Genshin Impact Keqing Character and Build Guide

Character and composition of Genshin Impact Keqing

Below is the full list of Keqing's attacks and abilities, his passive talents, constellations, and lastly all of his ascension and talent requirements. Building recommendations, to include both suggested weapons and artifact sets, are the focus of this guide following the Keqing constellations. If you'd like to see a full list of stats like damage count, percentages, and more, check out Honey Hunter World, which has been used as the source for this guide. You can find guides for other characters by following the link here to our full list of Genshin Impact characters.

Keqing's attacks and abilities

• Melee Attack: Yunlai Skill
  • Normal Attack: Perform up to 5 quick strikes.
  • Charged Attack: Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 quick sword hits.
  • Dive Attack: Dive from the air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the way and dealing AoE damage on impact.
• Elemental Skill: Star Restoration
  • Launches one that annihilates enemies like rapid thunder. When it hits its target, it deals Electro damage to enemies in a small area, and places one instantly.
    • Hold: Hold to set the direction in which to throw. Launched by the Hold attack mode can be suspended in mid-air, allowing Keqing to jump towards them when using Star Restoration a second time.
  • If Keqing uses Stellar Restoration again or uses a charged attack while its duration lasts, it will erase it and produce different effects:
    • If she uses Star Restoration again, she will flash at the mark location and trigger a slash attack that inflicts AoE Electro Damage. By flashing at one that has been launched by a sustain attack, Keqing can jump through obstructing terrain.
    • If Keqing uses a charged attack, it will trigger a series of thunderous cuts at the mark's location, inflicting an area of ​​effect. Electro DMG.
• Elemental Blast: Star Sword
  • Keqing unleashes the power of lightning, processing Electro DMG in an AoE.
  • It then melts into the shadow of its blade, simultaneously striking a series of thunderclaps at nearby enemies that deal Electro Damage multiple times. The final attack inflicts massive AoE Electro Damage.

Passive talents Keqing

• Lightning penance
  • Within 5 sec of reworking Star Restoration while Stiletto Lightning is present, Keqing's normal and charged attacks are converted to Electro Damage.
• Aristocratic dignity
  • When you cast Starward Sword, Keqing's crit rate is increased by 15% and his energy recharge by 15%. This effect lasts for 8s.
• Land overseer
  • When sent on expedition to Liyue, the time consumed is reduced by 25%.

Keqing constellations

• Thunderous power
  • Overhauling Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present allows Keqing to deal 50% of his attack as AoE Electro Damage at the start point and end of his Blink.
• Extensive extraction
  • When Keqing's Normal, Charged Attack hits enemies affected by Electro, they have a 50% chance to spawn an Elemental Particle. This effect can only occur once every 5s.
• Planned reform
  • Increases the level of Starward Sword by 3. The maximum upgrade level is 15.
• Harmonization
  • For 10s after Keqing triggers an Elemental Electro Reaction, his attack is increased by 25%.
• Beckon to the stars
  • Increase the stellar restoration level by 3. The maximum upgrade level is 15.
• Tenacious star
  • When casting a Normal Attack, Charged Attack, Elemental Skill, or Elemental Blast, Keqing gains 6% Electro Damage for 8s. Effects triggered by Normal Attacks, Charged Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Blasts are considered independent entities.

Keqing building suggestions in Genshin Impact

Keqing is a dedicated damage dealer, so she doesn't quite fit into a supporting role in Genshin Impact. For this reason, you'll want to equip Keqing with artifacts and weapons that increase his attack and electro damage, followed by critical rate and critical hit. You can adopt both a purely physical or electro build for her, although the electro reactions are currently not in the right place in Genshin Impact. Either way, it's a critical machine, so you can safely use either without wasting its huge potential.

Since Keqing can safely specialize in physical or electro damage, the weapons you'll want are quite varied. Physical builds benefit from the 5 Star Aquila Favonia, but the 4 Star Rancor Prototype is a solid save if you can't or don't want to shoot for the Aquila Favonia. The Electro Keqing versions of Genshin Impact have a choice of two 5 stars - the black sword that increases damage or the Skyward blade that increases crit - depending on which direction you want to go. The 4-star Lion's Roar is an acceptable 4-star replacement, but it's also locked behind gacha tie rods.

• Aquila Favonia: Attack is increased by 20% (up to 40 &). Trigger On Taking Damage: The Soul of the West Falcon awakens, holding the Banner of Resistance aloft, regenerating HP equal to 100% (up to 160%) Attack and dealing 200% attack (up to 320%) as damage to surrounding opponents. This effect can only occur once every 15 seconds. Secondary: Physical damage bonus.
• Rancor Prototype: On hit, normal or charged attacks increase attack and defense by 4% (up to 8%) for 6s. Max 4 batteries. Can only occur once every 0,3 s. Secondary: Physical damage bonus.
• The Black Sword: Increases damage dealt by normal and charged attacks by 20% (up to 40%). Additionally, regenerates 60% (up to 100%) of attack as HP when normal and charged attacks get a critical hit. This effect can occur once every 5s. Secondary: critical rate.
• Skyward Blade: Critical rate increased by 4% (up to 8%). Gain Skypiercing Power using Elemental Burst: increases movement speed by 10%, increases attack speed by 10% (up to 40%), and increases damage from normal and charged attacks by 20% for 12s . Secondary: energy recharge.
• Lion's Roar: Increases damage dealt to enemies affected by Pyro or Electro by 20% (up to 36%). Secondary: Attack.

The artifact sets for Keqing are also determined by which of the two damage types you choose in Genshin Impact. Keqing physical damage builds will want the Bloodstained Chivalry four-piece bonus, and Electro builds will want either a mix of Gladiator's Finale and Thundering Fury, or a full Thundersoother set (the suit set is easier to complete). Once again, Keqing builds in Genshin Impact benefit from the attack percentage, electro damage, critical rate, and critical strike artifact rolls.

• Bloodstained Chivalry (Clear Pool and Mountain Cavern)
  • (2) Physical damage + 25%.
  • (4) After defeating an opponent, increase charged attack damage by 50% and reduce its stamina cost to 0 for 10s. Also triggered with wild animals such as wild boars, squirrels and frogs.
• Gladiator's Finale (Elite Bosses and Weekly Bosses at World Level 2+)
  • (2) Attack + 18%.
• Thunderous Fury (Midsummer Court)
  • (2) Electro damage bonus + 15%.
• Thundersoother (Midsummer Court)
  • (2) Electrical resistance increased by 40%.
  • (4) Increases damage dealt to opponents affected by Electro by 35%.

Keqing character ascension material

• 20 level
  • 1x Vajrada Amethyst Ribbon, 3x Lapis Horn, 3x Mushroom Flower Nectar, 20000 Mora
• 40 level
  • 3x Vajrada Amethyst Fragment, 2x Lightning Prism, 10x Lapis Horn, 15x Whopperflower Nectar, 40000 Mora
• 50 level
  • 6x Vajrada Amethyst Fragment, 4x Lightning Prism, 20x Cor Lapis, 12x Shimmering Nectar, 60000 Mora
• 60 level
  • 3x Vajrada Amethyst Chunk, 8x Lightning Prism, 30x Cor Lapis, 18x Shimmering Nectar, 80000 Mora
• 70 level
  • 6x Vajrada Amethyst Chunk, 12x Lightning Prism, 45x Color Pencils, 12x Energy Nectar, 100000 Mora
• 80 level
  • 6x Vajrada Amethyst Gemstones, 20x Lightning Prism, 60x Cor Lapis, 24x Energy Nectar, 120000 Mora

Keqing Talent Improvement Materials

• 2 level
  • 3x Prosperity Teachings, 6x Whopperflower Nectar, 12500 Mora
• 3 level
  • 2x Guide to Prosperity, 3x Shimmering Nectar, 17500 Mora
• 4 level
  • 4x Guide to Prosperity, 4x Shimmering Nectar, 25000 Mora
• 5 level
  • 6x Guide to Prosperity, 6x Shimmering Nectar, 30000 Mora
• 6 level
  • 9x Guide to Prosperity, 9x Shimmering Nectar, 35000 Mora
• 7 level
  • 4x Philosophies of Prosperity, 4x Nectar of Energy, 1x Ring of Boreas, 120000 Mora
• 8 level
  • 6x Philosophies of Prosperity, 6x Nectar of Energy, 1x Ring of Boreas, 260000 Mora
• 9 level
  • 12x Philosophies of Prosperity, 9x Nectar of Energy, 2x Ring of Boreas, 450000 Mora
• 10 level
  • 16x Philosophies of Prosperity, 12x Energy Nectar, 2x Ring of Boreas, 1x Crown of Insight, 700000 Mora

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