords	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 27.6% Skill Effect: When there are at least 3 different Elemental Types in your party, Elemental Mastery will be increased by 120.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Raiden Shogun

Main DPS Free-to-Play Weapon

Weapon	Weapon Information
The Catch	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 45.9% Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%.

Sub DPS Free-to-Play Weapon

Weapon	Weapon Information
Kitain Cross Spear	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 110 Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 6%. After Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the character loses 3 Energy but regenerates 3 Energy every 2s for the next 6s. This effect can occur once every 10s. Can be triggered even when the character is not on the field.

All Good Weapons for Raiden Shogun

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Engulfing Lightning	Gacha
Staff of Homa	Gacha
Primordial Jade Winged-Spear	Gacha
Calamity Queller	Gacha
Skyward Spine	Gacha
The Catch	Inazuma Fishing Association
Dragon's Bane	Gacha
Kitain Cross Spear	Crafted
Wavebreaker's Fin	Gacha
Moonpiercer	Crafted
Ballad of the Fjords	Battle Pass
Deathmatch	Battle Pass
Favonius Lance	Gacha

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Raiden Shogun Best Teams

Raiden International Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Raiden	Xiangling	Xingqiu	Bennett

The premier F2P team for Raiden Shogun that can rival other high-end team comps, especially with her C2. This team focuses on dealing constant Burst type damage thanks to Raiden's ability to nearly fully recharging the team's high burst cost.

Raiden Hypercarry Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Raiden	Kazuha	Sara	Bennett

This team focuses on increasing Raiden Shogun's personal damage to the max, using Kazuha's elemental damage bonus, and Sara and Bennett's ATK bonus buffs before landing Raiden's burst damage.

You will need heavy investment for all these characters, especially Sara's C6 and Raiden's C2 to make it worthwhile.

Raiden Overloaded Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Raiden	Chevreuse	Bennett	Sara
Yoimiya	Raiden	Chevreuse	Sara

For building teams around Raiden with Chevreuse, she works as a Hypercarry greatly buffed by the latter's new mechanics plus buffer supports like Bennett and Sara. Chevreuse essentially replaces Kazuha in her normal Hypercarry team.

If you're looking to run Raiden as a Sub-DPS, a ranged character like Yoimiya will work as her Main DPS as she can target enemies even after they have been knockbacked by the Overloaded effect.

Raiden Hyperbloom Team

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Raiden	Alhaitham	Nahida	Xingqiu
Raiden	Nahida	Yelan	Baizhu

This Raiden team comp focuses on increasing her personal damage through the Hyperbloom reaction. Strong Dendro and Hydro characters who can create a lot of Dendro Cores are recommended.

Sub-DPS and Support Raiden Team

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Support
Eula	Raiden	Shenhe	Diona

Raiden can be slotted into any team comp that needs an Electro element, a Sub-DPS burst unit, and a support unit that can help recharge the Elemental Burst of the team. One sample is the Eula-Raiden team comp where Raiden triggers superconduct and recharges Eula and Shenhe's Elemental Burst.

Raiden Shogun Best Constellations

Imperatrix Umbrosa

Constellation and Effects

	Raiden's Constellations
C1	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%.
C2	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.
C3	Shinkage Bygones Increases the Level of Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	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.
C5	Shogun's Descent Increases the Level of Transcendence: Baleful Omen by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	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.

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C1	★★☆	• Resolve gained through Elemental Bursts of Party members is increased. • More resolves stacks means higher Elemental Burst DMG for Raiden Shogun.
C2	★★★	• Elemental Burst ignores 60% DEF of enemies. • This Constellation provides the highest personal DPS increase for Raiden Shogun

C2 is Raiden Shogun's Best Constellation

Raiden Shogun at C2 becomes a phenomenal Main DPS and Sub-DPS character at this level. As long as enemies aren't immune to Electro DMG, she will absolutely wipe the floor against any opponent.

Raiden Shogun Ascension and Talent Materials

Raiden Shogun Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Vajrada Amethyst Sliver ×1 Mora ×20,000 Old Handguard ×3 Amakumo Fruit ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×3 Mora ×40,000 Old Handguard ×15 Amakumo Fruit ×10 Storm Beads ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×6 Mora ×60,000 Kageuchi Handguard ×12 Amakumo Fruit ×20 Storm Beads ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×3 Mora ×80,000 Kageuchi Handguard ×12 Amakumo Fruit ×30 Storm Beads ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×6 Mora ×100,000 Famed Handguard ×12 Amakumo Fruit ×45 Storm Beads ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone ×6 Mora ×120,000 Famed Handguard ×24 Amakumo Fruit ×60 Storm Beads ×20

Raiden Shogun 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

How to Use Raiden Shogun

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 Shogun Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Origin

Talent Description
Perform up to 5 consecutive spear strikes. Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of stamina to perform an upward slash. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Transcendence: Baleful Omen

Talent Description

The Raiden Shogun unveils a shard of her Euthymia, dealing Electro DMG to nearby opponents, and granting nearby party members the Eye of Stormy Judgment. Eye of Stormy Judgement When characters with this buff attack deal DMG to opponents, the Eye will unleash a coordinated attack, dealing AoE Electro DMG at the opponent's position. Characters who gain the Eye of Stormy Judgment will have their Elemental Burst DMG increased based on the Energy Cost of the Elemental Burst during the Eye's duration. ・The Eye can initiate 1 coordinated attack every 0.9s per party. ・Coordinated attacks generated by characters not controlled by you deal 20% of the normal DMG.

Secret Art: Musou Shinsetsu

Talent Description

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. Musou Isshin While in this state, the Raiden Shogun's Normal, Charged, and Plunging ATKs are infused with Electro, which cannot be overriden. When her attacks hit opponents, she regenerates Energy for nearby party members. Energy can be restored this way once every 1s, and this effect can be triggered 5 times throughout the skill's duration. Chakra Desiderata When nearby party members (excluding the Raiden Shogun herself) use their Elemental Bursts, the Raiden Shogun will build up Resolve stacks based on the Energy Cost of these Elemental Bursts. The maximum number of Resolve stacks is 60. The Resolve gained by Chakra Desiderata will be cleared 300s after the Raiden Shogun leaves the field.

Wishes Unnumbered

Talent Description
When nearby party members gain Elemental Orbs or Particles, Chakra Desiderata gains 2 Resolve Stacks. This effect can occur once every 3s.

Enlighted One

Talent Description
Each 1% above 100% Energy Recharge that the Raiden Shogun possesses grants her: ・0.6% greater Energy restoration from Musou Isshin. ・0.4% Electro DMG Bonus.

All-Preserver

Talent Description
Mora expended when ascending Swords and Polearms is decreased by 50%.

How to Get Raiden Shogun

Pull on the Raiden Shogun's Banner in Version 4.3 Phase 2

Banner Status	Inactive

The Raiden Shogun's banner rerun, Reign of Serenity was available for the Phase 2 of Version 4.3 from January 9, 2024 until January 30, 2024. Her banner was up alongside Yoimiya's banner, Tapestry of Golden Flames.

Chevreuse, Kujou Sara, and Bennett were the featured 4-star characters in both Phase 2 Banners. There are no other ways to get Raiden Shogun outside her featured banner.

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