Genshin | Shenhe Build & Weapon

Shenhe Guide for Genshin Impact 4.6. See Shenhe's, best build, support build, best weapon, best artifact, talent materials, best team comp with Ayaka, & rating for Shenhe.

Table of Contents

Character Guide & Tier
Best Build
Best Weapon
Best Artifacts
Best Team Comp
Ascension & Talent Materials
How To Use Skills
Should You Get & Constellation Guide
Skill Description & Details

Shenhe Articles
Best Build			Story Quest
Best Teams			TCG Card

Shenhe Tier & Review

Rarity		Element		Weapon
		Cryo		Polearm
How To Get?
Only available in Limited-Time Banners where she is featured
DPS	Sub-DPS		Support		Healer
-	-		A		-
▶All Character Tier List

**The Tiers above are ranked in 6 levels. With SS being the highest and D the lowest.
Tiers: SS → S → A → B → C → D

** Tiers above are at Zero Constellations

Rate Shenhe!

Strengths & Weakness Of Shenhe

Strengths
- Boosts Elemental Skill & Burst, Normal, Charged, & Plunging Attack DMG of the whole team - Provides Cryo DMG Bonus - Great Cryo applicator
Weakness
- High energy cost for Elemental Burst - Energy management for consistency - Limited team comps where she can work in (Cryo Or Physical DMG)

Shenhe Best Build

Shenhe Cryo Support Build

Weapon	Calamity Queller
Substitute	1. Engulfing Lightning 2. Skyward Spine 3. Wavebreaker's Fin 4. Lithic Spear 5. The Catch (F2P)
Best Artifact	Noblesse Oblige x4
Artifact Stats	Sands: ATK% Goblet: EATK% Circlet: ATK%
Priority Sub-Stats	1. ATK% 2. Energy Recharge

This build will support Shenhe as a buffer and supporter for her team. Noblesse Oblige along with her kit will ensure that the team will have constant buffs to help further increase their damage.

Shenhe Best Weapon

Shenhe Cryo Support Build

	Weapon	Details
Best	Calamity Queller	ATK 16.5% (Lvl. 90) - Shenhe's signature weapon - Increases Elemental DMG - Further increases ATK when using Elemental Skill
2nd	Engulfing Lightning	Energy Recharge 55.1% (Lvl. 90) - Increase in Energy Recharge, allowing better Burst uptime - Provides additional ATK depending on Energy Recharge
3rd	Skyward Spine	Energy Recharge 36.8% (Lvl. 90) - Increase in Energy Recharge, allowing better Burst uptime - Increases Crit Rate & Normal ATK speed. - High Base ATK allowing bigger buff.
4th	Wavebreaker's Fin	ATK 13.8% (Lvl. 90) - Increase in Elemental Burst DMG depending on the team's overall Energy Recharge
5th	Lithic Spear	ATK 27.6% (Lvl. 90) - Increased ATK & Crit Rate depending on number of Liyue characters in party
6th	The Catch (F2P)	Energy Recharge 45.9% (Lvl. 90) - Free to play option - Increase in Elemental Burst DMG and Elemental Burst Crit Rate

Best With ATK% Or Energy Recharge Weapons

Since Shenhe's Buffs scale of ATK, it's good to give her a weapons that provide a lot of ATK. Having an Energy Recharge weapon is also good since you want her Burst to be at a good uptime.

All Weapon List

Shenhe Best Artifacts

Shenhe Cryo Support Build Artifacts

Best Artifacts For Cryo Support Build

	Artifacts
Best	Noblesse Oblige 4-Piece
Substitute 1	Any ATK% 2-Piece Any ATK% 2-Piece

Artifact Stat Priority

	Main: Flat HP Sub: ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: Flat ATK Sub: ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: ATK% Sub: ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: ATK% Sub: ATK% / Energy Recharge
	Main: ATK% Sub: ATK% / Energy Recharge

Noblesse Oblige For Full Support Build

With Noblesse Oblige, Shenhe will be able to provide an additional buff to the team on top of the ones from her kit. The full set will also give her additional Elemental Burst DMG!

Shenhe Best Team Comp

Premium Team For Shenhe

Main DPS	Sub-DPS / Buffer	Sub-DPS	Healer
Wriothesley	Shenhe	Sucrose	Diona
Details
- A mono cryo comp with Shenhe as support - Ayaka can fully take advantage of Shenhe's Cryo buffs - Diona will provide healing and shields - Sucrose will provide increased Elemental DMG for the team

Other Characters That Works With Shenhe

Character	Sub	Details
Wriothesley	Ganyu Ayaka Chongyun Razor Eula	- Any Cryo DPS works great with Shenhe
Sucrose	Kazuha Raiden Shogun Kuki Shinobu	- Support depends on whether or not you will support a Physical DMG character or a Cryo DMG character.
Diona	Layla Rosaria	- Supports for Physical DMG or Cryo DMG are also good with Shenhe.

Free To Play Friendly Party

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS	Support
Rosaria	Fischl	Shenhe	Kuki Shinobu
Details
- A relatively free-to-play team comp for Shenhe - This team comp will work around increasing Physical DMG for the team through superconduct

Notes About Team Comps For Shenhe

Shenhe has a very limited pool of characters she can work well with. This is due to her buffs being limited to Cryo or Physical DMG. This basically pushes her to only be part of such teams.

Shenhe Ascension Materials

Lack materials in your world? Search for people who would like to help in this: Item Exchange Thread

Materials Needed for Level Ascension

Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 80
Shivada Jade Sliver x 1 Shivada Jade Fragment x 9 Shivada Jade Chunk x 9 Whopperflower Nectar x 18 Shimmering Nectar x 30 Energy Nectar x 12 Qingxin x 108 Dragonheir's False Fin x 26
Materials Needed To Get To Lvl. 90
Shivada Jade Sliver x 1 Shivada Jade Fragment x 9 Shivada Jade Chunk x 9 Shivada Jade Gemstone x 6 Whopperflower Nectar x 18 Shimmering Nectar x 30 Energy Nectar x 36 Qingxin x 168 Dragonheir's False Fin x 46

Qingxin Farm Routes

Qingxin Farm Routes

Qingxin Farm Route

Talent Materials For Shenhe

Enemy Drops (Whopperflower)	Domain Drops (Mon/Thu/Sun)	Big Boss Drops (La Signora)
Whopperflower Nectar	Teachings Of Prosperity	Hellfire Butterfly
Shimmering Nectar	Guide To Prosperity
Energy Nectar	Philosophies Of Prosperity

Shenhe 's Recommended Talent Priority

Talent	Level Up Priority
Normal Attack: Dawnstar Piercer	★★・・・
Spring Spirit Summoning (Elemental Skill)	★★★★★
Divine Maiden's Deliverance (Elemental Burst)	★★★★・

Shenhe Skill Guide & How To Use Shenhe

Recommended Rotation For Shenhe

	Recommended Support Rotation
1	Use Elemental Skill (Hold)
2	Switch to your Main DPS and deal Normal Attack damage
3	Switch back to Shenhe and use her Elemental Skill (Tap)
4	Switch to DPS or Burst support and unleash your Elemental Burst

Uses Of Shenhe's Elemental Skill

Mainly Used To Apply Cryo & Grant Buffs To Team

The primary use of Shenhe's Elemental skill is to apply Cryo and grant party members the Icy Quill effect. This effect will increase Cryo DMG based on Shenhe's current ATK.

Hold & Tap Provides Different Buff

The Shenhe's second ascension unlock a talent that makes her Elemental Skill to provide different kinds of buff depending on how they are use (Hold or Tap). This enables Shenhe to be a more flexible support.

Deals AoE Cryo DMG

When her skill is held, Shenhe commands her talisman spirit to deal AoE Cryo DMG. This ability is great for clearing groups of enemies and applying Cryo to multiple enemies on the field.

Uses Of Shenhe's Elemental Burst

Bust Deals Continuous Cryo DMG

A Talisman Spirit will be summoned, dealing periodic Cryo DMG in its field. This opens up opportunities for creating elemental reactions.

Lowers Physical And Cryo Resistance

Her burst also decreases the Physical and Cryo resistance of enemies within the field. Shenhe is best paired with a Cryo or Physical DPS to take advantage of her burst.

Shenhe Wish & Constellation Guide

Should You Get Or Wish For Shenhe?

Pull If You Need A Cryo Support

Due to Shenhe's kit solely focusin on buffing Cryo characters, it's only recommended to pull her if you plan on placing her on a Cryo-focused comp. She's very limited when it comes to her team comps so keep that in mind if you plan on pulling for her.

Best Constellation For Shenhe

Rating	Constellation Effect
★★・・・	C1: Clarity Of Heart Spring Spirit Summoning can be used 1 more time.
★★★★★	C2: Centered Spirit Divine Maiden's Deliverance lasts for 6 seconds longer. Active characters within the skill's field deal 15% increased Cryo CRIT DMG.
★★★・・	C3: Seclusion Increases the Level of Spring Spirit Summoning by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★・・・	C4: Insights When characters under the effect of Icy Quill applied by Shenhe trigger its DMG Bonus effects, Shenhe will gain a Skyfrost Mantra stack: - When Shenhe uses Spring Spirit Summoning, she will consume all stacks of Skyfrost Mantra, increase the DMG of that Spring Spirit Summoning by 5% for each stack consumed - Max 50 stacks. Stacks last for 60s.
★・・・・	C5: Divine Attainment Increases the Level of Divine Maiden's Deliverance by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
★★★★・	C6: Mystical Abandon When characters trigger Icy Quill's effects using Normal and Charged Attack DMG, it does not count toward the Trigger Quota.

Constellation 2 For Crit DMG Buff

By unlocking Shenhe's second constellation, Shenhe's Centered Spirit will add 6 seconds to the duration of her Elemental Burst and also gives 15% increased Cryo Crit DMG.

Constellation 6 For Unlimited Stacks With Cryo Normal And Charged Attack

With C6, characters that trigger Icy Quill's effects using Normal and Charged attacks does not count towards the Trigger Quota.

Shenhe Skills & Talents Details

Normal Attack: Dawnstar Piercer

Normal Attack

Effect
Performs up to 5 consecutive spear strikes.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
1-Hit DMG	43.4%	46.8%	50.3%	55.3%	58.9%	62.9%	68.4%	73.9%	79.5%	85.5%	91.6%
2-Hit DMG	40.3%	43.5%	56.8%	51.5%	54.8%	58.5%	63.6%	68.8%	73.9%	79.6%	85.2%
3-Hit DMG	53.3%	57.7%	62%	68.2%	72.5%	77.5%	84.3%	91.1%	98%	105.4%	112.8%
4-Hit DMG	26.3%+26.3%	28.5%+28.5%	30.6%+30.6%	33.7%+33.7%	35.8%+35.8%	38.3%+38.3%	41.6%+41.6%	45.0%+45.0%	48.4%+48.4%	52.0%+52.0%	55.7%+55.7%
5-Hit DMG	65.6%	71%	76.3%	83.9%	89.3%	95.4%	103.8%	112.2%	120.6%	129.7%	138.9%

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Charged Attack

Effect
Consumes a certain amount of Stamina to lunge forward, dealing damage to opponents along the way.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Charged Attack DMG	110.7%	119.7%	128.7%	141.6%	150.6%	160.9%	175%	189.2%	203.3%	218.8%	234.2%
Charged Attack Stamina Cost	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Plunging Attack

Effect
Plunges from mid-air to strike the ground below, damaging opponents along the path and dealing AoE DMG upon impact.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11
Plunge DMG	63.9%	69.1%	74.3%	81.8%	87%	92.9%	101.1%	109.3%	117.5%	126.4%	135.3%
Low Plunge DMG	128%	138%	149%	164%	174%	186%	202%	219%	235%	253%	271%
High Plunge DMG	160%	173%	186%	204%	217%	232%	253%	273%	293%	316%	338%

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Spring Spirit Summoning (Elemental Skill)

Effect
The frosted dew, silvery and dense, shall exorcise all demons. Grants all nearby party members the Icy Quill effect and deals Cryo DMG in different ways based on whether it is (pressed/tapped) or held.

Tap

Effect
Rushes forward together with a Talisman Spirit, dealing Cryo DMG to opponents along the path.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Press Skill DMG	139%	150%	160%	174%	184%	195%	209%	223%	237%	251%	265%	278%	296%
Duration	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s	10s

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Hold

Effect
Commands the Talisman Spirit to deal AoE Cryo DMG.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Hold Skill DMG	188.8%	202%	217.1%	236%	250.2%	264.3%	283.2%	302.1%	321%	339.8%	358.7%	377.6%	401.2%
Hold CD	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s	15s

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Icy Quill

Effect
When Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts deal Cryo DMG to opponents, the DMG dealt is increased based on Shenhe's current ATK. The Icy Quill's effects will be cleared once its duration ends or after being triggered a certain number of times. When held rather than (pressed/tapped), the Icy Quill's effect lasts longer and can be triggered more times. When one Cryo DMG instance strikes multiple opponents, the effect is triggered multiple times based on the number of opponents hit. The number of times the effect is triggered is calculated independently for each party member with the Icy Quill.

Effect

When Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks, Elemental Skills, and Elemental Bursts deal Cryo DMG to opponents, the DMG dealt is increased based on Shenhe's current ATK.
The Icy Quill's effects will be cleared once its duration ends or after being triggered a certain number of times. When held rather than (pressed/tapped), the Icy Quill's effect lasts longer and can be triggered more times. When one Cryo DMG instance strikes multiple opponents, the effect is triggered multiple times based on the number of opponents hit. The number of times the effect is triggered is calculated independently for each party member with the Icy Quill.

Hold Duration	10s (Press Once)	15s (Long Press)
Press/Hold Trigger Quota	5s (Press Once)	7s (Long Press)

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
DMG Bonus	45.7%	49.1%	52.5%	57.1%	60.5%	63.9%	68.5%	73.1%	77.6%	82.2%	86.7%	91.3%	97%

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Divine Maiden's Deliverance

Effect
Unleashes the power of the Talisman Spirit, allowing it to roam free in this plane, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. The Talisman Spirit then creates a field that decreases the Cryo RES and Physical RES of opponents within it. It also deals periodic Cryo DMG to opponents within the field.

	Lv1	Lv2	Lv3	Lv4	Lv5	Lv6	Lv7	Lv8	Lv9	Lv10	Lv11	Lv12	Lv13
Skill DMG	101%	108%	116%	126%	134%	141%	151%	161%	171%	181%	192%	202%	214%
RES Decrease	6%	7%	8%	9%	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	15%	15%	15%
DoT	33.1%	35.6%	38.1%	41.4%	43.9%	46.4%	49.7%	53%	56.3%	59.6%	62.9%	66.2%	70.4%
Duration	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s	12s
CD	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s	20s
Energy Cost	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80	80

▲Use side-scroll to see percentage per level.

Deific Embrace

Effect
An active character within the field created by Divine Maiden's Deliverance gains 15% Cryo DMG Bonus.

Spirit Communion Seal

Effect
After Shenhe uses Spring Spirit Summoning, she will grant all nearby party members the following effects: ・(Tap) Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst DMG increased by 15% for 10s. ・Hold: Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG increased by 15% for 15s.

Precise Comings And Goings

Effect
Decreases swimming Stamina consumption for your own party members by 20%. Not stackable with Passive Talents that provide the exact same effects.

Characters With Same Role As Shenhe　

Best Characters With Same Role

Support
Baizhu SS	Bennett SS	Furina SS	Kazuha SS
Kokomi SS	Nahida SS	Raiden Shogun SS	Zhongli SS
Diona S	Jean S	Kuki Shinobu S	Mona S
Nilou S	Sucrose S	Xianyun S	Xingqiu S

Character Tier Lists

Tier Lists
Best Character Tier List	Reroll Tier List
Best Teams For Each Character	Meta Team Comps

All Characters

Characters By Rarity
★5			★4
Characters By Roles
DPS List		Support List		Healer List
Characters By Element
Pyro	Hydro		Anemo		Electro
Dendro		Cryo		Geo
Characters By Nation
Mondstadt		Liyue		Inazuma
Sumeru		Fontaine		-

All Playable Characters

★5 Star Characters
Albedo	Alhaitham	Aloy	Anemo Traveler
Arlecchino	Ayaka	Ayato	Baizhu
Childe	Chiori	Clorinde	Cyno
Dehya	Dendro Traveler	Diluc	Electro Traveler
Emilie	Eula	Furina	Ganyu
Geo Traveler	Hu Tao	Hydro Traveler	Itto
Jean	Kazuha	Keqing	Klee
Kokomi	Lyney	Mona	Nahida
Navia	Neuvillette	Nilou	Qiqi
Raiden Shogun	Shenhe	Sigewinne	Tighnari
Venti	Wanderer	Wriothesley	Xianyun
Xiao	Yae Miko	Yelan	Yoimiya
Zhongli	-	-	-
★4 Star Characters
Amber	Barbara	Beidou	Bennett
Candace	Charlotte	Chevreuse	Chongyun
Collei	Diona	Dori	Faruzan
Fischl	Freminet	Gaming	Gorou
Kaeya	Kaveh	Kirara	Kujou Sara
Kuki Shinobu	Layla	Lisa	Lynette
Mika	Ningguang	Noelle	Razor
Rosaria	Sayu	Sethos	Shikanoin Heizou
Sucrose	Thoma	Xiangling	Xingqiu
Xinyan	Yanfei	Yaoyao	Yun Jin

The Traveler

The Traveler & Their Elements
Pyro			Hydro			Anemo			Electro
Dendro				Cryo				Geo

Unreleased Characters

Ajaw	Capitano	Chasca
Citlali	Columbina	Dainsleif
Dottore	Egeria	Hroptatyr
Iansan	Kachina	Kinich
Mavuika	Mualani	Nicole
Ororon	Pantalone	Pierro
Pulcinella	Rerir	Rhinedottir
Sandrone	Skirk	Surtalogi
Tsaritsa	Varka	Vedrfolnir
Xbalanque	Xilonen	-