Sethos Rating and Best Builds

Sethos is a 4-star Electro Bow character in Genshin Impact 4.7 that best functions as a Main DPS! See the best weapons and artifacts, kit and how to use, materials, and our rating for the Temple of Silence Leader here!

Sethos Rating and Info

Character Information

Sethos
	Rating
	Rarity	★★★★
	Element	Electro
	Weapon	Bow
	Voice Actors	Zeno Robinson (EN) Chiba Shoya (JP)

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
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Sethos is a Main DPS who offers two distinct yet versatile piercing playstyles depending on his current Energy. If a situation arises that he can't use his Elemental Burst, his instant Charged Attacks are there to serve for the downtime. If you have it up, his Elemental Burst transforms him to a Normal Attacker.

Optimally, he requires a battery, which would allow you to choose either playstyles depending on the situation you're currently in. This also allows him to potentially conjunct these two playstyles one after the other in a given rotation.

Stat-wise, he is incredibly squishy with average base stats as a 4-star DPS with no resistance to interruption, but he also has access to reactions like Hyperbloom and Aggravate, which still makes him relevant.
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Sethos's Stats

Stat Calculations

Base Stat Calculations

	Stats indicated above are obtained from Sethos's base values. These numbers also exclude the character's equipped weapon, artifacts, talents, or other passive effects that are not innate to the character.
	All characters start with 5% CRIT Rate, 50% CRIT DMG, 100% Energy Recharge, 0 Elemental Mastery, 0% Healing Bonus, and 0% Elemental DMG bonus before any additional stats are applied. The table above includes such values.
	The Level 20 stats indicated for this character are calculated before their first ascension.

Character Stat Rankings

Sethos's Ascension and Talent Material Summary

All Ascension Materials Needed
Vajrada Amethyst Sliver ×1 Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×9 Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×9 Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone ×6 Mora ×420000 Faded Red Satin ×18 Trimmed Red Silk ×30 Rich Red Brocade ×36 Trishiraite ×168 Cloudseam Scale ×46
All Talent Materials Needed
Mora ×4,957,500 Crown of Insight ×3 Teachings of Praxis ×9 Guide to Praxis ×63 Philosophies of Praxis ×114 Faded Red Satin ×18 Trimmed Red Silk ×66 Rich Red Brocade ×93 Daka's Bell ×18

Sethos Strengths and Weaknesses

Sethos Best Builds

Electro Aggravate DPS

Best Weapon	Hunter's Path
Replacement Weapons	1. The First Great Magic 2. Amos' Bow 3. Cloudforged 4. Scion of the Blazing Sun 5. Slingshot
Best Artifacts	Wanderer's Troupe x4 or Gilded Dreams x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Electro DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Artifact Sub Stats	CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, Energy Recharge, Elemental Mastery
Sample Teams	Aggravate: Hyperbloom:

Sethos' best build consists of building a mix of CRIT and Elemental Mastery to serve as an Aggravate DPS character, utilizing both his Charged Attack and Normal Attack strengths.

For this, we recommend grabbing an Elemental Mastery Sands, then prioritizing his Electro DMG and CRIT stats afterwards.

Sethos Talent Priority

Most of Sethos' damage comes from his Level 2 Charged Shots, which means prioritizing his Normal Attacks are a must. This will then be followed up by his Elemental Burst due to the scalings it provides for his damage.

His Elemental Skill can be saved for last as it is mostly used to reposition and regain Elemental Energy.

Sethos Best Artifacts

Sethos Artifact Ranking

Sethos' best artifact set is Wanderer's Troupe since he capitalizes on Elemental Mastery to improve his damage.

Other options include Gilded Dreams for Elemental Mastery, Thundering Fury for general Electro buffs, and even 2-piece mixes of any of the above sets.

Best Artifacts Ranked

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
1st	Wanderer's Troupe	2-PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4-PC: Increases Charged Attack DMG by 35% if the character uses a Catalyst or a Bow.
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	Thundering Fury	2-PC: Electro DMG Bonus +15% 4-PC: Increases damage caused by Overloaded, Electro-Charged, Superconduct, and Hyperbloom by 40%, and the DMG Bonus conferred by Aggravate is increased by 20%. When Quicked or the aforementioned Elemental Reactions are triggered, Elemental Skill CD is decreased by 1s. Can only occur once every 0.8s

Best 4-Star Artifact for Sethos

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

Sethos Best Weapons

Sethos Weapon Ranking

Sethos' best weapon is Hunter's Path as it is a perfect fit to all of his strengths, giving him good CRIT stats and potent EM buffs.

Other general CRIT bows are also viable such as The First Great Magic, Thundering Pulse, and even Scion of the Blazing Sun.

Best Weapons for Aggravate DPS

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Hunter's Path	Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 44.1% Skill Effect: Gain 12% All Elemental DMG Bonus. Obtain the Tireless Hunt effect after hitting an opponent with a Charged Attack. This effect increases Charged Attack DMG by 160% of Elemental Mastery. This effect will be removed after 12 Charged Attacks or 10s. Only 1 instance of Tireless Hunt can be gained every 12s.
2nd	Slingshot	Base ATK: 354 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 31.2% Skill Effect: 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%.
3rd	The First Great Magic	Base ATK: 608 Bonus Stat: CRIT DMG 66.2% Skill Effect: DMG dealt by Charged Attacks increased by 16%. For every party member with the same Elemental Type as the wielder (including the wielder themselves), gain 1 Gimmick stack. For every party member with a different Elemental Type from the wielder, gain 1 Theatrics stack. When the wielder has 1/2/3 or more Gimmick stacks, ATK will be increased by 16%/32%/48%. When the wielder has 1/2/3 or more Theatrics stacks, Movement SPD will be increased by 4%/7%/10%.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Sethos

Weapon	Weapon Information
Slingshot	Base ATK: 354 Bonus Stat: CRIT Rate 31.2% Skill Effect: 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%.

All Recommended Weapons for Sethos

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Hunter's Path	Gacha
Slingshot	Gacha
The First Great Magic	Gacha
Thundering Pulse	Gacha
Aqua Simulacra	Gacha
Polar Star	Gacha
Amos' Bow	Gacha
Cloudforged	Event
Scion of the Blazing Sun	Battle Pass
Ibis Piercer	Event
Prototype Crescent	Crafted
Blackcliff Warbow	Starglitter Exchange

Sethos Best Team Comps

Sethos Team Building

Sethos' entire kit allows Aggravate and Hyperbloom teams to welcome him with open arms, complementing his high Elemental Mastery and constant electro application.

Aggravate Teams

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS Support	Support
Sethos	Fischl	Nahida	Kazuha
Sethos	Raiden	Baizhu	Kazuha
Sethos	Traveler (Dendro)	Collei	Dori

With Electro application almost guaranteed when using Sethos, Aggravate becomes a shining spot for one of his most consistent teams due to how well his damage can be augmented by the reaction.

This is especially potent for his Charged Attack playstyle, where he can take slow, highly empowered hits towards enemies from far away.

Hyperbloom Teams

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS Support	Support
Sethos	Fischl	Nahida	Xingqiu
Sethos	Raiden	Xingqiu	Baizhu
Sethos	Traveler (Dendro)	Xingqiu	Dori

With Sethos building Elemental Mastery, any stray shots made during his Empowered Normal Attacks can trigger bloom cores and result in Hyperbloom damage.

This playstyle is more geared towards his Electro-infused Normal Attacks playstyle, where he can rapidly apply Electro with every shot taken.

Sethos Constellations

Basileos Delta

Constellation and Effects

	Sethos's Constellations
C1	Sealed Shrine's Spiritsong The CRIT Rate of Shadowpiercing Shot is increased by 15%.
C2	Papyrus Scripture of Silent Secrets When any of the following conditions are met, Sethos gains a 15% Electro DMG Bonus for 10s that may stack twice, with each stack duration counted independently: · Consuming Elemental Energy through Aimed Shots. · Regaining Elemental Energy by triggering Elemental Reactions using Ancient Rite: The Thundering Sands. · Using Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer."
C3	Ode to the Moonrise Sage Increases the Level of Normal Attack: Royal Reed Archery by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15."
C4	Beneficent Plumage When a Shadowpiercing Shot or Dusk Bolt strikes 2 or more opponents, all nearby party members gain 80 Elemental Mastery for 10s.
C5	Record of the Desolate God's Burning Sands Increases the Level of Secret Rite: Twilight Shadowpiercer by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15."
C6	Pylon of the Sojourning Sun Temple After Shadowpiercing Shotstrikes an opponent, the Elemental Energy consumed by the Passive Talent "Black Kite's Enigma" will be returned. This effect can be triggered up to once every 15s. You must first unlock the Passive Talent "Black Kite's Enigma."

Best Constellation Rating and Explanation

C6 Minimizes his Biggest Downside

Sethos' best constellation is undoubtedly C6 as having the ability to essentially gain free buffed Aimed Shots with no cost gives him the opportunity to match other Aimed Shot characters with less downsides.

Sethos Ascension and Talent Materials

Sethos Ascension Materials

Here are all the ascension materials Sethos needs per level:

Lv.20→Lv.40	Vajrada Amethyst Sliver ×1 Mora ×20,000 Faded Red Satin ×3 Trishiraite ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×3 Mora ×40,000 Faded Red Satin ×15 Trishiraite ×10 Cloudseam Scale ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Vajrada Amethyst Fragment ×6 Mora ×60,000 Trimmed Red Silk ×12 Trishiraite ×20 Cloudseam Scale ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×3 Mora ×80,000 Trimmed Red Silk ×12 Trishiraite ×30 Cloudseam Scale ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Vajrada Amethyst Chunk ×6 Mora ×100,000 Rich Red Brocade ×12 Trishiraite ×45 Cloudseam Scale ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Vajrada Amethyst Gemstone ×6 Mora ×120,000 Rich Red Brocade ×24 Trishiraite ×60 Cloudseam Scale ×20

Sethos Talent Level-Up Materials

Here are all the talent materials Sethos needs:

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Praxis	Eremites Faded Red Satin	Scaramouche Boss Challenge Reward Daka's Bell
Guide to Praxis	Trimmed Red Silk
Philosophies of Praxis	Rich Red Brocade

Talent Materials per Level

Sethos Talents and How to Use

Sethos Combat Rotations

All-In Rotation

Sethos' main and quick rotation has him use his Elemental Burst after his team's supportive setup, then following up with his Elemental Skill to backpedal him away from danger where he can spam his Empowered Normal Attacks.

Afterwards, switch back to his supports to restart the rotation, then back to Sethos to repeat the combo again.

All-In Rotation with Charged Attacks

Sethos can instead opt to use his Normal Attacks directly after using his Elemental Burst, followed up by his Elemental Skill to fuel his Empowered Charged Shots with.

This rotation deals more damage but will leave Sethos energy-hungry unless he has ample Electro batteries, so this will be used if the player is confident that the enemy will die within the rotation.

Short Charged Attack Rotation

His short burstless rotation has him using his Elemental Skill to create space and regenerate energy, then quickly overwhelming the opponent with three Level 2 Charged Shots.

Normal Attack

Empowered Charged Shots

Sethos has the ability to charge his Aimed Shots to Level 2, which immobilizes him but allows him to fire piercing Electro bolts to hit multiple foes at once, with the time to charge lowering if it consumes a portion of his Elemental Energy.

This part of his kit is expected to mainly be used when his Elemental Burst is down, allowing him to take precise, deadly shots at enemies from range.

Elemental Skill

Space-Creating Elemental Skill

Sethos' Elemental Skill makes him dash backwards from the opponent, leaving a small surge of Electro DMG at the dash origin, and regenerating a modest amount of Elemental Energy for him.

Similar to other Aimed Shot users, this is mainly used to create space between him and his opponents, punishing them for getting close and setting him up for his next shot.

Elemental Burst

Elemental Burst Changes his Playstyle

Sethos' Elemental Burst empowers his Normal Attacks with the same power as his Level 2 Charged Shots, allowing him to fire faster piercing shots by using his Normal Attacks instead.

This also makes Elemental Reactions extremely potent if Sethos is in this mode, significantly raising the effectiveness of reactions like Aggravate.

Passive Talent 1

Faster Charged Shots for Higher Damage

Sethos' A1 Passive allows his Charged Shots to be augmented based on his Elemental Mastery, but coming at the cost of his Elemental Energy.

It serves as a good tradeoff that allows Sethos to deal damage if he has the required energy to pull through with the Level 2 Aimed Shot.

Passive Talent 2

Gives Sethos a Large Damage Aimed Shot

For a small window, one or a few of Sethos' Aimed Shots will deal significantly more damage than the others, allowing Sethos to essentially one-shot a few key enemies in combat if the conditions are met.

Passive Talent 3

Locate Sumeru Specialties Easier

Sethos can guide players to Sumeru's local specialties, hastening the progress for building their future Sumeru characters.

How to Get Sethos

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Sethos was a rate-up on the Version 4.7 Phase 1 featured banners last June 5, 2024, featuring Clorinde's debut banner and Alhaitham's rerun banner!

The Phase 1 banners also featured rate-ups for the 4-star characters Bennett and Thoma!

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Sethos In-Game Information

Leader of the Temple of Silence

Sethos is the adoptive grandson of Bamoun, who served as the previous leader of the Temple of Silence. Following the Rite of Duels, he currently leads the Temple of Silence as its newly appointed leader.

He had been with the Temple from a very young age, having been raised within its walls and traditions, and ultimately ended up sharing the same goals as the organization.

Temple of Silence

Empowered by Hermanubis

Sethos is one of the two beings empowered by the Ba Fragments of Hermanubis, with the other being Cyno. This power was given to them during a Temple of Silence experiment that was conducted on them when they were children.

This power is responsible for Cyno's ability to summon Claws, with Sethos having a similar ability as well. These fragments are shards of Hermanubis' power, who used them to defend his people during the early days of the desert.

Participated in the Rite of Duels

In order to settle a long-time conflict between the two Ba Fragment owners, Cyno and Sethos both agreed to the Rite of Duels, an ancient tradition during the conception of the Temple of Silence.

This Duel's goal was to resolve the conflict by allowing the winner to reclaim both of the Ba Fragments, gaining the full remaining power of the shard.

Lost his Hermanubis Fragment to Cyno

During Cyno's Story Quest Act 2, before the Rite of Duels, the consensus was to appoint whoever had the most Ba Fragments as the new leader of the Temple of Silence.

The fight was eventually won by Cyno, and although Sethos lost his Ba Fragment, he was given leadership over the organization by Cyno, who believed that he was better off leading the group due to his familiarity with it.

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Sethos Voice Actors

Voiced by Zeno Robinson and Chiba Shoya

Sethos' English voice actor is Zeno Robinson, while his Japanese voice actor is Chiba Shoya!

Sethos Voicelines

Thoughts about Sethos

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Candace	The sons and daughters of King Deshret are a proud people, and he is no exception. I have heard his tale, of Hermanubis' glory dwelling within a worthy vessel. I also understand he has been active in Sumeru City recently? Apparently, he has spoken to Cyno and other friends of his plans to visit Aaru Village. I look forward to hosting him.
Cyno	Sethos has a strong sense of responsibility. I have the utmost respect for his skill as a warrior, and I admire his courage. He's also been a great help to me personally, and I'm sure that cooperation between the Akademiya and the Temple of Silence will go very smoothly with him leading the Temple. Nevertheless, he does have one flaw — he doesn't play nearly enough Genius Invokation TCG for my liking. Every time I invite him to play, he's either busy with work, about to go out for a meal, or has existing plans with other friends... Excuses, all of them! Are we not his best friends in all of Sumeru City?
Dehya	Oh yeah, I only found out about him being from the Temple of Silence recently, too. Ahh, sorry, no — I'm no expert in mysterious organizations like that. Seen him a few times in the desert though. He's very down-to-earth. Once when my guys got into some trouble in the desert, he was kind enough to share his drinking water with them. Nice guy.
Faruzan	Oh? You mean the new arrival? Yes, didn't he show up at the perfect time! I still don't know which Darshan he belongs to, but I seem to run into him all the time these days: out on the streets, in shops, at restaurants... It's like he's everywhere at once. The way he nods his head when he talks, it's like... oh, I don't know, like... a little puppy, yes. Eloquent young fellow, too. Seems like a good egg. Anyway, are you acquainted with him? You must encourage him to enroll in my classes. Tell him Madam Faruzan will take good care of him.
Tighnari	Sethos? Pretty interesting guy. He's like a distant cousin of Cyno's. Really easy to get along with. Last time he visited us in Gandharva Ville, he insisted on showing off his tent-pitching skills and had a fishing competition with Cyno. Collei got really upset, because she thought there was nothing for her to do anymore... People say Sethos is good at keeping himself amused - he certainly seems pretty cheerful. But he takes his work very seriously. Hmm, although I don't know how accurate "work" is - I think he sees his role at the Temple of Silence as more of a kind of duty. Anyway, if you ever find yourself needing assistance in the desert, I'm sure he'd be a good person to go to.
Wanderer	What makes you think I know him? The fact that he's always following me around and asking for a closer look at my hat? We've barely spoken before. The first time we me he came up and asked me if I was Hat Guy. Last time I checked, judging someone by their appearance is superficial. Hmph, somehow, everyone knows the name ''Hat Guy'' now...

Sethos's Thoughts about Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Alhaitham	About Alhaitham and Kaveh I saw those two at the tavern once. And another time at the cafe...Actually, I think I saw them once at the Grand Bazaar, too. The architect guy, he's atways talking in a hushed tone — I guess he doesn't want people to hear, but uh... Okay, it's not like I purposely listen in, it's just... Something about those two guys hanging out together, you just can't look away.
Candace	About Candace Have you ever experienced Candace's hospitality? She cooks very generous portions — even I could barely finish. So long as you're on the receiving end of her hospitality and not her wrath, you'll live a long and happy life.
Cyno	About Cyno Cyno is truly outstanding — absolutely a worthy heir to Henrmanubis's power. As General Mahamatra, he has the utmost reverence for knowledge and wisdom. If the Akademiya and the Temple of Silence do start working together again, I'll take comfort in the fact that he's there. Oh yeah, and another great thing about Cyno: You know the way he talks? It's just... so funny.
Dehya	About Dehya Flame-Mane... everyone in the desert knows that name. The Eremites aren't exactly saints, as I'm sure you know, but Dehya's one of the few solid and dependable ones out there. If you ever want to explore the Great Red Sand; Dehya's the second-best guide you.could ask for. First-best being me, obviously.
Faruzan	About Faruzan It's so rare to meet someone even more chummy than me! One minute I was taking a stroll near the Akademiya, the next minute she'd taken me on as a student, and was insisting on giving me a tour. She gave me a real fright, though, because she said that if I joined Haravatat, I'd get the 20-tongues language-learning package, mastery of all 100% guaranteed... I asked around, and it seems like that's just an in-joke among Akademiya students — there is no 20-language graduation requirement after all. But I don't get it... how is that funny? It's only gonna put people off studying there.
Kaveh	About Alhaitham and Kaveh I saw those two at the tavern once. And another time at the cafe...Actually, I think I saw them once at the Grand Bazaar, too. The architect guy, he's atways talking in a hushed tone — I guess he doesn't want people to hear, but uh... Okay, it's not like I purposely listen in, it's just... Something about those two guys hanging out together, you just can't look away.
Nilou	About Nilou I usually can't stay still for more than a few minutes, but Zubayr Theater is one place I don't mind just standing and watching while Nilou dances on the stage. It's a rare skill to be able to bring people such a sense of peace.
Tighnari	About Tighnari Tighnari's made of strong stuff. I only found out after the fact that he doesn't cope well with the desert climate — never would've guessed from how he performed in the Rite of Duels. I was also surprised when he sent me a letter inviting me to visit Gandharva Ville, saying it would be a good chance to meet some of Cyno's friends. Are those guys always such a hoot with their jokes? Dinner with them must be hilarious — I can't wait!
Wanderer	About Wanderer Who is that guy, anyway? A foreign exchange student, or something? He has a pretty incredible hat, never seen anything like it. I tried to get a closer look once, but then I, blinked and he was gone. Shame. I won't let him get away next time, though. I also hear he has some pretty interesting ideas... Gotta have a chat with him sometime!

Sethos Release Date

Released in Version 4.7

Genshin Impact Version 4.7 - Phase 1 Banners
Release Date	June 5, 2024

Sethos was announced in Version 4.7's livestream as one of the new characters to release alongside Sigewinne and Clorinde, which went live as of June 5, 2024!

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