Kachina Rating and Best Builds

Kachina is a 4-Star Geo Polearm User in Genshin Impact that best functions as a Sub-DPS. See her best weapons and artifacts, team comps, and our rating of Kachina in this guide!

Kachina's Character Guides
Build Guide	Special Dish

Kachina Rating and Info

Character Information

Kachina
	Rating
	Rarity	★★★★
	Element	Geo
	Weapon	Polearm
	Voice Actors	Kristen McGuire (EN) Kubo Yurika (JP)

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
-		-

Kachina's Stats

Kachina's Ascension and Talent Material Summary

All Ascension Materials Needed
Prithiva Topaz Sliver ×1 Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×9 Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×9 Prithiva Topaz Gemstone ×6 Mora ×420,000 Quenepa Berry ×168 Sentry's Wooden Whistle ×18 Warrior's Metal Whistle ×30 Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle ×36 Overripe Flamegranate ×46
All Talent Materials Needed
Mora ×4,957,500 Crown of Insight ×3 Fading Candle ×18 Philosophies of Conflict ×114 Guide to Conflict ×63 Teachings of Conflict ×9 Sentry's Wooden Whistle ×18 Warrior's Metal Whistle ×66 Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle ×93

Kachina Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths
• Turbo Twirly is a flexible Elemental Skill that can be used in multiple use cases depending if Kachina needs to be On-Field or not. • Can be played with good effectiveness in both Geo-centric and Rainbow comps. • Turbo Twirly can be manually repositioned by Kachina herself.
Weaknesses
• Must be On-Field to make full use of her Elemental Burst. • Turbo Twirly has a deceptively short range unless used with her Elemental Burst, requiring Kachina to set it up precisely where the enemies are.

Kachina Best Builds

Kachina Sub-DPS Builds

Kachina is a DEF-scaling character who uses Turbo Twirly in her Elemental Skill and Burst to deal AoE Geo DMG to her opponents, so build her with the purpose of being a Geo Sub-DPS.

Geo Sub-DPS

Best Weapon	Footprint of the Rainbow
Replacement Weapons	1. Engulfing Lightning 2. Favonius Lance 3. Deathmatch
Best Artifacts	Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: DEF%
	Goblet: Geo DMG Bonus
	Circlet: CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG
Artifact Sub Stats	CRIT DMG, CRIT Rate, DEF%, Energy Recharge
Sample Teams	Rainbow: Mono Geo:

This build capitalizes on Kachina's Geo DMG potential by building her as a Sub-DPS that can sometimes take the field when casting her Elemental Burst.

Similar to other Geo Sub-DPS units, build Kachina with DEF% and CRIT stats in mind to take her personal damage further, but also allowing her to support the team using 4-pc. Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City.

Kachina Talent Priority

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

Kachina's main method of contribution to the team is via her Elemental Skill, so prioritize on leveling this up first.

Her Elemental Burst and Normal Attacks can be leveled side by side, as her Elemental Burst level only affects the initial damage it deals.

Kachina Best Artifacts

Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City for Kachina

The Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City set from Natlan is Kachina's best in slot if playing her in Rainbow teams, as she can consistently buff her team's Elemental DMG Bonus through it, as well as regain Elemental Energy.

If running her in Mono Geo though, 4-pc. Husk of Opulent Dreams is better due to the direct boost to her own personal DMG.

Kachina Artifact Rankings

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Best	Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City	2-PC: When a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, the equipping character regenerates 6 Elemental Energy. 4-PC: After the equipping character triggers a reaction, all nearby party members gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for the involved Elemental Types for 15s. If the equipping character is in the Nightsoul's Blessing state when triggering this effect, all party members gain an additional 28% Elemental DMG bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the reaction for 20s.
2nd	Husk of Opulent Dreams	2-PC: DEF +30% 4-PC: A character equipped with this Artifact set will obtain the Curiosity effect in the following conditions: When on the field, the character gains 1 stack after hitting an opponent with a Geo attack, triggering a maximum of once every 0.3s. When off the field, the character gains 1 stack every 3s. Curiosity can stack up to 4 times, each providing 6% DEF and a 6% Geo DMG Bonus. When 6 seconds pass without gaining a Curiosity stack, 1 stack is lost.
3rd	Golden Troupe	2-PC: Elemental Skill DMG +20% 4-PC: Increases Elemental Skill DMG by 25%. Additionally when not on the field, Elemental Skill DMG will be further increased by 25%. This effect will be cleared 2s after taking the field.

Alternative 4-Star Artifact

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Defender's Will	2-PC: DEF +30% 4-PC: Increases Elemental RES by 30% for each element present among your characters in the party.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Kachina Best Weapons

Footprint of the Rainbow is her Best Choice

The new Natlan craftable weapon Footprint of the Rainbow is Kachina's best option due to it directly buffing her DEF% every time she summons Turbo Twirly.

Otherwise, you can opt to run any ER weapon that can lessen her energy requirements as there are not many options for weapons that buff DEF%.

Kachina Weapon Rankings

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Footprint of the Rainbow	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: DEF 51.7% Skill Effect: Using an Elemental Skill increases DEF by 16% for 15s.
2nd	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.
3rd	Favonius Lance	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 30.6% 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 Kachina

DEF Character Free-to-Play Weapon

Weapon	Weapon Information
Footprint of the Rainbow	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: DEF 51.7% Skill Effect: Using an Elemental Skill increases DEF by 16% for 15s.

All Recommended Weapons for Kachina

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Footprint of the Rainbow	Crafted
Engulfing Lightning	Gacha
Vortex Vanquisher	Gacha
Skyward Spine	Gacha
Favonius Lance	Gacha
Deathmatch	Battle Pass
Prototype Starglitter	Crafted

List of Polearm Weapons

Kachina Best Team Comps

Works Well in Rainbow Comps

Kachina is best played as an Off-Field Geo DMG dealer with the supportive capabilities that her Best-in-Slot Artifact Set provides.

With that, her ideal scenario is to be able to trigger Crystallize every 20s or so to keep up the buff uptime from Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City.

Kachina Rainbow Teams

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Kachina	Mualani	Kazuha	Bennett
Kachina	Navia	Xiangling	Bennett

Along with Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City, Kachina is best slotted into Rainbow teams where she can trigger Crystallize and boost her team's Elemental DMG by 40% consistently.

With this, Kachina is able to support them with Off-Field DMG and the Elemental DMG boost she provides via the Artifact Set.

Kachina Double Geo Teams

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support	Support
Kachina	Noelle	Yelan	Furina
Kachina	Hu Tao	Xingqiu	Zhongli

Double Geo teams work well for Kachina as she is able to take advantage of Geo Resonance and can still work by triggering Crystallize and boosting the team's damage with her Best-in-Slot Artifact set.

Kachina Mono Geo Teams

Sub-DPS	Main DPS	Support	Support
Kachina	Noelle	Furina	Gorou
Kachina	Itto	Gorou	Zhongli
Kachina	Noelle	Gorou	Shinobu

Kachina can function in Mono Geo teams due to both Geo Resonance and the presence of Gorou who buffs the team's DEF, allowing Kachina to do more damage especially when built well.

Take note that if you are running Kachina in this team, consider running her with 4-pc. Husk of Opulent Dreams as she cannot trigger Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City's 4-pc. passive effectively in a full Mono Geo.

Kachina Constellations

Ochotona Princeps

Constellation and Effects

	Kachina's Constellations
C1	Shards Are Gems Too When Kachina mounts or dismounts Turbo Twirly, she will absorb nearby Elemental Shards created by Crystallize. Additionally, when a party member picks up such a Shard, 3 Energy will be restored to Kachina. Energy can be restored this way once every 5s.
C2	Never Leave Home Without... Turbo Twirly When Kachina uses "Time to Get Serious!", she will regain 20 Nightsoul points. If there is no Turbo Twirly belonging to her on the field, she will enter Nightsoul's Blessing and summon one.
C3	Improved Stabilizer Increases the Level of Go, Go Turbo Twirly! by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4	More Foes, More Caution When there are 1/2/3/4 (or more) opponents within the Turbo Drill Field created by "Time to Get Serious!", the active character within the field gains 8%/12%/16%/20% increased DEF.
C5	All I've Collected Till Now Increases the Level of Time to Get Serious! by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6	This Time, I've Gotta Win When your active character's Shield is replaced or destroyed for any reason, Kachina will deal 200% of her DEF as AoE Geo DMG. This effect can be triggered once every 5s.

Best Constellation Rating and Explanation

	Rating	Constellation Effect / Merits
C2	★★★	• Allows Kachina to refresh Turbo Twirly using her Elemental Burst, ensuring a near 100% uptime on her Elemental Skill.
C4	★★☆	• Kachina's Elemental Burst increases the DEF% of her active ally depending on enemies caught within the field, making her a good support for DEF-scaling units.
C6	★★☆	• Grants a DEF-scaling shield break that can be triggered once every 5s, which should be frequent if the player picks up Crystallize shards.

Kachina Ascension and Talent Materials

Kachina Ascension Materials

Below are the ascension materials needed for Kachina:

Lv.20→Lv.40	Prithiva Topaz Sliver ×1 Mora ×20,000 Quenepa Berry ×3 Sentry's Wooden Whistle ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×3 Mora ×40,000 Quenepa Berry ×10 Sentry's Wooden Whistle ×15 Overripe Flamegranate ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Prithiva Topaz Fragment ×6 Mora ×60,000 Quenepa Berry ×20 Warrior's Metal Whistle ×12 Overripe Flamegranate ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×3 Mora ×80,000 Quenepa Berry ×30 Warrior's Metal Whistle ×18 Overripe Flamegranate ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Prithiva Topaz Chunk ×6 Mora ×100,000 Quenepa Berry ×45 Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle ×12 Overripe Flamegranate ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Prithiva Topaz Gemstone ×6 Mora ×120,000 Quenepa Berry ×60 Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle ×24 Overripe Flamegranate ×20

Kachina Talent Level-Up Materials

Below are the talent materials needed for Kachina:

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Wed/Sat/Sun Teachings of Conflict	Sauroform Tribal Warriors Sentry's Wooden Whistle	The Knave Boss Challenge Reward Fading Candle
Guide to Conflict	Warrior's Metal Whistle
Philosophies of Conflict	Saurian-Crowned Warrior's Golden Whistle

Talent Materials per Level

Kachina Talents and How to Use

Normal Attack

Normal Attack: Cragbiter
Performs up to 4 consecutive spear strikes. Charge Attack Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way. Plunge Attack: Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

Elemental Skill

Go, Go Turbo Twirly!

Fight alongside the turbo trusty Turbo Twirly! Summons Turbo Twirly. When the skill is Held and released, Kachina will summon and ride Turbo Twirly. After the Skill is used, Kachina will gain 60 Nightsoul points and enter the Nightsoul's Blessing state. Nightsoul's Blessing: Kachina Turbo Twirly's various actions consume Kachina's Nightsoul points. The Nightsoul's Blessing state will end when these points have been depleted. Turbo Twirly Can exist independently or be ridden and operated by Kachina. When Turbo Twirly is present, Kachina's Elemental Skill, "Go, Go Turbo Twirly!", will change to an option to Mount/Dismount Turbo Twirly.

Elemental Skill Summons a Geo Drill

Kachina's Elemental Skill allows her to summon a Geo Drill that aids in either exploration or combat.

Depending on Kachina's use case, the Drill can either function on its own, or work as a tool she can use within the world.

Can be Placed Down with Elemental Skill Tap

Tapping Kachina's Elemental Skill summons the Drill, creating quakes that periodically deal damage over time.

Can be Mounted with Elemental Skill Hold

Holding the Skill allows Kachina to mount the Geo Drill, letting her move freely while on it while picking when to do the quake attack.

Unlike the Skill Tap version of this ability, Kachina is noticeably able to attack more often this way.

Allows Kachina to Navigate Terrain with Ease

Riding the Geo Drill also speeds up Kachina's movement speed, as well as scale up mountains with ease, making it a useful skill for exploration.

Elemental Burst

Time to Get Serious!
Striking the ground, Kachina deals AoE Geo DMG based on her DEF and creates a Turbo Drill Field. The Field increases Turbo Twirly's attack AoE and its Movement SPD when Kachina is riding it. If Kachina's own Turbo Twirly is present when this is used, the Turbo Twirly will be summoned to her side.

Elemental Burst Creates a Geo Zone

Kachina's Elemental Burst slams Turbo Twirly down to create a circular Geo zone that enhances the frequency and range of Turbo Twirly's attacks while inside it.

This allows Kachina to take on more of an On-Field role while maintaining efficient DPS with Turbo Twirly's enhanced attacks.

Passive Talent 1

Mountain Echoes
After nearby party members trigger a Nightsoul Burst, Kachina's Geo DMG Bonus increases by 20% for 12s.

Near-Unconditional Geo DMG Increase

Due to how often Nightsoul Burst is triggered by allies and Kachina herself, she will often get the extra 20% Geo DMG Bonus at the start of fights.

If Kachina is paired with another Natlan character, the uptime of her A1 Passive becomes 100% as Nightsoul Bursts can be triggered every 12s with 2 Natlan characters in the party.

Passive Talent 2

The Weight of Stone
Turbo Twirly's DMG is increased by 20% of Kachina's DEF.

Extra Elemental Skill Damage

This gives a direct boost to Kachina's Elemental Skill damage by scaling it more with her DEF. She already has DEF-scaling on her abilities, so this is more of a cherry on top passive.

Passive Talent 3

Night Realm's Gift: Heart of Unity
After her Nightsoul points are depleted, Kachina will switch to consuming Phlogiston to maintain her Nightsoul's Blessing.

Back-up Fuel While in Natlan

This passive affects Natlan characters by default, allowing them to use Phlogiston instead to power up their Nightsoul's Blessing.

Nightsoul's Blessing and Nightsoul Points are the fuel that characters like Kachina need in order to maintain key abilities like their Elemental Skills.

Nightsoul's Blessing and Burst Guide

Passive Talent 4

Boon of Crystal Flame
While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, 20 Stamina will be restored when interacting with some harvestable items. Additionally, the location of nearby resources unique to Natlan will appear on your mini-map.

Can Locate Natlan Regional Specialties

Kachina's exploration passive gives the player an easy way to locate Regional Specialties in Natlan, allowing for ease of access to the materials when building for the new Natlan characters!

How to Get Kachina

Pull from Any Active Banner

All Current Wish Banners
Epitome Invocation	Conjuring Chiaroscuro
Piercing Shot's Crimson Wake	Wanderlust Invocation

Kachina is available at a normal rate on all Wish Banners except Beginner's Wish. This means you can get her from Wanderlust Invocation, Epitome Invocation, and the current Character Event Wishes.

Kachina was last featured as a rated-up 4-star during Phase 1 of Version 5.0 from August 28, 2024 to September 17, 2024. She appeared as a rate-up 4-star in both Mualani's debut banner and Kaedehara Kazuha's rerun banner!

Version 5.0 Release Date and Details

Get a Free Kachina From the Archon Quest

The Natlan Archon Quest also rewards players with a free Kachina for progressing through the Flowers Resplendent on the Sun-Scorched Sojourn questline.

Kachina is one of the few Free Characters that players can acquire over the course of the game, with others having different requirements but ultimately rewarding the player with their respective free characters.

How to Get Free Kachina

Kachina In-Game Information

Kachina Character Profile

Nation	Natlan
Title	Mottled Gold Yet Unsmelted
Vision	Geo
Gender	Female
Race	Nanatzcayan
Height	Small Girl
Faction	Children of Echoes
Constellation	Octhotona Princeps
Birthday	April 22
Special Dish	Impeccably Organized

''Uthabiti'' of the Children of Echoes

It was revealed that Kachina is the chosen ''Uthabiti'' of her tribe, the Children of Echoes.

Children of Echoes are people who live amongst the Tepetlisauri. They live in the mountains and place great importance in the role of ''Uthabiti'' bestowed on a member of their tribe.

Other Natlan Characters Teased

Natlan Characters
Kinich	Mualani	Kachina
Citlali	Chasca	Ororon
Mavuika	Iansan	Xilonen

Natlan Release Date and Map Guide

Kachina Voice Actor

Voice Actors in English and Japanese

Kachina is voiced by Kristen McGuire in English, and Kubo Yurika in Japanese!

Voice Actors List for All Languages

Kachina Release Date

Released in Version 5.0

Genshin Impact Version 5.0
Release Date	August 28, 2024

Kachina has been released in Phase 1 of Version 5.0 on August 28, 2024 as a rated-up 4-star in Mualani's debut banner and Kaedehara Kazuha's rerun banner!

Version 5.0 Release Date and Details

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