Kaveh Rating and Best Builds | Genshin Impact

Kaveh is a Dendro claymore user released in Genshin Impact 3.6. His main role is a DPS who builds Elemental Mastery buffing artifacts to support Bloom teams. See his best builds, and our rating of this character in this guide!

Kaveh

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Kaveh Rating and Info

Character Information

Kaveh
Rating
Rarity	★★★★
Element	Dendro
Weapon	Claymore
Voice Actors	EN Voice Actor: Ben Balmaceda JP Voice Actor: Yuma Uchida

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
	N/A	N/A

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Kaveh's Stats

Kaveh Strengths and Weaknesses

Kaveh Best Builds

Kaveh Main DPS Builds

Bloom DPS

Best Weapon	Mailed Flower
Replacement Weapons	1. Makhaira Aquamarine 2. Rainslasher 3. Forest Regalia
Best Artifacts	Flower of Paradise Lost x4
Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Elemental Mastery
	Circlet: Elemental Mastery
Substats	Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%
Recommended Energy Recharge	±180% Energy Recharge

This Kaveh DPS build focuses on increasing his Bloom damage with the Flower of Paradise Lost artifact set and Elemental Mastery stats. He can claim ownership for Dendro Core damage if you have more Hydro than Dendro.

Make sure to have a teammate use the Deepwood Memories set to increase Kaveh's Dendro Core damage. Otherwise, Kaveh should use Deepwood Memories instead.

Bloom Driver

Best Weapon	Makhaira Aquamarine
Replacement Weapons	1. Mailed Flower 2. Rainslasher 3. Favonius Greatsword
Best Artifacts	Deepwood Memories x4
Main Stats	Sands: Energy Recharge or Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Dendro DMG Bonus or Elemental Mastery
	Circlet: Crit Rate/DMG or Elemental Mastery
Substats	Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%
Recommended Energy Recharge	±180% Energy Recharge

This is a variant of the Bloom build in teams wherein Kaveh is not the trigger for Bloom cores. All your team members (including Kaveh) must have Elemental Mastery to fully utilize his role as a driver and tank for Bloom Cores.

Spread Main DPS

Best Weapon	Beacon of the Reed Sea
Replacement Weapons	1. Mailed Flower 2. Serpent Spine 3. Makhaira Aquamarine 4. Rainslasher 5. Forest Regalia
Best Artifacts	Gilded Dreams x4
Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Dendro Damage Bonus or Elemental Mastery
	Circlet: CRIT Rate/DMG or Elemental Mastery
Substats	Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, ATK%
Recommended Energy Recharge	±180% Energy Recharge

If you also want to increase Kaveh's non-bloom damage, then equipping him with the Gilded Dreams Artifact set will be your best choice. By doing this, he can can also work great in a Spread, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon team comps!

Make sure you have another Dendro character so they can equip Deepwood Memories instead. This also lowers Kaveh's energy requirement.

Kaveh's Talent Priority

We recommend levelling up Kaveh's Burst first as it also increases the DMG bonus Kaveh gives for the Bloom Core explosions. You may consider not levelling up his Normal or Elemental Skills if you aren't planning to use any other Dendro Reactions aside from Bloom.

Kaveh Best Artifacts

Kaveh Artifact Rankings

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	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	Deepwood	2-PC: Dendro DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: After Elemental Skills or Bursts hit opponents, the targets' Dendro RES will be decreased by 30% for 8s. This effect can be triggered even if the equipping character is not on the field.
3rd	Gilded	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.

As a Dendro Core focused Dendro unit, his Artifacts are pretty straight forward. Flower of Paradise Lost will help you deal the most Dendro Core damage, but only if there's another character already using Deepwood Memories to debuff the enemies.

In every other scenario, Deepwood Memories will be your go-to.

Alternative 4-Star Artifact

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
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

Kaveh Best Weapons

Kaveh Weapon Rankings

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Mailed Flower	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 24 Skill Effect: Within 8s after the character's Elemental Skill hits an opponent or the character triggers an Elemental Reaction, their ATK and Elemental Mastery will be increased by 12% and 48 respectively.
2nd	Makhaira Aquamarine	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 36 Skill Effect: The following effect will trigger every 10s: The equipping character will gain 24% of their Elemental Mastery as bonus ATK 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	Rainslasher	Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 36 Skill Effect: Increases DMG against enemies affected by Hydro or Electro by 20%

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Kaveh

Weapon

Weapon Information

Forest Regalia

Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 6.7% Skill Effect: After triggering Burning, Quicken, Aggravate, Spread, Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon, a Leaf of Consciousness will be created around the character for a maximum of 10s. When picked up, the Leaf will grant the character 60 Elemental Mastery for 12s. Only 1 Leaf can be generated this way every 20s. This effect can still be triggered if the character is not on the field. The Leaf of Consciousness' effect cannot stack.

All Recommended Weapons for Kaveh

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Mailed Flower	Event
Makhaira Aquamarine	Gacha
Rainslasher	Gacha
Forest Regalia	Crafted
Beacon of the Reed Sea	Gacha
Serpent Spine	Battle Pass
Favonius Greatsword	Gacha
Skyward Pride	Gacha
Sacrificial Greatsword	Gacha
Katsuragikiri Nagamasa	Crafted

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Kaveh Best Team Comps

Kaveh Bloom Teams

Main-DPS	Support	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Kaveh	Nahida	Nilou	Xingqiu
Kaveh	Kokomi	Nilou	Nahida
Kaveh	Baizhu	Nilou	Kokomi

Kaveh excels in Bloom team comps. Take Hydro and Dendro characters to your team to facilitate the reaction, especially with Nilou. Take note that Bloom trigger ownership isn't predictable in these team comps so all characters must have some Elemental Mastery.

If you don't have Nilou, you can also slot in Xingqiu, Kokomi, or Ayato for their off-field Hydro application.

Dendro Element and Reactions Guide

Kaveh Hyperbloom Teams

Main-DPS	Support	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Kaveh	Baizhu	Raiden	Xingqiu
Kaveh	Nahida	Shinobu	Yelan

In a Hyperbloom team, Kaveh can act as the on-field driver to apply Dendro while on-field. You will need a second Dendro like Nahida or Yaoyao to battery Kaveh's burst and facilitate the reaction to prevent triggering Electro-Charged.

Kaveh Burgeon Teams

Main-DPS	Support	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Kaveh	Nahida	Thoma	Xingqiu
Kaveh	Traveler (Dendro)	Thoma	Xingqiu

Similar to Bloom teams, Kaveh can drive Burgeon teams as he can mitigate the damage from the explosions due to his healing passive. Slot-in a strong Hydro applicator like Xingqiu and another Dendro to prevent Vaporize or Burning.

Kaveh Spread Teams

Main-DPS	Support	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS
Kaveh	Zhongli	Yae Miko	Nahida
Kaveh	Baizhu	Yae Miko	Fischl

If you wish to build Kaveh as the carry of the team, you will have to make use of the Spread reaction. Note that Spread + Hyperbloom is still the superior choice as Kaveh's base DMG on his Normal and Charged Attacks aren't as high to be used alone.

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Kaveh Constellations

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Constellation and Effects

Best Constellation Rating and Explanation

C1 for more survivability

Kaveh gains resistances to tank the Dendro cores and extra healing from his first constellation. If you are running Nilou comps without a healer, definitely go for C1 as he's not entirely invincible!

Kaveh Ascension and Talent Materials

Kaveh Ascension Materials

Lv.20→Lv.40	Mora ×20000 Fungal Spores ×3 Nagadus Emerald Sliver ×1 Mourning Flower ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Mora ×40000 Fungal Spores ×15 Nagadus Emerald Fragment ×3 Quelled Creeper ×2 Mourning Flower ×10
Lv.50→Lv.60	Mora ×60000 Luminescent Pollen ×12 Nagadus Emerald Fragment ×6 Quelled Creeper ×4 Mourning Flower ×20
Lv.60→Lv.70	Mora ×80000 Luminescent Pollen ×18 Nagadus Emerald Chunk ×3 Quelled Creeper ×8 Mourning Flower ×30
Lv.70→Lv.80	Mora ×100000 Crystalline Cyst Dust ×12 Nagadus Emerald Chunk ×6 Quelled Creeper ×12 Mourning Flower ×45
Lv.80→Lv.90	Mora ×120000 Crystalline Cyst Dust ×24 Nagadus Emerald Gemstone ×6 Quelled Creeper ×20 Mourning Flower ×60

Mourning Flower Farming Locations

Mourning Flower Locations

Kaveh Talent Level-Up Materials

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Tue/Fri/Sun Teachings of Ingenuity	Fungi Fungal Spores	Apep Boss Challenge Reward Primordial Greenbloom
Guide to Ingenuity	Luminescent Pollen
Philosophies of Ingenuity	Crystalline Cyst Dust

Talent Materials per Level

Should You Pull for Kaveh?

Is Kaveh Good?

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Kaveh is a decent bruiser for bloom teams to absorb the damage of Dendro Cores. While Kaveh in his best teams can be easily replaced by other options like Baizhu for more rounded healing or Alhaitham for personal damage, Kaveh is a good mix of both worlds.

If you do not have characters who can keep up with the recoil damage of Blooms, then Kaveh is a good but not a must have option.

When talking about his personal damage, however, he leaves a lot to be desired. You will need investment for both his Elemental Mastery and artifacts to justify bringing him to high-end content like Spiral Abyss.

How to Use Kaveh

Dendro Core Damage Dealer

Based on Kaveh's Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst, he is best suited as a Dendro Core enabler in a Dendro + Hydro Team comp. He can generate Dendro Cores easily by infusing his Normal Attacks with Dendro during his Elemental Burst

Kaveh Elemental Skill

When activating Kaveh's Elemental Skill, he will deal AoE Dendro damage around him and detonate any nearby Dendro Cores. This makes all Dendro cores, no matter who it was made by, scale their damage based on Kaveh's level and Elemental Mastery.

Kaveh Elemental Burst

When activating Kaveh's Elemental Burst, he will infuse his Normal Attacks with the Dendro element. It will also immediately trigger all nearby Dendro Cores, similar to his Elemental Skill. This effect will end once Kaveh leaves the field.

Kaveh Talents (Skills)

Normal Attack: Schematic Setup

Artistic Ingenuity

Painted Dome

An Architect's Undertaking

A Craftsman's Curious Conceptions

The Art of Budgeting

How to Get Kaveh

Pull From 3.6 Phase 2 Banners

Version 3.6 Phase 2 Banners
Immaculate Pulse	Adrift in the Harbor

Kaveh made his debut in Phase 2 of Version 3.6, which ran from May 2, 2023 until May 23, 2023. He appeared as a featured character in both Baizhu's banner and Ganyu's rerun.

From Version 3.7 onwards, Kaveh is available at a normal rate on all Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish. This means you can get him from Wanderlust Invocation, Epitome Invocation, and the current Character Event Wishes.

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Kaveh's In-Game Information

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Thoughts About Kaveh

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Alhaitham	Overly Sensitive: Kaveh tends to be overly sensitive about everyone and everything he crosses paths with, and he's constantly making a fuss about nothing. Maybe it's because he's too emotionally fragile... Getting Duped: Someone set up a stand on the street saying that for each handmade keychain they sold, a child in poverty would be given a meal. Kaveh bought at least a dozen. ... This is Sumeru, where even healthcare is free. I needn't say more.
Collei	The General Mahamatra once brought him to our place for a meal. From the moment the fruit arrived on the table, he ranted non-stop about his difficult and stubborn roommate for the entire meal. We didn't get a single word in the whole time. We just nodded along and tried to stifle our laughter. It took a lot of effort.
Cyno	Tighnari and Collei never said it to my face, but they found Kaveh's personal anecdotes far more entertaining than the jokes I had prepared... I could see it on their faces. Hmm? What did I think about that? Well, I thought it was funny that they could laugh at such a situation.
Dori	Ah yeah, he's one of the Kshahrewar people that I work with. Unlike the more closed-minded people at the Akademiya, he actually has his own dreams that he's fighting for. I, for one, really respect that. I secretly lent him some Mora — and I mean a LOT of Mora — to build my Palace of Alcazarzaray. One thing's for sure — without Dori the benevolent benefactor, Kaveh would not be where he is today, hehe.
Faruzan	Kaveh's a good kid with great potential. I had a casual chat with him once about some principles of mechanism construction. Hmm, how should I put it... He's too much of an artsy romantic, but at least he has some original ideas, which is rare nowadays. I've heard that he's fallen on some hard times, so I'm planning to invite him out for a good meal once my funding gets approved. It'll happen soon, promise.
Nahida	He has an almost-perfect grasp of what it truly means for Sumeru to be a Nation of Wisdom. Sadly, the truth as he understands it will never be accepted as the mainstream. Hmm? He's roommates with Alhaitham? Wow... the world really is full of surprises...
Nilou	I heard he was the one who built the magnificent Palace of Alcazarzaray. He must have had a wonderful time making such a masterpiece, like when I'm in the middle of dance practice. Just thinking about dancing for everyone gives me so much happiness and motivation.
Tighnari	Kaveh is a famous architect in Sumeru. The Palace of Alcazarzaray is his magnum opus. During the initial planning, he even asked me to recommend suitable ornamental flora. I don't know why or how, but he ended up heavily in debt after the palace was completed. Alhaitham is helping out by letting him stay him at his place, but...I don't know whether that's a blessing or a curse...

Kaveh's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Alhaitham	About Alhaitham Temperament: I guarantee you'll never meet anyone else who's as infuriating as him! And for the record, yes, I would say that to his face. Sure, he's smart, and sure, geniuses often come with a bad temper, but that's only half the story with him... He knows perfectly well how to appear friendly and likable to others, he just doesn't want to. If he ever gives you the impression that he doens't really have a temper, or that he's rigidly logical like a machine, then you just don't know him well enough yet. He definitely has a personality, it's just... too big a personality. Most people wouldn't get it. It's Complicated: Alhaitham helped me out a fair amount recently. If we were still as close as we were during our student days, then I'd be thanking him every chance I got. Now, though... I can't seem get a word of appreciation out of my mouth. Even if I could, I wouldn't want to give him the satisfaction. I guess you could say our relationship is something of a mixed bag these days? Honestly, with everything that's happened, it almost feels like the universe has been playing pranks on us... It's hard to make sense of it all... too much to process for one lifetime. I will say that it's not every day that you get to know someone like him — I just wish he could rein in some of the worst excesses of his personality. Okay, yeah, that's never gonna happen.
Collei	About Collei I've met Collei quite a few times now. As Tighnari's student and assistant, she follows him everywhere. With her diligence and patience, she's much more responsible than most other kids her age. But, umm... I can also tell that she's got a lot going on inside.
Cyno	About Cyno Cyno can come across as cold and ruthless, but he's actually a very big-hearted guy. I still remember how shocked I was when Tighnari said he was gonna introduce me to his best friend, and then a couple of seconds later, an incredibly intimidating matra comes walking through the door... I honestly never expected to meet a matra who's so comfortable hanging out with scholars. Gotta say though, I can't stand his sense of humor. It really makes my skin crawl. If he ever invites you to a meal at Tighnari's place, make sure someone's bringing beer, because no one should have to endure Cyno's humor while sober.
Dori	About Dori Dori is the owner of the Palace of Alcazarzaray... Excuse me? Mine? No, don't be ridiculous. I know full well that it doesn't belong to me... I know, I know, but... argh, please, let's not go there! Dori is a shrewd one. She knows how to coerce others into doing things for her. I, uh... For, ahem, various reasons, I now owe her a large sum of money. It all got quite complicated in the end, but... A-Anyway, I wish she'd show me a little mercy, and stop making my life a misery for the sake of Mora. I swear, she doesn't seem like a bad person at heart, so... I just don't understand, how did she turn out like this?
Faruzan	About Faruzan Madam Faruzan doesn't mince her words, so I can understand why some students at the Akademiya are afraid of her. She doesn't have any bad intentions, though — all she wants is to devote herself completely to the research that interests her. Some people say that all Haravatat scholars are hard to get along with, and uh... heh, I'll let you be the judge of that. I assume she's already asked you to be her student? She sure is a little intense when she's doing the hard sell, huh... But she can walk the walk too. She really does know her stuff.
Nahida	About Lesser Lord Kusanali Lesser Lord Kusanali is a wise and capable god. Not only is she extremely knowledgeable, she also possesses virtue far beyond mortal comprehension. I have only the utmost respect for her tolerance of others — especially in a nation of learning like Sumeru, that takes great equanimity. Sometimes, though, I do stop to wonder... Surely even the gods must have their struggles, too? Oftentimes, confusion is the beginning of wisdom... In which case, how can we ever achieve true happiness?
Nilou	About Nilou Nilou's talent as a dancer is indisputable. Zubayr Theater really lucked out when they recruited her. I've heard that she has a great personality too — she always smiles and says encouraging things to her audience when she's performing. Once I can find some time, I'll have to catch one of her shows.
Tighnari	About Tighnari Ah, Tighnari... He's one of the nicest guys you could know. If you've met him, you'll know what I mean. He's kind, and he has enormous expertise in his field, but he never brags about it in front of other people. And he seems to genuinely care about his work. Back when I was building the Palace of Alcazarzaray, I asked him for some tips on how to pick out the right ornamental plants. After he wrote back to me, he also helped me out with some other issues, too. Oh, and I. almost forgot — he was the one who first introduced me to Cyno.

Kaveh Release Date

Genshin Impact Version 3.6 Phase 2
Release Date	May 2, 2023

Kaveh was released on May 2, 2023 in the second phase of the Version 3.6.

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