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Shenhe Builds & Review

Shenhe is a character in Genshin Impact 2.7 that uses Cryo Polearm. See best builds, teams, weapons, skills, ratings, voice actor, ascension materials for Shenhe!

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Shenhe Character Tier & Rating

Reroll Tier	A Tier ▶Reroll Tier List
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Shenhe Character Type

Character Type	SupportDPS
Weapon	Polearm
Element

Shenhe Best Build & Weapon

Shenhe Cryo Burst Support

This build focuses on using Shenhe's powerful Elemental Burst to spread Cryo to enemies and enable your DPS to unleash elemental reactions.

Recommended Weapon

Weapon	Details
Calamity Queller	Gain 12% All Elemental DMG Bonus. Obtain Consummation for 20s after using Elemental Skill, causing ATK to increase by 3.2% per second. This ATK increase has a maximum of 6 stacks. When the character equipped with this weapon is not on the field, Consummation's ATK increased is doubled.
Weapon Substitute
Engulfing Lightning	Attack 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.
Skyward Spine	Increases CRIT Rate by 8% and increases Normal ATK SPD by 12%. Additionally, Normal and Charged Attacks hits on opponents have a 50% chance to trigger a vaccuum blade that deals 40% of ATK as DMG in a small AoE. This effect can occur no more than once every 2s.
Lithic Spear	For every character in the party who hails from Liyue, the character who equips this weapon gains a 7% ATK increase and a 3% CRIT rate increase. This effect stacks up to 4 times.
The Catch	Increases Elemental Burst DMG by 16% and Elemental Burst CRIT Rate by 6%
Favonius Lance	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.

Recommended Artifact

Artifact	Details
Blizzard Strayer 2-Piece Set	2-Piece Set Cryo DMG Bonus +15%
Noblesse Oblige 2-Piece Set	2-Piece Set Elemental Burst DMG +20%
Substitute
Gladiator's Finale 2-Piece Set	2-Piece Set ATK +18%
Shimenawa's Reminiscence 2-Piece Set	2-Piece Set ATK +18%

Recommended Artifact Stats

Artifact	Main Stat Sub Stat
	Flat ATK (Unchangeable) ① ATK% ② CRIT DMG ③ Energy Recharge / Elemental Mastery ④ CRIT Rate
	Flat HP (Unchangeable) ① ATK% ② CRIT DMG ③ CRIT Rate ④ Elemental Mastery
	ATK% ① CRIT DMG ② Energy Recharge ③ Elemental Mastery ④ CRIT Rate
	Cryo DMG Bonus% / ATK% ① ATK% / Elemental Mastery ② CRIT DMG ③ CRIT Rate ④ Energy Recharge
	CRIT DMG / ATK% ① CRIT DMG / ATK% ② CRIT Rate ③ Energy Recharge ④ Elemental Mastery

Use ATK% Artifacts When Going For Cryo Or Freeze Comps

If you plan to use Shenhe as a buffer instead of a sub-DPS, you can opt to use the 2-Piece Gladiator's Finale and Shimenawa Reminiscence Set. This set utilize her Elemental Skill to buff the damage output which is especially great at Cryo / Freeze-oriented team.

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Shenhe Best Team Comp

Best Party For Shenhe

Shenhe is an excellent Cryo Elemental Burst Damage Dealer. She can also boost your party's damage output with her Elemental Skill Effect "Icy Quills".

Premium Team

Support	DPS	Heal	Sub-DPS
Shenhe	Ayaka	Kokomi	Kazuha
Details
- Shenhe will increase damage output of Ayaka and activate elemental resonance. - Ayaka will be the Main DPS dealing powerful Cryo blows to the enemies. - Kokomi provides heals and freeze reactions. - Kazuha will provide crowd control and additional damage to enemies with reactions.

Character Substitutes

Character	Sub	Details
Ayaka	Ganyu	- Ganyu can deal tremendous Cryo damage with her charged attacks and Elemental Burst.
Kokomi	Bennett	- Bennett can provide healing and buffs while also having the ability to proc melt.
Kazuha	Venti	- Venti can group enemies together and set them up for your DPS.

Free To Play Friendly Party

Sub-DPS	Damage	Heal	Support
Shenhe	Xiangling	Barbara	Amber
Details
- Shenhe can spread Cryo enabling Xiangling to trigger Melt easily. - Xiangling's skills will trigger Melt dealing strong damage. - Amber and Xiangling will have Pyro resonance for additional damage. She can also crowd control for the team using her skill. - Barbara will be able to keep the team up with her healing. She can also freeze opponents for crowd control.

Shenhe Ascension Materials

Materials Needed for Ascension

Lv 20	Shivada Jade Sliver x 1 Qingxin x 3 Whopperflower Nectar x 3
Lv 40	Shivada Jade Fragment x 3 Dragonheir's False Fin x 2 Qingxin x 10 Whopperflower Nectar x 15
Lv 50	Shivada Jade Fragment x 6 Dragonheir's False Fin x 4 Qingxin x 20 Shimmering Nectar x 12
Lv 60	Shivada Jade Chunk x 3 Dragonheir's False Fin x 8 Qingxin x 30 Shimmering Nectar x 18
Lv 70	Shivada Jade Chunk x 6 Dragonheir's False Fin x 12 Qingxin x 45 Energy Nectar x 12
Lv 80	Shivada Jade Gemstone x 6 Dragonheir's False Fin x 20 Qingxin x 60 Energy Nectar x 24

Shenhe Talent Materials For Level-Up

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

Shenhe's Skills & Talent List

	Talent	Talent Category
	Dawnstar Piercer	Normal Attack
	Spring Spirit Summoning	Elemental Skill
	Divine Maiden's Deliverance	Elemental Burst
	Precise Comings And Goings	Passive Skill 1
	Deific Embrace	Passive Skill 2
	Spirit Communion Seal	Passive Skill 3

Precise Comings And Goings

Gains 25% more rewards when dispatched on a Liyue Expedition for 20 hours.

Deific Embrace

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

Spirit Communion Seal

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

Shenhe Constellations

Recommended Constellations

Constellation 2 For Crit DMG Buff

By unlocking the second constellation of Shenhe, 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 Constellations

*C＝Constellations, To upgrade constellations, you must aquire the same character more than once.

How To Use Shenhe ?

Recommended Rotation For Shenhe

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 the damage dealt by Cryo DMG based on Shenhe's current ATK.

Hold & Tap Provides Different Buff

The second ascension of Shenhe makes her Elemental skill provide different kinds of Buff. This enables Shenhe to be a 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.

Uses Of Shenhe's Elemental Burst

Bust Deals Continues Cryo Reaction

A Talisman Spirit will be summoned, dealing periodic Cryo DMG in its field. Her burst will deal continuous AoE Cryo DMG within the 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.

Strengths Of Shenhe

Powerful Offensive Support And Enabler For Cryo DPS

If Shenhe's ATK is high enough, she will give a large damage bonus for Cryo attacks because of her Elemental Skill. Her burst applies constant Cryo application and decreases Cryo and Physical resistance which enhances damage output further.

Excellent Buffer For Cryo Comps

Her talents, abilities, and constellations are focused on increasing the effectivity of Shenhe's buffs. This makes her a very important unit if you want to boost the potential of your Cryo Comps as Shenhe can give multiple damage increasing buffs for the team.

Weaknesses Of Shenhe

Elemental Burst Has A High Energy Cost

Her burst has a high energy cost of 80 while her skill have long cool downs. This makes it hard to keep her Burst's uptime and requires her to have a decent amount of Energy Recharge or another Cryo Teammate for more energy.

Team Is Limited To Cryo DPS

Most of her abilities such as the Icy Quill effect which increases the damage output of Cryo, and her Burst which decreases Cryo resistance syncs well only with Cryo units. You'll want to use a Cryo DPS like Ganyu if you want to take advantage of her abilities.

Also Works With Physical But There Are Better Options

Shenhe is able to buff Physical damage using her burst but there are 4 star characters that does it better especially at high constellations. Physical DPS can also be used but Cryo gets more benefits.

Icy Quill Buff Is Limited To The Number Of Hits

Her buff only triggers for the first 5 / 7 hits of Cryo DMG which means multi-hitters like Ayaka will only be buffed for a short while. This can be resolved by getting her Constellation 6.

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Shenhe Profile & Voice Actor

Shenhe Basic Info & Voice Actor

Rarity		Element	Cryo
Weapon
Polearm
Voice Actor (EN)
Chelsea Kwoka
Voice Actor (JA)
Kawasumi Ayako
Birthday
March 10

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Shenhe Story Overview

An Adepti Disciple Of Cloud Retainer

Shenhe comes from a branch family of a clan of exorcists. Due to a series of coincidences, Cloud Retainer took her in as a disciple. She is also Chongyun's Aunt.

Voiceline About Shenhe

Characters Talking About Shenhe
Xingqiu	I find that Miss Shenhe seems to look at me somewhat fiercely, so I daren't approach her lightly. Bizarre, did I inadvertently upset her? Or maybe... upset someone close to her?
Ganyu	I actually don't know her all that well--I've only heard bits and pieces from Cloud Retainer. From what I've heard, she can be quite ferocious. Whenever her temper gets the better of her, she is likely to start obliterating her surroundings. I wonder if maybe she's just... bored. Should... Should I recommend some work to keep her occupied?
Hu Tao	She is quite the fascinating individual, completely different from anyone else I've encountered. Do you think if I started eating divine herbs and drinking the dew of the mountains every day, I'd be able to look as pure and pristine as she does? Hehe...
Ningguang	How is Miss Shenhe doing as of late? Please look out for her whenever you can. I am most grateful to both of you for your assistance with rebuilding the Jade Chamber. Ahem, and on a more personal note --- please know that if you are ever free, a cup of the finest tea will always be waiting for you here.

Shenhe - Special Dish, Favorite Decor, & How Tall?

Special Dish Of Shenhe

Dish	Ingredients
Heartstring Noodles	Flour x4 Fowl x2 Mushroom x2 Ham x1

Favorite Decoration Of Shenhe

Character
Shenhe
Favorite Decoration Sets
TBA

How Tall Is Shenhe?

There is no in-game and official data regarding the height of Shenhe. We compared characters and Shenhe is Tall comparatively.

Effects In-Game

Character height gives advantages and disadvantages in-game. For instance, smaller characters will need to swim even at shallow waters but they easily dodge some enemies attacks or enter narrow entrances of caves.

How To Get Shenhe?

Get Shenhe In Her Own Wish Banner

You can obtain Shenhe through her own banner: The Trancedent One Returns. The drop rate of Shenhe is boosted on her wish banner.

Banner Appearances
Shenhe Banner Duration: January 5 – 25, 2022

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