Kaeya is a character in Genshin Impact. Guide includes skills and build, how to get Kaeya, voice actor, best artifacts, best weapon, ascend materials, & talents.
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Kaeya - Character Ranking

Reroll Tier | C Tier ▶Reroll Tier List |
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Character Tier | B Tier ▶Best Character Tier List |
Character Type
Character Type | DPSSupport |
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Kaeya Character Overview & Evaluation
Cross Bodies of Water
Kaeya's Elemental Skill freezes things in an area in front of him, including water! This means that if you're patient, you can use him to traverse large bodies of water! There are a few places you can't reach just by swimming where you can make use of this.
Apply Cryo To Enemies
Kaeya's low-CD Elemental Skill applies the Cryo debuff to enemies. This allows you to pair it with Pyro or Electro abilities to trigger a reaction and get beneficial buffs. This makes him a potent supporter as well as DPSer.
Check Out More On Elemental Combos HereKaeya - Best Build & Weapon
Character Builds | |
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▼ Cryo Sub DPS Build | ▼ F2P Physical DPS |
Cryo Sub DPS Build
Kaeya can easily inflict Cryo to opponents with his Burst and skill. This makes him the perfect character for Blizzard strayer Artifact. This build focuses on the use of his Elemental Skill and Burst to inflict Cryo and deal strong damage.
Recommended Weapon
Weapon | Details |
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![]() | CRIT Rate increased by 4%. Gains Skypiercing Might upon using an Elemental Burst:Increases Movement SPD by 10%, increases ATK SPD by 10%, and increases the DMG of Normal and Charged Attack hits by 20% for 12s. |
Weapon Substitute | |
![]() | Increase DMG dealt by Normal and Charged Attacks by 20%. Additionally, regenerates 60% of ATK as HP when Normal and Charged Attack score a CRIT Hit. This effect can occur once every 5s. |
![]() | HP increased by 20%. Additionally, provides an ATK Bonus based on 1.2% of the wielder's Max HP. |
Recommended Artifacts
Artifact | Details |
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![]() 4-Piece Set | 2-Piece Set Cryo DMG Bonus +15% 4-Piece Set When a character attacks an opponent affected by Cryo, their CRIT Rate is increased by 20%. If the opponent is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased by an additional 20%. |
Recommended Artifact Stats
Artifact | Main Stat Sub Stat |
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![]() | Flat ATK (Unchangeable) ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ Elemental Mastery |
![]() | Flat HP (Unchangeable) ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ Elemental Mastery |
![]() | ATK% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ Flat ATK ④ Elemental Mastery |
![]() | Cryo DMG Bonus% ① CRIT DMG ② CRIT Rate ③ ATK% ④ Elemental Mastery |
![]() | CRIT DMG / CRIT Rate ① CRIT DMG/CRIT Rate ② ATK% ③ Elemental Mastery ④ Flat ATK |
Free-To-Play (F2P) Physical DPS
Kaeya has a strong base attack making his normal attacks strong. This is further increased by the craftable weapon, Prototype Rancour. This set is best with an Electro support for it for Physical debuff.
Recommended Weapon
Weapon | Details |
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![]() | On hit, Normal or Charged Attacks increase ATK and DEF by 4% for 6s. Max 4 stacks. This effect can only occure once every 0.3s. |
Weapon Substitute | |
![]() | On hit, has a 50% chance to deal 240% ATK DMG to a single enemy. Can only occur once every 15s. |
Recommended Artifact
Artifact | Details |
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![]() 2-Piece Set | 2-Piece Set ATK +18% |
![]() 2-Piece Set | 2-Piece Set Physical DMG +25% |
Recommended Artifact Stats
Artifact | Main Stat Sub Stat |
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![]() | Flat ATK (Unchangeable) ① CRIT Rate ② CRIT DMG ③ ATK% ④ Energy Recharge |
![]() | Flat HP (Unchangeable) ① CRIT Rate ② CRIT DMG ③ ATK% ④ Flat ATK |
![]() | ATK% ① CRIT Rate ② CRIT DMG ③ Flat ATK ④ Energy Recharge |
![]() | Physical DMG Bonus ① CRIT Rate ② CRIT DMG ③ ATK% ④ Flat ATK |
![]() | CRIT Rate/ CRIT DMG ① CRIT Rate/ CRIT DMG ② ATK% ③ Flat ATK ④ Energy Recharge |
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Kaeya - Best Team
Best Party For Kaeya
Kaeya has stable elemental up time since his skills have relatively small cooldowns. His damage isn't that high so to do a ton of damage, elemental combos and reactions are a must
Premium Team
Damage / Combo | Damage | Support | Support / Heal |
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- Kaeya's Elemental Burst and Skill are great for applying Cryo to enemies. They both have a high uptime. - Diluc will be the main DPS of the team, but the combo will start with Kaeya for Melt - Venti's Crowd Control will make it easier for Kaeya and Diluc to hit their attacks and create those combos - With Barbara, you have a healer and a way to freeze enemies. It's especially great since her Elemental Skill stays on the field even when she gets switched out |
Character | Sub | Details |
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![]() | ![]() | - Klee can easily apply Pyro with her attacks. Although, using her is a bit trickier since her attacks are easier to disrupt by enemies |
![]() | ![]() | - Sucrose has similar Elemental Skill and Burst as Venti, making her a good replacement for him. She can also build Elemental Burst easily |
![]() | ![]() | - Bennett has both healing and buffs. A great combo for the whole team |
Free To Play Friendly Party
Damage / Combo | Support | Damage | Heal |
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- Kaeya is a great damage dealer but will require combos to deal more - Great for crowd control, the Traveler (Anemo) is great inclusion to the team to make it easier to create swirl and reactions - Kaeya can combo with Xiangling to create melt for big damage - Barbara can heal the whole team and apply Frozen to enemies with Kaeya |
Kaeya - Ascension Materials
Materials Needed for Ascension
Lv 20 | Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Calla Lily ×3 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×3 |
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Lv 40 | Shivada Jade Fragment ×3 Hoarfrost Core ×2 Calla Lily ×10 Treasure Hoarder Insignia ×15 |
Lv 50 | Shivada Jade Fragment ×6 Hoarfrost Core ×4 Calla Lily ×20 Silver Raven Insignia ×12 |
Lv 60 | Shivada Jade Chunk x3 Hoarfrost Core x8 Calla Lily x30 Silver Raven Insignia x 18 |
Lv 70 | Shivada Jade Chunk x6 Hoarfrost Core x 12 Calla Lily x45 Golden Raven Insignia x12 |
Lv 80 | Shivada Jade Gemstone x6 Hoarfrost Core x20 Calla Lily x60 Golden Raven Insignia x 24 |
Kaeya - Talent Materials For Level-Up
Enemy Drops (Treasure Hunter) | Domain Drops (Wed/Sat/Sun) | Big Boss Drops (Lupus Boreas) |
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Kaeya - Skills / Talents
Talent | Talent Category | |
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![]() | Normal Attack: Ceremonial Bladework | Normal Attack |
![]() | Frostgnaw | Elemental Skill |
![]() | Glacial Waltz | Elemental Burst |
![]() | Cold-Blooded Strike | Passive |
![]() | Heart of the Abyss | Passive 2 |
![]() | Hidden Strength | Passive 3 |
Normal Attack: Ceremonial Bladework
Normal Attack
Perform up to 5 rapid strikes.
1-Hit DMG | 53.8% |
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2-Hit DMG | 51.7% |
3-Hit DMG | 65.3% |
4-Hit DMG | 70.9% |
5-Hit DMG | 88.2% |
Charged Attack
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to unleash 2 rapid sword strikes.
Charged Attack DMG | 55.0%+73.1 |
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Charged Attack Stamina Cost | 20.0 |
Plunging Attack
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging enemies along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.
Plunge DMG | 63.9% |
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Low/High Plunge DMG | 128%/160% |
Frostgnaw
Unleashes a frigid blast, dealing Cryo DMG to enemies in front of Kaeya.
Skill DMG | 191% |
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CD | 6.0s |
Glacial Waltz
Coalescing the frost in the air, Kaeya summons 3 icicles that revolve around him. These icicles will follow the character around and deal Cryo DMG to enemies in their path for so long as they persist.
Skill DMG | 77.6% |
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CD | 15.0s |
Duration | 8.0s |
Energy Cost | 60.0 |
Cold-Blooded Strike
Every hit with Frostgnaw regenerates HP for Kaeya equal to 15% of his ATK.
Heart of the Abyss
Enemies Frozen by Frostgnaw will drop additional Elemental Particles. Frostgnaw may only produce a maximum of 2 additional Elemental Particles per use.
Hidden Strength
Decreases all party members' sprinting Stamina consumption by 20%
Kaeya - Constellation
Skill | Effect |
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Excellent Blood 【Unlocked at LB1】 | The CRIT Rate of Kaeya's Normal and Charge Attacks against enemies affected by Cryo is increased by 15%. |
Never-Ending Performance 【Unlocked at LB2】 | Every time Glacial Waltz defeats an enemy during its duration, its duration is increased by 2.5s, up to a maximum of 15s. |
Dance of Frost 【Unlocked at LB3】 | Increases the Level of Frostgnaw by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
Frozen Kiss 【Unlocked at LB4】 | Triggers automatically when Kaeya's HP falls below 20%: Creates a shield that absorbs damage equal to 30% of Kaeya's Max HP. Lasts for 20s. This shield absorbs Cryo DMG with 250% efficiency. Can only occur once every 60s. |
Frostbiting Embrace 【Unlocked at LB5】 | Increases the Level of Glacial Waltz by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15. |
Glacial Whirlwind 【Unlocked at LB6】 | Glacial Waltz will generate 1 additional icicle, and will regenerate 15 Energy when cast. |
*LB=Limit Breaking, which can be done by acquiring the same character.
Kaeya - Voice Actor & Profile
Basic Info & Voice Actor

Rarity | ![]() ★4 | Element | ![]() Cryo |
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Weapon | |||
Sword | How To Get | ||
Story/Wish | |||
Voice Actor (EN) | |||
Josey Montana McCoy | |||
Voice Actor (JA) | |||
Kohsuke Toriumi | Birthday | ||
November 30 |
Profile
Profile |
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Affiliation: Mondstadt Kaeya Alberich is an adopted son to the Ragnvindr Family, the renowned wine tycoons. It has been a long time since he last called Diluc Ragnvindr "brother." Kaeya currently serves as the Cavalry Captain of the Knights of Favonius, trusted by Jean. Kaeya is often the one wrapping things up in every incident that occurs in the vicinity of Mondstadt. |
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